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Computer Hard Drive Surgery...
14 years ago
Well my work computer's hard drive finally went...
Luckily I made backups and backups of those backups and backup CD's.
So nothing is lost. BUT, since the software I use for making decals only works with a dongle/usb switch which means I can't reinstall the software on another computer without going through all the trouble of reactivating it, I came up with a way around that.
I removed the hard drive from my work computer and hooked it up to my home computer using hardware specifically designed for converting internal hard drives to external hard drives. To me this seems like brain surgery or something like that X3
wires exposed, circuit boards showing and other stuff.
Apparently I can run the cutter software from the hard drive when I plug in the dongle/usb switch into the computer. I am SO happy that works b/c I would be lost without it. Got some really big jobs lately and can't afford to lose it b/c of computer problems. I have a new computer on the way, so eventually I will have to go through the process of reinstalling ALL MY PROGRAMS all over again. The only work related program I can't use unless I make the call to reactivate it is the Estimate software. So I will have to do guesstimates until then.
Luckily I made backups and backups of those backups and backup CD's.
So nothing is lost. BUT, since the software I use for making decals only works with a dongle/usb switch which means I can't reinstall the software on another computer without going through all the trouble of reactivating it, I came up with a way around that.
I removed the hard drive from my work computer and hooked it up to my home computer using hardware specifically designed for converting internal hard drives to external hard drives. To me this seems like brain surgery or something like that X3
wires exposed, circuit boards showing and other stuff.
Apparently I can run the cutter software from the hard drive when I plug in the dongle/usb switch into the computer. I am SO happy that works b/c I would be lost without it. Got some really big jobs lately and can't afford to lose it b/c of computer problems. I have a new computer on the way, so eventually I will have to go through the process of reinstalling ALL MY PROGRAMS all over again. The only work related program I can't use unless I make the call to reactivate it is the Estimate software. So I will have to do guesstimates until then.
