The ntoskrnl of my games PC has gone tits up, so to speak. I spent most of my weekend trying to correct it without losing gads of data, all the while attempting to deal with power supply and XP issues on the Frankenstein machine I created for my aunt.

All indication is that I was hit with a virus, though how I am not sure. I use my PC for games exclusively. No email, no internet but the occasional firefox troll for patches to games. I am careful to get only authorized things. And now, my games PC is on the fritz. I am going to recover my Neverwinter Nights games and not worry too much if I’ve lost anything else, but still I am so tired of Windows I could puke. I have a desperate plea to developers everywhere: develop your games and software for multiple platforms. With Mac OS now using a Unix environment, it should be getting easier and easier. Stop with this sort of lazy, backwards M$-subservient garbage and start taking pride in your work being stable and secure.

I know PC aficianados everywhere will tell me that it’s my own fault that Windows broke down. I must have done something to make it happen. There is some truth there, I’m sure, but it is Windows fault that it is so difficult to repair the problem. I have gone above and beyond the call of duty on maintenance and repair.

I guess I’m done bitching. I have another 8 hours of my free time to devote to clearing windows troubles.