my computer crashed

On Tuesday. It would not boot up, so I took it to a local computer shop.
It was either a virus or a hard disc failure.
I said I have a good anti-virus program, but the computer engineer laughed.
He said "well, you put your seat belt on when you are in your car but it
doesn't stop you having an accident and getting killed" Good point.

It looked a bit terminal, tbh, but luckily he got my computer up and running
this afternoon. Phew.

The registry was in his words "a bit knackered" and it is now sorted.
He did warn me about running on XP. I know it and I need a new computer.

On Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:21:19 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

On Tuesday. It would not boot up, so I took it to a local computer shop.
It was either a virus or a hard disc failure.
I said I have a good anti-virus program, but the computer engineer laughed.
He said "well, you put your seat belt on when you are in your car but it
doesn't stop you having an accident and getting killed" Good point.

It looked a bit terminal, tbh, but luckily he got my computer up and running
this afternoon. Phew.

The registry was in his words "a bit knackered" and it is now sorted.
He did warn me about running on XP. I know it and I need a new computer.



Maybe they wanted to sell you a new computer??





My fur babies:

http://lestark.webs.com/

"Larry Stark" wrote in message
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On Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:21:19 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

On Tuesday. It would not boot up, so I took it to a local computer shop.
It was either a virus or a hard disc failure.
I said I have a good anti-virus program, but the computer engineer
laughed.
He said "well, you put your seat belt on when you are in your car but it
doesn't stop you having an accident and getting killed" Good point.

It looked a bit terminal, tbh, but luckily he got my computer up and
running
this afternoon. Phew.

The registry was in his words "a bit knackered" and it is now sorted.
He did warn me about running on XP. I know it and I need a new computer.



Maybe they wanted to sell you a new computer??



absolutely not. they don't sell computers, they repair them







My fur babies:

http://lestark.webs.com/

On 10/10/2014 7:21 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
On Tuesday. It would not boot up, so I took it to a local computer shop.
It was either a virus or a hard disc failure.
I said I have a good anti-virus program, but the computer engineer laughed.
He said "well, you put your seat belt on when you are in your car but it
doesn't stop you having an accident and getting killed" Good point.

Hackers are constantly finding ways to get through A/V software. It's
very important to make sure you have installed the latest updates.

It looked a bit terminal, tbh, but luckily he got my computer up and running
this afternoon. Phew.

The registry was in his words "a bit knackered" and it is now sorted.
He did warn me about running on XP. I know it and I need a new computer.

The only problem I had with XP was some newer applications didn't run on
it. It was no big deal since I wasn't constantly installing new
software. The hardware in yours (not knowing how old it is) is probably
due for an upgrade.

Do you run backups? I have an external drive and back up the computer
once a week.

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 10/10/2014 7:21 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
On Tuesday. It would not boot up, so I took it to a local computer shop.
It was either a virus or a hard disc failure.
I said I have a good anti-virus program, but the computer engineer
laughed.
He said "well, you put your seat belt on when you are in your car but it
doesn't stop you having an accident and getting killed" Good point.

Hackers are constantly finding ways to get through A/V software. It's
very important to make sure you have installed the latest updates.

It looked a bit terminal, tbh, but luckily he got my computer up and
running
this afternoon. Phew.

The registry was in his words "a bit knackered" and it is now sorted.
He did warn me about running on XP. I know it and I need a new computer.

The only problem I had with XP was some newer applications didn't run on
it. It was no big deal since I wasn't constantly installing new software.
The hardware in yours (not knowing how old it is) is probably due for an
upgrade.

Microsoft no longer support XP (since April) so they don't update it. Which
means (so says the computer engineer) that very soon I won't be able to use
Facebook, e-bay, etc. I know it's true because if I want to view anything
on YouTube now, a pop box comes up saying "Your browser is out of date and
you won't be able to see this site soon" not exactly those words but the
message is clear.

Do you run backups? I have an external drive and back up the computer
once a week.

No, I don't. I don't know how to. I'm going to find out how somehow. I
nearly lost precious photos, all the email addresses of my friends...remind
me to write them all down and not trust a computer to store them.

