Right guys, I'm pissed off

[Frederic Brillouet]

Yesterday I thought I'd try to install kubuntu (the 7.crap version) on an extra hdd I put in my system. All went well, it seemed to run smooth. Then when I rebooted windows, I started to notice strange things. For example: my virusscanner/firewall started to give errors and was displayed in spanish (nothing against spanish, but its supposed to be plain bloody english). Then I noticed that my external hdd couldnt be recognised. At this point I decided: reïnstall windows. That I did, yet to be confronted by a lack of recognition of any usb device I connected. This means that, until I find a solution for that, my computer will be sitting there with no internet connection (no drivers), no sound (yet again no drivers) and everything else the damn thing can't do anymore. At the moment I've absolutely had it with computers. There will be a new system on order when I get back from my vacation (with the vain hope AMD's Barcelona will finally be released and that it will perform as expected). Here endeth the rant.

[AMDave]

Try using the linux install to get the drivers you need for windows.
I have fixed many windows boxes this way.
Getting to the root cause of the issue is somewhat more difficult.
I doubt very strongly indeed that anything kubuntu did caused it.
I have heard of windows going belly-up in that different-lanuguage way before. Usually coupled with the default admin user not being regarded by the OS as the default admin user anymore.
In theory you should be able to use the windows recovery processes to regain ownership and restore your profile and get back to exactly where it was.
If not, then kubuntu and it's cousins work very well as a data recovery tool and should allow you to backup the datafiles on that hdd before you decide to wipe it and start again.
Best of luck.

[Frederic Brillouet]

Try using the linux install to get the drivers you need for windows.
I have fixed many windows boxes this way.
Getting to the root cause of the issue is somewhat more difficult.
I doubt very strongly indeed that anything kubuntu did caused it.
I have heard of windows going belly-up in that different-lanuguage way before. Usually coupled with the default admin user not being regarded by the OS as the default admin user anymore.
In theory you should be able to use the windows recovery processes to regain ownership and restore your profile and get back to exactly where it was.
If not, then kubuntu and it's cousins work very well as a data recovery tool and should allow you to backup the datafiles on that hdd before you decide to wipe it and start again.
Best of luck.

thanks dave. gonna try that when my anger has lessened a bit. otherwise puter ends in my pond

[PoorBoy]

otherwise puter ends in my pond

Wheres your pond at ...

[Frederic Brillouet]

Wheres your pond at ...

50 meters from my puter in the garden

[LeBo]

thanks dave. gonna try that when my anger has lessened a bit. otherwise puter ends in my pond

Man, I feel your pain. Puters can sometimes be a pure bitch.

[Strongbow]

Wheres your pond at ...

I bet PoorBoy has already set off to Houston, British Columbia to use that fishing rod of theirs

[Frederic Brillouet]

I bet PoorBoy has already set off to Houston, British Columbia to use that fishing rod of theirs

feel free to come fishing idk if we have any fish left, but there's lots of ponds in the neighbourhood

[Bender10]

SCUBA is easier, and you find more neat stuff (junk).

[Frederic Brillouet]

I bet PoorBoy has already set off to Houston, British Columbia to use that fishing rod of theirs

he should be there already with that 9 sec truck (fuels stops not included )