Recent content by sinkerball

Thanks for your answer which I have just now seen. I have been attempting to open, read, and move files cloned onto the new SATA HD (in an enclosure) to my new Lenovo Thinkpad but I now get error messages when attempting to do even that. Not sure why I could have opened the same files before...

If by installer disk you mean Windows 7 disks then the answer is 'no.' I bought the machine from Best Buy (gag) and have Geek Squad disks which I think are probably not good. I say this because I tried using them before I gave up on the old HD and I could not read them. I cannot find an...

Hello, This is an ASUS U56E about which I posted before when Windows 7 Pro would not boot. At a computer repair place the 'old' hard drive was cloned onto a new hard drive which I had purchased (not the same size but both SATA). My hope was to recover data and possibly be able to boot with...

Hi, My apologies in advance if this has already been addressed. I have an ASUS U56E purchased roughly 2011 running Windows 7. Some files are on USB devices but not all. Currently Windows 7 will not 'run.' When I turn on the laptop I see the ASUS prompt for passcode and when that is given...

Long overdue backup or cloning. No particular preference for cloud vs. local. Would like to maximize chances of getting everything onto a newer computer therefore prefer clone (?). Any help will be appreciated.