Anyway I'm hoping to buy a new computer in the New Year.
I have to have someone to come in to sort my trees out, and it will be
megabucks.. The person who lived here before planted a lot of trees, not
realising that 30 years later they are taking over. I stopped counting my
trees at 40+
So for the moment, I have to spend money on trees. The ones that are
leaning will be taken out. The fruit trees will be pruned in the hope they
will become productive again. Most of the elder trees will be taken out,
but not all, as I use their berries to make wine.
It's supposed to be unlucky to kill an elder tree. I don't think I can be
more unlucky than I have been without killing an elder before, so I'll risk
it.


Jill

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 10/10/2014 7:21 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
On Tuesday. It would not boot up, so I took it to a local computer shop.
It was either a virus or a hard disc failure.
I said I have a good anti-virus program, but the computer engineer
laughed.
He said "well, you put your seat belt on when you are in your car but it
doesn't stop you having an accident and getting killed" Good point.

Hackers are constantly finding ways to get through A/V software. It's
very important to make sure you have installed the latest updates.

It looked a bit terminal, tbh, but luckily he got my computer up and
running
this afternoon. Phew.

The registry was in his words "a bit knackered" and it is now sorted.
He did warn me about running on XP. I know it and I need a new computer.

The only problem I had with XP was some newer applications didn't run on
it. It was no big deal since I wasn't constantly installing new software.
The hardware in yours (not knowing how old it is) is probably due for an
upgrade.

Microsoft no longer support XP (since April) so they don't update it. Which
means (so says the computer engineer) that very soon I won't be able to use
Facebook, e-bay, etc. I know it's true because if I want to view anything
on YouTube now, a pop box comes up saying "Your browser is out of date and
you won't be able to see this site soon" not exactly those words but the
message is clear.

Do you run backups? I have an external drive and back up the computer
once a week.

No, I don't. I don't know how to. I'm going to find out how somehow. I
nearly lost precious photos, all the email addresses of my friends...remind
me to write them all down and not trust a computer to store them.

~~~~~~~~~~
It's really important to keep backup files. I have emphasized this to
friends on many occasions, only to have some of them call me in a panic at a
later date because their computer had crashed! I tend to go to the extreme
in making multiple copies. I make a complete backup once a week. As a
believer in Murphy's Law, I alternate disks so that I always have a "more
recent" copy. I have "my life" on the computer, so I even keep one copy in
my safety box as the bank as insurance if something were to happen to the
house. I alternate that one every few months.

Here's what I consider the easiest way to do it. Buy an external hard disk
(preferably two). You could get one of the external disks that is always
connected to your computer, or you could get one of the small portable
disks. They are now small but will hold lots of data, and the price is much
less than in the past. Instead of doing a true "backup," I like to simply
copy all of my files to the backup disk. That way, you will not need to
worry about a "backup and restore" program. You can just copy the files
back onto your computer using the "copy and paste" method. As a matter of
fact, you can do this same thing to copy your files from your current
computer to a new computer.

I hope this works for you. Do it ASAP to avoid the pain of a hard disk
crash.

MaryL

"MaryL" wrote in message ...


It's really important to keep backup files. I have emphasized this to
friends on many occasions, only to have some of them call me in a panic at a
later date because their computer had crashed! I tend to go to the extreme
in making multiple copies. I make a complete backup once a week. As a
believer in Murphy's Law, I alternate disks so that I always have a "more
recent" copy. I have "my life" on the computer, so I even keep one copy in
my safety box as the bank as insurance if something were to happen to the
house. I alternate that one every few months.

Here's what I consider the easiest way to do it. Buy an external hard disk
(preferably two). You could get one of the external disks that is always
connected to your computer, or you could get one of the small portable
disks. They are now small but will hold lots of data, and the price is much
less than in the past. Instead of doing a true "backup," I like to simply
copy all of my files to the backup disk. That way, you will not need to
worry about a "backup and restore" program. You can just copy the files
back onto your computer using the "copy and paste" method. As a matter of
fact, you can do this same thing to copy your files from your current
computer to a new computer.

I hope this works for you. Do it ASAP to avoid the pain of a hard disk
crash.

MaryL

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One final point: I backup all files (data, photos, etc.), but I do not
actually backup *programs.* There are backup programs that will do that,
but I find it much important to make copies of my own files. I keep all the
original program files so I could reinstall them, if necessary, but the
irreplaceable information is in my own files. You mentioned photos, for
example, and you might have personal and financial data on your computer.

MaryL