Linux rescues a failing hard drive
Over Thanksgiving, I had to deal with a Windows XP laptop, belonging to a relative, that blue screened during startup. Normal startup failed, as did safe mode, safe mode with command prompt and Last Known Good.
The first question that always needs to be answered in these situations is whether the problem is hardware or software. To that end, I booted the computer using my favorite rescue disc, the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows (UBCD4WIN).
The CD started, from the main menu, I chose to run UBCD4WIN, but it eventually hung on a totally blank screen.
Next, I connected the hard drive to the USB port on an Asus Eee netbook running Eeebuntu and booted the system.
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