While we were on vacation, my laptop started performing blue screen of death\/reboot sequences.\u00a0 I ran all my standard utilities.\u00a0 When that didn’t work, I downloaded two freeware programs that worked wonders.\u00a0 Then, last night, the laptop went into auto reboot mode from the get-go.\u00a0 I switched off wireless, and it booted and ran fine until I slid the wireless switch.\u00a0 At that point, it promptly rebooted itself.<\/p>\n
Sigh.<\/p>\n
OK.\u00a0 I have the cellular wireless dongle.\u00a0 It should work fine.\u00a0 No problem.<\/p>\n
We got back to the house today, so I searched Sony’s support site.\u00a0 Lo and behold, but there was a patch for the wireless adapter from 2006.\u00a0 I don’t think I’ve ever applied it, and one of the symptoms it is supposed to fix is my rebooting\/blue screen problem.\u00a0 I downloaded it to a memory stick and ran it on the laptop.\u00a0 So far, so good.\u00a0 But, of course, the wireless was working today anyway.\u00a0 We’ll keep our fingers crossed and see what happens.<\/p>\n
Oh, and to answer your questions from yesterday — 14 years, and, yes, my stay at my folks could take me through the holidays, but I’m hoping Dad’s recovery will be quicker than that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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