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Laura ([personal profile] kyrielle) wrote2008-05-08 07:22 pm
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Yannow, this week is just being a bear.

For all sorts of reasons, including but not limited to:
1) My desktop computer is dead, for the moment. Dead C drive. Trying to decide whether to buy a new one, or to replace the drive and reinstall the OS. (I do not have a disc, but would have to buy it. They included a copy in a partition on the drive. I do not like that method, but everyone seems to do it. Ugh.) Leaning toward buying a new one. Assuming it isn't still under warranty which we're investigating now. And I really don't want Vista. But I really didn't want XP back when, and I got used to it and had good luck with it, so if I end up with Vista, hopefully the same experience will occur. *dubious*

2) The filling I got put in my front tooth Monday came out today. At least this time I probably shouldn't have to pay for it but this won't be fun. (They're not open tomorrow, and I noticed late tonight, so I'll sort this out Monday.)
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[personal profile] mdlbear 2008-05-09 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
Buy a new one. Lenovo, Dell, and Fujitsu all sell machines with XP installed. Vista is the best reason yet to switch to Linux.

Or put together a new machine from parts, and buy a copy of XP to install on it. It'll be more reliable, easier to upgrade, and you'll have the install disk for the next time something goes splat.

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