hi all i purchased spinrite but i dont know if i downloaded the write file i got a file named spinrite.iso in that there is only 1 file called spinrite.exe can i boot from this file? On 4/3/12, Barry Toner <barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Tris, > > Steve Gibson told me that you can most likely run JAWS for DOS in the SR > environment. I've also heard of others who have ran HAL for DOS with it. > > Regards, > Barry. > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Tristram Llewellyn > Sent: 03 April 2012 16:39 > To: 'access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Require help with a failed hard drive > > Spinrite is file system, operating system agnostic. All it requires is a > drive connected via internal bus. It is working well below the level of O/S > so it is used as a boot CD or USB media so not accessible with speech but > makes sounds and you can pick options by numbers at some stages. Details at > www.grc.com. > > > Regards. > > Tristram Llewellyn > Technical Support > Sight and Sound Technology > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > austin pinto > Sent: 03 April 2012 16:34 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Require help with a failed hard drive > > hi but is this utility work on a primerry drive that doesnt have windows on > it? > > On 4/3/12, Tristram Llewellyn <tristram.llewellyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >> The point though is if the drive has bad sectors putting it in a caddy or >> USB isn't really going to help you get Windows on it any better. If there >> are bad sectors the most a drive can do is map those out of the usable >> range >> by swapping out with a few spares it has. The best technique for that is >> a >> utility called Spinrite and running that which is not free but used by >> some >> computer specialists. For that to work its magic you must be using an >> internal bus rather than USB. Even then one might be a little wary of it >> depending on its age. >> >> Regards. >> >> Tristram Llewellyn >> Technical Support >> Sight and Sound Technology >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf >> Of >> Spring Flower >> Sent: 03 April 2012 15:00 >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; accessindia; Voice Vision. >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Require help with a failed hard drive >> >> i'm no expert but woulsn't taking the hard drive out, putting it in a >> caddy >> and then connecting it via a usb cable work? >> >> trace >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "austin pinto" <austinpinto.xaviers@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: "access uk" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "accessindia" >> <accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Voice Vision." <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 12:41 PM >> Subject: [access-uk] Require help with a failed hard drive >> >> >>> hi all my pc hard drive has bad secters that is preventing me to 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