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A friend at work has a relatively new Hewlett Packard (about one year old), AMD 64 dual core system. Worked great until a week ago. Downloaded recommended update for MS SP3, computer crashed (continuously rebooted). This problem is well-documented on the web (click for info). After recovering core system with soft system recovery (not a full system recovery), as recommended in HP's trouble shooting guide, files were absent. He'd like to recover his data files and pictures -- the files should still be present on the hard drive.

Any recommendations for safe, inexpensive recovery?

EDIT: I may have found the solution for him. It seems that if you have an XP system with multiple user accounts set up, then a system recovery doesn't remove the old files, it just squirrels them away in an unreachable directory. When you are done with the recover process, you have to log in as the administrator and change the permissions on that directory, or the files inside it. I sent him the info, we'll see if it worked!

I dropped blueeowyn off at UMd (where she works) this morning, and afterwards stopped at Starbucks to get coffee. It's graduation day at the university, and many young men and women in the coffee shop were ready for the day -- men in gym shorts and t-shirts, women in semi-formal spring dresses.

It should be a very nice day for the graduates -- very sunny and warm. Ah darnit, now I'm gettin' teh nastalgia.

It's Green Here web site. Enjoy!

You probably know about the new Star Wars animated feature, yes? But have you seen the preview?

clicky!

After seeing Iron Man, and seeing this article about upcoming Marvel films, I'm thinking it's time to invest in their stock!

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related to previous post. schwa does work sometimes. ə

Dilbert, page-a-day calendar for 4/25/08

Pointy-haired boss walks into Asok's cubicle.

PHB: Asok, I decided to give you a slight promotion!
Asok: Gasp! A slight promotion!
PHB: The pay will be the same but you can make your cubicle slightly larger by shaving the ragged fabric on the inside walls.
PHB: Your new title is spelled just like the old one but it's pronounced totally differetnly.
Asok: (whistles happily and scritches at cublicle walls)


This is particularly amusing to me, since I was told more than two years ago that I was getting a grade increase, just needed a couple of signatures from the office director! It hasn't happened yet, but my boss mentions it at every semi-annual performance meeting.

Why does Minnie Mouse go to the computer store once a month?

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