On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 19:01:30 -0500, Char Jackson
wrote:

I'm sorry if it looks that way. We're just trying to help.

I know you are, but some of you are way too advanced and I dont
understand anything being said. I am a layman and an idiot when it comes
to linux. But I have built several computers and know how to handle the
older Windows and dos operating systems quite well.

Do you have anyone local to you who'd be both knowledgeable and willing
to help? Sometimes two heads are better than one. I just hate to see you
give up and lose data, but if you really can't deal with even running a
single Linux program, then that's probably your fate. I'm not a Linux
fan either, but I was surprised at how easy ddrescue was and how
successful it was.

Unfortunately, this is a rural farm community. I have no one to help.
People often ask me to help them with their computers. I usually refuse,
unless it's a desktop with some obvious hardware problem.

If I can buy it on a CD, I may give it a try. But I may ask you for help
with those dreaded command lines. This will likely be my last try at
saving this data. I have a farm to run and other stuff to do, and no
goddamn computer is going to control my life.