OT: Windows Disaster Time

[Pig Bladder]

On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:11:24 +0000, NunYa Bidness wrote:

"On cue" is a phrase used in acting.

"On cue" is ALSO a phrase used in billiards.

One means on time, and the other means on target, or at one's best.

Show me. Show me one example where "on cue" has been used in billiards,
pool, or snooker, for any reason whatsoever.

Otherwise, STFU and FOAD.
--
Flap!
The Pig Bladder from Uranus, still waiting for that
hot babe to ask what my favorite planet is. ;-j

 

[NunYa Bidness]

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 08:21:05 GMT, rex <notat@hotmail.invalid> Gave us:

On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:11:24 GMT, NunYa Bidness
nunyabidness@nunyabidness.org> wrote:

It does not
mean "on target" or "appropriate" and it does not relate, even
etymologically, to billiards.

You are mistaken. Were you ever even involved in the realm of
billiards, you would know this.

I think you are deluded.

I think you're a fucking jackass.

Give me a reference other than you and your
pool shooting buddies (dictionary or web with some credibility) for the
billiard reference to your meaning of "right on cue".

Fuck you.

The language is constantly evolving, particularly in slang, but it takes
a while before a phrase or definition is accepted as part of the
documented lexicon.

No shit. Well, dumbfuck, this one has been in use for decades.

For the majority of the english speaking world, I'm right.

You're a web search retard.

If you can
give me a decent reference (I looked) I'll accept that you are not
completely wrong. Otherwise you scratched.

You're an idiot. Your knowledge of billiards hovers near nil.

Chalk up, dude. Your stroke.

STFU jackoff, you're not even in your league.

The terms "in stroke" and "on cue" have been used longer than your
lame ass has been alive, and I don't have to reference a goddamned
thing for your lame ass. Not only did you not even have an
opportunity to scratch, but I broke, and ran out the rack without you
ever even getting an inning on the table. I am right on cue, and you
be lame. I can beat you without even touching the table.

 

[NunYa Bidness]

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:01:51 GMT, Pig Bladder
<pigbladder@neodruid.net> Gave us:

On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:11:24 +0000, NunYa Bidness wrote:
"On cue" is a phrase used in acting.

"On cue" is ALSO a phrase used in billiards.

One means on time, and the other means on target, or at one's best.

Show me. Show me one example where "on cue" has been used in billiards,
pool, or snooker, for any reason whatsoever.

I don't have to show your retarded fuck ass a goddamned thing,
asswipe.

Otherwise, STFU and FOAD.

You shut the fuck up, and YOU fuck off and die, you pig piss twit!

 

[Pooh Bear]

NunYa Bidness wrote:

I think you're a fucking jackass.

Fuck you.

No shit. Well, dumbfuck, this one has been in use for decades.

You're a web search retard.

You're an idiot. Your knowledge of billiards hovers near nil.

STFU jackoff, you're not even in your league.

Hmmmmm !

Graham

 

[Pooh Bear]

NunYa Bidness wrote:

I don't have to show your retarded fuck ass a goddamned thing, asswipe.

You shut the fuck up, and YOU fuck off and die, you pig piss twit!

Uhuh !

Case proven?

Graham

 

[Rich Grise]

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 22:17:11 +0000, NunYa Bidness wrote:

The terms "in stroke" and "on cue" have been used longer than your
lame ass has been alive, and I don't have to reference a goddamned
thing for your lame ass.

Oh, but you most certainly _do_ have to reference "a goddamned thing,"
because you are wrong.

And you're being a jerk about it.

Admittedly, it's a double-whammy: You're not only wrong, but being
adamant about being right - make that triple-whammy - when you're
challenged to provide _ONE_ reference other than your own fantasy,
you get abusive and use profanity.

You're wrong, you know it, and you're just jerking yourself off
trying to shout down people who _know_ you have absolutely no clue
what you're talking about.

Or, you could man up and provide _ONE_ reference that supports
your claim.

Just one, that's all it takes.

But there aren't any.

So, STFU and FOAD.

Cheers!
Rich

 

[Rich Grise]

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 22:18:54 +0000, NunYa Bidness wrote:

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:01:51 GMT, Pig Bladder
pigbladder@neodruid.net> Gave us:

On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:11:24 +0000, NunYa Bidness wrote:
"On cue" is a phrase used in acting.

"On cue" is ALSO a phrase used in billiards.

One means on time, and the other means on target, or at one's best.

Show me. Show me one example where "on cue" has been used in billiards,
pool, or snooker, for any reason whatsoever.

I don't have to show your retarded fuck ass a goddamned thing,
asswipe.

