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vince3 17341 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 01-02-09, 10:51 AM (EST) "So much for a good start" *grumble* *raspberry* *rhubarb* My laptop has decided to crash today. I turned it over to the Geek Squad, and they said that it'll be 2-3 weeks before I'd be able to get it back. The stoopid thing locked up, and after I shut it off, it refused to come back on. It only got to the first screen and then reset. They're saying there could be anything wrong with the thing. The only consolation that I have is that it's today and not next month. I bought this thing on Groundhog Day 2007, with a 2-year service plan. Today begins the final month of that service plan, which includes replacement if necessary. The only thing I paid for is for data backup, since I don't want to lose what I got on the stupid thing this time, if at all possible. Still, though, what a bad start.   Top

Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    RE: So much for a good start brvnkrz 01-02-09 1    RE: So much for a good start vince3 01-02-09 2    RE: So much for a good start grit 01-02-09 5        RE: So much for a good start brvnkrz 01-02-09 8            An apology... grit 01-02-09 9                RE: An apology... Estee 01-02-09 10                    RE: An apology... grit 01-02-09 11  RE: So much for a good start mrc 01-02-09 3  RE: So much for a good start Cyndimaus 01-02-09 4  RE: So much for a good start grit 01-02-09 6  RE: So much for a good start Max Headroom 01-02-09 7  RE: So much for a good start Prof_ Wagstaff 01-05-09 12    RE: So much for a good start CTgirl 01-05-09 13        RE: So much for a good start vince3 01-05-09 14            RE: So much for a good start HobbsofMI 01-05-09 15                RE: So much for a good start vince3 01-05-09 16

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brvnkrz 20491 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 01-02-09, 11:15 AM (EST) 1. "RE: So much for a good start" I know it sucks butt, however try to find the positive in it. Once you get it back you will be starting the new year with a new and clean computer. Bravie<---always finding the positive in things. *grin* Tribe made me gay   Top

vince3 17341 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 01-02-09, 11:16 AM (EST) 2. "RE: So much for a good start" "Alyways look on the bright side of life" Yeah, yeah, I know, but I'm gonna be a miserable cus for the next few weeks. I can feel the tremors already starting......   Top

grit 4868 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Stuff Magazine Centerfold" 01-02-09, 01:46 PM (EST) 5. "RE: So much for a good start" Bravie<---always finding the positive in things. *grin* I've alerted the mods - obviously someone has hacked Bravie's user id and is posting under her name. Handcrafted by RollDdice   Top

brvnkrz 20491 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 01-02-09, 03:39 PM (EST) 8. "RE: So much for a good start" Hey!!! nevermind. Hrmph. Tribe made me gay   Top

grit 4868 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Stuff Magazine Centerfold" 01-02-09, 03:50 PM (EST) 9. "An apology..." Actually, that wasn't very fair of me and I'm sorry. It's a new year. I like the new positive knockers. a berry nice sigpic from agman And since you're always finding the positive in things, I bet you're positive that I'm a doo-dah.   Top

Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 01-02-09, 03:52 PM (EST) 10. "RE: An apology..." Two positive charges repel.   Top

grit 4868 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Stuff Magazine Centerfold" 01-02-09, 03:57 PM (EST) 11. "RE: An apology..." I am not repelled by bravie. I got sliced! She's kinda hawt!   Top

mrc 10113 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 01-02-09, 11:42 AM (EST) 3. "RE: So much for a good start" I've found BB's Geek Squad to be useless. Maybe not in this case, but in mine. A Slice of Manga   Top

Cyndimaus 3117 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity" 01-02-09, 12:06 PM (EST) 4. "RE: So much for a good start" Sorry about your laptop. What a pain. I hope you get it back sooner than later. Thank goodness it is still covered by the service plan. Hang in there! dressed up for the holidays by Tribe   Top

grit 4868 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Stuff Magazine Centerfold" 01-02-09, 01:49 PM (EST) 6. "RE: So much for a good start" We've been awash in computer problems this year, too, so I feel your pain. You're lucky you had the service plan and that it was still in force. I'm still waiting for my husband to fix both our old desktop computer and our old laptop. It's been MUCH longer than 2-3 weeks... a berry nice sigpic from agman   Top

