[LUNI] precautionary tales: Win XP, NTFS, and SATA

[Chad Perrin]

Rob Smith wrote:
> Google this: BartsPE
> 
> Rob Smith
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chad Perrin" <perrin at apotheon.com>
> To: "Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion"
> <luni at luni.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 11:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [LUNI] precautionary tales: Win XP, NTFS, and SATA
> 
> 
> 
>>Janine Starykowicz wrote:
>>
>>>Chad Perrin wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I never said it destroys data.  The problem is that it caused Windows,
>>>>in one of its first acts as it tries to boot, to think there's no hard
>>>>drive because it rejected the driver.  As such, the booting operating
>>>>system thinks there's no bootable operating system.  The only way to
>>>>access the data is with a different OS.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Can't WinXP boot from floppy/CD?
>>>
>>
>>sorta

That looks like a handy tool.  Of course, if I was just interested in 
filesystem access, I'd have it in the form of several LiveCD Linux 
distros.  I don't think BartsPE allows a system rollback as though one 
were working with a fully operational Windows XP system, judging by what 
I've been able to find.  Does it?

In any case, it's a moot point now.  The problem came up two months ago, 
and was solved two months ago.  I'll have to get BartsPE for my toolkit, 
to go with the other ninety-some software tools I use, but I'm not sure 
it would have been of any use for the specific problem I was having.

--
Chad