[Ham-Computers] Main Ham pc D.I.T.W. - Days of work ahead??

[kd4e]

Have you tried booting from an old DOS disk and
looking around for the file(s) you need to rescue?

I am guessing you have some sort of MS virus but
given the mess that is MS code it could be some
other "undocumented feature" errrr, conflict.

:-)  doc

> I follow this group because of the computer expertise that
> is available, and which I admittedly lack.  The pc that I use primarily 
> for keeping all my logs and those of David -
> 4L1DA has gone into 'constant recycling' when I powered
> up last weekend.  I have MS XP Pro on it, and it was networked with this 
> and other pc's in the shack - and has
> since been disconnected to that.  The only thing that I introduced that 
> was different was to put on Open Office
> onto it, because of the MS Excel that I have on this pc
> I could not access correctly on the other one because it
> did not have it installed anymore  I have tried to use the
> Restore option, but get as far as 'sign in as administrator'
> and that is it.  I did not use a pw on that pc, or any [as I
> am the only one using these pc's].  I also tried all the
> other options and none worked - go so far and then
> recycle after the start up screen and then 'click'.  One
> time when I finally chose the option 'start in normal
> mode' [I think that was it], the pc came up and said
> that it had to check to make sure C:\ drive was not
> corrupted - and scanned the complete drive and it
> passed, and went to start-up sequence again, and after
> the MS start up screen and before the desktop - the
> 'click' did it again.  My main concern right now is to
> the info [log files] and although I back up the files
> monthly - and I have complete files for all calls on
> this pc - the individual log keeping was on the one
> down and I would have to 'reconstruct' from this pc
> and CD's.  Any ideas?  Or should I just 'bite the bullet and start over 
> again?  I have been thinking of
> bringing one of my C64's down from the loft and use that one!!!  
> Appreciate 'any' assistance.
> 73,
> JOE W7LPF
> Ex: W7ZQV/KG6 - W7LPF/DU2 - CT1DKG/CR7DKG - HB9IBA
> MGR: 4L1DA

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Thanks! & 73,
doc, KD4E
... somewhere in FL
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