XP Failed Again!!

Sigh!!

Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a second hard
drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20 minutes and then
crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with the upgrade in February
(G)....which I am glad to hear.

Seems my motherboard is too old to support not only XP, but the installation
of a second hard drive. He tried with an 80 gig, then a 40 and then a 20.
I can't remember exactly all he told me, but he worked on it for a long
time.

He mentioned something about having a software (not hardware) modem in the
motherboard?? Not sure if I have that right. But the end result is that I
will be using WinME until this computer fails me.....or Willy builds me a
new one for a reasonable price. He picked up a problem starting with the
hard drive (not bad sectors) and just told me to make sure I keep everything
backed up.

It was disappointing.....but he says that this computer is in pretty darn
good shape for 4 years old, and also the fastest WinME he has ever seen. He
was quite amazed at how *clean* it was.....I guess he gets a lot of them
with tons of cookies and *.tmp files, etc. Not to mention viruses. Two
people brought theirs in while I was there and they both had viruses. No
excuse for that in this day and age!!

And the best part is he didn't charge me one cent!! But I knew he was a
good guy. Plus he let me sit and watch him trying to get rid of multi
viruses on an XP computer and then finally did a reinstall of XP because it
had an MBR virus. Interesting.....and I learned quite a bit from him.

As I have always said......I am that one in a 100 where really strange
things go wrong. And it doesn't seem to be changing, lol.

So if I win more than I did in the last lottery, I will buy a new computer
from him. I just won a $200 Bugatti leather backpack in one of the hospital
lotteries....just what I need!! Elayne now has her first Xmas present!!

She is off to Scotland on June 5th and we are leaving June 7th for Quebec.
So lots to do before that time. As we are going into the non-tourist
regions, I had better include brushing up on my French!!

Cheers...Heather

Rick
Sat May 07 21:57:02 CDT 2005

Heather wrote:
> Sigh!!
>
> Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a second hard
> drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20 minutes and then
> crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with the upgrade in February
> (G)....which I am glad to hear.

hmmph, amateurs... drop it off at the door along with some suitable
edible offering.

>
> Seems my motherboard is too old to support not only XP, but the installation
> of a second hard drive. He tried with an 80 gig, then a 40 and then a 20.
> I can't remember exactly all he told me, but he worked on it for a long
> time.
>
> He mentioned something about having a software (not hardware) modem in the
> motherboard?? Not sure if I have that right.

"software modems" are just that, though there's a basic hardware
connection to plug in to the phone jack.

<snip>
> It was disappointing.....but he says that this computer is in pretty darn
> good shape for 4 years old, and also the fastest WinME he has ever seen. He
> was quite amazed at how *clean* it was.....I guess he gets a lot of them
> with tons of cookies and *.tmp files, etc. Not to mention viruses. Two
> people brought theirs in while I was there and they both had viruses. No
> excuse for that in this day and age!!

Does he know that in case he runs into problems and hits the M$ NGs,
you're the one who helps him out ?

<snip>
> She is off to Scotland on June 5th and we are leaving June 7th for Quebec.
> So lots to do before that time. As we are going into the non-tourist
> regions, I had better include brushing up on my French!!

heheh, mais oui, they don't bother with the Anglais much outside of
Montreal.


Rick

>
> Cheers...Heather
>
>

heirloom
Sat May 07 22:37:37 CDT 2005

I got mine, Figglet......nyah, nyah, nah, nyaaaaaah, nyah. Not only that,
the end package will have 7 drives, yup, count 'em, 7!!!
Heirloom, old and even I have XP <g>


"Rick T" <plinnane3REMOVE@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:uKoOQl3UFHA.2116@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Heather wrote:
> > Sigh!!
> >
> > Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a second
hard
> > drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20 minutes and then
> > crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with the upgrade in
February
> > (G)....which I am glad to hear.
>
> hmmph, amateurs... drop it off at the door along with some suitable
> edible offering.
>
> >
> > Seems my motherboard is too old to support not only XP, but the
installation
> > of a second hard drive. He tried with an 80 gig, then a 40 and then a
20.
> > I can't remember exactly all he told me, but he worked on it for a long
> > time.
> >
> > He mentioned something about having a software (not hardware) modem in
the
> > motherboard?? Not sure if I have that right.
>
> "software modems" are just that, though there's a basic hardware
> connection to plug in to the phone jack.
>
> <snip>
> > It was disappointing.....but he says that this computer is in pretty
darn
> > good shape for 4 years old, and also the fastest WinME he has ever seen.
He
> > was quite amazed at how *clean* it was.....I guess he gets a lot of them
> > with tons of cookies and *.tmp files, etc. Not to mention viruses. Two
> > people brought theirs in while I was there and they both had viruses.
No
> > excuse for that in this day and age!!
>
> Does he know that in case he runs into problems and hits the M$ NGs,
> you're the one who helps him out ?
>
> <snip>
> > She is off to Scotland on June 5th and we are leaving June 7th for
Quebec.
> > So lots to do before that time. As we are going into the non-tourist
> > regions, I had better include brushing up on my French!!
>
> heheh, mais oui, they don't bother with the Anglais much outside of
> Montreal.
>
>
> Rick
>
> >
> > Cheers...Heather
> >
> >

Heather
Sat May 07 23:08:14 CDT 2005

Puss orf, durned Texan!! I want to know who you were sle.......nah, can't
say that on a family group, lol. Must be nice to be loaded!!

What in heck will you do with 7 drives?? Boys and their toys!! I will just
have to go out and get a new computer now that I am the only one without XP.
And get it networked, printer and all.....chuckle.

