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| Laptop Hell...... [message #86566] |
Wed, 13 June 2007 20:33  |
John Macy
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So I was sending an email on my AMD Gateway and something crashed--seems like
a combo of things including AOL IM and some Norton the...the Media/IT at
my church studio guy removed AOL but could not get Norton off. Windows seems
a bit scrambled--desktop shows up but a lot of things are not running. I
was going to copy off all my needed files and then start over, buuut, it
lets me hit Copy, but will not let me paste it anywhere--it seems to find
the firewire drive, but Paste is greyed out--won't even let me paste it on
the desktop...and ideas short of the .357????
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| Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86567 is a reply to message #86566] |
Wed, 13 June 2007 21:08  |
Deej [4]
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I'm no IT guy by any stretch, but "what I'd do" is to , click Start>Run,
type msconfigon the enable all and reboot your machine, make note of what's
checked in the startup items, then click on the "enable all" button. If
certain critical startup items aren't launching, this will solve that
problem. another thing I'd do before I did it "my" way is to ask others who
know more than "I do".
Deej
"John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
news:4670b6f6$1@linux...
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> So I was sending an email on my AMD Gateway and something crashed--seems
> like
> a combo of things including AOL IM and some Norton the...the Media/IT at
> my church studio guy removed AOL but could not get Norton off. Windows
> seems
> a bit scrambled--desktop shows up but a lot of things are not running. I
> was going to copy off all my needed files and then start over, buuut, it
> lets me hit Copy, but will not let me paste it anywhere--it seems to find
> the firewire drive, but Paste is greyed out--won't even let me paste it on
> the desktop...and ideas short of the .357????
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| Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86568 is a reply to message #86567] |
Wed, 13 June 2007 21:14 |
Deej [4]
Messages: 1292
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dang!!!..WTF did I type???. .......it's been so long since I've had sleep
that I'm sitting here in a room with Abraham Lincoln, a talking muskrat and
a guy in a hardhat diving suit. OK, here it is again:..............
I'm no IT guy by any stretch, but "what I'd do" is to , click Start>Run,
type msconfig, make note of what's checked in the startup items, then click
on the "enable all" button. If certain critical startup items aren't
launching, this will solve that problem. Another thing I'd do before I did
it "my way" is to wait for a few other folks here to reply because they
probably know more than "I do".
Deej
"DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote in message news:4670c0ce$1@linux...
> I'm no IT guy by any stretch, but "what I'd do" is to , click Start>Run,
> type msconfigon the enable all and reboot your machine, make note of
> what's checked in the startup items, then click on the "enable all"
> button. If certain critical startup items aren't launching, this will
> solve that problem. another thing I'd do before I did it "my" way is to
> ask others who know more than "I do".
>
> Deej
>
> "John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
> news:4670b6f6$1@linux...
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>> So I was sending an email on my AMD Gateway and something crashed--seems
>> like
>> a combo of things including AOL IM and some Norton the...the Media/IT at
>> my church studio guy removed AOL but could not get Norton off. Windows
>> seems
>> a bit scrambled--desktop shows up but a lot of things are not running. I
>> was going to copy off all my needed files and then start over, buuut, it
>> lets me hit Copy, but will not let me paste it anywhere--it seems to find
>> the firewire drive, but Paste is greyed out--won't even let me paste it
>> on
>> the desktop...and ideas short of the .357????
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| Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86577 is a reply to message #86576] |
Wed, 13 June 2007 21:58 |
Aaron Allen
Messages: 1988
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"John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
news:4670cbaf$1@linux...
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> Hey AA, is it time to go eat again?? :)
Why, I believe it is. Bring that Mexican coke w/you. I'll call Fuji here in
Tulsa, when you comin' down? :)
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> Is there a special case for the small laptop drives?
yup. See second post my friend - even gave ya a link to go to. If you think
you'll be tracking any on this machine, do yourself a huge favor.... go get
a 7200 RPM Seagate. I bought one a few months ago and at a dollar a GIG it's
a whopping deal for doing audio.
>
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> "Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>yup. Get a second PC and a USB removable drive case for your laptop drive.
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>>Pull your hard drive data to a safe location so you can tinker. Put the
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>>drive back in the laptop, and do a safe mode reboot. Schedule a scandisk,
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>>reboot and let it run. Do a reg check also.
