This is unreal
Okay, so we know about the Townhouse mess I whined about yesterday. I logged in later and discovered the really nice ranch I”ve been calling and calling and emaliing about for over a week has a renters contract on it, so forget that. Everything else sucks. I slept really bad the night before last so I crashed totally before 6 PM – never a good thing, because then I was UP at 11 PM.
I log on my computer to discover that it is running slower than snot – I mean, really, this is bad slow and find out that Chromium has installed itself on my computer, along with 7 other programs. Took me over an hour to remove the extra programs. I contacted the Chrome people and blasted them for updating Chrome without my permission. (I”ve been telling them NO for the past several week) only to find out that Chromium ISN”T part of the Chrome OS or browser. I’ve removed everything in my programs and run a virus scan.
Virus scan tells me these lovely people have left behind over 120 bugs. I’ve allowed them to remove them.
Except something called “WBRedirect’ is still hanging out and open itself up every 30 minutes and every time I open a new tab in my browser, or when ever just because, it opens up a new window.
On top of that, I get an email from Ebay this morning informing it’s been so long since I’ve signed in to buy anything that if I don’t within the next 30 days, they are deleting my account.
really?
And in order to complain about the email, I have to – you know – LOG IN…
I have a choice. Wipe this monster or bite the bullet and do what I’ve wanted to do forever – buy a new laptop. It will make things tight as I’m… you know, trying to find a place to live, turn on utilities and such… moving truck… I imagine it will be difficult to impossible to find a computer with Windows 7, especially with Windows 10 launching.
*grumbles*
Here. It’s Guy Day. Have some Guy…
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Oh, I hate when stuff like that happens, when stuff comes on your computer unwanted or when certain ‘preferences’ are changed without your consent. Do you by any chance have a bday coming up soon? Maybe people could chip in for a new laptop as a gift? Or for Christmas (3 months away, however)…
I wouldn’t ask for anyone to chip in. Everyone chipped in so I could make this move and survive until my first paycheck. So I’m grateful already. (My birthday is a few weeks before Christmas.)
Basically, it appears I’ve been rootkitted and I’m going to have to wipe. That’s what I’m going to do. A friend has found 2 computers online that fit my specifications (Windows 7, 8G ram, 1T harddrive) and I’m currently moving everything or copying everything OFF my harddrive. I hope to start the wipe tonight and reload tomorrow.
I REALLY wanted to write.
oh bugger al :-S deary me you sound like you feel a bit like Guy looks in photo 1…
Is there any place near with Pc shops, i mean the cheap kind with students and stuff where you can take it and they will clean the darn thing for you? There are shops like that around me and they do a decent job for little money and this way you could push the pc buy until you’ve done the house thing..
And i know your ‘ebay’ people… they are my ‘paypal’ people :-p always warning me about things and offering to fix for me.. dirty buggers!
I always have to snigger when i notice the extra blush on his cheeks imagining the make up lady getting lost in those eyes and keep feathering his cheek with the blusher brush :-p
Sometimes I think Guy’s make up lady had a vision problem, y’know? To much eyeliner, too much rouge…
I’m going to have to wipe it. I’ve been rootkitted and I’ve done my wipes before. System restore. I’m in the process right now of moving and copying everything on the harddrive. Drivers and all. Makes things easier when I reload. 😦
A friend of mine found 2 computers for me to choose from that are a) in my price range and b) have my specs. (Windows 7, 8G ram and 1T harddrive.) Truth is that was on my list to purchase with my first paycheck, only it got away from me. Ah well… gonna hafta tighten my belt. I can do that.
Glad to hear you sound a bit less frustrated 😉 Does Guy have that power? And yes i fully agree his make up lady had a big problem in her vision 😉 I feel for her…. envy 😉
Guy has aaaaaaalllthe power…
Damn, it really doesn’t get better at the moment, does it? Have you at least got some nice plans for the weekend? Is spawn coming to see you anytime soon, to distract and to give you a bit of filial love?
Oh, and don’t talk to me about eBay/Paypal! I am having my own little sob story with the latter at the moment.
