Re: Windows not loading..auto restarts
- From: "Gerry" <gerry@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:06:39 -0000
Jeremy
Running chkdsk before recovering data files can be a mistake.
With the problem disk in your second computer here are some suggestions.
What information is revealed about the partitions if you select Start,
Control Panel, Computer Management, Disk Management.
Download and install TweakUi.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
In TweakUi select My Computer, Drives. Check the box before the
partition assuming it is there. Note because you cannot have two drives
with the same drive letter the system on the second computer should
change the drive letters on the problem drive from C etc.
Ttry Restoration. It has worked for me:
http://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.htm
It could be that chkdsk has destroyed the partition structure and / or
corrupted the system files but left the data files intact. The important
thing is not to write new data to the disk before you have recovered
what you want to recover. Thus running Disk Defragmenter would be a
mistake. Try Restoration even if you cannot
see the partition.
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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Stourport, England
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jeremyk wrote:
Thanks, I have put the hard-drive in another computer as a slave. It
finds both partitions (the main partition, and the emachines recovery
partition), and it explores the recovery partition, but not the main
partition that has all my files on it. When I right click the drive
that has my files on it, it says it is corrupted. There must be a
way to rescue my files without paying a pro huge bucks that I don't
have. I just want my files, then getting a new hard-drive should be
no problem.
I also entered the recovery console from the windows disk, and I was
only able to run chkdsk on the the recovery partition, because It was
the only partition listed... my main partition with all my files on
it was not detected in the recovery console.
So far I have had no luck. I really need the files on it, but the
repair man wants $250 dollars.
I'll check out HDTune.
Thanks for all the help. I'll check this again tomorrow hopefully.
"jeremyk" wrote:
Hello,
First, thanks for any help.
I was doing maintenence on my computer. I defragmented, then I ran
chkdsk, which required me to restart. After 1 hour, chkdsk was only
at 30% on stage 4 of 5. We needed to check email, and we reset the
computer while it was "Checking File Data (stage 4 of 5)" (which
seems now like a very bad thing to do..)
Now Windows XP Home boots into a screen, which has choices to boot
into safe mode, last good configuration, or boot normal. I've tried
all and none worked. First it shows the windows loading screen,
then it quickly flashes a blue screen and automatically restarts. I
have some important data, and I would like to save it.
Any help is appreciated. I may not respond until tomorrow, because
I will be checking my responses for the library computers down my
street (which is where I am right now). If I am near a friends
computer I may respond later tonight.
Thanks,
Jeremy
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