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Laptop Hell...... [message #86566] Wed, 13 June 2007 20:33 Go to next message
John Macy is currently offline  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????
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86567 is a reply to message #86566] Wed, 13 June 2007 21:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deej [4] is currently offline  Deej [4]   FRANCE
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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...
>
> 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????
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86568 is a reply to message #86567] Wed, 13 June 2007 21:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deej [4] is currently offline  Deej [4]   FRANCE
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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...
>>
>> 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????
>
>
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86569 is a reply to message #86566] Wed, 13 June 2007 21:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
JeffH is currently offline  JeffH   UNITED STATES
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Location: Wamic, OR
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John

What version of windows?

Jeff

Macy wrote:
> 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????
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86570 is a reply to message #86566] Wed, 13 June 2007 21:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Chris Ludwig is currently offline  Chris Ludwig   UNITED STATES
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HI John,
Ouch removing AOL and or Norton products can be the most dangerous
things you could ever do on a PC, especially if they are older versions. :)
Could be a virus or possibly a bad drive. You might want to boot into
safe mode and do a full virus scan before attach that firewire drive.
If you don't have access to any drive imaging software you can alway do
a windows repair install. It won't totally make you system perfect but
will make it usable enough to back up your personal data.
You will need your windows install disk and product key.
Before you do that you should put the disk in and go to recovery console
and do a full chkdsk for bad sectors before you try to install
windows.If the drive does have bad sectors don't try to install windows.
Go buy a new hard drive and a copy of Acronis True Image Home 10. You
shouldn't use the bad drive till you use Acronis to make an image of it.

Chris




John Macy wrote:
> 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????
>

--
Chris Ludwig
ADK
chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
(859) 635-5762
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86571 is a reply to message #86570] Wed, 13 June 2007 21:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
John Macy is currently offline  John Macy
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Registered: April 2006
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Anyway to pull the drive out of the laptop and access it from another computer
to copy the files?

Chris Ludwig <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
>HI John,
>Ouch removing AOL and or Norton products can be the most dangerous
>things you could ever do on a PC, especially if they are older versions.
:)
>Could be a virus or possibly a bad drive. You might want to boot into
>safe mode and do a full virus scan before attach that firewire drive.
>If you don't have access to any drive imaging software you can alway do

>a windows repair install. It won't totally make you system perfect but
>will make it usable enough to back up your personal data.
>You will need your windows install disk and product key.
>Before you do that you should put the disk in and go to recovery console

>and do a full chkdsk for bad sectors before you try to install
>windows.If the drive does have bad sectors don't try to install windows.
>Go buy a new hard drive and a copy of Acronis True Image Home 10. You
>shouldn't use the bad drive till you use Acronis to make an image of it.
>
>Chris
>
>
>
>
>John Macy wrote:
>> 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????
>>
>
>--
>Chris Ludwig
>ADK
>chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
>www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
>(859) 635-5762
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86572 is a reply to message #86571] Wed, 13 June 2007 21:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
John Macy is currently offline  John Macy
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Registered: April 2006
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The files seem OK--I can open up word documents--not sure about the other
stuff--


"John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote:
>
>Anyway to pull the drive out of the laptop and access it from another computer
>to copy the files?
>
>Chris Ludwig <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
>>HI John,
>>Ouch removing AOL and or Norton products can be the most dangerous
>>things you could ever do on a PC, especially if they are older versions.
>:)
>>Could be a virus or possibly a bad drive. You might want to boot into
>>safe mode and do a full virus scan before attach that firewire drive.
>>If you don't have access to any drive imaging software you can alway do
>
>>a windows repair install. It won't totally make you system perfect but

