Can't access data on slave drive after reinstalling XP

[dg1261]

you are exactly right. i called western digital tech support and that's
what they told me. before trying to rebuild the partition table i'm gonna
try to recover the data and back it up onto dvd. any suggestions on software
to recovery?

Well, you can't recover the data until you rebuild the partition table. The
partition table is the index to your partitions. Without it, you're
computer can't locate the partitions, and if you can't locate the
partitions, you can't locate files on those partitions. If you can't read
the files, all you've got is random sectors of data, and trying to piece
them together into the files they represent is worse than trying to put
together a billion-piece jigsaw puzzle. The partition table is the key, so
that's where you have to start.

 

[Jim Macklin]

see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
After reinstalling XP, previous files will appear to belong
to another user, you must take ownership.


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|
| "OnCallDoc" wrote:
| > > Look for information about examining and rebuilding
the partition table.
| If
| > > it were me, I'd work from DOS and use Mikkelsen's
findpart utility
| > > (http://www.partitionsupport.com/utilities.htm) to
find the partition
| > > boundaries and then rebuild my partition table
manually. I hear there
| are
| > > tools that claim to do it automatically, but since I
don't use the
| automatic
| > > stuff, I can't say which utils or how reliable they
are--maybe someone
| else
| > > will jump in here with a first-hand recommendation.
| >
| > you are exactly right. i called western digital tech
support and that's
| > what they told me. before trying to rebuild the
partition table i'm
| gonna
| > try to recover the data and back it up onto dvd. any
suggestions on
| software
| > to recovery?
|
| Well, you can't recover the data until you rebuild the
partition table. The
| partition table is the index to your partitions. Without
it, you're
| computer can't locate the partitions, and if you can't
locate the
| partitions, you can't locate files on those partitions.
If you can't read
| the files, all you've got is random sectors of data, and
trying to piece
| them together into the files they represent is worse than
trying to put
| together a billion-piece jigsaw puzzle. The partition
table is the key, so
| that's where you have to start.
|
|

 

[Guest]

thanks for the reply jim. unfortunately when selecting properties, there is
no option for security. when right clicking and selecting properties i only
get the general, tools, and hardware tabs. Within those, there is no option
for security as mentioned in the directions from the link you provided.

 

[Jim Macklin]

Read more carefully, you MUST boot into safe mode when using
XP Home.

Then you disable simple file sharing and that makes the
security tab appear.

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.




message
| thanks for the reply jim. unfortunately when selecting
properties, there is
| no option for security. when right clicking and selecting
properties i only
| get the general, tools, and hardware tabs. Within those,
there is no option
| for security as mentioned in the directions from the link
you provided.
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote:
|
| > see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
| > After reinstalling XP, previous files will appear to
belong
| > to another user, you must take ownership.
|