Comments on: (Anti) Social Computer Problems – Windows XP Hangs Before Login Screen

By: Kim Woodbridge

Kim Woodbridge — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:42:46 +0000

Hi – If you follow the link to the photo credit you can see all the photos of
the burned computer – it’s real.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/18536761@N00/367669179/

By: DELL Laptop Repair

DELL Laptop Repair — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:32:02 +0000

Just out of interest, that picture of that rusty computer . . is that really real or photoshoped?

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By: Kim Woodbridge

Kim Woodbridge — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:48:54 +0000

Hi Pearl – I guess we’ve all been there – it’s so frustrating. That’s why I want to get the older machine working – then it won’t bother me so much to work on this one because I’ll still have a working machine.

I got the hard drive for it but haven’t installed it yet – I thought I would have time this weekend but so far I haven’t had the chance.

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By: Pearl

Pearl — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:05:01 +0000

HI Kim - I dealt with the same problems for months with my HP desktop with XP and reformatted the drive, reinstalled windows after even running the repair CD, but eventually nothing seemed to completely bring it back to a workable condition so I bought myself an iMac... but my pc was also almost 4 yrs old which means it had lot less ram (you'd be shocked if I told ya) :) so all is good now and am happy with mac but in some corner of my mind/heart I continue to feel the urge to make that darn pc work again so I'll hook it up somewhere and start messing with it, atleast now I'm not without a computer so it'll be stress free... :) Pearl´s last blog post - Carnival of Healing #181

By: Kim Woodbridge

Kim Woodbridge — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:26:46 +0000

Hi Valerie – Even when I’m frustrated you make me laugh :-) What other valuable electronics do you have stashed under the bed?

I shouldn’t be SO anti-vista as I’ve never even used it. I was the same way about XP – I didn’t want to let go off Windows 98.

And I’m not anti-mac exactly. I used them a lot at various jobs but I’ve never owned one. I just think a lot of the price is based on the name and the look of it.

By: Kim Woodbridge

Kim Woodbridge — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:23:52 +0000

Hi Kristi – That’s a good point that a laptop is easier to carry in for repairs and to bring places – I hadn’t really thought about the power issue. Well, a little – it’s really bugging me that the computer has been on for days now.

I just don’t know if I can let go of the desktop.

By: Natural

Natural — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:22:28 +0000

i don't have any suggestions, you are more advanced than me. other than cleaning up my hard drive, defrag and temporary files, i don't do much to it. sorry. i am running vista and i said i would never get it either, but haven't had any problems, i like it. i don't care for macs either. i know they are exempt from a lot of problems, viruses, but i don't care. i'll use a PC until i die. i keep a lap top underneath my bed for when i don't feel like going into the other room to use the desk top. the mobility is great. i also love being able to go to panera bread or barnes and noble and getting free internet access. and hey, i drive a stick shift. :) i will never go back to automatic. it's just too much fun shifting Natural´s last blog post - My Two Left Feet

By: Kikolani

Kikolani — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:07:28 +0000

Yipes... Usually a reformat will fix that kind of thing, although I have had experiences with certain Dell machines that it is something in the hardware or the BIOS that is the root of the problem Two laptops I worked with had to have their entire motherboard replaced before random, weird problems finally went away. I think laptops are the way to go in the future. If nothing else, if you can get them at a place with a good, in store warranty, you can easily carry it back to the place you got it from and have them fumble with all the problems. Plus laptops use less energy and are portable. ~ Kristi Kikolani´s last blog post - Fetching Friday - Resources Mashup, 31DBBB, #FollowFriday