In a message dated 10/5/2005 3:19:59 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Any suggestions on what software to use to revive my HDD. Ya: First, You cannot format a drive on which you will attempt to salvage data. Formatting wipes everything out. Unless you had previously created a bootable recovery CD the next best software to use is the original Operating System installation CD. You would need to select the REPAIR option in the installation process. This will NOT reformat the drive but will most likely return your PC to the state it was in before the problem. If the Repair function does not work then the only option will be to do a CLEAN re-install of the OS from the OS installation CD. This WILL reformat the drive and destroy anything else you had on there. BEFORE you try a Clean Re-install, you can install your Hard Drive into a USB external hard drive case, OR install it as a SLAVE in another Computer and chances are that you can recover your data. Another more technical option is to try to do "A safe mode recovery from the Command Prompt" and type in the "Restore Mode". This will allow you to try a Restore point from the past and hopefully get a recovery from a point ahead of your problem. You go into the safe mode by pressing F8 but I will need to look up the "Restore Point" path if you decide to try that. Emile [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
