Computer keeps rebooting but won't load windows XP UPDATED

spakkker

Maybe if you have another h/drive you can install windows on that and then read your old h/drive.

xxdeebeexx

spakkker wrote: »

Maybe if you have another h/drive you can install windows on that and then read your old h/drive.

Thanks I think that this might be the best way forward. Someone on Freecycle has offered me an xp computer I am hoping that this might do the trick, Any ideas how to do it??

TIA

Dx

Taffybiker

You could:
a) put the old hard drive into a USB caddy to access your files
b) set the old hard drive up as a secondary drive on a working machine and access that way
c) use your Linux CD to access and save the files

In any of the options above you will need somewhere to save the files to; so in addition to the above you will need a pendrive, card reader/writer or external hard disk drive - except possibly option b) in which case the files could be copied to the new C drive assuming it is of sufficient capacity.

xxdeebeexx

Taffybiker wrote: »

You could:
a) put the old hard drive into a USB caddy to access your files
b) set the old hard drive up as a secondary drive on a working machine and access that way
c) use your Linux CD to access and save the files

In any of the options above you will need somewhere to save the files to; so in addition to the above you will need a pendrive, card reader/writer or external hard disk drive - except possibly option b) in which case the files could be copied to the new C drive assuming it is of sufficient capacity.

Hi thanks for the options.
What is a USB caddy? I have googled it but still don't understand. Ah, I have just found one on Amazon . It seems perfect is it easy to get data off using this?
Could I buy a USB caddy and a large memory stick (or several) and get my data off like that? I could then buy a hard drive and use the hard drive in the caddy as an external hard drive?

I really don't know how to access the saved files with LINUX... will the photos be saved if I use Linux?

Thanks

Dx

Donnie

xxdeebeexx wrote: »

Hi thanks for the options.
What is a USB caddy? I have googled it but still don't understand. Ah, I have just found one on Amazon . It seems perfect is it easy to get data off using this?
Could I buy a USB caddy and a large memory stick (or several) and get my data off like that? I could then buy a hard drive and use the hard drive in the caddy as an external hard drive?

I really don't know how to access the saved files with LINUX... will the photos be saved if I use Linux?

Thanks

Dx

Yes, you can save all of your photos, videos, documents etc. As you are booting off the disc, you may or may not be able to remove the disc from the drive. For that reason you will have to save to a USB drive.

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Will take a look at the Oz locations.

davb

xxdeebeexx wrote: »

What is a USB caddy? I have googled it but still don't understand. Ah, I have just found one on Amazon . It seems perfect is it easy to get data off using this?

That would do the job fine. You would need to remove the hard drive from the problem PC and fit it in the caddy. It's dual inteface (IDE/SATA) so no problems there.
You would just plug it into another PC, and then you can copy your files across to that computer using windows explorer - asuming of course that the disk is not completely corrupt.

xxdeebeexx wrote: »

Could I buy a USB caddy and a large memory stick (or several) and get my data off like that? I could then buy a hard drive and use the hard drive in the caddy as an external hard drive?

Yes, but depends how much data you have - if there is say 40GB, then memory sticks are going to be expensive.

xxdeebeexx wrote: »

I really don't know how to access the saved files with LINUX... will the photos be saved if I use Linux?

This will work as well - you won't need to remove the hard drive from the PC, but you will need some external storage to copy your data onto. You will also need to use the unfamiliar Linux, but it's not that hard. But again, it's no use without somewhere to copy to.

xxdeebeexx

The USB caddy seems the easiest way forward really. It seems a relatively cheap way of doing things and straight forward enough for me to do myself.

Can I transfer onto laptop running Vista and then burn to dvd?

I could use the caddy later or sell it on ebay.

Can I get one of these from a High Street Shop?

TIA

Dx

davb

xxdeebeexx wrote: »

Can I get one of these from a High Street Shop?

Probably, but it may cost a lot more - also if you don't know the disk type, you need a dual interface IDE (PATA) / SATA - most are one or the other.
There are also quite few on Ebay such as this

Taffybiker

xxdeebeexx wrote: »

The USB caddy seems the easiest way forward really. It seems a relatively cheap way of doing things and straight forward enough for me to do myself.

It is very easy.

Can I transfer onto laptop running Vista and then burn to dvd?

Yes

I could use the caddy later or sell it on ebay.

You can use it as an external drive, or sell it - it's up to you

Can I get one of these from a High Street Shop?

Yes, if you're willing to pay more for it.

TIA

Dx

Sorry for the delayed reply.

Taffybiker

I forgot to mention: once you have rescued your files, it is an easy matter to format the old drive and you will be able to use it as an external drive without having to buy another one.