-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox Revisited
- From: betty <nextcent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:49:03 -0500
Thanks so much, Troth. Yes, Other than trying once again to do a
back-up, I did take it
easy over the weekend. I'm doing pretty much the same today. I printed
out the detailed
instructions for backing up that Don sent me last week. I need to sit
down when I'm really
wide-eyed and bushy tailed, with no distractions, and see if I can make
it work this time.
Hopefully, that will be tomorrow morning.
Should I succeed, and get that far, I do have a question. I have
Picassa. Doesn't that program
gather every single picture on the computer? And if so, doesn't that
mean I don't have go
searching in all the places I have pictures?
Best,
Betty
~OoO~ wrote:
>Ok... And, so I am back!
>No doubt, we'll have equal signs after every line of mine. Most annoying thing
>in the world, isn't it? Only thing more annoying than that would be a hard
>drive possibly going bad!
>;o)
>
>Anyways...
>
>Alright, Betty. I sure hope you've taken this opportunity to relax a bit.
>
>It most certainly seems like the drive is going bad. It could be physical
>damage to the sectors, hecnce unrepairable. Or, it could be something that a
>full format might fix and make the whole thing all spankin' brand new again.
>Either way, NOW is the time to really sit back and think about this, and
>decide the direction you want to go.
>
>You really need to consult your inner self here. I mean, take my words
>literal. At this point in time, you need to ask yourself, "How important is my
>data?" The warning is there. You have a lot of bad sectors, which explains all
>the problems you were having. You need to do something.
>
>In my book, you only have 3 choices:
>
>Choice 1. Backup your data that you know you need and cannot afford to lose,
>and then just wait for the drive to get worse and worse. This is the easiest
>of the three options. Although, not really a good choice, cause you're going
>to have to keep backing up all the new datat you continue to put onto the
>drive AFTER you make the backups. Your drive is unsteady, so if you make one
>backup and nothing more, when the drive DOES go on you everything between the
>last backup and doomsday will be lost.
>
>Choice 2. Backup all your data. Do some heavy diagnostics using the SeaTools
>which will wipe the drive. Assuming the drive is still useable after that, you
>then format the drive. Reinstall Windows. Restore all your backups. You're now
>back in action. Using this option, you'll know if the drive is usable or not
>due to the additional diagnostics. On the other hand, if the drive is bad, you
>then move on and purchase a new drive.
>
>Choice 3. Backup all your data. Purchase a brand new drive (many on sale in
>the weekend papers, and I would be more than happy to direct you to these
>sales as they occur). Install the new drive as the main drive. Install the
>original drive as an additional drive (would be your D drive). Install Windows
>on the new drive. Format the second drive (which is the possible bad one).
>And, if it formats ok you then use it for additional storage. Finally, restore
>your backups.
>
>Actually... You do have a fourth choice. That choice involves doing nothing
>and just waiting. But, I promise you, as anyone whose worked so long with
>computers, when you least expect the drive to finally go on you, and when you
>are most likely to lost the most amount of data, THAT'S when it'll crash.
>
>Now... If you're really nervous about all this, you need to take a deep breath
>and realize that its all very easy as long as you do some preparations,
>reading, and following instructions. With that said, if you're still
>uncomfortable to the point that you don't want to do this, you can always go
>to either Best Buy, CompUSA, or (as I myself prefer) a local computer shop
>that can help you. Give me your zip code and we'll look up techs in that area.
>A job like this shouldn't cost more than maybe $150. And, that's only cause
>you have backups involved. If it just involved installing a new drive then you
>shouldn't be paying more than $50-$60. You can always try doing the backups
>yourself first. And, if all works good, then you just have them install the
>drive, and then you restore the stuff yourself.
>
>Anyhow... Let me know if you have any questions, comments or curses... And, of
>course, let me know what route you will take.
>____________________________________
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>On Behalf Of betty
>Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 10:46 AM
>To: PCTechTalk
>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Firefox Revisited
>
>I again tried opening that Seagate file and was able to in Opera!
>Strange, that it wouldn't
>open in IE.
>A short. preliminary scan of the drive came up empty. But when I did the
>full scan, this is
>what they found: I'm coing to paste from what I copied. If it doesn't
>paste here, should
>I send it to your email, Troth?
>
>SeaTools Online Complete Surface Scan
>Started at 10:00:57 AM on 11/10/2005.
>
>Scanning drive: Primary IDE Channel : ST340016A
>Serial Number: 3HSBRCRE
>Capacity: 40.02 GB
> - An error was encountered reading sector 6141141.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 6141142.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 6143975.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 6143976.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 6144389.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 6146661.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 6146662.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 6147223.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 6147908.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 6148179.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 66784559.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 66784641.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 66784767.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 66786180.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 66789019.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 66793986.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 66794012.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 66796497.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 66812668.
> - An error was encountered reading sector 66812714.
>Errors were found during the scan.
>
>SeaTools has stopped scanning drive ST340016A because at least 20
>sectors on the drive are unreadable. As a precaution against data loss,
>it is strongly suggested that you back up any important data on the
>drive as soon as possible.
>
>Do I have to tell you that I'm very ill? And does it all mean that
>errors can't be fixed?
>
>Betty
>
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