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January 22nd, 2013 01:03 AM #21
Hi,
In most cases a 'product recovery' CD/DVD will restore the computer to the original state when it was first purchased (the OS, Drivers, Applications). You will loose all personal data and applications that were installed after purchase.
how many HDD partitions do you have? if you have ample space left like at least 1.5(GB) of available space on the hard disk you can install another win xp home edition in a different partition not on the onew where the files are located ...after which access the files you need and back them up on your flash drive HTH ;)
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January 22nd, 2013 01:05 AM #22
Thanks for the advise. I'm trying to avoid bringing it to a shop because of my private data and I need to save as much as I could since I am forced to purchase a new laptop. The diagnosis alone costs 1.5k to 2.5k already! I could only imagine how much it would cost to extract the data.
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January 22nd, 2013 01:16 AM #23
I thought I had to sign up pa in a technical forum. Andito na pala lahat ng expert! It's a Toshiba laptop. It's very abused na. Natapunan na nga ng half glass of water pero I just kept in a sack of rice for 2 days and it started working again. Di pa naman siya nababagsak. Tingin ko marami na rin virus yung laptop ko. Parating hang and I can't even restart so I just turn it off without shutting down or pull the plug.
mukhang hard dick nga! My laptop hangs a lot and it's so slow! I thought it was a ram problem since I've only used less than 25% of my HD capacity.
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January 22nd, 2013 01:17 AM #24
Using the F8 command will not really do much at this point because the system's OS is corrupted beyond self-repair without outside assistance. Using the recovery CD will result in the entire HDD getting re-formatted in the process and wiping out all data on the HDD.
The only real best option to simply recover your files is to remove the HDD from the laptop and use a connector so a working PC can read the contents and recover them. The "connector" depends on the type of HDD your laptop has. If it's current tech like SATA, it is as simple as gettng a cheap USB HDD enclosure. But as I have mentioned, chances are it could be using PATA type connector (which is the predecessor of the SATA system). There are PATA/IDE adapters but it might be hard to find one these days. I don't know if there are PATA/USB adapters.
There are many other ways to get your data but it requires someone with a bit of knowledge and some prep work too.
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January 22nd, 2013 01:19 AM #25
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January 22nd, 2013 01:33 AM #26
My friend told me that he could try to fix my laptop, just bring my Windows installer, recovery disk and drivers (?). BUT since you mentioned that my data could get wiped out, I am hesitant na. Does that mean I have no other choice but to bring it to a computer shop?
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January 22nd, 2013 01:35 AM #27
Have you ruled out the possibility that only your boot loader is broken? With the Windows installer CD, there's an option to repair your existing installation if it finds that the bootloader is still repairable.
Though given the way you use your laptop and its sheer age, it's also very possible that the drive is simply just dying. Best to take it out and save all your files before the entire drive conks out. Then you can decide what to do from there - you can reformat, you can try to have it repaired, you can get a new hard drive (a 2.5" 1 TB hard drive would set you back roughly 4k), you can upgrade to an SSD (180 GB SSDs are now only 6.5k), or you can get a new laptop altogether.
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January 22nd, 2013 01:37 AM #28
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January 22nd, 2013 01:50 AM #29
I really have no idea? IT talk sounds greek to me
I've already decided on getting a new laptop but I still need to recover my files. I really don't want to spend so much on the repair of my laptop since my new laptop is an unforeseen expense for me. It would be great if my old laptop could still work so I have a spare laptop. I don't think anyone else would want to buy it anyway given its physical state. hehe.
This is the primary reason why I do not want to bring it to a shop. My college ex used to fix my computer but we're not in touch anymore. Even so, I still have some files that I do not wish for him to see.
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January 22nd, 2013 02:03 AM #30
If I were in your case here are the things I'd do:
1) Retrieve whatever can be retrieved from the current drive. Any friend with a little technical know-how can unscrew your laptop, take out its hard drive, plug it into his desktop, and copy the files.
2) Get a secondhand hard drive for your laptop. These wouldn't cost you more than 1k, as long as you stick with the smaller sizes (160 GB and below).
3) Get a new laptop. Personally I'd allot 35-45k for this, but if you don't run demanding programs, the basic laptops which are roughly 25k would be good enough for you.
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