Tech Venting

[anoel]

I am so fucking frustrated right now. So I bought an external DVD drive today (I/O magic external dvd drive, dont buy it!), one that was supposed to be able to "Watch all your favorite DVDs from your computer". Guess what? Doesn't work! It's all connected, I can see the DVD in My Computer (which sometimes doesn't respond now) and yet I can't get it to play on VLC or work in DVD Decryptor. I am so sick of buying tech crap that doesn't work and worst of all, having no idea why.

This is kind of crap that makes me want to give up vidding because I really cannot take these problems over and over and over again where I waste so much precious money on it and get barely anything in return. All I wanted today was to start burning these dvds and start clipping and now...nothing. FUCK. Just right now I have over $200 dollars of tech stuff that doesn't work. If I was rich enough I'd be throwing all this stuff across the room right now like Lex because I have just HAD it. Life was going good and then this stuff comes up. It just never ends.

To add to that, my sunburn really hurts. God, I'm so stupid.

Comments

[deathisyourart.livejournal.com]

Does the new external DVD drive connect via USB? This sounds strange, but I have found that on some computers certain USB ports do not have drivers loaded for all possible external devices.

[deathisyourart.livejournal.com]

Something to try, would be to go to Control Panel >> Device Manager >> Universal Serial Bus controllers, and then right click on the USB port in question and select "update driver". If the driver is up to date then the system will just tell you so, but if it does update the driver, then restart and see if the computer will now recognize the external device.

Also, do any of the USB ports listen under Universal Serial Bus Controllers say "enhanced" or "enhanced 2.0" in their name?

[anoel.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the advice! I tried it but it didn't work. I returned it and have a new one that works thankfully.

[carolelombard.livejournal.com]

*Hugs*

Technology can be totally frustrating.

[anoel.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) It really can be for all its benefits.

[bananainpyjamas.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I'm sorry you're having such trouble and I hope you're able to get this sorted out soon.

[anoel.livejournal.com]

I was, thankfully. I hope it last. Thanks for the good thoughts :)

[kuwdora.livejournal.com]

*hugs too, sympathetic to your tech woes*

[anoel.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much. I'm just hoping they improve from here.

[counteragent.livejournal.com]

Aw, hon. *hug*

[anoel.livejournal.com]

Oh that icon is so, so true here. *hugs back*