Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
If.we.go.back.to.our.example,.they.could.in.no.way.have.
accessed. their. e-mail. because. the. application. that. ran. their.
e-mail. depended. on. Windows. to. run. and. to. give. them. the.
interface.they.needed.to.open,.review,.store,.or.manipulate.
their. messages,. calendars,. tasks,. and. contacts.. All. of. that.
important.data.was.as.good.as.lost.to.them.
Even. if. they. had. not. deleted. win.exe,. but. had. simply.
deleted.outlook.exe,.or.whatever.other.e-mail.application.ile.
they.might.have.been.using,.the.results.would.have.been.the.
same..There.is.simply.no.way.for.a.normal.computer.user.to.
access.those.back-end.databases.of.information,.even.though.
they.exist.and.are.perfectly.sound.on.the.hard.drive,.unless.
they.have.the.front-end.application.that.creates.the.interface.
with.the.database.
Now,.all.of.this.e-mail,.contact.information,.task.lists,.and.
calendaring. items. might. be. the. most. important. things. you.
need.or.want.to.produce.for.a.trial.or.an.audit,.or.simply.for.
your.own.records.or.mementos..So,.if.something.happened.
to.the.front-end.application.that.gives.you.access.to.that.data,.
what.can.you.do?
There.are.several.different.possible.solutions.to.that.dilemma.
The. irst. and. most. obvious. one. would. be. to. acquire.
and. reinstall. the. front-end. application. to. access. your. data..
However,.this.can.be.tricky..You.will.need.to.have.the.exact.
same. version. and. type. of. application. that. you. created. the.
database.with.in.the.irst.place.if.you.have.any.hope.of.it.still.
being.compatible.and.accessible.
You.may.also.need.to.do.some.manipulating.of.the.rein-
stalled.application.to.allow.it.to.ind.and.open.the.back-end.
database. that. was. left. over. from. your. original. application..
This.can.be.a.dificult.task,.requiring.some.technical.expertise.
to.accomplish,.depending.on.the.application..In.many.cases.
you.may.be.well.advised.to.ask.for.help,.either.from.your.fam-
ily.geek.or.from.a.real.expert.like.that.13-year-old.who.lives.
across.the.street.
Another.possibility.will.be.to.ind.a.separate.tool.or.appli-
cation.that.is.made.to.open.and.access.the.back-end.database.
