Copy & Paste - in Windows Recovery Console

Bare Foot Kid · 06 Jul 2010

Very useful, thanks!

theog · 06 Jul 2010

Thank you, BFK.

joseph10444 · 09 Jul 2010

omg i hope this works on my non-booting new laptop

Thank you.
Now i'll have to buy an external HDD

if i buy an external hdd and connect it, then boot it up, and go to Recvoery console from a dvd, will the external HDD be listed and available to use??
(no drivers required /any other setup before usage?)

theog · 09 Jul 2010

joseph10444 said:

omg i hope this works on my non-booting new laptop

Thank you.
Now i'll have to buy an external HDD

if i buy an external hdd and connect it, then boot it up, and go to Recvoery console from a dvd, will the external HDD be listed and available to use??
(no drivers required /any other setup before usage?)

This will work with a External drive, your Notebook HD must be readable.

joseph10444 · 09 Jul 2010

what do you mean readable?

theog · 09 Jul 2010

joseph10444 said:

what do you mean readable?

If your HD is so bad that you can not read the data, HD will need to be sent away to a recovery expert.

Example of a unreadable HD: YouTube - Hard Drive Click of Death Explanation and Live Demonstration

joseph10444 · 09 Jul 2010

Thanks! So i have a external HDD and a working readable internal laptop HDD.

i'll copy/paste the C drive

theog · 09 Jul 2010

joseph10444 said:

Thanks! So i have a external HDD and a working readable internal laptop HDD.

i'll copy/paste the C drive

You are welcome.

joseph10444 · 09 Jul 2010

theog said:

joseph10444 said:

Thanks! So i have a external HDD and a working readable internal laptop HDD.

i'll copy/paste the C drive

You are welcome.

Thanks! sorry a quick question
would it be useful to copy the windows folder into the external hdd too??
i will be reinstalling a new home premium version anyway but im wondering if copying the windows folder gives any benefits such as recovering old files/device drivers