my pc crashed the other day.  i asked my sister what software she installed before she left for work and said that she just checked friendster.  of course my initial reaction was getting mad and hung up on her.

i tried repairing the xp installation to get past the trouble of reinstalling all your drivers and applications you already have.  but windows prompted an error like “The hard disk may be too full or damaged…” which means, i needed to format and reinstall a fresh xp.  while i was doing the hassle of all the installations, i realized that getting mad at my sister won’t do any good.  i don’t have any choice so there’s not a point in staying mad at her.  on a brighter side, i get to delete the apps that i told her not to install.  now i can tell her to avoid installing just anything she finds on the net.

anyway, back to the re-doing the setting up of the pc, i installed only a few apps so that in case the problem is with hardware, my efforts won’t be wasted.  even if i got to work today, i was worried about my pc xp getting corrupted again.

when i got home, i immediately checked if the pc was ok.  the booting was sllloooowww which is odd coz before my system got crazy, it booted fast.  my friend piolo said that it should be a problem of my hard disk since i already did a reformat.  i downloaded a hard disk diagnostic tester and found out that my hard disk really had an error.  i was soooo worried that my hard disk is doomed forever.  so i patiently googled all possible tips on how i can fix the problem with the least risk there is to it.   and usually, the tips come in long threads and articles about what must be done.  i did have a lot of patience reading through the sites i came accross.  and thank God the errors were repairable.

now, the booting is back to normal, and my hard disk is safe.  for the meantime at least.  if i weren’t patient enough, im sure i would’ve bought a new hard disk.

lesson learned: if symptoms persist, or if something goes wrong, try patience.  you can save up to 100% of your money . heheheh

another nonsense post… pasensya na, happy lang jud ko nga naayo ra akong hard disk.. hahahahah