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