Walrus Down!! Weasel + Cross pls read. Cheers

[Walrus]

Hi Chris

I have a similar thing going.
1 HDD is partitioned into C (windows and apps) and D which is all my data. I also have a huge G drive full of audio data.
The problem is that on the C drive is the Docs and settings folder which has a bunch of stuff I need for my new install. I was within hours of doing a backup of all that stuff but was ambushed (by myself..is that an auto-ambush?) and now the only back ups are very old, too old to be really useful.

So...I have done heaps of investigation and have learned this...I have reached a bad place with trying to get into the recovery console and fix the hive. There is no other way in. I found some web pages that offered dire warnings about the situation I am in...oh dear.

Still...I have plan B. Fresh install on a new HDD. Slave the old C and C drive HDD to the new C drive...BUT, I just found a page which tells me that as the old C AND the new C are both BOOTABLE drives there may be issues in getting them both to run.
Now I have a day of more information gathering to see how to get around this issue.

All this just to get my email and settings for my programs back!!!
The data is there and safe (unless I launch another auto-ambush!!) so I just need to get at it.
My flatmate is a real computer wizz, but he is on tour in the UK at the moment. He's back soon so I guess you could say the reserves are on the way...actually he's more like the main force ;)

Cheers mate
Jason

If all fails I have a little program called BAD COPY that may work for you. I had a CD with all my patch files on it and it wouldn't run, and my system wouldn't recognize it. Ran BAD COPY and was able to get all my files back.

Thanks Chris, I will keep that in mind. I am doing ok so far...we'll see how the next few days go. This is a trial run really, in an hour I hope to win a new motherboard on ebay, then I will have to go thru all this again with the new install. The good news is that I can get to all my old files...so, so far so good.
Cheers mate
Jason