The Succeeder Stronghold

Oscuro_Sol · Post by **Oscuro_Sol** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:22 pm

I've got to go too, goodnight everyone!

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:22 pm

Goodnight Mag.

*looks on bright side* most of it works now.
I'm off to bed as well, so good night everyone else

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:24 pm

Goodnight Mag & Kitten.

@Fiona, who is the manufacturer, out of curiosity?
Oh, goodnight to you too.

Tchh. I may as well go in a minute too...

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:25 pm

Laptop is compaq
PC is packard bell
Router and usb effort and laptop thingamajig are all belkin

Is that what you mean?

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:30 pm

*nods*

So, I presume you contacted Belkin, then?

You have a Compaq laptop, a Packard Bell PC (which I think is now HP). Wow, I don't envy that, I can't stand either company. HP makes pronters that are too smart for their own good and both companies overchage their parts...

Well, I hope you can get it fixed and now I'll be going...

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:30 am

@ Rav. *shrugs* I knew nothing about it and I have what the purveyors of gibberish told me to get. I am a trusting soul

Tried your thing about windows components but it isn't there either. I do have about 10 things in the add and remove programmes bit all called " Windows XP Hotfix (SP) [see Q *different number each time* for more information. It doesn't let you do anything with them. Could that have anything to do with it?

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:35 am

I believe those hotfixes are simply the windows updates that you may have downloaded.

Fiona, what did you say about you losing your data... all may not be lost...

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:37 am

Hi DJ.

I tried to back everything up on to a cd before I put it back to the way it came out of the factory. But when I reloaded it the stuff didn't come back. It is probably in here somewhere. There is likely a gang hut inside the machine where they are partying with messenger, I think.

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:40 am

Evening Fiona.

That sucks. But for us, we have a had a couple of fights with our computers too... and accidently lost data.

There are a couple of programs out there, such as [url="http://www.pctools.com/file-recover/?ref=google_fr"]this[/url], which is designed to recover lost data. This could work (though sometimes the stuff recovered is corrupted, it can regain some stuff.

This isn't the exact tool I used last time, but there should be some info on the net, and if you wanted to, might be able to get it working...

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:43 am

Thanks DJ

I will probably try that later today or tomorrow. To be honest I am a bit sick of the whole thing just now. It has seemed to dominate my life for over a week :speech: .

How are you?

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:47 am

Yeah, that was my thoughts, it seems as if once you clear one problem, you're in another one.

Maybe the Amish were right...

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I'm alright, we lost cricket, so that's a bit of a bugger

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What about you, besides the plethora of computer problems.

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:51 am

[QUOTE=dj_venom]Yeah, that was my thoughts, it seems as if once you clear one problem, you're in another one.

Maybe the Amish were right...

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I'm alright, we lost cricket, so that's a bit of a bugger

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What about you, besides the plethora of computer problems.[/QUOTE]

I thought cricket always ended in a draw

I'm good apart from that. On call last night and today so I'm stuck at home. Shame really because once again the weather is gorgeous and this is not usual. I would really like to go and see if the geese are leaving early because they think it is spring or if they go by something else like day length. Maybe tomorrow, if it is still nice.

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:53 am

Test matches maybe... our club games, never.

Can you be on call on your mobile? Or is it specific you must be at home?

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:56 am

I could do it on the mobile, and sometimes I do. But we have two missing kids just now and it is likely I might have to go and get them when they are found. Not really worthwhile to get into something else till I hear that they are safe, or that they are needing collected.

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:03 am

Looks like you aren't the only one with computer problems, mine just flipped out for no reason. A quick reboot fixed it though

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Well I hope you get to see the geese tomorrow then.

Oh, that's not good. Missing as in ran away... or worse?

Scrap that, it's probably not my business.

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:07 am

No worries, DJ

I'm not that concerned. There are always missing kids at weekends. Usually not a big problem, more a pain in the proverbial. But we have to be sure, of course

It is evening where you are, I gather? Any plans, or is it too late. I have no idea about time zones, sorry

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:13 am

Oh, okay. Well as long as they get back that's alright.

Oh, fair enough then. Well it's reassuring to hear most get home.

It's 7:12 here, and I'm guessing it is about 9:12 there?

No plans tonight... I don't really go out that often at night and stuff... mainly because I'm a touch young...

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:19 am

[QUOTE=dj_venom]
It's 7:12 here, and I'm guessing it is about 9:12 there?

No plans tonight... I don't really go out that often at night and stuff... mainly because I'm a touch young...

[/QUOTE]

7:12 pm on Saturday? You are 10 hours ahead of us? I will try to remember that but it is a number so it is unlikely

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The crucial question is when can you drink in Australia? That seems to be when it all changes. Well it is in Scotland, though I realise we have a somewhat limited approach to social life

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:22 am

I find the easiest thing to do is double click the time at the bottom, and go to the timezones tab. There you can look at the cities and see where it would change.

Though being where you are, I just guessed it would be +-0.

It's 18... so that's another 3 years yet. Made worse by having a birthday in December.

And Australia is the same, drinking is a major part (perhaps too much, we have a large problem with youth binge drinking

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Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:36 am

I didn't know that about the times. Thanks again

Yes binge drinking is the normal pattern here. Not just for young people, either. They are just more visible. Causes good quality moral panic though, from time to time. Gives politicians something to get indignant about.