Downloading from one computer to another
Started by
dSilanskas
, Sep 13 2009 04:37 PM
#1
Posted 13 September 2009 - 04:37 PM
#2
Posted 13 September 2009 - 06:50 PM
how long did the vista black screen run before you gave up?
#3
Posted 13 September 2009 - 07:36 PM
A good half hour. I am at wits end :-( we really really don't want to lose the pictures and invoices
#4
Posted 13 September 2009 - 07:47 PM
Hello dSilanskas...
Will the machine boot into Safe Mode?
wannabe1
Will the machine boot into Safe Mode?
wannabe1
#5
Posted 13 September 2009 - 07:51 PM
I've tried all the options and it boots up the same. After it boots up all I get is a black screen with the arrow. And since she doesn't have a restore point on the computer I am at a total loss
#6
Posted 13 September 2009 - 09:51 PM
Well, if you can't save your computer, download Ubuntu, burn it, then boot it. If you don't know how to, there are tutorials on Google. In Ubuntu, mount your drive (you may need to force mount, if you don't know how just Google: Ubuntu force mount). Since I suspect it's just your windows folder that's damaged, you should be able to access the drive in Ubuntu.
If you have a partition on your computer a Windows Vista CD, you may be able to move the files to a parition via the command prompt that comes in the cd.
Did you try putting in the Vista CD and do a repair or restore?
If you have a partition on your computer a Windows Vista CD, you may be able to move the files to a parition via the command prompt that comes in the cd.
Did you try putting in the Vista CD and do a repair or restore?
#7
Posted 14 September 2009 - 10:42 AM
Do you have, or have access to, a Windows XP cd?
#8
Posted 15 September 2009 - 04:46 AM
Do you have, or have access to, a Windows XP cd?
Yes I do have a windows XP cd
#9
Posted 15 September 2009 - 06:11 AM
Boot to the Windows XP cd.
At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to access Recovery Console.
You will be asked to choose the Windows install you'd like to log in to by typing the number that corresponds to it...usually 1...press Enter.
When asked for the Administrator Password, leave it blank and just press Enter. (Unless, of course, you have a password set...then use that.)
When you get to the Recovery Console prompt, type chkdsk /r and press Enter.
This will start a very thorough check of the file system which will attempt to recover any bad sectors. This is a long check...it may a[ppear to hang, or even back up and start again a few times...let it complete.
Once back at the Recovery Console prompt, remove the cd, type exit, and press Enter. Let the machine try to boot normally.
At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to access Recovery Console.
You will be asked to choose the Windows install you'd like to log in to by typing the number that corresponds to it...usually 1...press Enter.
When asked for the Administrator Password, leave it blank and just press Enter. (Unless, of course, you have a password set...then use that.)
When you get to the Recovery Console prompt, type chkdsk /r and press Enter.
This will start a very thorough check of the file system which will attempt to recover any bad sectors. This is a long check...it may a[ppear to hang, or even back up and start again a few times...let it complete.
Once back at the Recovery Console prompt, remove the cd, type exit, and press Enter. Let the machine try to boot normally.
#10
Posted 15 September 2009 - 06:24 AM
I will try that but what I had done before is when I had the vista cd in the drive I went to command promt and typed chkdsk and it scanned the drive. Is that the same thing? because that said there was no errors
#11
Posted 15 September 2009 - 06:30 AM
chkdsk without the /r switch will only check the basic structure of the file system. With the /r switch applied, it does a much more thorough check and actually attempts to recover anything it finds out of place. It also performs additional checks that aren't done without the switch.
#12
Posted 15 September 2009 - 02:20 PM
Okay I will do that now. But my question is why use a windows XP cd? I have vista
#13
Posted 15 September 2009 - 03:04 PM
I just tried what you said with the windows xp cd. When it asked me for a password I left it blank and hit enter because I don't have one set and it kept saying invald password.
#14
Posted 16 September 2009 - 03:19 AM
Okay so I got chkdsk/r to run onto the computer. After the test it said something along the lines of "Failed to log information onto the system long 50"
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