Re: ntoskrnl.exe acces denied when copying

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If you can manage to hook up the HD to another system, then you could try using the "other" system's Windows Explorer to look for the files, and copy them to the other HD or perhaps burn them to CD.

Before the old HD is reused, you must run HD diagnostic utility. If the reliability of this drive is questionable, a new HD is called for.

BTW, formatting a HD before setting up XP is not needed. XP setup will do that as part of a new install.

You did not answer my last 2 questions: Does this have a diskette drive? Are you able to login Recovery Console as I last mentioned.

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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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Jimbo wrote:
>
> Maurice N ~ MV scribed:
>> Gary,
>> I think it's likely time for you to take the laptop to a repair
>> shop. I am afraid it is likely very messed up.
>>
>> Your very last attempt seems to have been at a repair install,
>> and after the License agreement, you should have seen this:
>> "To repair the selected Windows XP installation, press R".
>> and an option to install a fresh Windows XP. With options: F3
>> to quit, R to Repair, and ESC (which would begin a new setup &
>> effectively overwrite your existing system ).
>>
>> Does the laptop have a diskette drive? and do you have access
>> to another system with XP on it?
>>
>> When you went to the Recovery Console, did you use
>> "Administrator" as the login name?
>> Can you try that now ---- only to see if you can login to the
>> Recovery Console?
>> Press the Tab key or press the Enter key at the password
>> prompt if your
>> Administrator account had no password.
>>
>> If you can login, great --- post back, don't jump ahead.
>>
>
> I was working with Gary
> I managed to complete the chdsk, which got to 75% then reported
> "unrecoverable errors on disk"
>
> He has backed up all of his WORK elsewhere but has many pictures
> that he would like to keep (Like he has saved his work but left his
> three years family holiday pics on)
> I reckon his hdd is f**** broken
> Do you reckon I could use his hdd as a slave (removed and conected
> with USB)and find/save his pics as I would then be looking at a
> storage device that may not be able to run winxp but would still have
> other folders
>
> Thank you for all your effort in this, I am a semi literate user and
> think this is the only way to go now to save anything other than
> using a professional service to recover files
>
> The only serious problem here now is to save pics,
> Twice in the past three months he has had to use repair, which to me
> as an beginner points to a dying hdd
> My thoughts now are try to use the hdd as a slave on my m/c and
> transfer any folders available, format his hdd and re-intstall winxp
> though to get a new hdd first
> would be desirable
>
> Again thank you for your time and effort, any advice appreciated
>
>
> --
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