way way way off topic - computer crisis

April 5, 2008

I don't know where to turn. We make our living on the computer at our house

and while I had a crummy old 386 computer, I made money off of it. I spent

about 10 hours typing a list of almost 400 music cassettes yesterday and this

morning I was going to list them, and I can't log on. I get a blue screen and

can't even load it on the safe mode. I know I need a new computer, but I

can't afford it. I'm going to ask my boss on Monday if I can get a loan on

future

pay but that I can't pay real fast. I just get further and further behind.

We owe almost a $1000 in back rent, and tons of other things.

I did nothing today, absolutely nothing. Fortunately we have another

computer, but Al does this full time and I have a hard time " working " on his

computer or at his work station (the couch and a laptop).

I just hate this, every time we get one step ahead, we get 2 steps behind!

And it does get hard.

Question: does anyone know how to get my files out of the old computer? I've

tried everything I can think of to start the computer and I can't get the

safe mode to open. Any ideas?

Carole in Hollywood FL

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