Well. Things certainly haven’t gone as planned with my computer lately. It had started being slow, with random spikes in CPU usage that made me think I’d somehow picked up a virus or spyware. It’s not impossible, even with antivirus software and being careful with downloads, but system scans still didn’t find anything. So, I figured I’d solve the problem with a full opsys reinstall. I didn’t think it would take long; I’ve had to restore the opsys on that VAIO at least twice – I think it’s actually been three times, but I can’t remember the exact timing. It’s one of my pet peeves, actually. I’ve had my Win98 eMachine since 2000 and only had to restore it once. I’ve had my XP VAIO since 2002 and have had to restore it multiple times.

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