Heh.

[apocalypsos]

So I've spent most of the day trying to get my laptop to work again.

What I've learned:

-- it's riddled with viruses
-- the USB ports don't work
-- the CD drive doesn't work
-- it won't connect to the internet

I guess I'm officially stuck on the netbook until I can get a new desktop or laptop. Eh, whatever.

Comments

[apetslife.livejournal.com]

The viruses are probably causing your other problems. Do you have an OS disk or a recovery partition? You could reformat the hard drive and reinstall the OS, it only takes about half an hour, but you'd lose all your data. Still, better than a total laptop loss!

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah, I figure the viruses are my main problem, but I tried reformatting the drive and it still won't recognize it, and I don't have the disk anyway. There's not really anything left on it to worry about losing -- unless you count the first season of Leverage, but I want to get that on DVD anyway -- because I've saved all the files I wanted to save on my netbook. I mean, I really haven't done anything with it since Christmas, so it's like I already lost a laptop anyway.

[apetslife.livejournal.com]

Aw man, bummer. I hate it when the virii are that bad. :( That SUCKS. At least you got everything off of it, though, and at least you have the netbook! But still, I'm sorry, that really sucks.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

On the bright side, now I get to take it apart and poke at the insides. You know, before I drop it out the back window of my apartment to see it smash. :D

(Yes, I'm clearly a five-year-old.)

[apetslife.livejournal.com]

HEEE! I did that with my old desktop computer once and it was SO SATISFYING (I didn't drop it out the window, just smashed it up).

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

Can you get it to boot from a CD?

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's the drive that doesn't work. That, and the USB ports. And it won't connect to the internet. There's pretty much no way to get anything on the laptop right now.

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

Ugh. If you could get it to boot from CD, you can pick up a copy of Linux Format at most Borders or Barnes & Nobles. Boot off the Linux CD that comes with the magazine, and you can either install Linux or just reformat the blasted thing.

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

You are not alone.

My boy is currently performing warranty-voiding surgery on his laptop because one of the cats spilled a warranty-voiding lemonade all. over. it.