Good morning Sunshine

Ok, here we are all snug in our office chairs strapping ourselves in getting ready for another wonderful Monday morning at the office. NOT.... If you are like me you noticed that the roads were pretty empty this morning which means a LOT of folks are still on Christmas vacation. I for one am like the rest of the minority who have to make a showing at the shop/office/cubicle etc. Things are pretty dead here so I have time to completely start over on my home computer fiasco. Sigh.... Ready SET GO!!!! Deep breath...


Step 1, hook up PC and turn it on -Pray
Step 2, hook up 160 GB USB external Hard drive
Step 3, back up D drive data to external drive - should take several hours
Step 4, back up data on C drive to external drive - not as much as D drive
Step 5, insert Win98 System disk and reboot system
Step 6, blow away partitons on both C and D drives
Step 7, create new partitions on C and D drives
Step 8, format C and D drives with Fat32
Step 9, Insert Windows ME CD into cd drive and reboot
Step 10, install Windows ME on C drive with Fat32 partition - Pray
Step 11, verify all hardware is recognized and working
Step 12, use Microsoft Security CD and install all security updates since Feb 2004- Pray
Step 13, using Windows Update install any newer security updates- Pray
Step 14, install Anti Virus software and scan drive C - Pray
Step 15, begin installing necessary software - pray extra hard here
Step 16 restore data from external hard drive back to D drive
Step 17 configure MS Outlook with proper PST file for Katy - Pray
Step 18 configure MS Money with correct data file - Pray again
Step 19 if steps 1 through 19 blow up in my face despite prayer take PC CPU out to Ashley Phosphate rd and let multiple cars and trucks destory it beyond repair
Step 20 If I had to resort to step 19 figure out where I will live after Katy kicks me out of the house because of no Internet access