Windows fails to boot, can one recover the data
Tags: Windows Vista, Ubuntu, General, Microsoft
The answer will always be yes, provided that the HD has not been erased with security in mind.Well a few weeks ago, I was given a laptop to use and I do not know what I did. But it refused to boot anymore, and restoring from original CD was not an option.
It appears that Windows Vista, locked the Hard drive from further use.
So what did I do! Eventually I came across a boot cd that had the utilities that I needed to recover the data, and although it worked and I was able to do my job. I also came across the following link that explained what I did, or eventually ended up doing to receover my data.
The silly thing, it blows the user security features out the water. Which one would expect.
Use Ubuntu Live CD to Backup Files from Your Dead Windows Computer
You never know when this guide will help, it saved me some serious recoding.
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