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PaXi

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My disk is in the NTFS format.

While encoding a 2 GB file , windows hanged and i had to restart windows.

Upon restarting i got a black(not blue) screen and got an error something like:
"error in C:windows\system32
Run recovery console"

I restarted , inserted and booted from the windows CD and Ran the recovery console .

After that i exited from the recovery console and restarted windows . A check disk was scheduled at the start - if found some errors and proceeded to load windows but it didn't get past the windows logo . I restarted and again got stuck at the windows screen . I've also tried the "chkdsk /r" command in the recovery console but still getting the same error.

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I would've done a clean install of XP by now had there not been , a few important files stored in the My documents folder.

So is there any way that i can recover windows or get those files.

The files are stored in "My documents" and i'm the Administrator with a password enabeld.

Note:Safe mode also doesn't work. I've also tried installing windows on another hard-disk and accessing those files but i get the following error.

E:\documets and settings\saif Is not accessible
Access is denied.

Please help!
 
md tmp

copy C:\windows\system32\config\system C:\windows\tmp\system.bak
copy C:\windows\system32\config\software C:\windows\tmp\software.bak
copy C:\windows\system32\config\sam C:\windows\tmp\sam.bak
copy C:\windows\system32\config\security C:\windows\tmp\security.bak
copy C:\windows\system32\config\default C:\windows\tmp\default.bak
delete C:\windows\system32\config\system
delete C:\windows\system32\config\software
delete C:\windows\system32\config\Sam
delete C:\windows\system32\config\security
delete C:\windows\system32\config\default
copy C:\windows\repair\system C:\windows\system32\config\system
copy C:\windows\repair\software C:\windows\system32\config\software
copy C:\windows\repair\sam C:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy C:\windows\repair\security C:\windows\system32\config\security
copy C:\windows\repair\default C:\windows\system32\config\default

Part2:

Exit

. Start Windows Explorer.

2. On the Tools menu, click Folder options.

3. Click the View tab.

4. Under Hidden files and folders, click to select Show hidden files and folders, and then click to clear the "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)" check box.

5. Click Yes when the dialog box is displayed that confirms that you want to display these files.

6. Double-click the drive where you installed Windows XP to get a list of the folders. It's important to click the correct drive.

7. Open the System Volume Information folder. This folder appears dimmed because it is set as a super-hidden folder. If you're using the FAT32 file system, this will be easy. If you're using NTFS, it won't let you open the folder, but here's how to get around that: Right-click on that system volume information folder and select Sharing and Security. Then click the Security tab. (No security tab? Skip two paragraphs.) Click Add, and then in the box that's labeled "Enter the object names to select," type the name of the user that's at the top of the Start menu -- that's probably you. [Damn it, why do they say object names when it's people's names? I guess that's Microsoft for you.]

Anyway, make sure you type the name the way it's listed there on the Start Menu. I made the mistake of typing my first name only and it wouldn't let me in. Type first and last name if that's how it's written on the top of the Start menu. After you've typed that in, click OK a couple of times and finally that monster will let you in.

But what if you don't see a Security tab? Try this: Click to select the checkboxes in the "Network sharing and security" area -- one is labeled "Share this folder on the network" and the other is labeled "Allow network users to change my files." Change the share name to something short, like sysinfo. Then it'll let you in. After you're done with this entire rescue operation, you might want to go back and change these back to the way they were before, for maximum security.

OK. Now here you are, in the inner sanctum where only the high priests go. Be not afraid, all ye who enter here. As Microsoft so eloquently puts it:

NOTE : This folder contains one or more _restore {GUID} folders such as "_restore{87BD3667-3246-476B-923F-F86E30B3E7F8}".

8. Open a folder that was not created at the current time. You may have to click Details on the View menu to see when these folders were created. There may be one or more folders starting with "RP x under this folder. These are restore points.

9. Open one of these folders to locate a Snapshot subfolder; the following path is an example of a folder path to the Snapshot folder:

C:\System Volume Information\_restore{D86480E3-73EF-47BC-A0EB-A81BE6EE3ED8}RP1Snapshot

From the Snapshot folder, copy the following files to the C:\Windows\Tmp folder (you can use your mouse, you're in Windows now, remember?):
_registry_user_.default
_registry_machine_security
_registry_machine_software
_registry_machine_system
_registry_machine_sam

Part 3 : boot from CD

In part three, you delete the existing registry files, and then copy the System Restore Registry files to the C:\Windows\System32\Config folder:

From within Recovery Console, type the following commands:


Del c:\windows\system32\config\sam



Del c:\windows\system32\config\security



Del c:\windows\system32\config\software



Del c:\windows\system32\config\default



Del c:\windows\system32\config\system



copy c:\windows\tmp\_registry_machine_software c:\windows\system32\config\software



copy c:\windows\tmp\_registry_machine_system c:\windows\system32\config\system



copy c:\windows\tmp\_registry_machine_sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam



copy c:\windows\tmp\_registry_machine_security c:\windows\system32\config\security



copy c:\windows\tmp\_registry_user_.default c:\windows\system32\config\default


1. Click Start, then click All Programs.

2. Click Accessories, and then click System Tools.

3. Click System Restore, and then click Restore to a previous Restore Point.

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Please don't delete the above as i'll print the above from a cafe .
 
you can boot knoppix (Linux distro on a CD) it can read NTFS just fine (but not write). Or you can make yourself a bootable XP CD with PEBuilder (google for it)
 
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