i want to copy my resume to disk but the computer tells me that the drive letter e is not accessible .the disk media is not recognized.it may not be formatted.how do i correct this without spending money because i believe there is a solution that does not cost a arm and a leg.
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You didnt say whether it was a new of just reformatted HDD, sometimes you have to bite the bullet and start from scratch in the long run it takes less time doing it the right way. FIRST partition the HDD THEN format the HDD go to run type cmd that brings you to the command line then type format space drive letter colon (format c:) that is from the old days now if you need to format a floppy substitute a  for c Once the HDD is formatted correctly, e is usually a CD or DVD drive unless you have multiple HDDs the easiest way is to go to "my computer" and see what is there. if something is missing many times a cable has been disconnected so open the case and check to see all the connections are in place and tight
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I could be wrong, but is the hard drive formatted for the Mac?  You may need to format it so it can ready/write on it.\n\nI dont know Mac's too well.  Has the device ever been connected to a PC?  If so, it may have a different file format.  That is why you cant do anything.  If there is anything on the drive, formatting it would remove that just to warn you.  I dont know how to change formats in a Mac.  Hopefully someone can chime in on that.
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Just plug in your external hard drive, and start My Computer.  If the hard drive is properly formatted and partitioned, then it should show the drive with a new letter on the same place you will see your "C" drive.\n\nIf it does not show up then you will have to initialise the disk and format the disk for you to begin using it.\n\nAssuming everything is fine, simply drag and drop files into the new drive.  It maybe sensible to create folder and organise your data.\n\nSimply, right click on one of the files/mp3 etc and choose Open or to be more specific choose Open with and select the appropriate program.\n\nAlso before powering down your external hard drive or your computer, remember to disconnect the external drive safely on Windows.  On the System Tray, where your time shows on the bottom right hand corner.  There is an icon if you hover the mouse over it says "Remove Safely" or "Remove Hardware Safely".  Click on this and it will display the devices that are currntly connected.  Click on the entry related to the external hard drive.  If you do not do this, the hard drive can get corrupted.\n\nI lost about 40Gb worth of data by not doing this in a moment of madness.\n\nHope this is helpful.
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You could do as suggested with Disk Utility as well.  Try making it into a Sparce Image.
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If you reformatted you are outta luck unless you want to pay someone to dig them out, then they may not be able to retrieve them.....depends where they were on the drive.
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the first answer is correct.  Everytime that you plug in the USB the computer is going to look for the first available space.  It is possible to reserve the letters for the USB drive.  If open computer management from Control Panel => admin tools.  and click on the disk management tab while the USB drive is in, you can assign a letter drive to them, the selection should be permenant.
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If those steps work, great. Otherwise, there's really nothing so terrible about formatting your hard drive. Just make sure to back-up your files. (Send them to yourself through Yahoo! Mail. That way they'll be scanned first.) Then call Dell. If you try to do it by yourself then, yes, you can get into huge problems.
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Hi. Open My computer look down list you should see a new drive letter & beside a discription of what type of drive.Click it to open. Files should then be accessable.
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Most likely you overrided the "letter" which each drive is defined in. Go to start -> right click on my computer -> manage -> left column click disk management -> you will see a list of your drives/virtual drives/and memory drives. You can right click on each one and specify a different letter. You will see "Letter" duplicates if your memory usb slots are also the same as your virtual drives.
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Try to save your document onto your hard drive first, and then copy it onto your USB drive.  If you still get an error, check your USB drive to see if it is locked.  Look for a little slider switch with a lock icon on the body of the USB drive - sometimes people inadvertently slide that switch so that you're not allowed to save things to it.
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I'll answer both your questions.  Firstly, the E drive that has appeared is available for you to directly access the files (including the photos) stored on the memory card in the camera.  Windows refers to this as a 'removable drive'.\n\nIf you wanted to, you could open up the E drive, and there's probably a folder called something like 'Polaroid' and inside that a folder called something like 'DCIM'.  Anyway, don't be afraid to look around in those folders - you'll find one of them has all your photos in it.\n\nSecondly, the reason you aren't getting the box pop up anymore that used to ask you what you wanted to do with your camera when you plug it in is because Windows has lost it's default action for autoplaying this type of media.  But you can put it back again.  You'll need a small program from Microsoft called "Windows XP AutoPlay repair wizard".  It's free, and you can download it from this page:\n\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c680a7b6-e8fa-45c4-a171-1b389cfacdad&displaylang=en\n\nAutoPlay is the part of Windows which decides how to handle media inserted into your PC.  This is usually CDs or DVDs, but also includes other 'removable drives' such as cameras and other USB devices.\n\nHopefully that will help fix your problem.  Alternatively, have a Google yourself for how to reset your AutoPlay settings in Windows XP.\n\nThe main thing is - whether you get your AutoPlay working or not, the photos are all still available on the camera and you can still access them using the removable drive E that Windows creates when you plug the camera in.\n\nAll is not lost!\n\nAll the best - I hope I've helped.
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Uh, oh.\n\nClicking sounds = very bad.\n\nThat means your hard disk actuator is fried.  You need to buy a new hard drive, and chances are very good you will not be able to save the data off the old one.\n\nI've heard that if you put a clicking hard drive in the freezer overnight it will work for 10-15 minutes - long enough to copy a few key files off, but I've never tried it myself.
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have you try to eject by the computer and not the open/close button?\n\ngoto "My Computer" right click on the disk drive in the right click menu there should be "eject"
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If you saved it to a network drive (ie 'cos you're at work) as opposed to your PC's harddisk, then your IT support people might be able to salvage the previous version(s). It depends how they have things configured.\nAlso IF you had Word configured to save backup copies (see Tools-Option-Save tab "always create backup copy" option) then it would have created a *.wbk file in the same directory as the latest version. Don't save again though or you will loose that backup too.
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Just burn it as a data cd. It should be fine you should be able to re-install it from the disk you make. Also put a word file with the serial if it required a serial # to install a full version on the cd as well. Thanks
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Hello,\n   It may be possible that your firewall or securirty settings are preventing you from acessing this file, in such a case i suggest disabling your safety settings, (DO NOT DELETE) make sure yout turn strait back on after you have tried this!\n    On the other hand perhaps your disc drive can not recognise the disc, check it for scracthes or disfigurements. If this is the case take it back and try again\n\nI hope this is useful
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Did you get the PC recovery discs with the computer? If not can you burn a set of them? You are only able to do this once, so if the previous owner burned them and did not give them to you, you may not be able to do this. If you do have your backup disc then you should format your computer. First copy everything that you need to keep to discs. (files, music, programs) Then when you have everything backed up, put the recovery discs into the drive and restart. You want to select format, but keep in mind that this deletes everything from your computer(sort of). The recovery discs will reinstall your operating system, but you have to reinstall all of the programs(word, excell, music players, etc.). This will take a few hours to do, but in the process you will be given steps to rename your pc so it has your info and not the previous owner's. Once you have reinstalled your programs, simply load your files back into the programs using your discs that you copied them to. If you are not very comfortable doing this, have a friend do it, if they know computers a little better. Or there is always the Geek Squad if you want to pay for it. Once you're done, it will be like a new computer! Hope this helps