Good News/Bad News

[ashleyleigh]

Good news, I got a new laptop. Bad news it's because my old one died. It shut off and will not turn back on. I think the problem is the charger. I was already having problems with the battery, and with the charger not working either, there's no way it'll turn on. I've been waiting four days for a new one to arrive, and hopefully it'll be here soon. But there's no guarantee that's even the issue. It could be a lost cause.

So what does all this mean for my little story?

I have nothing backed up. No saved games, none of the sims, nothing. I had multiple copies of my saved games on my old laptop, but that does me no good now. I'm pretty sure a friend of my dad's who's an IT guy can get all my stuff off even if the laptop's dead (he's done it before), but it'll be awhile before he'll do it I'm sure. When you get IT work done for free, it's not always fast.

So it may be awhile before any more [post]mortem hits the web. Maybe the charger will get here tomorrow and I'll be able to transfer everything to my new laptop with no problems. I hope so. There is so much on that laptop I need. If nothing else, I learned to finally back up my stuff. You'd think I would've learned by now considering all the computers I've gone through over the years, but whatever. Got a portable hard drive ready and waiting to hold all my stuff once I can get it all back.

On the bright side, this new laptop runs the Sims much better than the last one. And just in time for Generations too. And my Late Night disc was stuck in the old laptop and I finally got it out today. (Hint, it involved a paper clip.)

Anyway, whatever happens, I'll keep everyone updated. :(

Comments

[audiobebop.wordpress.com]

Heh, paperclip in the reset button trick? That's how I got my CD out my old desktop years ago. :D If I could help from over here, I totally would try to help you get your stuff off your laptop, but retrieving things off an old laptop requires an "in-person" meeting. :( I hope he gets there soon!