from W2K recovery console...

4help4help
edited April 2004 in Hardware
Hello experts,

is possible from w2k recovery console to copy dir/files of data to
a flopy/cd-rom?
if for examble, one of these files is a browser am i able to find the bookmarks
that i have on it if i will reinstal to another system?

is possible from recovery console to install programs?

thank you for an answer.

patch

Comments

  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Generally, you can only copy to what you have device drivers for. Floppy, yes, but you would need a different O\S to burn CDs as DOS programs there are NOT for burning from a Win2K console boot.... DOS does NOT have the memory management needed to buffer that kind of thing. Try a Linux Live CD boot, though. THOSE can burn and READ NTFS from HD, especially pre-XP NTFS.

    Bookmarks, though, you can recover. What browser program and what version of same??? Email similarly, if you want that pile of email you squirreled away like I do in 38 local folders, what email client and what version????

    Easiest thing, mount another HD in box, copy to that what you want to scavange, from recovery console. Take PM 8.0 or 7.0 or Ranish's Part program or FDISK and then FORMAT, make FAT32 parts, then copy, then recover from your temp spare HD....

    Walk around that thick granite type stone wall, easier than tunneling through it-- or blasting what you want away trying to get through the wall.

    John D.
  • 4help4help
    edited April 2004
    Hello John,

    Thank you very much for your help. however, to understand you corectlly i need some further exolanations.
    YOU CODE:
    "Easiest thing, mount another HD in box, copy to that what you want to scavange, from recovery console. Take PM 8.0 or 7.0 or Ranish's Part program or FDISK and then FORMAT, make FAT32 parts, then copy, then recover from your temp spare HD....

    FROM THE RECOVERY CONSOLE YOU CAN COPY FILES FROM WINNT BUT NOT
    FROM C:

    "Take PM 8.0 or 7.0 or Ranish's Part program"
    can you provide more info for these programs, web sites. etc

    thanks
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    4help wrote:
    Hello John,

    Thank you very much for your help. however, to understand you corectlly i need some further exolanations.
    YOU CODE:
    "Easiest thing, mount another HD in box, copy to that what you want to scavange, from recovery console. Take PM 8.0 or 7.0 or Ranish's Part program or FDISK and then FORMAT, make FAT32 parts, then copy, then recover from your temp spare HD....

    FROM THE RECOVERY CONSOLE YOU CAN COPY FILES FROM WINNT BUT NOT
    FROM C:

    "Take PM 8.0 or 7.0 or Ranish's Part program"
    can you provide more info for these programs, web sites. etc

    thanks

    http://www.powerquest.com/

    PM=Partition Magic
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    4Help:

    Welcome to short-media.

    What Ageek said was correct - the easiest way to do what you need to do is to take the hard drive out and connect it to another computer. Then, from that computer you can copy whatever you need to a floppy, CD, etc.
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