re: Windows won't load. Monday, October 26, 2009 at 2:05 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by MartinM (5143 messages posted) The files are your priority - I'm assuming you don't have backups :-( Trying to get Windows working again may risk those files, so you have three options: 1. Get a Puppy Linux CD, boot from it and copy your files to external media such as a flash drive. Or . . take out the HDD and either: 2. Pop it into a USB enclosure (cheap !) and read the files from another PC. 3. Mount the HDD in a desktop PC and read the files that way. Later, once you have your files safe, you can address why your PC isn't functioning or do the System Restore (but you may find you have hardware issues). Hope this helps. Written in response to: Windows won't load. (carla: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 1:52 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Windows won't load. (carla: Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 1:52 pm) re: Windows won't load. (MartinM: Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 2:05 pm) re: Windows won't load. (Sebastian: Tue, Oct 27, 2009, 8:42 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum