Brian, it's time to suck it up and talk to a pro. Will it be expensive? Most likely yes. How badly do you want that info? The longer you mess with it the less likely you are to recover it. Next time__archive it. This time you'll just have to pay like a man. (No gender related slight intended.) Dale Fox On Sun, 12 Sep 1999 19:31:30 -0400 "Brian Trout" writes: >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > >------=_NextPart_000_0029_01BEFD55.69EADE00 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > >Hi list, > >Any of you computer types out there care to offer an opinion? > >I'm typing this on a new laptop computer. I love it. It's 3 times >the = >computer my old one (only 1 1/2 years old) is/was. > >I'd really like to retrieve some of the old information from my old = >computer, but I'm not sure I can. Basically, it has begun hard drive >= >failure, and most of the information that I would like to access is = >there on the hard drive. It will boot up, but it will not run >Windows, = >even in the 'safe' mode. I've tried running the Scandisk program that >= >was onboard, but it keeps finding errors it can't fix. When it gets >to = >the disk scan, it keeps finding sections of the hard drive that are = >"about to fail" and moves the info to another part of the disk. And = >talk about slow... the Scandisk program files tell me that it 'should' >= >take about 10 minutes for a disk scan... it took 4 hours to go through >= >10% and then quit because it couldn't handle the job. Anybody have any >= >suggestions? Do you think a program like Norton utilities or another >= >similar program would be able to help me? or is it too late? > >I've been a bad boy for not backing up my work earlier. I'm thinking >of = >replacing the hard drive on the old computer, and perhaps looking into >a = >zip drive for a little more secure backup. I'm also in the market for >a = >program like Norton utilities, or a similar product. But I sure would >= >like to have some of that old info... > >The upside is, now I have a portable computer and can play with the = >Tunelab program I downloaded!! =20 > >Anyway, if you have an idea, thought, suggestion, or note of sympathy, >= >I'm receiving them all with open ears. :-) > >Thanks, > >Brian Trout >Quarryville, PA >btrout@desupernet.net > > >------=_NextPart_000_0029_01BEFD55.69EADE00 >Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > >http-equiv=3DContent-Type> > > > > >

Hi list,

Any of you computer types out = >there care to=20 >offer an opinion?

I'm typing this on a new >laptop=20 >computer. I love it. It's 3 times the computer my old one >= >(only 1=20 >1/2 years old) is/was.

I'd really like to retrieve >some = >of the old=20 >information from my old computer, but I'm not sure I can. = >Basically, it=20 >has begun hard drive failure, and most of the information that I would >= >like to=20 >access is there on the hard drive. It will boot up, but it will >= >not run=20 >Windows, even in the 'safe' mode. I've tried running the >Scandisk = >program=20 >that was onboard, but it keeps finding errors it can't fix. When >= >it gets=20 >to the disk scan, it keeps finding sections of the hard drive that are >= >"about to=20 >fail" and moves the info to another part of the disk. And talk = >about=20 >slow... the Scandisk program files tell me that it 'should' take about >= >10=20 >minutes for a disk scan... it took 4 hours to go through 10% and then >= >quit=20 >because it couldn't handle the job. Anybody have any >suggestions? = >Do you=20 >think a program like Norton utilities or another similar program would >= >be able=20 >to help me? or is it too late?

I've been a bad boy for not = >backing up my=20 >work earlier. I'm thinking of replacing the hard drive on the >old=20 >computer, and perhaps looking into a zip drive for a little more >secure=20 >backup. I'm also in the market for a program like Norton = >utilities, or a=20 >similar product. But I sure would like to have some of that >old=20 >info...

The upside is, now I have a = >portable computer=20 >and can play with the Tunelab program I downloaded!! =20 >

Anyway, if you have an idea, = >thought,=20 >suggestion, or note of sympathy, I'm receiving them all with open = >ears. =20 >:-)

Thanks,

Brian Trout

Quarryville, >PA

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