On 02.10.2010 21:08, Jerry wrote: > On Sat, 2 Oct 2010 11:36:40 -0700 > Robert <travelin...@cox.net> articulated: > >> I am in deep with the wife. Her computer went belly up. It was running >> XP pro and I had backups going to a second drive. I can no longer >> access that drive. > > If the disk is the problem, I would suggest getting a copy of Spin-Rite > <http://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm> and running it at level 6 <maximum>. > It is the best disk recovery program I have come across.
+1 to that. I've been using spinrite for more than a decade, and have lost count of the times it has saved data for me (or rather: For people dumping their crashed pc in my lap, since _I_ have _BACKUPS_). When you're done recovering data, you might want to take a look at your backup strategy. Select a new one that doesn't depend on spinning metal just as fragile as the one you're backing up from. //Svein -- --------+-------------------+------------------------------- /"\ |Svein Skogen | sv...@d80.iso100.no \ / |Solberg Østli 9 | PGP Key: 0xE5E76831 X |2020 Skedsmokorset | sv...@jernhuset.no / \ |Norway | PGP Key: 0xCE96CE13 | | sv...@stillbilde.net ascii | | PGP Key: 0x58CD33B6 ribbon |System Admin | svein-listm...@stillbilde.net Campaign|stillbilde.net | PGP Key: 0x22D494A4 +-------------------+------------------------------- |msn messenger: | Mobile Phone: +47 907 03 575 |sv...@jernhuset.no | RIPE handle: SS16503-RIPE --------+-------------------+------------------------------- If you really are in a hurry, mail me at svein-mob...@stillbilde.net This mailbox goes directly to my cellphone and is checked even when I'm not in front of my computer. ------------------------------------------------------------ Picture Gallery: https://gallery.stillbilde.net/v/svein/ ------------------------------------------------------------
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