[VirtualBox] I don't arrive to launch it anymore.

[kreekk]

Hi all ! in first sorry for my english because I'm French. I have make a research but i didn't find any answer.

I have put Windows XP on my Virtual Box but my primery OS is Ubuntu 9.04. Yesterday, I haven't switched off correctly Virtual Box because I was hurry. And Now when I try to launch Virtual Box , I can't boot it ! this message appear :

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 FATAL: No bootable medium found! System halted 

I never save the state of my machine and i would retrieve an important data (it's a project compiled with VisualBasic 6 ). My question is : Can somebody help me to retrieve my data ? Thank's a lot !!!

[vbox4me2]

Recovery console from the xp CD could help, or any LinuxLIFE CD ISO file will get you access to the data.

[kreekk]

Thank you very much for you're reply ! if i have understand , i can retrieve my data if i boot with the installation Windows's CD ? Thank again !

[vbox4me2]

You could yes, it depends how much damage there is.

[kreekk]

Hi it's me, I tried to retrieve my data but I can't, I have booted with My windows CD

i've taken the Recovery mode option :



And Windows doesn't found the repertory ( C:\WINDOWS ) :
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'The path or the file isn't valid'

Very thank you for helped me, Do you think you have another idea ? thank you very much !!

[vbox4me2]

Try a knoppix ISO to see if you can access the data.

[MKhaos7]

Did try running a "fdisk /mbr", when in recovery mode?
Also, did you try looking if the virtual disk is, in fact, connected to the virtual machine? Or even if the vdi is still there?
Silly things i know, but might be the case, since you turned off VBox in a hurry it might have missbehaved at some point.

[kreekk]

Try a knoppix ISO to see if you can access the data.

Thank's ! I'm downloading it

Did try running a "fdisk /mbr", when in recovery mode?

I have tried but nothing :/

Also, did you try looking if the virtual disk is, in fact, connected to the virtual machine? Or even if the vdi is still there?

Yes the .vdi is still there

Silly things i know, but might be the case, since you turned off VBox in a hurry it might have missbehaved at some point.

Heu I don't understand sorry, I'm not very good at english


Thanks for you for help me ! but if it still doesn't work after that, Do you think I'll don't be able to retrieve my Data ? thank's you very very much !

EDIT : You know we can do backup of the system with Windows, do you know if we can do it with Ubuntu ? thanks !