In a message dated 12/13/2006 4:08:47 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: My old > computer died Also remember that you can take your hard drive to a shop and they could get your data off of it; it is not the software that failed, it was probably either a full drive, or it went caput... either way the data can some, if no most time, still be there when you have the right equipment. I had a mom and pop computer store so they got all the information. If you have something like the "Geek Squad" around you they may be able to do it for a fee.