I have a first generation iPod nano. Over a year ago, I installed linux on it, through some process I don't remember now. Now I want to get it running the standard software, but a normal iTunes restore doesn't help. [more inside]
posted on Aug 8, 2008 - 5 answers

I need to swab my old laptop as completely as possible before I sell it... the only problem is, I don't have a restore or new operating system disc. Please help! [more inside]
posted on Aug 4, 2008 - 13 answers

I'm having some trouble recreating a Drupal site on my local machine for testing/sandbox purposes. The mysql databases are the biggest stumbling block at the moment - very basic, beginner advice is probably needed. [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2008 - 7 answers

What's the easiest way to restore my OS X 10.4 backup of my iBook laptop onto my shiny new OS X 10.5 Macbook? The catch: I made the backup using rsync, to a Linux file server. [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2008 - 11 answers

To defrag or not to defrag (an iPod)? [more inside]
posted on Apr 10, 2008 - 6 answers

Help me recover some deleted files on an old DOS system. [more inside]
posted on Mar 12, 2008 - 9 answers

Through a series of dumb (though possibly dumb-lucky) mistakes and mysterious errors followed by disk failure, I am piecing a SQL (2005) server back together from not exactly optimal ingredients. I need help. [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2008 - 1 answers

How can I save my digicam pics (retrieved from various old CDs and DVDs) and not spend weeks on it? Currently many of them crash (Windows) Explorer. [more inside]
posted on Jan 14, 2008 - 6 answers

How do I get files from this old backup? [more inside]
posted on Oct 9, 2007 - 7 answers

How do I fully automate restoring my Windows XP test machines to a clean state on a daily basis? [more inside]
posted on Sep 10, 2007 - 5 answers

my brother had a corrupt system file that causes windows XP media center ed. to not boot up. while in the recovery console, he accidentally clicked an option to restore the computer to factory settings. Is it possible to recover the data he lost?
posted on Jun 18, 2007 - 2 answers

Antique Print Restoration: I have 6 or 7 original c. 1860 Gould humming bird prints. These are large (14" x x21" +/-) hand-colored lithographs. In wonderful condition EXCEPT there is slight black "text transfer" visible on the print. This sometimes happens to antique prints when there was no tissue-guard to separate the print from the text on the opposite facing page. [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2007 - 2 answers

Please help my father find as-original decals for the 1955 Ferguson 35 Deluxe tractor he's restoring! [more inside]
posted on May 13, 2007 - 5 answers

I restored my Picasa data from a backup after a crash. Now none of the previously hidden photos are still hidden. Can I recover this automatically somehow? [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2007 - 5 answers

I need to restore a Windows 3.1x backup from 3.5" disks to a safe area of my Windows XP machine. Is that even possible? If so, how can I do it? [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2007 - 8 answers

What online digital photo restoration sites do you have experience with? Would recommend? [more inside]
posted on Mar 9, 2007 - 3 answers

Suddenly when clicking on "restore down" in Firefox, part of the contents of the web page now disappears off the screen. IE still adjusts the "restore down" screen to accomodate most of the original web page. Does anyone know how I can reinstall this feature in Firefox. Thanks.
posted on Feb 16, 2007 - 4 answers

My boss' laptop died last week. I "restored" his Thunderbird profile from his old data (we got it off the old hard drive) onto a new Vista machine, and everything came through - even the POP configs etc. - but he lost all his old emails for people after the letter 'H.' Does anyone understand the Thunderbird data structure enough to help me look for the rest? [more inside]
posted on Feb 4, 2007 - 4 answers

My XP Home SP2 PC is trying to finalize a repair job, but can't. is there any way of performing a system restore? [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2007 - 4 answers

Which index.dat file should I use to obtain accidentally erased Google form history? A little [more inside]
posted on Jan 6, 2007 - 4 answers

What's the best way to backup/restore (on a Mac)? [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2006 - 13 answers

