If the goal is just to recover files, using a Linux Live CD would be easier. Knoppix is one of the most popular ones - I know another member (PudgyOne) has had good luck with it. He used version 5.1.1, which has a built-in burn program to burn data to disk - not sure if later versions do. A guide below:
Wow! That sounds like a great way to do it. Thank you! I was on the verge of taking the hard drive out and installing it as a secondary drive on another system altogether but I'll definitely do this instead.
Would that have let me get past the "access denied" problem for those files as well?
Installing the drive as a secondary, or using an external USB drive enclosure, would work too - though if the files were tied to a particular user's logon you might have to take ownership (see HERE). A Live CD just saves the hassle (hopefully).
The "access denied" is just a limitation of the recovery console - it only allows you into the root Windows directories. I believe I know what guide you were looking at in trying to set paths, but I think that only works if you install recovery console as a boot option on the drive - kind of a catch 22. I'm sure someone somewhere has figured out a way, but I personally would just go for the easier options.
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If the goal is just to recover files, using a Linux Live CD would be easier. Knoppix is one of the most popular ones - I know another member (PudgyOne) has had good luck with it. He used version 5.1.1, which has a built-in burn program to burn data to disk - not sure if later versions do. A guide below:
http://www.datarecoverytutorial.com/how-to-recover-files-from-laptop-with-crashed-windows/
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Wow! That sounds like a great way to do it. Thank you! I was on the verge of taking the hard drive out and installing it as a secondary drive on another system altogether but I'll definitely do this instead.
Would that have let me get past the "access denied" problem for those files as well?
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Installing the drive as a secondary, or using an external USB drive enclosure, would work too - though if the files were tied to a particular user's logon you might have to take ownership (see HERE). A Live CD just saves the hassle (hopefully).
The "access denied" is just a limitation of the recovery console - it only allows you into the root Windows directories. I believe I know what guide you were looking at in trying to set paths, but I think that only works if you install recovery console as a boot option on the drive - kind of a catch 22. I'm sure someone somewhere has figured out a way, but I personally would just go for the easier options.