Awww, my WinXP PC just died.
And I mean, it /just/ died. I had it running in the background, and
when I looked over just now, I saw it just turn itself off. My initial >thought was, "oh, I guess it entered sleep mode; I thought I turned
that off". But any attempts to revive it met without any luck. I
suspect the PSU, although I don't really have time to troubleshoot it >properly (I do have time to write an article about it on Usenet,
though; go figure ;-)
The WinXP box is a heavily modified "Republic of Gamers" gaming PC I >scrounged from the kerbside some years back. I rebuilt it, and have
used it to play mid-noughties 9x and XP-era games that sometimes have >problems with more modern hardware and operating systems. Although
mostly it just runs nifty screensavers in the background, 'cause I
like the pretty pictures. ;-)
Still, I'm not really surprised it's given up the ghost. It's an old
machine and none of its parts were new when I built it. The real
question is whether or not I intend to fix the PC or junk it entirely.
I don't really have any spare PSUs in storage, and I'm not sure
spending $50 (or $100, or whatever god knows if PSU prices have gone
up like everything else computer) to fix a PC that barely gets any
real use. All the more since it's such an old PC and finding PSUs with
a significant number of molex (as opposed to SATA) connectors can be a
chore.
Still, I miss it's friendly background whir.
Maybe the rubbish-gods will take pity on me and I'll find something
nice on the kerb in the next few days? ;-)
Awww, my WinXP PC just died.
On Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:13:15 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson ><[email protected]> wrote:
Awww, my WinXP PC just died.
I'm sorry!
PSUs should be $30 for low end models (woot just offered one for $25)
Awww, my WinXP PC just died.--
And I mean, it /just/ died. I had it running in the background, and
when I looked over just now, I saw it just turn itself off. My initial thought was, "oh, I guess it entered sleep mode; I thought I turned
that off". But any attempts to revive it met without any luck. I
suspect the PSU, although I don't really have time to troubleshoot it properly (I do have time to write an article about it on Usenet,
though; go figure ;-)
The WinXP box is a heavily modified "Republic of Gamers" gaming PC I scrounged from the kerbside some years back. I rebuilt it, and have
used it to play mid-noughties 9x and XP-era games that sometimes have problems with more modern hardware and operating systems. Although
mostly it just runs nifty screensavers in the background, 'cause I
like the pretty pictures. ;-)
Still, I'm not really surprised it's given up the ghost. It's an old
machine and none of its parts were new when I built it. The real
question is whether or not I intend to fix the PC or junk it entirely.
I don't really have any spare PSUs in storage, and I'm not sure
spending $50 (or $100, or whatever god knows if PSU prices have gone
up like everything else computer) to fix a PC that barely gets any
real use. All the more since it's such an old PC and finding PSUs with
a significant number of molex (as opposed to SATA) connectors can be a
chore.
Still, I miss it's friendly background whir.
Maybe the rubbish-gods will take pity on me and I'll find something
nice on the kerb in the next few days? ;-)
On Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:32:26 -0600, PW <[email protected]> said
this thing:
On Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:13:15 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson >><[email protected]> wrote:
Awww, my WinXP PC just died.
I'm sorry!
Heh. It's not really that sorrowful. It's a computer, and not a
heavily used one. I'm more annoyed than anything else.
Now, had it been my Win98 computer, then I'd be upset. That gets more
use, and I put a lot more effort into getting it running.
Mostly, I don't look forward to finding a new PSU. Something new (or
old-new stock), that isn't from an Amazon 6-letter brand, with
appropriate wattage, /and/ it has MOLEX and floppy connectors... all
that without breaking the bank? I'm not sure it's worth the effort.
Awww, my WinXP PC just died.
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> looked up from reading the >entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
Awww, my WinXP PC just died.
So XP, Xpired?
Sorry it had to be said.
On Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:52:40 -0400, Xocyll <[email protected]> said this
thing:
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
Awww, my WinXP PC just died.
So XP, Xpired?
Sorry it had to be said.
Don't be sorry. It's a terrible joke, and those are terrific.
(I prefer 'experienced', as in, "'this PC has experienced all the
different parts of being a PC: being built, being used, being
upgraded, and being dead" ;-)
On 9/28/2026 1:03 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:52:40 -0400, Xocyll <[email protected]> said thisKeep working on that, it might someday be Monty Python eligible.
thing:
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
Awww, my WinXP PC just died.
So XP, Xpired?
Sorry it had to be said.
Don't be sorry. It's a terrible joke, and those are terrific.
(I prefer 'experienced', as in, "'this PC has experienced all the
different parts of being a PC: being built, being used, being
upgraded, and being dead" ;-)
And no, I'm NOT talking about the parrot.
Keep working on that, it might someday be Monty Python eligible.Awww, my WinXP PC just died.
So XP, Xpired?
Sorry it had to be said.
Don't be sorry. It's a terrible joke, and those are terrific.
(I prefer 'experienced', as in, "'this PC has experienced all the
different parts of being a PC: being built, being used, being
upgraded, and being dead" ;-)
And no, I'm NOT talking about the parrot.
