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Recovering XP from dual boot netbook
Kernel_Sanders
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I have an Asus Eee which dual booted with Ubuntu, but while running it on Windows without the battery I lost power and consequently lost XP. Asus didn't provide a recovery disc, but I have now acquired a caddy and have access to a Windows PC where I could make my own. I know XP only has a 'best before' date of 3 months but I have files on it that I need to recover. Could anyone talk me through the procedure, please?
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Perhaps try fixing the boot record
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
Is it WinXP Pro you've got?You can lose a loose goose.
You cannot loose a lose goose.
Get it? Now use it before you lose it.
or - Try using it - not losing it.
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As for using the caddy.
Just take out the old hard drive, put it into the caddy, then plug the caddy USB lead into your friends computer and you should be able to see and move your old files to your friends computer.
The caddy will just appear as another drive letter in the list of drives - eg C:
etc. You can lose a loose goose.
You cannot loose a lose goose.
Get it? Now use it before you lose it.
or - Try using it - not losing it.0 -
So if I choose the 2nd option (install Boot-Perhaps try fixing the boot record
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
Is it WinXP Pro you've got?
Repair in Ubuntu) I can do this by opening the terminal in my existing installation?'
It's been so long since I lost Windows that ICR if it was Pro or Home. I think probably the latter.0 -
Kernel_Sanders wrote: »So if I choose the 2nd option (install Boot-Repair in Ubuntu) I can do this by opening the terminal in my existing installation?'
It's been so long since I lost Windows that ICR if it was Pro or Home. I think probably the latter.
Well, that's the impression I got, though I've not tried it myself.
I only found the info recently as I was doing a search after losing the Win7 bootup on a Linux Mint/Win7 dual boot setup.
But I HAD a Win7 repair disk I'd made previously so could access the Recovery Console and do a
bootrec/fixmbr
and/or
bootrec /fixboot
to get the Win7 boot back.
Entering
bootrec /?
in the Recovery Console command window will give you the full options.
Also I'd only recently installed Linux Mint so had no files or qualms about just doing a Mint reinstall after the Win7 boot restore.
It all worked fine to put me back into a working dual boot setup again.You can lose a loose goose.
You cannot loose a lose goose.
Get it? Now use it before you lose it.
or - Try using it - not losing it.0 -
In accordance with these instructions
3.If the repair did not succeed, indicate the URL to people who help you by email or forum.
I post it here, but going to it brings up something bizarre
http://paste.ubuntu.com/6808283/
'Palmetto Hair Loss Women'... Excuse me?0
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