Oh man! I really screwed up my windows for a while there -- I had stopped my RPC service, not realizing how important it was to the functioning of Win2K. Shortly thereafter, I managed to hang my machine by alt-tabbing between WarCraft 3 and my ATI TV.

And thus began a two hour struggle, where everything was working, but only in bits and pieces. My network was working, but I couldn't see the properties for it. In fact, I couldn't see the properties for any of my hardware devices. I could surf, but Javascript wouldn't work. I couldn't open new windows by right-mouse-clicking and choosing "Open In New Window", I had to do it by clicking File > New > Window. I fiddled around but I actually was able to find the solution to my problem. Essentially, one has to set the RPC service to run again on next boot up. Unfortunately, this can only be done by changing a registry key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RpcSs]

and you need to set the value:

"Start"=dword:00000002

and then upon reboot everything will be as right as rain.

Computers.. only when you break them do you realize how happy you were.

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2010/08/03 Hwan I won't say that all is well (for I don't believe it to be so), but I am better. Thanks to all for asking!
2010/07/20 QYV Expected range for Creatinine for guys is 60 - 110 umol/L
2010/07/20 llamariffic Hmm, macrocytosis here as well, but to be honest I've had it since before I truly embarked on drinking as a proper hobby. Similarly, stopped drinking entirely, and it didn't go away. Just one of those things, I think.
2010/07/19 girl ack!! It's weird to think that I am now a parental unit. It was nice to see you hwan!
2010/05/21 Hwan I recall trying earplugs well back in my undergrad years, to mixed results. My sleep was troubled by feelings of claustrophobia. I also have a, perhaps unfounded, fear of not hearing the essential alarm in the mornings. However, I may give these another go, thanks.
2010/05/21 llamatron Have you tried sleeping with earplugs? My flat faces out onto a main road, so I've started using the standard foam plugs. It took a few nights to get used to them, but they make a big difference.
2010/05/21 girl The original swedish title: "Men who hate women". I'm not sure if it's the fault of the translation, but I never liked the reporter dude.
2001/03/07 Hwan Damn.. it seems Unweb has since died. http://www.gamegrene.com/node/183
2001/03/07 TY SHARDEL YOU CAN TRADE WITH THE UNIVERSE AND ENABLE SOCIAL NEEDS, OR PERHAPS POST WISH LISTS, HUG THE GLOBE LIKE A BIG OCTOPUS... TY
2010/03/24 Hwan I am amused by the John Irving comparison. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Irving#Recurring_themes