OT puters

howdy,
tears for both happy and sad events missed here. too much to read back thru
and
tho i'm back online still busy with hardware on puter, ram this time.
i installed a new hard drive, formatted it, loaded it with win xp,
downloaded AVG, MS updates, adobe reader, yahoo toolbar and msg'r &
whatever else i need.
trying to find out somewhere how to get some of the data off the old hard
drive.
if govts and law enforcement can do it surely i can too. just gotta find out
how.
right now got old and new hard drive in the machine.
checking that the speed of new ram will be ok before i install it.
one day i shall return but dont hold your breath.

dont ask me to find stuff again, lost all favs, links, files in the crash
etc.
and dont ever buy a Western Digital hard drive. this was the second one in
this system.
first one lasted just 9 months, this one 23 months.
i had to replace this one myself (out of warranty), oh well.

if i can get any data off the old one i'll then install a second hard drive
alongside.
that, with the extra ram, ought to hold me for a while.
anyhow, thats life in the south pacific.
hugz all around,
jeanne

Jeanne, so sorry for your computer probs! Hope you can find and retrieve
the data off your old drive.

Thanks for the tip on Western Digital. I will add, Ricoh products have gone
right down the tubes. Had an RCA DVD recorder/player that lasted one year;
when I took it apart to investigate, turned out the Richoh r/w drive had
failed. We have two huge Ricoh copier/printer/fax machines at work, and the
tech is there to fix something almost daily. I believe Security is going to
issue him a badge. grin

And don't forget, those of you who contemplate purchasing a Dell: Customer
Service is now located in India or Bangladesh, and is very unresponsive.
The guarantees you may have had with a previous Dell are not part of the
program any more. I swear, my next computer will be a Mac!

--
Carolyn in The Old Pueblo

If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green
If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty

If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty

"nzlstar*" wrote in message
...
howdy,
tears for both happy and sad events missed here. too much to read back
thru and
tho i'm back online still busy with hardware on puter, ram this time.
i installed a new hard drive, formatted it, loaded it with win xp,
downloaded AVG, MS updates, adobe reader, yahoo toolbar and msg'r &
whatever else i need.
trying to find out somewhere how to get some of the data off the old hard
drive.
if govts and law enforcement can do it surely i can too. just gotta find
out how.
right now got old and new hard drive in the machine.
checking that the speed of new ram will be ok before i install it.
one day i shall return but dont hold your breath.

dont ask me to find stuff again, lost all favs, links, files in the crash
etc.
and dont ever buy a Western Digital hard drive. this was the second one
in this system.
first one lasted just 9 months, this one 23 months.
i had to replace this one myself (out of warranty), oh well.

if i can get any data off the old one i'll then install a second hard
drive alongside.
that, with the extra ram, ought to hold me for a while.
anyhow, thats life in the south pacific.
hugz all around,
jeanne

And after all this, your shift key is still broken.
Gen

"nzlstar*" wrote in message
...
howdy,
tears for both happy and sad events missed here. too much to read back
thru and
tho i'm back online still busy with hardware on puter, ram this time.
i installed a new hard drive, formatted it, loaded it with win xp,
downloaded AVG, MS updates, adobe reader, yahoo toolbar and msg'r &
whatever else i need.
trying to find out somewhere how to get some of the data off the old hard
drive.
if govts and law enforcement can do it surely i can too. just gotta find
out how.
right now got old and new hard drive in the machine.
checking that the speed of new ram will be ok before i install it.
one day i shall return but dont hold your breath.

dont ask me to find stuff again, lost all favs, links, files in the crash
etc.
and dont ever buy a Western Digital hard drive. this was the second one
in this system.
first one lasted just 9 months, this one 23 months.
i had to replace this one myself (out of warranty), oh well.

if i can get any data off the old one i'll then install a second hard
drive alongside.
that, with the extra ram, ought to hold me for a while.
anyhow, thats life in the south pacific.
hugz all around,
jeanne

On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:03:11 +1200, "nzlstar*" wrote:

and dont ever buy a Western Digital hard drive. this was the second one in
this system.

jeanne

BTDT Hugs to you.
Debra in VA
See my quilts at
http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere

Howdy!

Carolyn said, " I swear, my next computer will be a Mac!"

Come into The Light, Carolyn. ;-D

Aren't these foreign call centers something? Something terrible!
Last week I called a TEXAS electricity company to ask why I had received
2 bills, one a penny more than the other; the woman "over there" did
not understand me-- and I wasn't doing much better w/ her accent...
oh, pardon me, I'm the one w/ the accent, right? LOL
She told me there must be a mistake, pay either one; I paid them both,
(fairly) sure the company will credit any over-payment (they have in the
past). Oy!

