Rescue files with a boot CD
Freebies, Linux & OpenSource, HowTo, Recommended Links, Links, Technology, Windows, Freeware, Geeks, Blogging, Software August 11th, 2006
Few moments in computing are as heartbreaking as when you turn on your trusty PC only to receive that bone-chilling message: "Boot sector corrupt. Config.sys missing. Disk cannot be read."
In other words, "You’re screwed."
Or are you? Just because your computer can’t boot up Windows from your hard drive doesn’t mean you can’t boot it up with another operating system on another disk just long enough to rescue your important files.
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How true. This only ever happened to me once and it was an old pc. I just rebuilt it, thankfully! With that said, I encourage everyone reading this to make backups of your data..
I just left a clients office where he sacrificed 1.5 years worth of client information because he didn’t back up his server!! Not a good place to be…
Carol, you are an awesome wiki editor by the way!
When that happens to me ,i just use the Norton rescue cd but next time i will try Knoppix.
And Jason,thanks.I was a bit afraid.
Knoppix is dead good for that, although you need a PC new enough to run it. Damn small linux has lower specs. But if your Win 98 PC won’t take USB drives and has 128MB RAM this is dead handy.
I haven’t tried this one,Harry.
Only Ubuntu and Knoppinx .
But it’s useful information you give here.
Thank you for sharing.