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>>.357 optional post data backup.
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>>AA
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>>"John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
>>news:4670b6f6$1@linux...
>>>
>>> So I was sending an email on my AMD Gateway and something crashed--seems
>
>>> like
>>> a combo of things including AOL IM and some Norton the...the Media/IT
> at
>>> my church studio guy removed AOL but could not get Norton off. Windows
>
>>> seems
>>> a bit scrambled--desktop shows up but a lot of things are not running.
> I
>>> was going to copy off all my needed files and then start over, buuut,
> it
>>> lets me hit Copy, but will not let me paste it anywhere--it seems to
>>> find
>>> the firewire drive, but Paste is greyed out--won't even let me paste it
> on
>>> the desktop...and ideas short of the .357????
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| Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86578 is a reply to message #86577] |
Wed, 13 June 2007 22:00 |
Aaron Allen
Messages: 1988
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This is the one I got. The performance boost was 'so' worth it from the
Toshiba stock 5400 80GB.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822146 230
AA
"Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote in message
news:4670cc81@linux...
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> "John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
> news:4670cbaf$1@linux...
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>> Hey AA, is it time to go eat again?? :)
>
>
> Why, I believe it is. Bring that Mexican coke w/you. I'll call Fuji here
> in Tulsa, when you comin' down? :)
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>> Is there a special case for the small laptop drives?
>
> yup. See second post my friend - even gave ya a link to go to. If you
> think you'll be tracking any on this machine, do yourself a huge favor....
> go get a 7200 RPM Seagate. I bought one a few months ago and at a dollar a
> GIG it's a whopping deal for doing audio.
>
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>> "Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>>yup. Get a second PC and a USB removable drive case for your laptop
>>>drive.
>>
>>>Pull your hard drive data to a safe location so you can tinker. Put the
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>>>drive back in the laptop, and do a safe mode reboot. Schedule a scandisk,
>>
>>>reboot and let it run. Do a reg check also.
>>>
>>>.357 optional post data backup.
>>>
>>>AA
>>>
>>>
>>>"John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
>>>news:4670b6f6$1@linux...
>>>>
>>>> So I was sending an email on my AMD Gateway and something
>>>> crashed--seems
>>
>>>> like
>>>> a combo of things including AOL IM and some Norton the...the Media/IT
>> at
>>>> my church studio guy removed AOL but could not get Norton off. Windows
>>
>>>> seems
>>>> a bit scrambled--desktop shows up but a lot of things are not running.
>> I
>>>> was going to copy off all my needed files and then start over, buuut,
>> it
>>>> lets me hit Copy, but will not let me paste it anywhere--it seems to
>>>> find
>>>> the firewire drive, but Paste is greyed out--won't even let me paste it
>> on
>>>> the desktop...and ideas short of the .357????
>>>
>>>
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| Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86579 is a reply to message #86577] |
Wed, 13 June 2007 22:13 |
John Macy
Messages: 242
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He is referring to the Mexican Coca-Cola we had while eating carnitas...
:)
"Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
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>"John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
>news:4670cbaf$1@linux...
>>
>> Hey AA, is it time to go eat again?? :)
>
>
>Why, I believe it is. Bring that Mexican coke w/you. I'll call Fuji here
in
>Tulsa, when you comin' down? :)
>
>
>>
>> Is there a special case for the small laptop drives?
>
>yup. See second post my friend - even gave ya a link to go to. If you think
>you'll be tracking any on this machine, do yourself a huge favor.... go
get
>a 7200 RPM Seagate. I bought one a few months ago and at a dollar a GIG
it's
>a whopping deal for doing audio.
>
>>
>>
>> "Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>>yup. Get a second PC and a USB removable drive case for your laptop drive.
>>
>>>Pull your hard drive data to a safe location so you can tinker. Put the
>>
>>>drive back in the laptop, and do a safe mode reboot. Schedule a scandisk,
>>
>>>reboot and let it run. Do a reg check also.
>>>
>>>.357 optional post data backup.
>>>
>>>AA
>>>
>>>
>>>"John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
>>>news:4670b6f6$1@linux...
