[TriLUG] call for help

[Turnpike Man]

ya, I think the Knoppix boot CD and SCP might be another possible solution... I
have not tried it on a windows or linux machine (for saving data purposes).

btw, I think GetDataBack costs around $85, I'm sure it's listed on their site.

David M.

--- Ralph Blach <chipper at us.ibm.com> wrote:
> Boy, this looks like a good solution to me.
> 
> Chip
> 
> Turnpike Man wrote:
> 
> >"Get Data Back"  http://www.runtime.org/
> >
> >This has saved myself and a couple other LUGers who had win installed
> machines
> >screw themselves... it costs I think... but cost is minor compared to the
> >savings... also, teach her how to backup... and hope that the drive is not
> >phyiscally damaged.  If OS corruption, you are probably ok.  You will need
> to
> >put the damaged drive in a functioning system with this software installed.
> >
> >good luck,
> >David M.
> >
> >
> >--- Stephen Hoffman <srhoffman at hofftech.net> wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>I just received a call from an employee in absolute panic.  Her hard drive
> >>crashed and naturally she didn't have any backups.  There isn't much
> >>sensitive information on there, but she has a 5 month old baby, whose
> >>whole record of existence is on that HD (in digital picture format!)
> >>
> >>Does anyone know of or have good experience with a good place to take a HD
> >>to try to recover data? She's in the Wilmington area, but I don't think
> >>she cares where it's recovered.  From what she said to me, it doesn't
> >>sound like the drive itself went completely kaput, but more then likely
> >>some sort of OS corruption, it sees the boot partition and tries to load
> >>windows then dies.  Dell swears that the drive is bad, and will be out
> >>later this week to replace it.  She is obviously a windows person, but
> >>when the dust settles, I'll definitely be FedEx-ing her a knoppix CD
> >>(don't think now is the time to play the "if you were using linux" card).
> >>
> >>Both she and I thank you in advance for any pointers.
> >>
> >>Steve
> >>
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