Re: press h to retry hard drive; invalid boot sector
From: Nathan McNulty (nospam_at_msn.com)
Date: 08/10/04
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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:56:21 -0700
Actually, do you have a CD Burner on this computer or are you on a
network? If you do, you can just backup all of your data off the
computer to CD or to another computer on the network and then format and
reinstall Windows. You do not even need to be in Windows to do this.
Try Bart's PE Bootable CD which has plenty of recovery tools and you
will need to download and add Nero Burning Rom Plugin/software to the
CD. Read the website under Plugins about half way down the page:
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
If you choose, you can even use your XP Install CD to add the XP Setup
to this boot CD ;)
---- Nathan McNulty Alvin Brown wrote: > Hi > > Just drop me an email and what IDe cable are you talking about > > Alvin > > > Bonnie wrote: > > >>>-----Original Message----- >>>That's probably more expensive than a one-time repair >> >>requires. A simple >> >>>adapter to allow the laptop drive to connect to a >> >>standard IDE cable would >> >>>do just fine. >>> >>>"Alvin Brown" <alvin1@swbell.net> wrote in message >>>news:4117EC36.22A540DC@swbell.net... >>> >>>>Hello Bonnie >>>> >>>>Here is a kit that you can order and have a friend of >> >>your >> >>>>removed the drive and connect to the kit below, that >> >>way you >> >>>>will be able to get your data back. Of course their is >> >>more >> >>>>work involed here but you will get your data back. I >> >>currently >> >>>>own one of those kits and works great for users with >> >>laptops >> >>>> >>http://store.yahoo.com/priorityelectronics/pmusb20exhad.htm >>l >> >>>> >>>>Alvin >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Bonnie wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>My Windows xp Pavilion laptop came installed with the >> >>oem >> >>>>>version, leaving me with nothing but the recovery cd- >> >>rom. >> >>>>>My system crashed after several viruses and I have a >> >>20gig >> >>>>>hd with loads of files that I'll find hard to live >> >>without. >> >>>>>Is there any help for me? I can go into Bios, but I >> >>can't >> >>>>>access any drive a:\ nor C:\ except thru the boot-up >>>>>process. If I use the recovery it wants to reformat >> >>the >> >>>>>drive. Please, can someone help me with this >> >>situation? >> >>>>>Thanks ever so much----Bonnie >>>> >>> >>>Hey, you guys, thanks for all the responses, and if I do >> >>have to buy the kit---who knows--it may come in handy >>again one of these days. I would try the ide cable, but I >>don't know how to go about doing this---any step by steps, >>Fellas??? Again, much appreciation for your time. Bonnie >> >
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