Computer All Clean

My computer was crashing all day Wednesday. I tried every tool and utility in the book, but no fix was to be had. The hardware diagnostics all passed, which wouldn't matter since it is out of warranty (only one year? humph ...). Since nothing seemed to indicate failure but no restore would remedy this malady, I was left with a single option.

I reinstalled the Operating System (Windows Vista, for those who care) and my computer is now fresh and clean. Unfortunately, it is also bare and ignorant. So many updates! So much software to install! So much data to restore!

After 48 hours I have a minimally functional system. Still, I am glad to have it! My old computer is a real dog!

Computer Issues

My primary computer will not run without crashing. It will run for about a minute before I get a blue screen crash. I don't know if I have hardware issues or software issues. I don't even know who to be angry at right now.

To make matters worse, my secondary computer is installing updates. It has been installing update 15 of 18 for a while now, because I have not run them in a long time. I have been waiting for 2 hours. This is after a 2.5 hour scan by Symantec's virus scanner. If a "total protection package" is supposed to protect you from getting viruses in the first place, why does it have to scan for them? (I know, it is being thorough.)

I end up spending all day hitting "enter" and clicking "OK" without doing anything creative. Very mind numbing!