help fix old pc's problem or help tranfer files to a new pc

[grnwavlb160]

i need help im looking into buying a new pc because my old one (emachines
t1840) wont turn on. it gets to the windows screen and turns off. i wanted to
know if anyone can helf me either fix my old pc's problem or how i can get
the files from the non-working pc to a new one.

 

[Dave]

i need help im looking into buying a new pc because my old one (emachines
t1840) wont turn on. it gets to the windows screen and turns off. i wanted
to
know if anyone can helf me either fix my old pc's problem or how i can get
the files from the non-working pc to a new one.

This could be also caused by a virus rather than a hardware fault. What
version of Windows are you using? Is the drive NTFS or FAT32?

Try the following:
a) Booting in safe mode. If this works you are probably looking at a virus
or driver problem.
b) Booting from a DOS floppy / Knoppix cd or similar.

report back here what happens.

To get the data off onto a new pc it is often easiest to put the HD in as a
secondary drive...But if you can boot with say Knoppix you should be able to
burn you data to cd if the machine has a CDRW, or move the data to a USB key
or suchlike. (It is worth doing this anyway before trying to fix the windows
partition if you have not already got a back-up).

 

[Tim]

i need help im looking into buying a new pc because my old one (emachines
t1840) wont turn on. it gets to the windows screen and turns off. i wanted to
know if anyone can helf me either fix my old pc's problem or how i can get
the files from the non-working pc to a new one.

I would download Knoppix or a Ubuntu Live CD (or some other Linux live
CD), boot from the CD, connect to another computer over the network
(smb://IP_ADDRESS/SHARE_NAME) and copy all your data.

If there's no network (or other computer), you can attach another disk
(extternal or internal) and copy the data to that disk (same method as
above).


HTH,
Tim

 

[paulmd]

i need help im looking into buying a new pc because my old one (emachines
t1840) wont turn on. it gets to the windows screen and turns off. i wanted to
know if anyone can helf me either fix my old pc's problem or how i can get
the files from the non-working pc to a new one.

I hear the death knell of an emahine.

The power supply and motherboard go out in a blaze of glory. And don't
wake up. You may yet revive this one by changing its power supply.
Because it still lights up, briefly. But don't hold out hope.

Best thing you can do is get a new micro-atx motherboard, power supply,
and (maybe) processor, and (maybe) memory none of which should be
emachine and stuff them in that beautiful black and silver case.

Or just get another computer (not an emachine). Slap the hard drive in
as a secondary drive and use the file you want.