On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 13:27:59 +1300 Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Saturday 18 February 2006 02:15, motivated wrote: > > Wesley could you keep me updated on your rescue efforts please. My ladys > > hd dropped dead (fatal error message, she is using windows), but I now > > need to salvage as much as is possible. Naturally nothing was backed up, > > then again, nothing is real important, it would just be nice to save > > whatever I can. > Try booting the machine using a LiveCD such as Knoppix. > Try mounting the hardrive. > See if you can access the files. > Best of luck! ( You'll need it, it's Windows ) > > -- > CS The problem with this approach is that you may only have one shot left before the disk completely disgraces itself. I try and dump the contents, then I can try and rebuild this at my leisure. Steve
