Computer (Or Brain) Meltdown

[lexilis]

I have really done it now. My computer has had multiple problems of late. I wont decsribe the lot but today the Outlook mail program would not load. I spent several hours online trying various solutions that people who had the same problem used. Nothing worked. Then I got drawn into reconfiguring my mail server. Without thinking I did it and ended up blowing away all of my previous mail message files, address book, everything. OMG. I dont know how to recover this and its a major problem. Spare me the messages telling me how stupid I was. What I am looking for now is some computer tech here in Chiang Mai that can speak OK English that (for a fee of course) could come to my house and see if this can be recovered. Anybody have a reccomendation?

[Lobo4819]

Pantip Plaza

[eyecatcher]

Also in the icon square/computer plaza...forget which but the one where you go upstairs. many computer geeks working and fixing stuff up there.

I went to the very last workshop up there.from the stair end.

when I had a problem with mine, he came out the same day and sorted out our main pc by a couple hundred baht

[Tywais]

Believe he is looking for a house call

could come to my house

[Semper]

Pantip Plaza

They probably only reinstall the OS.

[cmbe]

You can try to search in your computer for your old mails: outlook express search for *.dbx

microsoft outlook search for *.pst

[threedot]

If your mail server is IMAP, then all your messages will still be on the server (probably). If your server was POP and the messages were only on your computer, then you'll have to search for the mail database files as cmbe suggests. If you can't find those and you don't have a backup, you're stuffed. If you can find them then put them somewhere safe (external backup), sort out your software issues then import.

[WinnieTheKhwai]

You can try to search in your computer for your old mails: outlook express search for *.dbx

microsoft outlook search for *.pst

Yes, do that before doing anything else. Most of the time when people thing they lost stuff, it isn't really gone.

[hellodolly]

Pantip Plaza

Second floor on the office depot end of the building he has a shop on a corner. Sorry I can not be more definite they keep moving him around.

[hellodolly]

Check your PM.

[transam]

Sounds like you have a counterfeit Windows so after a while shit happens. Been there a few times.

[Hikage]

Sounds like you have a counterfeit Windows so after a while shit happens. Been there a few times.

lol?

[lexilis]

Thanks for the replies. I am scrambling here. I managed to get access to my e-mail history by going through my gmail account online. Outlook will still not open at all on my computer. Yes I searched for .pst files. Found a few but they from several years ago! Could it be because I havent backed up my Outlook folders? Doh! Oh well. If you see a guy with a very frazzled look tomorrow at Pantip, say HI, it will probably be me.

[raro]

The .PST file is by default a hidden file. Make everything visible in your explorer before starting to search.

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[anselpixel]

Going forward, use Gmail. Outlook and Microsoft are a pain.

The kids at Computer Plaza ( just to the left when you come in the front door) usually manage my complaints inexpensively and well.