OS Failure

g4m3rof1337 · 08-27-2007, 12:58 AM

My moms laptop crashed and the OS I guess got messed up, so I installed Kubuntu on it, and I was told I could access the files on the Windows OS, which was the one that crashed.

So. Let me know, please.

Thanks.

PC eye · 08-27-2007, 01:08 AM

Installing a Linux distro wasn't the answer like running a live for cd distro like Knoppix or ubuntu to access a stubborn partition. You simply boot from live cd to rescue files when you can't gain access by way of MS. You would simply slave the drive in another case or put a second one in and boot with a live distro to see those drives as desktop icons ready for browsing and copying from. A good article on this using Knoppix can be reviewed at http://greenfly.org/talks/knoppix/rescue.html

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g4m3rof1337 Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 7,275	OS Failure My moms laptop crashed and the OS I guess got messed up, so I installed Kubuntu on it, and I was told I could access the files on the Windows OS, which was the one that crashed. So. Let me know, please. Thanks. __________________ Desktop/Laptop nForce 750i SLI FTW E6300 @ 1.86GHZ OCZ Vendetta/ T8100 @ 2.10GHz Two XFX 512MB 8800GT's/ Two 512MB 8600GT's RaidMax 700Watt OCZ 4GB/ 2GB WD 500GB,200GB,80GB/ 320GB Sceptre 20.1'' or 32'' Sharp Aquos HD LCD/ 17'' Widescreen G15, MX518/ 4 Harmon/Kardon Speakers w/ Sub. CM Stacker 810

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PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,279	Installing a Linux distro wasn't the answer like running a live for cd distro like Knoppix or ubuntu to access a stubborn partition. You simply boot from live cd to rescue files when you can't gain access by way of MS. You would simply slave the drive in another case or put a second one in and boot with a live distro to see those drives as desktop icons ready for browsing and copying from. A good article on this using Knoppix can be reviewed at http://greenfly.org/talks/knoppix/rescue.html __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

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