There's the proof. You're wrong, and being an insufferable jackass
about it.

Thanks for proving what we all already know, you clueless twit.

Cheers!
Rich

 

[Rich Grise]

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:48:28 +0100, Pooh Bear wrote:

NunYa Bidness wrote:

I don't have to show your retarded fuck ass a goddamned thing, asswipe.

You shut the fuck up, and YOU fuck off and die, you pig piss twit!

Uhuh !

Case proven?

Yuppers! ;-)

Cheers!
Rich

 

[Mike]

"Rich Grise" <richgrise@example.net> wrote in message
newsan.2005.07.29.00.22.49.959586@example.net...

Thanks for proving what we all already know, you clueless twit.

In the current context, I think you misspelled "cueless."

-- Mike --

 

[Rich Grise]

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:02:13 -0700, Mike wrote:

"Rich Grise" <richgrise@example.net> wrote in message
newsan.2005.07.29.00.22.49.959586@example.net...

Thanks for proving what we all already know, you clueless twit.

In the current context, I think you misspelled "cueless."

What? Did I miscue? ;-)

Cheers!
Rich

 

[judgejudy]

I have windows 98 (on an old Aptiva 400MHz) and it came bundled with
ConfigSave Autocheck. It creates copys of my registry every couple
weeks. Sometimes when I have serious problems like yours, I restore a
previous registry. and reboot. I think there is something similar
built into Win2k which does the same thing.

There is also the Settings - Control Panel - Display that you should
look at to see if it is just a setting that needs to be changed.

My gut feeling given your description is that you have got some sort
of back door type of virus. If you get it running again, update your
virus detector with the latest virus descriptions and run it again.




On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 14:45:37 -0700, Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

#I've got a blue screen issue...
#
#All of a sudden I acquired a "Search results" icon on my desktop.
#
#Where it came from I have no idea, sometimes my sloppy mouse
movements
#get things on the desktop that don't belong.
#
#I right-clicked in an attempt to delete it... no dice, no delete
#option.
#
#So, like a dummy, I drug it onto the toolbar, figuring it to be a
copy
#of Explorer.
#
#No dice.
#
#So I re-booted.
#
#So I get an error message, "Explorer (no surprise) has committed an
#illegal" something or other, then I get a blue screen.
#
#Turns out the machine still "talks", I'm running this message right
#now by loading Agent using Task Manager.
#
#OS is Win2K.
#
#Any ideas on how to fix?
#
#No smart-ass remarks about Linux, PLEASE ;-)
#
# ...Jim Thompson

 

[Jim Thompson]

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 17:18:31 GMT, judgejudy <judgejudy@shaw.com>
wrote:

I have windows 98 (on an old Aptiva 400MHz) and it came bundled with
ConfigSave Autocheck. It creates copys of my registry every couple
weeks. Sometimes when I have serious problems like yours, I restore a
previous registry. and reboot. I think there is something similar
built into Win2k which does the same thing.

There is also the Settings - Control Panel - Display that you should
look at to see if it is just a setting that needs to be changed.

My gut feeling given your description is that you have got some sort
of back door type of virus. If you get it running again, update your
virus detector with the latest virus descriptions and run it again.



control.exe doesn't work :-(

Does anyone know if Win2K has something that automatically does the
registry backup?

All I can find on boot-up is restore "Last", no other choices.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

 

[Rich Grise]

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:24:02 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 17:18:31 GMT, judgejudy <judgejudy@shaw.com
wrote:
I have windows 98 (on an old Aptiva 400MHz) and it came bundled with
ConfigSave Autocheck. It creates copys of my registry every couple
weeks. Sometimes when I have serious problems like yours, I restore a
previous registry. and reboot. I think there is something similar
built into Win2k which does the same thing.

There is also the Settings - Control Panel - Display that you should
look at to see if it is just a setting that needs to be changed.

My gut feeling given your description is that you have got some sort
of back door type of virus. If you get it running again, update your
virus detector with the latest virus descriptions and run it again.

control.exe doesn't work :-(

Does anyone know if Win2K has something that automatically does the
registry backup?

All I can find on boot-up is restore "Last", no other choices.

You have to overtly back up the registry. It's under Start-Programs-
Accessories-System Tools-Backup. When you get the "Backup [untitled]"
window, there's a button that says "Emergency Repair Disk". Click
_that_, and it will offer you a checkbox: "Also backup the registry
to the repair directory. This backup can be used to help recover your
system if the registry is damaged."

