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Name: Eric Bennett
Location: Brantford, Ontario
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1. whats a LiveCD, how does it work, where to get it from 2. whats a "IDE/SATA-USB adapter" how does it work, and where to get it from for soladude's question.......my friend haves an e-machine's restore cd that came with the computer but not a windows xp setup cd.....when i pop it in it says 1. restore windows xp 2.boot from cd's command prompt (ms-dos.....A:/>___) something like that Join or Log In to answer.
1. LiveCD's are like portable OSes; you boot from them and get a working environment to slurp your files. 2. The adapter plugs into your hard drive and then into your USB port to connect the two. 3. Don't mess around with the Restore CD(1/1)
-jabagawee (4Q / 23A) Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:41am


if you're not technologically proficient.
-jabagawee (4Q / 23A) Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:41am


I would suggest that you use the restore CD and boot to the command propmpt. If the computer does not reboot after being at the command pronpt for a while this probably eliminates any hardware malfunction concerns. Proceed with XP install.
-SolaDude (0Q / 4A) Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:44am


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extension.....to last qustion even while it keeps restarting at the ms-dos screen/ windows xp loading screen i can retreive the data with a usb cable........or no? are there other methods Join or Log In to answer.
As said before, you'll need a LiveCD to complete the task. Linux distributions with NTFS read/write support work best for me. You may have a BartPE based Windows XP disc or a BSD LiveCD. The choice is yours. However, you will not be (1/1)
-jabagawee (4Q / 23A) Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:19am


able to extract anything from the computer with simply a USB cable and a hard drive; there is no software to move the data, right?
-jabagawee (4Q / 23A) Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:20am


best is take the hard drive out of the computer, connect it to a IDE/SATA-USB adapter, and connect that via USB to another computer to copy files off of it (this is how to get data off when the original PC doesn't boot up)
-takabanana (0Q / 7A) Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:20am


U can also try these softwares 2 retrieve data
http://tinyurl.com/2yjas9
-Duckie (0Q / 806A) Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:22am


Have you tried booting from your Windows XP CD? Does it still restart after doing that and getting to the Windows setup menu?
-SolaDude (0Q / 4A) Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:23am


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my friend have a serious computer problem...where every time you press the power button it starts up and and goes to the windows xp loading screen.....few minutes later it restarts its self over and over again with no ending. so how do i fix this..........and if cant be fix how would one retreive the data of the computer. Join or Log In to answer.
Bad power supply, bad RAM, or overheating (make sure all fans in computer are running when on and aren't blocked by anything). Retrieve data off of hard drive by connecting to a device that allows any hard drive to be connected via USB.
-takabanana (0Q / 7A) Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:09am


use an external hard drive and a liveCD to extract/back up all the data from the computer. in order to fix it, we would have to know some more specifics about your problem.
-jabagawee (4Q / 23A) Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:10am


I have seen this before and my resolution was to intall another copy of Windows XP on the computer (not a reformat install). This will allow you to still access any data that is on the computer but you will have to re-install your programs.
-SolaDude (0Q / 4A) Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:12am


normally this happens wen ther is a voltage fluctuation or the UPS battery is slow. it keeps restarting
automatically.
-Duckie (0Q / 806A) Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:12am


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If ur right handed, do u put ur right leg into ur underwear first and then ur left leg? Or vice versa? what if ur ambidextrous? Join or Log In to answer.
I am right handed and I always put my left leg in first.
-SolaDude (0Q / 4A) Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:37am


I'm right handed and always go right leg first. Don't think it has to do with whether you're right or left handed though. It probably has more to do with whether you're right or left leg dominant. For example, in snowboarding people who are right leg d
-GadgetGirl (53Q / 29A) Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:41am


dominant ride regular and people who are left leg dominant ride goofy. I ride regular so maybe dominant leg goes in first?
-GadgetGirl (53Q / 29A) Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:43am


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