Three Great Guys

[BevW]

I just wanted EVERYONE here to know what wonderful guys we have here. ukwdwnut, Keith, JacksDad are truly fantastic. They helped me with my computer problem..and believe me, it was a PROBLEM!! :tantrum: :hissy: :wall:

I was about to :demonstra Dell because of the help I wasn't getting from them.

We started around 2 central time and we finally finished at 6:30 cental time. I know Keith and Mike were tired, and I was so worried about JD!! I didn't want him to stress out about my computer problem! But they all stuck it out! And they got my computer running again.

So guys!!! This is for you!


[Thank you all so much!

[JacksDad]

Sshhhhh!

Don't tell! Now everyone will want personalised WDWUOG Tech Support! :wink:

[JuniorMickey]

So what was the problem gentlemen?

[JacksDad]

It was broken. :D

[JuniorMickey]

Gotcha :D Kind of like the Dolphins huh? JM scurries for her life

[JacksDad]

Oooh. I expected a better slap than that!

I already told you that stuff doesn't bother me. What's done is done.
And they were done before they even started! :D

It seems the SP1 update didn't take all the way. That caused the SP2 update to crash the 'puter.

Concur gentlemen?

[OKWTink]

After last night's Yankees game, I'd not be picking on the Dolphins, eh? :wink: :lol:

Good work men! Can't have our BevW out of commission! :nono:

[JacksDad]

It's not over yet.

Keith and Mike get the day shift. :wink:

[JuniorMickey]

Football and Baseball are different sports. I said nothing about the Yankees-Red Sox. The Patriots on the other hand won again today and are 5-0. They have won 20 straight games (17 straight regular season games). the Dolphins are 0-6 and lost to the other winless team today

[OKWTink]

Of course they are different sports! :D Otherwise, what would the fun be? Just pointing out that one person's win, can translate into another person's loss when the games are switched.

Not a huge issue at any rate.

[JuniorMickey]

I'm not even bringing up the mess that is known as the ALCS. At least my Patriots know how to win :D

[BevW]

I HAVE OUTLOOK AGAIN!!! Wooohoooo....

I didn't loose stuff from when I re installed either. I found all my pictures, and downloads, and all sorts of stuff....some of it didn't work, like the Mickey countdown timer for my desktop, but hey, I can find that thread again...can't I?

I'm even getting my internet connection back to working order. THAT was the scary part.

Blue Screen of Death..I hope no one ever gets that. :thumbs:

[BevW]

Oh, guys, I'm back on the desktop...giving the laptop a break. It says THANK YOU!

[JacksDad]

Don't forget to call Bill Gates ;)

[miraclemoments]

Good to hear you're up and running once again Bev!! These guys *are* great! They've helped me out more than a couple of times myself!! :D

[Tinker]

Yeah , they are pretty cool ! I think we'll keep them around ! :lol: :wink:


:lol: Tink , I was thinking it , but kept my fingers from typing this time around . JM what happened ? Seriously , that was a runaway sad game for the Sox and their fans . I know that Curt Shilling (is it ? ) pitcher is out , but this just goes to prove that if these teams ( any team ) would play their bench warmers alittle more , they just might have alittle experience . Although , I'm happy that my Yanks are going to the World Series , I don't feel the need to gloat . You guys get let down every year . :hug:

[tajainaz]

Haven't had any problems with my Dell desktop yet, but it's good to know who to call in an emergency! Thanks for getting Sister Orangeblossom back up and running!

Hmmmmm... Do I see the inkling of a UOG spinoff...??? ;)

[Whitequeen]

Well, that answered my question in your previous thread. :D
I really pleased you got it sorted guys.

If you've got 3 weeks there's loads of stuff I probably need to fix.! :oops:

[lisaw]

Well done to the 3 mouseketeers :D

If you ever branch out into general DIY let me know won't you :wink:

[uscwest]

I haven't even downloaded all of the MS fixes yet. Not looking forward to it after all the problems I am reading about. Really need to get my system backed up pronto. What is the easiest way to do that?

[Tinker]

Three Mouseketeers :lol: I love it !!!

I know this really had nothing to do with this thread but , looks like I started pulling the wagon before the horse . :lol: Sox made a comeback last night . I fell asleep during the 12th inning . So, I didn't know who won till this morning . Job, well done last night , Sox fans !!!

[BevW]

Do you all have any idea how hard it is to get in contact with ANYone from microsoft?
I tried to email them a request, but you know what they wanted!!! The Product Code! I almost fell off my chair laughing. I could just spit bullets.

