Sorry to hear about this Norbert...
you always seem to be getting bad luck--I remember you fell sick in Tokyo
too...
Didn't sent you anything directly, but there is some interesting stuff
posted on this list the past few weeks. Just access the archives.
Regards
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: Norbert Klein <nhklein@gmx.net>
To: <nhklein@gmx.net>
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 4:16 PM
Subject: [communication 670] . . . awaking from a nightmare
> Dear friends,
>
> this is just a note – still struggling to wake up from something like a
> crippling nightmare. Since over a month, I am struggling with severe
> computer problems.
>
> I had tried to set up a replacement on an older computer, but the
> replacement refused any network connections after I had spent a lot of
> time and effort to get it going – so I could not use it either. I was
> limited to short term web mails, no downloads to my computer to work on.
>
> As nobody among the shops in Phnom Penh could help me, I took my
> computer to the Sony Service Center in Bangkok on my way to the Global
> Knowledge Partnership meeting in Rome, to pick it up one week later on
> the way back. Though they said it was repaired, a quick check showed
> that the CD went off as soon as we tried to use it. Which had meant
> also: no security backups since some time ago.
>
> Back in Phnom Penh, I made a total XP System Recovery (which, according
> to the wisdom of Microsoft, destroys all content of the HD). After
> re-installing again the applications I use, I finally downloaded many
> hundreds of e-mails from my web mail account (I get most of the days
> more than 100). But when I started to read, I immediately had a hard
> disk failure. All new mail and everything else is lost.
>
> If you sent to me anything during the last 2 weeks (and wait for a
> response) please send it again.
>
> Fortunately I have older data, and my address book, nicely backed up. I
> can use them now from a different borrowed computer.
>
> Norbert
>
>
>