ITT: Fucking nerds

[Potato]

On a scale of 1 to throw it in the bin, how fucked is this computer?

[benjipwns]

Run Startup Repair.

or "bootrec /rebuildbcd" from a prompt

[team filler]

On a scale of 1 to throw it in the bin, how fucked is this computer?

 

[Potato]

Not sure what happened, must have been an auto update gone bad

[team filler]

should have scanned it on nintex's site 

[benjipwns]

I mean it could be the start of the drive going bad, but it could also just be the boot file messed up which is what the error code and message says.

[Potato]

"Startup repair couldn't repair your PC"

On a scale of 1 to  , how fucked is this?


It's a pretty old laptop. Is it worth taking to a repair place?

[Potato]

You could but if it's an old* laptop you should just get a new one and have them recover your files from the hard drive.

*To me old means six+ years

Yes

[Potato]

I think filler has it right. I can't uninstall the last feature or quality updates. Can't system restore, nothing.

[Potato]

It's the computer the kids use to do homework and shit. I don't really want to replace it if I can fix it.

If I do replace it, what's a setup that will let me run games in medium to high settings in 1080p? Not too expensive. I don't need extreme fps or ultra high resolutions, just something that will double as a system to play a few games on.

[Joe Molotov]

Reinstall Windows

[benjipwns]

Does it have any important files on it? If not, just re-install the OS.

If it's the drive you can just buy a new drive. Unless you have no idea how to replace a laptop drive in which case, shosta's answer.

[Potato]

I think I'm going to use it as an excuse to buy something new. There are other computers the kids can use in the meantime.

[Potato]

Thanks for the advice.

[benjipwns]

Fedora probably wouldn't have screwed up the boot loader as much as Windows does itself.

[Potato]

Given that my kids are 5 and 7, I don't think they tried to install anything

[Ghoul]

Just google windows 10 media creation tool.

Download that stick on a usb and just reinstall windows you should be good then.

Don’t take to repair shop as that is literally what they’ll do and ask you for a lot of money to do so.

If you need files from it use live cd on a usb first and you can boot into Linux save files from the dead HDD then do what I said before.

That’ll be 100 likes please.

[Nintex]

Treat yourself with a Ryzen 3000-series CPU, 32GB of RAM, SSD's and a Geforce RTX 2070 Super

You deserve it 

[CatsCatsCats]

Wipe and install ubuntu or whatever distro is hot these days

[Madrun Badrun]

Treat yourself to an upgrade

Wait two weeks and pick one up in a riot.   Papa needs a new laptop too.

[thisismyusername]

Figure out which of your kids tried to install Fedora Linux on your computer and spank them

I'd like to interject for a moment:

>Not installing Gentoo

Absolutely haram.

[nachobro]

Treat yourself with a Ryzen 3000-series CPU, 32GB of RAM, SSD's and a Geforce RTX 2070 Super

You deserve it 

i did this and i am very happy. i deserve it.

[OnlyRegret]

On a scale of 1 to throw it in the bin, how fucked is this computer?

nope

mods always needing to babysit filler

[thisismyusername]

On a scale of 1 to throw it in the bin, how fucked is this computer?

nope

mods always needing to babysit filler

It was the BBC invading tight white Pussyoland. The girl seemed way thinner because of the optical illusion.

"Your PC/Device [...]"

Fuck Microsoft.

What is wrong with that? Some folks call it a device (due to it NOT being a computer sometimes. Windows 10X says hello), others call it a computer (Surface, PC towers, Laptops).

[Kunai With Chain]

Make a bootable recovery OS on a USB, boot from USB and try to repair from there or at least extract any important files on it including getting your windows key and then just reinstall windows. Don't think there is a need to upgrade laptop just for this.

[thisismyusername]

What is wrong with that? Some folks call it a device (due to it NOT being a computer sometimes. Windows 10X says hello), others call it a computer (Surface, PC towers, Laptops).

thats my point

windows used to be tailored to PCs then they tried to take over the world, fucked up, now we're stuck with non-PC bullshit on our PCs

...So in other words, they should've rested on their laurels, have Linux and Apple overtake them like on Servers, Phones, etc. and fade into nothingness?

