Dick Quickwood Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 so i was trying to make ms-dos an available operating system on my computer, and i fucked it up pretty good, so good it wouldn't start. the windows 98 startup disk wasn't very useful, so i took my computer to a repair place. they reformatted the hard drive, reinstalled windows xp, and backed up (most of) the data. that cost a hundred dollars and left me with one less partition on my hard drive, a brand new bare looking desktop, and a couple big folders, in which the .exe files have not worked so far, nor have i found my 1.5 gig music folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBOCAPSLOK Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 YOU SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS THREAD A POLL ALSO DOWNLOAD MESSENGER AND GET BACK ON IT AND TALK TO ME MALAKA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 455 Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 Fuck.......uhhhhhh.....I don't know what to tell ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 any good reason for this? i find it pretty funny... but at least you're back on 12oz right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffKid Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 light it on fire next time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 hey arcel, get at me on aim. my names invertmisty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekro Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 Fuck i had this happen to me once, i went insane reinstalling windows over and over again. What you want to do is back up everything you want to save, then format ALL the partitions and reinstall windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted March 6, 2004 Author Share Posted March 6, 2004 i'm getting a message that says something about the remote procedure call service, so i'm going to see if i cant get a patch for that, then i'm going to download msn messenger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 That's fucked up, you know there were some jokers working at that place like me that were like, hahaha wow.... watch this.... delete. Nah... I'd never do that, but you should've asked someone who knew the deal first before you tried to venture into something like that on your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
»§ÜGÅR« Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 steal a new computer...like the people at my place of employment do regularly... :D ps. my computer sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted March 6, 2004 Author Share Posted March 6, 2004 yes dirty habit, i wish i would have done that. here is the problem that i think needs priority: i think my computer still has viruses on it, one of them being the msblaster worm. one of the things that keeps happening, is when i try to download something, my computer disconnects from the internet. this tells me i need to run an antivirus program before i begin replacing my programs.norton antivirus is in the folder of stuff that was restored. "norton antivirus" consists of a folder containing a bunch of files, a few of them being .exe files. i double clicked and right click>opened each one, and nothing happens. i haven't been able to download files using internet explorer 80% of the time. i don't have any anti virus programs on disks. what should i do ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_dowmagik Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 if they formatted your drive of course you arent going to find your music files, they were lost in the format. did you really pay 100$ to have you drive formatted and xp reinstalled? im in the wrong business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted March 6, 2004 Author Share Posted March 6, 2004 Originally posted by dowmagik if they formatted your drive of course you arent going to find your music files, they were lost in the format. did you really pay 100$ to have you drive formatted and xp reinstalled? im in the wrong business. they backed up the data, or most of it anyway. they charge forty dollars an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 Hey, if you got your computer back formatted, with a virus.... I'd raise hades with those mother fuckers. What idiot backs up programs that need other files in the windows directory to work...?. who gives a fuck about the exe's if they don't have the libraries that were deleted..... also, if they could back those up, they could've saved your music. I'd say go get your money back or else you'll run their name through the mud, although don't make threats right off.... but, rather, as a last resort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest porksandwich Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 to stop your computer from shutting down when the error message pops up, go to: START>RUN> then type "shutdown -a" and hit enter.. that stops the machine from shutting down.... used to happen to me all the time, get all the service paks and security updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted March 6, 2004 Author Share Posted March 6, 2004 yeah, if i knew they weren't going to back up the files and stuff on the desktop and the music folder and shit, i would have just said to reinstall windows, luckily for me i saved my important pictures on a cd, and what's not on the cd is still on the camera's memory card, i never deleted anything from my camera's memory card by the way. right now i'm looking at buying a used computer that i saw in the newspaper, which brings me to these questions: 1. how do i deal with the worm 2. why would my internet connection keep disconnecting ? 3. why does it disconnect when i try to download a file ? 4. how hard is it to set up a little network between an xp computer and one running windows 98 (the 125 dollar gateway in the newspaper) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest porksandwich Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 to deal with the worm you're going to have to get a .REG file that (i believe) disables it.... i think its alled "blaster.reg" i got it off www.enter.net . i forget exactly what section. then you have to download i think its either a service pack or sec. update ( which is all explained on the page.... ill see if i can dig up the exact link for you. *edit here's the link to the page http://www.enter.net/site/support/messages...=alerts&msg=46a hope it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarzAbove Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 u paid $$$$ 2 reformat wow im glad i know all about computers:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 the network would be as easy as acquiring a crossover/straight cat5 (network) cable and 2 NIC's..... if you need help configuring the computers when you get around to it, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 DOS is where its at!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dazzle Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 Bash it with a bat. It'll make you feel better in the end..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted March 6, 2004 Author Share Posted March 6, 2004 Originally posted by porksandwich to deal with the worm you're going to have to get a .REG file that (i believe) disables it.... i think its alled "blaster.reg" i got it off www.enter.net . i forget exactly what section. then you have to download i think its either a service pack or sec. update ( which is all explained on the page.... ill see if i can dig up the exact link for you. *edit here's the link to the page http://www.enter.net/site/support/messages...=alerts&msg=46a hope it helps. i clicked the link and followed the instructions, thanks d_h, i know not about that cable, what's it look like ? could i connect the computers using an ethernet cable, or something else ? i don't know if my computer has one of those cards, it does have an ethernet hole, which leads me to beleive that it has an "ethernet card" or whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoblow Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 My brother just found a computer sitting outside someone's house with 120g hard drive, all the latest sound cards and graphic cards, dvd burner and various other supercool computey things. The box it was in had the address of where it came from and where it was supposed to go, so i had a minor ethical dispute, but by then, we'd already ripped it open and started picking out the good shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 alright mother fucker, bring my computer back or else I'm gonna blow up your house. ok fawker ? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted March 6, 2004 Author Share Posted March 6, 2004 Originally posted by ARCEL d_h, i know not about that cable, what's it look like ? could i connect the computers using an ethernet cable, or something else ? i don't know if my computer has one of those cards, it does have an ethernet hole, which leads me to beleive that it has an "ethernet card" or whatever please answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_dowmagik Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 just look on the back of your computer. if you see a slot with what looks like a typical phone jack but bigger with a small light by it then you have an ethernet card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted March 6, 2004 Author Share Posted March 6, 2004 ethernet card: check the only light back there however, is the one on the power supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekro Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 Now you want to check if your $125 gateway has an ethernet card. If it doesn't, you can buy one and slap it in rather easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 Originally posted by ARCEL i clicked the link and followed the instructions, thanks d_h, i know not about that cable, what's it look like ? could i connect the computers using an ethernet cable, or something else ? i don't know if my computer has one of those cards, it does have an ethernet hole, which leads me to beleive that it has an "ethernet card" or whatever ethernet cable is classified as cat-5 cable with rj-45 jacks (the telephone line looking connectors) so if you have a broadband connecx you've already got about half the shit you need, and if this computer that you're talking about buying doesn't have a NIC in it.... it very well may be a POS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 whatchoo know bout that gigabit ethernet with fibre.... BAM! http://www.3com.com/products/prodimage/image/prd_lg_985b_sx.gif'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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