Technology's Revenge
Or, Formatting My Wintell Machine
In Cuernavaca

I may be away for a few days while I back up all my data and reformat the machine I carry in my backpack. I wonder if this has something to do with the Windows Meta patch that I downloaded a few days ago. A few days too late? Is the patch faulty? I'm getting messages about my tcpip.sys file and then the computer dumps all the physical memory. As with any Winblows machine, it could use a thorough cleaning anyway. I just hope that if there are viruses on it that I can get all the boot sectors and any peripheral devices disinfected. Any suggestions? Anyone want to pass on info on installing dual-boot linux on a Compaq laptop? Or any suggestions in general? Thanks!