I have learnt

NannyMon · Veteran Member

I have learnt

dave06 · Guru

oh dear mon, a story lurks behind that statement I wager, still, lovely little things to have around all the same

NannyMon · Veteran Member

dave06 wrote:

oh dear mon, a story lurks behind that statement I wager, still, lovely little things to have around all the same

Take mine Dave, your welcome to them, I am now a Newbie, lmao

dave06 · Guru

yes I see that you have managed to be "reborn", why couldnt you simply hit "system restore" on your putey, fixes a lot of my mistakes er umm hrrmph I mean the computers silly little mistakes that it often makes

drongo & wendy · Senior Member

so from what has been said its possable ummm just possable that its maybe not the puttas fault dammmmmm

NannyMon · Veteran Member

Well I do admit I don't know much about computers, I also admit to getting cranky with it and hitting every key in sight, no patience what-so-ever and I just love pulling the plug on it. Is it any wonder that is is not working properly, between the grandkids and me it did take a bashing. I also have a bad habit of not signing out of the forum. I forget, old age ya know. It is a lap top so I took it over the road and gave it to the computer guy to fix. I reckon he rubs his hands together in glee every time I walk into his shop.

NannyMon · Veteran Member

dave06 wrote:

yes I see that you have managed to be "reborn", why couldnt you simply hit "system restore" on your putey, fixes a lot of my mistakes er umm hrrmph I mean the computers silly little mistakes that it often makes

What's "system restore" !!

dave06 · Guru

are you running windows xp or vista as your operating system

NannyMon · Veteran Member

dave06 wrote:

are you running windows xp or vista as your operating system

Duh where do I find that !?

Ole Grizzly · Senior Member

Gosh!! I had an invite to work in the kitchen..do the washing..but heck...fixing the computer...Nah ! Leave that to the bloke who still have hair .
Besides..I'm going to get completely lost tomorrow and going to love it.

-- Edited by Ole Grizzly at 19:10, 2008-10-23

dave06 · Guru

as your original wall paper has it got a long rolling very green hill, if so that is xp, in that case you have no "system restore" how old is your puty and have you updated the operating system

NannyMon · Veteran Member

dave06 wrote:

as your original wall paper has it got a long rolling very green hill, if so that is xp, in that case you have no "system restore" how old is your puty and have you updated the operating system

No Dave I havent updated the operating system, how do I do that, I really dont know much about them, I just get on here and type and look in google and that is about it.

Ole Grizzly · Senior Member

Oh ! Heck Dave..good luck mate.

Nanny..please be gentle with Dave.

NannyMon · Veteran Member

Ole Grizzly wrote:

Gosh!! I had an invite to work in the kitchen..do the washing..but heck...fixing the computer...Nah ! Leave that to the bloke who still have hair .
Besides..I'm going to get completely lost tomorrow and going to love it.

-- Edited by Ole Grizzly at 19:10, 2008-10-23

Is that a "NO" Grizzie, I am disappointed.

dave06 · Guru

oooh!!! gawd!! wheres me bex!!! if everything is running ok then that is all that is needed

NannyMon · Veteran Member

Ole Grizzly wrote:

Oh ! Heck Dave..good luck mate.

Nanny..please be gentle with Dave.

No worries Grizzie, I dont want the dragon to come after me breathing fire.

Gary and Kerry · Guru

dave06 wrote:

as your original wall paper has it got a long rolling very green hill, if so that is xp, in that case you have no "system restore" how old is your puty and have you updated the operating system

Dave ,Xp does have system restore. You get to it by clicking on the start button bottom left hand corner then, programs,accessories,system tools,system restore.

Nannymon,
once you have your computer up running fine it is a good idea to regularly go and set a restore point. That way if your system crashes just go back into restore and choose the last restore point.
Hope this helps

Wombat 280 · Guru

Don't you put the kero in the back and light it up an hour before coming on line .

When I first kicked off with computers it was a DOS operating system and after all these years I'm still only just comfortable finding the on button. Every time you think you have it down pat Bill Gates changes the bloody system to some other must purchase package that will do it faster than light speed , why I ask does it need to travel faster than light, my eyes won't focus that fast and my grey matter can't process the info on screen that fast either .

As for kids I love kids but couldn't eat a full one

-- Edited by Wombat 280 at 21:01, 2008-10-23

dave06 · Guru

well there you go, information from a far more knowledgeble person than I, my knowledge goes as far as firing it up, cursing it when it fails and switching it off when I get the grits with it, if your system does silly things again mon follow the above instructions from gary

NannyMon · Veteran Member

Thanks everyone

Cupie · Guru

NannyMon ...

You might find that a copy of 'Windows XP for Dummies' is a good investment.

When I retired about 10 yrs ago I suddenly had a problem in that when I had a computer glitch, I could no longer put my head out of the office door & holler for an expert.

Once I got an up to date (rather outdated now) PC, my first purchase was XP for Dummies. It is well used and well loved and comes immediately when I have a call for it.

cheers .. Graham.

ps .. The book says 'When your system's ailing, System Restore provides a magical way to go back in time to when your computer was feeling better. System Restore works by taking a daily snapshot of your computers settings as well as an automatic snapshot before you install a new computer part ... etc etc''. It goes on to tell you how to set up and name a restore point yourself.

As suggested in a previous post, you should get in to the habit of doing it regularly ... I do it as part of my monthly 'clean up' routine (should be more often).
Got to go now .. Off to the Sunshine coast for a few days!!!

dave06 · Guru

well explained, graham well done, good advice, and mate I'm jealous sunshine coast would be maaaaaarrrrvelous just now, enjoy the trip

twobob · Guru

Windows by Microsoft, according to Twobob

To know what version you use, it will normally come up at startup. You also can go to "control panel", and select the "help" button, then "about windows", and it will also tell you the version and the service pack (update) you are at.

Also, on startup, for a failed system start, hit f8, as it try's to start, and it should give you a selection for "start at the last known good configuration". AND, "start in safe mode". In safe mode you can do very little, but possible find what had caused the problem (it does not load drivers)

On a continous "blue screen", take the hint and drink beer until nothing bothers you anymore.