No more hobbies

[fencerm2]

I wanted to build a PC. Seen it done, helped do it a few times...how hard could it be?

Made a mistake or two, figured them out - and it starts! BUT - it won't run Windows. WTF? It keeps rebooting. Baronan tells me Windows might need to be reloaded - probably doesn't recognize the new hardware (Motherboard, CPU, RAM, and a new DVDRW).

Tried the disk...not working. It doesn't want to accept that I accept the terms, blah blah blah. *sigh*

Too tired to do this anymore tonight. Glad I still have my I-Book - but wondering if I should have sunk the additional $100+ and just acquired a new PC. :-(

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[forsair.livejournal.com]

This might not be helpful, but even professionals have days like that. I have watched people who get paid to do exactly that for a living run up against such issues. The invective would do sailors (and pirates) proud.

Let me know if you have a hard time getting borrowed XP Pro disks. I will see if I have any pull left with my sysadmin friends.

I found a UNIX networking guru who might be able to help me through my own issues.

Every once in a while I swear folks have to sacrifice something to the gods of technology. I have watched professionals fail to install scanners. "This won't take a minute." I watch for the next 3 hours as a scanner defeats a paid professional and I have to go to kinkos to get my scanning done. :)

Anyway, you will be fresher later on today and might look at it again and the problem could be obvious.

Luck

[weezeld.livejournal.com]

You have my home number and my cell number. Give me a call, i'll help ya out.

[fencerm2.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

I am currently thinking I will acquire a copy of Windows XP, and reload that to the HD, which will hopefully start it. See no reason why it wouldn't...

[fencerm2.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Will probably play with this again tonight. After fencing.