On Oct 26, 11:22*pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
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> ...
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> > On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:34:52 -0600, "Janet Bostwick"
> > > wrote:
>
> >>"sf" > wrote in message
> >>news > >>> On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:59:21 -0600, "Janet Bostwick"
> >>> > wrote:
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> >>>>My first computer (HP) had a recovery disc and that was the bee's knees.
> >>>>I
> >>>>wish all computer companies did that.
>
> >>> I've never used one. *When my computers die, a recovery disk is of no
> >>> use.
>
> >>You'll note I said it was my first computer. . .I used it like spring
> >>housecleaning. *Format and recover. * Bingo. *No dust, no crap. 'o}
>
> > I've never reformatted either. *I know that's the answer to every
> > problem for some people, but I don't do it.
>
> But I knew absolutely nothing about PC's. *My organization was non-existent,
> I was attracted to every pretty little download. *Formatting forced me to
> organize my thoughts and my data. *Made me make sure that I knew where
> everything was, how it got there and what I needed to do to get it back and
> put it where it was appropriate. *It was a great learning tool.
> Janet

Janet, nice post . Long may you continue to learn .
When finished -can you teach me

As stated in another post
any knowledge gained in the most has been by digging myself out of
holes I dug myself into .

Yet for an old mainframe bloke this is a disgrace .
Program the TV ! Nah get a kid to do it type person