XX Figgs
"heirloom" <heirloom@nospamatall.invalid> wrote in message
news:ujaEE93UFHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I got mine, Figglet......nyah, nyah, nah, nyaaaaaah, nyah. Not only
that,
> the end package will have 7 drives, yup, count 'em, 7!!!
> Heirloom, old and even I have XP <g>
>
>
> "Rick T" <plinnane3REMOVE@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:uKoOQl3UFHA.2116@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Heather wrote:
> > > Sigh!!
> > >
> > > Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a second
> hard
> > > drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20 minutes and then
> > > crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with the upgrade in
> February
> > > (G)....which I am glad to hear.
> >
> > hmmph, amateurs... drop it off at the door along with some suitable
> > edible offering.
> >
> > >
> > > Seems my motherboard is too old to support not only XP, but the
> installation
> > > of a second hard drive. He tried with an 80 gig, then a 40 and then a
> 20.
> > > I can't remember exactly all he told me, but he worked on it for a
long
> > > time.
> > >
> > > He mentioned something about having a software (not hardware) modem in
> the
> > > motherboard?? Not sure if I have that right.
> >
> > "software modems" are just that, though there's a basic hardware
> > connection to plug in to the phone jack.
> >
> > <snip>
> > > It was disappointing.....but he says that this computer is in pretty
> darn
> > > good shape for 4 years old, and also the fastest WinME he has ever
seen.
> He
> > > was quite amazed at how *clean* it was.....I guess he gets a lot of
them
> > > with tons of cookies and *.tmp files, etc. Not to mention viruses.
Two
> > > people brought theirs in while I was there and they both had viruses.
> No
> > > excuse for that in this day and age!!
> >
> > Does he know that in case he runs into problems and hits the M$ NGs,
> > you're the one who helps him out ?
> >
> > <snip>
> > > She is off to Scotland on June 5th and we are leaving June 7th for
> Quebec.
> > > So lots to do before that time. As we are going into the non-tourist
> > > regions, I had better include brushing up on my French!!
> >
> > heheh, mais oui, they don't bother with the Anglais much outside of
> > Montreal.
> >
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > >
> > > Cheers...Heather
> > >
> > >
>
>

Heather
Sat May 07 23:04:31 CDT 2005


"Rick T" <plinnane3REMOVE@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:uKoOQl3UFHA.2116@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Heather wrote:
> > Sigh!!
> >
> > Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a second
hard
> > drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20 minutes and then
> > crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with the upgrade in
February
> > (G)....which I am glad to hear.
>
> hmmph, amateurs... drop it off at the door along with some suitable
> edible offering.

Porque?? Or should that be "pourquoi", lol. It did the same sort of odd
stuff that it did when I upgraded......screen went into streaks of colour
and froze.....about a gazillion times in 24 hours.
>
> > He mentioned something about having a software (not hardware) modem in
the
> > motherboard?? Not sure if I have that right.
>
> "software modems" are just that, though there's a basic hardware
> connection to plug in to the phone jack.

Meant nada to me. But OTOH, I may have not heard that right.
>
> <snip>
> > It was disappointing.....but he says that this computer is in pretty
darn
> > good shape for 4 years old, and also the fastest WinME he has ever seen.

> Does he know that in case he runs into problems and hits the M$ NGs,
> you're the one who helps him out ?

LOL.....yes, he knows. Seemed rather impressed that this little ole lady
was on the MS ng's. I told him to join in.
>
> <snip>
> > She is off to Scotland on June 5th and we are leaving June 7th for
Quebec.
> > So lots to do before that time. As we are going into the non-tourist
> > regions, I had better include brushing up on my French!!
>
> heheh, mais oui, they don't bother with the Anglais much outside of
> Montreal.

Quel dommage!! But I don't do too badly talking with my hands and fractured
french. I can read it just fine....my accent is atrocious. Heading for
Quebec City and the Charlevoix Region and then swinging back on the north
side. I recall many years ago that no one spoke English in the Trois
Rivieres area.....and Ron's Spanish won't help there. (VBG)

Cheers.....Figgs
>
>
> Rick
>
> >
> > Cheers...Heather
> >
> >

Mike
Sun May 08 03:29:44 CDT 2005

Oh dear. Sounds as if you have problems although to be honest I can't see
why or how any software modem should be causing you your problems. At
least you must feel vindicated.

Oh and well done in the lottery although perhaps a more useful prize would
have been useful but as you say, that's one Christmas present dealt with.
:-)

Cheers,

Mike


Heather <figgs@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> Sigh!!
>
> Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a
> second hard drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20
> minutes and then crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with
> the upgrade in February (G)....which I am glad to hear.
>
> Seems my motherboard is too old to support not only XP, but the
> installation of a second hard drive. He tried with an 80 gig, then a
> 40 and then a 20. I can't remember exactly all he told me, but he
> worked on it for a long time.
>
> He mentioned something about having a software (not hardware) modem
> in the motherboard?? Not sure if I have that right. But the end
> result is that I will be using WinME until this computer fails
> me.....or Willy builds me a new one for a reasonable price. He
> picked up a problem starting with the hard drive (not bad sectors)
> and just told me to make sure I keep everything backed up.
>
> It was disappointing.....but he says that this computer is in pretty
> darn good shape for 4 years old, and also the fastest WinME he has
> ever seen. He was quite amazed at how *clean* it was.....I guess he
> gets a lot of them with tons of cookies and *.tmp files, etc. Not to
> mention viruses. Two people brought theirs in while I was there and
> they both had viruses. No excuse for that in this day and age!!
>
> And the best part is he didn't charge me one cent!! But I knew he
> was a good guy. Plus he let me sit and watch him trying to get rid
> of multi viruses on an XP computer and then finally did a reinstall
> of XP because it had an MBR virus. Interesting.....and I learned
> quite a bit from him.
>
> As I have always said......I am that one in a 100 where really strange
> things go wrong. And it doesn't seem to be changing, lol.
>
> So if I win more than I did in the last lottery, I will buy a new
> computer from him. I just won a $200 Bugatti leather backpack in one
> of the hospital lotteries....just what I need!! Elayne now has her
> first Xmas present!!
>
> She is off to Scotland on June 5th and we are leaving June 7th for
> Quebec. So lots to do before that time. As we are going into the
> non-tourist regions, I had better include brushing up on my French!!
>
> Cheers...Heather

Joan
Sun May 08 04:43:15 CDT 2005

:-(( There is definately something out there that wants you to be the
only one without XP <g> who have you been upsetting.

