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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Disks / File System / June 2004*** HELP ***: c:\windows\system folder got damaged
HELP !!! (sorry voor NL lezers, dit is een muliti-post) Because of a hard disk failure the c:\windows\system folder got damaged. Window no longer boots and reports 'Abort Retry Fail', retries wont help. Scandisk wasn't able to fix it (I consider 'convert to files' no valid option). Booting from floppy, then 'win.com' fails at same spot. It is VERY IMPORTANT and VERY URGENT to: 1. Recover the system folder including contents (as much as possible) or if that is impossible 2. Recover as many files as possible and possibly reconstruct system folder Reformating is NOT an option here ! Any help is highly appreciated !!! John7 > HELP !!! (sorry voor NL lezers, dit is een > muliti-post) [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > John7 If it's very important and urgent you could try http://www.disklabs.com or one of their colleagues. Thx, Isaac, but I did not intend to hire a company. John7 > > HELP !!! (sorry voor NL lezers, dit is een multi-post) > > Because of a hard disk failure the c:\windows\system folder got > > damaged. Window no longer boots and reports 'Abort Retry Fail', [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > If it's very important and urgent you could try http://www.disklabs.com > or one of their colleagues. you of course tried simple things like Norton disk doctor? scandisk from the dos disk etc. and they didn't work make a dos boot disk witch includes the dos program intersvr.exe, interlnk.exe and hook an other computer up by direct cable connection in dos. Cable goes on lpt1 port and will cost you about 15 $. Copy files to save disk and format the bad disk, reinstall and copy back what you need. Or use dcp.exe and copy complete disk to an other hard disk. good luck Richard I would buy a new hard disk, install it while taking out the old, reload your system then install the old and attempt to copy the files from it. Try many times, sometimes disks fail in soft ways that repetition can overcome. > HELP !!! (sorry voor NL lezers, dit is een > muliti-post) [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > John7 > I would buy a new hard disk, install it while taking out the old, reload your system > then install the old and attempt to copy the files from it. Try many times, sometimes [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > ****************** I know this is an old post, but, sounds like the drive works, try re-installing windows over itself.Might get you 1 shot to copy the data......and THIS is why we backup <<<<<<< EdK |
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