Lost 25+ WUs

Author	Message
Moabiter Send message Joined: 9 Dec 02 Posts: 79 Credit: 215,029 RAC: 0	Message 124031 - Posted: 15 Jun 2005, 23:16:51 UTC A small story about Nvidia drivers, msi drivers, Seti and Norton Ghost. All of you should know the words: "Don't change a running system!" But, who cares :) I spotted a new Bios version for my mainboard. I downloaded it, deinstalled all nvidia drivers (for mainboard and graphic card and flashed my mainboard succesfully (me so lucky!). But,.. I couldn't make Windows to boot :/ Not in safe mode, not in normal mode.. no way! Unfortunaly Berkeley fixed their Servers and I was able to download WUs for 4-5 days - that means 25+ WUs - before this happens. O_o What to do now? In my mind I tried to find words to say sorry to Berkeley and the other Seti users who would have negative experience if I would not send anything back... Then I would have been ashamed and would have left Seti community. My mind ran across every possibility and I am sure the lord heared my prayer! So, here is what I did: I made an A-image of system partition including boinc folder with Symantec Norton Ghost. Then I recovered a ghost B-image that I created before I made driver changes - Now Windows was back! To get back boinc seti WUs I browsed the A-image and extracted boinc folder with the 25+ WUs back to installation folder. All recovered, all running, thank God it is Thuesday :P Laters! Moabiter During browsing berkeley's homepage I came along this statement that makes me say: "ME!, ME!, ME!, wants to know, what patch was used and is it available for windows?" ID: 124031 ·

Qui-Gon Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 2940 Credit: 19,199,902 RAC: 11	Message 124040 - Posted: 15 Jun 2005, 23:46:16 UTC - in response to Message 124031. A small story about Nvidia drivers, msi drivers, Seti and Norton Ghost. * * * My mind ran across every possibility and I am sure the lord heared my prayer! So, here is what I did: I made an A-image of system partition including boinc folder with Symantec Norton Ghost. Then I recovered a ghost B-image that I created before I made driver changes - Now Windows was back! To get back boinc seti WUs I browsed the A-image and extracted boinc folder with the 25+ WUs back to installation folder. All recovered, all running, thank God it is Thuesday :P Laters! Moabiter Very good! Doesn't it feel good to solve such a problem? You must be very happy and you deserve my congratulations. ID: 124040 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 124092 - Posted: 16 Jun 2005, 3:09:49 UTC - in response to Message 124040. Last modified: 16 Jun 2005, 3:10:09 UTC Very good! Doesn't it feel good to solve such a problem? You must be very happy and you deserve my congratulations. Now that's saying something! me@rescam.org ID: 124092 ·

Qui-Gon Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 2940 Credit: 19,199,902 RAC: 11	Message 124098 - Posted: 16 Jun 2005, 3:49:38 UTC - in response to Message 124092. . . . you deserve my congratulations. Now that's saying something! Well, I was going to say our congratulations, but I didn't feel I could speak for others. ID: 124098 ·

Fuzzy Hollynoodles Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0	Message 124134 - Posted: 16 Jun 2005, 7:18:40 UTC - in response to Message 124098. . . . you deserve my congratulations. Now that's saying something! Well, I was going to say our congratulations, but I didn't feel I could speak for others. No, Tom, and be carefull what you speak about! Not all topics are kosher! "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ID: 124134 ·

Moabiter Send message Joined: 9 Dec 02 Posts: 79 Credit: 215,029 RAC: 0	Message 124160 - Posted: 16 Jun 2005, 10:28:12 UTC - in response to Message 124040. Very good! Doesn't it feel good to solve such a problem? You must be very happy and you deserve my congratulations. Thanks! Fuzzy, when you think it is not kosher, then do not eat it! During browsing berkeley's homepage I came along this statement that makes me say: "ME!, ME!, ME!, wants to know, what patch was used and is it available for windows?" ID: 124160 ·

Fuzzy Hollynoodles Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0	Message 124162 - Posted: 16 Jun 2005, 10:33:23 UTC - in response to Message 124160. Last modified: 16 Jun 2005, 11:27:01 UTC Very good! Doesn't it feel good to solve such a problem? You must be very happy and you deserve my congratulations. Thanks! Fuzzy, when you think it is not kosher, then do not eat it! Believe me, Moabiter, I won't!!! ;-D "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ID: 124162 ·

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