lost drive c:...Sort of.....wont boot..

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Here we go..booted up system(winxppro)and bios posted..then ran into cant boot to selected device..ts a IBM drive>>>>
so i booted to a spare maxtor drive i have a,d i was ok..tried to access the IBM drive, and it was there.opened it in my computer and data and file folders were there..(came to the conclusion that it was a boot sector problem..)until i
tyied to open documents and settings..file folder., when i got to the Tony folder, NO DICE, CONT open it to get my data off drive.
Tryed booting to cd the going to console and doing fixboot, and fixmbr..NOthing
still wont boot to the IBM drive..HELP!!!!That Data on that drive is CRITICAL!!!!!!
Thanks in advace
 
Hi,

Boot the WinXP CD, load the Recovery Console (as you undoubtably already
have), from the command prompt run "chkdsk <drive:> /r", see if that helps.

Also, to recover the data with the other drive booted, you may need to take
ownership (depending on what operating system exists on the other machine),
see:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone



Tony said:
Here we go..booted up system(winxppro)and bios posted..then ran into cant
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boot to selected device..ts a IBM drive>>>>
so i booted to a spare maxtor drive i have a,d i was ok..tried to access
Click to expand...
the IBM drive, and it was there.opened it in my computer and data and file
folders were there..(came to the conclusion that it was a boot sector
problem..)until i
tyied to open documents and settings..file folder., when i got to the Tony
Click to expand...
folder, NO DICE, CONT open it to get my data off drive.
 
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