Re: Program that tells file name from sector number?

Mat Ballard wrote:
Pull the HD out, plug it into a desktop (suitable connectors are available), and recover her data.

BTW, the notebook's drive (a Toshiba 75 gb) was too hot to touch.
Never a good sign.

Therefore, I'd suggest you next go out and buy a new laptop HD, and do a fresh install on that. Given bad sectors and overheating, the current HD is likely dying.

Does the Dell's fans still run ?


I backed up the notebook's hdd on a network server using the Acronis
bootable cd and replaced the hdd with a spare one I still had lying
around. The bad sector was reported near the end of the backup
so I guess it's probably not one of the Windows operating system files.

Anyway, after swapping the hdd and restoring the backup, Windows XP
booted flawlessly. I checked the event logs which indeed reported
bad sectors on the old hdd. But so far I haven't got a clue which
(if any) file is broken. My sister in law is happy again!






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