If you’ve been infected or corrupted and can’t run executable (.EXE) program files in order to fix your problem, here’s the fix:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555067

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http://ask-leo.com/how_long_should_a_hard_drive_last.html

Comp-U-Plus big deals page or something

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This could come in VERY handy! I very reluctantly plug anything Microsoft does, but this is a great service. It’s called SkyDrive. Free 25 gigabytes worth of storage. The only thing required is that you create an account. You don’t even have to create a Hotmail or MSN account. I used my gmail account.  It’s not the same or as good as online backup, but, hey, 25 gig!  And if this is all you have as a backup, you’ll thank me if/when your hard drive crashes.  The only question is, do you trust Microsoft with your personal documents?

Here’s the link: http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive

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Probably ought to save things to other computers and/or external hard drives and/or sign up for an online storage account.

Here’s the article:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/8711747.stm

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Several things to try, depending on what the computer allows and how far it gets you:
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• Boot the computer with the original Windows installation CD and do a “Repair” or “Reinstall.”
  • Do an online search for more detailed instructions.
• Buy Acronis True Image which will create a hidden backup partition that is easily restored if Windows is bad but the drive itself is OK.
• Sign up with Nordic Backup to save your most precious files online.

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• Boot from a bootable Linux CD.  Several here (I’ve used all of these successfully):
  http://puppylinux.com/download/
  http://www.pclinuxos.com/
  http://www.ubuntulinux.org/
  http://slax.linux-live.org/
  http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/
  • Do an online search for more detailed instructions.
  • Try to find one that includes an antivirus program.  You might be able to kill any viruses on the Windows hard drive (through Linux) without attaching an external drive or taking the internal hard drive out. › Continue reading…

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PROBLEM:
I haven’t totally written it off as dead, but my back-up external drive that holds 500gigs won’t power on now.  I made a back-up of all the data maybe a month ago, but there are some things I must have missed.  In case I can’t power it on, is there a way to read it if I take it apart, or something?  The brand is probably Western Digital, since it has WD on it.
– Doug

SOLUTION:
If it’s worth the expense, you might send it to http://www.gillware.com/, a company I’ve used successfully in the past.
I don’t know what those WD drives look like on the inside, but you might be able to use something that I use.  It’s a USB2.0 to IDE & SATA cable by Cables Unlimited.  I just depends what sort of connections that drive has available once you pry the cover off.
If/when you recover your most precious files, try this:  Online backup system called Nordic Backup.

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I’m trying out this online backup system called Nordic Backup.  So far, so good.  Click here to try it yourself free for 30 days.

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Copy and save the following as NewRestorePoint.vbs:

‘ begin code
CONST DEVICE_DRIVER_INSTALL = 10
CONST BEGIN_SYSTEM_CHANGE = 100
strComputer = “.”
Set objWMIService = GetObject(“winmgmts:\\” & strComputer & “\root\default”)
Set objItem = objWMIService.Get(“SystemRestore”)
Set objShell = CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
set objEnv = objShell.Environment(“PROCESS”)
objEnv(“SEE_MASK_NOZONECHECKS”) = 1
errResults = objItem.CreateRestorePoint _
    (“hepya.com restore point”, DEVICE_DRIVER_INSTALL, BEGIN_SYSTEM_CHANGE)
objEnv.Remove(“SEE_MASK_NOZONECHECKS”)
‘ end of code

• Now edit your Startup group (right click Start, choose Open All Users, double click Programs then Startup)
• Copy or move the NewRestorePoint.vbs file above into that Startup folder

Voila!  From now on, every time your computer starts up, you’ll have a new System Restore Point, which is VERY useful if your computer starts acting up at any point after that!

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