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Step 1: Ready Your Tools Even though Windows isn’t working, your data  remains on your hard drive  or solid state drive. To copy it elsewhere, we need to boot into an operating system (OS) other than Windows. Since Linux is free and  easy to install , that’s what we’ll use! There are  endless versions of Linux you could try  for this process. We’ll use  Linux Mint since it’s popular  and similar to Windows, but feel free to  substitute another  if you prefer. To  create a bootable USB drive , you’ll need three things: A spare flash drive of 4 GB or more, which you must wipe to install Linux. A working computer to set up the bootable USB flash drive with Linux. An external drive, a sufficiently large flash drive, or cloud storage space to copy your data. The  Universal USB Installer tool from Pendrivelinux  makes this process painless. Visit the site and download a copy of the tool, then head to the  ...

Are you looking for the best web  hosting  services for your needs? Whether you need a place to host your small personal blog or a major corporate website, the following list will help you identify the best hosts to use. Finding the best web hosting service isn’t quite as straightforward as searching Google and choosing the one with the lowest price. There are a lot of issues to consider, including the reasons for  why  you need hosting and  how  you intend to use it. Once you have a handle on that, finding the right host becomes much easier. Choose one that’s undersized and you’ll end up with website outages and slow page loads, but choose one that’s oversized and you’ll be throwing money away. Defining Your Web Hosting Needs Before choosing your web host, you’ll need to think about your requirements. Consider the following concerns and decide the importance of each item on a scale of 0 to 10 (with 0 being not at all...