Computer down

[LilBeaver]

SEAFOAM!

 

 

Sorry, I could not help it.

 

On a serious note Dan, it sounds like you have plenty of good suggestions here. I know that it can be frustrating but it is quite unlikely that your data is completely gone. As others have said, you may have to rebuild your computer [which I also doubt] but you data should still be accessible (short of a hard disk failure).

 

For this to happen after visiting a single web site, I am highly suspicious of the diagnosis.

 

Before you spend any money on having any work done to recover your data, let us know first - I am sure there are plenty of use here that could walk you through the process of recovering [at a minimum, the data].

 

Without knowing what kind of computer, version of windows, hardware, etc etc it is really difficult to provide any additional advice - if you want it, speak up.

 

[Yammer Dan]

Took computer to FrogMan. Along with some Sea Foam. It needed more than Sea Foam could do. He has used everything but the Sea Foam I think. Still working on it this morning.

[dacheedah]

My brother got a kindle or e-reader thing for under a hundred bucks and loaded a different os and uses it like an ipad. I actually think the os he put on it was from a droid.

[FROG MAN]

Several viruses and trojans in it. Transfered pictures and important docs to jump drive before wiping the drive. Loading drivers and security patches this morning. Sorry Dan I couldn't save the Hooters girls with Yammer Video.

[Flyinfool]

Well if Seafoam didn't fix it, then you will need the heavy guns.

 

Put puter in a big bag, fill it with uncooked rice, seal it up for a month.

After the month, make a big batch of Spanish rice.......

 

If that don't work I can bring my .50 cal.........

That's sure to have some impact.

[Guest tx2sturgis]

My brother got a kindle or e-reader thing for under a hundred bucks and loaded a different os and uses it like an ipad. I actually think the os he put on it was from a droid.

 

I did that some time ago with a nook color, converted it to an android tablet. I used an N2A card, and it works, but the processor is a bit slow for some tasks.

 

Now you can buy budget tablets for under $100, and a really decent one for $200-$400.

 

 

[Woody]

Several viruses and trojans in it. Transfered pictures and important docs to jump drive before wiping the drive. Loading drivers and security patches this morning. Sorry Dan I couldn't save the Hooters girls with Yammer Video.

 

I got a dell at a yard sell a couple weeks ago, the lady said the man at the computer store told her the hard drive was bad and sold her a new computer. I brought the one she had in the yard sale home and it came on, so much for the hard drive being bad so I down loaded avast and it found 31 viruses, after adding some memory and reloading the operating system I am kinda proud of my new to me computer.

[FROG MAN]

Yammer got my scoot running just needs a little tlc now. I hope his computer runs OK It's amazing what you can do with a hammer.

[Yammer Dan]

Yammer got my scoot running just needs a little tlc now. I hope his computer runs OK It's amazing what you can do with a hammer.

 

 

All that 89 needs is miles. Ride it in the rain and you won't have to wash it!!

[Yammer Dan]

Yammer got my scoot running just needs a little tlc now. I hope his computer runs OK It's amazing what you can do with a hammer.

 

THANKS GERALD!!!

 

 

I only spent couple hrs on scoot. I think Froggie got short end of this trade. This computer was a mess!! Warden says repeat after me " I will never visit those sites again"

 

It wasn't me!!