Thanks, am going to try that today.
"Mick Murphy" wrote:
Quote:
> http://www.knoppix.org/
>
> You can download the above Knoppix Live CD, and burn an ISO image to CD from
> it.
> It is a bootable disk that does not install, and only uses your RAM and
> Graphics to run.
> You can copy all Data to Flash drive with it.
>
>
> --
> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
>
>
> "GoalieMom" wrote:
> Quote:
> > We just bought 2 Toshiba Satellites A200, both run Vista Home Premium. Now
> > one does not boot.
> >
> > Some of the screen messages read:
> > "Windows Error Recovery"
> > "Windows failed to start."
> > "Launch repair (recommended)"
> >
> > When we click Launch repair the screen goes to Windows Boot Manager and it
> > reads:
> >
> > "Windows has encountered a problem communicating with a device connected to
> > your computer.
> >
> > This error can be caused by unplugging a removable storage device such as an
> > external usb drive while the device is in use, or by faulty hardware such as
> > a hard drive or cd-rom drive that is failing. Make sure any removable
> > storage is properly connected and then restart your computer.
> >
> > If you continue to receive this error message, contact the hardware
> > manufacturer.
> >
> > Status: 0xc00000e9
> >
> > Info: An unexpected I/O error has occurred"
> >
> > There is/was no external device connected to the laptop - only the power
> > cord. I contacted Toshiba and they wanted to do the recovery that would
> > erase everything on the laptop. Something we don't want to do - we just
> > transferred all our files from an old desktop - we don't want to lose the
> > data.
> >
> > Is there any way to save the data? I remember being able to boot pc's from
> > floppy disks. I searched online but couldn't find instructions on how to
> > create a boot cd.
> >
> > If it's not possible to create a boot cd, is there any other way to save or
> > recover the files?
> >
> > Any help would be most appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks, Maria
> >
> >