Data Recovery: Grieving My Loss!!!

Has anyone successfully transfered ResScan Data from one computer to another? Were you able to do on your own. My defective computer (Vista 32 bit) will run for a few minutes if I stay off line. New computer should arrive in about 2 weeks (Windows 7 Preminum). My data transfer cable should arrive anytime!!!!

Thanks,
elg5cats

Recovering all the data from a disk is pretty easy if it is not physical damage or an over-written file. What is the nature of your computer problem? I recommend you stay off the computer for now. The hard disk can be removed and selected data uploaded to the new computer. If you are experiencing a HD crash, data will be destroyed and may not be recoverable. If you have a virus, the disk could be salvaged. For that matter, your old computer may be able to run by buying a new hard disk and reloading the operating system and programs, then finally rescuing data from the old disk.

Sleeprider wrote:Recovering all the data from a disk is pretty easy if it is not physical damage or an over-written file. What is the nature of your computer problem? I recommend you stay off the computer for now. The hard disk can be removed and selected data uploaded to the new computer. If you are experiencing a HD crash, data will be destroyed and may not be recoverable. If you have a virus, the disk could be salvaged. For that matter, your old computer may be able to run by buying a new hard disk and reloading the operating system and programs, then finally rescuing data from the old disk.

I think my computer fan may have gone out...laptop quickly gets hot and shuts down. Canned air cleaning didn't help. There's a narrow black strip that looks like tape/belt that is protruding from the CD drive......I'm not using that computer now. I just know I was able to run it a few minutes to get a work document off before shutting down. I suspect the hard drive is ok, before the shutting down, my virus protection was not identifying any virus. I think it's a fan problem. When I contacted Worst Buy, they offered to ship for repairs suggesting it would cost $500. Laptop is 2.5 years old, so a little hard to put $500 into it. I don't know of any local computer repair places who work on Tobishia, I see ads for HP's. I've ordered a Dell with a delivery date of 12-15. A data transfer cable is included. I've never transferred data between old and new computer before. I hope can rescue my ResScan data and get my work access loaded up before I go on-call Christmas Day. My desktop is a dinosaur, slow and not good for much more than taking up space.

elg5cats

try craiglist

I have friends who do this kind of thing for fun. We barter home cooked meals and sewing for repairs. You need to find techie nerd friends.