I hate Microsoft

[maristu]

I would like to propose the public burning of all Microsoft Windows installation CDs tomorrow.

I am so hopping mad at Bill Gates. I spent two whole days trying to get my mom's computer to load Windows again, so that I could back up all the files to CD and reinstall it. All I managed was to get it to enter Secure Mode, which is pretty useless since it doesn't allow me access to any peripherals. Normal boot gave me a msgsrv23.dll error. I have spent every last brain cell trying to correct that, and nothing worked. Not reinstalling Windows. Not manually reinstalling the DLLs. Nothing. I am exhausted, and I Just. Give. Up.

So... I'll back up my parents' stuff on plain old diskettes. After that, I will reformat the computer, effectively sending to the ether 2GB of downloaded SV eps. I will then install Windows 2000, and start downloading all over again. *sigh*

One word of advice: Backup. Do it. Often.

Comments

[autumnyte.livejournal.com]

I would like to propose the public burning of all Microsoft Windows installation CDs tomorrow.

I'll second that proposal. Sorry to hear you are struggling with the evil that is MS Windows.

[maricats.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the sympathy :) I *finally* got it to work, and am now happy... I wonder for how long, though :P

[boniblithe.livejournal.com]

Sweetie, are you sure you don't want me to burn CDs for you? I have a whole weekend just around the corner.

[maricats.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks so much! That's really nice of you :) But now I got it to work, thank God. See, all I had to do was bitch and moan on my LJ and things start to go well *g*

I did lose two files, though, that were corrupted. Vortex and Duplicity. I really appreciate the offer of burning the CDs for me (at least one with these two eps) and I'm tempted to accept, but I'm worried about it being too much trouble for you...

I looked for you on AIM tonight... Will you be on later?

[boniblithe.livejournal.com]

Yep! There now!

If you get the DC Hub working you can get Vortex and Duplicity from me, if I've got them. That would be faster than Roach's server.