Updated May 10, 2008

An off-subject post.

Several months ago I purchased a new, relatively state of the art, computer. Unfortunately, it came with Windows Vista Home Premium installed. But I use(d) it none the less. And it’s actually been working pretty good.

As with other Windows systems I’ve had, I had set the system to automatically check for and install updates. Never, ever had problems with this. So I did the same with this Vista installation.

Again, it was working fine, until this week, when the system downloaded and installed Vista SP 1! Not thinking I followed the instructions to restart the computer. And that was last I saw of my computer! The computer would no longer boot up, except to a message which gave me several options: Boot in safe mood, restart normally, etc., none of which worked!

And of course the old; use the install disc that came with your system to ‘repair’! Which ain’t worked neither!!

So here I sit with an expensive door stop!!

Again - Thank You Mr. Gates and Microsoft! And Lenovo!

Written on my old computer - luckily I didn’t toss it!

Addendum: Saturday May 10, 2008

Forgot to mention - the computer is a Lenovo 3000 K series and as of this date, Lenovo has not answered my snail mail. Live and learn that ‘Customer Service’ are  words in many companies lexicon’s these days!