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Aug. 26th, 2006 09:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
godricgalLe upgrade is complete. Obviously, my internet connection and network is back up. It only takes a minute to restart (not 15). Google Talk works, I've finally managed to download IE 7 and Messenger Live (which I have already abandoned in favour of Trillian, for now). I must say this tabbing business in IE7 is a bit disconcerting. It's why I really wanted it but the urge to go down and launch a new browser every 5 seconds is going to be tough to kick. My task bar looks decidedly lonely now that I've only got one instance of IE running.
I had my first moment of dawning horror when I discovered that I hadn't backed up 'My Pictures'. Luckily, I use the big ole desktop for most picture related things but I did have a few good ones on here that, sadly, I think, are toast.
Thanks tomolly_coddles, I've a shiny new (and free) anti-virus solution. It's stayed away from me so far so I think we're going to get along just fine;)
I tried to download the new Office beta but was thwarted because they think they know my credit card billing address better than I do. Think I'll borrow the old man's credit card tomorrow and do it. I'd rather have the beta than reinstall the MSDN copy that I had before. I've got through about a quarter of all the pieces of software to download from the list that I made before I wiped, it got a bit tiresome so I've given up for the night.
The day's project has been a success - it's like having a brand new machine and I'm mighty pleased with the results.
ETA. I made one more download attempt. That was to download the lunabar that all R/T writers should be equipped with.
ETA 2 - I was just about to go to bed to an episode of 24 when I realised that I don't have the factory-installed DVD player anymore. Does anyone know of a free DVD decoder that doesn't install advertising software and works?
I had my first moment of dawning horror when I discovered that I hadn't backed up 'My Pictures'. Luckily, I use the big ole desktop for most picture related things but I did have a few good ones on here that, sadly, I think, are toast.
Thanks to
molly_coddles, I've a shiny new (and free) anti-virus solution. It's stayed away from me so far so I think we're going to get along just fine;) I tried to download the new Office beta but was thwarted because they think they know my credit card billing address better than I do. Think I'll borrow the old man's credit card tomorrow and do it. I'd rather have the beta than reinstall the MSDN copy that I had before. I've got through about a quarter of all the pieces of software to download from the list that I made before I wiped, it got a bit tiresome so I've given up for the night.
The day's project has been a success - it's like having a brand new machine and I'm mighty pleased with the results.
ETA. I made one more download attempt. That was to download the lunabar that all R/T writers should be equipped with.
ETA 2 - I was just about to go to bed to an episode of 24 when I realised that I don't have the factory-installed DVD player anymore. Does anyone know of a free DVD decoder that doesn't install advertising software and works?
