Help! My spice computer needs windows reinstalled...

[John Devereux]

Good idea, but uninstall *never* removes everything; there may be
files and folders left on the HD, and ther definitely will be registry
entries littering about.

I think if you poke around in acrobat there is an option to open pdf
files *outside* of the browser, rather than inside the browser window.

This used to fix the problem for me.

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Good idea, but uninstall *never* removes everything; there may be
files and folders left on the HD, and ther definitely will be registry
entries littering about.

Not if you know what you are doing.

--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Yes; boot with the CD as if you were going to do an install.
Then after the "Welcome to Setup", press enter for the "To set up
Windows XP now,press ENTER".
Press F8 to agree.
..."use the UP and Dpown ARROW keys to select an installation"
"To repair the selected Windows XP installation, press R"
----> Press R and everything from that point forward will act exactly
like a fresh installation, including the stupid "If floppy disk in drive
A, remove it" which *really* means "remove CD", as well as re-entering
the key serial number.
All programs will be intact, the desktop will be intact; i cannot say
for OutRook as it is a POS that should *NEVER* be used unless someone
pays you at least a million dollars tax free! (Ditto for
InsipidExasperator).
I suspect that crap will also be there, because data on the hard
drive is not altered by this repair procedure.

Why do you even have a computer if EVERY program gives you fits?


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[YD]

Late at night, by candle light, [email protected] (Michael
Black) penned this immortal opus:

Over a decade ago, sci.electronics was split up into the multiple newsgroups
you see today because traffic got too heavy, at least according to some.

Now sci.electronic.design is full of off-topic junk like yours, all claiming
some legitimacy for posting here, when it's really laziness in finding
the right newsgroup.

So now we have sci.electronic design that is relatively high traffic like
sci.electronics circa 1995, yet most of it is irrelevant because it's all
off topic.

YOu've just added to the clutter with your post because you are too lazyto
find a computer-related newsgroup to ask your question.

It's no different from the weather related posts, or the people asking
questions that belong somewhere else in the sci.electronics.* hierarchy.
They all add up to clutter.

Michael

At a minimum a sci.electronics.pissing_contests is needed.

- YD.