Bugger

[bookaddict43]

I bought the little guy an MP3 player for Christmas, it's our first ever in the house. So I read the instructions, put the battery in and plugged it into my computer ready to download songs...

My computer turned off! I have nothing - nada - zip!!!

I looked at it and pressed the start button - nothing. I unplugged it and plugged it back into a different point - nothing. I tried it without the electricity (it's a laptop) - nothing!!!!! I left it alone and went outside for a bit, but that didn't work either. My you beaut, only 6 months old computer Will. Not. Work. *grrrrrrrr*

All my stuff is on there. I have things on disc from when I swapped over 6 month back, but not my other things. Half-done chapters of Letters, Them that choose it and Chrysalis, plus my serenity_santa fic which I finally had an idea for are on there. As are the two vids I'm working on...

The computer shop in town is closed till the 2nd. Even if they were open, they're not exactly fast at repairing things. But we're going to Cairns tomorrow so I'm hoping I can persuade the mobile computer guys to come to the motel, or find a computer place that is open.

This is my convoluted way of saying that I may be late with my Sweet Charity fic and vid, I'm very sorry for that.

Cross your fingers that the PTBs are kind to me and I both get my computer fixed and don't loose anything from the hard-drive. Pleeeeeeeeease?

Comments

[vae]

Eeep! Oh, lass, that's just horrifying.

Next Christmas, you need yourself a nice, big, external HDD to back everything up.

[mercsgoodgirl.livejournal.com]

Ow - that just... sux. If you were on this side of the world, BBM could fix it for you, that being his area of expertise. Okay -- one of his areas of expertise.

I agree - a nice external drive to back up to is a necessity and they're not outrageous.

*Has fingers crossed*

[brithistorian.livejournal.com]

That bites! Here's hoping it's something easily and cheaply fixable.

[romanceguru.livejournal.com]

That sucks big time. I wish I was more of a computer whiz so I could help you out. I'm crossing my fingers for you though...

[elsibet34.livejournal.com]

Oh, jeez. *sends luck*

Tom Jones is appalled.

[ladytalon1.livejournal.com]

That's so weird! Hopefully you can get it sorted out and your stuff all back the way it was! *bites nails*

I think I won you for a SC fic and you know I don't mind any lateness *hugs*

Try doing something with the battery, like taking it out and reinserting it - I didn't read that you tried that. Couldn't hurt, at any rate.