-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox Revisited
- From: ~OoO~ <sirtroth@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 15:03:02 -0500
Listen to Don... very true, at least for me... when you're working on =
something and everything just seems to go bad, shut down the system, =
take a step back, relax, go do a few other things... just come back to =
it all later. Take that break. Those moments of rest to recollect your =
thoughts and prevent you from going mad make a huge difference. It will =
benefit you to do just that!!!
With that said... a compliment to you, Don... you do a very good job at =
carefully explaining things. I know sometimes (many times, actually) I =
type quick and blurt out a lot of stuff not going into reasons and such. =
Keep it up!
---Troth
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From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 1:21 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: Firefox Revisited
The CD drive has a small pin size hole on the front. The hole is much
smaller than the earphone plug, so don't worry about confusing them. =
Unbend
a paper clip or use something similar to insert in the hole and apply =
light
pressure to eject the disc tray and remove the CD. This can be done =
with or
without the computer turned on.
Then turn off or unplug the computer. Let it sit there by itself for as
long as necessary to allow your frustration to subside and your blood
pressure to return to normal. This could take minutes, hours or even =
days.
Be patient. Share some quality time with family/loved ones or soak in a
nice hot tub with your favorite bubble bath.
Now that you are relaxed be very realistic when you sit back down to the
computer. There will be problems, but you CAN deal with them. But, =
even if
you can't... you can do another bubble bath, so life is not that bad.
Have you ever poked around in your computer's BIOS setup? There are =
several
default settings there that the BIOS uses to boot up the computer to the
point it can read the harddrive and load the operating system. Browse
through there and see if anything looks different or wrong. If your
confidence level is high, make the necessary corrections. If it is low,
take notes and exit without saving any changes.
Once out of Setup, boot to SAFE mode. This loads the absolute bare =
minimum
drivers. You will have only very basic mouse functions, low resolution
graphics and basic CD-ROM capabilities. Play around a bit to see if the
basic system appears to be working correctly. Launch a couple of =
programs
and close them....wiggle the mouse around... click here and there... =
etc.
If you have some empty space on your hard drive make a new folder and =
try
copying files to the empty space and then delete them. If that works =
OK,
try to perform the same copy that you tried to make to the CD.. except =
copy
to the new folder since the burner driver is not loaded. You can then
delete the copied files and the new folder.
If all that works as "normal" as you think it should, we have made a LOT =
of
progress. Reboot to normal. Drop us a note and let us know the results.
Then turn off the computer and go enjoy another bubble bath while you =
await
our replies.
Don
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From: "betty" <nextcent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "PCTechTalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 7:37 AM
Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Firefox Revisited
> Troth, I've had one nightmare of a morning. I did a System Restore to =
try
> to get rid of the Roxio CD problem. Would you believe it hung up at
> the Windows is Shutting Down screen?
> After 15 minutes, it finally occured to me to unplug the 'puter, which
> while I was pulling my hair out, finally did boot up! I then tried =
running
> the scan you suggested, and it won't! I also cannot eject that CD, and =
I'm
> afraid to fool with it, afraid I'll have the same problem.
>
> I'm so frustrated! I'm rellieved of course that most of my computer is
> working, but I feel as though I'm walking on eggs; so afraid I'll do
> something that will bring all those horrors back.
>
> You've been wonderful, Troth, spending so much time trying to guide me
> through various things. I appreciate it so very much. If you have any
> other
> ideas for me, and the time, I would appreciate it even more, and will =
send
> you lots of hugs and kisses!
>
> Betty
>
>
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