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Phosphoer
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Posted: 10th Aug 2009 09:01
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That's what I get for giving the cat free range of my room. I found him sitting on the keyboard, who knows how long he'd been there. I turned off the computer to prevent him from doing any more damage, but when I turned it on in the morning, I got a black screen with text "Missing file Hal.dll" or something. Can't quite remember the exact message, but it was something about a missing dll file.

I'm amazed that he somehow managed to delete a system-critical file with his rear end ><

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Sid Sinister
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Posted: 10th Aug 2009 09:13
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I LOL'd I don't even know what to say! There has to be a lol cat for this somewhere.

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Crazy Ninja
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Boom, lolcat:



I bet your cat is laughing at you in some dark corner of your house.

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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 10th Aug 2009 13:51 Edited at: 10th Aug 2009 13:52
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No wonder laptops have a cooling problem.

A few years ago our late cat Gandalf (yes, I'm named in his honour) stomped across the keyboard of the "Dinosaur" and Lo! and Behold! up popped a message box asking "Are you sure you wish to delete folder btinternet.com?".

I decided it was time to remove him from the keyboard without delay.
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Benjamin
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Posted: 10th Aug 2009 14:15
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That cat does ask a legitimate question. If someone removed me from the keyboard of someone's laptop I too would ask the same thing.
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Sid Sinister
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Posted: 10th Aug 2009 17:53
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Lol! Perfect picture I wonder if someone's invented a USB anti-cat solution yet...

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 10th Aug 2009 17:58
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A door perhaps (with no need for a USB, but if you must, invent a USB door). That's what keeps my cats away.

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HowDo
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Posted: 10th Aug 2009 18:07
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My cat knows IE8 better than I do, can switch things on and off that I did not think it could be changed.

there's is anit cat keyboard code that stops kitty from doing damage.

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AndrewT
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Posted: 10th Aug 2009 18:13
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Quote: "Cat killed my computer ><"


Well, what do you expect? It's a cat.

My dog, on the other hand, would never do something like this. In fact my dog built my computer and taught me how to program.

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 10th Aug 2009 18:18
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That would explain a lot.

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lazerus
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Posted: 10th Aug 2009 18:20
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My dog, on the other hand, would never do something like this. In fact my dog built my computer and taught me how to program.
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Thats the reason he cant code jk lol

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AndrewT
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Posted: 10th Aug 2009 18:50 Edited at: 10th Aug 2009 18:50
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Quote: "That would explain a lot.

Thats the reason he cant code jk lol"


My dog is a fantastic coder. In fact he has an account on here. His username is, uhh, IanM. Yes. IanM is my dog.

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Inspire
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Posted: 10th Aug 2009 19:02
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IanM is my dawg, yo.

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Grandma
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Posted: 10th Aug 2009 19:44 Edited at: 10th Aug 2009 19:44
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This your dog? You should keep it on a leash as it walks trough town on its own with its cute briefcase. It might get robbed, acting so snobby.

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Posted: 10th Aug 2009 23:05
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Quote: "His username is, uhh, IanM. Yes. IanM is my dog."

How dare you!

Next time I come to Earth from my moonbase, I'm going to chew on your slippers and leave dead patches on your grass.

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Phosphoer
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Posted: 11th Aug 2009 01:49
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Oh dear, look what I've started :p

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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 11th Aug 2009 04:05
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I find it interesting that Windows requires Hal to work properly.



A missing Hal should be a safer computer to use. But if you really want him back here's a link showing how:

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ht/restorehaldll.htm

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