Computer and XP fun
Mar. 2nd, 2004 09:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jcfialaWell, yesterday started off with what you might consider a bad omen, as the computer refused to start up. Oh, the power button lit up when you pressed it, and the screen lit up with the logo of the company that put it together, but then the logo just stayed there, instead of graciously stepping aside so that Microsoft Windows XP (home edition) can start up. I hit the power button a few times, but these days on computers the power button on the front seems to be more advice to the computer (I really think you ought to power up, please) than an actual switch. So, I power cycled the power strip a few times. No good - it would turn off, but when it came on we were back to that logo hanging there.
Hmmm. Panic.
Well, not panic, but at least consternation. I don't have a boot disk, it won't work, why don't I have a boot disk... oh! I don't have a boot disk because Norton SystemWorks is a boot disk. So I took it out, slid it in, power cycled again - and Norton Systemworks started the computer properly, although I didn't notice because something else was distracting me. By the time I was looking at the monitor, it had popped automatically to the virus scanner. Not having any better ideas, I let it scan.
I have *far* too many files on my machine, by the way. Scan took about 4 hours. So, in the meantime I went off with Tammy to give blood. Hey, another two sessions and I get my 2 gallon pin. :)
Returning home it was still scanning, so I just hung out watching it. It's kind of hypnotic. While I was waiting my Windows XP Professional Upgrade arrived. My mother in law, god bless her, bought it for me so I could learn ASP.NET, which requires IIS, which you can't get on XP Home. I happily called her and let her know it arrived, and thanked her.
Nortons finally finished, and decided I didn't have any virii. I rebooted it hopefully, and it came up fine. So I spent a good chunk of the day burning important files away to CD, in case the computer went south during the changeover to XP. Then I slipped it in, crossed my fingers, and started the install. Aside from one tiny problem, it worked fine.
(And then it was time for my MCSD group meeting. Mmm... Borders.)
Returning from that, I started installing IIS. That worked fine, but I didn't have access to the front page extensions like my book wanted me too. Why was that? Ah, because my file system is FAT32, and Front Page Extentions and FAT32 are not good together - something about anybody in the internet being able to upload files to my computer. One web site suggested wiping my hard disk and reinstalling from scratch, but I kept looking until I found this command:
(Well, I had to use
Hint: When you're having troubles, try typing the exact error message into Google. You'ld be surprised how many people have had the exact same problem, and know the answer now.
So, now my computer works, and is pretty much 100% asp.net friendly. It's not completely switched over, but I see the way out of the darkness, and I feel good.
Hmmm. Panic.
Well, not panic, but at least consternation. I don't have a boot disk, it won't work, why don't I have a boot disk... oh! I don't have a boot disk because Norton SystemWorks is a boot disk. So I took it out, slid it in, power cycled again - and Norton Systemworks started the computer properly, although I didn't notice because something else was distracting me. By the time I was looking at the monitor, it had popped automatically to the virus scanner. Not having any better ideas, I let it scan.
I have *far* too many files on my machine, by the way. Scan took about 4 hours. So, in the meantime I went off with Tammy to give blood. Hey, another two sessions and I get my 2 gallon pin. :)
Returning home it was still scanning, so I just hung out watching it. It's kind of hypnotic. While I was waiting my Windows XP Professional Upgrade arrived. My mother in law, god bless her, bought it for me so I could learn ASP.NET, which requires IIS, which you can't get on XP Home. I happily called her and let her know it arrived, and thanked her.
Nortons finally finished, and decided I didn't have any virii. I rebooted it hopefully, and it came up fine. So I spent a good chunk of the day burning important files away to CD, in case the computer went south during the changeover to XP. Then I slipped it in, crossed my fingers, and started the install. Aside from one tiny problem, it worked fine.
(And then it was time for my MCSD group meeting. Mmm... Borders.)
Returning from that, I started installing IIS. That worked fine, but I didn't have access to the front page extensions like my book wanted me too. Why was that? Ah, because my file system is FAT32, and Front Page Extentions and FAT32 are not good together - something about anybody in the internet being able to upload files to my computer. One web site suggested wiping my hard disk and reinstalling from scratch, but I kept looking until I found this command:
convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs. This command converts drive_letter: to NTFS, without any problems. As always when fussing with your HD, you should be prepared to rebuild everything, but I was already ready for that from the XP change, so I let fly. And it did work! And I had Front Page Extentions! And I could create an ASP.NET project!(Well, I had to use
aspnet_regiis.exe /i, but that hardly took any time to figure out.)Hint: When you're having troubles, try typing the exact error message into Google. You'ld be surprised how many people have had the exact same problem, and know the answer now.
So, now my computer works, and is pretty much 100% asp.net friendly. It's not completely switched over, but I see the way out of the darkness, and I feel good.
