Gah.

[ebonlock]

Me and my laptop last night:

L: *starts to boot* Oooh, I detect new hardware!

Me: *blinks* Wha-?

L: I'll just see if I can locate the drivers.

Me: *holds laptop up, looks around* Um, there's no new hardware.

L: Yes there is.

Me: No, there really isn't.

L: You just don't see it, but I know it's there.

Me: Right.

L: Oh dear...

Me: ?!

L: I, uh, seem to have done something to the registry. Something bad.

Me: ?!!!

L: You'd better reboot in Safe Mode.

Me: *alarmed* Ok, ok, Safe Mode, troubleshooter, right, got it.

L: I know, why don't you restore the registry? It's easy and it'll fix everything right up.

Me: Uh, ok, I'll just click on "Restore Registry" and...

L: Oh, no, sorry, you can't do that.

Me: But you just said...

L: Yes, well that was before you tried it, I was reasonably sure it would work, but now, obviously, it won't.

Me: Reasonably? But...

L: Why don't you just find yourself a nice DOS prompt and type in "scanreg/fix", that'll take care of it.

Me: Are you sure?

L: Oh absolutely.

Me: All right, then, I'll just reboot and...wait, why are you suddenly acting like nothing's wrong?

L: Huh?

Me: You just booted properly without me having to do anything else, I thought I had to fix the registry.

L: What are you talking about? Nothing to see here. La, la, la....

Me: *fumes*

Comments

[moonlightnrain.livejournal.com]

do you know how happy this would make me?

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

Of course you realize, given the current naming convention, I'd almost be required to call mine Ron, right?

[moonlightnrain.livejournal.com]

*giggles* I wouldn't have it any other way, love.

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

Although I will name it "Ronnie the Bear", and after you listen to "Wizard People, Dear Reader" you'll understand why.

[moonlightnrain.livejournal.com]

If I owned a copy of SS, I would love to listen to it, but alas, I do not.

I do like how you're already talking about this like it's a forgone conclusion, though.

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

Oh Aelf can tell you I was already pricing out Macs online a few weekends ago.

[moonlightnrain.livejournal.com]

*EVIL LAUGH*

Then we just have to introduce you to the cult of iPod.... :)

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

No, no iPods, that is one addiction I do not need.

[moonlightnrain.livejournal.com]

how would it really differ from an endless progression of mixed cds? :)