Giving up on PC.
That’s it! I’m giving up on PCs. I had to reformat yet again last Friday and I’m not done re downloading some of the programs that I’ve been using.
Last Thursday morning, soon as I opened my laptop, it informed me that my system32 file was corrupted (whatever!) and that I had to insert the original installation disc my laptop came with to be able to repair it. Imagine my joy when I remembered burning back up discs of my restoration drive (which I didn’t need if I only knew that all I had to do was press F11 at the startup). But I dreaded finding out whether or not I’ll be able to retrieve my files (the ones I’ve been meaning to back up but haven’t because the lazy bee stung my big behind).
So I asked my husband who’s somehow an expert in reformatting PCs, if I would be able to retrieve my files and he said I would just as long as I choose the repair option rather than the destructive option during recovery. So there… I was so happy to find out that all was not lost. I lost one day, though since I couldn’t run home and get my recovery discs (again, I didn’t know that I could’ve gone without it). Good thing I took the afternoon off that day due to Justin’s birthday else I’d be brewing and finding ways to pick on Microsoft and let revenge grow in my mind (because there is absolutely nothing I can do to cause a dent in the mighty Microsoft’s life).
It’s been 3 days and though I backed up my programs and important files (they have always been safe and sound in my trusty external drive), I have those damn updates to download (and that’s service pack 3… a hefty number of bytes) plus other programs like the yahoo messenger, etc. I’m still thankful I have all my bookmarks, emails and photos. I would just die of anger if I lost any of those.
Based on experience, none of the macs in our office has ever needed to reformat and to think, they mainly deal with graphics which is usually very taxing to the computer (the time capsule helped ease all our minds). I am officially a convert. I am converting to the mac as soon as I get the resources to do so. I am estimating that it’ll be around march of next year. 3 months. I can wait.
Goodbye, PC. Hello, Mac.
