Thursday, February 18, 2010

Problems for Windows 7 Release Candidates (RCs)


The people who have downloaded free test version of Microsoft Windows 7 are known as the release candidate(RCs ) and who will start receiving messages warning of shutdowns from 1 March 2010. The release candidate will expire completely on June 1, 2010.

The notifications will be sent once a day for Windows 7 RC users in the task bar. After expiration Windows will go to a black desktop and Windows 7 RC users are presented with a Windows Activation screen.

It will start with a message that Windows that the user is running is not genuine one. Computers that are running Windows 7 RC restart every two hours.

This version of windows was launched on Oct. 22. If a user wants to move from RC to a released version of Windows 7 , it will require a "clean" install which simply means that any application will no longer be available after the upgrade.


The "update" installation option is not available for this update. Although the freeloaders can extend the trial upto 90-days of the Enterprise Edition, but that will also require a clean installation to upgrade to a licensed copy. Here is an advantage for students to have a reduced price of the retail software version by heading to www.win741.com.

In such situations , hard drive recovery software can be a rescue to recover the lost dat from your hard drive.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Windows Data Recovery from Encrypted Partitions in Vista and BitLocker Repair Tool

Although the technique of encryption is the best technique to protect your data from unauthorized access but at the same time, the data structures gets complexed which increases the possibilities of data loss. Encrypted data is difficult as compared to unencrypted data.

Microsoft Windows Vista come with a tool called BitLocker Repair which is able to reconstruct the significant hard drive parts. Here the user must have recovery key or recovery password to decrypt recovered data.

This is applicable in following conditions:

  • You've encrypted the MS Windows partition using the BitLocker Drive Encryption tool.

  • MS Windows Vista doesn't boot up, or you simply can not start BitLocker recovery console.

  • You have not created backup copy of the data, which is contained on encrypted Windows hard drive.

The below files are contained by BitLocker Repair Tool:

  • Software License Terms.rtf

  • Executables\repair-bde.exe

  • Executables\bderepair.dll

  • Executables\en-us\repair-bde.exe.mui

And if the hard drive area, on which BitLocker utility stores significant information, gets damaged, there can be a severe data loss situation. The improper system shutdown or hard drive failure causes such issues.

In this situation the Microsoft Windows Vista stops booting and furthermore, if your system is not configured to enter recovery console , below error message will be prompted:

Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2. Choose your language settings, and then click "Next."
3. Click "Repair your computer."
If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.
File: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Status: 0xc00000001
Info: The selected entry could not be loaded because the application is missing or corrupt.”

Now, if the BitLocker Repair Tool does not work, you need to use hard drive recovery software to get your data back. The Hard Drive Data Recovery tools use advanced mechanisms to ensure absolute, safe and easy recovery in most of the data loss situations.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Google Broadband - More than a giant search engine

The search giant – Google (as per its corporate blog.) has planned to connect customers to the internet through fibre optic broadband network that will provide the speed 100 times faster than most existing broadband connections in the US.

According to Google product managers, Minnie Ingersoll and James Kelly "Our goal is to experiment with new ways to help make internet access better and faster for everyone,"


This Technology will be tested in trial communities in the next quarter of the year encompassing about 500,000 people. They cited 3-dimensional medical imaging and quick, high-definition film downloads among the applications of such high-speed internet access."We'll deliver internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today with 1 gigabit per second, fibre-to-the-home connections," the post said. "We plan to offer service at a competitive price to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people."


Now google has taken initiative to expand into market beyond its core web search speciality. The same thing happened last year also when Google entered the mobile phone market with its Android operating system and Nexus One handset, and Tuesday announced a social networking feature aimed at taking on Facebook and Twitter.

According to Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski "Big broadband creates big opportunities," he said in a statement. "This significant trial will provide an American testbed for the next generation of innovative, high-speed internet apps, devices and services."


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How to Prevent Hard Disk Failure Through Environment Control

The hard disk drive or hard drive is the main data storage component of your computer system. It may fail unexpectedly in some circumstances. However, you can prevent the hard drive failure by taking some precautions. As recommended by the Hard Drive Data Recovery professionals, you mus keep the environmental conditions in control, in order to avoid various failure instances. Some of these conditions are as give below:

  • The internal components of hard drive, particularly magnetic platters and read/write head, are quite fragile and prone to failure because of air particulates. Dust particles and smoke like air contaminants may affect the functioning of hard drive. You should use a air purifier to prevent hard drive damage.
  • You must control the heat. Hard drive overheating may lead to failure and eventually data loss. Overheating may cause the disk platters to expand and head crash. Thus, you should use proper cooling fans for hard drive.
  • You should take extra care while moving your hard drive one computer to another or one place to another. High shocks and vibrations may damage the hard drive internals.
  • In addition to control the vibrations during hard drive shipment, you must also avoid the vibrations near your computer.
  • Changes in the temperature may lead to hard drive failure and need Hard Drive Recovery solutions. If you move your drive from cold to warm place, condensation may take place that needs sufficient time for getting evaporated.
  • An external firm magnetic field may damage the the magnetic material of your hard drive. It directly affects your valuable data as the data is stored on magnetic platters only.
  • You must take extra care while using laptops. These are the portable computers and thus more prone to failure because of tipping and falling during use.

