 OT: My New Computer, The Mother of all work-arounds |
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| redshift |
 Aug 31 2003, 06:01 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you!  Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869  |
I wait til long in the game to upgrade, so I just stepped up from PIII 1Ghz, to PIV 2.4, DDR... blah blah blah..
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) So, here's the fun part. I have been using a version of Win98SE I had done some major tweaking to over the last 4 years, and I install it directly from a partition, no CD... a backup floating around... I used it all over, if someone would lose their disk, and need drivers... BE RIGHT OVER! Haven't seen in in maybe 6 months. Yeah, CAB_44 was corrupted.. drive has a lil tick! So, there I was! Dancing around like a kid in line at the porta-pooper! WHERE IS THAT DISK! I looked for hours, I'd take a break, and try to trick the install not to need CAB_44, I couldn't find my list of files anywhere though! I tried 10 times, with, and without all options... I found a copy of someone's old non-SE Win98 Upgrade disk, it's not the same, but maybe I can make it happen.. I found an old backup!!!!!!!! HERE IT IS!! Uhoh.... disk is toast, reads about half-way... so.. I got to thinkin.. (12 hours later) 1. I pulled the files from the back-up I found to a drive on a computer I built from old parts (just to do that) 2. I used Nero to verify that disk.. 3. I replaced anything that wasn't working from the Non-SE disk. 4. I took all the CAB files, except CAB_44 from my modified version, and replaced the Non-SE versions. 5. I burned a disk. 6. I ran it. I am talking to you, ain't I? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/boldblue.gif) I need a tranquilizer. M |
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| URY914 |
Aug 31 2003, 06:20 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,520 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
Please seek professional help. I know it is the weekend but I'm sure there is some type help crisis number you can call.
If nothing else do it for your family. Paul (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) |
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| Qarl |
Aug 31 2003, 06:24 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None  |
GEEK!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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| redshift |
Aug 31 2003, 06:26 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
Pros are on vacation... best I can do is some guy with a cousin who had a panic attack once, and a father who drank alot.
What ya think? M |
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| URY914 |
Aug 31 2003, 06:37 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,520 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
Go for it.
Maybe he can talk you down. Paul |
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