Re: Recovery of Win files from Linux partition?

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Date: 11/12/04 

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 17:53:37 -0600

Paolo wrote:

> Hi guys,
> again I have messed up with my Win partition and my computer can boot
> only from Linux.
> Moroever part of the data files stored in the Win partition are lost
> (the worst is that those are my wife's data... you can see the
> problem..). So before I reinstall Win on the computer and thus
> completely loose any hope to recover the data, I would like to know if
> there is ANY possibility to recover the data IN the Win partitio FROM
> Linux. Is there anything as Norton Utl that work in Linux an can see
> the win partition???
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Paolo Perani
Hello, I would try PCLinux2K4 livecd, Knoppix like... It mounts every
partition that can be mounted. A perfect rescue CD.
Hope it helps

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