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Is there a way to extract files from a Windows XP recovery disk?
I found an old ass recovery disk of mine from 2006 which probably has a shit ton of family photos on. Is there a way to extract the files?
I tried installing Windows XP on Virtual Machine, but it says the model doesn't match obviously.
I was reading something about using dmidecode to trick the disk into believing VM ware had the right specs but I couldn't figure out how to use it.
Is there an easier way?
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>>174817
XP recovery disks just store the OS, not your data.
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>>174821
Ah, that sucks. The discs are like 8GB large so I assumed it was some system restore shit rather than some basic recovery disk but it's been like 10 years and I can't remember at all.
Thanks for the clarification.
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>>174817
If you've got an actual backup, i.e. a .BKF file, you can extract the following files from any Windows XP installation or installer disk, and use NTBackup to restore the files you want.
ntbackup.exe
ntmsapi.dll
vssapi.dll
NTBackup, obviously, won't be able to backup when it's on a more recent OS than XP, but it can still browse backups and extract files fine.
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>>174824
Nah I searched the discs and nothing has a bkf extension so I guess it's just a standard recovery disk.
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>>174826
You're right, though, 8GB does sound a bit big.
Maybe have a look with WinDirStat to see what's taking up all the space.
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