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Wish Jim a Very Happy Birthday! Please Keep Your Donations Coming In! [Freepathon Thread XXIX]
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| November 3, 2013
| onyx
Posted on 11/03/2013 5:31:25 AM PST by RedMDer
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To: deoetdoctrinae; DJ MacWoW; RedMDer; Jim Robinson
I can barely type this on my old computer. No letters on the keyboard... lol. I have been up all night reading the user’s manual for my computer since I told Mikey I had to reboot and run AVAST. My dang computer froze, shut down without without notice, and when I tried to restart it, I got a blank screen!
I’m finally in a thing called F12 mode now, running Diagnostic Tests, which are almost complete and it’s my hope to go directly to System Reboot, provided the Diagnostic Tests all pass, which they’re looking good right now. Only been running for 2 hours, with only 2 remaining.
This old computer is of no reasonable use for our FReepathon. If I can’t get mine running, I’ll have to take it to one of the shops and I see there’s only 3 in this little town. The shop I’ve used before, is always busy, and it usually takes longer than a week. That won’t do at all.
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posted on
11/04/2013 4:57:57 AM PST
by
onyx
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To: MeshugeMikey
Delphi Fora used to crash my computer. I haven’t even tried to go there for many years.
To: RedMDer
Happy Birthday, Jim! May you have many, many more!
To: onyx
544
posted on
11/04/2013 5:12:52 AM PST
by
DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
To: onyx
Goodness! You must be about ready to keel over. I wish you had a little computer shop in town like the one I deal with here. They don't charge anything to run diagnostics, then charge pretty darn reasonable if you give them the OK to do whatever. Also, unless it's something really weird or involved, they almost guarantee a 24 hour turn-around.
Don't know if you run Windows, but another thing I like is that shop always has some PCs that they have bought, wiped, refurbished, and installed Windows 7. I like that last part, cause I don't want to even look at any new PCs at big box stores that all have Windows 8.
Depending on memory and hard drive size, the little shop usually sell those re-furbs in the two to three hundred dollar range.
Crossing my fingers for you!
545
posted on
11/04/2013 5:25:21 AM PST
by
deoetdoctrinae
(Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
To: deoetdoctrinae
I have a relatively new computer with Windows 8, and it has done one upgrade to Windows 8.1.
It does everything that Windows 7 does, but finding the controls can be a challenge. However, I think that figuring out how to do everything has really helped me to learn the ropes.
To: TheOldLady
finding the controls can be a challengeLOL, there's the rub. Unlike the old old days, when you got a manual, nowadays they just say "Turn it on and figure it out yourself", and throw ya to the wolves. I guess I (like you) could figure it out, but I have gotten to where I hate change! Guess I really am a dinosaur.
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posted on
11/04/2013 5:54:26 AM PST
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deoetdoctrinae
(Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
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posted on
11/04/2013 6:01:08 AM PST
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deoetdoctrinae
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Take a break and explore the world outside.
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posted on
11/04/2013 6:08:22 AM PST
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deoetdoctrinae
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To: deoetdoctrinae
It’s the hard drive. It needs to be replaced.
I’m out of business until then.
I talked with Dell and he couldn’t even get to remote viewing with me.
I need to sleep for a while before I take it to the computer place, but I’ll call all three right now.
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posted on
11/04/2013 6:10:48 AM PST
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onyx
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To: DJ MacWoW
I forgot how to size the screen on this computer.
It’s huge.
I’ll try to do that after I sleep for a while.
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posted on
11/04/2013 6:13:22 AM PST
by
onyx
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To: onyx
Go to sleep, then “worry” about the computer, THEN the FReepathon. Don’t forget to eat! :-)
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posted on
11/04/2013 6:20:17 AM PST
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DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
To: onyx
Good luck, and restful sleep. ~zzzzzzz~
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posted on
11/04/2013 6:20:33 AM PST
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deoetdoctrinae
(Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
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posted on
11/04/2013 6:22:55 AM PST
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deoetdoctrinae
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OH NOES!
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posted on
11/04/2013 6:24:35 AM PST
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deoetdoctrinae
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posted on
11/04/2013 6:28:24 AM PST
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deoetdoctrinae
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To: deoetdoctrinae
LOL!!!
Gotta get some food.
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posted on
11/04/2013 6:28:45 AM PST
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DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
To: DJ MacWoW
Get some Chocolate-frosted Sugar Bombs, and you’ll be good for the whole day!
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posted on
11/04/2013 6:31:44 AM PST
by
deoetdoctrinae
(Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
To: deoetdoctrinae
LOL!!!
Normally I would have milk and a cookie but as I get older eating just sugary things makes me nauseous. *sigh*
I'll be back.
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posted on
11/04/2013 6:37:27 AM PST
by
DJ MacWoW
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To: FRiends
With the money I saved on home security,
I can make a nice FReepathon donation.
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posted on
11/04/2013 7:31:54 AM PST
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deoetdoctrinae
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