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I have a problem with a STOP error which I cannot resolve. Does anyone know if I can reinstall Windows XP without losing all my data? Many thanks |
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gunga wrote: > I have a problem with a STOP error which I cannot resolve. > > Does anyone know if I can reinstall Windows XP without losing all my > data? > > Many thanks You can try a repair install which normally will preserve your programs and data, but I would highly suggest you back up your data *first* because Stuff Happens. It is completely possible to back up data from an undamaged hard drive without booting into Windows. Use Knoppix or a Bart's PE. This will take a fairly high degree of skill; only you know if this will be something you can do. If not, have a professional computer repair shop do it for you. http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm - Repair Install How-To Data retrieval - Knoppix: You will need a computer with two cd drives, one of which is a cd/dvd-rw OR a usb thumb drive with enough capacity to hold your data OR an external usb/firewire hard drive formatted FAT32 (not NTFS). To get Knoppix, you need a computer with a fast Internet connection and third-party burning software. Download the Knoppix .iso and create your bootable cd. Then boot with it and it will be able to see the Windows files. If you are using the usb thumb drive or the external hard drive, right-click on its icon (on the Desktop) to get its properties and uncheck the box that says "Read Only". Then click on it to open it. Note that the default mouse action in the window manager used by Knoppix (KDE) is a single click to open instead of the traditional MS Windows' double-click. Otherwise, use the K3b burning program to burn the files to cd/dvd-r's. http://www.knoppix.net http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ - Bart's PE Builder Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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thx "Malke" wrote: > gunga wrote: > > > I have a problem with a STOP error which I cannot resolve. > > > > Does anyone know if I can reinstall Windows XP without losing all my > > data? > > > > Many thanks > > You can try a repair install which normally will preserve your programs > and data, but I would highly suggest you back up your data *first* > because Stuff Happens. It is completely possible to back up data from > an undamaged hard drive without booting into Windows. Use Knoppix or a > Bart's PE. This will take a fairly high degree of skill; only you know > if this will be something you can do. If not, have a professional > computer repair shop do it for you. > > http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm - Repair Install > How-To > > Data retrieval - Knoppix: > > You will need a computer with two cd drives, one of which is a cd/dvd-rw > OR a usb thumb drive with enough capacity to hold your data OR an > external usb/firewire hard drive formatted FAT32 (not NTFS). To get > Knoppix, you need a computer with a fast Internet connection and > third-party burning software. Download the Knoppix .iso and create your > bootable cd. Then boot with it and it will be able to see the Windows > files. If you are using the usb thumb drive or the external hard drive, > right-click on its icon (on the Desktop) to get its properties and > uncheck the box that says "Read Only". Then click on it to open it. > Note that the default mouse action in the window manager used by > Knoppix (KDE) is a single click to open instead of the traditional MS > Windows' double-click. Otherwise, use the K3b burning program to burn > the files to cd/dvd-r's. > > http://www.knoppix.net > http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ - Bart's PE Builder > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User > |
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