TOPIC: 7 year old HPcomputer died

we found that out when we got home yesterday,i had to use some of my truck payment to get this pc notebook,now i have to figure out if i lost everything on the old computer,and how to get it on here,crap,john

Good luck. Changing computers is always a headache.

Someone who knows how to can probably extract your photos and documents. I know my guy saved my old Dell from a nasty virus. We used it for about three years after. It still works but both the CD and DVD drives won't work.

thanks capy and robert,i was going to get a relative to fix my old one but at about 50 bucks an hour,and thats after i dug a 240 foot ditch for his sister for free,with my backhoe.
i guess i will just have to figure it out,lol,john

I thought all boating people carried a box of spare parts.
On my Computer I "Backup" periodically. I use a "ScanDisk" for my smaller data files & a Removable Hard Drive for the large Files. If a file is changed the old file can be over written. They're both removable so when the computer does crash they're not affected.
My removable HD can be programmed to backup on a Daily, Weekly or Monthly basis. Of course then it must be left plugged in.

thank you john3,its a pleasure to meet you,i have a scan disc,im working on pictures tthat i saved now.
its taking me awhile to get used to this pc,im used to a desktop,but im getting there,lol,john,p.s. the 1st thing i did was hook up a mouse on this notebook,i hate the little touch pad,lol.

john-gibson wrote:

p.s. the 1st thing i did was hook up a mouse on this notebook,i hate the little touch pad,lol.

Guess we're old fashioned. I have a desktop with a mouse, my Girl Friend has a laptop, but She got a mouse for it too.