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Le.Samantha · 05-28-2007, 07:13 PM

Well John ... I can't thank you enough for all you've done for me! But it's no use. I may as well ... I don't know, throw it away, get a new laptop, I don't know what to do. My Frustration Meter is OFF THE CHART right now!

I followed your directions to the letter. In fact, I've BEEN following them for exactly 2 hours, 3 min. It would appear my "print screen" button does NOT function and yes, I remembered to use the "fn" key as well. I've tried my level best to do everything I can to save the report in .bmp format so Paint will open it but -- no dice!! I know it won't copy/paste the way you'd like, I don't know what to do at this point. Really, I'm near tears even though I realize that's a no-no.

I'm sorry.

Additionally, my list of "problems" is growing. I rodeo and I've been out of state but returned early after I was released from the hospital. I have pain pills which I'll take later because, well, Hydrocodone and making sense don't mix, plus I have to tend the horses shortly ... and [i]very slowly.[i] My "print screen" doesn't work. I did get the "My Computer" tree gone! I kept digging around until 4.00 AM and located the setting ... Wait! Did I not get "print screen" because my laptop isn't attached to my P/S/C? It's over at my parents house right now and they're out of state. Further, my CD-Rom door is jammed. So I stuck a paperclip in it to release it, put a dvd in it and do you think for one minute Mr. Hateful Laptop recognized it? No dice!

I did not locate ONE SINGLE reference to ANY CD/DVD-Rom in the report. However, when I was trying to open the report that I'd saved to my desktop w/ Paint -- this is a mystery to me -- I ran across a reference to Windows: inf -- cdrom Setup Information and cdrom.pnf precompiled Setup Information. What the heck is that?? In better than 12 hours yesterday I couldn't locate one single reference to cdrom, dvd, cd, nothing. And I did search hidden folders! I just don't know ... This laptop is about to hit the asphalt driveway though -- that much I do know!

Is there another way I can post this report?? If anyone has any ideas please, please sing out! Otherwise ... It could be a short life for my laptop. And John, I do appreciate your response more than I can say! But don't sweat it, okay? I've just about had all I can take w/ this stupid thing.

Samantha/Sami -- makes no difference. I've been called FAR WORSE!

05-28-2007, 07:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Le.Samantha Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Horse Country, TN Posts: 19 OS: XP My System	Re: You're gonna love this: It's worse yet! Well John ... I can't thank you enough for all you've done for me! But it's no use. I may as well ... I don't know, throw it away, get a new laptop, I don't know what to do. My Frustration Meter is OFF THE CHART right now! I followed your directions to the letter. In fact, I've BEEN following them for exactly 2 hours, 3 min. It would appear my "print screen" button does NOT function and yes, I remembered to use the "fn" key as well. I've tried my level best to do everything I can to save the report in .bmp format so Paint will open it but -- no dice!! I know it won't copy/paste the way you'd like, I don't know what to do at this point. Really, I'm near tears even though I realize that's a no-no. I'm sorry. Additionally, my list of "problems" is growing. I rodeo and I've been out of state but returned early after I was released from the hospital. I have pain pills which I'll take later because, well, Hydrocodone and making sense don't mix, plus I have to tend the horses shortly ... and [i]very slowly.[i] My "print screen" doesn't work. I did get the "My Computer" tree gone! I kept digging around until 4.00 AM and located the setting ... Wait! Did I not get "print screen" because my laptop isn't attached to my P/S/C? It's over at my parents house right now and they're out of state. Further, my CD-Rom door is jammed. So I stuck a paperclip in it to release it, put a dvd in it and do you think for one minute Mr. Hateful Laptop recognized it? No dice! I did not locate ONE SINGLE reference to ANY CD/DVD-Rom in the report. However, when I was trying to open the report that I'd saved to my desktop w/ Paint -- this is a mystery to me -- I ran across a reference to Windows: inf -- cdrom Setup Information and cdrom.pnf precompiled Setup Information. What the heck is that?? In better than 12 hours yesterday I couldn't locate one single reference to cdrom, dvd, cd, nothing. And I did search hidden folders! I just don't know ... This laptop is about to hit the asphalt driveway though -- that much I do know! Is there another way I can post this report?? If anyone has any ideas please, please sing out! Otherwise ... It could be a short life for my laptop. And John, I do appreciate your response more than I can say! But don't sweat it, okay? I've just about had all I can take w/ this stupid thing. Samantha/Sami -- makes no difference. I've been called FAR WORSE!