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Come Inside... => The Computer Room => Topic started by: Barman on December 16, 2010, 09:00:17 AM
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Miss Piggy's PC has packed-up in Epsom... evil:
I was wondering if any of our members that are close to the area would be able to provide assistance...? whistle:
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What kind of assistance ?
I can babysit whilst she goes shopping for a new one.
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What kind of assistance ?
I can babysit whilst she goes shopping for a new one.
Noooooooooooooo! cussing:
Fixing type file recovery assistance... ::)
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Oh ... noooo:
Sounds like a job for El Tel whistle:
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Oh ... noooo:
Sounds like a job for El Tel whistle:
Ooohhh.... I hadn't thought of that... whistle:
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What's the problem?
I'm a short hop or two from Epsom.
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Baby puke in the key board prolly.
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Washing machine job then.
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What's the problem?
I'm a short hop or two from Epsom.
My hero! worthy:
Boot disc failure... ::)
Although it is difficult to communicate with a new Mum with a screaming baby so I haven't been able to talk through any diagnostics... noooo:
Could be simple BIOS change or perhaps a virus has wiped the boot sector.
If it needs a new disc there are some important baby pictures that they haven't backed-up and would like to retrieve...
We'll obviously pay the going rate and any parts needed...
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BTW it is a Dell Studio Hybrid Desktop...
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He'll need one of these:
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Good job it's not a Sony
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lol: lol: lol:
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Tel has stepped up to the mark and is going to fix it this arvo! cloud9:
Or be cast, humiliated from the pub! lol:
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Tel has stepped up to the mark and is going to fix it this arvo! cloud9:
Or be cast, humiliated from the pub! lol:
Cheers.
I have my bag of tricks.
PS kingston is bloody cold this morning.
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Tel has stepped up to the mark and is going to fix it this arvo! cloud9:
Or be cast, humiliated from the pub! lol:
Cheers.
I have my bag of tricks.
PS kingston is bloody cold this morning.
No pressure! lol:
Do you have a spare disc - just in case like...?
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BTW - did I mention it is XP?
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XP is not a problem
No spare disk at the moment - don't know what connector - may have one by the time I leave here
Will try and extract data first
Then work out if drive is duff or if XP can be re-installed.
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XP is not a problem
No spare disk at the moment - don't know what connector - may have one by the time I leave here
Will try and extract data first
Then work out if drive is duff or if XP can be re-installed.
cloud9:
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Wrong time of year for trying to get a new drive quickly, unless you want to pay top dollar at Maplins.
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Wrong time of year for trying to get a new drive quickly, unless you want to pay top dollar at Maplins.
I'd pay £45 (http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=36450)
Assuming it is a 3½" drive in that box...? Shrugs:
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Wrong time of year for trying to get a new drive quickly, unless you want to pay top dollar at Maplins.
I'd pay £45 (http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=36450)
Assuming it is a 3½" drive in that box...? Shrugs:
Buy her a new PC you skinflint Xmas5:
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Wrong time of year for trying to get a new drive quickly, unless you want to pay top dollar at Maplins.
I'd pay £45 (http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=36450)
Assuming it is a 3½" drive in that box...? Shrugs:
Buy her a new PC you skinflint Xmas5:
It is only two years ago I bought this one! Banghead
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Big Pockets Refurb Job?
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Big Pockets Refurb Job?
here is the bloody thread! Banghead
http://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.php?topic=5277.0
I don't think it is a big pockets thing... perhaps the hard drive has failed, perhaps it is a virus or BIOS issue... worst case scenario should be a new disc and several hours of tel's time at £100 per hour or part thereof.... scared2:
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In my experience
Dell = Built in obsolescence.
Still if tel can fix it he will be top 'pooter man happy088
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In my experience
Dell = Built in obsolescence.
Still if tel can fix it he will be top 'pooter man happy088
Well, all PCs have built-in obsolescence otherwise they'd have stopped selling them years ago... I don't think Dell is any worse than the rest...
This is worst-case scenario a hard drive failure - Dell wouldn't have even made the hard drive, it will be a standard off-the-shelf part like the CPU, memory, etc, etc.
It has been many years since companies like HP manufactured the entire system including the discs, memory and CPU! lol:
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In my experience
Dell = Built in obsolescence.
Still if tel can fix it he will be top 'pooter man happy088
Well, all PCs have built-in obsolescence otherwise they'd have stopped selling them years ago... I don't think Dell is any worse than the rest...
