Re: recovering hard drive
From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 08/18/04
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 14:10:56 +1000
"Ahmad Rizvi" <ahmadwaris@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to recover a hard drive running on
> windows xp professional?
>
> This is what happens when I power up:
>
> "Your computer failed to start the last time. This could
> be due to a software or hardware problem. Please select
> one of these modes:
>
> Safe Mode
> Safe mode with networking
> Safe mode with command prompt
> Last known good configuration
> Start Windows normally
>
> If I select 'Last known good configuration' or 'Start
> Windows Normally', the computer shows me a new screen
> saying
> Windows XP Professional Starting ....
>
> And then I am brought back to the original screen showing
> all the modes.
>
> If I select any Safe Mode, I get the following output on
> the screen:
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\Windows\System32
> \Drivers\filename.exe
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\Windows\System32
> \Drivers\filename1.sys
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\Windows\System32
> \Drivers\filename2.sys
> ....
>
> (like a screen dump, listing a number of paths similar to
> the 3 above)
>
> And then I am brought back to the original screen showing
> the modes to be selected.
>
> Needless to say, I am not able to start up.
>
> Please help me to recover my data.
>
> Thanks,
> Rizvi
After repairing your installation, start thinking seriously
about your backup strategy. The iron rule in computing
is: All important files must be backed up to an independent
medium once a week. Next time you might lose the lot.
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