I'm still looking for a phone number, but I think it's unlisted! :lol:

[ukwdwnut]

bev i am only too glad to help you out, although it was midnight before i left you, as denise wanted to get to sleep(i would have stayed honest), i as i kept her awake with all the tapping on the keyboard :lol:, also a big thanks with the help from keith and jd, THE THREE AMIGO's :sman: :sman: :sman:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[ukwdwnut]

It seems the SP1 update didn't take all the way. That caused the SP2 update to crash the 'puter.h. I expected a better slap than that!

Concur gentlemen?

seems that way JD, thanks for the help :D

[ukwdwnut]

Well done to the 3 mouseketeers :D

If you ever branch out into general DIY let me know won't you :wink:

im also a carpenter by trade lisa :)

[ukwdwnut]

Really need to get my system backed up pronto. What is the easiest way to do that?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :lol:

what the prob uscwest :D

[ukwdwnut]

bev if you have a ms number phone that and tell them the problem and ask them to put you thru to the appropriate department, hopefully :D

[BevW]

You know...not long after you left...we got the puter almost all fixed! I'm serious! You left and I got connected to the internet! JD was going "How the heck did you do that!" And I said...ummmmm...clicking icons and opening stuff. That's how I do things here...scary huh?

I did notice that I've lost all my info that I saved on my outlook....waaaaah. I normally backup my emails, but I totally forgot this time. Oh well, it's ok. So totally worth loosing that info just to have my desktop back.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

[BevW]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :lol:

what the prob uscwest :D


uMMMM Mike, that's how yesterday started, remember? :rotfl:

I was so wrong! we started at 1:30 my time...and ended 6:30 my time.
Gads, I like computers, but I don't want to spend my weekend on it!

[ukwdwnut]

You know...not long after you left...we got the puter almost all fixed! I'm serious! You left and I got connected to the internet! JD was going "How the heck did you do that!" And I said...ummmmm...clicking icons and opening stuff. That's how I do things here...scary huh?

I did notice that I've lost all my info that I saved on my outlook....waaaaah. I normally backup my emails, but I totally forgot this time. Oh well, it's ok. So totally worth loosing that info just to have my desktop back.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!


i was still there when you got on the net :rolleyes: :D

with outlook bev you need to backup you outlook.pst file, i'll let you know later how to find it, cos its normally hidden in XP

[ukwdwnut]

uMMMM Mike, that's how yesterday started, remember? :rotfl:

I was so wrong! we started at 1:30 my time...and ended 6:30 my time.
Gads, I like computers, but I don't want to spend my weekend on it!

dont b****y remind me :lol:, you know i woke up this morning and i thought i had this horrible dream :wink:

[BevW]

i was still there when you got on the net :rolleyes: :D

with outlook bev you need to backup you outlook.pst file, i'll let you know later how to find it, cos its normally hidden in XP

As long as it's hidden and still there....let me know when you're ready, email me....I'm not in a hurry. I"m just having fun again! Thank you thank you thank you!

[ukwdwnut]

will do :D

[JuniorMickey]

Gee when I buy an external hard drive and then reformat my HD on my laptop, I know who to go to :thumbs:

[BevW]

Ummmm Mike...will it have saved my addresses also? My address book seems to be blank.....like no mans' land...empty...:lol:

[uscwest]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :lol:

what the prob uscwest :DWhen I went to Microsoft to download the new SP they said I should back my system up first. I'm not really a PC person so I haven't gotten the back up done and am not even sure of the easiest way to do it.

[OKWTink]

I wonder if it was something in the air this weekend? I lost every scrap of data on my PDA. :( Years of contacts and professional numbers, addresses, names...etc. Still haven't worked out what went wrong. :( But I do have what amounts to a new PDA. :rolleyes:

[JuniorMickey]

Do you not have that information on your computer Tink from when you sync it? If you sync it, all your information should reappear

[ukwdwnut]

if you format your hdd you must backup all data inc outlook pst files if you use outlook, different file if you use outlook express, you can find them in the outlook express folder cant remember at the mo

[ukwdwnut]

When I went to Microsoft to download the new SP they said I should back my system up first. I'm not really a PC person so I haven't gotten the back up done and am not even sure of the easiest way to do it.

you only need to back-up your personal files that you have created, also if you use outlook then you need to back-up the outlook.pst file all to a cd if you have a cdrw, or another partition on your hard drive if you have sat c d. e being you cdrom/cdrw etc, let me know if you need to know anything else :D

