Re: When electricity goes off suddenly does it damage my windows XP installation?

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From: David Candy (.)
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:18:33 +1100

Do you watch The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. I don't remember what decade my last blackout occured in. Poss in the 70s. 

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"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message news:e0wLJ4X7EHA.4064@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Here in Kansas, watching the reports of the radar, showing 
> where the tornadoes are (as I said before) is very nice. 
> Since tornadoes have a tendency to damage the power lines, 
> some few minutes of independent power is nice.
> 
> BTW, my TV watching is pretty limited, I never watch Jerry 
> Springer, Oprah or those other shows of similar type.  I do 
> watch Buffy, but that is just because I have a "thing" for 
> cute little blondes.  But if there was a tornado and Buffy 
> was on, I would watch the live weather reports.
> 
> BTW, in Kansas a lot of people buy a generator so that they 
> can power the freezer and fridge and maybe even keep a few 
> lights working after the storms have knocked down a few 
> hundred miles of wire.  I hear they do the same near the 
> Gulf Coast after hurricanes, since hurricanes are more 
> common and cover a big area, that sounds like a good idea.
> 
> 
> "David Candy" <.> wrote in message 
> news:%23TB1IuX7EHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> You are pretty sad if you have a UPS on your TV. We can't 
> risk missing Jerry Springer now, can we?
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> "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote 
> in message news:e9juxnX7EHA.2032@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> If you read these newsgroups very much, you'll see a 
>> number
>> of questions about computers that won't boot and they all
>> say something about "since" some power failure, storm or
>> power issue.  A UPS is not a replacement for the company,
>> they only allow for a few minutes of power for the 
>> computer
>> and monitor.
>>
>> I have two computers and a TV, each has a UPS connected. 
>> In
>> the past year, I have been able to watch the news reports
>> about tornadoes, while the power was out due to power 
>> lines
>> being down, once after a car struck a power pole a mile 
>> from
>> our place, and I have had the lights flicker on/off 
>> several
>> times and yet the computer and TV continued to operate
>> without any problem.
>>
>> But, it is just a scam.
>>
>>
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>> The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
>> But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
>>
>>
>> "Al Smith" <invalid@address.com> wrote in message
>> news:lKsAd.201454$Np3.8415016@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>> |> Damage to the computer, either hardware or data
>> corruption
>> | > is why they sell UPS battery systems.
>> |
>> | I thought they sold them the same way they sell
>> insurance -- fear,
>> | uncertainty, dread. People tell themselves, better safe
>> than
>> | sorry, right? Even if there is no danger, they can be
>> manipulated
>> | into buying something they don't really need, if it 
>> makes
>> them
>> | feel more secure.
>>
>> 
> 
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