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Don Watkins 
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 Topic: Just don't....step away from the computer and..Posted: 09 Sep 2011 at 1:33pm |
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Have a friends computer coming over this afternoon....it was doing an update, looks like it was SP1, and he didn't think it was doing anything so he turned it off. Tried some fixes over the telephone, looks like system restore is lunched so that option is out as is system repair. Why, oh why do people insist on sitting on the limb they're about to saw off? |
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Karl_db
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Posted: 09 Sep 2011 at 2:41pm |
So you have something to do?  |
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Don Watkins
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Posted: 09 Sep 2011 at 2:49pm |
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Yep, it's gonna be a fun afternoon. Do you have backup disks? Yes, for both Office and Windows? What about your documents? What documents? You know, those letters, email and spreadsheets you create? How do you back those up? |
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Karl_db
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Posted: 09 Sep 2011 at 2:59pm |
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That kinda sounds like a pull the drive out...insert a new one and copy stuff back after re-installing Windows. (or a variation thereof...)
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Don Watkins
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Posted: 09 Sep 2011 at 6:31pm |
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It's a laptop and I don't have a spare drive. I got it all back but it did take about 4 hours. Actually the guy is one of my closest real world friends so I don't mind too much, it's just the silliness of it all that always gets to me. I did give him a lecture on backups and how I have three, belt, suspender and super glue but I think it was lost on him. |
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Randy
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Posted: 10 Sep 2011 at 5:19am |
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If people took care of their cars like they do their computer most people would be stuck at home, IMHO.
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Don Watkins
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Posted: 10 Sep 2011 at 5:28am |
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I think a lot of it is just a lack of knowledge. I'll give Windows 7 credit for creating an action item flag that backups have not been set up on a new install but then you have users that never open the action center.
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Karl_db
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Posted: 10 Sep 2011 at 5:57am |
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I should up date my image. It's been months...
And even longer for our youngun...who would probably ask..."action center????" |
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Don Watkins
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Posted: 10 Sep 2011 at 7:49am |
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Hehe, I guess it just goes to show....if there's some little icon down at the bottom of the screen I couldn't help BUT click on it just to find out what it is and what it does.
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Randy
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Posted: 10 Sep 2011 at 7:52am |
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That has been really impressive to me. Win7's backup and action center apps are a real attempt to help those that just want to use a computer without having to go to too much trouble to maintain it.
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Bob
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Posted: 10 Sep 2011 at 8:40am |
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That reminds me ............
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Randy
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Posted: 11 Sep 2011 at 8:02am |
 Must be time to back things up.
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Karl_db
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Posted: 11 Sep 2011 at 8:40am |
Or time to feel guilty about it....HeeHee |
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Bob
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Posted: 11 Sep 2011 at 1:24pm |
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Both thoughts _ Something like that.
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Karl_db
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Posted: 11 Sep 2011 at 2:45pm |
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A third thought: it's always nice to have an experience friend who loves to fix whacked computers....
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dBunny
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Posted: 24 Feb 2012 at 12:40pm |
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Backup, backup, hmmm, don't tell me.... I recognise the name... ummm, oh, it's that... no, hang on - I remember, it's been a while though.. OH YEAH! I remember now, the last time I threw my laptop at a wall after losing everything, BACKUP, that's the word!
Now, how do I do it again? ;-) Hope you are all well, good to see you still going strong.
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Bob
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Posted: 24 Feb 2012 at 12:45pm |
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Haha - good to hear from you again dBunny and to know that you are alive and kickin'.
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dBunny
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Posted: 24 Feb 2012 at 12:51pm |
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I'm alive, not sure about the kicking though - whoever invented work and children deserves to, well, live my life! ;-)
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Randy
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Posted: 24 Feb 2012 at 1:05pm |
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dBunny - Good to see you on the forum again. Must be a good life then. ;-)
Doing well enough here. Don has spruced up the site a good bit since you were here last. You didn't have a hard drive die on you did you? |
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Don Watkins
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Posted: 24 Feb 2012 at 1:09pm |
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Good to see you again. Ditto the dead hard drive question, dead one?
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