Sooo.

[lithera]

My laptop runs find in safe mode with networking. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out what the hell is wrong that it won't run normally. I'm debating between three options: wiping it clean and reinstalling, as it does work, taking it in to someone else and saying 'fix it please' and buying a new one.

First option, I can't read the code on the sticker anymore, so I don't think I can reinstall using Kris' disks. Don't really want to have to buy Windows 7, though I do prefer Windows 7 over XP.

Second option, well, probably would end up having to pay for someone else to do option 1. That seems silly.

Third option, get new shiny thing but costs the most money and feels wasteful as the current laptop does, in fact, work.

Help me internets. I am remarkably indecisive on this. What do you think?

Comments

[bmessina.livejournal.com]

Buy new, sell old to compensate for costs of buying new.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Hrmmmm. Not a horrible idea...

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

SO CONFUSED.

Another friend has the same icon. I thought this was her posting. O SO CONFUSED. :)

I like the previous poster's suggestion. :)

[lithera.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

I think this has even happened before...

[silverbrood.livejournal.com]

i thought the info from the sticker is displayed in your computers settings or about information somewhere anyways... so as longas it isn't truly dead maybe you can dig that out and write it down for the re-install option??

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I have to figure out where that is. I think I might have found the thing that was doing it. There were many, many, many restarts involved. We'll see if it holds when I've gotten home this evening.