Sorry to hear about your woes but just start saving those pennies and get
another win on the lottery and we'll get you there <g>
Joan



Heather wrote:
> Sigh!!
>
> Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a
> second hard drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20
> minutes and then crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with
> the upgrade in February (G)....which I am glad to hear.
>snip>

Jack
Sun May 08 08:51:53 CDT 2005

Please rerun the XP Upgrade Advisor on the problematic machine.
Examine the report closely for potential problems with any of the mainboard
system devices.

What is the mainboard, including version? The info is usually silkscreened
onto the board near the center.
And what does Belarc Advisor and/or Everest report about the m/b?

PS. I know you may be disgusted with this continued dilemma, but I am quite
curious.
If the m/b / BIOS is very old, then, for example, ...
"Hard Disk Limited to 8-GB Partition"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;153550
--
Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
In Memorium: Alex Nichol
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.mspx
Your cooperation is very appreciated.
------
"Heather" <figgs@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:upbNP02UFHA.3436@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Sigh!!
>
> Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a second
hard
> drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20 minutes and then
> crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with the upgrade in February
> (G)....which I am glad to hear.
>
> Seems my motherboard is too old to support not only XP, but the
installation
> of a second hard drive. He tried with an 80 gig, then a 40 and then a 20.
> I can't remember exactly all he told me, but he worked on it for a long
> time.
>
> He mentioned something about having a software (not hardware) modem in the
> motherboard?? Not sure if I have that right. But the end result is that
I
> will be using WinME until this computer fails me.....or Willy builds me a
> new one for a reasonable price. He picked up a problem starting with the
> hard drive (not bad sectors) and just told me to make sure I keep
everything
> backed up.
>
> It was disappointing.....but he says that this computer is in pretty darn
> good shape for 4 years old, and also the fastest WinME he has ever seen.
He
> was quite amazed at how *clean* it was.....I guess he gets a lot of them
> with tons of cookies and *.tmp files, etc. Not to mention viruses. Two
> people brought theirs in while I was there and they both had viruses. No
> excuse for that in this day and age!!
>
> And the best part is he didn't charge me one cent!! But I knew he was a
> good guy. Plus he let me sit and watch him trying to get rid of multi
> viruses on an XP computer and then finally did a reinstall of XP because
it
> had an MBR virus. Interesting.....and I learned quite a bit from him.
>
> As I have always said......I am that one in a 100 where really strange
> things go wrong. And it doesn't seem to be changing, lol.
>
> So if I win more than I did in the last lottery, I will buy a new computer
> from him. I just won a $200 Bugatti leather backpack in one of the
hospital
> lotteries....just what I need!! Elayne now has her first Xmas present!!
>
> She is off to Scotland on June 5th and we are leaving June 7th for Quebec.
> So lots to do before that time. As we are going into the non-tourist
> regions, I had better include brushing up on my French!!
>
> Cheers...Heather
>
>

Noel
Sun May 08 09:18:06 CDT 2005

Jack
I've checked the reports for Figgs box every way from Sunday! - there's no
indication of anything amiss, except perhaps the BIOS, which dates from
2000.

With her situation, I doubt that the problem is soluble, except by
replacement of the Mobo - with everything that that implies

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Jack E Martinelli" <jemartin_DELETE@NO_SPAM_gis.net> wrote in message
news:%23L$SYU9UFHA.548@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Please rerun the XP Upgrade Advisor on the problematic machine.
> Examine the report closely for potential problems with any of the
> mainboard
> system devices.
>
> What is the mainboard, including version? The info is usually
> silkscreened
> onto the board near the center.
> And what does Belarc Advisor and/or Everest report about the m/b?
>
> PS. I know you may be disgusted with this continued dilemma, but I am
> quite
> curious.
> If the m/b / BIOS is very old, then, for example, ...
> "Hard Disk Limited to 8-GB Partition"
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;153550
> --
> Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
> Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
> In Memorium: Alex Nichol
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.mspx
> Your cooperation is very appreciated.
> ------
> "Heather" <figgs@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:upbNP02UFHA.3436@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Sigh!!
>>
>> Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a second
> hard
>> drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20 minutes and then
>> crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with the upgrade in February
>> (G)....which I am glad to hear.
>>
>> Seems my motherboard is too old to support not only XP, but the
> installation
>> of a second hard drive. He tried with an 80 gig, then a 40 and then a
>> 20.
>> I can't remember exactly all he told me, but he worked on it for a long
>> time.
>>
>> He mentioned something about having a software (not hardware) modem in
>> the
>> motherboard?? Not sure if I have that right. But the end result is that
> I
>> will be using WinME until this computer fails me.....or Willy builds me a
>> new one for a reasonable price. He picked up a problem starting with the
>> hard drive (not bad sectors) and just told me to make sure I keep
> everything
>> backed up.
>>
>> It was disappointing.....but he says that this computer is in pretty darn
>> good shape for 4 years old, and also the fastest WinME he has ever seen.
> He
>> was quite amazed at how *clean* it was.....I guess he gets a lot of them
>> with tons of cookies and *.tmp files, etc. Not to mention viruses. Two
>> people brought theirs in while I was there and they both had viruses. No
>> excuse for that in this day and age!!
>>
>> And the best part is he didn't charge me one cent!! But I knew he was a
>> good guy. Plus he let me sit and watch him trying to get rid of multi
>> viruses on an XP computer and then finally did a reinstall of XP because
> it
>> had an MBR virus. Interesting.....and I learned quite a bit from him.
>>
>> As I have always said......I am that one in a 100 where really strange
>> things go wrong. And it doesn't seem to be changing, lol.
>>
>> So if I win more than I did in the last lottery, I will buy a new
>> computer
>> from him. I just won a $200 Bugatti leather backpack in one of the
> hospital
>> lotteries....just what I need!! Elayne now has her first Xmas present!!
>>
>> She is off to Scotland on June 5th and we are leaving June 7th for
>> Quebec.
>> So lots to do before that time. As we are going into the non-tourist
>> regions, I had better include brushing up on my French!!
>>
>> Cheers...Heather
>>
>>
>
>

