Does anyone know who to take a ...

GraspingGrace · 08-21-2006, 09:28 AM

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from one computer that has missing critical files and will not boot up and hook it to another computer as a "slave" in order to use the working computer to access the files on the non-working computer?? I've had a few "techies" advise me that I can do this and retrieve the photos I have on a computer my boys messed up -- however, I have no

how to do it?? Anyone here know how and willing to talk me through it???

Kricket · 08-22-2006, 06:08 AM

this up for ya Mechele...I don't have an answer but maybe someone else does.

Hey did you move yet?

GraspingGrace · 08-22-2006, 07:23 AM

Thanks darlin

I'm not very optimistic that anyone knows how to

me out with this but it's worth a try.

The move??? UGH LOL. It went OK. More expensive than expected. We're cramped in a small townhome right now while we're searching for a home to buy. The boys are in school (WOO HOO!!!) and they are doing well. One is trying out for the tennis team and the other is trying out for the football team. That's about the extent of things at this point

By the way ... the adoption was finalized the day before we moved

chickiepoo · 08-23-2006, 06:10 AM

Congrats on the adoption. That's alot to contend with at one time...but both happy occasions I think.

I read your post last night, and I was looking thru my fav.'s to find some for you...I got distracted. I found I'm having computer prob's of my own...sigh.

Anyway...one site that I have used quite often is about.com/compute/. I used to get from Kim Komando's web site, but now for any in depth like yours and mine, she has this thing now where you have to join a club and pay. That was very disappointing.

Hopefully you can search the website I gave you and find some information.

Ellie

GraspingGrace · 08-23-2006, 07:01 AM

Thanks Ellie. I hadn't given a though to about.com ... I've used them for recipes and all kinds of other things ... but didn't think about computer troubles

I'll certainly give it a try.

I've had others tell me the slave thing with the hard

is the way to go ... but nobody wants to undertake explaining it. Some want me to bring my computer to them but these are people I don't know but they do live in my area. I'm not comfortable with this. I guess I should also try to contact the Geek Squad and see what they would charge for this.

chickiepoo · 08-23-2006, 07:17 AM

Good luck with about.com. I search that site alot. It's very useful.

Hmmmm...if you call the Geek Squad, let us know if they show up like in the commercials.

GraspingGrace · 08-23-2006, 07:25 AM

I can already tell you that the Geek Squad DOES show up in the cars marked the Geek Squad LOL. I've seen them come out at the townhome complex we currently live in ... I've seen them twice!!! I called their

line once and they sound like the Mod Squad voices too on the

line LOL. Being such an avid scrapper ... I sure wish I had the extra money to call them to my home ... I'd definitely take photos

chickiepoo · 08-26-2006, 08:56 AM

Hey Mechele......anything on that computer question of yours?

You've actually seen them come to folks' homes? A commercial that's for real!

How

is that?