umpnpmgr.dll

[gamerfreak]

Originally Posted by frenchie29

That's what it is, I called HP and the tech told me that's what it is.
What is it? some sort of virus?
I got the little app, I'll see what it does, I have nothing to lose at thi point.

No its not a virus. Its just a Windows service that is particularly vulnerable and should be disabled.

[frenchie29]

I tried the little app but it says I need to be the administrator.
So I guess my next try is to take the HD out and put it in my desktop and collect the data.

The thing ids I don't know how to remove a HD from a laptop, anybody could guide me through? I have a HP pavillion dv9000

[Quakindude]

You need to stop what you're doing if you have critical data you want to save from that hard drive. Give me a moment and I'll link you to some resources.

[gamerfreak]

Originally Posted by frenchie29

I tried the little app but it says I need to be the administrator.
So I guess my next try is to take the HD out and put it in my desktop and collect the data.

The thing ids I don't know how to remove a HD from a laptop, anybody could guide me through? I have a HP pavillion dv9000

Right click the EXE and say "run as administrator". As in click it, don't say it out loud .

[Quakindude]

What is your exact model # notebook? DV9000t, DV9000z, DV9000z CTO.....???

[frenchie29]

Unfortunately I have that info on the laptop, but on the receipt it says DV9010 TX2

[frenchie29]

Originally Posted by gamerfreak

Right click the EXE and say "run as administrator". As in click it, don't say it out loud .

I tried that but didn't work.

It says the password is not assign to this project.

[Quakindude]

OK. Here's what you need to do if you have critical data on that laptop HDD.

First off, some info.

List of HP manuals for your laptop. HP has a nasty habit of changing the web address for these manuals for whatever strange reason. Download the ones you need and burn them to disk. HP also does away with them on occasion.

List of suggested manuals from that page.

Complete servicing manual.

Hard drive manual. Removal and handling.

Memory Modules.

If, for some reason, you cannot download them or cannot burn them to disk, PM me an address and I will burn them to disk and send them to you. I've saved a copy of the above three just in case.

I'm 99% certain that your laptop drive will be a SATA150 drive. When you pull it out, it will probably have a combined power+data single connector. However, don't be alarmed by this. Look on the drive itself and you should have two seperate connectors just like a desktop SATA HDD.

If it uses an IDE connector, and I doubt it does, you will need something like this to make it a USB drive for use on your desktop. I keep two of these at all times. Just the other day, I used it to look at the contents of an old Conner 170Mb HDD I have laying around.

If you have to replace that HDD, you may be lured into buying a 7200RPM drive for faster performance. I did this myself because the performance difference is HUGE from 7200RPM to 5200RPM on down to the 4200RPM drives HP likes to use. Just be aware that going with a higher RPM drive dramatically decreases your battery run time.

[frenchie29]

Thanks alot I'm gonna give it a try when I get back from work tonight, I will keep you posted.

[frenchie29]

Before I attempt that, I'd like to try a boot disk and see if I could get the data like that.
Where could I find a boot disc?