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geeez... the guy with the blue shirt...for a minute I thought I was looking in the mirror!!! Too weird!! ya, had my wife take a look... wow... from middle of the nose up, man... you're ME buddy!
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Good point and what I didn't mention... these programs that "clean Windows"... can cause a lot of damage if not used properly. Still somewhat skeptical tho about somke of them and I figgure the reason is, some of them just go ahead and "do it" without you even knowing what the heck they're doing... in other words, they don't give you any choices. One of my best pieces of advise is..."read the screens" and if in doubt, don't proceed (unless of course, you have a fail-safe backup plan).
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ok, here's a link.... http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3975 I believe I've used this method at some point in the past and I was surprised how easy it was. Worst case scenario is yes, you may lose what you haven't backed up. Chalk it up to a "lesson learned" and move on .... been there myself a time or 2.
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It's possible, if you find a boot CD, to restore the "boot partition" which is probably what's messed up, without loosing everything else. I'll look around for this info on how to d it as I'm certain I have it somewhere.
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ha! ... by the time I drove to wherever there is an O'Rileys, my Iridium plugs would cost me about $100 each
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In my somewhat limited experience, re-jetting is usually only necessary if you install some kind of performance headers (and I don't believe there is such a thing for our scoots).... simple muffler and air filter changes won't necessitate the rejetting. How to tell?.... run it as is (with the RK's and the K&N's) for a few thousand miles... pull the plugs and see what they look like... if normal, no rejetting req'd... if black and sooty, it's too rich...if white, it's too lean...reject accordingly. Of course, after installing the K&N's, re-sync the carbs & set the idle properly. All should run fine. (IMHO)
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Can't help you further with your problem other than what's been already posted. What I can say is... I am VERY SCEPTICAL of these so-called "Windows fixup" programs that seemingly are a dime-a-dozen on the 'net. I took a quick look at that site and immediately got outta there. There is only one Windows "cleaner" that's free off the 'net that I'd recommend and that is CCleaner. Personally, I use a program called Fix-It Utilities that I've been using since Windows 98 and still works on Windows XP and surprisingly, on Vista! I haven't even upgraded to the latest version. The only part of it I use is the registry cleaner and it has never failed me and believe me, I've used it on hundreds of systems over the years. Really wish I could offer more help but yu really need a boot CD.
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Decided not to buy 2007 venture
SilvrT replied to Bobcatpat's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
Sorry, just have to comment on the above. It is a great thing if a person has enough money "on hand" to go out and pay cash for such things. Unfortunately, most of us don't. Therefore, it makes sense to borrow the money so we can have and enjoy what you lucky people in a minority group have. This does not mean we cannot afford it, it simply means we don't have that much cash laying around. When we can't afford it is when our monthly debt exceeds our income or, commonly referred to "negative cash flow". To blatantly state that those who borrow "can't afford it" and infer that those who do are "dumb" is just a bit ignorant and suggests an "I'm better than you are" complex IMHO. Do you own your home? If so, did you pay cash for it? I think not. Sorry for venting a bit...I know, it's a dirty job but someone has to do it. -
Sunny and warm today, tomorrow, and a few clouds coming in sunday. By warm I mean 15 celcius for the high's....not many of these days left this year so I will definately be taking advantage of the weather...riding my scoot and waddya know...gas prices have dropped significantly so I'm not gonna worry about "conservative riding" ... I'm gonna crank that sukka to the max! yeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!! c'mon you hardly riders...I'm gonna be lookin fer ACTION! :thumbsup2:
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What Margaret said ! I have been riding for some 40 years and during that time, have joined up with a number of different groups...some were organized and others were just a bunch going on a ride together. Each time I never stuck with any of them for any length of time because of a number of different reason's...boils down to compatibility issues and lack of acceptance of differences...some were too "rule strict", others simply had no rules of any kind. I gave up on that scene and chose to either ride alone or with only one or two other bikers...someone who was a close friend already. I joined this group online initially to learn about fixing various things on my scoot...actually, I joined another "venture" site first back when I had my '85 ... then I found this group when I got my '87. I started getting a bit more "involved" here and found the folks very easy to communicate with....then I met a few in person...that was great...then I took a bigger plunge and went to one of the rally's (Venture West IV) ... THAT sold me on this group of great people (if nothing else already had). To be associated with and to ride with this group has restored my faith in being a part of a "motorcycle riding family". I have rubbed shoulders with a couple other groups locally and instinct told me that I would not find the same comeraderie(sp?) as I do here. What it boils down to is finding a group of people who share and have a passion for at least one common interest, have a lot of compassion and empathy, and are not judgemental or superficial.
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well, I can't speak for the others here but that certainly is true for me!
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well, I'm a VB / VBA programmer specializing in medium sized database applications and MS Office or other VB compatible apps integration development, what you're talking is as much jibberish to me as english is to a newborn! Good luck!
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I have one solution to this whole mess .... don't invest!
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you do that.....and watch out for the snake:rotf:...
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I've never been known to be diplomatic....
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you could always bookmark it...that's what I do.
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in a manner of speaking....yes
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LOL... I had to go back to the original post just to refresh my memory on what this was all about...now I have to ask...just how "close" is this relationship between Froggy and his secretary that he's comfortable enuf (and so is she) for her to come rescue him from the head..errr I mean bathroom??? :rotf:
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no no... the "head" is the bathroom! aye matey!
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SilvrT replied to mp66226's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
so you're really trying to brainwash me into buying a VMax huh? Well, I'd love to have one but not as a "first bike". On second thought, if I did have one, I'd probably kill myself on it ..... nope, not gonna have one...nosiree! -
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SilvrT replied to mp66226's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
heck no .... and I'll have even less sense come next spring...or maybe I'll just keep the '87 as a second scoot....just so I can smoke a Harley (or a 2nd gen) from time to time. -
Where this thread is going, one has to have been there to understand it LOLOL
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SilvrT replied to mp66226's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
or, you could upgrade to a 1st gen and experience some REAL power! :witch_brew: -
well...errr...ummmm....ahhhh :eek:
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I really, really wanted to comment about bathrooms and a "snake" but I won't.....