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
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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)
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)