Anton decided that he is taking a bold step last month and he is getting a new operating system for our home PC, namely the newly launched Widows Vista. He has always been irritated with the guys at work when they take their time with the installation of a new programme. They also know that he will be very cranky when things do not go his way (programmes do not work properly).
So he thought that he knows enough about systems, hardware and what he wants to do this installation unassisted. Well he also just wanted to be less reliant on the computer shops that is just out to make a buck and that’s it. He bought the software from a computer shop because his stores did not have the product in as yet. That was not “first with the goodies” I tell you. He knew that before you start you copy all the files onto a hard drive or DVD; he decided to copy everything onto the new acquired 320GB hard drive. Boys and their toys….
Satisfied that he copied “everything” over he started the upgrade from Home XP to Vista Home Premium. He battled with it for 2 days. Nothing wanted to work and he ignored the compatibility warning, who asks for direction? I tell you nothing wanted to work! He got blue screens all the time (this means big “kaka poefie” in computer language). That morning at 2am he gave up (ego bruised), said that the computer shop should get it working again. Lucky for him we still had his laptop to surf with.
He took it into the CPU and software into the shop for them to fix. They battled for 2 days to get anything to work. They brought it back after the 2 days saying that they do not know how to fix it. Anton felt a bit better knowing that they could not fix it either. He took it home and it stood there for a day or so untouched. For those who know Anton he does not go down without at least a decent fight. He thought about it for a day or so and decided to tackle it again. Reinstall, blue screen, reinstall blue screen and so it went on until the early hours of the morning. Needles to say at about 3am we all heard a “yes” from the study. It works, it is alive finally! He decided in desperation to not upgrade but to do a fresh installation. Well we have our PC back and we can all surf again. Windows Vista is actually excellent !
Microsoft Outlook is also working but Mr. forgot to copy the database for the emails, so we’ve lost all the email addresses. He should have learnt from the IT guys at work. So if you know us, drop us a mail.
Well he know goes around asking who has Windows Vista, also in the same breath mentions that if they need help he’s done the all “sukkeling”. Victory is sweet I guess.
So he thought that he knows enough about systems, hardware and what he wants to do this installation unassisted. Well he also just wanted to be less reliant on the computer shops that is just out to make a buck and that’s it. He bought the software from a computer shop because his stores did not have the product in as yet. That was not “first with the goodies” I tell you. He knew that before you start you copy all the files onto a hard drive or DVD; he decided to copy everything onto the new acquired 320GB hard drive. Boys and their toys….
Satisfied that he copied “everything” over he started the upgrade from Home XP to Vista Home Premium. He battled with it for 2 days. Nothing wanted to work and he ignored the compatibility warning, who asks for direction? I tell you nothing wanted to work! He got blue screens all the time (this means big “kaka poefie” in computer language). That morning at 2am he gave up (ego bruised), said that the computer shop should get it working again. Lucky for him we still had his laptop to surf with.
He took it into the CPU and software into the shop for them to fix. They battled for 2 days to get anything to work. They brought it back after the 2 days saying that they do not know how to fix it. Anton felt a bit better knowing that they could not fix it either. He took it home and it stood there for a day or so untouched. For those who know Anton he does not go down without at least a decent fight. He thought about it for a day or so and decided to tackle it again. Reinstall, blue screen, reinstall blue screen and so it went on until the early hours of the morning. Needles to say at about 3am we all heard a “yes” from the study. It works, it is alive finally! He decided in desperation to not upgrade but to do a fresh installation. Well we have our PC back and we can all surf again. Windows Vista is actually excellent !
Microsoft Outlook is also working but Mr. forgot to copy the database for the emails, so we’ve lost all the email addresses. He should have learnt from the IT guys at work. So if you know us, drop us a mail.
Well he know goes around asking who has Windows Vista, also in the same breath mentions that if they need help he’s done the all “sukkeling”. Victory is sweet I guess.
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