Better Than New

My computer hasn't been working right lately. I don't remember when it all started. It would freeze up when I tried to turn it off. I finally figured out if I hit 'enter' it would start back up, and then when I told it to shut down the second time it finally agreed with me. Then I made the mistake of trying to install Office 2000, and installed Windows 2000 instead. It turns out Windows 2000 and Windows 98 don't get along. My husband swears that is the basis of all my computer problems, but the problems started long before the Office-Windows fiasco.

We decided to send Windows 98 to the great hard-drive in the sky. I spent two evenings backing everything onto CDs. I had tons of e-mail and favorite places that I couldn't figure out how to save. I fought and fought, and then I finally found out how and got everything saved. I even saved some things of my husband's that are on his desk-top computer. Last night he went through and wiped everything off my laptop and re-installed Windows 2000. Then I really installed Office 2000. I spent all morning downloading updates for Windows and Internet Explorer and Norton Antivirus. I still have to put all my e-mail and assorted programs back on.

But the laptop is working like a champ now. It is fast as lightning. I'm going to have to learn my way around Windows 2000. It's like having a whole new laptop. We just don't know how to set it up to network with the desk-top computer now. It's weird, because I can access this computer from the desk-top computer, but it won't work the other way around. It keeps saying I'm using the wrong password. Oh, well, as long as I can get on-line and get my e-mail and do my blogging I'm happy.