And like you, I am growing increasingly impatient with my laptop. My biggest wish is a Macbook Air, so I am saving up the pennies at the moment. Alas, it looks as if Mr Taxman is going to ask for my savings… Damn! I need a hot henchman to fight for me (or alternatively to distract me…)
My unhappiness knows no bounds. Despite taking things off and doing a virus scan, I STILL have Cassiopedia (the fake Chrome) and adware just slowing me down. A friend of mine found 2 computers in my price range with my prerequisites (Win 7, LOTS of ram and LOTS of harddive) for what I”m willing to pay. I’ll be taking care of that this weekend. Means I’ll have to tighten my belt a lot – wasn’t expecting to purchase a new compie, but hey… I’m going to have to wipe this one anyway. Will do it tonight.
Spawn isn’t scheduled to head this way until he comes back with me after Christmas. I’ll see him once, maybe twice before then and even if he did come down to visit, he’d have to sleep on the blow up mattress as there is one bed in here and it would be tight fit.
I miss him. Really bad.
Aww, Zee, I’m so sorry for all your troubles. Sending good wishes through the ether, and hoping that from now on you are in for a lengthy spell of good luck.
Thanks for the Guy. He’s good for times when you feel like shouting and waving a yard or so of steel at the universe.
OH don’t mind me – I’m jus twhining. I”m actually rather grateful for life – I have a job, my bills are paid, I’m not worried about paying next month’s bills, I have a roof over my head, ac and heat, a place to cook, a reliable car and I’m close to work so I’m not spending a lot of money on gas.
And I SORT OF have a computer. I managed to remove the more openly nagging stuff- the popups that come up even when I’m NOT online…. just the Cassiopedia that won’t go away. I’ve deleted from three different folders, but it’s hidden somewhere else because it comes back, even when I go into safe mode and delete it.
Did you try to set back your computer to an older restore point?
I don’t know if i works but it’s probably worth trying.
Sometimes that works for me, sometimes it doesn’t.
I’ve broken down and bought a new computer. It will arrive on Thursday. I’ve been wanting to since January but, I’ve been unable to. I’ve been living with my belt tight and I’ll just keep living with my belt tight until I (hopefully) move into permanent housing in November.
I have managed to get the thing OFF my computer. It did take 2 days, and several safe mode starts while I hunted this nasty bug. Apparently, it put itself in several places so it kept coming back after I thought I had gotten all of it. Machine is moving much better now. When the new one comes in, I’ll use this as a back up.
LOL Tell me about tight belts … Mine are as tight as your’s. *gg*
A new computer is on my list of “things to buy when a miracle happens”. At the moment I am using a seven or so year old compy a friend gave to me. It still works more or less so it’s a lot better than nothing. 😉
Oh, and the miracle *did* happen. Keep your fingers crossed that my new job (starting the 1st of october) turns out okay.
What I’ve got has reached a point where it won’t download any programs at all. I’ve been trying to download the free version of Word 2010 and it just refuses. I’ve got several videos someone sent me and it won’t donwload them. It won’t update Java. I’ve had it… a year? But it was refurbished and whoever refurbished it did a crappy job and NO ONE will take responsibility for it. The CD DVD rom crapped out in under 3 months. in under 6 months, the keyboard crapped out. Replacing the keyboard is over 100.00 and they want 80.00 for the CD DVD rom. No way. So I have a plug in Keyboard and a plug in CD DVD burner and player.
CONGRATS on the new job!!!! Fingers crossed it’s perfect!!!!
The new job is not perfect. LOL It’s a women’s job, hard work, little money, no honor nor glory.
In other words: It’s too much stress and it’s far too complicated for men. 😀
Seriously, right now I am living on social benefits. In Germany that means they pay for a small apartment and you get enough money to buy food and other necessities. My situation is a lot better than it would be in the US but it’s still not exactly paradise. And of course it’s no fun to depend on that or to be a “parasite” in a lot of people’s minds. (Yes, jobs grow on trees and “if you want one you will get one” … Blablabla.)
Don’t go banging the US. I know the media likes to whine on how mean we are, but that ain’t so. Illegals live better than I do and have, as do many on government assistance. But that’s a topic for another day, on another blog… lol!
Damn! I forgot about the lunar eclipse last night. Oh well. It was cloudy and rainy here anyway. 😦
Huh? No, that wasn’t against the US. You’ve got good things and you’ve got bad things – just like we have in Germany. 🙂
No worries. Wasn’t fussing.
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