...and then it died.

Thursday, January 6, 2005 by Apocalypse_67 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

For about a week or so I was having some problems with my system. It started with slow performance, and then it would freeze (to the point I had to reboot often)
Last Wednesday I lost use of some of my programs and it would shutdown by it self and I was having problems getting into windows again (I thought it was upset at me or something)
Looking at the uncommon behavior I started to backup all my files [just in case] and last night it went flat line. The main disk fried and died.
The burial services were held at my backyard and the sound of ‘taps’ was played for a brief period.
Anyhow, the good news (for me) is that I managed to save all the important files and I already ordered a new disk.
Bad news is that I gonna have to install everything again [..grrr, that’s gonna take days]
I’m currently using my other machine which is real slow and don’t have any of the programs I had on the main one (sucks)
So I find my self sharing this awful experience with you all as a reminder to make backups of your files because you never know.
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Reply #21 Sunday, January 9, 2005 8:39 PM
Having crushed and burned my HD's for 8 times in the past,trust me i do know what data loss is all about.I once lost my whole walls gallery totaling around 8000 walls,but i gained most of it back through data mining tools,now i only have the half of it around 4500 walls.I also lost my entire mp3 collection,that was a loss i still weep about,cause it's not everyday that you lose 7000 songs.Well now i learned the art of backing up,i do regular backups of important new files every three months and entire collection backup every year.The bad news is that i've stopped burning down my disks,basically the problem was electricity power being unstable.Now i got a UPS and all moves smoothly,both systems are good to go and fully working. Sorry for your loss,good thing you backed up when you saw the storm coming...Now about the re-installing see it as a patience exercise Breathe and calm (PS:Try and make a Master's DVD,a DVD where you can put all your programs installation files and install from there instead of all that CD in and out of the drive.I did it and it works indeed,it's a time-saver ).

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