I'd suggest:
1. Unplug the box from the net.
2. Back up all of your data.
3. Format the drive. With Linux, you can go down to bare metal:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdaX
where 'X' is replaced by the partition number of your boot

drive. It takes more than a minute. Time for a cup-o Joe,
or some wine, or play with the grandkids. Whatever.
4. Install Windows.
5. Re-install all of those pesky applications.
6. Back up the registry.
7. Label and keep the "Emergency Repair" disk.
8. Plug back in, Boot F8, "Safe mode", but select "Safe Mode With
Networking"
9. Do "Windows Update".
10. Run all of these virus scans again:
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.claymania.com/windows2000-hardening.html
http://www.claymania.com/anti-virus.html
11. Re-create yourself as an ordinary user, log off as Administrator,
and log on as yourself.
12: Compute On!

(you might or might not want to run Windows Update before you
reinstall your apps - it's probably a matter of taste, but if
you're doing the registry, that's the part that knows which
stuff is already installed when you do a reinstall. I haven't
bothered, since I've copied all of my app CDs to a directory
on my main data drive. If you do this, mark them read-only.
(right-click, Properties, read-only, "Yes, mark this directory
and all of its files and subdirectories as read-only").)

You _do_ have separate partitions for your OS and your data,
haven't you?

Good Luck!
Rich

 

[Rich Grise]

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:24:02 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 17:18:31 GMT, judgejudy <judgejudy@shaw.com
wrote:

I have windows 98 (on an old Aptiva 400MHz) and it came bundled with
ConfigSave Autocheck. It creates copys of my registry every couple
weeks. Sometimes when I have serious problems like yours, I restore a
previous registry. and reboot. I think there is something similar
built into Win2k which does the same thing.

There is also the Settings - Control Panel - Display that you should
look at to see if it is just a setting that needs to be changed.

My gut feeling given your description is that you have got some sort
of back door type of virus. If you get it running again, update your
virus detector with the latest virus descriptions and run it again.



control.exe doesn't work :-(

Does anyone know if Win2K has something that automatically does the
registry backup?

All I can find on boot-up is restore "Last", no other choices.

Did I say, "Back up your Data?"

Good Luck!
Rich

 

[Spehro Pefhany]

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 19:43:48 GMT, the renowned Rich Grise
<richgrise@example.net> wrote:

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:24:02 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:
On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 17:18:31 GMT, judgejudy <judgejudy@shaw.com
wrote:
I have windows 98 (on an old Aptiva 400MHz) and it came bundled with
ConfigSave Autocheck. It creates copys of my registry every couple
weeks. Sometimes when I have serious problems like yours, I restore a
previous registry. and reboot. I think there is something similar
built into Win2k which does the same thing.

There is also the Settings - Control Panel - Display that you should
look at to see if it is just a setting that needs to be changed.

My gut feeling given your description is that you have got some sort
of back door type of virus. If you get it running again, update your
virus detector with the latest virus descriptions and run it again.

control.exe doesn't work :-(

Does anyone know if Win2K has something that automatically does the
registry backup?

All I can find on boot-up is restore "Last", no other choices.

You have to overtly back up the registry. It's under Start-Programs-
Accessories-System Tools-Backup. When you get the "Backup [untitled]"
window, there's a button that says "Emergency Repair Disk". Click
_that_, and it will offer you a checkbox: "Also backup the registry
to the repair directory. This backup can be used to help recover your
system if the registry is damaged."

I'd suggest:
1. Unplug the box from the net.
2. Back up all of your data.

Before going any further, if it was *my* machine, I'd do an install of
Windows right over the old one and see what happens. Worst case,
you've just wasted a bit of time. Best (and more likely case, IMHO),
everything comes back just the way you left it. I've never been a
"format and re-install everything" kind of guy, and I've been able to
salvage every time except once (and then I found out later that I
probably could have using some arcane commands-- wasn't worth a lot of
effort in that case anyway).

3. Format the drive. With Linux, you can go down to bare metal:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdaX
where 'X' is replaced by the partition number of your boot
drive. It takes more than a minute. Time for a cup-o Joe,
or some wine, or play with the grandkids. Whatever.
4. Install Windows.
5. Re-install all of those pesky applications.
6. Back up the registry.
7. Label and keep the "Emergency Repair" disk.
8. Plug back in, Boot F8, "Safe mode", but select "Safe Mode With
Networking"
9. Do "Windows Update".
10. Run all of these virus scans again:
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.claymania.com/windows2000-hardening.html
http://www.claymania.com/anti-virus.html
11. Re-create yourself as an ordinary user, log off as Administrator,
and log on as yourself.
12: Compute On!

