I havent checked for anything as I cant get into windows.

What I really need is someone to upload a UBCD they created, as the creator for UBCD only runs in windows, and I dont have a windows install to use.

it may sound pointless, but if its a fresh install,


format -> reinstall?

Its not fresh totally... already has a lot of photos and stuffs on there. Dont want to lose them if I can help it.

You should be able to get stuff from the HDD using the bootCD though.

Quote from: bearYou should be able to get stuff from the HDD using the bootCD though.

and put where? I can get stuff from the hd using the linux install, if I just wanted to toast windows I could, but I dont want to. I want to repair the bloody thing.

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Quote from: bearYou should be able to get stuff from the HDD using the bootCD though.

and put where? I can get stuff from the hd using the linux install, if I just wanted to toast windows I could, but I dont want to. I want to repair the bloody thing.

make a sub folder on the HDD, move everything to that subfolder & reinstall without formating

I guess that is why I allways have two partitions on my HDDs so I allways can save stuff but still format C: if needed. Is that centos partition to small ?

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Quote from: M3ta7h3ad

Quote from: bearYou should be able to get stuff from the HDD using the bootCD though.

and put where? I can get stuff from the hd using the linux install, if I just wanted to toast windows I could, but I dont want to. I want to repair the bloody thing.

make a sub folder on the HDD, move everything to that subfolder & reinstall without formating

You know as well as I do, that results in a hashup Yes it works, but ugh... its untidy.

CentOS is fine, but I use that partition for work related schenanigans. Dont want to fill it with stuff. nor lose it.

Im getting there slowly though, just all the "rescue cd" stuff requires windows to run, to make the image. Which is shocking considering they are designed to rescue windows.

Hey fella,

This is a big download so do it if you like...

Bitdefender have a rescue boot CD you can cut onto a disk (if you can access another machine).

http://download.bitdefender.com/rescue_cd/bitdefender_2008_RescueCD_v2.iso

Cheers,
Tongy

LiveXP CD

http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

http://pcquest.ciol.com/content/handson/2004/104040510.asp

ah thanks there tongy. definately going to give that a shot.

I did a bit of manual "hmm... wtf is that?!" removal via hijackthis yesterday. Got it running inside of safemode after scanning from linux.

Quote from: bearhttp://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

http://pcquest.ciol.com/content/handson/2004/104040510.asp

PE Builder is useless in this case as I mentioned above. Requires windows to build the image.

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Quote from: bearhttp://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

http://pcquest.ciol.com/content/handson/2004/104040510.asp

PE Builder is useless in this case as I mentioned above. Requires windows to build the image.

Oh I thought you had another machine to work from is it centos u use to get and make the BitdefenderCD ?

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Quote from: Eggtastico

Quote from: M3ta7h3ad

Quote from: bearYou should be able to get stuff from the HDD using the bootCD though.

and put where? I can get stuff from the hd using the linux install, if I just wanted to toast windows I could, but I dont want to. I want to repair the bloody thing.

make a sub folder on the HDD, move everything to that subfolder & reinstall without formating

You know as well as I do, that results in a hashup Yes it works, but ugh... its untidy.

CentOS is fine, but I use that partition for work related schenanigans. Dont want to fill it with stuff. nor lose it.

Im getting there slowly though, just all the "rescue cd" stuff requires windows to run, to make the image. Which is shocking considering they are designed to rescue windows.

Its not untidy.. everything is dumped into a directory - say oldhdd
Then you reinstall windows.
Copy what you want from oldhdd directory & then delete oldhdd directory.

I do it all the time.

and what exactly happens to your installed programs? registry entries? and other useful bits and pieces...

... they get left on the system, unusable because they are missing registry keys, or system files have changed and so the incorrect version of a dll is on the system, meaning I then have to go through and delete the programs manually... however some may work, so then Ive got to bloody remake the shortcuts and what not... yes... not untidy at all.

If you are going to install windows, format - reinstall is the best way, every time.

EIther way its not a choice here.

Yes @ bear, same computer. dual boot.