Ohgod...

I hope I haven't completely hosed myself. I appear to be doing a Windows install on my little netbook. I told it to leave the file system intact. We'll see what happens, I guess. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. I wonder if I should take a class so that I actually know what the hell I'm doing next time something like this happens (as it inevitably will, computers being what they are).

I really, really need something that will do automatic backups for me. You'd think I'd have learned my lesson by now.

I guess I'll find out in half an hour or so. Wish me luck.

I really don't need to be doing this while running on three hours of sleep, waiting for a guy to show up with the Hubby headers, and waiting to go to a doctor's appointment.

And now it's telling me my product key is invalid. Edit: That was a "B," not an "8." I hate my eyes.

I'm going to go kill something now. Maybe not yet.

Ohgod...

I hope I haven't completely hosed myself. I appear to be doing a Windows install on my little netbook. I told it to leave the file system intact. We'll see what happens, I guess. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. I wonder if I should take a class so that I actually know what the hell I'm doing next time something like this happens (as it inevitably will, computers being what they are).

I really, really need something that will do automatic backups for me. You'd think I'd have learned my lesson by now.

I guess I'll find out in half an hour or so. Wish me luck.

I really don't need to be doing this while running on three hours of sleep, waiting for a guy to show up with the Hubby headers, and waiting to go to a doctor's appointment.

And now it's telling me my product key is invalid. Edit: That was a "B," not an "8." I hate my eyes.

I'm going to go kill something now. Maybe not yet.

Weird...

Yeah, I don't even know. Paint Shop Pro is right there. Webshots (my screensaver) is there but none of the collections I had in it are in it (I have them, they're just not in the program). I have Firefox. So maybe I don't need to install all this stuff from scratch like I thought I might.

But I'm going to be all day straightening this out, I know I am.

Oh, and the guy who was supposed to be here at nine to drop off the headers and pick up his check? Isn't here--and I have to go, because I have a doctor's appointment, and with my computer being kaput, I couldn't print off the forms.

CRAPDOODLES.

Weird...

Yeah, I don't even know. Paint Shop Pro is right there. Webshots (my screensaver) is there but none of the collections I had in it are in it (I have them, they're just not in the program). I have Firefox. So maybe I don't need to install all this stuff from scratch like I thought I might.

But I'm going to be all day straightening this out, I know I am.

Oh, and the guy who was supposed to be here at nine to drop off the headers and pick up his check? Isn't here--and I have to go, because I have a doctor's appointment, and with my computer being kaput, I couldn't print off the forms.

CRAPDOODLES.

Okay...

I've got my screensaver working properly (I think). At least, I have new wallpaper that is not embarrassing and that doesn't suck, loaded from Webshots, so...yeah. That's a good.

I still have no internet connection, though, and the little icon in my taskbar that used to tell me if I had networks in range is missing. I have no idea how to get it back. When I go into my Program Files, my stuff is there, but it's not showing up when I click "Start--All Programs."

So much hate for this right now. So. Very. Much.

Okay, and that's weird. For my startup, I've got two different XP...things to select from. Apparently, I have the new one that I've been wrestling with today, and the old one with the corrupted registry. Which is still corrupted. Color me surprised, she deadpanned.

Okay...

I've got my screensaver working properly (I think). At least, I have new wallpaper that is not embarrassing and that doesn't suck, loaded from Webshots, so...yeah. That's a good.

I still have no internet connection, though, and the little icon in my taskbar that used to tell me if I had networks in range is missing. I have no idea how to get it back. When I go into my Program Files, my stuff is there, but it's not showing up when I click "Start--All Programs."

So much hate for this right now. So. Very. Much.

Okay, and that's weird. For my startup, I've got two different XP...things to select from. Apparently, I have the new one that I've been wrestling with today, and the old one with the corrupted registry. Which is still corrupted. Color me surprised, she deadpanned.

OH HAY.

Maybe I could get on the internet if I installed the driver for the wireless card. Which I am now in the process of yoinking off Averatec's website onto a thumb drive. And, perhaps, I should download all the drivers I need and put them on a handy CD so I'll have it when this happens again--as it inevitably will.

Sometimes I'm as dense as a neutron star, I swear.

Sorry for spamming your flist, guys. It will all be over soon, one way or the other. Either I'll get the thing working properly or I'll smash it against a wall.

EDIT: I HAZ INTERWEBS. Switching over NAOW.

OH HAY.

Maybe I could get on the internet if I installed the driver for the wireless card. Which I am now in the process of yoinking off Averatec's website onto a thumb drive. And, perhaps, I should download all the drivers I need and put them on a handy CD so I'll have it when this happens again--as it inevitably will.

Sometimes I'm as dense as a neutron star, I swear.

Sorry for spamming your flist, guys. It will all be over soon, one way or the other. Either I'll get the thing working properly or I'll smash it against a wall.

EDIT: I HAZ INTERWEBS. Switching over NAOW.