deano87
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I got a very pleasant call on the way home from work from my dad to say I need to have a look at the computer as it's coming up with "a load of gobledeygoop".
I get home to find it wanting to start in Safe Mode so I think excellent, easy fix. Then I get a blue screen of death. The error message is:
code:
Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive
(file): \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE or its log or alternate
Now I've been on the Microsoft website (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545) and am currently running a "chkdsk /r" then "chkdsk /f" through the Recovery Console by using my XP Pro Disc (Dad's machine is XP Pro but comes shipped with a Dell OEM disc, which the internet seems to warn against).
Anyway, the machine is quite old and I'm starting to thing that instead of doing a recovery process a-la Microsoft website, it might be easier to retrieve all his data from "My Documents" and start a fresh with a new machine/HDD.
Now how do I do this?
My PC has a spare SATA port and I also have a spare SATA cable, so I can connect it up. But once I do this, how do I access the HDD and copy all the data across? Do I need some special software?
Any help would be greatly appreciated on essentially recovering "My Documents" from the HDD.
[Edited on 07-12-2011 by deano87]
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John
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If the hard drive will show, which it should if you are getting that far, you will simply be able to plug it in and it'll show up as a drive in my computer.
For running recovery console a dell disc should be fine, I rarely use anything else.
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deano87
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So I should be able to connect it up, ensure the jump connector is on slave and then access it in My Computer?
No need for drivers?
And then I just navigate to My Documents like I do anything else and "Copy Paste" across like I do anything else?
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deano87
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And if I'm 62% on a CHKDSK /R would that show he HDD is physically working and spinning, just some Windows files have decided to fuck themselves so it won't load?!
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John
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Don't need jumpers for sata, if it tries to boot to the wrong disk you might have to change boot order in BIOS, windows should have any drivers you need built in.
Copy and paste as normal yes.
If chkdsk is running the hard drive is spinning yes, that doesn't mean it's not on its way out though unfortunately.
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deano87
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Way out or not on its way out, just need to recover pictures and his work files as a minimum.
CHKDSK on 74%. Fuck it's slow.
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deano87
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Just jumped to 51%. What the.
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Sam
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Chkdsk does a number of tests, the 51% is probably the next test in the queue of things to do I imagine.
It sounds like you are in for a fun filled night! 
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deano87
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100% 
CHKDSK found and fixed one or more errors on the volume.
Exited. Starting in Safe Mode. Here's to hoping!
[Edited on 07-12-2011 by deano87]
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deano87
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We're back in business.
Back up. QUICK.
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Sam
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Yay!
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deano87
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Cheers for all the help. Atleast I know for the future now 
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