Crookshanks is my buddy... my laptop buddy.
This am when I went to interact with Crookshanks... ummm.... Crookshanks had undergone a massive personality change in the night. Like he'd been kissed by a death eater. And I'm not kidding.
The desktop wallpaper was electric blue with a swoosh in it. Gone was my heart-melting picture of nephies and niecies.
Well, I did a lot of photo work yesterday so I probably moved that folder, I thought. I'll go change it.
Gulp. The options for the wallpaper in 'Control Panel' were woefully few. Ummm.
And then I noticed... no pix at all in my folder. N.O.N.E.
Went back to the desktop.
Whoa. About half the folders on the desktop are missing. MISSING.
I think this is when my heart rate changed.
The task bar at the bottom? Ha. Not even close to how I left it.
Email- missing.
Word processing- missing.
Skype- missing.
More checking.
All my files- ALL of them- GONE.
But most of the programs are there.
Now I'm hyperventilating.
I do have copies of everything. But that is a pain. Oh Boy Is It Ever.
Back to Control Panel.
Check out system restore and updates.
Sure enough- major update yesterday.
Click 'System Restore'.
Are you sure you want to do this? Once system restore has been started you can't stop.
Yes, I'm SURE. It can't be worse than what I have now.
Restore.
I go back to the kitchen to continue defrosting the fridge because I can't stand the suspense.
And then back to the living room.
There's Crookshanks, wanting to know my password.
I shakily type it in .
There are my nephies and niecies... on my wallpaper! With their parents! And other assorted relatives!
There are my folders. My programs.
Oh JOY- there it all is, just like I left it yesterday. I'm smiling and happy. My heart rate is slowing down to normal.
So is this how it feels when you get home from the grocery and realize 'Oh My Goo'ness! There's a kid missing!!' and hop back into the car, racing for town... only to find said kid jogging down the road to meet you??? kidding- I have a feeling it's not QUITE like that! ;) But boys-oh-boys was I relieved.
This am when I went to interact with Crookshanks... ummm.... Crookshanks had undergone a massive personality change in the night. Like he'd been kissed by a death eater. And I'm not kidding.
The desktop wallpaper was electric blue with a swoosh in it. Gone was my heart-melting picture of nephies and niecies.
Well, I did a lot of photo work yesterday so I probably moved that folder, I thought. I'll go change it.
Gulp. The options for the wallpaper in 'Control Panel' were woefully few. Ummm.
And then I noticed... no pix at all in my folder. N.O.N.E.
Went back to the desktop.
Whoa. About half the folders on the desktop are missing. MISSING.
I think this is when my heart rate changed.
The task bar at the bottom? Ha. Not even close to how I left it.
Email- missing.
Word processing- missing.
Skype- missing.
More checking.
All my files- ALL of them- GONE.
But most of the programs are there.
Now I'm hyperventilating.
I do have copies of everything. But that is a pain. Oh Boy Is It Ever.
Back to Control Panel.
Check out system restore and updates.
Sure enough- major update yesterday.
Click 'System Restore'.
Are you sure you want to do this? Once system restore has been started you can't stop.
Yes, I'm SURE. It can't be worse than what I have now.
Restore.
I go back to the kitchen to continue defrosting the fridge because I can't stand the suspense.
And then back to the living room.
There's Crookshanks, wanting to know my password.
I shakily type it in .
There are my nephies and niecies... on my wallpaper! With their parents! And other assorted relatives!
There are my folders. My programs.
Oh JOY- there it all is, just like I left it yesterday. I'm smiling and happy. My heart rate is slowing down to normal.
So is this how it feels when you get home from the grocery and realize 'Oh My Goo'ness! There's a kid missing!!' and hop back into the car, racing for town... only to find said kid jogging down the road to meet you??? kidding- I have a feeling it's not QUITE like that! ;) But boys-oh-boys was I relieved.
whew! that would scare the willies out of me too! glad that heart-melting picture is back on the home screen. and we hope that crookshanks behaves himself now. glad to 'hear' from you again! i've missed hearing...
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness...that would make me hyperventilate to say the least for sure! Sure glad things are back in order, I was wondering if you'd picked up the wrong computer by mistake for a bit there!
ReplyDeleteYikes! I'm glad it turned out okay!
ReplyDeleteMan! I was having a heart attack reading it... that's just about as bad as forgetting your password and spending HOURS typing in all kinds of combinations to figure out which one it should be!!!! ( in the end... found it written on a small ( and I mean 'small' post it note... nobody knows the trouble WE'VE seen!!! HA!
ReplyDelete@ all- yes, it was heart stopping and hyperventilation-ing for sure! ;)
ReplyDelete@ Ange- I'm just so glad you found password! Now you just need to leave it on so that you have to type it in every time... can't forget it that way! ;)
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ReplyDelete:) Thanks for not disappointing us! You're a good guy...and don't let anyone tell you any different!
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