nope.

the machine seems free of anything problematic, though.

i should perhaps point out that if i can't get into the hard drive because i can't load the sata drivers because i can't see the install screen....

yeah. i think i'm being too optimistic in ruling out the bios. what can i do, though, besides edit the registry offline?

well, i guess i could do that.

as a troubleshooting step, it seems over the top...

this was why i didn't install clean in the first place, i'm remembering.

the truth is that it was a logical shortcut; if i could prove it was the bios, i'd have to turf the board and buy a new one. but, if i could rule out the bios, and i had a virus in the install, i'd have to clean it anyways.

so, i should just work my way through the issues with the machine, first, and see what happens, see when things get messy.

one of the things i've noticed through these installs is that the registry doesn't wipe itself out entirely. certain persistent issues reappear on reinstall that i thought were dealt with. i suppose it will be useful to figure out when, exactly, these things jump back up.

so, this is going to be a bit of a process, then. and, i'm considering how to check my email, in the mean time.

i'm using a fake address here so i don't expose my password, but how much sense am i making, given that my machine is so compromised? that pc hasn't been on the internet in years, and i'm skeptical about letting it back on. but, this driver issue appears lengthy.

based on previous experience, even a few seconds exposure could be catastrophic. i'm under attack by pros, here.

as it is, the issue kind of ruled itself out as the operating system will no longer read my input devices. they work fine. i'm going to assume that my drivers got screwed up. but, i had to reset the bios and i'm going to reformat and start again.

what is going on with the court stuff right now? i'm waiting for responses. it's not like anything that the oiprd sends me is worth any kind of immediate acknowledgement, and i'm not interested in mediation or settlement. the singular point of this process is to get the issue in front of a judge. i want the data, but i don't need it immediately. and, if there's concerns about the safety of my network, they are more important.

but, i don't trust this chromebook connection.

i'll wait...