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Please HELP quick! My HD is dying on me
It will boot only to windows 2000 safe command mode prompt. From there I can access all HD and files look OK. whew! ....but Unfortunately I can't load Explorer and safe mode has no network support. I'd burn all valuable data but Nero keeps asking for serial which I give to no avail. I'd rather send the files down to network but how do I enable network support when in safe mode? I think I've lost boot loader but can still boot from disk. What are my options? I have a couple of computer in working order. Could I down load a demo of a cd burner (other than Nero) somewhere? I've tried HP DVD writer but it does not work in safe mode. Please someone help. I won't shut down my computer. I've shut it down a couple of times but after that even safe mode started having problems.
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> Here's the deal: myd hd started making screeching noises this morning. Does Knoppix come with network support?> It will boot only to windows 2000 safe command mode prompt. From there I can > access all HD and files look OK. > > whew! > > ...but > > Unfortunately I can't load Explorer and safe mode has no network support. I'd > burn all valuable data but Nero keeps asking for serial which I give to no avail. > I'd rather send the files down to network but how do I enable network support > when in safe mode? > > I think I've lost boot loader but can still boot from disk. > > What are my options? I have a couple of computer in working order. Could I down > load a demo of a cd burner (other than Nero) somewhere? I've tried HP DVD writer > but it does not work in safe mode. > > Please someone help. I won't shut down my computer. I've shut it down a couple of > times but after that even safe mode started having problems. CK
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"CK" <CatKiller@nospamplease.Bigfoot.com> wrote in message I don't know, but K3b will burn DVD's under Knoppix-3.7.news:d1f0cb$562$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk... >> Here's the deal: myd hd started making screeching noises this >> morning. >> It will boot only to windows 2000 safe command mode prompt. >> From there I can >> access all HD and files look OK. >> >> whew! >> >> ...but >> >> Unfortunately I can't load Explorer and safe mode has no >> network support. I'd >> burn all valuable data but Nero keeps asking for serial which I >> give to no avail. >> I'd rather send the files down to network but how do I enable >> network support >> when in safe mode? >> >> I think I've lost boot loader but can still boot from disk. >> >> What are my options? I have a couple of computer in working >> order. Could I down >> load a demo of a cd burner (other than Nero) somewhere? I've >> tried HP DVD writer >> but it does not work in safe mode. >> >> Please someone help. I won't shut down my computer. I've shut >> it down a couple of >> times but after that even safe mode started having problems. > > Does Knoppix come with network support? > To the OP. Download and burn a copy of the Knoppix 3.7 LiveCD. Boot your system with it and (after quite a long boot process), use K3b to burn your stuff onto CD or DVD. http://www.knoppix.org/ -- Ian "Apollo" <ian_dunbar6@hot[un-munge-me]mail.com> wrote in message Just thought I better add that the LiveCD is a 699MB download and news:3a0gh6F67634bU1@individual.net... > > Download and burn a copy of the Knoppix 3.7 LiveCD. Boot your > system with it and (after quite a long boot process), use K3b to > burn your stuff onto CD or DVD. > http://www.knoppix.org/ > you'll find K3b from start menu | multimedia. -- Ian On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:32:11 +0200, Jimmy Neutron
<f***@email.invalid.com> wrote: >Here's the deal: myd hd started making screeching noises this morning. Well if windows is hosed you can't load drivers for most>It will boot only to windows 2000 safe command mode prompt. From there I can >access all HD and files look OK. > >whew! things, what storage can you access? How much data do you need to backup? Can you just pop a thumbdrive into the USB socket, have it appear as a drive letter and copy to it or no? Show quoteHide quote > Ideally, keep drive spinning... do not turn off system, not>...but > >Unfortunately I can't load Explorer and safe mode has no network support. I'd >burn all valuable data but Nero keeps asking for serial which I give to no avail. >I'd rather send the files down to network but how do I enable network support >when in safe mode? > >I think I've lost boot loader but can still boot from disk. > >What are my options? I have a couple of computer in working order. Could I down >load a demo of a cd burner (other than Nero) somewhere? I've tried HP DVD writer >but it does not work in safe mode. > >Please someone help. I won't shut down my computer. I've shut it down a couple of >times but after that even safe mode started having problems. disconnecting power from drive. Unplug data cable from drive. If PATA, connect drive it to a USB enclosure (board, interface), still powered from original system, then plug that (USB) into another system to copy off data. If you dont' have an external enclosure then you could try connecting to the other system's PATA controller, THEN turning on the other system (leaving problem system turned on). Then again, letting the drive spin-down by cutting power to it might not be problematic. The best alternative, IMO, is leaving it spinning but cutting power, pulling drive and putting it in the other system might work too, providing that other system/OS supports the drive's current file system. Is there any way to start network support com safe mode?
presently I'm using a usb stick but it's slow. Jimmy Neutron wrote:
> Is there any way to start network support com safe mode? My Window 2000 Advanced Boot Options menu (F8 during startup) includes a > presently I'm using a usb stick but it's slow. "Safe Mode with Networking" item. I've notice the same option in my machine that is running Windows XP Professional. What operating system are you running? If the hard drive is making noise, I would strongly suggest to back up all
your valuable files, go out and buy a new drive, install it, and then re-install everything. -- Jerry G. ====== "Jimmy Neutron" <f***@email.invalid.com> wrote in message Here's the deal: myd hd started making screeching noises this morning.news:q10m319dtmnfvsuhusa19dgppi9l79uoej@4ax.com... It will boot only to windows 2000 safe command mode prompt. From there I can access all HD and files look OK. whew! ....but Unfortunately I can't load Explorer and safe mode has no network support. I'd burn all valuable data but Nero keeps asking for serial which I give to no avail. I'd rather send the files down to network but how do I enable network support when in safe mode? I think I've lost boot loader but can still boot from disk. What are my options? I have a couple of computer in working order. Could I down load a demo of a cd burner (other than Nero) somewhere? I've tried HP DVD writer but it does not work in safe mode. Please someone help. I won't shut down my computer. I've shut it down a couple of times but after that even safe mode started having problems. If you put a new HDD you better use GHost or similar product to clone the
disk. No need to reinstall Show quoteHide quote "Jerry G." <jerry***@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3a2sksF68ho8dU3@uni-berlin.de... > If the hard drive is making noise, I would strongly suggest to back up all > your valuable files, go out and buy a new drive, install it, and then > re-install everything. > > -- > > Jerry G. > ====== > > > "Jimmy Neutron" <f***@email.invalid.com> wrote in message > news:q10m319dtmnfvsuhusa19dgppi9l79uoej@4ax.com... > Here's the deal: myd hd started making screeching noises this morning. > It will boot only to windows 2000 safe command mode prompt. From there I > can > access all HD and files look OK. > > whew! > > ...but > > Unfortunately I can't load Explorer and safe mode has no network support. > I'd > burn all valuable data but Nero keeps asking for serial which I give to no > avail. > I'd rather send the files down to network but how do I enable network > support > when in safe mode? > > I think I've lost boot loader but can still boot from disk. > > What are my options? I have a couple of computer in working order. Could I > down > load a demo of a cd burner (other than Nero) somewhere? I've tried HP DVD > writer > but it does not work in safe mode. > > Please someone help. I won't shut down my computer. I've shut it down a > couple of > times but after that even safe mode started having problems. > > 
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