Joan
Sun May 08 10:27:29 CDT 2005

That ME box of mine wasn't that new, it was only an 800 Intel Celeron, but
I put XP on there as a dual boot and it ran with no problems, which is why
I never thought she would have the problems she seems to have had <g>
Joan

Noel Paton wrote:
> Jack
> I've checked the reports for Figgs box every way from Sunday! -
> there's no indication of anything amiss, except perhaps the BIOS,
> which dates from 2000.
>
> With her situation, I doubt that the problem is soluble, except by
> replacement of the Mobo - with everything that that implies
>
>

Heather
Sun May 08 12:32:45 CDT 2005

Hi All.....

Thanks for the condolences and comments. I suddenly remembered something
that the tech (one of the good guys) at MDG told me two years ago.
(Rick....this wasn't a cheap MDG product, btw). He had said a couple of
things that I thought were odd, but didn't realize what he couldn't tell me.
One was not to use the Sleep Function.....ever. But the one below is the
statement that I think is the problem one......

When I said I was going to put XP on here, he told me NOT to do it...that it
wouldn't work!! I thought he was crazy coz it is a P3, 1 gig CPU, etc. Now
I realize what he couldn't tell me. This has a crappy, old motherboard in
it and who would have thought that I would find out......make sense to you
guys??

This computer may be 4 years old, but I am going to phone them tomorrow and
see what I can do. At first I couldn't figure out why the mobo was SO old,
but Noel has the info from Everest and he said that there are two dates
associated with the BIOS. 1997 and 2000. The 2000 one would tie in with
the date when this computer was put together. I bought it in Feb. of 2001.

Does this make sense? I have heard from a lot of techs that MDG puts
together computers using cr*ppy parts. If so, then I think I will raise a
little hell. I will talk to Willy tomorrow and btw....I saw a LOT of MDG
cpu's in his shop. He told me that they were usually problematic.

$2,200 and I get an out of date motherboard?? We shall see about that. But
at least it explains why I couldn't get the upgrade to work. I will have to
do some research on motherboards and BIOS stuff to see how they tie in, but
I did run a test of the BIOS and it came up with the following information
after the failed upgrade......

An AMIBIOS ID String Was Detected:
62-0822-001437-00101111-071595-A631A543
- ---- ------ ------
| | | |
| | | Chipset/BIOS Info
| | BIOS Build Date
| Manufacturer ID
BIOS ROM Information
AMIBIOS ROM Size: 256 KB
BIOS Build Date: Jul 15 1995
Motherboard Manufacturer Code Detected: 1437 - Hsing Tech Enterprise Co.,
Ltd.

Cheers.....Heather

"Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:ut%239%23i9UFHA.3056@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Jack
> I've checked the reports for Figgs box every way from Sunday! - there's no
> indication of anything amiss, except perhaps the BIOS, which dates from
> 2000.
>
> With her situation, I doubt that the problem is soluble, except by
> replacement of the Mobo - with everything that that implies
>
> --
> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
>
> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>
> http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>
> Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
>
> "Jack E Martinelli" <jemartin_DELETE@NO_SPAM_gis.net> wrote in message
> news:%23L$SYU9UFHA.548@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Please rerun the XP Upgrade Advisor on the problematic machine.
> > Examine the report closely for potential problems with any of the
> > mainboard
> > system devices.
> >
> > What is the mainboard, including version? The info is usually
> > silkscreened
> > onto the board near the center.
> > And what does Belarc Advisor and/or Everest report about the m/b?
> >
> > PS. I know you may be disgusted with this continued dilemma, but I am
> > quite
> > curious.
> > If the m/b / BIOS is very old, then, for example, ...
> > "Hard Disk Limited to 8-GB Partition"
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;153550
> > --
> > Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
> > Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
> > In Memorium: Alex Nichol
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.mspx
> > Your cooperation is very appreciated.
> > ------
> > "Heather" <figgs@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:upbNP02UFHA.3436@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> Sigh!!
> >>
> >> Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a second
> > hard
> >> drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20 minutes and then
> >> crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with the upgrade in
February
> >> (G)....which I am glad to hear.
> >>
> >> Seems my motherboard is too old to support not only XP, but the
> > installation
> >> of a second hard drive. He tried with an 80 gig, then a 40 and then a
> >> 20.
> >> I can't remember exactly all he told me, but he worked on it for a long
> >> time.
> >>
> >> He mentioned something about having a software (not hardware) modem in
> >> the
> >> motherboard?? Not sure if I have that right. But the end result is
that
> > I
> >> will be using WinME until this computer fails me.....or Willy builds me
a
> >> new one for a reasonable price. He picked up a problem starting with
the
> >> hard drive (not bad sectors) and just told me to make sure I keep
> > everything
> >> backed up.
> >>
> >> It was disappointing.....but he says that this computer is in pretty
darn
> >> good shape for 4 years old, and also the fastest WinME he has ever
seen.
> > He
> >> was quite amazed at how *clean* it was.....I guess he gets a lot of
them
> >> with tons of cookies and *.tmp files, etc. Not to mention viruses.
Two
> >> people brought theirs in while I was there and they both had viruses.
No
> >> excuse for that in this day and age!!
> >>
> >> And the best part is he didn't charge me one cent!! But I knew he was
a
> >> good guy. Plus he let me sit and watch him trying to get rid of multi
> >> viruses on an XP computer and then finally did a reinstall of XP
because
> > it
> >> had an MBR virus. Interesting.....and I learned quite a bit from him.
> >>
> >> As I have always said......I am that one in a 100 where really strange
> >> things go wrong. And it doesn't seem to be changing, lol.
> >>
> >> So if I win more than I did in the last lottery, I will buy a new
> >> computer
> >> from him. I just won a $200 Bugatti leather backpack in one of the
> > hospital
> >> lotteries....just what I need!! Elayne now has her first Xmas
present!!
> >>
> >> She is off to Scotland on June 5th and we are leaving June 7th for
> >> Quebec.
> >> So lots to do before that time. As we are going into the non-tourist
> >> regions, I had better include brushing up on my French!!
> >>
> >> Cheers...Heather
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

