Reading HDD from old laptop on new laptop?

BehindTheLight · 26-07-2008, 04:18 PM

I think the HDD on my laptop is failing because I cannot boot into Windows XP all of a sudden. If I was to go buy a new laptop, can I access the data from my old HDD by hooking it up to the new laptop somehow? I also have a desktop PC, can I access the HDD from my desktop?

Thanks for the help.

Sniper · 27-07-2008, 11:18 AM

If the hard drive is dead, then no! that is unless you are willing to pay over the odds for data recovery.

What message do you get when trying to boot up?

BehindTheLight · 27-07-2008, 06:55 PM

This is the error I get.

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows\system 32\drivers\mup.sys

I have posted this on a few other forums and no one has figured it out. So I didn't bother posting it here because I figured it was a lost cause.

Sniper · 27-07-2008, 07:08 PM

do you have windows xp setup cd?

if you do; try booting up using the xp cd, then select the repair option or clean install (deletes all files from system)

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BehindTheLight Geek Trainee Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 5 Status: Offline	Reading HDD from old laptop on new laptop? I think the HDD on my laptop is failing because I cannot boot into Windows XP all of a sudden. If I was to go buy a new laptop, can I access the data from my old HDD by hooking it up to the new laptop somehow? I also have a desktop PC, can I access the HDD from my desktop? Thanks for the help.

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BehindTheLight Geek Trainee Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 5 Status: Offline	This is the error I get. multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows\system 32\drivers\mup.sys I have posted this on a few other forums and no one has figured it out. So I didn't bother posting it here because I figured it was a lost cause.

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