Computer Trouble

[ROMate]

I tried to install Service Pack 2 and it got halfway done, said "Access is Denied", then undid everything it had just done trying to install Service Pack 2. At that point, I was like "fuck it" and went to ITS.

HOWEVER, the guys at ITS havent' done shit to it. I went there today to find out how much progress had been made (I need my laptop back by Wednesday next week) and found them playing cards.

[Qwerty1]

Too bad.

[tetsaru arigashi]

i still think you should've nuked the hard drive...  it's a painful process, but it seems to work most of the time.  =/

[ROMate]

"Too bad" is the understatement of the year.

Tetsaru: I'd have done it if I had any way to do it. I don't have anything with which to clear the harddrive and re-install Windows XP Professional on it.

[Snorlax.RAYZR]

 I had these annoying Software Distribution Service 2.0 problems a while back...


Nothing like a good format. xD

[tetsaru arigashi]

I'd have done it if I had any way to do it. I don't have anything with which to clear the harddrive and re-install Windows XP Professional on it.

waitaminute, how can you NOT be able to format your hard drive??  even if you don't have Windows on your computer, i think you can still go to your basic operating system when you start up your computer and access a drive format option, can't you?  the times i've ever had to format a computer, i always had some help, so i don't remember the exact method on how to do it, but i highly doubt a virus could penetrate into your BIOS...

also, did you check your campus's library for any Windows CD's you could use?

[ROMate]

Library doesn't have 'em, ITS does. ITS isn't going to release my computer to me still broken (at least I don't think they will).