HTPC down for 3 days ... GOING CRAZY (2 Viewers)

[Paranoid Delusion]

All my installs have a secret partition with 1 hard backup, + weekly incremental of system, they have a user restore cd, for which they can then browse to return to a particular working date, all updating is switched off, if they want anything upgraded or new installed I will do it for a couple of pints, now thats what i call cheap IT.

Also I keep a full backup of original install myself, just in case the hdd's fails, been pretty good mainly get phone calls just to have a chat about what is the latest in MP.

ps. Any networking i leave to a friend who is a specialist in that area, he just makes it look so easy when settings things up

pps. all the people i have done this for are friends or recommended by friends, if they have no clue about computers i tell them to use MCE.

 

[Herr R aus B]

Chuck - I really can imagine how much of a devestating impact that might have had on your spcial and even antisocial life - hence, I really feel very sorry for you. As for trying to be at least a little helpful - did you ever hear about something called a "book"? As far as I am informed, there are some rather amusing of those around - maybe also in your neighbourhood ;-) Tell me, if you need something like a care parcel - I mean regareding such parcels we Germans still owe you Americans some... ;-) Did you already recover from all that terrible experiences meanwhile?

btw: MY MP works very well

 

[mbuzina]

In case you need support on using the application 'book' give me a pm, i'll help ;-)

 

[psykix]

Ray,

Have they been stable installs?

Just when I think "Hmmm... running well, not had to mess for a week" it all goes t!ts up. Now the bedroom client is playing up and not displaying any TV... if still no-go tomorrow I've threatened it with a clean install. It is this sort of thing that puts me off doing it for others.



M

That's the one thing with MP... It works fine for weeks on end, and then all of a sudden goes tits up, and you can spend days trying to fix it with a nagging wife ringing you at work and hassling you which makes it even harder to fix!!

 

[2BitSculptor]

I got everything back up ... just changed out the old power supply. Only missed a few days of TV shows, but found downloads to throw into TV Series. Not a problem with MP. I got a PSU with a quieter fan as well ... I can hear the hum of the subwoofer amp over the fan.

any other MP issues are a work in progress.

Chuck