Meanwhile, back at the ranch,
come on over & play w/ my Mac; you'll want one! ;-D

R/Sandy

On 8/22/07 7:29 AM, in article , "Carolyn
McCarty" wrote:

Jeanne, so sorry for your computer probs! Hope you can find and retrieve
the data off your old drive.

Thanks for the tip on Western Digital. I will add, Ricoh products have gone
right down the tubes. Had an RCA DVD recorder/player that lasted one year;
when I took it apart to investigate, turned out the Richoh r/w drive had
failed. We have two huge Ricoh copier/printer/fax machines at work, and the
tech is there to fix something almost daily. I believe Security is going to
issue him a badge. grin

And don't forget, those of you who contemplate purchasing a Dell: Customer
Service is now located in India or Bangladesh, and is very unresponsive.
The guarantees you may have had with a previous Dell are not part of the
program any more. I swear, my next computer will be a Mac!

--
Carolyn in The Old Pueblo

If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green
If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty

If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty

heehee.
i'll have to go find my step stool to fix the shift key.
i'm sure its around here somewhere.
jeanne

"Gen" wrote...
And after all this, your shift key is still broken.
Gen

WELCOME BACK JEANNE!!!!!!!!!!
Paulette in WV

thanks, {{{Paulette.}}}
still working thru all the puter stuff i need to get running here.
also asking everyone i can think of bout retrieving some of the files off
the old h/d.
i'm sure there is a way, just gotta find the info for doing it.
hugz all around WV,
jeanne

"Paulette" wrote...
WELCOME BACK JEANNE!!!!!!!!!!
Paulette in WV

I missed you, heaps. If you need help, let me know...I'll do my best.

Jenn

"nzlstar*" wrote in message
...
howdy,
tears for both happy and sad events missed here. too much to read back
thru and
tho i'm back online still busy with hardware on puter, ram this time.
i installed a new hard drive, formatted it, loaded it with win xp,
downloaded AVG, MS updates, adobe reader, yahoo toolbar and msg'r &
whatever else i need.
trying to find out somewhere how to get some of the data off the old hard
drive.
if govts and law enforcement can do it surely i can too. just gotta find
out how.
right now got old and new hard drive in the machine.
checking that the speed of new ram will be ok before i install it.
one day i shall return but dont hold your breath.

dont ask me to find stuff again, lost all favs, links, files in the crash
etc.
and dont ever buy a Western Digital hard drive. this was the second one
in this system.
first one lasted just 9 months, this one 23 months.
i had to replace this one myself (out of warranty), oh well.

if i can get any data off the old one i'll then install a second hard
drive alongside.
that, with the extra ram, ought to hold me for a while.
anyhow, thats life in the south pacific.
hugz all around,
jeanne

On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:19:11 -0500, Sandy Ellison wrote
(in article ):


Howdy!

Carolyn said, " I swear, my next computer will be a Mac!"

Come into The Light, Carolyn. ;-D

Aren't these foreign call centers something? Something terrible!
Last week I called a TEXAS electricity company to ask why I had received
2 bills, one a penny more than the other; the woman "over there" did
not understand me-- and I wasn't doing much better w/ her accent...
oh, pardon me, I'm the one w/ the accent, right? LOL
She told me there must be a mistake, pay either one; I paid them both,
(fairly) sure the company will credit any over-payment (they have in the
past). Oy!

Meanwhile, back at the ranch,
come on over & play w/ my Mac; you'll want one! ;-D

R/Sandy

On 8/22/07 7:29 AM, in article , "Carolyn
McCarty" wrote:

Jeanne, so sorry for your computer probs! Hope you can find and retrieve
the data off your old drive.

Thanks for the tip on Western Digital. I will add, Ricoh products have gone
right down the tubes. Had an RCA DVD recorder/player that lasted one year;
when I took it apart to investigate, turned out the Richoh r/w drive had
failed. We have two huge Ricoh copier/printer/fax machines at work, and the
tech is there to fix something almost daily. I believe Security is going to
issue him a badge. grin

And don't forget, those of you who contemplate purchasing a Dell: Customer
Service is now located in India or Bangladesh, and is very unresponsive.
The guarantees you may have had with a previous Dell are not part of the
program any more. I swear, my next computer will be a Mac!

--
Carolyn in The Old Pueblo

If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green
If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty

If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty



I agree, you'll never go back. Macs are great!

Maureen