OK, I have Ubuntu 12.whatever downloaded and some blank DVDs to burn to. ($3 for a 10-pack at Staples, nice deal. Also got a 32-gig USB stick for $20.)
On the other hand, I may well have discovered the source of my issues with the laptop. It's narrowed down to either the screensaver I was using, or something in Vista's power-management software. I set the power management scheme to "never turn off" and chose a different screensaver, left it overnight, and this morning when I left for work it hadn't frozen up. So.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
On the other hand, I may well have discovered the source of my issues with the laptop. It's narrowed down to either the screensaver I was using, or something in Vista's power-management software. I set the power management scheme to "never turn off" and chose a different screensaver, left it overnight, and this morning when I left for work it hadn't frozen up. So.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.