I Want You to Know that I Didn't Cry...

My whole technological world has gone haywire. After class Monday night, the fan on my computer started making some very loud noises. I shut it down, and didn't really think much of it; my laptop is only 5 months old, there shouldn't be anything wrong with it. Anyway, I tried to turn it on yesterday morning, and the only screen that would come up said it was thinking and trying to log off. I tried the usual remedies, turning it off, unplugging it, and taking out the battery, unfortunately, none of these tricks worked. I'm not the best troubleshooter, so these were the only weapons I had. I started to panic.

I finally called Dell, and spent 2 HOURS, yes 2 hours, on the phone trying to fix it. The rep finally told me that everything was lost, and that I would have to upload Windows to the computer again. I finally got off the phone with the rep, and began installing Windows-it didn't work. I kept recieving a message saying that there were problems, and that it was unable to install the program. Now I'm beyond panicked, but I haven't actually cried yet. So I keep trying to install Windows, and finally by some miracle, it works (after the 5th try). I don't know what was different that time, because I did everything exactly the same.

My only issue now is that I have lost everything, and have to reload every program again. I have most of my work on flash drives, so I'm not too worried about that, but I hate the fact that I am at square one again. I was too frustrated and tired to deal with it last night, and I'm really not looking forward to taking care of it today. Hooking up the wireless router is the worst, and I hope I can get it done successfully without too much swearing and frustration. The last time I had to hook it up, my husband was very, very scared of me. What can I say, computer problems bring out the worst in me.

I suppose things could be worse; the entire computer could have been shot, or I could have paid someone hundreds of dollars to fix it. It's times like these that remind me of how dependent I am on my computer. I feel disconncected from the world without the internet. I didn't check my e-mail once yesterday, or check the breaking news. I couldn't wait to get to school this morning to see what I had missed. My relationship with my computer will always be love/hate. Love it when it's working, hate it when it's not. Wish me luck...