>>>>
>>>> So I was sending an email on my AMD Gateway and something crashed--seems
>>
>>>> like
>>>> a combo of things including AOL IM and some Norton the...the Media/IT
>> at
>>>> my church studio guy removed AOL but could not get Norton off. Windows
>>
>>>> seems
>>>> a bit scrambled--desktop shows up but a lot of things are not running.
>> I
>>>> was going to copy off all my needed files and then start over, buuut,
>> it
>>>> lets me hit Copy, but will not let me paste it anywhere--it seems to
>>>> find
>>>> the firewire drive, but Paste is greyed out--won't even let me paste
it
>> on
>>>> the desktop...and ideas short of the .357????
>>>
>>>
>>
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| Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86580 is a reply to message #86576] |
Wed, 13 June 2007 22:09 |
JeffH
Messages: 307
Registered: October 2007
Location: Wamic, OR
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John
What model is the laptop? Can probably check product support at Gateway
and determine what kind of drive it is.
I bought one of the 2.5" externals and pulled the drive, put it into a
laptop and reinstalled software, then put the original drive into the
external housing and copied files over. Worked pretty clean.
Jeff
Macy wrote:
> Hey AA, is it time to go eat again?? :)
>
> Is there a special case for the small laptop drives?
>
>
> "Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>
>>yup. Get a second PC and a USB removable drive case for your laptop drive.
>
>
>>Pull your hard drive data to a safe location so you can tinker. Put the
>
>
>>drive back in the laptop, and do a safe mode reboot. Schedule a scandisk,
>
>
>>reboot and let it run. Do a reg check also.
>>
>>.357 optional post data backup.
>>
>>AA
>>
>>
>>"John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
>>news:4670b6f6$1@linux...
>>
>>>So I was sending an email on my AMD Gateway and something crashed--seems
>
>
>>>like
>>>a combo of things including AOL IM and some Norton the...the Media/IT
>
> at
>
>>>my church studio guy removed AOL but could not get Norton off. Windows
>
>
>>>seems
>>>a bit scrambled--desktop shows up but a lot of things are not running.
>
> I
>
>>>was going to copy off all my needed files and then start over, buuut,
>
> it
>
>>>lets me hit Copy, but will not let me paste it anywhere--it seems to find
>>>the firewire drive, but Paste is greyed out--won't even let me paste it
>
> on
>
>>>the desktop...and ideas short of the .357????
>>
>>
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| Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86581 is a reply to message #86580] |
Wed, 13 June 2007 22:19 |
John Macy
Messages: 242
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The external thing looks like the ticket--if I can copy my files and documents
onto another computer, I can just start over on the Goat...I mean Gate...
Damn, I'm so good at backing up audio, I forget about the personal stuff...
Jeff Hoover <jkhoover@excite.com> wrote:
>John
>What model is the laptop? Can probably check product support at Gateway
>and determine what kind of drive it is.
>
>I bought one of the 2.5" externals and pulled the drive, put it into a
>laptop and reinstalled software, then put the original drive into the
>external housing and copied files over. Worked pretty clean.
>
>Jeff
>
>
>Macy wrote:
>> Hey AA, is it time to go eat again?? :)
>>
>> Is there a special case for the small laptop drives?
>>
>>
>> "Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>
>>>yup. Get a second PC and a USB removable drive case for your laptop drive.
>>
>>
>>>Pull your hard drive data to a safe location so you can tinker. Put the
>>
>>
>>>drive back in the laptop, and do a safe mode reboot. Schedule a scandisk,
>>
>>
>>>reboot and let it run. Do a reg check also.
>>>
>>>.357 optional post data backup.
>>>
>>>AA
>>>
>>>
>>>"John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
>>>news:4670b6f6$1@linux...
>>>
>>>>So I was sending an email on my AMD Gateway and something crashed--seems
>>
>>
>>>>like
>>>>a combo of things including AOL IM and some Norton the...the Media/IT
>>
>> at
>>
>>>>my church studio guy removed AOL but could not get Norton off. Windows
>>
>>
>>>>seems
>>>>a bit scrambled--desktop shows up but a lot of things are not running.
>>
>> I
>>
>>>>was going to copy off all my needed files and then start over, buuut,
>>
>> it
>>
>>>>lets me hit Copy, but will not let me paste it anywhere--it seems to
find
>>>>the firewire drive, but Paste is greyed out--won't even let me paste
it
>>
>> on
>>
>>>>the desktop...and ideas short of the .357????
