Sunday, July 17, 2011

Computer Issues

My next post may be slow in coming as I reinstall everything on my computer. This past Thursday while I was on the Internet I was infected with a virus. The only practical solution in my case was to reformat my hard drive and completely start over. It is a learning experience as I reinstalled Windows, various drivers, and programs and as I continue in that process. I plan to take breaks to visit other peoples' blogs from time to time. But it may be a couple weeks before I get into full swing again.
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11 comments:

  1. KirstenJuly 17, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    ugh. heard about your woes when hubby came home the other night. hope the reinstall goes smoothly!

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  2. Horst in EdmontonJuly 17, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    Been there, done that, have fun.

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  3. Ginnie HartJuly 18, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    Oh, you poor thing! UGH! Hang in there, Tim, and come back 'bigger and better' than ever. :)

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  4. mariJuly 18, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    Удачи!

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  5. photowannabeJuly 18, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    That's a real bummer. Hope everything is up and running post haste.

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  6. JeffJuly 19, 2011 at 4:50 AM

    I recently had to do a reinstall (while on the road) it wasn't fun. Good luck!

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  7. UnknownJuly 19, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    Thanks everybody for your empathy and encouragement. It's also good to know that I'm not alone in this experience though I wish it on no one.

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  8. UnknownJuly 19, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    I might also add that I had googled for information on "yellowjacket sting" and got stung. I believe the virus came from a web site listed on that google search result. A friend of my wife had gotten a yellowjacket bee sting and we both googled that and we both got stung on our computers by a virus.

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  9. Sue AnneJuly 20, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    Reformatting a hard drive is not fun. Been there but also having a hard drive go bad is worse. Now on Windows 7 is nicer. Maybe the sting is coincidence with the virus that hit you or maybe not. Hope it all goes well in back to normal.

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  10. CergieAugust 5, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Computer is the best and the worst thing !

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  11. Emery RothAugust 7, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    Sorry to hear about your virus. It seems computers take as much time as they save. Glad to see you've posted agains since.

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