Bring out your dead, bring out your dead.
I'm not dead yet!
You will be in a moment.
Am I dead yet?
On Thu, 1 Oct 2026 19:11:11 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Ant) said
this thing:
in a moment.
Am I dead yet?
I dunno. Is there a possibility you are a zombie-Ant?
Wait. Let me get the shotgun before you answer that.
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> wrote:
On Thu, 1 Oct 2026 19:11:11 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Ant) said
this thing:
in a moment.
Am I dead yet?
I dunno. Is there a possibility you are a zombie-Ant?
Wait. Let me get the shotgun before you answer that.
Do I look like these zombies ants in https://duckduckgo.com/?q=zombie+ant? :P
Someone should make a FPS game mod of zombie ants. I wonder if Grounded >games had them. I only played its first game's free weekend for a few
hours. Loved its insects especially ants, but I hated its grinding and >building parts. :(
On Thu, 1 Oct 2026 19:31:28 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Ant) said
this thing:
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> wrote:
On Thu, 1 Oct 2026 19:11:11 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Ant) said
this thing:
in a moment.
Am I dead yet?
I dunno. Is there a possibility you are a zombie-Ant?
Wait. Let me get the shotgun before you answer that.
Do I look like these zombies ants in https://duckduckgo.com/?q=zombie+ant? :P
I don't know; do you?
But again, hold off on answering. I need to chamber a round first.
Someone should make a FPS game mod of zombie ants. I wonder if Grounded >games had them. I only played its first game's free weekend for a few >hours. Loved its insects especially ants, but I hated its grinding and >building parts. :(
Good news, everybody! There is a game about Zombie Ants! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3765230/Zombie_Ants_VR_Definitive_Edition/
(We're getting to 'rule 34' territory with games nowadays; whatever
subject you can think of, somebody has made a game of it.)
On Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:52:40 -0400, Xocyll <[email protected]> said this
thing:
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> looked up from reading the >>entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
Awww, my WinXP PC just died.
So XP, Xpired?
Sorry it had to be said.
Don't be sorry. It's a terrible joke, and those are terrific.
(I prefer 'experienced', as in, "'this PC has experienced all the
different parts of being a PC: being built, being used, being
upgraded, and being dead" ;-)
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:52:40 -0400, Xocyll <[email protected]> said this
thing:
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
Awww, my WinXP PC just died.
So XP, Xpired?
Sorry it had to be said.
Don't be sorry. It's a terrible joke, and those are terrific.
I'm Canadian, we always say sorry, even when we aren't.
On 10/3/2026 11:26 AM, Xocyll wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> looked up from reading theYou've heard the saying "Beware Greeks bearing gifts."?
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:52:40 -0400, Xocyll <[email protected]> said this
thing:
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> looked up from reading the >>>> entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
Awww, my WinXP PC just died.
So XP, Xpired?
Sorry it had to be said.
Don't be sorry. It's a terrible joke, and those are terrific.
I'm Canadian, we always say sorry, even when we aren't.
Beware Canucks saying "Sorry". :D
On Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:32:26 -0600, PW <[email protected]> said
this thing:
On Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:13:15 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson >><[email protected]> wrote:
Awww, my WinXP PC just died.
I'm sorry!
Heh. It's not really that sorrowful. It's a computer, and not a
heavily used one. I'm more annoyed than anything else.
Now, had it been my Win98 computer, then I'd be upset. That gets more
use, and I put a lot more effort into getting it running.
Mostly, I don't look forward to finding a new PSU. Something new (or
old-new stock), that isn't from an Amazon 6-letter brand, with
appropriate wattage, /and/ it has MOLEX and floppy connectors... all
that without breaking the bank? I'm not sure it's worth the effort.
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> wrote at 19:23 this Sunday (GMT): >> On Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:32:26 -0600, PW <[email protected]> said
this thing:
On Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:13:15 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson >>><[email protected]> wrote:
Awww, my WinXP PC just died.
I'm sorry!
Heh. It's not really that sorrowful. It's a computer, and not a
heavily used one. I'm more annoyed than anything else.
dang i avoided reading this thread for a while bc of irl stuff and the
name being really heavy :(
oh yea its probably about the worst time in history to get computer >components rn
It really is. And it doesn't look as if 2027 is going to be any
better.
I might just cheap out on a new PSU though. Normally I try to go for
quality because I expect to use the hardware for years -- decades
even!-- but this is for a trash-built PC that gets turned on maybe a
dozen times a year. So maybe paying the premium for reliability isn't
worth it.
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> wrote:
...
It really is. And it doesn't look as if 2027 is going to be any
better.
I might just cheap out on a new PSU though. Normally I try to go for
quality because I expect to use the hardware for years -- decades
even!-- but this is for a trash-built PC that gets turned on maybe a
dozen times a year. So maybe paying the premium for reliability isn't
worth it.
Well, you could reuse the PSU for your other PCs.
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