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Tsk, computers...
Oct. 25th, 2006 03:39 pmNew LJ layout! When I saw that Bela/Olsen pic yesterday I knew I had to make my new header pic out of it. ♥♥♥
The laptop decided it hated me today, when I came back from lunch break and was checking my email, the infamous blue screen came up. I followed the instructions and restarted the computer, but I only got this message: "Operating system not found." EEEEEK! I tried and tried, but it just wouldn't work, so I packed my things and hurried to the central office, which luckily is only 15 minutes away from here. Thank God this didn't happen while I was in Bergamo! So I went there and no one knew what to do, the only solution seemed to be a drastic one: formatting the hard disk. I didn't know how, since the computer didn't even recognize MS DOS, so I just put in the Windows XP installation CD, fumbled a bit with the boot parameters and it worked! I didn't even need to format anything, the installation program found some damages on the disk, repaired them, copied the missing files et voilà! We'll probably need to buy a new hard disk just to be sure, but for now everything's fine. I've never been happier to see the Windows logo in my life. :P
Even if I had to format the disk I wouln't have lost anything, I saved all my documents on my MP3 player just last night. Such a coincidence, uh? Like the fact that I had computer-related nightmares last week and last time it had happened I had huge computer problems the next day. Should I be worried about my wonderful foretelling powers? o_O
Now I have one hell of a headache though. Ow.
The laptop decided it hated me today, when I came back from lunch break and was checking my email, the infamous blue screen came up. I followed the instructions and restarted the computer, but I only got this message: "Operating system not found." EEEEEK! I tried and tried, but it just wouldn't work, so I packed my things and hurried to the central office, which luckily is only 15 minutes away from here. Thank God this didn't happen while I was in Bergamo! So I went there and no one knew what to do, the only solution seemed to be a drastic one: formatting the hard disk. I didn't know how, since the computer didn't even recognize MS DOS, so I just put in the Windows XP installation CD, fumbled a bit with the boot parameters and it worked! I didn't even need to format anything, the installation program found some damages on the disk, repaired them, copied the missing files et voilà! We'll probably need to buy a new hard disk just to be sure, but for now everything's fine. I've never been happier to see the Windows logo in my life. :P
Even if I had to format the disk I wouln't have lost anything, I saved all my documents on my MP3 player just last night. Such a coincidence, uh? Like the fact that I had computer-related nightmares last week and last time it had happened I had huge computer problems the next day. Should I be worried about my wonderful foretelling powers? o_O
Now I have one hell of a headache though. Ow.