>>>
>>>
>>
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| Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86584 is a reply to message #86579] |
Wed, 13 June 2007 22:35 |
Aaron Allen
Messages: 1988
Registered: May 2008
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oh DOH....
Man, I didn't even think about that one, LOL. Need..... sleep...... ( or
coffee, whichever is more available )
Yup. Coca Cola with real sugar, not the cheapo syrup substitute we get with
"USA" Coca Cola..
The only white powdery substance I mess around with is Sweet'n'Low or flour
if I'm cooking. Occasionally, baking soda but I try to stay away from that
hard stuff :)
AA
"John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
news:4670ce83@linux...
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> He is referring to the Mexican Coca-Cola we had while eating carnitas...
> :)
>
> "Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>
>>"John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
>>news:4670cbaf$1@linux...
>>>
>>> Hey AA, is it time to go eat again?? :)
>>
>>
>>Why, I believe it is. Bring that Mexican coke w/you. I'll call Fuji here
> in
>>Tulsa, when you comin' down? :)
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Is there a special case for the small laptop drives?
>>
>>yup. See second post my friend - even gave ya a link to go to. If you
>>think
>
>>you'll be tracking any on this machine, do yourself a huge favor.... go
> get
>>a 7200 RPM Seagate. I bought one a few months ago and at a dollar a GIG
> it's
>>a whopping deal for doing audio.
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>>>yup. Get a second PC and a USB removable drive case for your laptop
>>>>drive.
>>>
>>>>Pull your hard drive data to a safe location so you can tinker. Put the
>>>
>>>>drive back in the laptop, and do a safe mode reboot. Schedule a
>>>>scandisk,
>>>
>>>>reboot and let it run. Do a reg check also.
>>>>
>>>>.357 optional post data backup.
>>>>
>>>>AA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:4670b6f6$1@linux...
>>>>>
>>>>> So I was sending an email on my AMD Gateway and something
>>>>> crashed--seems
>>>
>>>>> like
>>>>> a combo of things including AOL IM and some Norton the...the Media/IT
>>> at
>>>>> my church studio guy removed AOL but could not get Norton off.
>>>>> Windows
>>>
>>>>> seems
>>>>> a bit scrambled--desktop shows up but a lot of things are not running.
>>> I
>>>>> was going to copy off all my needed files and then start over, buuut,
>>> it
>>>>> lets me hit Copy, but will not let me paste it anywhere--it seems to
>
>>>>> find
>>>>> the firewire drive, but Paste is greyed out--won't even let me paste
> it
>>> on
>>>>> the desktop...and ideas short of the .357????
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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| Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86639 is a reply to message #86568] |
Thu, 14 June 2007 17:56 |
Paul Braun
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On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:14:04 -0600, "DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com>
wrote:
>dang!!!..WTF did I type???. .......it's been so long since I've had sleep
>that I'm sitting here in a room with Abraham Lincoln, a talking muskrat and
>a guy in a hardhat diving suit. OK, here it is again:..............
>
Ya know, I see that ad all the time and the only thing I can think is,
"Why the F*&(# would I want to take that pill if the result is Abraham
Lincoln, a talking beaver, and a salvage diver???"
Not really hitting the target audience, I'm thinking.
pab
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| Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86646 is a reply to message #86639] |
Thu, 14 June 2007 18:51 |
Paul Artola
Messages: 161
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Gee, I always thought those commercials were saying guys who drive
Lincolns like to dive for beaver!
- Paul Artola
Ellicott City, Maryland
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:56:42 -0500, Paul Braun
<cygnus_nospam@ctgonline.org> wrote:
>On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:14:04 -0600, "DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com>
>wrote:
>
>>dang!!!..WTF did I type???. .......it's been so long since I've had sleep
>>that I'm sitting here in a room with Abraham Lincoln, a talking muskrat and
>>a guy in a hardhat diving suit. OK, here it is again:..............
>>
>Ya know, I see that ad all the time and the only thing I can think is,
>"Why the F*&(# would I want to take that pill if the result is Abraham
>Lincoln, a talking beaver, and a salvage diver???"
>
>Not really hitting the target audience, I'm thinking.
>
>pab
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