Heather
Sun May 08 12:35:47 CDT 2005

Thanks, Mike. See my general reply to Noel as I am trying to sort this out
in my head. I am not all that familiar with hardware, but sure am learning.
And yes, it does answer why I couldn't upgrade. Willy got the same results
as I did.

As for the lotteries......damn, I plan on winning more than a lousy
backpack, grin!! But my luck with them is about the same as with computers,
grin!!

XX Heather

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
news:%23sTVYg6UFHA.3312@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Oh dear. Sounds as if you have problems although to be honest I can't see
> why or how any software modem should be causing you your problems. At
> least you must feel vindicated.
>
> Oh and well done in the lottery although perhaps a more useful prize would
> have been useful but as you say, that's one Christmas present dealt with.
> :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike
>
>
> Heather <figgs@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
> > Sigh!!
> >
> > Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a
> > second hard drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20
> > minutes and then crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with
> > the upgrade in February (G)....which I am glad to hear.
> >
> > Seems my motherboard is too old to support not only XP, but the
> > installation of a second hard drive. He tried with an 80 gig, then a
> > 40 and then a 20. I can't remember exactly all he told me, but he
> > worked on it for a long time.
> >
> > He mentioned something about having a software (not hardware) modem
> > in the motherboard?? Not sure if I have that right. But the end
> > result is that I will be using WinME until this computer fails
> > me.....or Willy builds me a new one for a reasonable price. He
> > picked up a problem starting with the hard drive (not bad sectors)
> > and just told me to make sure I keep everything backed up.
> >
> > It was disappointing.....but he says that this computer is in pretty
> > darn good shape for 4 years old, and also the fastest WinME he has
> > ever seen. He was quite amazed at how *clean* it was.....I guess he
> > gets a lot of them with tons of cookies and *.tmp files, etc. Not to
> > mention viruses. Two people brought theirs in while I was there and
> > they both had viruses. No excuse for that in this day and age!!
> >
> > And the best part is he didn't charge me one cent!! But I knew he
> > was a good guy. Plus he let me sit and watch him trying to get rid
> > of multi viruses on an XP computer and then finally did a reinstall
> > of XP because it had an MBR virus. Interesting.....and I learned
> > quite a bit from him.
> >
> > As I have always said......I am that one in a 100 where really strange
> > things go wrong. And it doesn't seem to be changing, lol.
> >
> > So if I win more than I did in the last lottery, I will buy a new
> > computer from him. I just won a $200 Bugatti leather backpack in one
> > of the hospital lotteries....just what I need!! Elayne now has her
> > first Xmas present!!
> >
> > She is off to Scotland on June 5th and we are leaving June 7th for
> > Quebec. So lots to do before that time. As we are going into the
> > non-tourist regions, I had better include brushing up on my French!!
> >
> > Cheers...Heather
>

Heather
Sun May 08 12:43:06 CDT 2005

Thanks, Jack. I will talk to Willy about this tomorrow. Nothing major
showed up in the Upgrade Advisor....Mike saw the report and it was just some
programs that had to be removed, basically. But I will run it again. Is
this the info you want?? (Belarc)

Processor......
1000 megahertz Intel Pentium III
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Main Circuit Board..........
Board: Acer Laboratories Inc. ALi 1631 1.0
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 62710 07/15/97

There is a 40 gig HD on here.....with 23 gig free. The only partition is 2
gig for the O/S.