[ukwdwnut]

Ummmm Mike...will it have saved my addresses also? My address book seems to be blank.....like no mans' land...empty...:lol:


seeing as you never formatted bev it might still be there, see you in the chat room later :lol:

[OKWTink]

Nope, never did a hot sync with it. Didn't have the computer set up to do so previously, and never got around to it with this new system. :sigh: Oh well, I didn't need all that info anyway, did I? :unsure:

[ukwdwnut]

too late now tink :oops: :blush:

[BevW]

seeing as you never formatted bev it might still be there, see you in the chat room later :lol:


:lol: Nope didn't format...it was never brought up. But I did find a bunch of stuff that I just KNEW was going to be lost...but it wasn't. All my pictures and icons and stuff. Wierd...totally wierd. Does this mean I have XP on my computer twice? :shrug:

[JuniorMickey]

Nope, never did a hot sync with it. Didn't have the computer set up to do so previously, and never got around to it with this new system. :sigh: Oh well, I didn't need all that info anyway, did I? :unsure:
oh boy.... um, i have no other advice

[ukwdwnut]

what was the name of the folder where it was installed was it newxp or something? if so might have it on twice, if i remember correctly it didnt ask you to format or fdisk the partitions which it should have done :shrug: never mindits just using xtra disc space that all, my windows folder is 2.32gb in size, see if you have a windows folder aswell as the folder where its been installed :)

[ukwdwnut]

oh boy.... um, i have no other advice

idont think there is anything else you can do tink its like the pda has been reset

[BevW]

I can only find one winxp2 folders. I thought since it said 2 it might have another one somewhere, but I can't find anything. I'll keep looking....I don't mind digging in the guts of a computer..they don't scare me....:lol:

[BevW]

Oh, remember, we tried to delete the c ntf something something and it wouldn't let me delete because we saved the install of windows xp there.

[Sungal]

Aah well done fellas :clap: :clap: Mr Gates just called and said your check is in the post :wink:

[BevW]

:lmao: I wish....I believe it was microsofts fault....those pesky updates.

[ukwdwnut]

is there a windows folder bev? if there is the same files should be in that and your winxp2 folder

[BevW]

Let me go look...brb.

[BevW]

I have a windows folder, but that has a gazillion more icons in it than the winxp2 folder does. It's totally different.

[ukwdwnut]

mmm thats weird it should have near on the same :confused: oh well as long as it works, i would have like for you to wipe the entire hard drive but..........perhaps if you brought it round to my house i could fix it good and proper for ya :lol:

[JacksDad]

Bill's number is (425) 635-3311

When you get that product code we WILL wipe that hard drive. :D

[BevW]

You're so not going to believe this JD....that Product code that I couldn't find and you guys kidded me about....I found it....it's on the side of the tower! At the very bottom in the back. Who's to know these things!

[BevW]

mmm thats weird it should have near on the same :confused: oh well as long as it works, i would have like for you to wipe the entire hard drive but..........perhaps if you brought it round to my house i could fix it good and proper for ya :lol:

Getting my plane and hotel ressie right now! :rotfl:

[ukwdwnut]

ya know i could have sworn i asked you that the other day, on cd case or the pc :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[ukwdwnut]

Getting my plane and hotel ressie right now! :rotfl:

am now booking new flights to wdw 8 days earlier :wink: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[BevW]

:lmao:

[BevW]

ya know i could have sworn i asked you that the other day, on cd case or the pc :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I did look on the front and back of the pc, but there wasn't anything there. When I called Dell about finding the note on the manual I asked why the heck did they take it off and put it on the computer! And she told me because so many people throw the manual away.

She don't know me very well...I still have manuals from things I don't own anymore! I told her I couldn't find the product code, and she told me where it was. Ok, my PC is in a cubby under the computer desk. It's dark down there and even with a flashlight I wouldn't have seen that code bar.
I had to pull that sucker out of the cubby area!

Phew! So, now everyone who owns a dell, you're xp software product code is on the pc!!!

[ukwdwnut]

they now put it there, to make it illegal to install that copy of XP on any other pc, but if you do, how will they know :confused:, so if anyone builds their on pc and buys a copy of XP stick the product id on a jewel case of the cd not on the pc :D

[ukwdwnut]

Phew! So, now everyone who owns a dell, you're xp software product code is on the pc!!!

and virtually/if not all branded pc's/laptops are the same these days :rolleyes: