badly damaged cd

[turr1can]

I have a seriously damaged cd which is not even acknowleged by any cd drive. there is literally a chunk missing out of the inside of the burnt track. its holiday photos on the disk, so im thinking that some of the data towards the end of the burnt track (after the damage)will still be readable.

so i need a drive or program or something which will just read the disk without bothering to check if there is a disk there (!). i have tried isobuster and bad cd repair and all the normal programs, but the fact that the drive wont read it at all makes them all useless.

anyone got any ideas what i can do? i would give up if it werent for the fact that the disk has really precious photos of a 3 month trip round asia.

any ideas greatly appreciated

[jazzbo]

Hey Tur***an

I aint sure of how to read a disk if there is a hole in it but thought I'dask some simple Qs to see if you have looked at some other possibilities..
I f you're a computer whiz I hope this doesnt offend ..

If you used your current computer to burn the disk or store the photos or can get to that one you may find some pictures hiding around in trhe creases of the drives..

Open "MyComputer" Hit CTRL+F(for the find funtion) and search for ALL of the pictures of the Extension(s) which were used on the disk of lost treasures..

In the Search line type (*.jpeg) no quotes..
Of course if the pictures are of another extension substitute the appropo one in place of "jpeg" eg.)bmp,jpg,tif etc........

SOme unknown or long lost pictures may show up..

Good Luck
JazzboJahJaJuhJazzbo

[turr1can]

thanks for the suggestion, but it wasnt this pc that the photos originally went on 

ive been thinking hard about it and i think i need to fool the dvd drive or use some special firmware or something. not too sure where to find these tho.

thanks anyway

[jazzbo]

Hey Tur*c*n
I didnt have time to look into it but heres a google search you might find something in..

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=damaged+cd+recover (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=damaged+cd+recover)


I bet if shoarthing reads this he can fix ya right up..

jazzbo

[turr1can]

thanks dude, but ive totally been everywhere looking for a way to do it. is there any way i can contact 'shoarthing'?

[jazzbo]

Not to give away the local of Shoarthings hidey-hole but if you see the members name in blue link form -click it and you should see the page fpor that soul..
http://www.burningissues.net/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=3c47dcdb48b1abfd9369ed8172002a4d&action=profile;u=2

Send him a message or watch for his eminently wise pressence here-a-bouts..

jazzbo..............