# Booting to a command prompt that access NTFS **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 14, 2005, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651 "2005-04-14T08:14:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/1 "2005-04-14T08:14:14Z")
I hope this is a simple question to some of you. It’s got me stumped. I need to access my HD (NTFS) with a command prompt. I had a backdoor that corrupted some windows files and I cannot log in. I need to copy some origional files over. I am not in the mood for a re-installation (or repair installation for that matter) and would rather fix just what is wrong. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/2 "2005-04-14T08:15:46Z")
boot into xp cd and run the recovery console. or slave the drive ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/3 "2005-04-14T08:49:57Z")
:DOH: Recovery Console! Thanks sonny, I was having a brain fart. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/4 "2005-04-14T08:52:45Z")
no prob mang lemme know when you’re game to chill… we can trade some xbox games :bigok: ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/5 "2005-04-14T08:59:42Z")
if that doesn’t work let me know, i have a knoppix linux cd with windows shizzle on it… back ways to get into the doze ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/6 "2005-04-14T09:01:41Z")
^ tricky fellow ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/7 "2005-04-14T09:01:42Z")
hey i have that! do you have the knoppix windows pack for 3.3? ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/8 "2005-04-14T10:36:03Z")
Ok, didn’t work as expected so maybe you compter masters can assist me… When I login to my WIndows XP machine here at work, it instantly logs me off again. Safe mode and regular. So i did a repair install yesterday before I left and was able to log in this morning once. When I did I had to re-authorize XP, all that BS. I scanned for spyware/virii and only came up with a few traces of a backdoor called delf. Removed all that it found and rebooted. Upon reboot, instant log off again. I searched online for info on my symptoms, delf, and the filenames I suspect caused it and only found: [http://www.trendmicro-middleeast.com/enterprise/security\_info/ve\_detail.php?id=82514&VName=TROJ\_DELF.GW&VSect=O](http://www.trendmicro-middleeast.com/enterprise/security_info/ve_detail.php?id=82514&VName=TROJ_DELF.GW&VSect=O) The removal instructions there did not help. I cannot format yet… way too much info to save. Any advice when I slap this HD into another machine for surgury? ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/9 "2005-04-14T10:52:45Z")
> [@S10Blazed Si](#): > > The removal instructions there did not help. I cannot format yet… way too much info to save. Any advice when I slap this HD into another machine for surgury? have your search string ready, make sure host machine has up2date a/v, slave away then blast the partitions of the old drive. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/10 "2005-04-14T11:17:20Z")
i’d run an image of the HD… view through an image viewer so you avoid any infection on the new host machine and pull down your info from the image… norton ghost will work for that… taht way teh infected drive can’t launch any services or processes to give you shit… also, grabbing an image now will retain and data integrity that’s left… so assuming the drive actually fails while you’re working on it, you’re golden. if you wanna be real tight about security… otherwise… f it! ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/11 "2005-04-14T11:30:06Z")
due to lack of spare HD space available off line (refuse to put this one back on the network till it’s fixed) I’d rather fix it. I have my 40gb in the laptop but that does me no good without a network or ide cable. I am gonna peice together a host to examine the drive better. I just can’t find any spare HDs over 6.4gb… Not to mention I don’t have access to Norton Ghost (legally) and when it comes to work I try to keep it legit as possible. Fuck computers in the USB port ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/12 "2005-04-14T11:44:18Z")
haha… humm… well i have a maxtor USB harddrive controller? do you ahve one of those, just plop the drive on and it’s a usb device? set as read only and it cna’t lauch anything on your system… i have a ton of 10gig drives at my house… that suxors. lemme know if we can help in any way… f computer is right ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/13 "2005-04-14T12:08:58Z")
I am giving up on this for today. All real work I needed to do today was accomplished from my laptop and I can bring in a few 40gb’s tomorrow from home. One of those USB controllers sounds nice and would come in handy. How much did it cost? Maybe I’ll expense one. ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/14 "2005-04-14T12:14:40Z")
I know more about computers than anyone in the world evar. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/15 "2005-04-14T12:57:09Z")
they’re sorta cheap… they are actually sold as external harddrives (usb) and i just took it apart… its’ an IDE drive slapped on a controller. and brad, if you do? then why don’t you help the man out… ? ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/16 "2005-04-14T13:40:37Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > and brad, if you do? then why don’t you help the man out… ? I did but I’m not gonna do it for him, this ain’t Jerry’s kids :mullet: ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/17 "2005-04-14T13:43:16Z")
lies you can’t even install XP ---
**Author:** ![8Grand](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/8grand/32/5940_2.png) [@8Grand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/8Grand)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booting-to-a-command-prompt-that-access-ntfs/173651/18 "2005-04-14T19:49:14Z")
> [@S10Blazed Si](#): > > I hope this is a simple question to some of you. It’s got me stumped. I need to access my HD (NTFS) with a command prompt. I had a backdoor that corrupted some windows files and I cannot log in. I need to copy some origional files over. I am not in the mood for a re-installation (or repair installation for that matter) and would rather fix just what is wrong. Thanks Repair install dont take that long… I havent seen it work as well as it does on 2k though. Which way are you doing it? Booting to the CD and going through the instal then telling it to repair? Ive never had it take that long(more then 20 min and thats a long shot). Ive done repair installs that take like 5 min. > [@S10Blazed Si](#): > > I am giving up on this for today. All real work I needed to do today was accomplished from my laptop and I can bring in a few 40gb’s tomorrow from home. One of those USB controllers sounds nice and would come in handy. How much did it cost? Maybe I’ll expense one. you can buy USB 2.0 enclosures for cheap… check [newegg.com](http://newegg.com) for them. They work well.