For some reason, windows decided to die.
It wouldn't let me log in, some files were missing or somthing... thats right blame it on me.
I trieed every thing from sytem restore to recovery disks to chanting acient aboriginne revorery corooberies. , It didn't do dick (which is ironic for windows).
I had to reistall windows, that would mean I would loose all my stuff...

Well it was to importent, all my music(which took days to import from CD's) website stuff and everything. Bah- So I used the origonal compaq CD operating system CD and reinstalled window- but Instead of reformating my hardrive I just installed another version of windows. WINDOWS2 "'enter project key'" "OK" *dismantles house looking for key.* "hmmm" turns out to be on the bottom of computer- "Yeah that's real handy" *copies in Product key*

10minitus later...
"invalid key"
20 mintus later after rechecking and straigting out errors.
"invalid key"
&((*@***++??###~!#*

*works out that for some reason I have/had an XP home edition on my computer, and I'm halfway through an XP professional install. *Tries to exit install. Can't. Cuts power. Gets dogey copy of XP professional. Installs* Works fine, I have a blank desktop.
&((*@*""*`~*++??~!#*
Thank god the internet is still working, I download firefox- there is much rejoicing.

I found that my old User account is still there- So I just copy all the files over to my new user account- destop and all that is restored. Except a couple of files didn't move without rename and were in use so I could replace them...
My installed programs are all gone- well they are here in program files- but I can't use them. Except for a few real simple ones.
&((*@***+==++][+??~!#*

I've lost dreamweaver...
I need that- I'm too lazy to code myself...
And "windows messenger" is back
Where's msn messenger...
Windows installed some updates, I started to download some stuff, windows finished update and wants to rebort. "**** of, I'm busy", I go and have a shower while files download. Come back and find windows rebooted
&((*@***++??~!#*%%&!!

Cursed thing.
I used to say I liked windows- I am now a windows hater, but I have to use it cause I can't run things I want to in linux...

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You forgot to light a black candle and put a can of pig's trotters on top of the cabinet while doing so.

Apart from that, been there, lost that.
There's a reason why 6 of the 7 machines I have at home are running Linux, the last one's only used for gaming.

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And the "driving on the freeway on a scooter" analogy still holds true because the pilots are sitting in 7 to 30 ton aircraft o' doom and you are running around them in your very own Meatbody, Mark I. Beep, beep.
Trying to make sense of computers, The Error Log.

Gay? You mean happy? Windows is only as happy as you make it. (any other meaning, and you might offend someone)

I happen to know some Aussies and I know perfectly well what they mean by the word "gay".

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And so it was, however late . . .

Angels and ministers of grace defend us from the thin skinned... Not the best choice of words, but I imagine he's more than a bit worked up at the moment.

An edit would probably be advisable, though.

I thought you cant edit the title. Only a moderator can do that. Or?

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And so it was, however late . . .

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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I think Gay was ok... at the time, considering I was thinking of languange that would make penn & teller blush.
If a mod edits the title that would probobly be good though.
Somthing like
Windows is an evil writhing steaming heap of dumdum head mucas mush, or something.

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I thought we could do it, but I think there was a recent case where ToSeek had to be called in when BBP couldn't change it.

That sounds more acceptable. (and more accurate)
Windows is great as long as nothing changes...
Hope this stops soon, I think many of us have been there.

Seems like I can change the post title but not the thread title...
Mo,oooooooooooooooooooods can you change it to "Windows is [explecitive deleted]^googolplex"

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And so it was, however late . . .

Nah I did that- It's a pretty standard procedure though, there's a lot I didn't mentian...

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ooo

Toseek is viewing now...

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For a suitable emolument....

(No extra charge for correct spelling. )

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heh

Thanks Toseek

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It's what I live for....

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Big hug for Mickal who seems not to be having the best time ever lately!


(I'm just posting this so I stay ahead of him )
(no that's just not true )



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I have problems with the Office shortcut bar lately. It won't automatically start, or it starts twice at windows startup...
I tried everything, including changing the registry, I checked my startup folder, but all seems to be OK.

I also have a problem with the auto arm of AntiVir at windows startup because Windows automatically signs me in, which AntiVir does not seem to like .

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