Cheers......Heather


"Jack E Martinelli" <jemartin_DELETE@NO_SPAM_gis.net> wrote in message
news:%23L$SYU9UFHA.548@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Please rerun the XP Upgrade Advisor on the problematic machine.
> Examine the report closely for potential problems with any of the
mainboard
> system devices.
>
> What is the mainboard, including version? The info is usually
silkscreened
> onto the board near the center.
> And what does Belarc Advisor and/or Everest report about the m/b?
>
> PS. I know you may be disgusted with this continued dilemma, but I am
quite
> curious.
> If the m/b / BIOS is very old, then, for example, ...
> "Hard Disk Limited to 8-GB Partition"
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;153550
> --
> Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
> Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
> In Memorium: Alex Nichol
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.mspx
> Your cooperation is very appreciated.
> ------
> "Heather" <figgs@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:upbNP02UFHA.3436@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Sigh!!
> >
> > Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a second
> hard
> > drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20 minutes and then
> > crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with the upgrade in
February
> > (G)....which I am glad to hear.
> >
> > Seems my motherboard is too old to support not only XP, but the
> installation
> > of a second hard drive. He tried with an 80 gig, then a 40 and then a
20.
> > I can't remember exactly all he told me, but he worked on it for a long
> > time.
> >
> > He mentioned something about having a software (not hardware) modem in
the
> > motherboard?? Not sure if I have that right. But the end result is
that
> I
> > will be using WinME until this computer fails me.....or Willy builds me
a
> > new one for a reasonable price. He picked up a problem starting with
the
> > hard drive (not bad sectors) and just told me to make sure I keep
> everything
> > backed up.
> >
> > It was disappointing.....but he says that this computer is in pretty
darn
> > good shape for 4 years old, and also the fastest WinME he has ever seen.
> He
> > was quite amazed at how *clean* it was.....I guess he gets a lot of them
> > with tons of cookies and *.tmp files, etc. Not to mention viruses. Two
> > people brought theirs in while I was there and they both had viruses.
No
> > excuse for that in this day and age!!
> >
> > And the best part is he didn't charge me one cent!! But I knew he was a
> > good guy. Plus he let me sit and watch him trying to get rid of multi
> > viruses on an XP computer and then finally did a reinstall of XP because
> it
> > had an MBR virus. Interesting.....and I learned quite a bit from him.
> >
> > As I have always said......I am that one in a 100 where really strange
> > things go wrong. And it doesn't seem to be changing, lol.
> >
> > So if I win more than I did in the last lottery, I will buy a new
computer
> > from him. I just won a $200 Bugatti leather backpack in one of the
> hospital
> > lotteries....just what I need!! Elayne now has her first Xmas present!!
> >
> > She is off to Scotland on June 5th and we are leaving June 7th for
Quebec.
> > So lots to do before that time. As we are going into the non-tourist
> > regions, I had better include brushing up on my French!!
> >
> > Cheers...Heather
> >
> >
>
>

Rick
Sun May 08 13:39:54 CDT 2005

Heather wrote:
> "Rick T" <plinnane3REMOVE@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:uKoOQl3UFHA.2116@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
>>Heather wrote:
>>
>>>Sigh!!
>>>
>>>Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a second
>
> hard
>
>>>drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20 minutes and then
>>>crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with the upgrade in
>
> February
>
>>>(G)....which I am glad to hear.
>>
>>hmmph, amateurs... drop it off at the door along with some suitable
>>edible offering.
>
>
> Porque?? Or should that be "pourquoi", lol. It did the same sort of odd
> stuff that it did when I upgraded......screen went into streaks of colour
> and froze.....about a gazillion times in 24 hours.

vid/card/monitor...NTx's habit of deciding it wants all the hardware on
one interrupt maybe.

>
>>>He mentioned something about having a software (not hardware) modem in
>
> the
>
>>>motherboard?? Not sure if I have that right.
>>
>>"software modems" are just that, though there's a basic hardware
>>connection to plug in to the phone jack.
>
>
> Meant nada to me. But OTOH, I may have not heard that right.

If you got a phone jack on your MB it could be for a built-in HW or SW
modem; if you have a 810/815 there might be a modem-riser: a small card
slot (for which nobody actually made any cards for of course :/ )

>
>><snip>
>>
>>>It was disappointing.....but he says that this computer is in pretty
>
> darn
>
>>>good shape for 4 years old, and also the fastest WinME he has ever seen.
>
>
>>Does he know that in case he runs into problems and hits the M$ NGs,
>>you're the one who helps him out ?
>
>
> LOL.....yes, he knows. Seemed rather impressed that this little ole lady
> was on the MS ng's. I told him to join in.
>
>><snip>
>>
>>>She is off to Scotland on June 5th and we are leaving June 7th for
>
> Quebec.
>
>>>So lots to do before that time. As we are going into the non-tourist
>>>regions, I had better include brushing up on my French!!
>>
>>heheh, mais oui, they don't bother with the Anglais much outside of
>>Montreal.
>
>
> Quel dommage!! But I don't do too badly talking with my hands and fractured
> french. I can read it just fine....my accent is atrocious. Heading for
> Quebec City and the Charlevoix Region and then swinging back on the north
> side. I recall many years ago that no one spoke English in the Trois
> Rivieres area.....and Ron's Spanish won't help there. (VBG)

Only been up that way once; we were in Montreal and decided to go to
Ottawa... wrong turn... let me know if they've paved the highway yet.


Rick

> Cheers.....Figgs
>
>>
>>Rick
>>
>>
>>>Cheers...Heather
>>>
>>>
>
>
>

Rick
Sun May 08 13:41:22 CDT 2005

Joan Archer wrote:
> :-(( There is definately something out there that wants you to be the
> only one without XP <g> who have you been upsetting.

<phht> I'm going back to WinME when I get around to it. Unless M$ wants
to send me a free XP copy... then I'll consider it.

