Sheesh

well, I can't copy my stuff off that bad drive because now my "primary" & "secondary" ide channels have disabled themselves. Evidently that is code for my cd and dvd drives, to which I want to copy my stuff.

Windows troubleshooting suggests uninstalling and re-installing. That sounds scary to me.

All part of a master plot to make me appreciate a primitive life (hammer/stone/chisel). I can't even remember what I set out to do, a week ago when everything started imploding.

Give me strength.