Hard Drive crashed and I can't run Safe Mode?

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    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #11

    I truly do wish you luck Jesse
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  2. Posts : 13
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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       #12

    My dad has a question for you. If we do get it into safe mode where we're able to actually work with the piece of junk, how would we go about fixing the boot manager and all that?
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    Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
       #13

    Have you got an external HDD that you can copy any recovered files to? If you have, and you have a live distro of Linux available, such as Ubuntu, you can boot up into that (don't install) and then copy the files across.
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  4. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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  5. Posts : 13
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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       #15

    My dad has another hard drive that runs Windows 7 ultimate x32, that he can move the files we're trying to get to, but the main goal is to recover his x64, since it's his newer one, and was just ordered something like 3 months ago.
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  7. Posts : 13
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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       #17

    Its like... you guys are paid to do this or something O.o (joke) I'll try this out also.
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  8. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #18

    Actually I am paid by the feeling that I get if I could solve a problem like this is worth a million dollars. Guess what full pay in retirement.
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  9. Posts : 13
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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       #19

    I know you're paid >.< that's why I said joke, but anyways. This linux deal, does it work like a reapir disk for windows 7? If so, my dad'll be able to easily do it... I sent to tutorial to him so he'd be able to look at it, though he's busy with his x32 hard drive at the moment.
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  10. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #20

    I cant give any guarantees about it. You will be able to boot and hopefully use windows. You should be able to get your stuff, SR etc. I cannot guarantee about another OS though.
    I was kidding about paid. We get our pay from the satisfacion if suggestions work.
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