Latop- XP Pro

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I have a laptop the give a DTC error regarding chaing of hardware list or
basically a corrupted register can't start: systemroot\system32\****\SAM

Please help is my only option to format and reload or is the some way to
retrieve data before I have to kill the hard drive.

Bearing mind once it gets to telling me of bad register it goes into a core
memory dump and freezes after dump...

TIA a bunch
 
I am not an expert here so keep this in mind. In winXP there is an
option to "Restore" an earlier version of the system. Also there is and
option to start "Last known Good Configuration" I think you need to hit the
F8 key to get to these options. I only have had to do this about 3 times in
the last 4 years so I can't remember specifics.
 
I have a laptop the give a DTC error regarding chaing of hardware list or
basically a corrupted register can't start: systemroot\system32\****\SAM

Please help is my only option to format and reload or is the some way to
retrieve data before I have to kill the hard drive.

Bearing mind once it gets to telling me of bad register it goes into a core
memory dump and freezes after dump...

TIA a bunch
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If there's data that you want to try to recover, it's possible
to put the disk in a desktop machine as a secondary drive
and maybe you'll be able to copy your docs.
 
I can ad a laptop hD to my Desktop???
Good if this can be done I there any precautions for opening the laptop?

IF all goes well thanks a bunch guy and gals!!!!
TIA
 
I can ad a laptop hD to my Desktop???
Good if this can be done I there any precautions for opening the laptop?

IF all goes well thanks a bunch guy and gals!!!!
TIA
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If you are willing to open up your laptop and desktop boxes and remove
the HD from the laptop it can be added to the desktop as a secondary
drive with a little adapter cable that can be bought at most PC parts
shops. Finding how to get at the disk on a strange laptop can e a
pita.

The desktop has to be equal or later OS version to be safe, and if
your write data to the HD then put it back in the laptop you need to
be a little more carefull about service packs.
 
Thanks All for the input but somewhere last night it dawbed on me to step
forward and use the darn disk to boot

NEW PROBLEM IT ASK FOR A ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD.... Fault on this is there
are three administrator but I would summize that it refering to the
administrator in the safe mode access ... there again the account should
have no password but it run three tries and restart

Please Advise TIA
 
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