computer problem - Page 18

lumberjim · 03-03-2010, 09:11 PM

no such animal, unfortunately.

mbpark · 03-03-2010, 09:14 PM

Plug the drive in and reboot. That should work.

If not, Start >System>HWPnP>"Force Install USB" should.

lumberjim · 03-03-2010, 09:26 PM

tried the start>sys> etc option first....

there was 'install USB devices' and Force install devices'

I tried both.... still no good.... rebooting with the drive hooked up now....

...although last time I did that it hung start up....

nothing is easy

lumberjim · 03-03-2010, 09:36 PM

goodgodalmighty, restarting it worked.

please to pm me your address so I can mail you some of jinx's oatmeal cookies.

kthx

lookout123 · 03-03-2010, 10:32 PM

I posted in this thread, don't i deserve some cookies?

lumberjim · 03-03-2010, 10:41 PM

ok, so now how do i get to the restore menu again?

i keep getting this now.

jinx · 03-03-2010, 10:46 PM

Send your address, I'll make a double batch.
Srsly

lumberjim · 03-03-2010, 11:05 PM

am i sure i want to do a restore?

do i do restore C

or restore complete system?
I think I'll wait to hear the answer to that before I do anything hasty.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-03-2010, 11:56 PM

Cheer up Jim, if the car business goes south you can join the Geek Squad with your newfound knowledge.

mbpark · 03-04-2010, 07:47 AM

Restore the complete system. Then get a hold of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and install it before you install any other patches!

classicman · 03-04-2010, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

goodgodalmighty, restarting it worked.

Outstanding! Feel the power of the cellar! Woot!

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

please to pm me your address so I can mail you some of jinx's oatmeal cookies.

I posted a joke way back when - does that mean Icanhazoatmealcookies?

lumberjim · 03-04-2010, 08:05 AM

In between snoozes this morning, I had a dream that jinx was sending cookies to like 13 different people.

Pete Zicato · 03-04-2010, 08:57 AM

Congratulations guys. What a great example of the power of perseverance.

Pete Zicato · 03-04-2010, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbpark

Restore the complete system. Then get a hold of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and install it before you install any other patches!

I've got to differ with mb on this one. If you have everything you wanted off of the machine, I'd completely reformat the drive, do a clean re-install, and run extensive tests on the drive before I'd trust it with anything.

mbpark · 03-04-2010, 09:16 AM

Pete,

The Sony restore utility takes care of that for you from a different partition.

Sony doesn't give restore disks out. That 8GB partition is what he has to restore the system.

The tests we ran indicate that there's no apparent physical issue. CHKDSK would have crapped itself many times over had there been one.

If you want to run physical tests, go ahead.

03-03-2010, 09:11 PM	#256
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03-03-2010, 09:26 PM	#258
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	tried the start>sys> etc option first.... there was 'install USB devices' and Force install devices' I tried both.... still no good.... rebooting with the drive hooked up now.... ...although last time I did that it hung start up.... nothing is easy __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-03-2010, 09:36 PM	#259
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	goodgodalmighty, restarting it worked. please to pm me your address so I can mail you some of jinx's oatmeal cookies. kthx __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-03-2010, 10:32 PM	#260
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	I posted in this thread, don't i deserve some cookies? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-03-2010, 10:41 PM	#261
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	ok, so now how do i get to the restore menu again? i keep getting this now. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-03-2010, 09:14 PM	#257
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	Plug the drive in and reboot. That should work. If not, Start >System>HWPnP>"Force Install USB" should.

03-03-2010, 10:46 PM	#262
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Send your address, I'll make a double batch. Srsly __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

03-03-2010, 11:05 PM	#263
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	am i sure i want to do a restore? do i do restore C or restore complete system? I think I'll wait to hear the answer to that before I do anything hasty. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-03-2010, 11:56 PM	#264
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Cheer up Jim, if the car business goes south you can join the Geek Squad with your newfound knowledge. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-04-2010, 07:47 AM	#265
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	Restore the complete system. Then get a hold of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and install it before you install any other patches!

03-04-2010, 08:05 AM	#267
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	In between snoozes this morning, I had a dream that jinx was sending cookies to like 13 different people. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-04-2010, 08:57 AM	#268
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Congratulations guys. What a great example of the power of perseverance. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

03-04-2010, 09:16 AM	#270
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	Pete, The Sony restore utility takes care of that for you from a different partition. Sony doesn't give restore disks out. That 8GB partition is what he has to restore the system. The tests we ran indicate that there's no apparent physical issue. CHKDSK would have crapped itself many times over had there been one. If you want to run physical tests, go ahead.

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