Re: Where can I find a 'rescue/emergency' cd for booting an XP laptop?

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So, I dont need to hunt down specific drivers - just download these cd
'files' and burn them into a cd using my machine, then boot the sick pc
and I'm good to go?

Are these both free, or fee? Either is fine, just prefer least cost
method to help my friend out.

Thanks!


GreenieLeBrun wrote:
topwebchoice@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
How to rescue my friend's unbootable (even in safe mode) laptop by
copying files via *USB* to external drive?

Can't boot into safe mode in widnows xp pro. No xp oem cd to do 'repair
install'. No back up (is my friend's pc). Tech's couldn't get it booted
into windows despite many attempts, so please dont suggest that option!

I need a CD which is bootable and will let me boot the latop up with
USB support - so that I can copy important files/folders to an external
usb drive I have. Then we can reinstall windows and copy back the data
folders; thunderbird stuff, for email history, etc).

Will reinstall all applications, just want to save the data on the
laptop's internal drive (which is fine).

Prefer a free downloadable CD / tool that I can download to my laptop
and copy to a CD in order to boot her laptop. Then I will copy the
folders/files she needs to my external usb drive.

Is there such an 'emergency boot CD' available for download on the
internet? Needs to be able to read and copy her ntfs (windows pro)
files/folders onto the external usb drive; so it needs to have usb
support.

If there is an easier way to do this (copy her folders to the writable
CD, etc.) then I'm all ears.


Thanks!

Here are a couple of options :-

Ultimate Boot CD for Windows
http://www.ubcd4win.com/

Knoppix
http://www.knoppix.org/

With the UBCD4Win (and probably Knoppix also) you should have your USB
device pluged in and powered up before booting the CD.

.

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