system restore with knoppix?

[jen]

hi, i've posted here before about windows locking up at
the logon screen and then giving me a stop error, and
some people have suggested that my hard drive might be
dying. well, recently i downloaded knoppix and ran it on
my computer, and using that, i was able to access my
files and everything seemed to be working fine. does this
mean that my hard drive is fine or is there still the
possibility that it's still dying? also, does anyone know
how to run executables from knoppix? when i click on
them, an "open with" screen pops up. (i tried to use
system restore...) thanks for any help.
..

 

[Kelly]

Uhmm, is this question for Linux or Windows???

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi jen,

Being able to load Knoppix and read from the hard drive means that it's not
totally dead, but that by no means is a way of determining if it's ok. You
should download and create a drive diagnostic boot floppy from the
manufacturer to determine the health of the drive.

Also, you can't run your Windows programs while boot Knoppix. Knoppix is a
bootable self-contained version of Linux (meaning it requires no hard drive
to load and run), and the only programs you can run are the ones that are
native to its environment - it has no idea of what to do with Win-based
programs. Knoppix is good in that it can allow you to do some data recovery
operations, as well as some limited file writing on your Windows system, but
it's not going to help you fix everything.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Bob Harris]

If you are concerned about a potentially bad hard disk, download some
diagnostic software from the disk manufacturer, Nearly all of them have
free downloads, and most are self-extracting onto a floppy, which they will
even make bootable for you. Run the diagnosis and see what it says.
BEWARE: Avoid things thnat sound like low-level format, wipe, erase, etc.
And, of course, read the help file or readme file that usually comes with
the software.

OR, run the XP recovery console form the XP CDROM and do a CHKDSK with the
/R option. This may run an hour or so on a large disk.

If the diagnostic software ssays that thre disk is OK, they look into
repairing something that is software, like XP, drivers, etc. If you have a
retail copy of XP, it can repair itself. If it is an OEM copy, that may not
be possible.