I stumbled upon this video showing how to actually fish a jammed sheet out of a WorkCentre 3045... honestly, it’s a bit of a nightmare—you end up having to unscrew half the machine just to get to it. Might be worth grabbing a friend to help you tackle it while following the guide
Is it actually throwing an error right in the middle of the installation? You sure you're on the right download page—like, specifically the one meant for Windows 8.1?
Just look at what another external burner would run you all at once. If it’s actually cheaper than what you've got, maybe just toss this one on eBay to someone looking to salvage a drive from a busted laptop...
Maybe give those graphics drivers a quick reinstall. It looks like things have defaulted back to Windows 7 Basic... just that stripped-down window mode again
Anyone still rocking a Symbian device? My smartphone finally kicked the bucket, so I ended up grabbing one of those cheap burner phones from a CVS just to get by until I can pick up a new one... It’s such a drag that it doesn't even have Symbian, because trying to use apps like Facebook on these things is an absolute disaster.
I can't really give you an answer there—I’m no doctor, after all... though I wish I knew. How old are you, anyway? And how did you end up with that fracture? Was it a fall, some kind of wreck, or just bad luck?
Jamie Adams6 - the whole mess you're dealing with happened because when you wiped Linux, you basically nuked the bootloader you installed alongside it too. Windows doesn't exactly play nice with Linux... it just ignores it, which is why you've always got to install Linux last if you want things to actually work.
Another way to handle it—if you'd known ahead of time—would have been to grab a little utility in Windows called "EasyBCD" before deleting anything. That would've let you set Windows back as the primary bootloader so you wouldn't be stuck staring at a broken screen right now. I've heard rumors that Microsoft has been making it easier to boot Linux directly from their own loader since Windows 8 rolled out, but honestly, I haven't had the chance to actually test it out myself...
Maybe try a clean reinstall... might shake things up and get those ports sorted out properly. Or just switch over to qBittorrent—honestly, it’s my go-to, works better than anything else I've tried.
Windows is completely trashed. You’re gonna need a Windows 7 installation media to attempt a repair... but honestly, before you even touch that, you should probably boot into Linux from a live DVD or USB to rescue your files.
The boot data is fried. You could try running Fixmbr and messing with the bootloader, but last time I dealt with this exact mess, nothing worked except a clean reinstall. If there's anything actually important on there, just pull the data using a Linux live USB or DVD and dump it onto an external drive. Look, if you aren't really comfortable with this kind of stuff, you might want to just ask someone who actually knows what they're doing. Trying to mess with Fixmbr and all that other junk is a slow, agonizing process that'll just drive you up the wall... 😁 .
Look, if this thing was working fine a minute ago, you might want to try a hard reset. If that doesn't cut it, then we’re looking at a hardware failure—most likely some USB controller just fried itself...
Do a quick search online for the hard reset instructions for your specific model (usually involves holding down certain buttons while you power it on). Or, you can dig through the settings menu—it's usually tucked away under "About" or something similar near the bottom.
I'm honestly not sure how else to help you out here. Your best bet is to take it down to a repair shop and see if they can check the chip, though that’s usually a whole ordeal and will probably eat up most of your afternoon.
At the end of the day, if none of that works... maybe it's just time to bite the bullet and pick up something newer and actually reliable.
If it was working fine before, you might want to try a hard reset. If that doesn't cut it, then you're looking at a hardware failure—most likely some USB controller just fried itself...
Just look up the instructions online for how to perform a hard reset on your specific model—usually involves hitting a certain button combo right when you power it on. Or, if you can actually get into the menu, check under Settings, then hit "About"—it’s usually buried somewhere down there near the bottom...
Just adding my two cents here—I went through this exact thing last year. Turns out I just overdid it and strained my wrist way too hard. I was trying to pry open a stubborn fence, and when it wouldn't budge, I ended up slamming my hand against it... total rookie mistake. Right after that, the pain kicked in, and I actually developed this weird, balloon-like swelling right on my wrist. I didn't bother seeing a doctor or anything; it just kind of cleared up on its own after about two weeks. It hurt like hell for a while, but I’m fine now. These days, if I need to move a fence, I use my foot or find some tool to leverage it instead 😁 definitely not using my bare hands 😁
Honestly, if your dad is doing any kind of manual labor with that hand, he really needs to take it easy. In my experience, it’s so much harder to heal when you keep aggravating the injury... basically, you aren't giving the tissue a chance to actually recover.
Maybe try a backup app—you know, just grab the backup file, toss it onto another phone, and then run a restore. It might actually preserve the dates... if we're lucky.
Maybe try hitting up your doctor and seeing if they'll prescribe something to help you sleep through the night. Another thing—you could try getting some kind of exercise in later in the evening... I’ve had people tell me that once they actually tire themselves out with a run or something similar, they just crash.
If you end up trying any of that, maybe that whole déjà vu sensation will stop happening... I'm guessing it's all just being driven by how much sleep you're lacking.
I mean, have you actually tried doing a full factory reset on the router and walking through the setup from scratch? Sometimes that’s the only way... You could also try pushing a firmware update to the router—might fix some weird glitch. Honestly, if you really want to know if the hardware is actually shot, maybe take the printer over to a buddy's place? If they’ve got a similar setup and it works there, then you know it’s just your network acting up...
Look, it’s pretty obvious you aren't going to fix this mess all by yourself—there are just way too many moving parts and trying to explain every single troubleshooting step would be a total nightmare... honestly, just find someone who actually knows their way around a motherboard to take a look at where it's stalling, or just drop it off at a local repair shop and call it a day.