win xp boots to blue screen

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 18:47:31

Quote from: stevethegas on Dec 16, 2009, 18:22:23
professional data recovery??

Not worth the cost

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 18:57:09

How the hell do you stop it booting into Packard Bells Recovery Program

Its no use yet, only gives you the option to reformat back to factory default.

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 19:24:50

Been searching MS and found this : http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B307545

But that doesn't even work!

Time for beer!

Round 2 tomorrow!

Rik · Dec 16, 2009, 19:27:54

Would you like to borrow my hammer, Paul?

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 19:30:21

Yes please!

Computers do know how to get to you!

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 19:31:19

Tip to anyone else with this problem or gets it..

just reformat & learn to backup.. its easier lol

Rik · Dec 16, 2009, 19:34:38

It's much easier.

I learnt the hard way that not backing up can be very expensive - lost a day's work and had to work all night to re-do it.

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 19:42:34

Yeh, know what you mean.

Where i do freelance work i keep all mine backed up.

This PC gets backed up to a 1TB drive, that 1TB is mirrored.
Home Server gets backed up to another 1 TB drive that is also mirrored.

Other computers are also backed up to smaller drives but not mirrored.

Rik · Dec 16, 2009, 19:45:33

I don't do paid work anymore, Paul, but I can't lose the habit - every critical piece of data exists on at least three, usually four, backup drives. It only takes a few minutes...

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 19:49:49

Quote from: Rik on Dec 16, 2009, 19:45:33
It only takes a few minutes...

Except for the very first backup, that takes alittle longer

I take snapshots of the backup drives every month. I keep about 4 months then start again.

kinmel · Dec 16, 2009, 20:12:02

ok, things are getting desperate, try this freeware PC Inspector Data Recovery - it may not get your data back, but it is worth at try.

Good luck

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 23:24:11

Looks like all of the work done on the HD today actually done something. I've reconnected it by the IDE to USB and i can now browse the HD without it hanging my pc.. not got the files in it when i browse thou

Quote from: kinmel on Dec 16, 2009, 20:12:02
ok, things are getting desperate, try this freeware PC Inspector Data Recovery - it may not get your data back, but it is worth at try.
Good luck

But this app has found over 50 thousand lost files.

Thanks

Now gotta wait over 400 mins for it to save them all to my computer

Hope its the files i'm looking for.

Rik · Dec 17, 2009, 08:58:32

Quote from: psp83 on Dec 16, 2009, 19:49:49
Except for the very first backup, that takes alittle longer

True.

The daily backups, though, take about 5 minutes.

QuoteI take snapshots of the backup drives every month. I keep about 4 months then start again.

A month is a long time in lost data.

psp83 · Dec 17, 2009, 12:33:06

Quote from: kinmel on Dec 16, 2009, 20:12:02
ok, things are getting desperate, try this freeware PC Inspector Data Recovery - it may not get your data back, but it is worth at try.

Good luck

Ok this software is good but it crashed when saving the files.

I used Test Disk in the end, much faster and recovered over 80 thousand files.. Time to look through them to see if its the right files.

psp83 · Dec 17, 2009, 12:34:26

Quote from: Rik on Dec 17, 2009, 08:58:32
True. The daily backups, though, take about 5 minutes.

A month is a long time in lost data.

Well i have 2 drives with the same backup, if both fails at the same time then i deserve to be in trouble

Rik · Dec 17, 2009, 15:38:38

That's why I have disks 3 & 4.

Inkblot · Dec 17, 2009, 17:12:48

Quote from: psp83 on Dec 17, 2009, 12:34:26
Well i have 2 drives with the same backup, if both fails at the same time then i deserve to be in trouble

Primary (Working) copy on server
Secondary (Backup copy) on my PC
Tertiary (Is that the word?) copy on external HDD
Fourthly (I made that one up) copy on DVD if it's something I really don't want to lose (Such as photos)
And/or
A copy zipped and emailed to a dedicated googlemail address for smallish files that I need to keep

Edit: Fixed typos!

Rik · Dec 17, 2009, 17:28:18

You're nearly as bad as me, Inky. First backup to dedicated internal HD, second, third and fourth to external USB HDs, a subset of the most crucial data to a daily set of DVD-RWs and finally a weekly backup which is then stored offsite.