I hope this wipes the smug grins off their faces!

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Nisgeis

If you are saying that an operating system upgrade caused your hard disk to fail completely, such that it could not be re-formatted, I would say that you should NOT be installing said software with a hammer.

The only ways to toast a hard disk (of ANY computer type) is to bang it particularly hard with a large phsyical object, or to pass a very powerful magnet near it (like one out of the monitor) or to turn it off whilst its firmware is being wiped. None of these happen during an operating system upgrade.

Although, if your comments were meant humourously, then haha, yes, you portrayed yourself sufficiently as someone that has no clue about PC hardware. I laugh at your portrayal of someone very stupid. Well done.

Well gee thanks for the compliment

All I meant was that if an install of winders hangs for whatever reason halfway into the install the drive will have to be reformatted and all data lost.

But hey your an expert right you know that.

The fact that Ive been building, maintaining, pc's and networks for the last 20 years clearly displays my lack of knowledge.