I did a recovery last February and have some issues

[Lamb Chop]

When I did the recovery using the Dell Restore on my computer, I had backed up all my data by cut and paste. Reason being last time new computer back up buggered - and checking to make sure all well on backup by bringing some across - also - yep - buggered. So wiped the external HD and cut and pasted.

I had cut an pasted all once again recently and during this time SAS told me I had a trojan and scanned nothing, then remembered it didnt scan the E drive - so scanned it and found it leftover from a program I had uninstalled yonks ago. Now set SAS to scan the e drive - silly me.

Anyway, looking then for something in documents straight after - found weird - most of them had gone and I had been cutting pasting etc at the time of the above alert and stopped. So somehow lost the data, thought never mind got in on my back up and cut and paste the whole file and deleted the old one but now windows has put my back up file within a new docs file it created. Meaning have to open it within etc.

Not a bother but then thought make new one and what will happen - most likely seemingly it will then put it into the file it created meaning now got 2 files of documents.

Do I have to go and cut and paste each file across individually do correct this>

Also mucking about trying to import music into I Tunes - and moving it etc found on the window you get to move - I have got the same thing - not once but around 3 lots of music, video, pics, and docs etc etc.

Can manage means looking here and there trying to get it into one place as have to guess which one t move it into and didnt guess right every time.........

Or does this mean - start over again - do another Dell Recovery - that is if you can or maybe should do the whole thing with the disc maybe or as the computer is 2008 with 2006 XP Home version - maybe think about converting it buying say Windows 7

And if I did do that - would I then get a clean data change over or again cut and paste each individual folder? having cleaned out any oldies etc.

Or as the Aussie dollar is higher than the US$ now around $1.04US - maybe buy a new tower with more memory etc and then cut and paste from external HD.

What to do for the best - but options to redo this one up too. AS been good for a cheapie at the time bought it online as Vista was out and only dell loading XP which I was used too. And big enough for my needs Intel pentium dual 1 GB Ram and only using 25Gb of !45.

[AlanHo]

I would guess that you have had more problems with your computer(s) over the past couple of years than any other member here. Or is this my imagination?. You must be very frustrated at all the things that befall you - I know I would.

I cannot quite follow your post, which is very confusing, to offer a solution - but you are clearly in self inflicted problems yet again.

My recommendation is that you should find and attend a good course on computing so that you are shown the basics of maintaining the operating system and the proper way of managing files. You will forever be in trouble with your computer if you dont have a good understanding of the basic procedures.

Buying another computer at this stage is not a solution - learn the basics first.

[andsome]

I am baffled too.I NEVER cut and paste to back up anything, in fact I NEVER cut, always copy, or drag and drop. I use Acronis to back up and make a mirror image of the hard drive on a plug in hard drive, using a USB connection. Other files photos, downloaded installation files for programs and other software, I drag and drop into a folder on a memory stick, then do a duplicate on another memory stick. If I were you I would follow Alan's suggestion. I would also steer clear of music downloads, face book, twitter, and I tunes etc. Just a personal opinion of course.

[Lamb Chop]

Just have to muddle on then .

Nearest course that isnt just basic how to log onto the internet etc is 4 hours drive each way in Hobart which is the capital city with a 180,000 population.

Finally too in August now have a good connection with no drop outs and to date no corrupted downloads.

BTW did copy and paste - not cut.

[AlanHo]

Lamb Chop

There are many basic computer training courses avaiable on the internet - some free - some you pay for. This way you can learn in your own home at your own speed.

My daughter in law has a home computer and although she uses a computer all the time at work she has several times got her home computer into an awful mess for me to help sort out. The main reason is that she has failed to learn how to use Windows Explorer correctly and organise her files into proper folders and sub folders. She has got everything on her desktop which is totally full of icons for her programs, files, photos and heaven knows what all jumbled together.

My wife attended computer courses run by our local council library a few years back before we met and was shown the basics of the computer, how to use a mouse, play CD's etc before the students were plunged into word processing, spreadsheets and even data bases. How to properly organise files and folders wasn't part of the course and she floundered until she met me and I showed her the basics of using Windows Explorer to get herself properly organised.

I have only done a quick search but this one might be a good start for you...........

http://digitalunite.com/guides/computer-basics

(Perhaps other members here will suggest better ones...........)

[andsome]

Lamb Chop

There are many basic computer training courses avaiable on the internet - some free - some you pay for. This way you can learn in your own home at your own speed.

My daughter in law has a home computer and although she uses a computer all the time at work she has several times got her home computer into an awful mess for me to help sort out. The main reason is that she has failed to learn how to use Windows Explorer correctly and organise her files into proper folders and sub folders. She has got everything on her desktop which is totally full of icons for her programs, files, photos and heaven knows what all jumbled together.

My wife attended computer courses run by our local council library a few years back before we met and was shown the basics of the computer, how to use a mouse, play CD's etc before the students were plunged into word processing, spreadsheets and even data bases. How to properly organise files and folders wasn't part of the course and she floundered until she met me and I showed her the basics of using Windows Explorer to get herself properly organised.

I have only done a quick search but this one might be a good start for you...........

http://digitalunite....computer-basics

(Perhaps other members here will suggest better ones...........)

That seems fine. Good find. I would still steer clear of music downloads etc, and sites like face book.

[Lamb Chop]

Thanks for the link have bookmarked it.