Computer Died Last Night.

Using phone for now. So far my photo shop won't load. Not real happy with the new computer. I got a windows 7 professional model. But not getting it to work as easily as the other version. But I'll keep trying. It has paint on it, but not real useful.

I think you can run some programs in compatibility mode.
John1

My last PC died and had to take it to a Computer head shop - they transfered everything from my dead dog to the new tower - even though your guts may have bit the dust they can still extract your info from the hard drive - *** Political jab removed by the staff ***

Keep the old hard drive, that's where everything is stored. Many times data can be retrieved.
I use Windows 7 Pro and get along great with it. Let me know if you need help finding software, if I don't have it, maybe I can help you find it for free or cheap.
I know my way around computers fairly well, email me if I can help out.

Claude

EDIT: I don't know what computer you have, but you can most likely install the hard drive from your old machine along side the new one, so everything from your old computer is accessible from the new one.
Make an icon on the desktop that goes to the old hard drive and there ya are!

Happy holidays.

I sent you an e-mail Coop.

Sounds like something isn't seated properly. Try to re-seat the processor and RAM. Maybe even a loose cable somewhere.
Sometimes things get shook loose during shipping or being moved around.
Does the computer make any "beep" sounds as it powers up?

Hoping the supplier works with you concerning any hardware or major software and or driver support issues.

1 - Assuming new system supports Windows 7 pro.
2 - If it will not boot normal, will it boot in safe mode? If so -
3 - Check appropriate drivers are loaded. Mainly (to start with) video and network hardware drivers. They can present a road block if not. After network connectivity is established, updated drivers for other devices can (usually) be retrieved via the web.

If old HD is functioning, data should be retrievable. If old HD is dead then resort to backup data.

I think you already know, but on the old HD (and pending Windows ver. or OS.) your data is located were ever it was stored. Things like documents, short cuts and favorites are typically defaulted under the users profile used at the time of there creation. Note can also have been saved elsewhere if user desired.

CC me any PM's if needed. I'm typically busy during the day lately, but may or may not be able to assist if needed. Thanks, Doug.