Hi Cathy, I tried to boot with my Partitian Magic but no go. I had created emergency boot disks (floppies) with Partitian Magic, but my floppy drive will not read disksDevice Manager says it's working, but it's not. Safe Mode didn't work when I got there, so I couldn't access the CD drive. Actually, duh, I only just now thought of it, if I could get from the C:\WINDOWS> prompt to the C:\ prompt (which I did) I guess I could have just as easily made that "c" a "d". NOW, I think of it! :)
Thanks, Diane --- In [email protected], cathy kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I was locked out of my system years ago & my friend came over(this is way before I knew anything about pc's) & she partitioned of my hd & installed XP in another partitian & was able to get into the other side that had locked up & get my info.Once we were done we put everything on cd's & reinstalled into one OS. > If you think this might help I can find out exactly what she did for you.Let me know. > Cathy > > > "We are each Angels with only one wing & can only fly by embracing one another..." > > --- On Thu, 9/18/08, pekoe4849 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: pekoe4849 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Re: Help! Windows won't boot! > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 1:22 PM > > > > > > > Thanks Ray. I found the Ubuntu LiveCd iso, but it is taking three > hours to download. I hope it gets done before I leave work today. :) > > D. > > --- In A-1-Computer_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] .com, Ray Parrish <crp@> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > If you can get your hands on a Ubuntu Live CD, I believe it has the > > tools on it to burn CDs so you could boot from the Ubuntu Live CD and > > access your data on the C drive and burn it to CD. > > > > You can download and burn an .iso of the Ubuntu Live CD from here: > > > > http://www.ubuntu. com > > > > Hope this helps, Ray Parrish > > > > pekoe4849 wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have another hard drive that I could use I suppose, but I'd have to > > > format it wouldn't I? There's not enough room on it for Windows and > > > the files that are already there. I hate to lose some of them, but not > > > as much as the ones that are on C. > > > > > > Man I'm getting frustrated. If I ever get this fixed I'm going to have > > > to seriously rethink how I have this whole thing set up. > > > > > > I know about those 'techs'. It hasn't been that long ago since I > > > bought this computer from one who 'built' it for me. I could have > > > built it myself for half as much (I've done it before), but did I? > > > Nooooooooo. > > > > > > Diane > > > > > > --- In A-1-Computer_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] .com > > > <mailto:A-1- Computer_ Tech%40yahoogrou ps.com>, jpurcell <jpurcell@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Diane, > > > > > > > > > I wish I'd done that this time because I don't want to lose the > > > > > data that's going > > > > > to be lost if I have to reinstall Windows. :( > > > > > > > > > > > > I suspect that if someone doesn't come up with a solution to your > > > > problem you may need to get professional help. And if you go that > > > > route be very careful, there are a lot of people out there who > > > > masquerade as computer techs who are NOT. Before you let a tech do > > > > anything, make him tell you what he will do and whether he is > certain > > > > that it will work. > > > > > > > > Another idea that just came to mind may not be any more > expensive than > > > > a tech. Buy a new hard drive, install it [it's not difficult], > install > > > > Windows and then install the old drive as a second drive and > maybe you > > > > can get your data back if the problem was not a major hard drive > > > > failure. > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > http://www.rayslink s.com/ Web index of human reviewed links. > > http://www.writings oftheschizophren ic.com My poetry in web pages > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ 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 TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
