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Offline Landlady

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How to cut down Bar Man's daily posting average
« on: January 17, 2008, 08:30:18 PM »
Let him install new back up software on his PC and then watch everything fall apart (literally)
His THREE PC's now in bits in his basement ================= oh err, not a happy bunny, sort of glad I am leaving the country  scared2:
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Re: How to cut down Bar Man's daily posting average
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2008, 08:31:22 PM »
Next largest poster (is that the correct spelling  rubschin:) Cpt. C  whistle:
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Re: How to cut down Bar Man's daily posting average
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2008, 01:03:19 PM »
Quote from: Landlady on January 17, 2008, 08:30:18 PM
His THREE PC's now in bits in his basement

Am I missing something here, he's stripping his computers down to installing new software?

Is this the Captain Calamity school of IT?  eeek:
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Re: How to cut down Bar Man's daily posting average
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2008, 01:17:23 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 18, 2008, 01:03:19 PM
Quote from: Landlady on January 17, 2008, 08:30:18 PM
His THREE PC's now in bits in his basement

Am I missing something here, he's stripping his computers down to installing new software?

Is this the Captain Calamity school of IT?  eeek:
It is a disaster...  sad24:
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Re: How to cut down Bar Man's daily posting average
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2008, 01:22:57 PM »
Quote from: Barman on January 18, 2008, 01:17:23 PM
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 18, 2008, 01:03:19 PM
Quote from: Landlady on January 17, 2008, 08:30:18 PM
His THREE PC's now in bits in his basement

Am I missing something here, he's stripping his computers down to installing new software?

Is this the Captain Calamity school of IT?  eeek:
It is a disaster...  sad24:
Vistaster?
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Re: How to cut down Bar Man's daily posting average
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2008, 01:42:43 PM »
When are people going to learn, never buy a new microsoft OS for at least 5 years after its been released. In that time every other poor schmuck who forked out for it would have done most of the beta testing  whistle:
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Re: How to cut down Bar Man's daily posting average
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2008, 01:43:44 PM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on January 18, 2008, 01:22:57 PM
Quote from: Barman on January 18, 2008, 01:17:23 PM
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 18, 2008, 01:03:19 PM
Quote from: Landlady on January 17, 2008, 08:30:18 PM
His THREE PC's now in bits in his basement

Am I missing something here, he's stripping his computers down to installing new software?

Is this the Captain Calamity school of IT?  eeek:
It is a disaster...  sad24:
Vistaster?
yes...  sad24:
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Re: How to cut down Bar Man's daily posting average
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2008, 01:50:39 PM »
How to repair Vista 'bimbo' OS problem.

1. Get XP disk
2. Insert XP disk into computer
3. Follow on screen instructions to overwrite boot area, removing vista install
4, wait patiently for XP to finish installing then reinstall all programs

viola working computers.
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Re: How to cut down Bar Man's daily posting average
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2008, 01:53:40 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 18, 2008, 01:50:39 PM
How to repair Vista 'bimbo' OS problem.

1. Get XP disk
2. Insert XP disk into computer
3. Follow on screen instructions to overwrite boot area, removing vista install
4, wait patiently for XP to finish installing then reinstall all programs

viola working computers.
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If only it were that simple...
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Re: How to cut down Bar Man's daily posting average
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2008, 02:01:10 PM »
The number of computers I've ended up stripping vista out of, it gets easier as it goes on although Media Centre Edition threw a hissy fit the one time I tried replacing vista with it.
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Re: How to cut down Bar Man's daily posting average
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2008, 02:03:16 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 18, 2008, 02:01:10 PM
The number of computers I've ended up stripping vista out of, it gets easier as it goes on although Media Centre Edition threw a hissy fit the one time I tried replacing vista with it.
Not so fast!

Buy cheap PC with Vista installed (HP Compaq dx2300)
Vista too slow even tho PC has 3GHz dual core and 2G RAM
Backup all Vista stuff and application data
Use HP utility to back up operating system
Insert XP disc
XP installation formats disc and then copies all files
XP won't boot
XP needs SATA driver to recognise disc even tho it has formatted and copied files to it
Spend hours finding SATA driver (still not found the right one)
Find SATA driver
Re-install XP, press F6 to add extra driver
XP won't read extra driver from CD – needs floppy
PC doesn't have floppy drive
Spend hours finding working floppy drive and cable
Hunt for 3.5” floppy
Copy files to floppy
Configure PC with floppy drive
Re-install XP, press F6, load SATA driver, format drive copy files
XP won't boot – wrong SATA driver
In despair decide to return to Vista and start again
Load HP Recovery DVD created earlier
Boot from recovery DVD, format disc, copy files
Disc won't boot

Now have worthless pile of shite
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Re: How to cut down Bar Man's daily posting average
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2008, 02:09:04 PM »
ok Do you have a spare IDE drive handy and a connecton on your motherboard. If so rig that as your primary boot disk and dont put anything else on there apart from XP and relevant drivers etc. I would have had a similar problem with my machine if I hadn't gone down that route to give me more disk space for movies and other stuff.
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Re: How to cut down Bar Man's daily posting average
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2008, 02:11:40 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 18, 2008, 02:09:04 PM
ok Do you have a spare IDE drive handy and a connecton on your motherboard. If so rig that as your primary boot disk and dont put anything else on there apart from XP and relevant drivers etc. I would have had a similar problem with my machine if I hadn't gone down that route to give me more disk space for movies and other stuff.
No IDE...  noooo:
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Re: How to cut down Bar Man's daily posting average
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2008, 02:14:38 PM »
This isnt as stupid a question as it sounds (I've seen IT staff make this error before) but are you using the right drivers, Do you have SATA or SATA2?
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Re: How to cut down Bar Man's daily posting average
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2008, 02:16:00 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 18, 2008, 02:14:38 PM
This isnt as stupid a question as it sounds (I've seen IT staff make this error before) but are you using the right drivers, Do you have SATA or SATA2?
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I've spend two days trying to find the right driver!  Banghead
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