My PC is crap!!

Elwood · August 22, 2002

I'm having some PC problems, luckily we have Becky's laptop as a backup, so I can still get on here and rant about it.

MS Word has been messed up for months, and I haven't been able to fix it. After having a friend try to fix it again last night, it is really screwed up. It no longer can find Windows. I no a guy back home who said he would fix it this weekend, so I have to unhook it and take it home tomorrow. I think we'vedecided to just crash it and start all over. That seems to be the best route at this point.

Hopefully I'll have it back up and running soon, this laptop is SLOW on this site.

Dihappy · August 22, 2002

Maybe you have the KLEZ

lauriet1 · August 22, 2002

Klez is possible, but the symptons sound more like The SirCam Worm to me. Are you running an AntiVirus Program Elwood?

Greg · August 23, 2002

It may just be time to re-install from scratch. We just got a new Dell 4500 with 512MB. It screams.

watz · August 23, 2002

BUYYYY GATEWAY!!!!

Watz needs the money

I would zero the drive, fdisk, format reload alll better no more virus (if incase their was) and no more worries until you start browsing those porn sites again lol j/k

If you want a Gateway let me know I have a few friends in sales

MarkD · August 23, 2002

Gateway messed up many years ago.

When they first came out, they were a high quality item. Then the started selling a lot and the cutbacks began.

I have heard that the newest ones are good, but I am still not willing to give them a chance myself. As a network admin, I either build it or buy Dell.

Doesn't sound like you need a new one though. If it is more than a couple years old, buy a new hard drive. You will be amazed at the improvement in computer speed. I can get an 80 Gig IBM for less than $100. I've done this on quite a few P@ 166 & 266.

Also, go into your c:\windows\temp file and delete everything and reboot. If you are having trouble with Word, uninstall it first, then delete temp contents, reboot, then reinstall with typical options. MS products usually are more stable if you do a typical install and then install options later.

MountaineerTom · August 23, 2002

I think his computer is a Gateway.

MarkD · August 23, 2002

I think his computer is a Gateway.

REPLACE IT!!!!

J/K

watz · August 23, 2002

Your not the only net admin. this one works for Gateway. Your right Gateway went through a few "cutbacks" not to long ago but I garuntee you things here changed back. The original owner is back and the focus is back on the customer.

I have 14 Gateway's at my house (ranging from a 200 Destination PC to a 1.8 g with 19 flat screen) alone and have yet to have any real hardware issues (lost a few modems way back but that had a lot to do with lightning.

Buy Dell all you want some people just like be second best....

"Dude your getting a Dell"... #### no! I would rather trust a talking cow.

lauriet1 · August 23, 2002

I agree with watz - Wipe and Reload. My husbands laptop got the SirCam32 virus and it hasn't been the same since. It's an old IBM Thinkpad piece of crap, not even worth rebuilding it. I did a reformat/reload on it once. Never again. I just hate that freakin' machine. We shopped on half.com and got a really nice Dell Inspiron 5000E laptop for a very reasonable price.

MarkD's solution is a good one too! Hardware's cheap nowdays but, like he said, it depends on how old your machine is and also how upgradeable it is as well. Good luck Elwood!

Elwood · August 23, 2002

It is a Gateway. I doubt I'll own another one, but you never know. I figure next time, i'll just get one that isn't a big name from one of these companies my computer friends go through, and just put what I want on it.

Tonight or tomorrow, we start cleaning it up. I'mjust going to start over from scratch.

MarkD · August 23, 2002

What OS are you going with Elwood?

MarkD · August 23, 2002

Your not the only net admin.

Buy Dell all you want some people just like be second best....
"Dude your getting a Dell"... #### no! I would rather trust a talking cow.

DUDE! Didn't mean to offend!!!

When they first came out, they were a high quality item. Then the started selling a lot and the cutbacks began.

I have heard that the newest ones are good, but I am still not willing to give them a chance myself.

Again, I have heard the new ones are good, but the company has bitten me too hard to go back. ( I have 12 at work that are 3-7 years old). I have 21 Dell workstations at work without a problem. I have 3 Dell laptops at work (I have had to replace the modem in one twice (at no cost). I feel sure it has a pebcak problem.

I have 14 Gateway's at my house (ranging from a 200 Destination PC to a 1.8 g with 19 flat screen) alone and have yet to have any real hardware issues (lost a few modems way back but that had a lot to do with lightning.

I only have 4 workstations, 1 server, and 1 laptop in my house. All of them are MDC brand (Mark D computers) except for the old IBM laptop that I use for Autotap.