06.07.10
Techie help needed
Help!
Laptop had 2 updates recently. First was a windows update, second was an iTunes update.
I tried booting it yesterday and got an error. So Windows reverts to a screen with 2 options. 1 is start normally which takes you to the Vista loading screen and never gets anywhere – eventually it brings you back to the options screen IE back where it started.
Option 2 is Windows Repair – which does nothing. Literally it takes you back to the options screen immediately.
This leaves me unable to boot my computer. I have no Vista disk since MS feel that me having a disk to be able to help with this sort of thing would be a bad idea.
I only really need the access to get to my files. I have loads of photos and documents I don’t want to lose.
Can I get a disk of Linux or Windows from somewhere that will give me access to the system to get the files off and onto my external harddrive?
Any hints or advice appreciated.
Cheers.
Oh and while I’m at it does anyone know why my iPod’s iTunes store doesn’t work? Whenever I search for something it switches to the home screen. So at the mo I can’t download podcasts from the iPod or my PC.
Emily said,
July 6, 2010 at 10:05 am
If you can boot from a USB stick, or you have access to a CD burner, http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download will get you a bootable Linux. It should automatically mount your Windows drive and let you get your files off it.
Alby said,
July 7, 2010 at 8:58 pm
Cheers Emily
Managed to get on my lappy with Ubuntu. Now I just need to offload the files (should be easy but spare drive at home instead of gf’s place.
Fingers crossed.
While I’m at it I may as well install it on the lappy instead of Win Vista anyway. Is there any way of using an iPod (as I assume there’s no Linux version of iTunes available)?
Alby said,
July 7, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Yay! Got a Vista rescue disk from off of online. Seems to be working normally now.
Will be investigating Ubuntu further tho. I owe you some beer sometime.
Cheers.
^_ said,
July 15, 2010 at 10:04 pm
As far as IPod usage goes, a regular old fashioned ipod such as mine (30GB video gen 5 I think) I can add music, podcasts and audiobooks with gtkpod, rhythmbox or amarok (an ipod program that’s not too user friendly, and 2 great music players).
As far as more modern ipods go, or stuff other than sound, I don’t know as much. I experimented with videos, even managing to get a video onto it, but it didn’t play, I think it was the wrong type of video… anyway, difficult but possible from what I hear to manage videos on an ipod of my age from linux.