>>will make it usable enough to back up your personal data.
>>You will need your windows install disk and product key.
>>Before you do that you should put the disk in and go to recovery console
>
>>and do a full chkdsk for bad sectors before you try to install
>>windows.If the drive does have bad sectors don't try to install windows.
>>Go buy a new hard drive and a copy of Acronis True Image Home 10. You
>>shouldn't use the bad drive till you use Acronis to make an image of it.
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>John Macy wrote:
>>> 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????
>>>
>>
>>--
>>Chris Ludwig
>>ADK
>>chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
>>www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
>>(859) 635-5762
>
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86574 is a reply to message #86566] Wed, 13 June 2007 21:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Aaron Allen is currently offline  Aaron Allen   UNITED STATES
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Registered: May 2008
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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????
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86575 is a reply to message #86571] Wed, 13 June 2007 21:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Aaron Allen is currently offline  Aaron Allen   UNITED STATES
Messages: 1988
Registered: May 2008
Senior Member
Find out if it's a IDE or a SATA drive. Buy the appropriate USB case for
your interface. it will be a 2.5" drive, not a 3.5".

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&am p;Description=usb%20drive%20enclosure&bop=And&SrchIn Desc=2%2E5%22&Page=1

AA

"John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
news:4670c942$1@linux...
>
> Anyway to pull the drive out of the laptop and access it from another
> computer
> to copy the files?
>
> Chris Ludwig <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
>>HI John,
>>Ouch removing AOL and or Norton products can be the most dangerous
>>things you could ever do on a PC, especially if they are older versions.
> :)
>>Could be a virus or possibly a bad drive. You might want to boot into
>>safe mode and do a full virus scan before attach that firewire drive.
>>If you don't have access to any drive imaging software you can alway do
>
>>a windows repair install. It won't totally make you system perfect but
>>will make it usable enough to back up your personal data.
>>You will need your windows install disk and product key.
>>Before you do that you should put the disk in and go to recovery console
>
>>and do a full chkdsk for bad sectors before you try to install
>>windows.If the drive does have bad sectors don't try to install windows.
>>Go buy a new hard drive and a copy of Acronis True Image Home 10. You
>>shouldn't use the bad drive till you use Acronis to make an image of it.
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>John Macy wrote:
>>> 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????
>>>
>>
>>--
>>Chris Ludwig
>>ADK
>>chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
>>www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
>>(859) 635-5762
>
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86576 is a reply to message #86574] Wed, 13 June 2007 22:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
John Macy is currently offline  John Macy
Messages: 242
Registered: April 2006
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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????
>
>
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86577 is a reply to message #86576] Wed, 13 June 2007 21:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Aaron Allen is currently offline  Aaron Allen   UNITED STATES
Messages: 1988
Registered: May 2008
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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????
>>
>>
>
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86578 is a reply to message #86577] Wed, 13 June 2007 22:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Aaron Allen is currently offline  Aaron Allen   UNITED STATES
Messages: 1988
Registered: May 2008
Senior Member
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...
>
> "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????
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86579 is a reply to message #86577] Wed, 13 June 2007 22:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
John Macy is currently offline  John Macy
Messages: 242
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Senior Member
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????
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86580 is a reply to message #86576] Wed, 13 June 2007 22:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
JeffH is currently offline  JeffH   UNITED STATES
Messages: 307
Registered: October 2007
Location: Wamic, OR
Senior Member
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????
>>
>>
>
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86581 is a reply to message #86580] Wed, 13 June 2007 22:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
John Macy is currently offline  John Macy
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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????
>>>
>>>
>>
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86584 is a reply to message #86579] Wed, 13 June 2007 22:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Aaron Allen is currently offline  Aaron Allen   UNITED STATES
Messages: 1988
Registered: May 2008
Senior Member
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...
>
> 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????
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86603 is a reply to message #86566] Thu, 14 June 2007 08:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
TCB is currently offline  TCB
Messages: 1261
Registered: July 2007
Senior Member
Debian?

TCB

"John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote:
>
>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????
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86639 is a reply to message #86568] Thu, 14 June 2007 17:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Paul Braun is currently offline  Paul Braun   UNITED STATES
Messages: 391
Registered: September 2005
Senior Member
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
Re: Laptop Hell...... [message #86646 is a reply to message #86639] Thu, 14 June 2007 18:51 Go to previous message
Paul Artola is currently offline  Paul Artola   UNITED STATES
Messages: 161
Registered: November 2005
Senior Member
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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