Tech peeps, laptop problem

[aardvarkeater 0]

Are the files on the failed partition encrypted using EFS?

Oh, btw do you know about the FIXMBR and FIXBOOT commands?

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/termsf/p/fixmbr.htm

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/termsf/p/fixboot.htm

Muff Brother #4026
Loco Zapatos Rodriguez
SCR #14793

[eeneR 3]

Yea they dont teach you the tricks how to break in to windows with a command prompt, login etc...in A+ hell I dont remember it even being part of MCSE either

There are tricks and tools to do it though.

She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway."
eeneR
TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto

[simplyputsi 0]

Well, when I turned on my computer yesterday it stopped before starting to boot up and diplayed text that said back up my files immediately, hard drive failure was imminent.

Uhhhh how exactly does it know that?? A friend of mine says toshita has hard drive failure programmed into their machines.

Conspiracy!!!!!!

Anywho. I backed up what I wouldn't want to lose. We'll see how long it goes before totally crapping out. I'm sure I can get by on my work laptop for awhile if I have to. They frown upon personal use of it. Whatever!!!

Skymama's #2 stalker -

[normiss 871]

CRC/checksum testing of the drive prior to the O/S mounting the drive. If the blocks don't pass the test...imminent failure.

[aardvarkeater 0]

Modern hard drives have a technology built into them called S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology). It basically monitors different aspects of the hard drive and can provide warnings if a failure is imminent. The laptop probably had a program on it to read the S.M.A.R.T. data from the drive and let you know the HD was failing.

Glad you backed everything up. Since it looks like the laptop's HD is going to fail, go get a new one now. Don't wait for a failure. It's much easier to get back up and running if the HD hasn't died yet.

I'm assuming you've purchased an external HD. If possible I'd still try to image the current laptop HD. This makes it much easier to restore everything to the new laptop drive.

Give me a call if you have questions. I PM'd you my phone number.

Muff Brother #4026
Loco Zapatos Rodriguez
SCR #14793

[simplyputsi 0]

Actually I have not purchased the external. I don't have a ton of files that need to be backed up. I mainly care about my pictures, some word and excel files as well as a pdf here and there.

And if the HD goes I'm not replacing the piece o shiz. I'm just going to get a new laptop. I've had it with toshita.
I need a new one for my business anyway. Can you say write off!!! yeah baby!! Yeah!!

Skymama's #2 stalker -

[normiss 871]

I likes my Dell Latitude D630 Core 2 Duo with 3GB of ram...and I'm not a Dell fan, but am required to run Windoze.

[pincheck 0]

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Actually I have not purchased the external. I don't have a ton of files that need to be backed up. I mainly care about my pictures, some word and excel files as well as a pdf here and there.

And if the HD goes I'm not replacing the piece o shiz. I'm just going to get a new laptop. I've had it with toshita.
I need a new one for my business anyway. Can you say write off!!! yeah baby!! Yeah!!

you probably don't have enough porn on it if this is the case give it decent send of and pop up feck it to death

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[simplyputsi 0]

Actually, not to bad an idea. I have no porn on it actually. I could go on a binge and see how much I could put on it before it just fried the thing.

hmmmmmm decisions decisions.

Skymama's #2 stalker -

[pincheck 0]

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Actually, not to bad an idea. I have no porn on it actually. I could go on a binge and see how much I could put on it before it just fried the thing.

hmmmmmm decisions decisions.

its one way to spend a rainy day with that girl pam

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[wildblue 7]

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Yea they dont teach you the tricks how to break in to windows with a command prompt, login etc...in A+ hell I dont remember it even being part of MCSE either

There are tricks and tools to do it though.

You weren't in any of my classes I even showed my students l0phtcrack when we got in the lab. "Hey Steve - we just discussed strong passwords, right? Then why is yours still 'Sexme'?"
So it wasn't on any of the exams... but practical, useful information.

it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality

[eeneR 3]

Incredibly useful information!!! I have lost track of the number of times I had to go in and get passwords for customers. The IT guy goes and quits and then they have no clue what the administrator password was

She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway."
eeneR
TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto

[normiss 871]

Just you be careful new found tools....
I've seen a number of folks fired for running l0pftcrack...network types don't take to kindly to people trying to poke around inside networks.

[eeneR 3]

Dont worry, I only do this when directly instructed by a customer. When it happens it is fully documented from multiple levels of management etc.

Oh just as an FYI I am one of those network types I am a site engineer for a very large datacenter.


I will never use my power for evil

She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway."
eeneR
TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto

[wildblue 7]

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I have lost track of the number of times I had to go in and get passwords for customers.

Rainbow tables are your friend
For lost passwords, I usually just pull out my boot cd and inject an admin account into the machine. Log in, change password.

it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality