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Jesse - Aug 16, 2009 1:52:39 pm PDT #10938 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It's tied to you. But you'll need the software's serial # to reinstall.

I have that! OK, I'll hang onto that.

I did reformat and that went fine... Oh, but if I need to download something, I'll have to reinstall the modem software, huh. Meh.


Stephanie - Aug 17, 2009 9:58:37 am PDT #10939 of 25501
Trust my rage

Yesterday, after driving through an area of no signal, my iPhone became convinced that it is an hour ahead of the actual time. (as in, it's 12:57 here but my phone thinks it's 1:47.) I have tried turning it off and syncing it with no luck. Any other ideas? It's weird because I haven't left this time zone in over a week.


Calli - Aug 17, 2009 10:14:59 am PDT #10940 of 25501
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Stephanie's phone is from the future! Pass it on.


Gudanov - Aug 17, 2009 10:19:13 am PDT #10941 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

She's out of phase! I think there was a solution for this on Star Trek, either you have to use tachyons or reverse polarity, maybe both.


StuntHusband - Aug 17, 2009 10:20:14 am PDT #10942 of 25501
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark

She's out of phase! I think there was a solution for this on Star Trek, either you have to use tachyons or reverse polarity, maybe both.

And a transporter, and Data. Or some red matter.

However, if my goatee vanishes and I start being NICE, I'm going to be CRANKY.


Liese S. - Aug 17, 2009 10:36:19 am PDT #10943 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

It wasn't the rez messing with you, was it, Steph? 'Cause Navajo doesn't observe daylight savings, so it would be on Pac time...oh, wait, that's the wrong direction. I have no idea.


Stephanie - Aug 17, 2009 11:21:23 am PDT #10944 of 25501
Trust my rage

I actually thought about that - but we weren't anywhere near there.

eta: that was to Liese. I like the star trek ideas but alas, I have to tachyon field or anything else.


omnis_audis - Aug 17, 2009 11:22:35 am PDT #10945 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

pssst Steph, what are the winning lotto numbers for the multi-state lotto?? We could buy a Buffista Island!!!!!


Liese S. - Aug 18, 2009 12:07:33 pm PDT #10946 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Yeah, I figured. Oh well, no clue.

Today I am being eaten starting with my behind by my printer. My BRAND NEW PRINTER.

Which, being also an HP, is still refusing to acknowledge the presence of my computer. I can ping it, I can get to its config page through the ip address, I install it through Windows' add printer. I can print to it. I can get status on it.

Oh, and it works flawlessly on the SO's newer than mine laptop, which is also running Vista.

But I can't run HP's software, which says there's no appropriate device connected, and I can't scan from it to my computer. And I can't do the photo stuff, either, nothing that involves the printer seeing the computer.

So far I've reinstalled, levelled up the uninstalls to the point of HPs 4th level cleanup, dinked around in regedit to kill its registry entries, manually killed all the folders, deleted the port, and reinstalled again. Nada.

It is to pull the hair out.


Typo Boy - Aug 18, 2009 12:36:44 pm PDT #10947 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

I'd suggest HP support, but having dealt with them, you probably don't have that kind of time to spare. Although sometimes they can be a little better when dealing with installation issues because of the whole "many stores accept returns within the first few days even when its not their official policy" thing.