Lesanne's gonna win in two WEIGHS this week! (G)

Well, today was the Holiday bash at work and I ate too much dessert
proving once again that I still have a taste for IT and that only
knowing the program and stubbornly sticking with it makes it kinda
work. I also kinda ate too much other so-so but tasty foods.

I also just put on nervously a lot more weight - well, computer
weight. I just installed a 250gig hard drive (actually, the computer
shell is still open at my feet!!!). The first time I got some odd
message that just counted a lot of digits and said things were NOT
RIGHT (not those exact words) and to reboot. Of course, rebooting did
nothing other than repeat that message.

Then I got a message about a missing FILE (I know it is a winxp file).
Scary since it should have been on my initial, original, still in
place (but maybe not intact C: drive).

A few more reboots produced repeats (heading for the sugar and
chocolate.... type events) of those various messages.

Pulled out the new drive and prayed and rebooted. Ah, Winxp shows it
lovely face.

New hardware detected.

And it works. I now have enough room for digital slides shows and
movies up the wazu!!!!

But the bottom line is I think you get this week - conceded in advance
(G)

This side of the mason-dixson line - Fred

Too bad about losing to Lesanne this week Fred, but congrats on the new hard
drive. DH is dying to get one of the new 250G drives, but I won't let him.
--
Brenda
209/173/150
NYNY goal 160

"Fred" wrote in message
...
Well, today was the Holiday bash at work and I ate too much dessert
proving once again that I still have a taste for IT and that only
knowing the program and stubbornly sticking with it makes it kinda
work. I also kinda ate too much other so-so but tasty foods.

I also just put on nervously a lot more weight - well, computer
weight. I just installed a 250gig hard drive (actually, the computer
shell is still open at my feet!!!). The first time I got some odd
message that just counted a lot of digits and said things were NOT
RIGHT (not those exact words) and to reboot. Of course, rebooting did
nothing other than repeat that message.

Then I got a message about a missing FILE (I know it is a winxp file).
Scary since it should have been on my initial, original, still in
place (but maybe not intact C: drive).

A few more reboots produced repeats (heading for the sugar and
chocolate.... type events) of those various messages.

Pulled out the new drive and prayed and rebooted. Ah, Winxp shows it
lovely face.

New hardware detected.

And it works. I now have enough room for digital slides shows and
movies up the wazu!!!!

But the bottom line is I think you get this week - conceded in advance
(G)

This side of the mason-dixson line - Fred

Both CompUSA and Frys (I got it at Frys) had the maxtor for rebate and
instore rebate for $150.00 US. I decided to spring for it.

Now I have enough room for slides with full clothes instead of briefs
(g)

I went pretty light on dinner tonight.

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 21:19:05 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

Too bad about losing to Lesanne this week Fred, but congrats on the new hard
drive. DH is dying to get one of the new 250G drives, but I won't let him.

Oh boy, I think I don't want to be around when my son installs his. G I bought
him a 250gig hard drive for Christmas - he is going to use it as an additional
drive just for media. Sounds like he will have an interesting time getting it up
and running. We might be running to you for tips. lol

Maybe all that sweating over the installation worked off the excess you consumed
earlier in the day. G

Joyce

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 19:11:22 -0800, Fred wrote:

Well, today was the Holiday bash at work and I ate too much dessert
proving once again that I still have a taste for IT and that only
knowing the program and stubbornly sticking with it makes it kinda
work. I also kinda ate too much other so-so but tasty foods.

I also just put on nervously a lot more weight - well, computer
weight. I just installed a 250gig hard drive (actually, the computer
shell is still open at my feet!!!). The first time I got some odd
message that just counted a lot of digits and said things were NOT
RIGHT (not those exact words) and to reboot. Of course, rebooting did
nothing other than repeat that message.

Then I got a message about a missing FILE (I know it is a winxp file).
Scary since it should have been on my initial, original, still in
place (but maybe not intact C: drive).

A few more reboots produced repeats (heading for the sugar and
chocolate.... type events) of those various messages.

Pulled out the new drive and prayed and rebooted. Ah, Winxp shows it
lovely face.

New hardware detected.

