Solved XP Question: where to post??

Martin Dendev

Martin Dendev

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Hi,

I got a laptop from my friend's dad, wich has crashed xp running (acer). They already bought a new computer but they want the files which where on the laptop. When you start up, you see the loading screen from xp (http://www.winsupersite.com/images/reviews/winxp_rc1_rev_02.gif) but then in the middle of loading it just shuts down and restarts. Into the eternity.
I know this is a seven forum, but can you direct me with my question to a good and well known xp forum?

Thx!

Martin
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Probook 4710s
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
Hard Drives
Fujitsu
Mouse
Touchpad
You might take the HD out of the computer & using it with a Tri-Head USB adapter to see if you can find the files that way when you hook it up to another computer via USB.
I got a couple of these from eBay.
 

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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
Try googling for "Hirens Boot Disk" which is a bootable CD image that you can download and burn via another computer. You then run up your laptop using the CD and away you go. It is packed with useful tools and you should be able to recover the files fairly easily with it. Good luck!
 

My Computer

OS
win7
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