Rick

>
> Sorry to hear about your woes but just start saving those pennies and get
> another win on the lottery and we'll get you there <g>
> Joan
>
>
>
> Heather wrote:
>
>>Sigh!!
>>
>>Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a
>>second hard drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20
>>minutes and then crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with
>>the upgrade in February (G)....which I am glad to hear.
>>snip>
>
>
>

sced13ri
Sun May 08 15:02:44 CDT 2005

heirloom wrote:
> I got mine, Figglet......nyah, nyah, nah, nyaaaaaah, nyah. Not only that,
> the end package will have 7 drives, yup, count 'em, 7!!!
> Heirloom, old and even I have XP <g>

Hey heirloom, what are you counting as drives? I am still adding
hardware to my old box including a new 400W pwr sup. 4 hard drives,
three optical drives and keeping my floppy and LS 120 on board.
Everything is working so far except for one abberation (hope I spelled
that right). Since I upped the pwr and made my new 7200 RPM drive
bootable, the boot goes so fast that my system does not see the drives
on the Promise controller. If I reboot before WindowsME starts to load
everything is found and accounted for. I wonder if there is some way to
slow the initial boot. I also have a new ATI Radeon 9550 (256MB DDR
memory} waiting for the XP update. I am taking it real slow to make sure
what I have works right before I change the OS. In my old mind,:-\ I am
still wrestling with the idea of an initial dual boot and using
slipstream for a final install of XP Home. Glad 8-) to hear you are
sailing along and sad :'( to hear the Queen of the North is having so
many problems. I certainly hope all you converts to XP will be hanging
around the ME groups with your talent for hometown humor. I haven't seen
such comraderie (hope that's a word) in the xp groups.

sced13ri (slow but, still leaving tracks)
>
>
> "Rick T" <plinnane3REMOVE@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:uKoOQl3UFHA.2116@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
>>Heather wrote:
>>
>>>Sigh!!
>>>
>>>Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a second
>
> hard
>
>>>drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20 minutes and then
>>>crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with the upgrade in
>
> February
>
>>>(G)....which I am glad to hear.
>>
>>hmmph, amateurs... drop it off at the door along with some suitable
>>edible offering.
>>
>>
>>>Seems my motherboard is too old to support not only XP, but the
>
> installation
>
>>>of a second hard drive. He tried with an 80 gig, then a 40 and then a
>
> 20.
>
>>>I can't remember exactly all he told me, but he worked on it for a long
>>>time.
>>>
>>>He mentioned something about having a software (not hardware) modem in
>
> the
>
>>>motherboard?? Not sure if I have that right.
>>
>>"software modems" are just that, though there's a basic hardware
>>connection to plug in to the phone jack.
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>>It was disappointing.....but he says that this computer is in pretty
>
> darn
>
>>>good shape for 4 years old, and also the fastest WinME he has ever seen.
>
> He
>
>>>was quite amazed at how *clean* it was.....I guess he gets a lot of them
>>>with tons of cookies and *.tmp files, etc. Not to mention viruses. Two
>>>people brought theirs in while I was there and they both had viruses.
>
> No
>
>>>excuse for that in this day and age!!
>>
>>Does he know that in case he runs into problems and hits the M$ NGs,
>>you're the one who helps him out ?
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>>She is off to Scotland on June 5th and we are leaving June 7th for
>
> Quebec.
>
>>>So lots to do before that time. As we are going into the non-tourist
>>>regions, I had better include brushing up on my French!!
>>
>>heheh, mais oui, they don't bother with the Anglais much outside of
>>Montreal.
>>
>>
>>Rick
>>
>>
>>>Cheers...Heather
>>>
>>>
>
>
>

N
Sun May 08 15:05:45 CDT 2005

On Sun, 8 May 2005 00:04:31 -0400, Heather wrote:

> Quel dommage!! But I don't do too badly talking with my hands and fractured
> french. I can read it just fine....my accent is atrocious. Heading for
> Quebec City and the Charlevoix Region and then swinging back on the north
> side. I recall many years ago that no one spoke English in the Trois
> Rivieres area.....and Ron's Spanish won't help there. (VBG)

The Francophones are such linguistic snobs. I bet they would invent French
words for 'tsunami' (Japanese), 'barbecue' (one of the Caribe indigenous
American languages), and so on.

--
Norman
~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint

N
Sun May 08 15:09:47 CDT 2005

On Sat, 7 May 2005 21:27:07 -0400, Heather wrote:

> Sigh!!
>
> Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a second hard
> drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20 minutes and then
> crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with the upgrade in February
> (G)....which I am glad to hear.
>
> Seems my motherboard is too old to support not only XP, but the installation
> of a second hard drive. He tried with an 80 gig, then a 40 and then a 20.
> I can't remember exactly all he told me, but he worked on it for a long
> time.
>
> He mentioned something about having a software (not hardware) modem in the
> motherboard?? Not sure if I have that right. But the end result is that I
> will be using WinME until this computer fails me.....

Having run the Windows XP advisor on my HP Pavilion 6745C w/ Windows ME
(purchased October 6, 2000), I have decided that prepping this box for
Windows XP is more trouble (doable, just not easily so) than it is worth.
I'd be traipsing all over the World Wide Web trying to find drivers and
software replacements. Easier to just build a new system up from scratch.
So I will be running Windows ME until I can afford a new computer.

--
Norman
~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint

Joan
Sun May 08 15:19:38 CDT 2005

<vbg> Don't worry we're still all here, much more fun <g>
Joan


sced13ri wrote:
I certainly hope all you converts to XP will
> be hanging around the ME groups with your talent for hometown humor.
> I haven't seen such comraderie (hope that's a word) in the xp groups.
>
> sced13ri (slow but, still leaving tracks)

Rick
Sun May 08 15:30:14 CDT 2005

Looks like you have a M754LMR+ (cheap but not bad)... latest available
BIOS is from August 2001.

http://www.pcchipsusa.com/support-pcchips-bios.asp#M754LMR+

I haven't looked at it in any detail, maybe Willie can.


