I know better
@GardenGerty (169479)
United States
June 1, 2023 10:20am CST
The thumb drive that came with my computer was not what I thought it was. It was a way to connect to the wifi.
When you get a new computer you are supposed to make a back up disk or drive. I did not with this one, so I am out of luck.
So for now I shall make do with my laptop.
There are worse things.
I will likely hook up the mouse and keyboard to the laptop. It will function much better. I will either go have a repair place look at my desk top or I will just get another refurbished one.
Not the most important thing on my list for now, so I will survive.
Maybe there is a way to download a driver. We shall see.
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10 responses
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
1 Jun 23
Good luck with it. I have my son fix these issues because I’m clueless with computers.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
4 Jun 23
I think there is a small computer repair shop in one or another of the nearby small towns. I think this may be an easy fix for them.
@celticeagle (189892)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Jun 23
I have never done a backup. This most recent laptop I am using is not that great. I should have waited and gotten a better one. I saw this one had the back key lighting so I jumped on it.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
4 Jun 23
I have not been happy with this laptop, and I wish I had waited for something better.
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@celticeagle (189892)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Jun 23
@GardenGerty .........I feel this same way about mine.
@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
4 Jun 23
I found it but it was not what was needed. I will probably take this to a shop.
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@rebelann (117244)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Jun 23
Well, you'll probably find what you wanted once you no longer need or want it. Happens to me all the time.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Jun 23
I can relate to this, I'm without wifi and I'm using my phone, that's why I'm not writing right now.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
4 Jun 23
Last May my router and my computer and my printer got fried in a storm. It is very frustrating.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
4 Jun 23
I had a desktop get fried last year, and bought this one refurbished. Some of my stuff automatically transferred over somehow.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
4 Jun 23
@GardenGerty Nothing transferred on mine. I lost pictures and documents.
@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
2 Jun 23
Most of that is Greek to me. I don't think I've ever made a back up disk with a new computer. I have a service that backs up my files automatically every day. Good luck with the computer. Have a great weekend.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
4 Jun 23
I know you mentioned that, but it seemed like they had a problem with your recent computer issue. Did they ever find all of your files?
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
4 Jun 23
@GardenGerty They found all of my files and most of my pictures. I was able to re-download some wedding pictures that were lost.
@AmbiePam (120870)
• United States
1 Jun 23
I'd be lost. I'm always going to have to live near my brother-in-law or a friend of the family named Quentin, because they deal with my computer problems. My BIL is three hours away, so for now I'm thankful for Quentin. Perhaps I need to send him to Kansas!
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
4 Jun 23
I think there is a small shop in the next town that I will contact, when I have some money. Waiting on pay day.
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@AmbiePam (120870)
• United States
4 Jun 23
@GardenGerty It’s one of those times we wish God had blessed us with IT genius. Not that I don’t enjoy being an unlimited fountain of baseball knowledge…But it’s not really handy in every day life.
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
1 Jun 23
I did not know about this at all. No one ever told me. I never had computer classes and learned everything the hard way by trial and error, mostly error.
I think you can download a driver. Once, a guy in our park loaded one on an old computer. I did not have internet and I had no idea how to use what he loaded.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
4 Jun 23
I know that for a printer if I lose the startup disc I can download a driver, but the way this problem is presenting I am stumped. I think one of the times I got a brand new computer it said to make a backup disc. Maybe now I am just supposed to send it to the cloud. I am not as knowledgeable as I may sound.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
4 Jun 23
@GardenGerty The average five-year-old probably knows more about the phone/laptop than I do.
@Scrapper88 (5980)
• United States
1 Jun 23
I understand what you are going through. I have this problem with a couple of my computers.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
4 Jun 23
I think it should be an easy repair if I can find someone I trust nearby.