This is worst-case scenario a hard drive failure - Dell wouldn't have even made the hard drive, it will be a standard off-the-shelf part like the CPU, memory, etc, etc.
It has been many years since companies like HP manufactured the entire system including the discs, memory and CPU! lol:
I know ;)
But you don't expect me not to uphold your reputation as a miser now do you?
Actually I have bad experiences with Dell ~ mainly due to their service policies ~ so I scrapped my Dell and switched to HP. Once you have poor service you tend to stop being logical and hold it against the company forever. Okay, I prolly had a bad 'un and that happens with any company but it still leaves me with a hooge prejudice against them. That said I have one of their laser printers and it is excellent .... and I do realise that they sub-contract the making to others. About the only real connection with Dell on my printer is the name on the front ~ prolly the same with their 'pooters. All made by nimble little fingers in China.
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In my experience
Dell = Built in obsolescence.
Still if tel can fix it he will be top 'pooter man happy088
Well, all PCs have built-in obsolescence otherwise they'd have stopped selling them years ago... I don't think Dell is any worse than the rest...
This is worst-case scenario a hard drive failure - Dell wouldn't have even made the hard drive, it will be a standard off-the-shelf part like the CPU, memory, etc, etc.
It has been many years since companies like HP manufactured the entire system including the discs, memory and CPU! lol:
I know ;)
But you don't expect me not to uphold your reputation as a miser now do you?
Actually I have bad experiences with Dell ~ mainly due to their service policies ~ so I scrapped my Dell and switched to HP. Once you have poor service you tend to stop being logical and hold it against the company forever. Okay, I prolly had a bad 'un and that happens with any company but it still leaves me with a hooge prejudice against them. That said I have one of their laser printers and it is excellent .... and I do realise that they sub-contract the making to others. About the only real connection with Dell on my printer is the name on the front ~ prolly the same with their 'pooters. All made by nimble little fingers in China.
lol: lol: lol:
I used to work for the primary reseller of HP computer hardware in the UK... we sold loads of their computer systems and peripherals... All loaded with their proprietary components.
One day we were building a new model 'Vectra' personal computer (you had to order all the parts separately and assemble it for the customer) when we realised that the memory modules were a standard 'SIMM' instead of the usual HP manufactured parts that we were used to.
We made a fortune over the next year or so filling these things up with cheap SIMMs from a component distributor while charging customers for the much more expensive 'HP Part'.... ;D
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Which explains why you are
residing hiding out in Cyprus
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Which explains why you are residing hiding out in Cyprus
redface:
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We are in the middle of a blizzard!
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We are in the middle of a blizzard!
Oh gawd... scared2:
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Sun is shining here. Still bloody cold tho'. Lil Bruvver who lives 10 miles from me says there is two inches of snow outside his door.
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We are in the middle of a blizzard!
sharp intake of breath...that'll put the price up then...
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Tel was very impressive apparently... eeek:
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Tel, they have just found all the discs... ::)
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Wimmin with new babies are notoriously hormonally challenged ~ it mainly effects their judgement and their memories ;)
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Wimmin with new babies are notoriously hormonally challenged ~ it mainly effects their judgement and their mammaries ;)
Fixed that for ya! ;)
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Wimmin with new babies are notoriously hormonally challenged ~ it mainly effects their judgement and their memories ;)
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Wimmin with new babies are notoriously hormonally challenged ~ it mainly effects their judgement and their mammaries ;)
Fixed that for ya! ;)
Sometimes I think I am Cannon to your Ball ::)
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Wimmin with new babies are notoriously hormonally challenged ~ it mainly effects their judgement and their memories ;)
Given your experience, how long does it last for Snoopy? I merely ask the question whistle:
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Wimmin with new babies are notoriously hormonally challenged ~ it mainly effects their judgement and their memories ;)
Given your experience, how long does it last for Snoopy? I merely ask the question whistle:
Quite how we got to how long Snoopy lasts from gubbed PC is very worrying.
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Wimmin with new babies are notoriously hormonally challenged ~ it mainly effects their judgement and their memories ;)
Given your experience, how long does it last for Snoopy? I merely ask the question whistle:
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Looks like it's time to find my toffee hammer - getting seriously technical now.
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Looks like it's time to find my toffee hammer - getting seriously technical now.
lol: lol: lol:
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Tel was very impressive apparently... eeek:
I await the comments from TMR.
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Looks like it's time to find my toffee hammer - getting seriously technical now.
