Hi there
I have a laptop where Windows XP is corrupt and I cannot do anything once the system has booted up. Everything takes ages and all processes soon freeze. I cannot even run antivirus or spyware scans.
I recently made an image of the drive using Acronis True Image and can reinstate it, but I need to extract my data files otherwise they will get overwritten when re-instating windows from the Acronis image.
I know I could physically pull the HD out of the laptop and putting it into some sort of caddy can extract the files onto my other computer, but I would rather find a solution which enables me to resolve the issue without doing this.
Does anyone know if there is some kind of boot disk which gives USB functionality that I can buy which can help me to extract the files onto my USB external HD?
Appreciation for any help.
Emerald
"Be kind for everyone
you meet is fighting
a harder battle
I have a laptop where Windows XP is corrupt and I cannot do anything once the system has booted up. Everything takes ages and all processes soon freeze. I cannot even run antivirus or spyware scans.
I recently made an image of the drive using Acronis True Image and can reinstate it, but I need to extract my data files otherwise they will get overwritten when re-instating windows from the Acronis image.
I know I could physically pull the HD out of the laptop and putting it into some sort of caddy can extract the files onto my other computer, but I would rather find a solution which enables me to resolve the issue without doing this.
Does anyone know if there is some kind of boot disk which gives USB functionality that I can buy which can help me to extract the files onto my USB external HD?
Appreciation for any help.
Emerald
"Be kind for everyone
you meet is fighting
a harder battle