I had a folder on my XP desktop containing some .wav files. I then deleted the entire folder, and emptied the recycling bin. For some reason, this folder has been restoring itself on my desktop (sans the files) for reasons I cannot fathom. Each time, I delete it, and at some mysterious point later, it shows up again. [more inside]
posted on Dec 9, 2006 - 6 answers

I am a mac, and I (think I) screwed up my gf's HP laptop, there's... [more inside]
posted on Dec 2, 2006 - 11 answers

What are some good programs for backing up photo's to CD / DVD? Specific features requested. [more inside]
posted on Nov 27, 2006 - 7 answers

4 Bigshot users. Highly customized profiles. All getting new (different) hardware. How do I get the new machines "the way I had it before" for them without spending a week re-doing all the software customizing that they can't tell me how they did in the first place? [more inside]
posted on Nov 6, 2006 - 11 answers

I need software/service/help for recovering files from my camera's corrupted memory card. 300 photos from my trip to Spain. Poof. I'm using a Mac, the camera's a Panasonic FZ7, and I do not have ready access to a Windows or Linux machine. Disk Warrior appears to be of no avail (Not using a separate card reader, just the camera's USB connection). Anything I can try from the command line or anything like that? [more inside]
posted on Oct 9, 2006 - 7 answers

PC hardware/xp masters, lend me your keystrokes. I have a Dell Demension 9100, or I should say- I am working on a Dell Demension 9100. The computer was working fine until one day when it BSOD'd with an error concerning the /sysroot/system32/SOFTWARE or something of the like. I tried everything I could to get into the recovery console, but no dice, BSOD'd everytime even loading the windows cd. (Should have been my first warning I think...) So I boot into knoppix (it's a 64 bit, so I had to buy an enclosure because I don't have a SATA on my old 500 mhz gx1) mount the drive and copy over all the files to another external disk. I move that onto another one of the org's computers and the Foundation is back in business. See more for the fun part. [more inside]
posted on Oct 5, 2006 - 14 answers

Is there a dependable program that will do a "freeze frame" of a fresh Windows 2000 install, so that I don't have to install Win, SP4, my basic driver set, DirectX, etc, etc, if/when my computer bites the big one? Ideally it would generate a bootable CD that would replace /winnt and registry.
posted on Sep 12, 2006 - 11 answers

My girlfriend just had osx reinstalled on her computer - which lead to the overwrite of her mail and ical files ... essentially wiping them clean. is there any chance there is a backup or recovery method for the her mail, calendar, address book archives?
posted on Aug 24, 2006 - 13 answers

What did I do to gain Administrator privileges to install software and how can I do it again? [more inside]
posted on Jul 19, 2006 - 18 answers

How to restore the "system state" data on an XP system? [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2006 - 4 answers

In a nutshell. I have a PC running Windows XP, personal edition. I want to restore the computer to factory standards (when i got it out of the box). No CD's or Discs came withthe computer. IS there a way to do this through XP? Its a HP 523n Desktop, and I have had the computer almost 3 years.... (more) [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2006 - 11 answers

I want to backup a Windows partition to a DVD, so that I can make my own restore disc. Is this possible? [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2006 - 3 answers

I used ClamXav for Mac OS X to locate any viruses and had the infected MS Word docs (quite a few) isolated. Now I need a free download to clear the viruses and repair these documents. Know of any and where I can find them? For the future, are there any free downloads that do both the finding and repairing?
posted on Jul 29, 2005 - 0 answers

I know Windows XP has some sort of restore feature, but how about a good independent program that can let me take a "snapshot" of my new clean WinXP installation + Documents and Settings + Program Files so I can maybe burn to (probably multiple) DVDs and then easily restore at some point in the future. (This must be a common thing, but my googling proved unfruitful.) [more inside]
posted on Mar 12, 2005 - 12 answers

I have a painted metal thermometer that used to hang on my grandparents' porch. It's very old (fifty years?), and very rusty, but I love it. It's so rusty that the advertising ("Whiskey Hill Grocery") and the temperature gradations are barely discernible. How can I remove this oxydation without damaging the paint underneath, restore the piece to something approximating its original condition? Is this even possible?
posted on Jan 16, 2005 - 3 answers