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Crazyhorse Rod Shop [ View ] [ Email ] [ Website ] 19708 East Highway 1188 Bluff Dale Texas 76433 Phone: 254-728-3510

took my old computer out of the closet and hooked it up. everything but windows is gone. all pics , saved emails you name it. who's got a clue ?

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Posted by ol bear  -  07/03/2008 04:02 PM DIAL 1 800 DELL ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,OL BEAR OL BEAR [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] crown point, Indiana   Posted by fitzwell   -  07/03/2008 04:19 PM somebody broke out the windows???? normal?? Normal is a cycle on a washing machine [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] benbrook, Texas   Posted by tlp1968  -  07/03/2008 06:11 PM I need more info Shine...when was the last time you used it? How did it end up in the closet ? Were you having any problems before this last boot up? StreetRodding.com Marketing Director [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Springfield,, Illinois Charter Member since August 2003   Posted by bigdude  -  07/03/2008 06:14 PM You have been in the closet?????? Damn sometimes you just dont know! resident know it all [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Three Rivers, Michigan Charter Member since January 2004   Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  07/03/2008 06:21 PM the old one was slow. thought it had a worm or something. have since learned about adding memory. when i put in the box it had all kinds of stuff on it. now it is like i just fired it up for the first time. everything is gone but the windows me . dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003   Posted by DaveHughes  -  07/03/2008 06:29 PM I had a dog that had worms once.......Try dragging the back of it across the grass- That seemed to help him........ DaveHughes [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] seaman, Ohio   Posted by brian41chevy  -  07/03/2008 06:59 PM Now that's funny, I don't care who you are! There is a fine line between hobby and mental illness [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] New Lenox, Illinois Charter Member since November 2004   Posted by Ken_tech  -  07/03/2008 07:06 PM Shine, The fact that the PC booted up is encouraging. Now right-click on the start button, and click "explore". That will open a window that show you the file structure on the hard disk. Look for folders named "My Pictures" or "My documents". If you find those (and we hope you do), you can copy the files on a USB drive or CD-Rom if that PC has one and thus recover them. Recovering emails is more difficult. What email software were you using? If you were using MS Outlook, you need to search for, find, and copy "outlook.pst" and that would be it. But it is usually not that easy. Keep up posted................... regards, Ken Ken_tech [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Fairfax, Virginia Charter Member since July 2007   Posted by dixie  -  07/03/2008 07:06 PM Hey DH my dog goes around in circles on his,Shine u could try one are the other ,if not raise the shade. You ant lost nothing its in there somewhere just got to figure out how to dig it out. jim grace [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] dade city, Florida Charter Member since January 2006   Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  07/03/2008 07:20 PM my doc is there but all my stuff is gone. it is like it was when it was new. no added programs. no antivirus. nothing but windows me . dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003   Posted by amswuod1  -  07/03/2008 08:55 PM That is weird. Have you tried "system restore"? It basically resets to a previous time/date of your choosing. Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Union, Kentucky Charter Member since July 2006   Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  07/03/2008 09:11 PM only dates for restore is today and july3 2005 . tried but it will not restore. something really strange going on. them aliens must have stole my data . absolutely all personal data is gone. even desktop background and screen savers. dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003   Posted by Ken_tech  -  07/03/2008 09:21 PM Here is a free virus scanner: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ Ken_tech [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Fairfax, Virginia Charter Member since July 2007   Posted by Red's Place Custom & Restoration  -  07/03/2008 09:21 PM wait til your better half comes in and says I cleaned up your old computer so now it is fast ain't that great Red's Place Custom & Restoration [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Charlotte, North Carolina   Posted by Ken_tech  -  07/03/2008 09:23 PM Here is a free virus scanner: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ Ken_tech [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Fairfax, Virginia Charter Member since July 2007   Posted by Ken_tech  -  07/03/2008 09:25 PM Go to "control panel" and see if there is a "users" icon to click on. See if you can logon to your old self. Ken_tech [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Fairfax, Virginia Charter Member since July 2007   Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  07/03/2008 09:50 PM this computer was full of projects, the logos for the shop, pictures , hundreds of saved emails and stuff. it had norton antivirus, spybot search and destroy , kodak easyshare and on and on. it's all gone. weirdest damn thing i've got into yet. dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003   Posted by amswuod1  -  07/03/2008 10:09 PM With all that valuable info and data in there I think I would break out the credit card and just call 1-800-geek squad. At least they speak english as apposed to Dell support. (I don't speak Indian or Pakistani...) Sorry I can't be of much help man, I feel your pain. Bob D. Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Union, Kentucky Charter Member since July 2006   Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  07/03/2008 10:13 PM i have a local guy who does this. i'll just take it to him and see if he can retrieve it. dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003   Posted by flagator79  -  07/03/2008 11:24 PM Shine , take it to a pro and let him see what is what. Did you have the computer stored by a magnetic source or a high voltage source? That could literally ruin it. Take it to a computer doctor - if it can be retrieved, they can do it and cause no other accidental damage. Good Luck Skeet If the world was fair, the worm would eat the bird half the time [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] West Monroe, Louisianna Charter Member since December 2005   Posted by scooting  -  07/03/2008 11:43 PM Shine, go back and look at the box that was setting on top of the computer when you found it. Was it about the size of a 4bl and said Edelbrock somewhere on it? scooting [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Elkridge, Maryland   Posted by 41 Kustom  -  07/04/2008 07:30 AM As I understand it, everything you ever did on a computer you can dig out. The cops here did it to find the missing girl thats been on the news. Its called digital forensics. To bad it was to late for her. But they got the bastard, now if they would only turn him over to the public, justis would be served. 41 Kustom [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Essex, Vermont   Posted by sloper38  -  07/04/2008 08:20 AM So you've got a gay computer? Now I've heard everything. I'm X38 on any other sites. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Sydney, Australia   Posted by orphans2  -  07/04/2008 01:23 PM Shine wrote: " i have a local guy who does this. i'll just take it to him and see if he can retrieve it." There's your best bet. Everything should be in tack, unless the hard drive took a hit or the motherboard took an electrical shock. Even then the stuff should be recoverable. I had a lightning surge hit my computers two years ago. Computers were fried but I was able to remove the hard drives, put them into USB external boxes and then download 99% of the stuff to a new drive. I would think that unless your system suffer an even worse fate, your data should be able to be recovered. Hope you get your stuff back. orphans2 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Stewartstown, Pennsylvannia Charter Member since November 2001   Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  07/04/2008 01:50 PM comp was working when i replaced it. just had some screwy things going on. it was slow. but it went right back into the box and into the closet. now everything is gone but basic win 2000 . strange stuff here. i talked to one guy who just cant believe it. they dont do it on their own unplugged. dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003   Posted by johns56  -  07/04/2008 04:09 PM check that little watch battery on the motherboard. they cost about a dollar replace it. johns56 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] phoenix, Arizona   Posted by Mike52  -  07/04/2008 04:34 PM Shine, Johns advice on the motherboard battery might be good advice. About a year ago, I thought the hard drive in my home PC took a dive, thought I lost everything on it, even bought a new hard drive to replace it. After installing the new hard drive it still didn't work right. On the advice of a web site called Virtual Doctor, I replaced the motherboard battery (a #CR2032 from the local Walgreens pharmacy), the damn thing worked like nothing had ever been wrong with it. Now I have 2 hard drives to store more crap on.........lol Mike52 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Lutz, Florida   Posted by Ken_tech  -  07/04/2008 06:09 PM The CMOS battery inside computers stores information such as the system time and system settings for your computer. If the battery is dead, you will not have the correct time on the PC. Do you have the correct time? A failed CMOS battery would not be responsible for a loss of files. Shine, did you try the virus checker? http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ Take it to your local guy for him to repair/recover your files. Ken_tech [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Fairfax, Virginia Charter Member since July 2007   Posted by RiverRat  -  07/04/2008 11:21 PM No help here Shine, but I just got my computer out of the shop, after a $120.00 fixerupper! RiverRat [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Leadwood, Missouri

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