Safe mode only loads basic drivers, so it's probable that the write function
doesn't work. In older versions of Windows, generally the CD didn't work at
all.
Your best bet might be to remove the hard drive from the nonfunctional
computer, put it in a working machine, and copy the files that way.
"Towaki Komatsu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:18f301c3f6a8$d2b71ba0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> After having tested a possible solution earlier today, I'm
> adding a second posting to try to find out how I might be
> able to enable the "write" functionality of a read-write
> CD-Rom drive that is accessed after booting up in Safe
> Mode with a Command Prompt. After booting up my system
> that runs Windows XP Professional this way to find out if
> my friend might possibly be able to backup her files by
> copying them to a rewritable CD-Rom, I received a message
> indicating that there was no disk in my CD-Rom drive after
> I tried writing a file to a re-writable CD-Rom while there
> was in fact a disk in the drive.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Monday, February 16, 2004 6:57 p.m. Central time
> >
> >After learning last week that a friend has recently been
> >getting both "Operating System Not Found" and "Beginning
> >Dump of Physical Memory" on her Sony Vaio VX88 laptop
> with
> >Windows XP Professional installed, I am hoping that
> >someone may be able to suggest what options are available
> >to her to backup her data before she may need to have her
> >hard drive replaced. Also, she indicated that she is
> >hearing a ticking sound that seems to be coming from the
> >hard drive.
> >
> >To try to help her fix the problem, I already had her
> boot
> >up in Safe Mode successfully, then do error-checking on
> >her hard drive, followed by Disk Defragmenting on it
> too.
> >However, in the case of defragmenting her drive, once the
> >process reached 85% complete, a "Beginning Dump of
> >Physical Memory" message appeared.
> >
> >Some of the possible backup options that I've thought
> >might work include:
> >
> >a) attaching a Zip or Jazz drive to her laptop;
> >b) connecting her laptop to another computer by using a
> >null-modem connection after booting up in Safe Mode with
> >Networking Support;
> >c) seeing if she can somehow connect her laptop to the
> LAN
> >at her office, then either moving her files from her
> >laptop to another workstation in the office or to an e-
> >mail message as an attachment.
> >
> >Also, in the event that she needs to have her hard drive
> >replaced, approximately how much will it likely cost?
> >
> >In any event, thank you in advance for your assistance.
> >.
> >
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