Well, this has been a long and involved story, but... I could have done a safe boot, but it wouldn't have helped. There were too many strange things going on that I couldn't trace.
I started reinstalling windows on Saturday morning, and it was great for a few hours. Then, as I was installing my various software packages, I started to get errors about programs not being able to write to the registry, or not updating properly. In short, even the fresh install had not solved the problems. This only left hardware, and I started to realise that everything had started pretty much just after I installed the SSD... I ended up pulling in a backup taken before that, and moving everything back to the normal hard disk. I have been sorting things out ever since, but it certainly beat doing the full install. I have not had any more strange occurrences. I *did* lose a whole bunch of icons from my desktop when I restored from the backup, which is a bit peculiar. Probably a logical reason somewhere, I guess. I have been on to the company about returning the SSD. They gave me some spiel about it being due to too many low-level writes, or something. The fix was to disconnect the data cable and leave the device plugged in but not working for as long as possible. After the past few weeks, I really don't trust the thing. It is left plugged in overnight, but hadn't fixed itself. The problems started pretty much just after the install, so it wasn't a case of my use jamming it up or anything. If it is going to do that every few weeks, it is no use. You never know what program is going to be affected next. I am pushing for a refund, but may have to accept a replacement. Looking at their forum, many users are having various problems with this device. I think it is just not ready for prime time, basically. I haven't got back to Finale just yet, but it's on the list... Phil. At 04:37 AM 3/26/2013, you wrote: >On the Mac side we have a Safe Mode, which >follows a Safe Boot, meaning the status of the >computer's OS for that particular boot, one >that is basically system only. This would >identify if the problem might be a third-party >add-on. Tracking that down might be annoying but beats a re-install. > >RH > >On Mar 20, 2013, at 4:06 PM, Phil Buglass <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I was thinking of doing a non-destructive > > install, but as I don't have any idea just *what* > > is causing my problems with windows explorer, it > > may be better to just bite the bullet and install > > from scratch. Not how I was planning on > > spending my weekend, but must needs.. > >_______________________________________________ >Finale mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. Inside of a dog its too dark to read. Groucho Marx _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
