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How to backup if the computer doesn’t boot in any of the modes - Windows Vista

Written by bala from http://www.contussupport.com on September 18th, 2008 | 0 Comments

Recently I came across this situation that I couldn’t boot the computer in any of the modes.

Tried Startup Repair from the WinRE, it failed to boot.
Tried System Restore from WinRE, that said there are no system restore points created.

Luckily I had Flash drive by which I was able to transfer my datas from the repaired computer through Command Prompt in WinRE

Follow the steps below to backup data from the WinRE on Windows Vista Computer

1.  Insert the Windows Vista DVD
2.  Respond to the message when it says “Press any key to boot..” to boot the computer from the DVD
3.  Select English and click Next on language selection screen
4.  Click “Repair your computer” at the bottom
5.  If it ask you select the OS to repair continue with that
6.  Click Command Prompt from the System Recovery Options
7.  Simply type C: and press enter, to access the local drive
8.  Insert the Flash drive or External Hard drive and use the copy commands to transfer the data

Eg : To copy the whole directory
Type  the following commands

 

Xcopy “users\your account name\Documents” “F:\Documents” /s/i

This will copy the whole Documents folder to the flash drive, provided the drive letter for your flash drive is F:\

Good Luck

Bala - Online Technical Support

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