windows said:
i have a laptop and tried to up grade windows home edition to xp pro
itfroze in the middle and it now keeps restarting but i cant view
windows. what can i do. i need to savemywork
Now you know why it would have been smart to back up your stuff first.
Your computer is in an unknown state and you are going to need to do a
clean install of Windows. This means that you'll need to try and
retrieve the data first. You may be able to do it with a rescue cd such
as Knoppix or a Bart's PE. You may need data recovery software. Using
any of those things requires having another computer available and
having a fairly high level of computer skills. Only you know your
abilities; if this isn't something you can do then take the machine to
a professional computer repair shop that has experience in doing data
recovery. This will not be your local version of BigStoreUSA.
http://www.knoppix.net
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ - Bart's PE Builder
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html
PCInspector File Recovery -
http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/welcome.htm
Executive Software “Undelete†-
http://www.execsoft.com/undelete/undelete.asp
R-Studio -
http://www.r-tt.com/
Ontrack's EasyRecovery -
http://www.ontrack.com/software/
Once you get your data off, do a clean install. Since you have a laptop,
you probably have a restore disk or method to return the machine to
factory condition. Refer to your laptop manual for details.
Malke
