Just a quick hello....!

[Mal]

Hi guys,

It's been a bit quiet lately and I haven't been around, the run up to Christmas is extrememly busy and I haven't had much time, computer problems haven't helped either. My better half managed to wipe my entire hard drive "poimanantly" , thank goodness I had a backup of my genealogy files at least!!!! Is this the curse of Cornish Terrier re comments a week or two ago!!! Anyway, one more week to go and I hope to be back as a regular!!!

Malcolm

[Cornish Terrier]

Why is everybody always picking on me?

Sounds like you might have to train your PC to bite Malcolm.

Did you try to recover any data off that drive?

You may well find that the data itself is fine.

What can happen sometimes is that the MBR (Master Boot Record) gets corrupted so the system has nothing to reference in the way f instructions.

To all intents and purposes the system is dead and the hard drive appears to have been wiped clean.

Mine appeared like tha - but I cabled it as a slave to another Hard Drive with Windows installed and was able to see all my data and retrieve it all intact.

Another thing to try is a Windows Repair installation which can sometimes fix the problem.

Anyway - have a great Christmas and New Year and I look forward to having you back on board in a few weeks.

CT

[white]

Hi Malcolm,
I know how devastating it can be to find your hard drive is on the blink.
If there is anything you have lost that I might have give a loud shout, Roy

[Cornish Terrier]

And the same goes for me Malcolm. I will certainly have the Trewhella stuff and quite a deal more so count me in if you need help or information.

CT

[Mal]

Hi guys, thanks for the offers.

I tried repairing Windows but to no avail and it had to be reinstalled. Fortunately my genealogy file was backed up on a small external hard drive along with other files, problem is .... the rest.... Oh well.... never mind... and get on with things!

Thanks again for the kind offfers!!!!

M