And it works. I now have enough room for digital slides shows and
movies up the wazu!!!!

But the bottom line is I think you get this week - conceded in advance
(G)

This side of the mason-dixson line - Fred

Nice deal Fred! Circuit City had the Western Digital with $100 in rebates, was
really the only reason I bought into sonny boys whims.

Joyce

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 21:43:16 -0800, Fred wrote:

Both CompUSA and Frys (I got it at Frys) had the maxtor for rebate and
instore rebate for $150.00 US. I decided to spring for it.

Now I have enough room for slides with full clothes instead of briefs
(g)

I went pretty light on dinner tonight.

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 21:19:05 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

Too bad about losing to Lesanne this week Fred, but congrats on the new hard
drive. DH is dying to get one of the new 250G drives, but I won't let him.

Hey Fred, it isn't over until it's over, don't forget the enchilada saga I
had a couple of days ago. Still holding around 157 though. Despite. You
never know.

"Fred" wrote in message
...
Well, today was the Holiday bash at work and I ate too much dessert
proving once again that I still have a taste for IT and that only
knowing the program and stubbornly sticking with it makes it kinda
work. I also kinda ate too much other so-so but tasty foods.

I also just put on nervously a lot more weight - well, computer
weight. I just installed a 250gig hard drive (actually, the computer
shell is still open at my feet!!!). The first time I got some odd
message that just counted a lot of digits and said things were NOT
RIGHT (not those exact words) and to reboot. Of course, rebooting did
nothing other than repeat that message.

Then I got a message about a missing FILE (I know it is a winxp file).
Scary since it should have been on my initial, original, still in
place (but maybe not intact C: drive).

A few more reboots produced repeats (heading for the sugar and
chocolate.... type events) of those various messages.

Pulled out the new drive and prayed and rebooted. Ah, Winxp shows it
lovely face.

New hardware detected.

And it works. I now have enough room for digital slides shows and
movies up the wazu!!!!

But the bottom line is I think you get this week - conceded in advance
(G)

This side of the mason-dixson line - Fred

Yes, this one had a $100 in store rebate and then 30 for mail in. We
shall see - I'm suspicious when they drop those prices that much.
Discontinue or bad batch or ..... (g)

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 01:52:33 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Nice deal Fred! Circuit City had the Western Digital with $100 in rebates, was
really the only reason I bought into sonny boys whims.

Joyce

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 21:43:16 -0800, Fred wrote:

Both CompUSA and Frys (I got it at Frys) had the maxtor for rebate and
instore rebate for $150.00 US. I decided to spring for it.

Now I have enough room for slides with full clothes instead of briefs
(g)

I went pretty light on dinner tonight.

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 21:19:05 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

Too bad about losing to Lesanne this week Fred, but congrats on the new hard
drive. DH is dying to get one of the new 250G drives, but I won't let him.

I gather that larger than 133gigs needs special treatment and this
came with its own CARD. I installed both the card and disk and
rebooted. NO!!!!

You needed to add the card, reboot and let XP detect new hardware.
Install the card's drivers. Then add the hard drive to the setup.
Perfect after that. So check out whatever first (G)

Good luck

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 01:47:50 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Oh boy, I think I don't want to be around when my son installs his. G I bought
him a 250gig hard drive for Christmas - he is going to use it as an additional
drive just for media. Sounds like he will have an interesting time getting it up
and running. We might be running to you for tips. lol

Maybe all that sweating over the installation worked off the excess you consumed
earlier in the day. G

Joyce

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 19:11:22 -0800, Fred wrote:

Well, today was the Holiday bash at work and I ate too much dessert
proving once again that I still have a taste for IT and that only
knowing the program and stubbornly sticking with it makes it kinda
work. I also kinda ate too much other so-so but tasty foods.

I also just put on nervously a lot more weight - well, computer
weight. I just installed a 250gig hard drive (actually, the computer
shell is still open at my feet!!!). The first time I got some odd
message that just counted a lot of digits and said things were NOT
RIGHT (not those exact words) and to reboot. Of course, rebooting did
nothing other than repeat that message.

