Phone revived!

[gracedpalmer]

Dead cell phone has been replaced. Laptop surgery is ongoing - if this doesn't work, it may be some time before I have a travel computer again.

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[rasclin.livejournal.com]

What are the symptoms again?

[sister-bluebird.livejournal.com]

In this case, self-corruption of registry and system files. The laptop's up and running again, though. Windows reinstallation failed, but we got it running Ubuntu, albeit slowly.

[rasclin.livejournal.com]

This sounds like permanently corrupted sectors on the hard drive. Second guess, defective ram. I'm guessing Seth already made the same diagnosis. Replacing either of these isn't too difficult. I can take a look at it at game.

[sister-bluebird.livejournal.com]

It's very old, and has all sorts of problems - replacing anything isn't worth it. The plan is to limp along till Xmas and check out Eee PCs and their ilk.