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

[jooleyen]

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!

 

[sgage]

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.

 

[MasterCreate66]

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.

 

[CyberZeus]

You can move your HD to another PC (not as bootup disk) and then backup data.

 

[jooleyen]

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