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How to set up a PC as a slave?

chtephny Posted messages 18 Status Member -  
 Anonymous user -
Hello,

For several months, I've had a desktop XP that won't start anymore. When I turned it on, it would start and turn off by itself, sometimes without even having time to enter my password to access my session.
I tried reinstalling it, without success: it didn't turn off but got stuck at a certain percentage.
Now, when I try to turn it on, it starts the reinstallation process by itself, asking me to insert the recovery CD that it no longer recognizes!
Since I have a laptop (Windows Seven), I was advised to set my desktop as a slave and my laptop as a master to recover my data before taking it to the dump...

First of all, do you think I can recover this PC?
Second question: how do I set it as a slave? How do I connect the two PCs? With a male/male USB cable?

Thank you in advance for your responses.

Configuration: Windows 7 / Internet Explorer 9.0

3 answers

  1. Anonymous user
     
    Hello,
    You don't set a PC as a slave, but the Hard Drive. You need to remove it from the PC to connect it to another as a slave, which is not possible on a laptop, or you can use an external drive.
    If your XP won't start, your cable is of no use.
    To recover your data, you can try this: https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/24285-recuperer-ses-donnees-personnelles-avec-toutou-linux
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  2. chtephny Posted messages 18 Status Member 1
     
    I just tried, everything is working fine for now.
    I am following the tutorial, and I am at the step: "Backing up personal documents" and it says:
    *On Windows XP, the My Documents folder is usually located in sda1/Documents and Settings/"Your username"
    *On Windows Vista and Windows 7, the folder is located in sda1/USERS/"Your username"
    But I have nothing in the sda1 folder. I have an sda2 folder with folders and more, but I can't find my personal data?
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    1. Anonymous user
       
      RE
      If you tried to reinstall it, it might have erased everything.
      How many partitions did you have on this PC?
      In SDA2, do you have a Windows folder?
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    2. chtephny Posted messages 18 Status Member 1
       
      I had 2 partitions C and D
      Not a Windows folder but a System Recovery folder (written in red) that I didn't dare to open.
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    3. chtephny Posted messages 18 Status Member 1
       
      All my data was on C, nothing on D. If I understand correctly, everything is erased then?
      Is it still possible to reinstall it?
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    4. Anonymous user
       
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      You can open whatever you want, it's not going to risk much.
      Since you had two partitions, Windows was probably installed on the first one (SDA1).
      If it's empty, it's a good sign that your reinstallation attempt wiped everything out.
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  3. chtephny Posted messages 18 Status Member 1
     
    Thank you, I will try right away.
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