The Hobbit Hole XXXI - Mawwage is what bwings us togethew today!

http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/ ^ | Sept 7 2006

[2Jedismom]

I'll say! How far back???

What do you think it's about? You getting bad vibes?

...My folks are coming the last weekend of this month...I'm seriously considering asking my doctor for a specific # of valium to get through the visit. You think I'm kiddin? I also considered visiting the g'nads...but we have a parade that weekend and we're obligated to participate...the jedis are throwing candy from a wagon that's going along with all the VWs.

[Corin Stormhands]

you done kilt it good...

[SuziQ]

Cute! Have you made them some sugar cookies and frosted them with light yellow frosting?

[Ramius]

Hey... was just outside havin' a smoke break and I hear this big, loud throaty noise overhead... look up and there's a vintage DC-3 flying by, at maybe just a couple thousand feet.

Really cool. Looked really shiny, like it was pretty well restored. You just gotta love those big radial motors.

I can't find anything about it. Not sure what it was doing.

[HairOfTheDog]

Cool! Headed to a show somewhere perhaps :~)

[JenB]

Wheeee home. I'm so glad it's Friday. All afternoon it was debugging really stupid bits of code with the person who knows how the accounting practices work and so could say "Well, in this case that has to be an N".

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

The most effective method is also the cheapest: Save the files you want to keep, reformat your hard drive, and re-install Windows.

It's the only way to be sure...!

Five points to the first one to identify the quote!

[Sam Cree]

How do you reformat a hard drive?

[HairOfTheDog]

oooh - very dangerous question, Sam!

Rosie... come on over as soon as you get around to it... We'll watch the mooooovie :~)

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

In the old days, you could type the command Format C: at the command prompt... nowadays, when you start Window's installation routine it asks you if you want to format your hard drive or leave it as is.

[Sam Cree]

I think I'm getting rid of this ancient computer, but Bear's suggestion of reformatting gave me the idea that it might be made to run at least a little faster than it does.

Anyhow, if it asks whether or not to format during reinstallation of Windows, that's perfect since we are already planning to reinstall Windows (98).

[Corin Stormhands]

Rose talked me through that once. I'm not even sure I know which disks are the correct ones between the PC and the laptop. I'm sure I could figger it out.

But still...ain't there a better way?

[ExGeeEye]

Blind doe.

(No eye deer.)

I lack sufficient data for getting vibes.

[ExGeeEye]

Aliens.

Or Alienses Part VI, The Musical, right before Newt's big dance number, "Af-Firmative".

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Aliens.

Bingo!

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Windows' registry has a habit of getting crapped messed up, especially from installing and uninstalling programs, not to mention spyware, adware, etc., etc. There are programs that promise to clean all that up, but none of them get everything and most of them contain the possibility of messing things up so bad you have to re-install anyway. So, might as well skip the "maybe" and just format and install.

It really is the only way to be sure you get everything. Sounds drastic I know, but that's Windows.

[SuziQ]

*snort* I just love that doggie picture!

[SuziQ]

Would he have to take off and nuke it from outer space?

[SuziQ]

Do you mean the future s-i-l wants to come check to make sure you're OK?

[Corin Stormhands]

So, I should do a ~complete~ reinstall? When Rose helped me, we didn't lose everything. But now that wife has a laptop for work, we could probably do that without too much trouble.