I
have a computer on order, but other than an acknowledgment from Woot, I
have
nothing. No shipping date or tracking number.
I think I made a mistake in taking the $5 shipping option
instead of paying for FedEX. At any rate, I have now crashed
(permanently it seems) Windows "Safe Mode," from which I have so
happily
been operating. This comes via my tiny Acer
notebook, with it's tiny screen, and
it's tiny keypad, and its tiny clock speed. But,
that's not what I
wanted to say.
This
is. Microsoft are the dumbest canker
blossoms on Earth. Have to be, I've been playing
the game. Trying to
sort things by following their instructions. But
damned near every
thing they tell me to run results in
"This Program will not run in
safe mode."
I'm
not making that up. Like the "System Restore Readiness Tool."
After
much formality, like proving I had a valid Windows
license and a Green
Card, etc., by running a program and sending them the code it generated, I was able to downloaded it. The readiness tool instructed that
I delete all Windows updates
from the period I was having trouble. Okay, that was easy.
Next I was
to stop the system from reiinstalling the updates (link to appropriate
page provided) by toggeling auto updates to "NO.". Guess
what? That's right, "You
cannot use this function in safe mode.
Just
now, when I rebooted Windows (in safe mode), this message: "Installing
updates, do not turn off the computer."
Shit. It got to "30%
Complete"
and hung. For 20 seconds. Then -- Blue Screen, and
I STG I heard laughter coming from the speakers. !
I
don't expect anyone to read this (except for the Appoles who
can smell
the scent of wounded PC from China. Go ahead, I can
take it, ya
bastids.
This
is catharsis. Plus, I've been doing this blog
for 10 years, and my guess is that I have accunmulated 1000 posts on
one of my PCs going belly up. That collection would make a
nice coffee table book for Apple
enthusiasts.
I
wanted a picture so I borrowd this from Doug because I
admired it, and it was free,
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