Re: AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!
From: Kenny (hotmail_at_coldmail.com)
Date: 06/03/04
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Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 02:07:21 +0300
backup your files and do a clean install of XP.
Forget about upgrades....
-- -- Hope this helps. Let us know. _____________ Kenny S foksot2004 at hotmail.com www.computerboom.net "Heed" <not@homerightnow.com> wrote in message news:Xns94FD8680E4C9Cnotathomerightnow@140.99.99.130... > I stupidly upgraded to IE6, then to compound the stupidity I attempted to > upgrade my good ol' Win98 to Win98SE with the ultimate goal of then > upgrading to WinXP. Now I'm sure you'll agree that's a lot of upgrading. > > Well, let's see where I am now..... > > Win98SE errored out and would not upgrade me, but it was nice enough to > nuke my Norton AV, and that won't even re-install. > > Ah but that's not all.... > > I find I suddenly can't delete anything, any attempt to do so crashes > Windows! > > Still there's more..... > > I said to myself "Why not do a registry restore!" I dazzled myself with my > own insight and brilliance. Start/shut down/restart in MS-DOS > mode/enter..... > > Blue Screen of Death! > > "Hmmm" I said to myself (at this point I was talking to myself quite a > bit...oh and drinking pretty heavily too) anyway where was I...oh yes, > "Hmmm" I said to myself, perhaps if I booted from the floppy I can get into > DOS from there." Dig through dozens and dozens of floppies I find the > startup disc, pop it in and restart the computer. > > Boots right up into Windows, I might as well have stuck the floppy up my > nose for all the good it did. > > Check the floppy and sure enough the startup files are on there. Open the > floppy and all seems right. Power down the whole PC. Have another drink. > Power it up and sure enough it boots right into Windows again!!! > > Curse the day Bill Gates was born, have 2 more drinks then stare vacantly > at the monitor for an hour or 2. Go outside in the yard and take out my > frustration on several unfortunate slugs that happened to be oozing around > out there. Have another drink. > > Ahh...upgrading....when will I ever learn? > > Now I have limited use of the PC so long as I don't attempt to delete > anything, oh and by the way any attempt to "right-click" on anything to get > to the shell menu.....let's just say that that's a bad thing at this point. > > So I'm sending this little e-mail out to you guys as you are very > knowledgeable where these things are concerned. My question basically > is...How many feet do I have to drop this evil thing to make sure it never > ever does this to anyone again? > > I'll be anxiously awaiting any comments, if I can keep the newreader > working till then I may actually read them too... > > Heed > > > -- > Remember the primary rules of USENET: > 1. Nobody owes you anything. > 2. Don't spam. > 3. Nobody owes you anything. > 4. You get more results by being nice than by being rude. > 5. Nobody owes you anything. > 6. Search for answers yourself before asking for help. > 7. Nobody owes you anything. > 8. Don't post off-topic. > 9. Nobody owes you anything. > 10. See rule no. 1. backup your files and do a clean install of XP. Forget about upgrades.... -- -- Hope this helps. Let us know. _____________ Kenny S foksot2004 at hotmail.com www.computerboom.net "Heed" <not@homerightnow.com> wrote in message news:Xns94FD8680E4C9Cnotathomerightnow@140.99.99.130... > I stupidly upgraded to IE6, then to compound the stupidity I attempted to > upgrade my good ol' Win98 to Win98SE with the ultimate goal of then > upgrading to WinXP. Now I'm sure you'll agree that's a lot of upgrading. > > Well, let's see where I am now..... > > Win98SE errored out and would not upgrade me, but it was nice enough to > nuke my Norton AV, and that won't even re-install. > > Ah but that's not all.... > > I find I suddenly can't delete anything, any attempt to do so crashes > Windows! > > Still there's more..... > > I said to myself "Why not do a registry restore!" I dazzled myself with my > own insight and brilliance. Start/shut down/restart in MS-DOS > mode/enter..... > > Blue Screen of Death! > > "Hmmm" I said to myself (at this point I was talking to myself quite a > bit...oh and drinking pretty heavily too) anyway where was I...oh yes, > "Hmmm" I said to myself, perhaps if I booted from the floppy I can get into > DOS from there." Dig through dozens and dozens of floppies I find the > startup disc, pop it in and restart the computer. > > Boots right up into Windows, I might as well have stuck the floppy up my > nose for all the good it did. > > Check the floppy and sure enough the startup files are on there. Open the > floppy and all seems right. Power down the whole PC. Have another drink. > Power it up and sure enough it boots right into Windows again!!! > > Curse the day Bill Gates was born, have 2 more drinks then stare vacantly > at the monitor for an hour or 2. Go outside in the yard and take out my > frustration on several unfortunate slugs that happened to be oozing around > out there. Have another drink. > > Ahh...upgrading....when will I ever learn? > > Now I have limited use of the PC so long as I don't attempt to delete > anything, oh and by the way any attempt to "right-click" on anything to get > to the shell menu.....let's just say that that's a bad thing at this point. > > So I'm sending this little e-mail out to you guys as you are very > knowledgeable where these things are concerned. My question basically > is...How many feet do I have to drop this evil thing to make sure it never > ever does this to anyone again? > > I'll be anxiously awaiting any comments, if I can keep the newreader > working till then I may actually read them too... > > Heed > > > -- > Remember the primary rules of USENET: > 1. Nobody owes you anything. > 2. Don't spam. > 3. Nobody owes you anything. > 4. You get more results by being nice than by being rude. > 5. Nobody owes you anything. > 6. Search for answers yourself before asking for help. > 7. Nobody owes you anything. > 8. Don't post off-topic. > 9. Nobody owes you anything. > 10. See rule no. 1.
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