Frank McCoy <mccoyf@millcomm.com> wrote:
>"Fred E Brown" <fredebrown@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Frank McCoy" <mccoyf@millcomm.com> wrote in message
>>news:ec7pn79u27k6fjn2tcee7t6svdur3o5efi@4ax.com...
>>> "Fred E Brown" <fredebrown@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Uncle Sky" <Uncle_Sky@home.alone.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>news:20120404130653.175$vT@newsreader.com...
>>>>> "Fred E Brown" <fredebrown@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Just wondering.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nope. But Frank posts a lot in A/C.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Uncle Sky
>>>>
>>>>Haven't seen him there for a few days.
>>>>
>>> Busy fixing computers.
>>> When you're fixing a computer, adding stuff to it, rebuilding, or
>>> re-installing major software like Windows (a necessity when doing
>>> major overhauls and/or replacing motherboards) it get a bit difficult
>>> to keep up with the newsgroups or even email.
>>>
>>> But I try.
>>> I've been getting on and checking things every couple of days.
>>>
>>> Just did THREE major overhauls of various computers.
>>> Will be starting on a fourth in a few days. (I think.)
>>>
>>> Every time you do a major overhaul, it's not just re-installing
>>> Windows itself; but getting all of the minor *little* shit back to
>>> working properly.
>>>
>>> Also, when doing major upgrades, I usually like to add all the little
>>> tweaks and additions that I've found that makes life easier on a
>>> computer since the last rebuild. Sometimes that takes a few days of
>>> trying things and tiddling around before I remember, "Oh yeah! I need
>>> to install THIS software as well," or something I thought worked,
>>> didn't, and I need to re-install that too.
>>>
>>> It often takes as much as a week before things are stable again; but
>>> when doing several computers at once, like I have been, doing it on
>>> one reminds you that you should do it on the others as well.
>>>
>>> Then, on some things, I have to have the kid over to test out the game
>>> software (which I never run) to make sure THAT all works properly at
>>> the best possible level for the machine being rebuilt.
>>>
>>> It's all just time-consuming.
>>> <Pant, pant.>
>>>
>>
>>OK, I'll accept your excuse this time but don't let it happen again.
>>I was about to call Homeland Security and have them fly a drone
>>over your house to see if you were keeled over dead behind the
>>snow blower.
>>:-))
>>
Sorry about that ... Hit the wrong key.
;-{
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