My PC became alive again.

Finally, finally my PC made a comeback!!

OS's reinstall was easy. However, after that, it took me a long time to setup several softwares and drivers. Some of drivers weren't working correctly, Norton software couldn't be installed, USB wasn't recognized... etc...

Now, it's mostly going well. I started to use Firefox. It works faster than IE.

Thank you for all of your advice!

I'll conduct a surgery on my PC (<-- exaggerated)

Yesterday, I was very tired after calling Microsoft Customer Support. I usually don't call any customer support centers. I always fixed something myself. So I decided that I'll do it myself this time, too.

1)
Fist, I need to back up my data. I bought a DVD-RW for that just now and will go home from now.

2)
After the back-up, I'll reinstall OS clean, which is a big surgery. (Sorry. I just wanted say it exaggeratedly.

Next, I have to install softwares and drivers I use. Those are many... I also need to set up some things.

3)
I'll download and install Firefox. I'm going to use it instead of IE.

I hope those go well.

Havarlan,
Thank you for your advice.
I have used Linux and UNIX a bit at work, but I don't feel like using them at home. haha.
My PC was pre-installed OS when I bought it. I see. I should have reinstalled it as soon as I bought it. I'll keep remember it and do it when I buy a new PC sometime.
Thank you for detailed explanation!

Fx Tio,
Thank you for your comment.
Yes, those happened suddenly.
I'll back up my data soon. It is very inconvenient that I can't access the Internet.(T_T) I hope everything will be fixed. Thank you!

Calling Microsoft Customer Support

I called Microsoft Customer Support. I tried many kinds of operations on my PC talking with a support engineer on the phone for about AN HOUR AND A HALF, but nothing was solved.

Do I need to call DELL next? Whew...

Pandamilk,
Thank you for your comment on my previous entry.
I can't read any comments on Lang-8 now because of IE problem, so it's nice of you to put your advice here. I'll try it. Thank you!

Damn Microsoft, again!!!!!!

Another problem happened on my PC. My PC is almost dying.

This morning, I tried to check a website but I couldn't that. At first I thought it the Internet access problem, but it was working. In spite of that, Internet Explorer didn't show anything as if my PC didn't connect with the Internet. Why? It was working last night.

Windows Update info shows a security patch for IE7 was installed on my PC during the night. Did it cause?

Anyway, now, there isn't MS-Office and I can't see any website on my PC. It means my PC isn't PC for me. It is just a piece of refuse. What a inconvenient situation!

I'm really disgusted with Microsoft! Give me back time which I will spend to fix those problems!! I wonder if they will be fixed for sure...

Is there anybody which has the same problem of MS-Office 2007 and IE 7 on Windows Vista?

Rick-san,
Thank you for your comment on my previous entry. As I'm putting this entry through my cell phone, I can't write anything in comment columns.
Things got worse, almost worst. I wonder if I should switch to Mac...

Damn Microsoft!

On my computer, MS-Office stopped working a few days ago. What a stupid software! Boo!

So, today, I tried recovery with CD-ROM. However it didn't work. Boo, boo!

As a last resort, I decided to try to re-install. At first, I deleted MS-Office. Then I had to get "Open Product key" first to install, but I had trouble finding the website where I got it. The place where Microsoft gave seemed to be changed and the websites related to the product keys were complicated. It's not user-friendly at all. Boo, boo, boo!

I finally found it and tried to install. However an error message appeared. What? It seems that some files in the CD-ROM were broken. Boo, boo, boo, boo!

So I tried to access Microsoft Help Center through the Microsfot website, but it was impossible. I don't know why, but when I tried to access the site, it took a long time, then it ended up hang up. I can't believe! Boo, boo, boo, boo, boo!

I have to call Microsoft tomorrow.

I was really disgusted! Microsoft sucks!

Do you like learning language?

I met a non-Japanese in business yesterday. He could speak Japanese fluently.

There are a lot of non-Japanese who can speak Japanese well, but his Japanese is a bit different from others'.
He spoke very slowly but used difficult business words perfectly, as well as native Japanese business people. I think that Japanese business words are distinctive and difficult for non-Japanese to use them. In fact, I haven't heard that non-Japanese speak having a good command of Japanese business words.

So, I couldn't help asking him how he mastered Japanese language.
He said he started learning it when he was 12 years old. He also studied Japanese at university in Japan. Several years after graduation, he came to Japan again and worked there for a couple of years with a working holiday visa. He came back to Japan and now is working.

Hmm... I think there is nothing special. There are a lot of people like him.
I bet that he is VERY interested in and REALLY likes learning Japanese language, so he has an inquiring mind of the language. Those are very important to improve language skills. I'm sure I'm lack in them.

The reason I am studying English is that I have to use it. Just it. I don't like English so much. On the contrary, I sometimes take a dislike it when my studying isn't going well. And I'm probably not interested in English. Those facts may be obstacles to improve my English... It may be just an excuse.

Anyway, I will get over them and improve my English for sure!

My bad listening comprehension #15

I was taking English dictation as usual.

One of the sentences is;

We saw that during the dot-com boom in the midnighty.

But, I haven't heard the word "midnighty" before. What does it mean? I wonder if it expresses the middle of midnight?? what relation are there between the dot-com boom and the midnight?

Then I checked my textbook. Oh, no! It's "mid-'90s."
How stupid of me! There was the word "the dot-com boom" in the sentence, so if I had have thought a little more, it would have been easy to figure out "mid-'90s." However, once I thought it was "midnighty", I couldn't hear it other words.

You should use your brain more usefully and flexibility, Sand!

My hearing wrong of the past:
http://sandfriend.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-bad-listening-comprehension-14.html

I'm really thankful to Lang-8 friends.

Many friends at Lang-8 were kind enough to care and worry about me while I was absent from Lang-8. I'm very impressed and thankful to them. It's difficult to describe how impressed I was.

I realized my poor English vocabulary and expressions. I wanted to express how thankful and happy I was, but I could say only cliches. Whew...

I've never met them but I'd like to cherish Lang-8 friends.

It has already been spring!

It's been for 3 months since I put the article on my blog last. Long time no see.

I hadn't access my blog for some reasons... not some... many reasons. Then I finally came back here!

I also haven't studied English for a while. Too bad. I rebuilt my English learning scheme and am going to start studying it again.

When I wrote the last article, it was in the middle of winter, but it's already spring! It's the season Japanese people love. It's the cherry blossoms season now!

I took this picture in my neighborhood this morning.