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Okay, I was in a state of delusion one day, but here's what I did...
On my laptop (which was working fine), I right clicked the C drive icon, hit properties, hit the 'compress disk' option. About a minute or two into the compression, I hit cancel. Everything was fine. Then I restarted my laptop...
Now, after the initial Dell screen (I have an Inspiron 6000), I get a message saying:
I've tried reinstalling windows (I have a vista DVD), but because I still need the files on my computer, I didn't completely format my hard drive. Basically, reinstalling the new windows over the old one didn't fix the compressed bootmgr problem.
Now, what I want to know: if I can't boot up my computer, is there any way that I can retrieve my files? Because if I can do that, I can just format my hard drive and reinstall windows from scratch.
So if anyone has any idea how I can get the data off my hard drive, I greatly appreciate any suggestions.
Thank you so much.
On my laptop (which was working fine), I right clicked the C drive icon, hit properties, hit the 'compress disk' option. About a minute or two into the compression, I hit cancel. Everything was fine. Then I restarted my laptop...
Now, after the initial Dell screen (I have an Inspiron 6000), I get a message saying:
error messageBOOTMGR is compressed.
Press ctrl+alt+del to reboot
I've tried reinstalling windows (I have a vista DVD), but because I still need the files on my computer, I didn't completely format my hard drive. Basically, reinstalling the new windows over the old one didn't fix the compressed bootmgr problem.
Now, what I want to know: if I can't boot up my computer, is there any way that I can retrieve my files? Because if I can do that, I can just format my hard drive and reinstall windows from scratch.
So if anyone has any idea how I can get the data off my hard drive, I greatly appreciate any suggestions.
Thank you so much.
2 years 4 months ago
Hhmm.. do you get this error message before the windows loading screen comes up?
you could try loading into safe mode.. but i don't think it'll work with the issue you're having
other than that.. the only way for you to backup your data would be for you to take out your hd from your laptop and connect it to another computer to access the files
you could try loading into safe mode.. but i don't think it'll work with the issue you're having
other than that.. the only way for you to backup your data would be for you to take out your hd from your laptop and connect it to another computer to access the files
Try booting into the recovery console on your Vista disk.
Then enter the following commands (press return after entering each line):
If that doesn't work try this command:
To retrieve files, as the previous poster said you can take your hard drive out and plug it into another computer. The other option would be to use a live Linux disk to copy the files to dvd's or another computer.
Then enter the following commands (press return after entering each line):
expand bootmgr temp
attrib bootmgr -s -r -h
del bootmgr
ren temp bootmgr
attrib bootmgr -a +s +r +h
If that doesn't work try this command:
attrib -c bootmgr
To retrieve files, as the previous poster said you can take your hard drive out and plug it into another computer. The other option would be to use a live Linux disk to copy the files to dvd's or another computer.
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Live linux....i asked a friend and he said something about knoppix. can anyone tell me more about that?
Hofodomo01live linux....i asked a friend and he said something about knoppix. can anyone tell me more about that?
Knoppix should work, I haven't used that particular distribution before though.
A live distribution is just an OS (Linux) that runs completely off a CD/DVD (of other media), no need to install it on to your hard drive. Download it, burn it to disk. Then put the disk in and reboot your computer, it should just start up.
Also you should be able to burn disks from within it even if you only have one disk drive. It's what I had to do once on an old laptop. Network connections should also work.
Did you try running those commands by the way?
EDIT: best check that it can read NTFS volumes though, the old live distribution I use Mepis does, at-least the version I have.
EDIT2: Looks like Knoppix will read NTFS ok.
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Simple. Throw that DVD of Vista out and get Win XP!
The best solution. Never hold the original setting on a laptop.
2 years 4 months ago
Get the BARTPE recovery environment.
You can make a XP that runs form CD and you will never have any NTFS problems.
You can make a XP that runs form CD and you will never have any NTFS problems.
2 years 4 months ago
I have no further help to give, mainly because almost all possible solutions have been exhausted here, so I'll just impart this simple advice: NEVER compress your hard drive. It's pointless, and causes issues. >_>
2 years 4 months ago
Compressing hardrives is absolutely no issue at all. It just depends on what you use to compress , the method , and the capability of your system ( laptops can't compare to overclocked systems can they ? ) still you could try doing the dos method and retrieve your files there...
Did you try to delete your partition on your laptop and then make a fresh install of Vista or you can try repairing Vista or boot of the Vista DVD if those don't work just find a Windows XP CD install that then install Vista.
2 years 4 months ago
He wants to recover his data...if you do that you'll delete all the data ( although possible to recover )
Hmmmm well there is a way. You could buy an external enclosure for your laptop Hard drive and then use another computer to retrieve the data and then reformat. 2.25" External enclosures are like 10$ on www.newegg.com so for 10$ back up your files form your laptop hd to your desktop and then reformat and put back the files.
Or he could just fix his boot-loader.
That way he wouldn't loose anything.
That way he wouldn't loose anything.
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Well what he can do is take some of the current free space he has on his hard drive and install vista on that then back up files like burning it on cd's or DVD's then reformat completely that in theory should work or he can boot off ubuntu by CD and then back up by burning it.
Suggestion to prevent this problem happening in the future: buy external and keep important files on that.
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