secondtube Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 well after our friend shainhouse attempted to install xp (problem number 1 right there) he managed to somehow switch his fat32 file system to fat12. all the data is there, but i think because of the currupt FAT table, both windows and dos cannot see the files. using a program, it will recover some files, if not all of them. unfortunately, i'm not paying 100's of dollars for file recovery software. so before i just do a low level format, reformat back to fat32, i'd like to see if i can recover some of his data... anyone know of a program that i can recover files for free? i dont even have kazaa installed on my comp right now...but i guess i might have to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 I tried Downloads, and did a quick search for "file recovery". Hope this helps. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 xp is the most bulletproof thing microstuff has ever done. what the hell is fat12? i always thought there was fat(for small hd's) fat32 for bigger ones and ntfs for security and big drives. I went through the file recovery stuff, unless it's word documents and things like that you pretty well have to pay for it...data recovery is a high dollar field... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 Hmmmm... I've never heard of FAT12. I recall there was FAT16 but maybe secondtube's older than me. I have not had any problems with XP and I've installed and run it on about a dozen different systems at this point. However, I usually encourage a format/reinstall rather than an upgrade. Upgrading operating systems has always made me uncomfortable. If you install Kazaa secondtube, you are introducing yourself to a world of problems. Your cleanup time with be several hours and even then I think you'll find your system's performance leaves you wondering if you managed to remove it all. To answer the question though, no, I don't know of any really good file recovery software. Is it possible to install that drive as a slave in another computer and see if you can extract the files off it that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 I think the only problems you can have with Windows XP happens between the keyboard and the chair. FAT 12? That's not even a visible option when setting up Windows XP. How did he do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 I have always had problems installing XP on older machines, and end up putting on 98 instead, then upgrading...my latest story...I formatted, then installed XP straight up from CD...floppy doesn`t work...half way through it says it`s looking for a file, and I can find it at D:i386, sure the disc in the drive but it can`t find it! I just installed XP on my "new to me" computer and didn`t have the problem, anyhoo, I just clicked cancel and continued, it "sorta" worked, didn`t install anything from the i386 folder, so I didn`t have IE!!! Why do I get this error? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted November 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 well willy, that is exactly what i did do. threw his hd in my computer as a slave drive. wtf is a fat12, thats bills excuse for a install gone wrong. reasons it went wrong: 1. did not do a clean install, which is the only way to properly install xp, if you HAVE to do it. 2. installed from a cracked disc. how many people who install XP have any idea about SERVICE PACKS? it didn't even flinch shain when i mentioned that he wouldn't be able to install service pack 1. why would ANYONE want an unsecure XP w/out SP1 over 98 is BEYOND me. 3. fat12 is billys way of making a incorrect upgrade go sour. Shain doesn't think he chose ntfs, but i have feeling he did. half way through the upgrade, shain says he had a blue screen of death, some invalid page fault. when he restarted, he coulnd't get into any windows. i used a system recovery disc, but of course, it got us into dos, but still couldn't see the files. threw it in my comp as a slave and this is where the fun begins. here's his drive info according to Norton. Notice some problems... Volume Info: File System: FAT (thats it) Volume Serial Number: 0 Logical Info: Sectors Per Cluster: 8 (problem number 1) Bytes per Sector: 512 Total Clusters: 2586 Free Clusters: 2586 Total Bytes: 10592256 (even though its a 40 gig) Free Bytes: 10592256 Reported Physical Info: Number of Cylinders: 1024 Sectors Per Track: 63 Total Heads: 255 Actual Physical Info: Number of Cylinders: 13183 Sectors Per Track: 63 Total Heads: 96 Partition Information: Partition 0 Type: 32-Bit FAT (with extended int13 support) Boot Indicator: Bootable Partition Size: 79714467 Sectors (38.01GB) Starting Sector: 63 Starting HEad: 1 Ending HEad: 254 Ending Cylinder: 1022 Ending Sector: 63 Now obviously the issues resides above. I have tried running disc doctor. It gave me the error right away, "the drive is currently running a fat12 file system. only try to convert the drive if you cannot access it." So we tried to fix it using Disc Doctor, and in 7 hours of running, it did nothing but freeze up. Thank you Mr Gates. I can't think of why windows only recognizes the drive as 8 megs. i've even pulled out my hardware books from a few years back... learning how to fix this would be valuable information... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted November 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 first person who can give me a viable reason to switch up to a purchased version of XP pro gets a 10 disc freebie. My Info: p4 2.4 w/ hyperthreading 512 DDR radeon 9000 140 gig hd space win98se Software for 98 that i dont have for XP, but would need: Norton Utilites Cool Edit Pro 2000 Photoshop 6.0 Microsoft Office 2000 those are the main ones i would definately need for XP. so add the price of a purchased XP, because fugg that, i want all the service packs that come out, as we all know billy couldn't program a fully funcional operating system if his life (and his billions) depended on it, with purchasing some real software, i'm around 1000 dollars. List Reasons in my circumstance (and most peoples) why XP is a better alternative to 98. I dont play games. I dont do video editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted November 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 ps. all of the upgrade just to use hyperthreading isn't worth it in my opinion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 quote: Originally posted by secondtube: List Reasons in my circumstance (and most peoples) why XP is a better alternative to 98. IT LOOKS COOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 ....on a related note.... There was a thread I was reading last night in here, that seems to be gone now, where someone was having computer problems and someone recommended a program that was basically a "computer-enema" something that cleans out all the, well, poop on ones computer....? I've been having trouble lately, downloaded AKG or something and got rid of a bunch of viruses, worked, but I'm still having some issues with my puter... ...anyone remember what that was??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 As long as it LOOKS COOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 well, I'm at school. my computer was/is fucked. aw well. start from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 Secondtube, I have a key that will allow you to install that version of WinXP and still get the SP1 and all updates issued since. Does that get me 10 discs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted November 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 but what about all the current security flaws that haven't been addressed in SP1? and what happends when SP2 comes out? Win98 = no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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