In case if your hard drive fails if you do not take above precautions or due to any other reason, you may encounter significant data loss situations. In such cases, you need to opt for recovery solutions to get your valuable data back.

If your hard drive is failed due to logical reasons like file system corruption, virus infection, and more, Hard Drive Recovery Software are required to get your valuable data back. In case of physical failure, Hard Drive Recovery services can help you to retrieve lost data.

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Hard Drive Recovery Software to Recover Missing or Damaged c_1252.nls File

With all the powerful features, Microsoft Windows XP has become the most reliable and advanced operating system. But , as it happens with every good thing, installation of Windows XP might suffer some issues such as damage to some critical system files. So, in order to tackle the situations, the user should immediately backup all the valuable data to prevent data loss situations.

While trying to boot the system one may experience the following error message:

“The file C:\windows\system32\c_1252.nls is missing or corrupt”

Here the boot process halts and the PC does not start. This leads the entire hard drive inaccessible and cause a critical data loss situations. At this point, you need to carry out hard drive data recovery by sorting out this issue.

Reason of this behavior

The problem is caused by *.nls file. It is stored in the System32 folder of Microsoft Windows operating system. The corruption or loss of the ‘c_1252.nls’ file causes this file issue. These are code pages which are consisted of various tables that are used for translating text into other alphabets or languages.

Solution

Try the following methods to overcome the issue.

  • Use MS Windows XP boot CD to start your system and run chkdsk/r command via command prompt.
  • Replace the damaged system file (c_1252.nls) by using Windows Recovery Console.

If these methods fail to solve the issue, one will have to format the hard drive and reinstall Windows XP. Although it resolves the problem but at the same time it also gives birth to a data loss situation which further requires a hard drive recovery software to be solved.

These hard drive recovery applications are designed for advanced scan the entire hard drive and extract all the lost data from it. The Hard Drive Recovery tools have rich graphical user interface for an easy and fast recovery of all the lost data.

Data Loss in Windows XP while Repairing, Upgrading or Reinstalling

All the data in users folder and settings and the program template can be lost after reinstalling, upgrading or repairing the MS Windows XP. It may result in severe loss of documents and other media files stored in Shared folder. This requires a hard drive recovery to retrieve your lost data.

Any of the following behavior can cause the data loss situation in Windows XP computer :

  • An attempt to repair Windows XP by booting your system from XP installation CD and pressing Enter key to set up XP and then press R key to repair selected installation.
  • Re installation of Microsoft Windows XP on same folder by selecting Upgrade (Recommended) after running Winnt32.exe, or though Install Windows XP link on “Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP” screen, which appears when Windows XP CD. It is also called in-place upgrade.
  • An Up gradation of Windows XP Home Edition to Windows XP Professional.

Cause Analysis:

If Undo_guimode.txt file is present on Windows\System32 folder on Windows hard drive during above actions , it may result this problem. These issues need hard drive recovery to be solved.

What is the solution?

Following are the suggested methods to solve the issue :

  • Try to install the latest service pack of MS Windows XP.
  • If you're prompted by the Setup to update setup files, click Yes, download the updated Setup files (Recommended), click Next button. The option is not available when you repair Windows XP by booting your system from XP boot CD and pressing Enter key to set up.
  • Manually remove Undo_guimode.txt file from Windows\System32 folder prior to perform any of the above actions.

If data loss situations occur, the Hard Drive Recovery software is the solution to get your valuable data back. The deep scan method assures recovery of all lost data from hard drive .

Sunday, February 7, 2010

A Change in Active Partition and Damage of NTLDR File in Windows

In Microsoft Windows Active Partition stores all the system files in it. The Active Partition must be the primary one on the disk. In any case if the active partition is changed, it may lead to an unbootable system and can cause a severe data loss situation. Here one needs to go for Hard Drive Recovery to get the lost or inaccessible data.

When hard drive partition as active using a snap-in utility , the following error message is displayed on reboot.

“NTLDR is missing.
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart”

NTLDR (New Technology Loader) loads the operating system and boots system. But here as displayed in the above error message if the NTLDR file get damaged , the data stored on the hard drive goes inaccessible. In this situation a Hard Drive Recovery is required to be done .

Possible Causes of the issue:

The missing of Windows boot files on the newly created Windows Active Partition may be be the reason behind this behavior. It might also take place when it encounters other boot files of Windows operating system.

Resolution Process

In order to sort out this problem, go through below given steps:

  • Change active partition of hard drive by booting it with floppy disk. You could then use disk repair tools like fdisk.
  • You could also use Windows Recovery Console to sort out the problem. It would work if the current active partition is formatted as NTFS or FAT file system.

When the above methods fail to resolve the issue then the ultimate solution is formatting the hard drive and reinstalling the Windows operating system. Although it solves hard drive problems, but at the same time cause data loss problem which needs Hard Drive Recovery Software to get back lost data.

These software are capable of scanning the affected Windows hard drive deeply and has the capability to recover all the inaccessible data. Hard Drive Recovery through these applications is quite easy and safe.