Well, I've just seen my first complete and total ****-up of my computer. Except that time when my hard drive died.

http://fracturedpsyche.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/ack-bleurgh-whualgh-yarck/

Welcome to the wonderful world of computers? :p

Often it's easier to just wipe the disc and start afresh from backups.

Ironically, I get a 404 on that page.

EDIT: nevermind, I get it right now.

Just be glad you could see the friggin' screen! Apparently, the monitor on my laptop is a driver-operated device; so when my drivers go (happened twice), so does the monitor.
If I didn't have a dual monitor, I would've been royally screwed.

So yes, you can see why I'm getting a new comp in three days.

wipe the disc

Yeah, that's what I did now.

wipe with something or format? o_o it sounds like (according to your blog) you got infected with a virus, malware or spyware...

Easiest solution: Switch to linux

Thought you were already on linux, robowurmz...

Thought you were already on linux, robowurmz

Yes, but not on the main family computer. Hence the "crap crap crap what do I tell my parents crap crap" issue.

ah.. .

Easiest solution: Switch to linux
Linux is even easier than windows to royally **** up.

Linux is even easier than windows to royally **** up.

I had some friends that used it, and they found it better. HOWEVER! They study informatic, so I guess this applies for people who are expert at it. Like, "not for amateurs".

The problem with Linux is no matter how many easy ways of doing things they provide, you won't find anything that covers them.

Linux is even easier than windows to royally **** up.

Yeah. That's very very true. You're just one command away from completely losing everything.

I find it hard to get answers by asking people, if everyone was nice and helped everyone then more and more people will use linux and more and more people will be able to provide "live" support :P eventually everyone would know how to use Linux.