Totally Frustrated

@just4him (305561)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
November 25, 2015 11:08am CST
I am so disgusted with my laptop I could scream. The arrow just keeps going around in circles. I'm timing and erroring out, and I can only keep one tab open and nothing else or it has a total fit and I can't do anything. Black Friday is two days away. I will get a new computer tower and I will be able to communicate properly on the Internet once again, and I will start making decent money, and I will get back to my manuscript. Notice all the I will's. I am determined that this laptop will not defeat me. At least I haven't lost a post yet - maybe I shouldn't have said that. Thanks for reading.
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• Canada
25 Nov 15
I hope things go better for you. Have you tried emptying cache, defragging, and other methods to speed things up?
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
Yes. I had to disable proxy server twice today. Usually, since I found this to be an issue on the laptop but never on my desktop, I've gone several days before everything comes to a screeching halt,but today I had it twice.
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• Canada
26 Nov 15
@just4him I hope you find a good solution, Valerie @just4him.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
25 Nov 15
nothing worse when you fight issues like, esp when you know money is tight and could be better used somewhere else
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• Centralia, Missouri
26 Nov 15
@just4him Oh I am not saying it's not important I know it is. A fence was important to us to keep our dogs safe, but I would have rather had the money to pay of credit bills
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
@Jessicalynnt I agree. I do hope you are able to get a fence for your dogs. Getting your credit cards paid is more important.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
True. However, the computer is my life and I need a good one that works. I've been fighting all day with this laptop and I'm ready to throw it out the window.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
26 Nov 15
Sorry to hear you are still having problems with your laptop. I am sure you will be able to find something online or in the stores.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
26 Nov 15
@just4him I have seen a few things of interest on ebay will be checking back there later today.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
I've been watching for the good deals.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
@Marcyaz I had one other suggestion for eBay. I've never used it.
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
26 Nov 15
I am no stranger to the frustration caused by erratic technology. I have to work in Safe Mode (with networking) to get any kind of stability. Good luck with those 'I wills'.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
Thank you. I'm looking forward to having a stress free computer.
@jaboUK (64362)
• United Kingdom
25 Nov 15
I hope that getting a new tower will solve your problem. Good luck.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
It should as long as it's not a lemon. I bought one of those a few years back, nothing but trouble from the first day I got it.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
26 Nov 15
@just4him Buy a good brand and not a cheap one or you will continue to have problems.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
@Marcyaz Dell has a good sale on towers right now. Having a good brand isn't always a guarantee - I got a HP several years ago and it was a lemon from the day I bought it until the motherboard fried within a couple years. It was also a Vista - I'm so glad that isn't around anymore.
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@birjudanak (14319)
• India
26 Nov 15
oh its not good happened,you know sometimes when we think that i want to do this and that time something wrong happened and we say oh not at this time,so are you going for new one tomorrow?should your problem solve by formating pc or else?
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Nov 15
@birjudanak Waiting until after I get Pip's surgery taken care of before I get a new tower.
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@birjudanak (14319)
• India
28 Nov 15
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@birjudanak (14319)
• India
27 Nov 15
@just4him oh then whats you doin?
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@LaDeBoheme (2004)
• United States
26 Nov 15
What kind of connection do you have? Broadband? Dial-up? What OS are you using? How much RAM? The problem could be any or all of the above.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
Broadband. I don't know what the RAM is. The computer is old and already been fixed once. I bought it used. I'm just glad it lasted this long.
@slund2041 (3315)
• United States
26 Nov 15
I hope you find a great deal, and that you can get it setup right away. I know how aggravating it is to have a computer that half works. I went through that a few months back.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
Yes, totally frustrating.
@gudheart (12659)
26 Nov 15
I had the same issue with my last one. It defeated me and I ended up getting a new one!
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Nov 15
Getting a new one has now been put on hold.
@moffittjc (118368)
• Gainesville, Florida
26 Nov 15
Although one never likes to see a computer crash and burn, if you look on the positive side at least it happened right before Black Friday, and you now have the opportunity to go out and get a new computer at a good price thanks to all the sales! Happy Thanksgiving to you!
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
The sales are good, but it seems they are still a bit out of range for me.
• Midland, Michigan
3 Dec 15
So you'll still have this slower laptop, but with a newer tower you'll be able to use your PC again, I'm guessing? Were you able to get a new tower like you wanted? Not only would it be awful to lose a post for timing out wrong, but it would be awful to lose any updates to your novel you've made if your laptop isn't behaving properly.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Dec 15
No tower yet. I need to take care of Pip first. She needs surgery and that is not cheap. I've already lost updating to my novel from the desktop. However, I'm reworking it and hopefully I won't lose it again on this laptop. It's going to be a while before I can get a tower, I'm guessing next month.
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
26 Nov 15
Refresh your brain and Re Start the system. Lol
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
I wish it could be that easy.
@T_gray (7774)
• Salina, Kansas
26 Nov 15
Sorry your having troubles. I hope being a new tower with fix everything and you can get back to work. I remember when my laptop crashed and I was out if work for about a week. I was miserable more then anything. But I'm sending positive thoughts your way
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
Thank you very much.
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@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
26 Nov 15
Glad to see you got a possible good deal and you will be up and running again.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
I don't know about running, but the leg is getting better. I'm hoping for a really good deal. I've been watching them all week.
@celticeagle (158739)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Nov 15
Sounds like you got a new one and you like it. Great!
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
Not yet, but soon. Friday is two days away.
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@amnabas (13742)
• Karachi, Pakistan
25 Nov 15
The mouse always makes crazy when it gets out of order.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 15
It isn't just the mouse, it's the whole laptop.