Computer problems ... Blue screen

I have the dreaded blue screen ... is there anyway to get into c drive without running through the windows setup .... have to backup some files

i have the windows setup disk, but this deletes all programs etc when installing

 

...you mean: "I should have had" backed up some files...

I hope it is not a Packard Bell which has a special setup designed to squeeze money out of the users whilst the technician spends half an hour with you on the telephone.

 

might have it sorted .... a guy who I work for is a computer fundi who sells hardware etc .... I work there on tuesday again and he has said i must breing the computer with and he will sort it

however, it's time for a new one (mine is an old Dell) and has served me well ... bought it 5 years ago (2nd hand)

it's time for a super quick laptop now (not new but will look for something 2-3 yrs old)

 

I would never buy a 2nd hand laptop
They are expensive to repair and often "wear out" in around 3 years.
Any repairs you do have done often cost a small fortune.

 

most of my stuff is backed up, but my favourites list has not been backed up ... I also have a database that I created in micrisoft access that i don't want to redo from scratch

hopefully he will sort it ... i don't think the hard drive is bad, just windows has crashed .... my A drive does not work, and tried booting with a boot disk using an external rom drive, but its not working ...

the message that pops up says we need to disable the antivirus etc but it does not allow you to get access to c drive

I say bring back DOS!
:D

 

I'm always skint and everything i buy is 2nd hand .... been lucky so far
:o

 

Something similar happened to me once and a chap said he'd sort it out for me. He re-formatted the drive which meant everything on it was gone! :DOH:

Just saying ...........

 

Hmmm ... if he formats my drive .... I'll 'prune' his prized palms

 

That's what happens when you get your hardware from the tip, Dim

 

nah ... had good service ... lasted a long time and this is the 1st prob .... can say that it was a bit 'slow' of late

bought it off gumtree or ebay (cannot remember .... thats how long ago it was).... but remember it was a bargain

:D

 

Hi *Dim* you will be able to view what's on the drive if you do one of two things

1. Connect the hard drive to a second PC either by plugging it in to the motherboard the standard way or putting it into an external USB enclosure or dock like this which usually set you back about £10-£15 online
   
   
2. or you can download and burn a Linux Live CD which will allow you to view all your files on the drive and then copy them over to a usb thumb drive or similar

of course both these options presume that the data on the drive is in fact intact...

Basically I won't go into the details of what Linux is as you don't really need to know other then it can help and it's FREE but basically it will allow you to recover files from your windows installation without effecting it in anyway

if your friend cannot help then download a copy of Ubuntu Linux from here

Download | Ubuntu

put it on a disc by following the helpful guides and then run it on your dell it should automatically find your windows drive and then you can browse through it and selectively copy the files/folders onto A usb stick

 

Take the hard drive out and put it as a second drive into the pc you are posting this on
Find and save the files you want kept to the main drive or USB stick

Jack McH

 

Just as a BTW - I bought a new computer 2 weeks ago. With only minor exceptions, all my files have been produced using MSOffice - no probs., you may think, 'cept of course, my version of Office doesn't work with Windows 7, even the wretched 'compatibility' thingy doesn't help and now Microsoft think they're going to screw £375 out of me for the new version.