[UCIMC-Tech] Finance computer state

[JOY]

Hi Brian,

Jason was able to back Quickbooks up to an external travel drive so we have
the most recent backup possible. YES!

There is little need for me to come into the office until I have a
functioning computer so if you would just let me know when I'm up and
running I will get to work! If you have any questions, my cell is
217.840.3081.

Thanks for all your help Brian and Tech group!

Joy

On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 5:19 PM, JOY <imcbooks at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Brian,
>
> Thanks so much for troubleshooting!!! It is unfortunate that it worked fine
> and then out of the blue, quit functioning, but that has been my experience
> with windows...
>
> If you want me to function, I will need ms office and excel, along with
> quickbooks. Open office will not do. I cannot emphasize that enough. It is
> not open for discussion.
>
> As a Mac user, I do not personally own the license to any of these current
> applications for windows. I own an older version but most folks send files
> in the newer version that cannot be opened with the older version. Can the
> copy that is currently on the computer be reinstalled on the new hard drive?
>
> It is possible that Jason may have the Quickbooks disc, and would need to
> locate that, but it has been removed from the finance office. JASON WOULD
> NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT HE HAS THE MOST CURRENT BACKUP OF QB AND I THINK HE
> DID THAT LAST NIGHT BUT I WOULD WANT TO CALL HIM BEFORE YOU BEGIN DOING
> ANYTHING!!!
>
> It may be time to buckle down and purchase this software if we don't have
> it on hand any more. How about through tech soup? Their new ordering year
> just started July 1 so we should be able to purchase 4 items, I think is how
> that works... Or we could use funds from the Americorp grant, which includes
> $500 for office supplies.
>
> Fellow Financiers, please chime in...
>
> Joy
>
> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Brian Duggan <bcdugga at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> There are several indicators that the hard disk in the finance computer
>> is dying.
>>
>> The bad news is that the backup software was in a 99% configured state,
>> and no backups were actually occurring.
>>
>> The good news is that we can still read the disk fine for now. A few
>> hours ago I started a local backup to a large, external USB hard disk.
>> This process is going very slowly and won't be complete for another
>> couple hours or so.
>>
>> The ideal solution would be to replace the disk once this process is
>> complete, reinstall Windows and QuickBooks, then restore the finance data.
>>
>> In order to do this, we need a few things:
>>
>> What are the essential applications on the finance computer besides
>> QuickBooks? Is MS Office absolutely necessary? Would OpenOffice do?
>> Others?
>>
>> For the applications that are necessary, which do you, Joy or Jason,
>> have licensed copies of? This includes the CD and any associated license
>> key.
>>
>> After we've backed up the finance data and obtained copies of all the
>> necessary software, we can begin rebuilding the finance computer.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Brian
>>
>> --
>> Brian Duggan
>> Technical Projects Developer
>> UC Independent Media Center
>> http://www.ucimc.org | 309 310 7026
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Joy Davis
> UCIMC Office Manager
> 202 S. Broadway Ave., Suite 100
> Urbana, IL 61801
> imcbooks at gmail.com
> 217.344.8820
> www.ucimc.org
>



-- 
Joy Davis
UCIMC Office Manager
202 S. Broadway Ave., Suite 100
Urbana, IL 61801
imcbooks at gmail.com
217.344.8820
www.ucimc.org
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