Then I got a message about a missing FILE (I know it is a winxp file).
Scary since it should have been on my initial, original, still in
place (but maybe not intact C: drive).

A few more reboots produced repeats (heading for the sugar and
chocolate.... type events) of those various messages.

Pulled out the new drive and prayed and rebooted. Ah, Winxp shows it
lovely face.

New hardware detected.

And it works. I now have enough room for digital slides shows and
movies up the wazu!!!!

But the bottom line is I think you get this week - conceded in advance
(G)

This side of the mason-dixson line - Fred

True but my WI is just tomorrow - not very much time to work off
lasagna, pasta saladSSSSS, rice and whatever and then the
DESSERTSSSSSSSSSSS.

Oh, well, I have not lost my taste for this crap!!! But this too
shall pass (through the gut) EVENTUALLY.



On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 13:13:03 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

Hey Fred, it isn't over until it's over, don't forget the enchilada saga I
had a couple of days ago. Still holding around 157 though. Despite. You
never know.

"Fred" wrote in message
.. .
Well, today was the Holiday bash at work and I ate too much dessert
proving once again that I still have a taste for IT and that only
knowing the program and stubbornly sticking with it makes it kinda
work. I also kinda ate too much other so-so but tasty foods.

I also just put on nervously a lot more weight - well, computer
weight. I just installed a 250gig hard drive (actually, the computer
shell is still open at my feet!!!). The first time I got some odd
message that just counted a lot of digits and said things were NOT
RIGHT (not those exact words) and to reboot. Of course, rebooting did
nothing other than repeat that message.

Then I got a message about a missing FILE (I know it is a winxp file).
Scary since it should have been on my initial, original, still in
place (but maybe not intact C: drive).

A few more reboots produced repeats (heading for the sugar and
chocolate.... type events) of those various messages.

Pulled out the new drive and prayed and rebooted. Ah, Winxp shows it
lovely face.

New hardware detected.

And it works. I now have enough room for digital slides shows and
movies up the wazu!!!!

But the bottom line is I think you get this week - conceded in advance
(G)

This side of the mason-dixson line - Fred

Ah. Perhaps I shall manage to prevail this week. That will be very fun for
me. I am really really really feeling in the "just right" spot this week.
This is a very new and very welcome feeling. I have had a few holiday
treats (the enchilada thing is a very cold weather related phenomenon, we do
tamales around here too) but I have managed to be pretty good with portion
control and later in the day adjustments. We do our main thing at noon. I
have not had any tamales yet. That week you will no doubt be the "little"
winner, as opposed to the big winner


"Fred" wrote in message
...
True but my WI is just tomorrow - not very much time to work off
lasagna, pasta saladSSSSS, rice and whatever and then the
DESSERTSSSSSSSSSSS.

Oh, well, I have not lost my taste for this crap!!! But this too
shall pass (through the gut) EVENTUALLY.



On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 13:13:03 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

Hey Fred, it isn't over until it's over, don't forget the enchilada saga
I
had a couple of days ago. Still holding around 157 though. Despite.
You
never know.

"Fred" wrote in message
.. .
Well, today was the Holiday bash at work and I ate too much dessert
proving once again that I still have a taste for IT and that only
knowing the program and stubbornly sticking with it makes it kinda
work. I also kinda ate too much other so-so but tasty foods.

I also just put on nervously a lot more weight - well, computer
weight. I just installed a 250gig hard drive (actually, the computer
shell is still open at my feet!!!). The first time I got some odd
message that just counted a lot of digits and said things were NOT
RIGHT (not those exact words) and to reboot. Of course, rebooting did
nothing other than repeat that message.

Then I got a message about a missing FILE (I know it is a winxp file).
Scary since it should have been on my initial, original, still in
place (but maybe not intact C: drive).

A few more reboots produced repeats (heading for the sugar and
chocolate.... type events) of those various messages.

Pulled out the new drive and prayed and rebooted. Ah, Winxp shows it
lovely face.

New hardware detected.

And it works. I now have enough room for digital slides shows and
movies up the wazu!!!!

But the bottom line is I think you get this week - conceded in advance
(G)

This side of the mason-dixson line - Fred