I had an interesting call from a friend last week in a panic. She works in the accounting department at a large organization, and the computer that houses their GL wouldn't start. The kicker? It was stored on a laptop!! (we won't even get into their backup procedure, or lack thereof).
This was late at night so their IT staff had gone home (they had an early session of WoW back at their parent's house). The laptop wasn't in good shape. No bootup screen. No memory check. No chance to enter BIOS. Nothing. She told me that they had already taken the battery out and put it back in, but it wasn't responding. They missed one step.
I've seen this work in more than one situation...With the battery removed, hold down the power button for about 10-15 seconds. This drains any residual charges (I'm no electrical engineer) and seems to clear up alot of those startup issues. Hope this can help some other people in that situation.
(as for the folks who put a million dollar organization's GL on a laptop, and back it up to USB flash drives... they're beyond helping)
PS - sometimes it really is a battery, in which case go buy a new one :) Tigerdirect might carry some - try the search screen on the right. Or Mr. Battery carries a wide range as well.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Get your life back - remove freecell and solitaire!
Addictive personalities can really get addicted to anything these days - case in point: Solitaire, Freecell, and other freebie games included with Windows.
Why not free yourself from the little devil on your shoulder saying, "Just one more game...you know you'll find that ace of clubs this time." It's not worth hurting a marriage to see the grand finale of little cards bouncing across your screen coupled with the sound of chihuahua's squeezing out little poops.
Whether you're trying to kick the habit or you just want your spouse to concentrate more on you, these easy steps should do the trick:
*these are done in XP, but should be similar in Vista
1. Click "Start", then click "Search"
2. Click "All Files and Folders"
3. In the text box below "All or part of the file name:", type "sol.exe".
4. Right-click on all found files, and click "Delete"
5. Complete the same process for "spider.exe" (for spider solitaire) and "freecell.exe"
This will make these games inaccessible, but if you are a true addict you will restore them from the recycle bin, so delete them from there too and get your life back!!!
If you're still having problems kicking that digital-card habit click here for free advice on kicking any bad habit!
Why not free yourself from the little devil on your shoulder saying, "Just one more game...you know you'll find that ace of clubs this time." It's not worth hurting a marriage to see the grand finale of little cards bouncing across your screen coupled with the sound of chihuahua's squeezing out little poops.
Whether you're trying to kick the habit or you just want your spouse to concentrate more on you, these easy steps should do the trick:
*these are done in XP, but should be similar in Vista
1. Click "Start", then click "Search"
2. Click "All Files and Folders"
3. In the text box below "All or part of the file name:", type "sol.exe".
4. Right-click on all found files, and click "Delete"
5. Complete the same process for "spider.exe" (for spider solitaire) and "freecell.exe"
This will make these games inaccessible, but if you are a true addict you will restore them from the recycle bin, so delete them from there too and get your life back!!!
If you're still having problems kicking that digital-card habit click here for free advice on kicking any bad habit!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