(you might or might not want to run Windows Update before you
reinstall your apps - it's probably a matter of taste, but if
you're doing the registry, that's the part that knows which
stuff is already installed when you do a reinstall. I haven't
bothered, since I've copied all of my app CDs to a directory
on my main data drive. If you do this, mark them read-only.
(right-click, Properties, read-only, "Yes, mark this directory
and all of its files and subdirectories as read-only").)

You _do_ have separate partitions for your OS and your data,
haven't you?

Good Luck!
Rich

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

 

[Jim Thompson]

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 16:25:26 -0400, Spehro Pefhany
<speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:

[snip]

Before going any further, if it was *my* machine, I'd do an install of
Windows right over the old one and see what happens. Worst case,
you've just wasted a bit of time. Best (and more likely case, IMHO),
everything comes back just the way you left it. I've never been a
"format and re-install everything" kind of guy, and I've been able to
salvage every time except once (and then I found out later that I
probably could have using some arcane commands-- wasn't worth a lot of
effort in that case anyway).

[snip]

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

Spehro, I'll give that a try.

Fortunately I AM fully backed-up... I haven't panicked... just sat
here sucking my thumb and doing all communication activities by
loading them with Task Manager.

I also discovered that I HAVE backed-up the registry, in April.

So I'll try all your ideas first, but then return to the April backup
if necessary. That should leave me with just a few new programs to
reload.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

 

[NunYa Bidness]

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:19:36 GMT, Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net>
Gave us:

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 22:17:11 +0000, NunYa Bidness wrote:

The terms "in stroke" and "on cue" have been used longer than your
lame ass has been alive, and I don't have to reference a goddamned
thing for your lame ass.

Oh, but you most certainly _do_ have to reference "a goddamned thing,"
because you are wrong.

Fuck you. I do not have to do anything for you fucking idiots. I
have been shooting pool since fucking Woodstock, and I know a damned
sight more about it than any of you twerps..

And you're being a jerk about it.

Fuck you... fuck you very much for adding your petty fucktard

mouthings.

Admittedly, it's a double-whammy:

You're doubly stupid.

You're not only wrong, but being
adamant about being right - make that triple-whammy - when you're
challenged to provide _ONE_ reference other than your own fantasy,
you get abusive and use profanity.

Again, asswipe! I don't have to provide you lame fucks with a damned
thing. You idiots spend so much time doing searches on google for my
posts... do a little search on billiard terms. I will not be doing
your work for you, you dweeb fuck.

You're wrong, you know it, and you're just jerking yourself off
trying to shout down people who _know_ you have absolutely no clue
what you're talking about.

I know more about billiards than you ever will, Grease head.

Or, you could man up and provide _ONE_ reference that supports
your claim.

I don't have to do anything for a bunch of jerks the likes of you
filter happy fucking retards.

Just one, that's all it takes.

One reference to you being utterly fucking stupid?

But there aren't any.

There won't be any work done by me for you, jackoff. Ever.

So, STFU and FOAD.

Follow your own suggestion, asswipe.

Cheers!

This shit where you insult someone, then say "cheers" is about as
lame as one could get. Do you even know how bad you look?

Rich

Rich in stupidity is more like it.

 

[NunYa Bidness]

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:20:32 GMT, Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net>
Gave us:

There's the proof.

I don't need proof.

You're wrong, and being an insufferable jackass
about it.

You're wrong, and you don't even know a fucking thing about pool, so
your lame ass shouldn't even be jacking off at the mouth about it, yet
you are...

Thanks for proving what we all already know, you clueless twit.

That's exactly what you have done with your meaningless post,
dumbass.

Cheers!

This stupid shit proves it even more.

Rich

More like Thick, as in thick skulled.

 

[NunYa Bidness]

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:20:59 GMT, Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net>
Gave us:

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:48:28 +0100, Pooh Bear wrote:


NunYa Bidness wrote:

I don't have to show your retarded fuck ass a goddamned thing, asswipe.

You shut the fuck up, and YOU fuck off and die, you pig piss twit!

Uhuh !

Case proven?


Yuppers! ;-)

Like some asswipe with a nym of pigbladder is going to have anything

meaningful to say. Get a clue, you dumber than dogshit idiot.

 

[NunYa Bidness]

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:29:03 GMT, Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net>
Gave us:

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:02:13 -0700, Mike wrote:


"Rich Grise" <richgrise@example.net> wrote in message
newsan.2005.07.29.00.22.49.959586@example.net...

Thanks for proving what we all already know, you clueless twit.

In the current context, I think you misspelled "cueless."


What? Did I miscue? ;-)

You ripped the cloth, and got kicked out of the pool hall, retard.

You weren't "on cue" at all. Nor will you ever be.