Friday, January 31, 2003

It all started on Tuesday... Actually, I think it all started on Sunday, but I can't be certain.  I attempted to install a new GPS add-on for my P2000, and I couldn't get it to work.  The un-install program wasn't very seamless. Anyway, something did me the wonderful favor (butt-fuck would be a more accurate phrase, actually) of corrupting my Windows 2000 software registry.  This did not create an apparent problem until the next time I rebooted my system, on Tuesday.  That's when all hell broke loose. Several hours later, I finally managed to get Windows to boot by using the recovery console to replace the corrupted registry file with the original backup.  This didn't fix Windows, but I was at least able to boot, get on the network, and copy all of my data to my desktop PC.  Then began the long process of re-loading all my software. Next week: Time to plan a practical backup strategy. 12:35:39 AM