Crazy computer

November 15, 2002 8:42 AM from

Well, after a two week ordeal - XP crash, had to take it to the puter doctor and just got it back. Alas, I'm part of the real world again. One good thing out of it all is that I did get a bigger hard drive, but was it worth the crash I ask myself? Hum. Saga continues at a later date. I just hope it stays running this time.

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Reply #1 November 15, 2002 11:04 AM from

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Starone!!! you're back! Great news you're back, sorry for your computer woes.

Reply #2 November 15, 2002 11:06 AM from

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Welcome back, Starone... hope your 'puter stays fit this time!

Reply #3 November 15, 2002 12:16 PM from

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I hope you didn't lose anything in the crash. Glad you are back.

Reply #4 November 15, 2002 1:30 PM from

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Just finished rebuilding and reconfiguring my crashed HD at work. Sympathies!

Reply #5 November 15, 2002 7:41 PM from

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Thanks all. No jebland, had everything backed up. Just a bother to re-install and re-set everything the way I like. Still working on minor stuff right now. Be glad when I can get back to the fun stuff though.

I feel your pain Bangkokboy. Just isn't a picnic. Wish these things were 100% fail proof no matter what you did to them.

Reply #6 November 15, 2002 7:44 PM from

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i had full tape backups, and it still took me til midnight to get every little thing configured back to where i can stand it. Thank God for good backups!

Reply #7 November 15, 2002 7:50 PM from

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BKB...
I run 2 drive caddies with an OS in each, and a third drive with my work data...if one OS barfs its lunch I can be back up and running in just a few minutes by swapping drives...

Reply #8 November 15, 2002 8:11 PM from

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Now that sounds like a "Master" plan!

Reply #9 November 15, 2002 8:41 PM from

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Jafo, Thats what I had. 2 caddies, 1 with XP and the other with ME. They both went south. >

Reply #10 November 15, 2002 8:47 PM from

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WOM...both corrupted by the hardware?...

Reply #11 November 15, 2002 8:51 PM from

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Think so, ended up needing a new mother board.

Reply #12 November 15, 2002 8:56 PM from

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all because of an air purifier??

Reply #13 November 15, 2002 9:02 PM from

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No that was another time, about 4 yrs ago, with 2 other computers.

Reply #14 November 15, 2002 9:14 PM from

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Just out of curiousity, how did you figure out that it was the purifier which hosed your computer?

Reply #15 November 15, 2002 9:50 PM from

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He consulted a Tarot Reader...

Reply #16 November 15, 2002 9:52 PM from

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Jafo, check your e-mail

Reply #17 November 15, 2002 10:20 PM from

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Check yer own, WOM....[problem sorted]...

Reply #18 November 15, 2002 10:25 PM from

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Already did. Thanks Jafo.

Reply #19 November 17, 2002 2:25 AM from

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Don't ask Old Crab. He doesn't even know what type of computer he has.

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