Well guess what, the darn computer crashed on me today, I couldn't even get it started up in safe mode so needless to say I lost all my stuff...... many books went down the drain...... the bookreader program went capute.

Could someone be so kind as to post the first startup file for this program and the last that is for the sony reader, you would be very helpful to me while I am slugging through other stuff trying to get it installed........ my mail program and such.

Also I have to reinstall connect now......... am I going to run into any problem or can I basicly just re-install the sucker.

thanks
Blue screen of death sucks.

Geez! I wouldn't wish that on to my worst ennemy :(

Good luck Karen! Roll up your sleeves and try to spend a peacefull 8 hours. Breath in breath out and think of us, it will let our good wishes in. :smiley2:

OHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!

Ouch. We had a crash early January, fortunately it was the motherboard or disk controller, rather than the drive, so we didn't lose any data (like holiday pictures or dissertation files <whew>). I feel for you.

I think the BD files are here (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7897), the first one is right at the top, but you'll probably have to look at the end for the most recent update.

You should be able to just re-install the ConnSoft -- it may not recognize that it's the same computer for the ConnStore, but if it doesn't just give 'em a call and they'll take the 'old' one off, they seem to have gotten used to the request when I talked to them about our crash. :sad:

Sorry that your having to deal with this, it stinks. :sad3:

Karen, that's so unfortunate! I hope you were able to make some backups of your important data before.

Karen, my sympathy. I was there a few weeks ago. Since then I backup my books on DVD-RW AND on a Flash Drive.

Hope you get things working again.

Thanks guys......... yea it sucks............ I did have a cd with some of my books on it, just not all the new recent additions which was quite a bit of them. Yep something on this thing just froze up on me, couldn't get taskbar to work right, more freezing and so I shut off the power...... I don't think that was the main cause because It's happened when we have power outtages, but yesterday around 2 it wouldn't boot up, couldn't get it to boot in safe mode.....so I had to do the dastardly deed....... yea I have backups of most of my stuff, more recent stuff was lost that I wanted....

I have a few things more to get on here..... bookreader and the connect thing (please don't give me a problem)

Thanks for the link NatCH will see whats there.

You have to be up to a lot to try what I have to suggest next.
If everything gets really awfull, remove the drive and get a new one. Make this one master and install Windows to it. Then take your old hard drive, make it slave and use the new one to retrieve info from it. It's a long process.
I've done it once and it worked. Positive note: I got a bigger drive since they get cheaper and cheaper. Don't despair!

ha ha, what I would be up too is getting a new computer since I get new about every three years....... so probably when they get the bugs out of Vista I will just do that.

I am pooped, but I got installed what I wanted/needed and left the junk off this time..... whew.......and I took all the stuff from vairous 13 cds, put them on the desktop and then burned them, so now I am compact and down to about 4 and have book designer on there as well :) The way this thing just kept going around and around in the windows load up screen has me spooked so I burned all this stuff first before doing anything this morning..... I pray I don't need to use it though, this stuff is tiring...
Maybe now I can relax a little and enjoy myself...

<<<<<<Till next time>>>>>> :devil:

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Sending warm and happy thoughts-

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Don't hit your head against the wall-

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Keep on the sunny side-

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Thanks UncleDuke. I be fine.........and so far so good. I am just really mad about all the good books that I lost in the ordeal.....But I am burning anything new on a daily basis. :)

I have a program at home to ghost my system drives to DVD and a backup HD. I have a clean install disc, another with my programs installed and then a few regular backups. Symantec bought them out years ago and they offer Norton Ghost (http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/overview.jsp?pcid=br&pvid=ghost10) and the slightly cheaper Norton Save & Restore (http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/features.jsp?pcid=br&pvid=nsr). It's great being able to just toss a disc in, after replacing a faulty hard drive or just starting with a clean install, and being up and ready in about 10-15 minutes.

Ghost is worth every cent it costs. It has saved my neck (and other parts too) many a time. Hard disks are nice but not forever.

I have also been burned by multisession CDs and DVDs. Sometimes they just get their little brains and directories scrambled. USB sticks are more reliable IMHO.

I have found that the best method for me is to keep the system and program files on one disk and to keep all of my data files on other disks. For example, all books are on a hard disk that I picked up from CompUSA. It was the cheapest hard disk that they carried and it is still many times larger than I feel I need.

I too have two hard drives - primary and a slave.
I save all my important personal data to the slave drive and back it up regularly onto DVD's and also onto an external USB hard disk.

Regarding the primary OS drive, I use Acronis to make an image and save the image on the slave drive.

I feel in this way I am covered for all catastrophes but you never know! :blink:

I'd strongly urge you to get an external USB hard disk, and keep all your important stuff backed on it. They aren't very expensive, and are a life saver when (not "if" - it is "when") the inevitable crash happens.

someone else mentioned a usb hard drive and you know what, I am wondering why I never thought of that before...... little miss I live on this thing.........I don't like the cd burning IMO so I may go out and look for one. Any suggestions as to a good one or they all pretty good............ damn if I had one of those my books would be here....... I lost a lot of good stuff that I *found* and that is what really irritates/hurts me to lose......

I prefer to buy the enclosure and put my own hard disk in it.
They are very easy to set up.
All mine have an on/off switch on them because I only use it when transferring files to it to back up my data. The rest of the time they are switched off.

I have looked at the ones that are a sealed unit but I do not care for them.

Okay this one has a switch in the back to turn it on and off. No real instructions other than a few steps if i want to remove the thing (which I don't wish to do), so I am wondering if it's okay to turn it OFF when I am not using it to copy anything to it? LIke I said insructions said nada. But I would imagine it's okay to turn off, just go through the more extensive steps if i remove the thing from the usb port.

I just turn my external drive off and on whenever I want to.

Windows should detect the disk as a hard drive --

However, to make sure, check out the properties/hardware/properties/policies tab for the drive:

Mine is checked for:

Optimize for quick removal.
This setting disables write caching on the disk and in Windows, so you can disconnect this device without using the Safe Removal icon.

USB drives are easy to remove from WinXP and Vista. If you are using Win98, Win98SE, Win2k, or WinME the OS will howl and tell you that you should have clicked on a tray icon to "safely remove the device."

So if you are in WinXP or Vista turning it off or removing the USB plug as long as the drive active light is off is fine.

But as Moonraker says, do make sure that you have "Optimize for quick removal" selected. If you don't, and you just unplug or switch off the drive without clicking the "Safely Remove Hardware" thingy in the system tray, you could correct the disk!

Personally I aways either leave the drive running until I switch the machine off or, if I want to switch it off earlier, use the "Safely Remove Hardware" first.

My external drive is always off, unplugged and elsewhere in a safe place. It is taken out and taken for a spin (pun intended) everytime I feel backup is due. I also have regular dvd copies stored with two relatives in case of fire. It takes a measly 15 mins once in a while, that can be spent through while writing here.

I leave mine on all the time, like the PC. That way I can have it do automatic, scheduled backups. Also I have a small network & backup across the network for my other computers.

I just turn my external drive off and on whenever I want to.

Windows should detect the disk as a hard drive --

However, to make sure, check out the properties/hardware/properties/policies tab for the drive:

Mine is checked for:

Optimize for quick removal.
This setting disables write caching on the disk and in Windows, so you can disconnect this device without using the Safe Removal icon.

Ah, mine is set that way already. Thank you.