Rick

Heather wrote:
> Hi All.....
>
> Thanks for the condolences and comments. I suddenly remembered something
> that the tech (one of the good guys) at MDG told me two years ago.
> (Rick....this wasn't a cheap MDG product, btw). He had said a couple of
> things that I thought were odd, but didn't realize what he couldn't tell me.
> One was not to use the Sleep Function.....ever. But the one below is the
> statement that I think is the problem one......
>
> When I said I was going to put XP on here, he told me NOT to do it...that it
> wouldn't work!! I thought he was crazy coz it is a P3, 1 gig CPU, etc. Now
> I realize what he couldn't tell me. This has a crappy, old motherboard in
> it and who would have thought that I would find out......make sense to you
> guys??
>
> This computer may be 4 years old, but I am going to phone them tomorrow and
> see what I can do. At first I couldn't figure out why the mobo was SO old,
> but Noel has the info from Everest and he said that there are two dates
> associated with the BIOS. 1997 and 2000. The 2000 one would tie in with
> the date when this computer was put together. I bought it in Feb. of 2001.
>
> Does this make sense? I have heard from a lot of techs that MDG puts
> together computers using cr*ppy parts. If so, then I think I will raise a
> little hell. I will talk to Willy tomorrow and btw....I saw a LOT of MDG
> cpu's in his shop. He told me that they were usually problematic.
>
> $2,200 and I get an out of date motherboard?? We shall see about that. But
> at least it explains why I couldn't get the upgrade to work. I will have to
> do some research on motherboards and BIOS stuff to see how they tie in, but
> I did run a test of the BIOS and it came up with the following information
> after the failed upgrade......
>
> An AMIBIOS ID String Was Detected:
> 62-0822-001437-00101111-071595-A631A543
> - ---- ------ ------
> | | | |
> | | | Chipset/BIOS Info
> | | BIOS Build Date
> | Manufacturer ID
> BIOS ROM Information
> AMIBIOS ROM Size: 256 KB
> BIOS Build Date: Jul 15 1995
> Motherboard Manufacturer Code Detected: 1437 - Hsing Tech Enterprise Co.,
> Ltd.
>
> Cheers.....Heather
>
> "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> news:ut%239%23i9UFHA.3056@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
>>Jack
>>I've checked the reports for Figgs box every way from Sunday! - there's no
>>indication of anything amiss, except perhaps the BIOS, which dates from
>>2000.
>>
>>With her situation, I doubt that the problem is soluble, except by
>>replacement of the Mobo - with everything that that implies
>>
>>--
>>Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
>>
>>Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>>http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>>
>>Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
>>
>>"Jack E Martinelli" <jemartin_DELETE@NO_SPAM_gis.net> wrote in message
>>news:%23L$SYU9UFHA.548@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>Please rerun the XP Upgrade Advisor on the problematic machine.
>>>Examine the report closely for potential problems with any of the
>>>mainboard
>>>system devices.
>>>
>>>What is the mainboard, including version? The info is usually
>>>silkscreened
>>>onto the board near the center.
>>>And what does Belarc Advisor and/or Everest report about the m/b?
>>>
>>>PS. I know you may be disgusted with this continued dilemma, but I am
>>>quite
>>>curious.
>>>If the m/b / BIOS is very old, then, for example, ...
>>>"Hard Disk Limited to 8-GB Partition"
>>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;153550
>>>--
>>>Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
>>>Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
>>>In Memorium: Alex Nichol
>>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.mspx
>>>Your cooperation is very appreciated.
>>>------
>>>"Heather" <figgs@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>>news:upbNP02UFHA.3436@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>>Sigh!!
>>>>
>>>>Long story short, Willy ran into the same problems with XP on a second
>>>
>>>hard
>>>
>>>>drive that I did with the upgrade. It was up for 20 minutes and then
>>>>crashed repeatedly. So it wasn't user fault with the upgrade in
>
> February
>
>>>>(G)....which I am glad to hear.
>>>>
>>>>Seems my motherboard is too old to support not only XP, but the
>>>
>>>installation
>>>
>>>>of a second hard drive. He tried with an 80 gig, then a 40 and then a
>>>>20.
>>>>I can't remember exactly all he told me, but he worked on it for a long
>>>>time.
>>>>
>>>>He mentioned something about having a software (not hardware) modem in
>>>>the
>>>>motherboard?? Not sure if I have that right. But the end result is
>
> that
>
>>>I
>>>
>>>>will be using WinME until this computer fails me.....or Willy builds me
>
> a
>
>>>>new one for a reasonable price. He picked up a problem starting with
>
> the
>
>>>>hard drive (not bad sectors) and just told me to make sure I keep
>>>
>>>everything
>>>
>>>>backed up.
>>>>
>>>>It was disappointing.....but he says that this computer is in pretty
>
> darn
>
>>>>good shape for 4 years old, and also the fastest WinME he has ever
>
> seen.
>
>>>He
>>>
>>>>was quite amazed at how *clean* it was.....I guess he gets a lot of
>
> them
>
>>>>with tons of cookies and *.tmp files, etc. Not to mention viruses.
>
> Two
>
>>>>people brought theirs in while I was there and they both had viruses.
>
> No
>
>>>>excuse for that in this day and age!!
>>>>
>>>>And the best part is he didn't charge me one cent!! But I knew he was
>
> a
>
>>>>good guy. Plus he let me sit and watch him trying to get rid of multi
>>>>viruses on an XP computer and then finally did a reinstall of XP
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> because
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>>>it
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>>>>had an MBR virus. Interesting.....and I learned quite a bit from him.
>>>>
>>>>As I have always said......I am that one in a 100 where really strange
>>>>things go wrong. And it doesn't seem to be changing, lol.
>>>>
>>>>So if I win more than I did in the last lottery, I will buy a new
>>>>computer
>>>>from him. I just won a $200 Bugatti leather backpack in one of the
>>>
>>>hospital
>>>
>>>>lotteries....just what I need!! Elayne now has her first Xmas
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> present!!
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>>>>She is off to Scotland on June 5th and we are leaving June 7th