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Access my Harddrive Windows Vista

  • 06-04-2009 8:40pm
    #1
    Smiley012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 304 ✭✭


    Hi - I hope someone can help!!

    My laptop has been faulty for a little while now, various issues, and now it seems to have fully died.

    When I try and turn it on, it tells me that windows failed to start and that it is recommended I do startup repair, or I could try windows normally.

    Either selection goes straight into start up repair.

    I have files that I would like on the harddrive, and I dunno how to get them off. I tried to put my ubuntu disk in, but it's not running that - ya know you can try it without installing it, and I tried that, but it didnt work - the graphics go all strange.

    Is there anyway that I can access files? Is there a disk that can access the harddrive?

    Its a fujitsu siemens esprimo mobile v5455, WIndows Vista Home

    Thanks in advance.

    Eily


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  • #2
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    It seems like the laptop is having Windows boot issues or else hard disk issues.

    You could use something like the Ultimate Boot CD, has a program called NTFSToDOS to access the NTFS Partition (free), or buy one of those USB external drives for 2.5 inch and pop the disk into this, and connect it to the USB of another computer.

    but I think you would be better off trying to fix Windows first. Have you tried booting to the advanced startup menu and trying the different boot modes. http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/help/f9c50a72-04ec-4088-9fd4-a4f979eef5a71033.mspx

    What were you working on last when the thing crashed. It could be just a driver issue.


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