5711N0205W
2nd Dec 2007, 21:43
Despite me posting earlier about liking Vista :ugh::ugh::ugh: I now have a problem that I have never had with any other PC before.
The damn OS has karked it and will only boot into maintenance mode (or whatever it is called). None of the auto repair or system restore options work it looks like the only option is to start from scratch with a fresh install from the DVD.
Luckily I have all important data backed to a separate drive on the PC, the drive is operational as I managed to copy some last bits of data using the dos box from mtce mode.
I mounted the drive in an XP box I have but the OS could not see it (it was activated and seen in the BIOS), some feature of Vista security I assume...
Does anyone know how to make XP see data on a disk from a Vista machine, plenty of chat on the interweb about going the other way but nothing obvious about this option....
I'm v tempted to put XP on the main box instead of Vista but unless I can access the data this would not be the greatest idea :confused:
If I can't solve this conundrum I'll either put Vista back and live with it or put it back enough to get the data off to a USB device and then XP it, bit of a long way round though..... :rolleyes:
The damn OS has karked it and will only boot into maintenance mode (or whatever it is called). None of the auto repair or system restore options work it looks like the only option is to start from scratch with a fresh install from the DVD.
Luckily I have all important data backed to a separate drive on the PC, the drive is operational as I managed to copy some last bits of data using the dos box from mtce mode.
I mounted the drive in an XP box I have but the OS could not see it (it was activated and seen in the BIOS), some feature of Vista security I assume...
Does anyone know how to make XP see data on a disk from a Vista machine, plenty of chat on the interweb about going the other way but nothing obvious about this option....
I'm v tempted to put XP on the main box instead of Vista but unless I can access the data this would not be the greatest idea :confused:
If I can't solve this conundrum I'll either put Vista back and live with it or put it back enough to get the data off to a USB device and then XP it, bit of a long way round though..... :rolleyes: