Can't log in- how do I get my data copied so I can do a reinstall?


  1. Posts : 18
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
       #1

    Can't log in- how do I get my data copied so I can do a reinstall?


    Hi all. Got this problem where I can't boot into Windows 7, but I can boot into other things like Linux and Hiren's boot CD. I have access to all of my data on my internal hard drive, and would like to copy this to an external hard drive so that I can wipe the computer clean and reinstall Windows 7.

    How can I do this?

    I tried Puppy Linux, but I was unable to do stuff with the external HD as I got errors saying the external HD was write-protected.

    Thanks!
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  2. Posts : 166
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #2

    jooleyen said:
    Hi all. Got this problem where I can't boot into Windows 7, but I can boot into other things like Linux and Hiren's boot CD. I have access to all of my data on my internal hard drive, and would like to copy this to an external hard drive so that I can wipe the computer clean and reinstall Windows 7.

    How can I do this?

    I tried Puppy Linux, but I was unable to do stuff with the external HD as I got errors saying the external HD was write-protected.

    Thanks!
    You can unmount the external HD then remount it with the proper permissions.

    Or just make an Ubuntu LiveCD - it should just work. Always has for me.
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  3. Posts : 30
    Windows 7 Professional 64x
       #3

    Try getting partition wisard and copying your whole partition to an external disk.

    Or copy the files using the Ubuntu live cd to your linux partition.
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  4. Posts : 313
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 clean install
       #4

    You can move your HD to another PC (not as bootup disk) and then backup data.
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  5. Posts : 18
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Perfect. Thank you. Ubuntu live did it for me.
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