[SWLUG] Using Knoppix for data extraction

[Paul Connell]

Depending on what the screen is telling you it could be one of several
windows-type problems.  I recently had a machine continually blue-screen
and reboot, it was a registry corruption.  Using something like ultimate
boot disk and a registry editor I managed to find and repair the problem
(I think I used Bart's PE).

I know we are all looking to get a new Linux install onto a PC, but
sometimes it's just okay to try to fix it first?

Just a thought.

On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:47 +0100, "Neil Jones" <neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk>
wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I have just been phoned by a family member who has a windows laptop 
> which appears to have developed a hard disk problem.
> It repeatedly checks the hard disk on boot with CHKDSK and then windows 
> starts but shuts down immediately.
> 
> There are data on this machine which are not backed up. Yes I know don't 
> tell me! What I am looking to do is the following.
> Stick in a Knoppix disk and try to get stuff off onto a memory stick
> drive.
> 
> Has anyone done this? Are there any snags to be aware of?
> 
> Neil
> 
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