...and how has your day been?
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AcousticAl
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I have MANY computers. All PC.
And I've wanted to throw each of them out the window at some point.
I'd probably feel the same if they were macs.
I feel for you Chris.
The blue screen of death is never fun.
And I've wanted to throw each of them out the window at some point.
I'd probably feel the same if they were macs.
I feel for you Chris.
The blue screen of death is never fun.
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neverfoundthetime
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My favourite comment on computers by Spliff: Computers Sind Doof!
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neverfoundthetime
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Hi Marc... too right! Until now, I have had mostly positive experiences with this laptop Dell Inspiron 1525, its been a real workhorse and PC has improved so much in the last few years... its almost as good as a Mac. Almost. But price does play a role wit these things so PC is ahead there.
Its a stale-mate for me at the moment. The only viable option I now have is to install Windows / over Vista and hope my data survives. I'll try that tomorrow and say a little prayer. For now I,m on an olde IBM Thinkpad (also a real workhorse) which has a hieroglyphics keyboard
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Its a stale-mate for me at the moment. The only viable option I now have is to install Windows / over Vista and hope my data survives. I'll try that tomorrow and say a little prayer. For now I,m on an olde IBM Thinkpad (also a real workhorse) which has a hieroglyphics keyboard
.neverfoundthetime wrote:
Dump Vista get Windows 7 and a few issues will disappear.Hi Marc... too right! Until now, I have had mostly positive expressions with this laptop Dell Inspiron 1525, its been a real workhorse and PC has improved so much in the last few years... its almost as good as a Mac. Almost. But price does play a role wit these things so PC is ahead there.
Its a stale-mate for me at the moment. The only viable option I now have is to install Windows / over Vista and hope my data survives. I'll try that tomorrow and say a little prayer. For now I,m on an olde IBM Thinkpad (also a real workhorse) which has a hieroglyphics keyboard
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neverfoundthetime
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Happy day!
Well Chas, I did dump Vista and mount Windows 7.
Friend of mine managed to save my data (although, at first things were looking very grim) by using Acronis attached by USB to external disc (over-night job) wiped the hard disc and loaded Windows 7 for me plus a few other nifty updates to my basic programmes and bingo! Next day a working laptop returned to its owner working better than before with updated parameters and intact data! Just have to re- load a truckload of programmes to get back to where I was. So it took some internet research on my part and some chatting to 2 friends in the IT world with a little help from Facebook (and a nice side chat with Suzi) to find out how to proceed and then, low and behold, another IT friend offered of his own free will to do the rescue work. One bottle of the finest wine I could find later and Thunderbirds are go again. More than anything else, I am moved by selfless kindness and it was worth the crash to experience it. Every other road would have lead to sizeable expense and the forced purchase of a new laptop on top.
:laugh: I'm one happy camper.
Well Chas, I did dump Vista and mount Windows 7.
Friend of mine managed to save my data (although, at first things were looking very grim) by using Acronis attached by USB to external disc (over-night job) wiped the hard disc and loaded Windows 7 for me plus a few other nifty updates to my basic programmes and bingo! Next day a working laptop returned to its owner working better than before with updated parameters and intact data! Just have to re- load a truckload of programmes to get back to where I was. So it took some internet research on my part and some chatting to 2 friends in the IT world with a little help from Facebook (and a nice side chat with Suzi) to find out how to proceed and then, low and behold, another IT friend offered of his own free will to do the rescue work. One bottle of the finest wine I could find later and Thunderbirds are go again. More than anything else, I am moved by selfless kindness and it was worth the crash to experience it. Every other road would have lead to sizeable expense and the forced purchase of a new laptop on top.
:laugh: I'm one happy camper.