September 28, 2006

  • wooh, I just had my first real concern with my laptop. I booted it up and a split-second blue screen error message pops up, which forces it to reboot. Then it happens again, reboot, repeat... At that point I was thinking, "it hasn't even been a year yet, please don't die on me." With all these reports about laptops catching on fire and what not, it's easy to believe that technology nowadays is very fragile, and my not being an exception. I intend my laptop to go at least five years before my needing a new one too, so it needing repairs is something I want to avoid.

    Now the first thing that comes to mind is that it could be a hardware problem in one of it's components. I know the first thing some people think is that it's possibly a virus or spyware or computer worm or something like that, but honestly though with the way I have my computer set up, I have not gotten any virus, spyware, or worms for a good couple of years now. Seriously. So it couldn't possibly be a software issue.... or could it? Data can get corrupted.

    In "safemode," I looked around the Windows XP functions and come across "system restore." Now, that could be the exact thing I need. I use to program, it does it's thing, and asks me to choose a past "good state." I chose one, rebooted again, and prayed for the best.  Everything starts up as normal, and as I'm typing this now, so far nothing bad has happened. Here's hoping it stays that way.