Termyn8or
Posts: 18681
Joined: 11/12/2005
Status: offline
|
I know this merry little group has members who know alot more about PCs than I, so I ask. This is strictly a Windows XP question. This is XP Professional version 2002 without SP1 or any updates as of yet.
What I want to do is to go into safe mode, I think. I have done it before the hillbilly way, about three cycles of starting it and pulling the plug did it. I want to know how to do it correctly. I know it is likely a keystroke or sequence, but I need to know that, as well as exactly WHEN to hit the keys.
Here's what I did, XP got screwed up bad, so I reloaded it. She told me that all her tunes and pics, everything was in my documents. The hell you say, so I did what I call a sidestep reload. This is not the first time. It has been a while and maybe I am not pulling the plug at the right time, whatever it is I can't get into safemode.
Previously, more than once, once in safemode I was able to log in as administrator, even though a normal boot was transparent, that is there were no passwords involved. Not even user selection. I selected administrator.
Somewhere along the line, I found that in this "hyper" administrator status, I had an option to "Take possesion of these files" from the previous account. You can't have them until that is done, it says access denied. (tried to call them but they are out of business lol)
I have successfully done this in the past, and really I can't say that you need to be in safemode to do it, if there is another way I would like to know.
When you do a sidestep install, all that is necessary is for you to hit the backspace key, but at the right time. When it says to choose install directory, the default will be C:\WINDOWS, hit the backspace and it becomes C:\WINDOW. Continue with the install, C:\Documents and settings will not be overwritten. Also anything saved on your desktop is then retrievable.
It's just that you do not get the option to sign on to the old account. As such you will not have access to the old files. This is the only problem right now, it looks like all the drivers are in nicely, it's a bit older machine and isn't that fast, but it works. I told her I would do it, and that I have done it before but it isn't all that easy. She just wants her files back.
After I get that done, I'm going to show her how to make new directories for her stuff in C:\, like C:\MUSIC etc. That way Windows doesn't touch it. Same way with C:\Program files. They are there but alot of them that won't run until reinstalled. Some will though, and I got a bunch of them. Some of those "portable" programs can be useful.
I will stop now to avoid rambling (go ahead and say it - too late - hardy har har lol)
The main question is how to get the files accessible.
T
|
XP help - 
Profile
.gif){kind=avatar}
New Messages
No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages
Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages
Locked w/o New Messages
Post New Thread