My computer does see the Ledger device but the Live acc doesnt recognize it
I set up the Live acc and the ledger did allow me to send and receive several transactions using the Ledger, but when I tried to use the ledger a week later it didnt recognize it.
So I restored the Ledger via the 24 PW's I had saved
My thinking is that the initial nonrecognition of the Ledger device may have been some simple error, but when I restored the device using what I now believe to be the wrong PW's the previous Live acc is now inaccessible
My previous answer in this thread was based on what you said that you had access to your "Bitcoin addresses with their corresponding private keys." However, it seems this isnt the case. Perhaps you misunderstand what private keys are or you are using the wrong terminology.
In any case, if I understand you correctly, you restored your Ledger device with a new set of 24 words (a new backup phrase). If so, there is no way to access the previous wallet on the device unless you have written down the correct 24-word backup phrase. Thats the entire purpose of hardware wallets. They securely store the private keys to your Bitcoin addresses, preventing anyone from accessing your coins without them.
If you have reset your hardware device and dont have the correct backup seed phrase, Im afraid your coins are lost.