Disastor.... BSOD

Help.

I have a Toshiba Satellite A110 (it's old...). I kid you not I was going to go buy a laptop this weekend and transfer all the files over when the BSOD struck this morning. Now I can't load any modes and as far as I can tell from ripping apart the old laptop box (from 4 years ago...) all I have is a Product Recovery DVD-ROM. I honestly could care less about the laptop, I just want my files! My life is on this laptop...

Any suggestions?

The message I get is first the black screen suggesting I start up from Windows Normally or Last Known Good Configuration. Then it goes to the BSOD. BSOD says PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA and at the bottom STOP: 0x00000050 (0x80095004, 0x00000001, 0x80515103, 0x00000000).

Any suggestions are welcome.

 

Hi Treyu, go to this M$ link and have a read through. I would try taking out the memory and reseating as a start. If you have more than 1 stick in situ take 1 out and try the single one, reverse this procedure with the other. If that dosen't work have you another stick (that you know is not faulty)that is equivilant with the one/s installed, if so try that one. There are other guides there that you could try then post back.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc957625.aspx

 

Personally I think the easiest way would be to purchase an external hard drive enclosure and transfer the files using the laptop drive as an external

 

Another option to purchasing an enclosure, buy an adapter and hook the hd up to a newly purchased laptop through the USB port.
example of an IDE/SATA to USB adapter with its own power supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...de_sata_to_usb_adapter-_-12-156-102-_-Product

 

Toke; that sounds difficult and I don't understand!

Halo; No, can't load safe mode or any mode as mentioned. So I can't get the files off. I am running Windows XP but I don't have the Windows DVD as it came already on I believe. Not sure what you mean by service pack?

Collinsl; would rather not buy an external hard drive as of yet...

plodr; that was an idea I had already but the laptop I am on now and have access too is brand new and runs Windows 7, would that be a problem? And I don't want to infect this laptop with whatever was destroying my laptop.

 

what about trying to boot up a linux live disc?? you can still mount your windows hd right folks? then copy them all to a flash drive or something?

 

Not an entire drive, just the enclosure with connections for the laptop drive, so you remove the laptop drive from the laptop and place it in the enclosure, which is then connected the desktop via USB or FireWire.

Although DemonMan seems to have hit the nail on the head with a good idea there.

Have a look at this guide to make a LiveCD: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

 

Okay so I have downloaded Knoppix onto a DVD-ROM but when I got to boot off of the CD/DVD drive on my laptop it doesn't do anything?