It's not how hard you hit it, it's knowing where to hit it that separates the men from the boys happy088
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Hammer didn't work
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Bigger hammer! eveilgrin:
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Oh yes.
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A new drive is required.
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I'm sure Tipsy could oblige if Miss Piggy would just clear away the snow and ...
Oh. That sort of drive...
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<snigger>
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I'm sure Tipsy could oblige if Miss Piggy would just clear away the snow and ...
Oh. That sort of drive...
;D
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After much technical deliberation a last resort was tried - user data recovered! ;D
Next an image to apply to new hard drive, if old one lasts long enough that is.
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After much technical deliberation a last resort was tried - user data recovered! ;D
Next an image to apply to new hard drive, if old one lasts long enough that is.
worthy:
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I hope BM is feeling rich. The bill will be mahoosive.
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I hope BM is feeling rich. The bill will be mahoosive.
scared2:
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I'm very persistent, so Mrs Tel says.
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I'm very persistent, so Mrs Tel says.
LL says that... or summat like that anyway... rubschin:
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She says I'm like a dog with a bone.
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Is that some sort of euphemism?
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I'll ask Mrs Tel when I get home.
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She says I'm like a dog with a bone.
Bone, not boner...? rubschin:
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Depends on how persistent I'm feeling. lol:
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Depends on how persistent I'm feeling after 12 pints of Young's surrender:. lol:
noooo:
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Fixed. razz:
New disk imaged and updated etc.
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You are a hero ...we should make you a uniform like rubschin:
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And it's only taken three weeks whistle:
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Fixed. razz:
New disk imaged and updated etc.
happ096
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Mahoosive bill being prepared no doubt eveilgrin:
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Mahoosive bill being prepared no doubt eveilgrin:
Three weeks at gawd-knows-what per hour (or part thereof)... scared2:
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Mahoosive bill being prepared no doubt eveilgrin:
Three weeks at gawd-knows-what per hour (or part thereof)... scared2:
Plus travel expenses, spare parts etc.
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Would have been cheaper to get a new pooter noooo:
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whistle:
http://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.php?topic=8866.msg253166#msg253166
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Would have been cheaper to get a new pooter noooo:
A Cray Sooper-Pooter prolly... sad24:
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And it's only taken three weeks whistle:
Elapsed time, not my time.
6 hours to create and restore image, painfully slow.
Then it didn't like my monitor limitations and wouldn't display!
Now it's just like it was but on a bigger disk.
I expect Miss P to be overwhelmed. razz:
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I am sure she is often overwhelmed, hence the babby cloud9:
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And it's only taken three weeks whistle:
Elapsed time, not my time.
6 hours to create and restore image, painfully slow.
Then it didn't like my monitor limitations and wouldn't display!
Now it's just like it was but on a bigger disk.
I expect Miss P to be overwhelmed. razz:
I'm sure she'll be suitably grateful... noooo:
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Hopefully, Miss P is now sorted.
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Hopefully, Miss P is now sorted.
I've seen her on line! Well done Mr. Tel! happ096
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A pleasure.
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Told ya he was good. whistle:
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Told ya he was good. whistle:
He's trying to cream off a %'age tel! lol:
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Told ya he was good. whistle:
He's trying to cream off a %'age tel! lol:
razz:
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Told ya he was good. whistle:
redface:
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Told ya he was good. whistle:
redface:
Don't be so humble!
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Told ya he was good. whistle:
redface:
Don't be so humble!
Oh get a room you two! 2gayers:
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Told ya he was good. whistle:
redface:
If you are interested in a further challenge Tel, BM didn't seem to think you would be able to tell LL how to change the windows startup theme a while back... eveilgrin:
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I don't remember that.
Did I miss something or just getting forgetful?
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I don't remember that.
Did I miss something or just getting forgetful?
rubschin: Yes.
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I don't remember it either... surrender:
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Where's Snoops?
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Where's Snoops?
Who's Snoops? Shrugs:
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I've forgotten.
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I've forgotten.
What...? Shrugs:
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evil:
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I don't remember it either... surrender:
That happens with age old hoy whistle:
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I don't remember it either... surrender:
That happens with age old hoy whistle:
Old hoy? point:
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I don't remember it either... surrender:
That happens with age old hoy whistle:
Old hoy? point:
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Looks suitably "weathered" by the passing years. whistle:
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evil:
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Darwin and Snoop got my joke at least point: