Re: Enable SET command in Recovery Console

Thanks Steve,
Think I'm on the final lap now - downloaded Partition Recovery Demo and
rescanned the disk from the bootable CD - found my missing D:Partition and
the data directories therein - bought the Pro version (29.99 USD) to write
the updated partition data to the disk - and rebooted into knoppix (was
tempted to go for a Windows boot straightaway but thought I'd take the
conservative approach first) - saw my "two" (C: & D:) disks on the desktop -
Huzzah!! - and I'm backing up the data to a USB hardisk as we speak. (seems
a bit slow - not sure USB 2.0 protocol is fully configured on my current
knoppix set-up.....but I'm so relieved to have reached this stage that I'm
not too worried!)

Thanks for all your input
Sassenach

"Steven L Umbach" wrote:

If you want that data on the D drive then you don't have much choice but to
try all reasonable alternatives. I assume from your description that you
have one physical drive because if drive D is another physical drive there
could be many reasons why it can not be accessed and thus potential repair
options. If it is indeed a single hard drive then you most likely can rule
out a problem with the drive itself and I think your chances for recovering
your data from D are good. Putting the drive in another computer as a
secondary/slave drive is also a good tactic if that is possible. When you do
get access to the D drive from a functioning operating system be sure to use
Computer Management/Disk Management to see if it can find the drive or how
it sees it.

Steve


"Sassenach" <Sassenach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks Steve - Unfortunately I don't have the original XP disk...only the
Sony Restore to factory OEM stuff.......ought to be a law against it!!

The Knoppix set-up went really well got to my C: drive (3OGB) and rescued
my
Documents and Settings stuff (Outlook PST's) to a USB device - very nice
GUI
all loaded into RAM from CD without "touching" the hard drive.......but I
still can't see the 2nd partition D: drive (160 GB) where all my User data
files are stored.

Knoppix is supposed to recognise NTFS/FAT partitions as separate drive
icons
when it starts up...I have no reason to believe it's a Knoppix
problem....I
also noted I couldn't see the D: drive from the Recovery Console either
(even
though I would've been unable to access it anyway)...soooo I think my
crash
problems may also be related to a corruption of the file partition
records....

As I recall last time I rebuilt the system I had the option to reformat
and
restore only the C: partition and re-install the OS......hopefully if I
have
to go down this route whaddya reckon the chances are of discovering an
undisturbed D: drive data on the other side of the process are
eh??......mmmmmm

Cheers
Sassenach

"Steven L Umbach" wrote:

OK. Good luck. Another great item to have in your arsenal is to create
your
own bootable from cdrom/DVD version of XP using your install disk. BART'S
PE
allows you to do this. A nice feature of using it is that you can edit
most
of the registry on a dead operating system and also backup data to
cdrom/DVD. The link to it is below.

Steve

http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ --- BART'S PE

"Sassenach" <Sassenach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks Steve,
I've tried most combinations of "Safe" and "last known settings" etc.
all
to
no avail. I think my problems really all relate to trying to
un-install
Norton Goback.
This is the second time I've had trouble with it...I tried not to
install
it
in the first place when I needed use Norton Systemworks.....but it
snuck
in
....I shan't be a Norton Customer in future....I can't even use the
Norton
recovery disk until I uninstall Go Back successfully.......and it wont
remove
the history properly without re-booting half way through...too many
egss
and
chickens in all this stuff (like the RC default policy setting
requiring
you
to forsee the crash - OK NOW I know that's should have been
predictable!).

I will check out your link from home tonight (my Work firewall prevents
access to "Hacking" type websites. I have also started down the
Knoppix
Boot
CD route that Karl suggested...I have to say that so far this looks
like a
very clean option, and may lead to me eventually becoming a Linux
user.....or
at least a Dual Booter

Thanks a lot for your input.
Sassenach

"Steven L Umbach" wrote:

Try using F8 when starting the operating system to access the
alternate
start menu and select the option for "last known good configuration to
see
if that helps". If that does not try booting into Safe Mode. I noticed
that
one of the capabilities of a popular password reset disk is that it
can
also
change the settings for Recovery Console including the setting you
want
to
change. The tool is available at the link below and you can create
either
a
bootable floppy or cdrom.

Steve

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

"Sassenach" <Sassenach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My XP Home system won't boot (continuously re-boots after failing to
find
CHKDSK)-but I need to rescue data by being able to to change
directories
and
copying data from hard disk (though I can only see the first partion
C:)
to
my USB drive within Recovery Console - Soooo...... I need to enable
the
SETAllowAllPaths=true command......but how can I use the Windows
security
tools:

. The Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in in Microsoft
Management
Console (MMC)
. The Domain Controller Security Policy in Administrative Tools.
. The Domain Security Policy in Administrative Tools.
. The Local Security Policy in Administrative Tools.

If I can't boot into Windows anymore - I didn't know my system was
going
to
crash so hadn't set the policy beforehand......what's the point of
Recovery
Console If I can't get to my data to rescue it????

Help would really be appreciated











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