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udaypette
#1 Posted : Thursday, October 06, 2011 11:54:05 PM
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a friend of mine visited my house, returning from the kitchen, he had already powered on my comp and was already playing videos from his flashdisk. Few days later when i try to boot the comp displays blue screen reading something unmountable disk, I had not updated the antivirus. How can i recover my files someone help.
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quicksand
#2 Posted : Friday, October 07, 2011 7:43:46 AM
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And starting in Safe mode?? Anyway assuming safe mode can't start..

The Master Boot Record could damaged ...or the disk itself is damaged ..pray its the former.
Get hold of a Linux live operating system (say Ubuntu or Suse - it runs from the CD/DVD without need to install), have a huge portable external hard drive ready.
Insert the Linux CD into the CD drive, cold start and immediately hold the F8 button to change the boot order (Optical drive is checked first for a boot loader, I am hoping your computer works like most - this step might also not be necessary)
Save your new boot sequence and continue the boot. The Linux OS from the CD should load.
Attach the external hard drive.

If your internal disk is not physically damaged, it will appear as a device in your temporary linux OS ..open the device and you should see your files (I don't know if you can see them in Windows 7), transfer your files to the external hard drive ...

I hope you recover all your files, all the best and good luck.
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prodigy
#3 Posted : Friday, October 07, 2011 8:12:23 AM
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unmoutable volume probly means it is your MBR thts corrupted u could fix it by runing fixmbr and fixboot commands after u select the repair option.which windows operating system are you using?
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nwamaina
#4 Posted : Friday, October 07, 2011 9:57:42 AM
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@udaypette...if its beyond your expertise...let me assist you for a small fee..thats my profession.
And if you succeeded all the best then.
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udaypette
#5 Posted : Friday, October 07, 2011 11:17:53 AM
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@ quicksand yes ave tried in safe mode n last best known configuration. I try those steps 2mor. @prodigy, am using xp pro. I ll work on it 2mor n let you know the outcome. thanks a bunch guyz
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PuthyKrasha
#6 Posted : Friday, October 07, 2011 7:26:37 PM
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Hio ina itwa Blue Screeen of death!
If i showed you where i live, you would think that i was hiding.
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brav
#7 Posted : Wednesday, October 12, 2011 1:37:34 PM
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bahati yako, si red screen
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gitech44
#8 Posted : Thursday, October 20, 2011 3:36:30 PM
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Hi,Recovering your lost files is very simple.These are the steps:Insert ubuntu cd,restart the comp,press a key when you are prompted by your comp,install ubuntu without removing already installed operating system.
After starting your comp in ubuntu you will see your files since ubuntu dosen't get affected by windows virus.I hope this will be helpful to you.
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DtheK
#9 Posted : Friday, October 21, 2011 9:51:00 AM
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@gitech Actually the procedure is boot up with the ubuntu CD inside when the computer has finished booting choose try Ubuntu NOT install.
Once it loads go to places,from the resulting drop down menu you should see an entry xxGB file system(assuming your HDD was not partitioned,if partitioned there should be more than one such entries) xx being the size of your hard disk.
Click on that entry you will then be able to view your files.You can then insert a USB stick and copy them there.

WHY TO NOT CHOOSE INSTALL cause choosing install will require the hard disc to be reformatted.Not necessarily the whole of it but does he know how to partition?

sO @uday ulisaidika?
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