08-21-2004, 01:01 AM
So, somehow, someway, my Windows XP becomes corrupt. Basically, because of this, my computer restarts, begins loading, and then restarts again. There's a little more detail to it than that, but that's pretty much all you need to know.
Now, let me explain to you the severity of this problem. I had a 10 minute presentation due on why some people of some regions failed to domesticate crops. A significant portion on the grade is based on your outline, which you must type and give a copy to everyone in the class. This problem occurred last night; my presentation was today. Let me help you understand. I had absolutely no way of accessing my outline (since the computer would continuously restart), nor could I print out the required copies for each student in my class. So, it's about 11:30 P.M. when this happens, and I'm simply thinking, "Meh, no biggie. I can just do it in the morning on my mom's computer. I'll set my alarm for me to wake up early so I can work on it." So I set my alarm for 6 A.M. (I normally get up a 7, and then leave my house at 7:25), knowing full and well that I'm going to have to retype my outline.
Now then, around 5 A.M., a storm shows up. This isn't some little-dribbling-rain storm; this is a house-shaking-from-lightning-and-thunder kind of storm. You know a storm is bad when you can hear the deafening sound of the crackling LIGHTNING, not the thunder, because the lightning has been so powerful. Basically, the storm knocked out the power to my house, and pretty much screwed up my alarm clock so that it didn't go off at all. It turned out that I woke up at 7:15 A.M., rather than 6:00 A.M. So then I had to go to school without an outline OR outline copies to give to the other students, thus leading me to scramble up some crap presentation that I organized first period in Physics (my presentation is during second period in World History).
As the story goes, my mom wanted me to call Dell when I got home so that I could get the computer fixed. I call them, and end up getting connected with this lady with a really foreign accent. We talk for a while, trying to fix the computer (at the time I wasn't aware that my Windows XP was corrupt). Long story short, she ends up telling me that we are going to have to delete EVERYTHING (and I do mean everything), and then install Windows XP. Now she asks me if I want to back up any important files and such. I say yes, but then she tells me, "Oh, well, you can't really because of this specific problem." So I end up having to forget about any type of backup. Anywho, I go to the computer setup (accessed as the computer is starting up, either from a restart or shutting it off-on), delete everything, and then install Windows. This is about an hour process, so she ends up having to call me back later. An hour passes, she calls, and we get everything set up. Problem solved... except for the fact that my computer wasn't recognizing my router hardware. I end up having to call Comcast (my ISP) and talk to their Technical Support. I spend about half an hour with them, and finally get my internet working again.
Talk about Murphy's Law. For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, Murphy's Law states that, "Anything that can go wrong, will." As well as, "When things DO go wrong, they will go wrong in the worst possible way." Yeesh. What a friggin' long day.
And it's weird having so little on my computer. My desktop has nothing on it except for the Recycle Bin; furthermore, my Add/Remove Programs list only contains 15 programs (on average, most computers will contain anywhere from 70-150). All except 2 of these are computer-essential programs, the 2 programs being a cd-burner program and Windows Media Player.
Now, let me explain to you the severity of this problem. I had a 10 minute presentation due on why some people of some regions failed to domesticate crops. A significant portion on the grade is based on your outline, which you must type and give a copy to everyone in the class. This problem occurred last night; my presentation was today. Let me help you understand. I had absolutely no way of accessing my outline (since the computer would continuously restart), nor could I print out the required copies for each student in my class. So, it's about 11:30 P.M. when this happens, and I'm simply thinking, "Meh, no biggie. I can just do it in the morning on my mom's computer. I'll set my alarm for me to wake up early so I can work on it." So I set my alarm for 6 A.M. (I normally get up a 7, and then leave my house at 7:25), knowing full and well that I'm going to have to retype my outline.
Now then, around 5 A.M., a storm shows up. This isn't some little-dribbling-rain storm; this is a house-shaking-from-lightning-and-thunder kind of storm. You know a storm is bad when you can hear the deafening sound of the crackling LIGHTNING, not the thunder, because the lightning has been so powerful. Basically, the storm knocked out the power to my house, and pretty much screwed up my alarm clock so that it didn't go off at all. It turned out that I woke up at 7:15 A.M., rather than 6:00 A.M. So then I had to go to school without an outline OR outline copies to give to the other students, thus leading me to scramble up some crap presentation that I organized first period in Physics (my presentation is during second period in World History).
As the story goes, my mom wanted me to call Dell when I got home so that I could get the computer fixed. I call them, and end up getting connected with this lady with a really foreign accent. We talk for a while, trying to fix the computer (at the time I wasn't aware that my Windows XP was corrupt). Long story short, she ends up telling me that we are going to have to delete EVERYTHING (and I do mean everything), and then install Windows XP. Now she asks me if I want to back up any important files and such. I say yes, but then she tells me, "Oh, well, you can't really because of this specific problem." So I end up having to forget about any type of backup. Anywho, I go to the computer setup (accessed as the computer is starting up, either from a restart or shutting it off-on), delete everything, and then install Windows. This is about an hour process, so she ends up having to call me back later. An hour passes, she calls, and we get everything set up. Problem solved... except for the fact that my computer wasn't recognizing my router hardware. I end up having to call Comcast (my ISP) and talk to their Technical Support. I spend about half an hour with them, and finally get my internet working again.
Talk about Murphy's Law. For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, Murphy's Law states that, "Anything that can go wrong, will." As well as, "When things DO go wrong, they will go wrong in the worst possible way." Yeesh. What a friggin' long day.
And it's weird having so little on my computer. My desktop has nothing on it except for the Recycle Bin; furthermore, my Add/Remove Programs list only contains 15 programs (on average, most computers will contain anywhere from 70-150). All except 2 of these are computer-essential programs, the 2 programs being a cd-burner program and Windows Media Player.
Quote:Yeesh. What a friggin' long day.
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