[D3RANG3D]

Install Gentoo.

[thisismyusername]

thats exactly what they fucking did with windows phone

No arguments here.

im pissed that shit didn't take over, but they failed, and brought their gorgeous touch screen interface to a platform where it doesn't belong (Windows 10 for PC)

What else were they gonna do with the work? Throw it completely out? They have a touch interface for tablets now. They have a touch-interface for drawing/hybrid applications. Their Surface line (bar lack of repairability) is solid. Windows 10's touch interface isn't the best, but it's miles ahead of Apple's.

What are you expecting them to do? They did rest on their laurels (hence me being flippant about you complaining that they didn't do shit), got fucked over completely and now are trying to make sure Windows (which Win 10 Phone was doing) is able to be the OS that runs on everything, compared to Linux (which nearly goddamn already does).

What do you want them to do? "Focus on Windows!!!!!!" That's what they're doing: They're trying to make it a general purpose OS a la Linux.

[Brehvolution]

The windows image may be dead, but the computer is not. I didn't know Lucky Goldstar made laptops.

[Potato]

The windows image may be dead, but the computer is not. I didn't know Lucky Goldstar made laptops.

It's pretty old. I think they stopped around 5 years ago.

It's actually quite nice, which is why I kinda want to save it.

I'm going to try to recover it this weekend

[Potato]

BOOM!!! Fixed that shit.

A genuine thank you to everyone who made suggestions or jokes. I really appreciate it.

[Ghoul]

BOOM!!! Fixed that shit.

A genuine thank you to everyone who made suggestions or jokes. I really appreciate it.

GG WP!

[thisismyusername]

But did you install Gentoo, though?

[Potato]

But did you install Gentoo, though?

Nah, just reinstalled windows. I've never bothered with Linux, but one day I will try it out.

[thisismyusername]

But did you install Gentoo, though?

Nah, just reinstalled windows. I've never bothered with Linux, but one day I will try it out.

Good news, forums poster Potato!  Windows Subsystem for Linux is available now!

Yeah, but how is he gonna get to know the pain that is hardware support (granted, this old computer might not have the issue. ) if he does that. Half-measures.

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I wonder if someone got Steam and Proton to run on that. Windows games running through Subsystem Linux on Windows. #InceptionHorn

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[nachobro]

linux

shaddup nerds

[thisismyusername]

I use linux every day at work and there is really no reason for a layperson to bother with it as a home os.

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I agree, I'm just messing with him.

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Yeah, but then how will he come to the glory of communism/socialist OS if he doesn't install Gentoo.

#IUseArchBTW

[thisismyusername]

Wasn't really a "rest on their laurels" situation;

I mean...

-Got caught with their pants down in regards to servers
-Got caught with their pants down in regards to Phones (Palm/Blackberry)
-Tablets were chasing Blackberry for a while (IIRC)
-Tried to reinvent Windows for each use case separately instead of one-size-fits-all (or at least that's what my recollection is)

Business-wise: They didn't really need to panic due to Enterprise and Office strangleholding money for them. But you can't say they didn't rest/asleep at the wheel for future tech.

I'd say the X-box (and Surface) were worthwhile investments for them. But the X-box was a huge money-loss (and the later 360's sort of was?, X720 defo is), and the Surface is getting competition with MacBooks (for those that don't care about hybrids/touch) and convertables that might be cheaper for those that only want a touch-screen-laptop but don't want to pay a "premium" for it (the type-cover, stylus, etc).

But MS themselves? Weren't doing too much. Partially because of the anti-trust case, but also because they didn't "look forward" in a way.

[Potato]

[team filler]

I tried to save the thread at the begin! 

[Joe Molotov]

Put it in the microwave for 30 minutes.

Wasn't that how you fixed an Xbox 360 (before you took it back to Gamestop to resell it)?

[remy]

BOOM!!! Fixed that shit.

A genuine thank you to everyone who made suggestions or jokes. I really appreciate it.

Just a heads up, make a backup or w/e if you haven't already. This happened to me twice on my gf's and my dad's pc and both times the problem was a dying HDD/SSD. so the issue resurfaced again. Might have been a weird coincidence but yeah

[D3RANG3D]