New Posts For Thread: TECHNICAL WIZARDRY HELP REQUIRED (AGAIN)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30326545/technical-wizardry-help-required-againYes, it's about 6 months since the father-in-law last facked up his computer, so here we go again. With Advent PCs (like mine) you save your docs and photos to discs, press some button or the other, and it will delete everything and reinstall WindoKips from about 10-30 to about 5-00. Gets up, has dinner, smokes half a pack of ciggies then goes back to bed about 7-30.Up at 11 and off to work. I'm not available in the mornings or late evenings, and when he's up I'm generally having my dinner. Ghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30326545/technical-wizardry-help-required-again?post_id=540945073#540945073Kips from about 10-30 to about 5-00. Gets up, has dinner, smokes half a pack of ciggies then goes back to bed about 7-30.Up at 11 and off to work. I'm not available in the mornings or late evenings, and when he's up I'm generally having my dinner. GThu, 14 Aug 2014 11:53:21 -0500That's a long kip!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30326545/technical-wizardry-help-required-again?post_id=540940127#540940127That's a long kip!Thu, 14 Aug 2014 06:06:24 -0500Can't look at it until Sunday.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30326545/technical-wizardry-help-required-again?post_id=540940023#540940023Can't look at it until Sunday.Thu, 14 Aug 2014 05:49:46 -0500Not been round there yet, he's still asleep.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30326545/technical-wizardry-help-required-again?post_id=540926409#540926409Not been round there yet, he's still asleep.Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:49:22 -0500What's the latest?Been away so like to know... have you checked for spiders?It's exciting when it happens to somebody else ... bit like weddings.Hang on I feel a new topic here.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30326545/technical-wizardry-help-required-again?post_id=540925735#540925735What's the latest?Been away so like to know... have you checked for spiders?It's exciting when it happens to somebody else ... bit like weddings.Hang on I feel a new topic here.Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:08:22 -0500Booting off a live cd will tell you if it boots. If it does, then the computer works and he has ballsed up Windows. Trouble is, you may not have such a beast.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30326545/technical-wizardry-help-required-again?post_id=540924879#540924879Booting off a live cd will tell you if it boots. If it does, then the computer works and he has ballsed up Windows. Trouble is, you may not have such a beast.Wed, 13 Aug 2014 08:15:09 -0500Read the opening post, and tell me.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30326545/technical-wizardry-help-required-again?post_id=540923771#540923771Read the opening post, and tell me.Wed, 13 Aug 2014 06:46:12 -0500Hang on, does the computer boot up okay?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30326545/technical-wizardry-help-required-again?post_id=540923697#540923697Hang on, does the computer boot up okay?Wed, 13 Aug 2014 06:37:27 -0500sry, was going to say once you know it's not the monitor you'll be looking at mother board, hard drive or video card issueshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30326545/technical-wizardry-help-required-again?post_id=540923567#540923567sry, was going to say once you know it's not the monitor you'll be looking at mother board, hard drive or video card issuesWed, 13 Aug 2014 06:20:51 -0500silly question, but if the internet cable was in the wrong socket is there any chance the monitor connection is either loose or is in the wrong port?if he's move one cable maybe he's moved a couple, there might be at least 2, sometime 4 vga connectiohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30326545/technical-wizardry-help-required-again?post_id=540923555#540923555silly question, but if the internet cable was in the wrong socket is there any chance the monitor connection is either loose or is in the wrong port?if he's move one cable maybe he's moved a couple, there might be at least 2, sometime 4 vga connectioWed, 13 Aug 2014 06:19:30 -0500