Re: Post-BSOD problems ? caused by security updates

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All Things Mopar Wrote:


I won't argue with your budget but you may find a small one
within your means, they get down below $1 gig these days, half
that on sale. I often see 40-60 gig drives in the $30-40
range, a truly small price to pay for some security, not to
mention whatever value you place on your time.

No kidding? Any online vendors you'd recommend?

If you have all your install and driver CDs, then go for
[a full reinstall]. If you have the budget for it, maybe buy Acronis
True
Image to image your HD and get you back faster if it ever
happens again. I think it's $49 to download.

I'll check it out, but if an external HD is as cheap as you say then
I'll probably opt to spend my bux on that.

My XP is on the Dell OEM disk that came with the computer, and I have
all the disks and saved downloads for my programs and drivers. A
reinstall would be time-consuming but I won't have lost anything
irreplaceable. I'm not a "power user," so my tweaks haven't involved
anything as elegant as BIOS manipulation. I've heard such horror
stories about people screwing with their BIOS settings. Sometimes I
read advice to update BIOS drivers, but that scares me spitless. I wage
a constant war with myself to live the maxim, "If it ain't broke, don't
fix it."

I don't think I really helped you all that
much, and I do wish you luck. These things you're experiencing
are extremely frustrating to people, me included, because we
can't fathom how they even happened in the first place, and
have no real clues on how to do a forensics study on the
corpse to learn what killed it.

Since you're the only one who's responded to my posts, Jerry, I'd say
you've helped me more than anybody else! And regardless, I appreciate
the time you've taken to give me the benefit of your experience. Thanks
again. :)

*BTW, any thoughts on the problem of freeze up when trying to load in
safe mode? This one's really got me nervous. :(*

Gina (aka StarStuff)
"Power-less User"


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StarStuff
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