CAnt boot my computer help
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Not to be too pessimistic, but you're kinda screwed. There are a couple of hive files, they are parts of the registry.
Try to hit the f8 key before windows starts, right after the bios messages stop..
select safe mode, and see if it boots.
if not, if you have the xp install disk, boot that up, select recovery console
options. See if it finds your install. if it does, do a fixboot and fixmbr.
DONOT run a scandisk yet.
After that reboot, if it recovers and finds the file, backup all your data, as likely this is the start of a hdd problme, or you have a nasty infection that may require a clean install.
If that didn't recover it, you can try a repair install, it should save your programs and data. at least the data, depending on which hive is damaged, you may not get your programs back. if the filesystem is ntfs, you may also need to jump thru some hoops to even save your data. NTFS sid and uid may be invalid because it couldn;t recover them from the hive files, so that will add recovery problems.
Try to hit the f8 key before windows starts, right after the bios messages stop..
select safe mode, and see if it boots.
if not, if you have the xp install disk, boot that up, select recovery console
options. See if it finds your install. if it does, do a fixboot and fixmbr.
DONOT run a scandisk yet.
After that reboot, if it recovers and finds the file, backup all your data, as likely this is the start of a hdd problme, or you have a nasty infection that may require a clean install.
If that didn't recover it, you can try a repair install, it should save your programs and data. at least the data, depending on which hive is damaged, you may not get your programs back. if the filesystem is ntfs, you may also need to jump thru some hoops to even save your data. NTFS sid and uid may be invalid because it couldn;t recover them from the hive files, so that will add recovery problems.
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Well, I was kinda tired when I posted that.
But in my defense, that is a serious problem, and approaching it can make all the difference in the world if he has data he wants to recover, especially if he is using ntfs and the security hive is the corrupted one.
If you've never had the "pleasure" of attempting to recover something like this, count yourself lucky. I'd rather he be pleasantly surprised if something is recovered, than expecting this is an easy quick fix.
And I should mention, you're not gonna find any files named 'hive' on the pc.
I've been accused of worse than attending the That tact and diplomacy school.
usually "subtle as a train wreck" "sensitive as a rock" "as smooth as gravel".
Not much for political correctness either
That statement would be filed in the "you have such a quaint way of phrasing things" category....
Oh now that I think of it, maybe he has a system restore point to fall back on, but that will likely need to be done from the f8 menu prompt. Shoulda thought of that.....earlier. but nothing I told him will effect that, and should supply some useful information.
But in my defense, that is a serious problem, and approaching it can make all the difference in the world if he has data he wants to recover, especially if he is using ntfs and the security hive is the corrupted one.
If you've never had the "pleasure" of attempting to recover something like this, count yourself lucky. I'd rather he be pleasantly surprised if something is recovered, than expecting this is an easy quick fix.
And I should mention, you're not gonna find any files named 'hive' on the pc.
I've been accused of worse than attending the That tact and diplomacy school.
usually "subtle as a train wreck" "sensitive as a rock" "as smooth as gravel".
Not much for political correctness either
That statement would be filed in the "you have such a quaint way of phrasing things" category....
Oh now that I think of it, maybe he has a system restore point to fall back on, but that will likely need to be done from the f8 menu prompt. Shoulda thought of that.....earlier. but nothing I told him will effect that, and should supply some useful information.
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My comments are not printable ... all you would see is "F****** S****** B******, start again with a clean install"CITech said:Ha ha, did you study "Tact & Diplomacy for Beginners" at the same college as Mucks?
Don't know if you can get any Data off by using a Linux Live CD, maybe worth a try ... using MS's method of 'recovery' just does not work ... well I have never been able to do it.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm
I wouldn't bother trying to 'fix' it ... just re-install.
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if you need to get data off the disk, Knoppix live is the way to go.
HEre is a good link with detailed instructions written for a non linux user, it
should do the job:
http://www.shockfamily.net/cedric/knoppix/
HEre is a good link with detailed instructions written for a non linux user, it
should do the job:
http://www.shockfamily.net/cedric/knoppix/