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can’t boot to an operating system

Tom had called into our show to say he had been unable to boot to Normal mode, Safe mode, and a command prompt.

Advanced troubleshooting for general startup problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308041/

He might be able to boot into the Recovery Console…

Try to use System Restore…

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He might need to try to do a “repair installation”:

How to perform a repair installation of Windows XP if Internet Explorer 7 is installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964/

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341

If you perform an in-place upgrade of Windows XP, all existing restore points are removed and a new system checkpoint restore point is created after the in-place upgrade is complete. Do not perform an in-place upgrade if you may have to use System Restore to restore your computer to a previous state.

You may lose data or program settings after reinstalling, repairing, or upgrading Windows XP.

If you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 installed on your computer, you must reinstall Service Pack 2 after you reinstall or repair Windows XP…

After you perform an in-place upgrade or repair installation, you must reinstall all updates to Windows…

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System Restore

During our latest show we were discussing how to use System Restore…here are links to more information:

Applies to all editions of Windows Vista.
Start your computer in safe mode with command prompt.
At the command prompt, type rstrui.exe, and then press ENTER.
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Can Facebook Be Private?

This is the article I mentioned during our latest show…it’s in the July edition of PC World: Can Facebook Be Private?
“…Facebook will warn you that the app can access your personal data, but it won’t tell you exactly what personal data that app uses…
“…if a friend installs an app, the program will by default be able to see anything you’ve shared with that friend…

“…create a list of friends, then restrict content-sharing to certain lists…

“…Facebook’s profile preview tool: Go to Settings, Privacy Settings, then Profile, and type a friend’s name in the box up top. You’ll see your own profile as it would be viewed by that friend, and can then adjust your privacy settings accordingly.”
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"To the moon!…"

“WeChooseTheMoon.org, http://www.wechoosethemoon.org, will go live on July 16, 2009 at 8:02 a.m. and will take off at 9:32 a.m. – exactly 40 years to the minute after the historic launch. The site, powered by AOL, will recreate Apollo 11’s lunar mission, minute by minute, with an interactive experience that lets visitors experience the mission as it happened, using archival audio, video, photos and “real-time” transmissions on the site and via Twitter.”
Three Twitter Feeds to Follow…
conversations between the spacecraft and Houston:
AP11_Spacecraft
Houston back to the spacecraft:
AP11_Capcom
and transmissions between Columbia and “Eagle” after they separate to descend to the lunar surface:
AP11_Eagle
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gdgt

GDGT

What if Facebook, Wikipedia, your favorite forum, and Google Reader all got mashed into one gigantic, delicious smoothie?

Is that what gdgt is?

It is!

It combines the best of social networking, forums, news aggregation, and wiki-based sites,justfor the hardcore gadget lover.

The site was designed by Ryan Block and Peter Rojas. Ryan Block is the former editor in chief at Engadget and Peter Rojas is the co-founder of both Engadget and Gizmodo. Most people know that these two gentleman are extremely knowledgeable about all types of gadgets. So this site fullfills the dreams of almost every gadget guy and gal.

They also started doing the gdgt podcast last fall that lasts for about an hour each week. They talk about a wide variety of technology, from the latest news at Apple to game consoles, cell phones, and the forthcoming Zune HD.

Once you go there, the first thing you should do is watch the video by Veronica Belmont that will give you a quick two minute overview of what the site offers.

It is a site worth having in your bookmarks for any gadget lover!

http://gdgt.com/

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