Tuesday, August 20, 2013

How to recovery deleted data and partition step by step guide

In our previous article we have installed DATA Recovery software. In this article we would use DATA Recovery software.
Caution:-
Do not try this process on your important data or partition. To avoid loose we will make an example partition and recover data from it.
Complete these perquisite first
Now delete this partition ( You can use computer management tools for this )

Verify from my computer that you have deleted partitions

Open the recovery software.Select partition recovery and click next
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On Next screen select your hard disk and click next

Now software will start searching for deleted and formatted partition Let it Search

On next screen it will show a list of deleted partition select the partition which you want to recover and click next

Form this options your can narrow your recovery process to files levels if you want full recovery just check marks on all as shown figure

Here you need to provide the location of folder where you want to restore the data and click on next

Recovery process will start depending on selected data taken time could we various Once the process is completed click on finish

Now go on the folder where you have recovered files

Here a folder named ntfs will show open it

Now click on Recycler folder In this there would be a folder Open it

In this folder you will get all your data back

Congratulation !!!! you have successfully recovered your deleted partitions data back

How to install DATA Recovery software Step by Step Guide

This step by step guide will help you to recover data from crashed system. Some time we accidentally delete important files. Real disaster comes when you delete files from recycle bin also.
In this article we would install data recovery software. In our next article we would use this software to recover data.
Download latest free version of data recovery software
Run exe file by double clicking on it
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On welcome screen Click Next
data recovery software
On license agreement Select I accept license agreement

Choose destination folder where you want to install this software

Click yes on warning message

On information screen click next

Now software will copy its necessary file on hard drive click on next

Once this process is done you will see this screen Click on finish

We have successfully installed Data recovery software in next article we would recover deleted files and folder.

How to remove Syskey and Administrator password

How many times you have to reinstall window due to forget password of administrator or syskey? In lab scenario it's very common. Consider a situation where students form one batch were doing the practice on Server. They have set administrator password in all system and left the lab after the practice without telling you the password of Syskey and administrator. What will you do now? Format all systems No. we are telling you the way to reset the password and Syskey on window again.
For demonstration purpose we are setting Syskey and administrator password on one computer.

To set Syskey password

Click on Start Menu and select run option
Type Syskey in run window and press enter. This will invoke new windows.
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Now click on update button and set the desired password.
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Click on apply and ok.
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Remove Syskey and administrator passwords form XP VISTA Server 2003 and Server 2008.

  • Download this software
  • Extract this winrar file. It is a image file.
  • You can write this image with any image burning software. We are using our regular software Nero.
  • Now boot system form this CD.
Press Enter on boot options.
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This window bootable Linux scripts will search your entire hard disk and show all the available partitions on hard disk.
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Select your windows partitions.
Now it will locate windows registry and sam files paths.
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Press enter to accept the default value.

You have four options to do

  • To reset windows user passwords press 1
  • To reset Syskey press 2
  • To use recovery console to repair windows press 3
  • To reset registry press 9
  • To quit for selection windows press q

We will first reset Syskey so press 2 and enter.

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Scripts will confirm to disable Syskey. Press y and enter to confirm.
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Now we will reset windows administrator password.

To reset administrator password press 1 and enter.
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Select the user to whom password you want to reset. In our example we are resetting user Vinita's password.
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Now press 1 and enter to clear the user password.
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Press ! sign and enter to come back on previous menu.
remove syskey and administrator password
Press q to quit form menu.
Whatever change you have made till now will not save by defaults. In step4 of script we would save these changes.
remove syskey and administrator password
Press y and enter to save the change you have made so far.
Now press ALT + CTRL + DEL to restart the system.

How to make windows XP live cd step by step guide

In this article we would make a Windows Live CD. With live CD you can easily run XP from CDROM. This is very helpful for troubleshooting. With this you can access a crash system. You can use Live CD to repair any corrupted window file. Even you can restore data. For instance you have important data in My Document folder, Desktop or in window folder and XP got corrupted. Reinstallation of XP would remove this data. In such a situation Windows Live CD is your helping hand to get this data back. Boot system with Live CD and copy your important data from window partition to other partition.
Prequest and Preparation
  • One windows XP bootable cd
  • One CD burning software Like Nero
  • Windows live CD Creator software
  • Windows Live CD plugin
  • 700 Mb Free space on c:\ drive
Now Follow this step by step guide
Create a folder named xpcd on c:\ drive

Copy the entire windows XP pro CD

Paste windows XP pro CD in xpcd folder

Now create a another folder named Plug_in

Download these plugin and put it in plug_in folder
Now Make a another folder named Live_cd

Now download this software and extract it in Live_cd folder

This ziped file contain following files

Now double click on pebuilder icon

On liesance agreement screen click yes

In sources files give the location of C:\xp_cd or where you have copied XP Cd. In media output options select create IOS image and give the location where you want to store this IOS file ( don’t change file extension or file path unless you are a advance user ) Now click on plugin

Select Add options

Give the path of Plug_in folder and select the file xpe-1.0.7 and click open

diloag box will show file xpe-1.0.7 Click on Ok

Now Select Startup Group and Disable it

Now Select Nu2shell and Disable it also

Once you have disable both Nu2shell and Startup Group Click on Close Now Click on Build button

Now Windows Live CD creation process will start if this process is completed without any error you are almost done.

Note down the location where image file is saved

Now open your CD burning software I have used Nero. Choose burn image to disk options

Now select (from where you have stored in our previous steps) the xplivecd.iso image files to burns

Let the nero burn image on CD

Congratulations! Once you have burn this CD you can use this CD on any computer, note book, disk less computer, what all you need is boot from CDROM option enabled.
Caution:-
It is a Windows Live CD so it will take time to launch windows don’t be panic if it take times to load. Its depend on your system configuration and memory status.