Re: [Thinkpad] Unbootable after PM 8

On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 08:55:35 EDT, you wrote:

> I have a man made problem with a laptop becoming unbootable after attempting
> to merge two partitions with PM 8.
>
> This client had important files. I have been able to view and copy files
> using NTFSdos. When moving some files to a new install some Outlook Express
> emails are no where to be found. All the folders (files) are there but when
> importing to OE they are not viewable.
>
> My goal would be either to make the drive bootable again (Ontrack can maybe
> do it) or make OE see all the emails. I used another program DBxtract which
> may have found more emails which I will find out after the client has a
> looksee.
>
> Any help or thoughts would be appreciated.

I suggest you stop trying to make that disk bootable or even writing
anything whatever onto it until you have retrieved those important files.

Do you have any way to connect that sick drive to a working machine with a
slimbay drive adapter or by USB or PC Card adapter? And do you have a
another working computer or at least a second drive with which to make
that laptop operational again?

Tony
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Received on Tue Sep 14 09:09:35 2004