Issue #1: Harddrive failed backup all files

[Zenith]

This is a windows xp HP computer, the problem is I have a boot option and I've been booting from cd all this time. I accidently turned the pc off now the computer won't read the cd for some reason. Yes the cd works, I tried it in my new laptop I got this Christmas. All I want to get a few files off the old computer and I'll let it rest in peace. I've been using Hiren's BOOTCD 11 to boot my pc, and so I just made a bootable usb but there is a big issue. It reads Grub4dos instead of the Hiren disk, it says

Boot from find menu.lst, /boot/grub/menu.lst. /grub/menu.lst

and when it does that this shows up

Grubs4dos 0.4.5b 2011-04-23, Mem 639K/1014/0M, End: 351657 [Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word TAB list possible command completions of a device/filename ESC at anytime exits. ]

I type in boot then it says

Error 8: Kernel must be loaded before booting

 

[Venom]

Install A linux os? like ubuntu.

Or remove the hdd and get a enclosure so you can plug it into your laptop.

 

[froggyboy604]

Puppy Linux at http://www.puppylinux.com/ would be a good Linux operating system to copy your files from your hard drive to a USB flash drive, or other hard drive.

You do not need to install Puppy Linux. You can run it off a CD with the Puppy ISO burned to it. You can use Nero, Roxio, ImgBurn, etc to burn the CD.

Windows 7 and 8 also has a built-in CD ISO image burner.

 

[the creator]

If you want to make a live linux usb drive than I would suggest you to use this tool http://www.linuxliveusb.com/ it work with most of the distros I have tried.