I just came into my office to do today’s recap post and noticed my desktop PC was turned off. That wasn’t a good sign because it was on when I left it a few hours earlier. It now refuses to boot into Windoze — even in safe mode. I think it may have been zapped during a thunderstorm that rolled through earlier this afternoon. Or maybe it’s a virus. Whatever the cause, it’s preventing me from doing the post since all my charting & image tools are on that machine. Hopefully I can get it fixed by tomorrow…
On the bright side, perhaps this will motivate me to finally load all my stock tools on my notebook as well so I can post from anywhere.
So sorry to hear that Mike. I wish you luck for a speedy recovery. Thank you for all you share.
Mike,
Missed your posts.. Hurry back and get that computer fixed.. Hope you had a great time off. .
From a former Network Administrator (who just quit yesterday to focus on trading), it sounds like the hard drive. I would buy a new hard drive to get the speed advantages of the latest technology and reload your operating system. You could try formatting the existing drive but for trading I wouldn’t risk it. If you need any help you can email me.
Good reminder to back up your computers everybody! There is enough risk in the market, you don’t want to risk your data!
That’s too bad. I’ve been waiting for your return and insights.
Mike,
that happened to me last year. I almost had a heart attack thinking it might be the HD but it turned out to be a fried motherboard. Hope you’re back in good shape soon.
Cheers
Thanks folks.
Rick, you’re right, it was the hard drive. Best of luck (& skill) on your transition!