Max Headroom 10069 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 01-02-09, 02:10 PM (EST) 7. "RE: So much for a good start" At least you have that service plan, so after waiting the 2-3 weeks you'll get a laptop back without having to pay anything. Still, broken computers stink regardless of who foots the bill. DW's laptop has several intermittent faults, which are very annoying in their own right. For example, her ethernet connector is so wonky that she convinced me to buy and set up a wireless router just so she doesn't have to deal with the connector. (This happened after she got fed up with intermittent connections a while back and hauled the laptop to the Geek Squad, only to have their on-site tech plug it up and triumphantly show her the ESPN homepage on his first connection.) The screen also periodically goes dark-- not standby mode-- with the only remedy being to hold the power button down until the thing shuts off, then deal with Vista's whining about improper shutdown when it's turned back on. *sigh* I feel your pain. Headbanger by IceCat, siggie by agman   Top

Prof_ Wagstaff 4196 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest" 01-05-09, 03:08 PM (EST) 12. "RE: So much for a good start" Boy can I relate! Just before Xmas my computer got hit with Spyware Guard 2008 (a little Xmas present from Russia). When I tried to enter my Safe Mode it blocked me and locked up. When I tried to run my security system it wouldn't open. It wouldn't open any Microsoft site. I got some removal tools from another computer but when I tried to run them my computer locked up. Eventually it infected everything and I couldn't get my computer to turn on without it locking up. I finally called the Geek Squad. If I brought it in and left it with them for 2 weeks, they could back up my files and fix it for $200. However there was the chance that the $200 fix might not work. Then they would have to go to the $360 fix. In the end I bought a new hard drive, my BIL installed it, reinstalled all my software and moved all my safe files to the new drive. I have spent the past two days updating everything and I'm finally back in business. Actually, I still don't have any sound and I'm not sure why, but I'll get it sooner or later. #@$*&% Russian bastages! Into the magna tribe by phyl   Top

CTgirl 8013 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 01-05-09, 03:48 PM (EST) 13. "RE: So much for a good start" I surfed to a site that gave me three different trojans the week before Christmas (including one that was pornography related. I wish I could remember which one - I'm pretty sure it was an entertainment & gossip site I accessed through AOL!) I probably could have kept on using the computer to fix the problem but was worried about also infecting the other computers in our house on our network. My virus software detected it immediately but couldn't delete it. Thank goodness for teen-age boys. DS and a friend got all my files off my computer and then reformated it and reinstalled everything. I didn't lose much except for six weeks of Quicken info that wasn't backed up. Unfortunately I used some software (Libra) to manage three different libraries on itunes and we didn't back that up. I still have all my music but it's all in one now. Libra has changed drastically since I downloaded it originally. Anyone have any suggestions for managing three ipods with one library? I feel your pain Vince. I was only without a computer for a few days and it drove me nuts.   Top

vince3 17341 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 01-05-09, 04:05 PM (EST) 14. "RE: So much for a good start" The good news is that I can surf the web, but I have to go out and about to do so..... The bad news is that I have to pay for it if I go to Kinko's, and there is a possible ice storm for the next two days on and off......... This is exactly the reason I got the laptop in the first place..... especially when my RTV season starts up again.   Top

HobbsofMI 16065 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 01-05-09, 04:10 PM (EST) 15. "RE: So much for a good start" *kicks can* Why couldn't this happen a few weeks ago for the FF Superbowl?... lol.....hang in there....I spent the last two weeks trying to get my HP printer to stay on line in my network since it decided that moving it to a new house was reasons to have it's software to stop working. It prints now but the latest software crashes and I can only scan by using the button on the printer. GO WINGS! 2008 Stanley Cup Champs! sig JSlice and by IceCat, and bobble head by Tribephyl   Top

vince3 17341 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 01-05-09, 04:18 PM (EST) 16. "RE: So much for a good start" As stated above, I'm currently at a Kinko's. Here, it's $12/hour for the basic computer or $18/hour if you get stuck on the design computer (it has a scanner, and such...) I managed to find my way to the Yahoo FF site when I was grocery shopping during the season..... so I don't think this happening then would've changed a heck of a lot. As far as the printer goes, that seems to be the running theme this year so far..... my laptop is an HP as well.   Top

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