Technical Difficulties: The Re-Install

  • Step One: Pray for a safe return
  • Step Two: Back up EVERYTHING on Mozy Digital Backup System.
  • Step Three: Pray my Photos are safe.
  • Step Four: .... um.. now what? How do I start over anyway?


Gonna be a long weekend. The plan is to have the hard drive re-installed and some additional RAM added?

And if that fails?
Time to go hunting for some computer deals!

Please Send Internet Karma My Way?

Thanks.

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Update:

The Re-Install was successful.
The wireless driver that was the problem in the first place?
Apparently that was a common promlem on my type of laptop and they were replacing them up until APRIL of this year. So if yours fell apart AFTER APRIL of this year?? Too bad, that will cost $400 to replace the mother board.
Good Night. I need to take a break from pain in the butt computers for a weekend. Ugh.

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Update: Update:

Okay. You can buy an 'external' wireless driver thingy (looks like a flash/thumb drive) plugs into a usb port. Cost: $39.
Now for the memory update. For $35 I purchased two 1GB RAM Memory sticks AND installed them both (BY. MY. SELF.—pats on back) after watching a YouTube video. Am I awesome or what? Ready to re-install Photoshop Elements version 6 and see if we rock with our extra RAM...?

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So far total cost $74 (and one very annoying weekend).

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last one...
We're back... all my photos are safe and sound and all tucked in..
Thank you and good night.

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1 reply · active less than 1 minute ago
Thanks so much I have about 3 hours left.. T-and counting...!

Oh no! Computer problems make me sad. Hope it gets fixed!
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Melissa Ann · 813 weeks ago

That big bandaid is hilarious! Don't fret too much - you have MUCH computer karma in reserves! Thinking of you :)
Bummer, I hate when those silly computers don't behave! Don't they know that ourlives don't run well without them! Good luck!
Oh computers are such a headache! good luck!
Sending good vibes to your computer. I spilled milk on mine this week and it's totally and completely dead. And while I backed up my graduation photos, I didn't back up photos at the 2 weddings I attended this summer.

So if you hear of any great computer deals, I'm all ears!
1 reply · active 813 weeks ago
OHMIGOSH that's awful..? You are sure it's dead? I was looking at $800 laptops and thinking.. THAT's a deal?? No thanks... I'll keep my eyes peeled??
Well that ROTS! I don't think my crummy laptop is anywhere NEAR worth $400, so I'd just have to start over completely. Which, since I've been having trouble with it all week, doesn't really sound all that bad...:)

Glad you saved your pictures though. Whew.

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