help please
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techrecoveryso the family computer wont start. When it's turned on it'll boot up and look fine, but it's like it's caught in a loop because it wont go to the log on screen. I told the parental units that i could probibly boot from the cd and reformat the hard drive, but my mom doesn't want to lose all those pictures of hers [lame]. So in the mean time we have a very expensive paper weight. I dont know what happend to cause this but any help is greatly appreciated.
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Date: 2005-10-01 05:39 pm (UTC)I don't give free tech support to friends let alone strangers.
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Date: 2005-10-01 05:42 pm (UTC)no subject
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I wasn't going to comment until I read your profile.
With the amount of 'i'm l33t' crap in there, or the 'i will hax0r you' spam, you shouldn't be posting that question.
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Date: 2005-10-01 05:45 pm (UTC)I couldn't be bothered to look at the profile. I figured if they are part of this community they should just know better.
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Date: 2005-10-01 05:46 pm (UTC)My guess is we've just been so bogged down by our own work and outside lives to give this one the attention it deserves. I'm even slow - I didn't get to lead the charge on this one.
So, to make up for it... FLAME ON!
I mentioned at one point making alt LJ's just to post stupid stuff for people to flame and get it out of their system, but now I'm unconvinced - if we're being this easy on the real thing...
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Date: 2005-10-01 05:48 pm (UTC)Re: man o man
Date: 2005-10-01 07:49 pm (UTC)Now, I'm not condoning child porn in any way, but you have to be a stupid motherfucker to give a computer FULL of illegal crap to a third party...hah
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Date: 2005-10-01 06:01 pm (UTC)Take the hard drive out of the case. Procure a large, industrial magnet, and place the hard drive directly on the magnet. Leave it there for several hours and then reconnect the hard drive to your system.
Guaranteed to get rid of that looping problem.
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Date: 2005-10-01 06:25 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2005-10-01 06:02 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-10-02 08:20 pm (UTC)May I use that?
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Date: 2005-10-01 06:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-01 06:35 pm (UTC)I have a splitting headache dealing with Fucktards who try to troubleshoot connectivity issues in a Chat session format.
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Date: 2005-10-01 06:43 pm (UTC)I'll be nice as well. SOunds like you've got a virus, or a bit of really nasty spyware. You might try a repair install of windows if you are up to it.
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Date: 2005-10-01 09:06 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2005-10-01 06:49 pm (UTC)Sounds like a crybaby one at that.
"Oh, my system won't work. I can't reformat. I'll lose all my pictures, whaaaaa!!! my asshole hurts!"
(Ok, that's not my line, but it fits.)
Here is what you do. Go buy a really long rope. A long chain works just as well . At least 200 feet worth. Tie it around the computer very tightly. Go out on a boat. Throw the system overboard.
Congratulations, you now have an anchor!
Optionally, you can tie the other end around your neck.
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Date: 2005-10-01 07:43 pm (UTC)Shmuck.
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Date: 2005-10-01 11:49 pm (UTC)If this was a complex tech question, i'd possibly say something helpful, but this is the sort of lame, simple, moronic SHITE that i dealt with for nearly 4 years in tech support. you are an ass-monkey who deserves nothing better than having a shipment of "Winbl0z for Dummies" books forcibly inserted into your lower intestine...the hard way.
l33t? haxoring? i've seen posers that would be embarassed to be seen around you. I'll bet you're a little script kiddie who thinks they know shit about b0xen coz you downloaded a little program that does the same thing any browser on the planet can do - ooh. you have my public IP, and know i run firefox. brown trousers time!
piss off you little turd. your list of comms says a lot about you so why don't you go back to your mummys basement and toss off to photoshopped Lara Croft pictures like the rest of your bretheren?
ID-10-T alert!
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Date: 2005-10-02 01:18 am (UTC)*claps happily*
Trust you to fork out the flaming everyone else was too soffcock to hand around :D
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Date: 2005-10-02 02:37 pm (UTC)I mean, for the love of all the gods and goddesses, what could have possessed you to post an actual tech support question, in the most inane way possible (short of actual l33t speak, of course), to the LJ cross between the Monastary and Simon's Town? And I don't mean Belmont; we can be far more violent and inventive if need be. Looking at your profile, I see twenty thousand animated gifs, which I imagine are slowing down your system, causing it to reboot regularly just to prevent you causing any more damage to the sensitive ecosystem of the Internet. I imagine if it could, your computer would also quite happily hop over and crush your sensitive organs to prevent any further damage to the gene pool, as well.
In other words, feel free to go make some hemlock tea. It won't hurt at all.
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Date: 2005-10-02 06:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-02 08:38 pm (UTC)This community is more like a virtual pub where helpdesk staff, IT/IS staff, and other technology works come in to vent, bitch, and generally take a load off. Occasionally, we do offer useful advice here to those who ask politely, or pose a real stumper (which this question, sadly, is not.)
But you've probably noticed that already.
You might try calling a local computer shop on Monday to see what their prices are for this sort of repair (from the indication,s it's either a virus or a corupted OS), and they should be able to get you back up and running for a minimal amount of time and money.
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