On Sun, 11 May 2008 23:13:25 +0100, Big Bill <bill@kruse.co.uk> wrote:
>On Sun, 11 May 2008 11:02:59 -0400, "Daave"
><dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote:
>
>>"Big Bill" <bill@kruse.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:i4sc24h4adu8o5qet2qq6lrbefqidsgpq4@4ax.com. ..
>>> On Sat, 10 May 2008 18:49:28 -0700, Malke <malke@invalid.invalid>
>>> wrote:
>>
>>>>>>1. Test the hard drive with a diagnostic utility downloaded from the
>>>>>>drive
>>>>>>mftr.
>>>
>>> That'd be Maxtor in this instance, this is a Maxtor Sata drive.
>>
>>As Malke stated, you need to rule out hardware problems. Go to this
>>page...
>>
>>http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00dd04090aRCRD
>>
>>so you can use SeaTools to test your Maxtor SATA drive.
>
>I did that and it comes up ok. No problemos, which is encouraging.
>
>>If it's fine, Malke recommended booting off a Knoppix live Linux CD.
>
>I don't believe I can burn one though. The thinking is so I can get at
>the files, I gather. I'll try on my Windows 98 machine.
>
>> It
>>certainly won't hurt, but at this point I'd just attempt a System
>>Restore to a point before you started experiencing problems
>
>System Restore hasn't been working from a normal boot for some time.
>It worked ok in Safe though.
>
>However, it wouldn't do that either earlier in this current crisis.
>
>> (if it
>>exists). Otherwise, just perform a repair install
>
>Don't have the original disk, not to hand anyway. Logic would indicate
>it's here somewhere. It might not be a "full" version though anyway, I
>gather there's two varieties and only one has the right stuff.
>
>>(Recovery Console may
>>be an option, too, but frankly I'm not too familiar with it). And check
>>your drivers, especially for your graphics card and Daemon Tools.
>
>I had PowerISO, so very likely that's where the unlovely sptd.sys came
>from. I gather I probably also have to delete dtscsi.sys too if it's
>lurking in there somewhere.
>
>>Finally, try Googling.
>
>I did :-)
>
>> For instance, I found the following at:
>>
>>http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/sptd...-t9327p13.html
>>
>><quote>
>>
>>When you first boot your PC you will hang so you have to restart your pc
>>in safe mode. (after bios boot screen rapidly press F8)
>>! Let the Sptd.sys driver load. ! (Dont press ESC)
>>In order for this to work you do need Sptd.sys dirver to be in
>>\Windows\System32\drivers\
>>
>>Once in safe mode load daemon tools.
>
>Ah, well, I can't get into it any more :-( I'm wondering if I ever
>had DT on there, don't think so but it's possible.
>
>>Next Right click the icon and go to Virtual CD/DVD-ROM Then
>>Go to Set number of devices... and set it to Disabled.
>>
>>Next restart your pc. Once back in windows u can set the number of
>>devices back to what it was before.
>>
>>I think there was some conflict with windows loading the emulated CD-ROM
>>drive at start up. Not the Sptd.sys file. By removing the Sptd.sys file
>>we were just disabling Daemon tools from working, thus disabling the
>>messed up drive.
>>
>></quote>
>>
>>If you wind up opting for the repair install, this is a good guide:
>>
>>http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>>
>
>Thanks, I already had that one. I've been working my way through
>
>http://tips.vlaurie.com/2006/05/23/r...ut-an-xp-disk/
>
>but got hung up on trying to burn the cd as opposed to messing with
>all those floppies.
>
>I'll try that linux thing on my 98. There's something called Puppy
>that's Linux too, I think, that some repair guy I read of used a lot
>to get out of troubles like this.
>
>Thanks.
>
>BB
OK this is me replying for interested parties. My buddy came round
with his XP Pro disk and after some futzing around with it I
remembered where mine was. We used the repair function and it
installed a new copy of Windows XP Pro. We didn't particularly ask it
to, we wanted it to repair the existing version, it decided to install
a new one instead. That means I had two versions of Windows, the new
working one and the old corrupted one. We tried again, hoping to see a
recovery option but there wasn't one. It tried to install yet another
new version but we interrupted that and deleted it.
So, now I have a virgin copy of Windows that functions and a corrupted
one that doesn't. I shudder to think of the registry. What I'd like to
do is combine the best of both versions of Windows. I still have all
my programs and files, both copies in fact. Any ideas, peeps? My
thanks to those who've helped so far.
BB
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