I encountered problem in my win xp partition, yesterday cannot boot computer, it say:


then I browse and go to window directory   to restore previous registry from , ( it backup system registry each day automatically ), it say completed!but cannot backup a new registry.

after reboot, a new message in bios: " missing system 32\hal.dll ",
then I try bartpe cd , start file management tool, browse to my c:\ window directory .it say:

" it's 'not formatted, would you like to format now" ",


but odd thing is , other c:\program, administrator\document,c:\

all of them can be accessed , can copy and move files .have problem.

I try to check bad sector by a software call "

reboot again,  bios now become black screen ,do not have any message pop up!

reboot to bartpe cd, the same , window directory become 0 byte,
it say




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above is the whole story, now, I want to use ghost 8.2 to restore a four month old image,
I have verified the integrity using bartpe cd, I will use bartpe cd to restore the image to the c: drive.

question 1: what should I do before  restore?my system is window xp professional, file system is ntsf

I am afraid the restore process will be halted in the middle because of some disk error make it unwritable , due to the problematic partition as described above.

question 2: will it become unbootable even after successful restore?

I have use ghost several time and success, but this time is beyond my knowledge.

ps: I have used partition doctor to restore partition table, but still no good news.



cannot chkdsk, sector uneadable.

launching ghost  8.3 gui from bartpe cd, I can choose destination partition, that mean the partition appear normally that I can choose .


Help, please.
thanks you very much!

ypik,

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=216203

Sounds like you need a new hard drive.

ypik wrote on Jul 30^th, 2008 at 12:06am:

You have nothing to lose. Restore your image.

I know this won't help the current problem, but in the future:::::

Always do a thorough cleaning and error checking on your HD before you make a Ghost Image.  Don't back up junk.....keep your Ghost Image as small as possible.
Use '' to make sure your HD is error free, before using Ghost.

Then after you've finished the Ghost backup to whatever media you choose, use Ghost to "Check" the Image file for accuracy, before exiting the program.  "Check" is right there in the Ghost menu.....use it!

Then and only then can you be assured that the Ghost Image will restore properly when you need it.
Remember, only a DISK to IMAGE copy will restore to a new HD and make it bootable.  A Partition Image does not contain all the boot info needed to make a new HD bootable.

Good luck,
The Shadow