LeGeNDs League (Ben)

Hi all, If any of the LeGeNDs league drivers get to see this, this is just to tell you what has happened to me in the last few weeks. (If you do can you pass this message on to the rest of the League). I had a total computer failure when I used an update dat from Mcafee. The monitor went grey and chugged away for 5 minutes. I didn't have a clue what it had done. When I tried to reboot it came up with " Invaild system disk". (Could it have been a virus in the update dat ??). I asked a friend about it, and he said that I should reload Windows as it just needs a few start-up files. I did this not realising that it would overwrite everything. (I am no expert as you have gathered)! I had to send it off to make sure that everything was re-loaded correctly. A week or so later it came back and I started to put in all my programmes etc. I loaded in my Logitech Wheel profiler, but after I did this the computer wouldn't start up properly. I re-took it back to the shop and said that there is another problem, which took another week or so to sort out. (I think I was using the wrong profiler which was causing the start up problems). I got my computer back last week, and re put a lot of things back in including an updated Profiler, which needed a Microsoft installer which I didn't use the first time. All is ok at the moment, and I have GPL and VROC up and running. What I want to know, if you can advise me how I get our Yahoo Groups messages to come through my Outlook Express. I did have it before, but I didn't configure it myself, and so I need some help in getting it up and running. Just so you know, I do want to come back to racing in our League as soon as possible . ( I also lost all of my set-ups as well ) Bye for now. Ben.

Hi ben <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Hi all, > If any of the LeGeNDs league drivers get to see this, I have:-) this is just to > tell you what has happened to me in the last few weeks. (If you do can > you pass this message on to the rest of the League). Will do mate...I hadn't noticed that you were missing for a couple of reasons: 1. The League season has finished and we are waiting for some off season racing 2. VROC has had problems on IPs and host issues so not many guys have dropped in for a chat or to race 3. I haven't been into the Legends chat room that much due to work and other things. > I had a total computer failure when I used an update dat from Mcafee.<snip>.... I got my computer back last week, What a catalog of disiaster:-( > and re put a lot of things back in including an updated Profiler, > which needed a Microsoft installer which I didn't use the first time. > All is ok at the moment, and I have GPL and VROC up and running. :-)....getting back there:-) > What I want to know, if you can advise me how I get our Yahoo Groups > messages to come through my Outlook Express. I did have it before, but > I didn't configure it myself, and so I need some help in getting it up > and running. ?...I don't get it through Outlok express....although perhaps you can...unless you mean the messages as e-mails? Go to the Yahoo groups website and yu ned to login to your yahoo or egroups member name...then in that user profile check that you have group messages sent individually (or as a digest). haven't got the URL handy right now..but e-mail me if you see this and need some help. Just so you know, I do want to come back to racing in our League as > soon as possible . ( I also lost all of my set-ups as well ) cheers mate for letting us know;-)....i have plenty of setups...but they don't go as fast as yours;-) cheers

Hi Mike, Thanks for the info. I hope to be up and running fully soon. Pass on my best wishes to the rest of the group. Thanks, Ben. Ps. I didnt think the message had gone because I kept getting an error message saying some thing about Winsock, so i just did another message which is the same as yesterdays one ! DOH ! On Fri, 21 Sep 2001 06:49:57 +0100, "Mike Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Hi ben > ><[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> Hi all, >> If any of the LeGeNDs league drivers get to see this, > >I have:-) > > this is just to >> tell you what has happened to me in the last few weeks. (If you do can >> you pass this message on to the rest of the League). > >Will do mate...I hadn't noticed that you were missing for a couple of >reasons: >1. The League season has finished and we are waiting for some off season >racing >2. VROC has had problems on IPs and host issues so not many guys have >dropped in for a chat or to race >3. I haven't been into the Legends chat room that much due to work and other >things. > >> I had a total computer failure when I used an update dat from Mcafee. ><snip>.... >I got my computer back last week, > >What a catalog of disiaster:-( > >> and re put a lot of things back in including an updated Profiler, >> which needed a Microsoft installer which I didn't use the first time. >> All is ok at the moment, and I have GPL and VROC up and running. > >:-)....getting back there:-) > >> What I want to know, if you can advise me how I get our Yahoo Groups >> messages to come through my Outlook Express. I did have it before, but >> I didn't configure it myself, and so I need some help in getting it up >> and running. > >?...I don't get it through Outlok express....although perhaps you >can...unless you mean the messages as e-mails? > >Go to the Yahoo groups website and yu ned to login to your yahoo or egroups >member name...then in that user profile check that you have group messages >sent individually (or as a digest). > >haven't got the URL handy right now..but e-mail me if you see this and need >some help. > >Just so you know, I do want to come back to racing in our League as >> soon as possible . ( I also lost all of my set-ups as well ) > >cheers mate for letting us know;-)....i have plenty of setups...but they >don't go as fast as yours;-) > >cheers > >

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] writes: >Invaild system disk". (Could it have been a virus in the update dat >??). I asked a friend about it, and he said that I should reload >Windows as it just needs a few start-up files. I did this not >realising that it would overwrite everything. (I am no expert as you >have gathered)!Simply re-loading Windows WON'T overwrite everything... Now if you did a format... Sounds like your system had OTHER issues... :(

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>I had to send it off to make sure that everything was re-loaded >correctly. A week or so later it came back and I started to put in all >my programmes etc. I loaded in my Logitech Wheel profiler, but after I >did this the computer wouldn't start up properly. I re-took it back to >the shop and said that there is another problem, which took another >week or so to sort out. (I think I was using the wrong profiler which >was causing the start up problems). I got my computer back last week, >and re put a lot of things back in including an updated Profiler, >which needed a Microsoft installer which I didn't use the first time. >All is ok at the moment, and I have GPL and VROC up and running. >What I want to know, if you can advise me how I get our Yahoo Groups >messages to come through my Outlook Express. I did have it before, but >I didn't configure it myself, and so I need some help in getting it up >and running. >Just so you know, I do want to come back to racing in our League as >soon as possible . ( I also lost all of my set-ups as well )

Again, all of your other software (including setups) should have still been there with a windows re-load. Although from your description, it sounds like the factory(store) simply re-imaged your hard drive to like new condition. Unfortunately that WOULD cause you to lose everything. That sucks... Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.