Hard drive help

I need to know if there is any easy way to get data off my laptop hard drive without taking it out. My problem is that windows will not start up. It gets to the screen where it asks me how I want to start up. Either in normal or safe mode no matter what one I pick it just starts the start up process over again. I have to reinstall windows. That is the reason I need to get my information off my hard drive. Unless there is a way to fix what my computer is doing. If there is please tell me and I will try it.


Thank you

 

How old is the laptop??

 

A little under two years.

 

have u tried putting in the windows disk and booting from the disk,then hitting the repair my copy of windows???? that will solve your problem if u can get it to do that. keep me posted:major

 

Vista or XP?

 

I would use linux, use a live CD or just install DSL linux (its 50mb) and use that to copy all the data elseware and then format and restart. Good luck

 

It's XP. I tried fixing it with the windows cd but it didn't work.

 

What exactly have you tried?

Repair install?

fixmbr
fixboot
chkdsk /r
???

 

Repair install off the windows disk.

 

Ok then well try this

Boot from your CD, press r when prompted and get to the CMD

Then when at CMD type in this order whereas {ENTER} means hit the enter or return key and wait for CMD to prompt for more commands. After entering each one of these commands it may have a y/n question. Y for all.

fixmbr
{ENTER}
fixboot
{ENTER}
chkdsk /r
[ENTER}

Then reboot and try booting to Safe Mode.