Read http://tips.oncomputers.info/archives2004/0401/2004-Jan-11.htm and think that 6 years later this is easier than ever. Get you UBUNTU boot cd and do the same things to get your files out.
Bob
I am trying to boot my windows 7 64 bit and the windows 7 logo appears and it boots and after few seconds the bsod comes which is like half sec and my system goes on restart loop ...earlier I got compbatt.sys error but now it got fixed , i tried to boot in safe mode and the drivers load and after "c:\Windows\Sytem32\drivers\CLASSPNP.sys" loads laptop restarts
Can anyone help me to fix the problem i didnt back up my files so I can fresh install windows 7 or do a factory restore

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