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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: phokur on March 10, 2006, 05:23:25 PM

Title: Access hard drive in ntfs format
Post by: phokur on March 10, 2006, 05:23:25 PM

Does anybody know how to gain access to the hard drive off of a boot disk that loads command?

Title: Re: Access hard drive in ntfs format
Post by: Backdated on March 10, 2006, 05:39:42 PM

The OS CD (XP/2K) will give limited access to NTFS partitions and some of the [highlight]SysInternals free utilities (http://www.sysinternals.com/FileAndDiskUtilities.html)[/highlight] will allow read access. Utility CDs such as Hirens Boot CD or The Tech CD will also grant access as will Linux standalones such as Knoppix.
There are methods of granting both full read and write access but it depends on what you're trying to do.

Title: Re: Access hard drive in ntfs format
Post by: phokur on March 14, 2006, 10:18:11 PM

That's exactly what I was looking for! Awesome! Thanks!