kitsunegari | (no subject)

i hate computers. moreso, i hate computers that come preinstalled with an OS i didn't really want but have come to not dislike as much as i did. i also hate computers that come preinstalled with anything and then provide nothing more than a massive folder full of essential items i'm expected to figure out how to back up and use for future situations such as the one i am currently encountering. i also hate the fact that the makers of the OS can't be bothered giving people who buy a new computer with the preinstalled software a hard copy of the software for their personal private use just to make life easier for those of us who aren't as tech savvy as others.

let me clarify:

my beautiful Sony VAIO laptop (preinstalled with Vista Home Premium) has taken to refusing to boot up. why? well, you'll have to ask it that, because i ain't got a clue. windows update attempted to install the SP1 the day before yesterday, but couldn't and reverted everything back to normal; computer ran fine for the rest of the day. today i get the following error code:

File:   ataport.SYS

Status:   0xc0000098

Info:   Windows failed to load because a required file is missing, or corrupt.

i'm being requested to insert my "windows installation disc" in order to repair. this wouldn't normally be a problem, but i don't have a damn install disc, because it was preinstalled and i hadn't figured out how to make a 9GB folder into a bootable installation disc.

i'm taking a long winded approach here, but is there anyone out there who may be able to help me out with this problem of mine? is there even a slim possibility that there is someone out there with a Vista disc I could borrow for the repair?

til next....
~Kits~ (worried)

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If you can get up to Stafford Heights to our shop, we have a bunch of Vista discs that we can 'lend' you as long as you need it that should help the situation.

Failing that - I have rehearsals tonight (I think) so can bring one to the theatre and leave it somewhere for you...

that'd be great! can't get to the shop today, but will be up at theatre on thursday.

til next....
~Kits~

did your laptop come with any discs? My new laptop didn't have vista but a 'branded' disc that has all the pre-installed info on it. If you insert that it should re-install vista that way.

nope. no disc of any kind. would have been nice if they did, but methinks they do things differently in wales (or anywhere else in the entire world!) than they do here. who knows.

til next....
~Kits~ (assuming you bought your laptop over there and not over here)

Yes the laptop was bought over here, my powerbook is dieing so I decided to retire it before it died completly. Got a good deal on a fujitsu-siemans though.