XP won't boot

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I have a computer that had xp home on it. I turned it on and the only thing I
got was the splash screen. I tried booting from the disk with a long delayed
time went to install XP again But it told me there was no hard drive. I then
took another HD with XP pro and found out that the computer worked fine and
the problem is with the hard drive. I took the original drive and hooked it
up as a slave and found all the files but can't transfer anything. Does
anyone have any Ideas? I was able to make a backup.bkf file but am unable to
restore anything.
 
jeffddntdt said:
I have a computer that had xp home on it. I turned it on and the only thing I
got was the splash screen. I tried booting from the disk with a long delayed
time went to install XP again But it told me there was no hard drive. I then
took another HD with XP pro and found out that the computer worked fine and
the problem is with the hard drive. I took the original drive and hooked it
up as a slave and found all the files but can't transfer anything. Does
anyone have any Ideas? I was able to make a backup.bkf file but am unable to
restore anything.
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You write "I took the original drive and hooked it up as a slave
and found all the files but can't transfer anything." This is a good
idea but you should tell us WHY you could not transfer anything.
 
I don't know why. When I try to copy the file I get "ntuser is being used
turn it off and try again", but I think my documents are being blocked
because they are to be kept private.
 
I suspect that you're trying to copy the file "ntuser.dat".
Don't - it's part of the registry and it is locked. Concentrate
on your other files, e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook.
 
When you copy your personal files then you won't have
a problem with "ntuser.dat". Be a little more selective
when tagging the folders to be copied!
 
The main files I need to retrieve it tells me that access is denied. is there
any way to unlock it?
 
Have a look at "Take Ownership of Your Files and Folders"
here: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_mydocs.htm

After resolving this irritating issue, think about the iron law
of computing: All important files must be backed up to an
independent medium at regular intervals, e.g. weekly. Trying
to back them up when disaster stares you in the face is not
the best approach. A 2.5" hard disk in an external USB
case is a low cost and highly effective backup medium.
 
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