Trying to keep it short, replacing the SAM files didn't work. I had to try, man
it was made on the same machine (on a sector to sector clone), HD of literally
the same model #. Doesn't bother me, I didn't even give it 50/50, but like I
said I had to try it. It seemed possible.

Now we know, even under these conditions that won't work.

Incidentally, I had a close look at what it does running off the original
drive. Any other drive actually locks up the KB as well, but only for a sec or
two, once it unlocks there is alot of HD activity and then it runs, but on the
original, that is where it locks. Both other drives do this, but only for about
3 or 4 seconds, the original will sit there all night.

This experiecnce has been so enlightening that I don't think I'll ever build a
PC for anyone I know again. A long time friendship, while not threatened, is
strained.

I am dismayed by the fact that in only 10 months they crashed it and lost all
the disks.They may have been thrown out in the "christmas cleaning frenzy".
At any rate, I am (mostly) washing my hands of it tomorrow night. He got in a
hurry and I told him straight out, "take it to someone who knows more than me".
That is that.

I don't like it, but that's how it is.

JURB

"JURB6006" wrote in message
...
Trying to keep it short, replacing the SAM files didn't work. I had to
try, man
it was made on the same machine (on a sector to sector clone), HD of
literally
the same model #. Doesn't bother me, I didn't even give it 50/50, but like
I
said I had to try it. It seemed possible.

Now we know, even under these conditions that won't work.

Incidentally, I had a close look at what it does running off the original
drive. Any other drive actually locks up the KB as well, but only for a
sec or
two, once it unlocks there is alot of HD activity and then it runs, but on
the
original, that is where it locks. Both other drives do this, but only for
about
3 or 4 seconds, the original will sit there all night.

This experiecnce has been so enlightening that I don't think I'll ever
build a
PC for anyone I know again. A long time friendship, while not threatened,
is
strained.

I am dismayed by the fact that in only 10 months they crashed it and lost
all
the disks.They may have been thrown out in the "christmas cleaning
frenzy".
At any rate, I am (mostly) washing my hands of it tomorrow night. He got
in a
hurry and I told him straight out, "take it to someone who knows more than
me".
That is that.

I don't like it, but that's how it is.

JURB

I made the mistake of building a computer for a sister-in-law and her
family. They're novices, and they've already blown it out with viruses,
spyware, misc other problems several times in the eight months since I built
it.
Now I'm married to it. Every time it breaks I get to drive 15 miles to their
house and spend up to three hours or more fixing it.

I'm done building computers for anyone but me. This includes building them
for my shop.

Mark Z.

In an ADM3A terminal, Mark D. Zacharias typed:


"JURB6006" wrote in message
...
Trying to keep it short, replacing the SAM files didn't work. I had to
try, man
it was made on the same machine (on a sector to sector clone), HD of
literally
the same model #. Doesn't bother me, I didn't even give it 50/50, but like
I
said I had to try it. It seemed possible.

Now we know, even under these conditions that won't work.

Incidentally, I had a close look at what it does running off the original
drive. Any other drive actually locks up the KB as well, but only for a
sec or
two, once it unlocks there is alot of HD activity and then it runs, but on
the
original, that is where it locks. Both other drives do this, but only for
about
3 or 4 seconds, the original will sit there all night.

This experiecnce has been so enlightening that I don't think I'll ever
build a
PC for anyone I know again. A long time friendship, while not threatened,
is
strained.

I am dismayed by the fact that in only 10 months they crashed it and lost
all
the disks.They may have been thrown out in the "christmas cleaning
frenzy".
At any rate, I am (mostly) washing my hands of it tomorrow night. He got
in a
hurry and I told him straight out, "take it to someone who knows more than
me".
That is that.

I don't like it, but that's how it is.

JURB

I made the mistake of building a computer for a sister-in-law and her
family. They're novices, and they've already blown it out with viruses,
spyware, misc other problems several times in the eight months since I built
it.
Now I'm married to it. Every time it breaks I get to drive 15 miles to their
house and spend up to three hours or more fixing it.

If they have broadband:

- Install VNC/'No-IP.com Remote DUC' [1] on their computer, configure it.
- When needed, do 'remote assistance' by using VNC from your PC to the remote.

[1] www.no-ip.com, gives a fixed hostname for dynamic IP addresses.

[]s
--
Chaos Master®, posting from Brazil. REPLY TO GROUP!
"People told me I can't dress like a fairy.
I say, I'm in a rock band and I can do what the hell I want!"
-- Amy Lee

Note: please don't give me TinyURL addresses.

I made the mistake of building a computer for a sister-in-law and her
family. They're novices, and they've already blown it out with viruses,
spyware, misc other problems several times in the eight months since I
built
it.
Now I'm married to it. Every time it breaks I get to drive 15 miles to
their
house and spend up to three hours or more fixing it.



Could always install NT/2000/XP Pro/Linux, whatever reasonably secure OS
you're familiar with and lock down the machine so that nobody has
administrator rights, they'll still bother you when they need a program
installed but you won't have any of the spyware crap to deal with.

Been there Gov!! Give it back to him and have him take it to the local
Geuru!! I'll bet he will have similar experience until they tell him they
will need to send the drives out to have the data recovered. found out a
long time ago that "Friendship" goes a heck of a long ways beyond data,
opinions, attitudes, and languages differences.
No use in burning yourself out or loss of a friend. Again, emphasize to him
once he gets a functional system to religiously begin backups, daily if he
uses the data for business. At least then he should have viable archives, if
he follows a bit of wisdom.
"JURB6006" wrote in message
...
Trying to keep it short, replacing the SAM files didn't work. I had to
try, man
it was made on the same machine (on a sector to sector clone), HD of
literally
the same model #. Doesn't bother me, I didn't even give it 50/50, but like
I
said I had to try it. It seemed possible.

Now we know, even under these conditions that won't work.

Incidentally, I had a close look at what it does running off the original
drive. Any other drive actually locks up the KB as well, but only for a
sec or
two, once it unlocks there is alot of HD activity and then it runs, but on
the
original, that is where it locks. Both other drives do this, but only for
about
3 or 4 seconds, the original will sit there all night.

This experiecnce has been so enlightening that I don't think I'll ever
build a
PC for anyone I know again. A long time friendship, while not threatened,
is
strained.

I am dismayed by the fact that in only 10 months they crashed it and lost
all
the disks.They may have been thrown out in the "christmas cleaning
frenzy".
At any rate, I am (mostly) washing my hands of it tomorrow night. He got
in a
hurry and I told him straight out, "take it to someone who knows more than
me".
That is that.

I don't like it, but that's how it is.

JURB