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847873 2010-01-11 09:40:00 my laptop has three partitions, the c: partition shows but not able to boot from. All I get is the boot menu
I have checked the disk structure and the data is there, just not seen in the os. is there any program that can restore that partition?:banana
videoguy (1351)
847874 2010-01-11 17:44:00 Easy boot CD might do it, depends whats wrong, it could just be the MBR is corrupt. What version of Windows? gary67 (56)
847875 2010-01-11 22:34:00 windows xp pro videoguy (1351)
847876 2010-01-11 23:07:00 What says the data is there. And what do you mean the OS can't see it? How can you not see it if it's not bootable? Agent_24 (57)
847877 2010-01-11 23:38:00 remove the drive put it in a external case
plug in another drive look at the external drive with easyrecovery proessional
videoguy (1351)
847878 2010-01-11 23:43:00 you make it sound like you didnt need any help at all GameJunkie (72)
847879 2010-01-12 02:30:00 If i new the solution I wouls not have asked the question STUPID videoguy (1351)
847880 2010-01-12 03:02:00 Well yup you'll have to pull it out, put it in a working system. Then find a program to recover the partition Speedy Gonzales (78)
847881 2010-01-12 05:01:00 What are you using to look at the drive that can still see the data? Is this a specialist program of some kind, or have you simply mounted the disk on another system?

If you're using a specialist program, what happens if you try to look at the drive 'normally'?

What filesystem(s) is the disk formatted with (e.g. NTFS, FAT32 etc), and how many partitions does it have?

If you can see the files using a tool, but not when mounting the disk normally, the linux utility 'testdisk' should be able to recover the partition information for you and restore access to the files. I strongly recommend you make a backup before you try this.

Finally, DO NOT write anything to the disk (except for the stuff that testdisk does); anything you write to the disk can cause further permanent damage to the data on it and may make some (or all) of your files unrecoverable.


If i new the solution I wouls not have asked the question STUPIDThat was uncalled for - insulting other members won't get you anywhere, and will simply make others feel less inclined to help you - none of us are paid to do this, and you are not *entitled* to an answer. Treat other members with courtesy and they will do the same to you (and if they don't... the mods have a big hammer).
Erayd (23)
847882 2010-01-12 05:17:00 If i new the solution I wouls not have asked the question STUPID

it's what your post sounded like to me.

no need to make comment like that
GameJunkie (72)
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