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Thread ID: 147350 2018-11-20 11:58:00 Need assistance reviving an old HP computer Running Win XP Media Cernter Eddition. Merlynswolf (17657) PC World Chat
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1455786 2018-11-22 23:08:00 Why can't he just use a Live Distro of Ubuntu or something else... since Linux can SEE and negotiate the Windows files (not the other way around though) and he can pull off any files he wants.

I believe that Puppy can do it too...... (puppylinux.org)
SurferJoe46 (51)
1455787 2018-11-22 23:24:00 [QUOTE=Merlynswolf;1283543. There are a number of photos etc i would like to get off it, .[/QUOTE]

oops , didnt notice that.
Plenty of easy options

www.paragon-software.com
I use the older version of this all the time. Download & create a bootable CD
Connect a USB drive to write to, boot from the paragon CD , go into the file transfer option.
It will copy the files you pick onto a USB drive/stick etc
Its Linux based, but its presetup ready to go to extract old files from PC's
1101 (13337)
1455788 2018-11-23 20:37:00 oops , didnt notice that.
Plenty of easy options

www.paragon-software.com
I use the older version of this all the time. Download & create a bootable CD
Connect a USB drive to write to, boot from the paragon CD , go into the file transfer option.
It will copy the files you pick onto a USB drive/stick etc
Its Linux based, but its presetup ready to go to extract old files from PC's

Will give this a try, not exactly sure what I’m doing, but will give it a crack!!
Merlynswolf (17657)
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