Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "JohnT" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Major problem with my Yaroze! :( Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 13:18:20 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 52 Message-ID: <6kh0bg$lev8@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <6kbkav$hca19@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <356a4d99.24868048@news.scea.sony.com> <6keb19$hca23@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <356aea50.39006421@news.scea.sony.com> <6kgigr$lev6@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <356b9b1a.8180112@news.scea.sony.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: nettech.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3007.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3007.0 Ok, my absolute last post on this subject. I will try to keep it short!! ;) > Well, actually, I would've asked a question or two, without making >assumptions. I have not and will not make full assumptions on you or anyone else until I get to know you a lot better. My postings have only been assumptions on the contents of your replies in regards to this one subject alone. > I do not wish to argue either, but you just might entertain the >notion that you do not know everything there is to know, and that >there are problems that can occur that you have not experienced. I agree. I have never stated otherwise. All I have said is that my current knowledge is based on my experiences to date and what I have read in various press sources. > Mario is a professional, and I doubt he reformatted and reloaded 6 >gigs worth of software for no reason... I believe his OS developed a >corruption that denied him the ability to do anything, like trying to >reload the OS and keep the software intact. I am not sure, he did not >go into a detailed analysis of his dilemna. If Mario would care to email me on what his problem was and how he fixed it and I am sure I can come up with an alternative solution that would not require a total reformat. Just in case it happens again ;) > You never corrupted your registries? That's one very common reason >for people to reformat and reload. I know, I know, everyone should >have a backup, and I know Win '98 has a registry editor and repairer. From all of my serious system crashes in the past I can honestly say I have never had the registry go corrupt on me. I am not saying it can't happen though. 'Any file being writen to at the time of crash can become corrupt' is what I was saying and that does include the registry files. >From the way you talk, you would think backup devices were a waste of >money... Who's making wild assumptions now? Not one thing of what I said could possibly hint that I think backup devices were a waste of money! In fact, I think they are essential to the well keeping of a computer system. This being enforced in my mind because of our company having had some computers stolen without any backups made of the data stored on them! (My boss's fault for no backups!) > Please, go back to your dilemna, I can live without anymore >condenscending entries. I made a simple point chatting to Toby, and >here you came, with attitude.... Not attitude by me. I only give facts based on my experience. If I am wrong I will admit it. Some people find factualy based messages to be of a negative attitude if it is going against what they believe. JohnT