LtLaszlo Posted January 22, 2010 Member ID: 151 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 62 Topic Count: 186 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 9138 Content Per Day: 1.71 Reputation: 24296 Achievement Points: 94164 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 314 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 02:42 AM Birthday: 05/17/1959 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted January 22, 2010 Well, it finally happened! Just as I was preparing to get a back up hard drive, my PC just got the "blue screen of death"! So. obviously been missing the action the last couple nights. Odd one, since system seems to work. I've re-formatted the C: drive and re-installed Windows (XP), but still getting blue screen. Says nothing to point to fix, so not sure when I'll be back Heard the site had an issue...was it a virus? This happened day after I saw an adware BS come up trying to get to XI? Anyone else having problems. DAMMIT! Lost everything...years of email, photos, etc. AHHHHHHHHHH. Hope to be back soon!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
dragonlady>XI< Posted January 22, 2010 Member ID: 41 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 1 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 38 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 252 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 01/31/1975 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Can you try slaving that hard drive to another long enough to recover the files. We have done that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiZiD Posted January 22, 2010 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I have several recover programs that can recover lost files. Do not format it! If you want send me the drive and I will recover the files for you or send me an email and I can send you a link to the programs. I have recovered several computers two were from buisnesses that thought they lost ALL their files from quick books for 3/4 of a year. What a mess. When I got his pc and put it in as a slave the drive showed and emty....NOTHING ON THE DRIVE. I was able to recover almost all his pics and his documents including his quick book files. needless to say I ate free at he store for a long time. Let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
loaderXI Posted January 22, 2010 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 392 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6418 Content Per Day: 1.20 Reputation: 6495 Achievement Points: 54343 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 30 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 06:32 PM Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Share Posted January 22, 2010 Laszlo pull 1 stick of ur ram out one at a time to see if ur ram is the problem then swap 1 at a time going back in....see if it will boot with 1 stick then try 2.....take 1 out nd boot if it does same take 1 more this will depend on how many sticks of course or take them all out but 1 nd put 1 at a time back....Good luck let us know maybe someone of us can help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LtLaszlo Posted January 22, 2010 Member ID: 151 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 62 Topic Count: 186 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 9138 Content Per Day: 1.71 Reputation: 24296 Achievement Points: 94164 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 314 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 02:42 AM Birthday: 05/17/1959 Device: Kindle Fire Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 Thanks for all the help and offers of help. Too late on the format. Already formatted and re-installed Windows XP and still same error. Won't run Windows for fear of "damaging" my PC. Bummer I lost some stuff I wanted to keep, but overall maybe a good thing since most I'll probably never look at again anyway (I'm a "pack-rat" that way). But I will get an external HD to keep valuable stuff in the future. Luckily, most family pics were burnt to DVD...wheeew! Anyway, my boss, NICKTHE GRIP>XI<, has hooked me up with Windows 7 - will try tonight and hope to be back on battlefiled this weekend. So, hopefully it's smarter than XP and can work around problem - unless it's hardware. Doesn't seem to be, since everything seems to work. Only when it tries to fire up Windows XP does it crap out. I'll try the RAM thing loader, I hadn't thought of that. But did try other vid card, cleaning out dust, disconnecting un-necessary periphials, etc. Awesome, work blocker is letting me though today Thanks again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WiZiD Posted January 22, 2010 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Dont give up on the lost pics. They can still be restored....Send me the drive and I will do my best to get them back.you will be suprized. Send me a pm and i will send you my address to mail it to. NO CHARGE and I will pay the shipping back!!! Or mail me the whole dam thing and I fix it for you. I would need some help on mailing it back to you though. ( the whole comp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LtLaszlo Posted January 23, 2010 Member ID: 151 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 62 Topic Count: 186 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 9138 Content Per Day: 1.71 Reputation: 24296 Achievement Points: 94164 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 314 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 02:42 AM Birthday: 05/17/1959 Device: Kindle Fire Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 Thanks, WiZiD. But not necessary. Besides, it would mean the entire PC and I can't live without it..LOL. I AM BACK! A BIG BIG thanks to Loader - YOU DA MAN! Turns out it was the RAM. Pulled out two 512Meg cards and system worked fine after that. Sadly I lost stuff and wouldn't have had to, but on the other hand my 250G was almost full of a lot of crap I really didn't need. And, as I said, fortunately burned most family pics to DVD. (Porn is easy to get again!!) Lost some email and few things, but now have a "NEW" super system again (considering its age and just a Gateway) except I'll need to replace that RAM card. I'll need the 2MEG max my system can handle to keep up with you all!! And thanks to boss NICKTHEGRIP>XI<....this Windows 7 seems awesome. Like it already! Next up, get my emal installed, then COD2, Xfire and COD5 installed!! Maybe see you tonite on the fields....latest tomorrow!! Thanks again to you all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
NickTheGrip Posted January 23, 2010 Member ID: 177 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 16 Topic Count: 145 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1669 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 281 Achievement Points: 10581 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2023 Birthday: 05/08/1961 Device: iPhone Share Posted January 23, 2010 Glad to hear it worked out, now if I can just find a hotel with a decent internet connection I can come in there and kick some ass too. Next time that happens and you think it is the HD, don't format it, give it to me. I have a box (USB Disk Dock)you can drop drives in and it treats them like huge memory sticks, as long as they are SATA drives (I think your might be a tad old to be SATA, but you never know). If it is just the MBR that is crapped out you can pretty much retrieve everything before you format it. If it is a little worse I still have some utilities that can recover data from the drive. At least then you dont have to mail it somewhere, although Wiz's offer is way cool. Laz you can simply give it to me at work. I can get my crap from my storage unit and have your stuff the next day. Sorry I didnt know what was happening sooner or I would have stopped you. Well you have an excuse now to load up to Win7, which aint bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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