School computer problems

[Joelbanks5]

So I was dumb and saved what I was working on to the computer and it crashed and when it reboots it gives me a black screen, I can see the mouse and all but the screen remains black. I've also tried to control alt delete and that doesn't work either. How do I fix this? 

[The Belgian Waffle]

1 minute ago, Joelbanks5 said:

So I was dumb and saved what I was working 

I don't get it. 
You were dumb because you saved what you were doing? 

[Joelbanks5]

Just now, The Belgian Waffle said:

I don't get it. 
You were dumb because you saved what you were doing? 

I didn't save t to my student drive so I could access it on other computers.

 

do you know how to fix this?

[The Belgian Waffle]

Ooh, ok. 
Is the computer connected to a server? You might be able to grab your work from there

[Joelbanks5]

Just now, The Belgian Waffle said:

Ooh, ok. 
Is the computer connected to a server? You might be able to grab your work from there

Nah I saved it to the local drive not to my student drive which is connected to the server.

[Joelbanks5]

1 minute ago, The Belgian Waffle said:

Ooh, ok. 
Is the computer connected to a server? You might be able to grab your work from there

So do you know how to fix the pc?

[The Belgian Waffle]

Do you have any idea about the PC specs? If it's old it just needs time

[ultimatemythbuster]

1 minute ago, Joelbanks5 said:

So do you know how to fix the pc?

Obvious question, but you say this is a school owned computer?  If that is the case, it shouldn't be your job to fix it.  You might need to have an administrator take the drive out and mount it in another PC to get your file.

[Joelbanks5]

1 minute ago, The Belgian Waffle said:

Do you have any idea about the PC specs? If it's old it just needs time

lol I was just sitting here and it worked. And tbh I have no idea because the day the school gets the pcs the students destroy the computers so they look old af.

[Joelbanks5]

Just now, ultimatemythbuster said:

Obvious question, but you say this is a school owned computer?  If that is the case, it shouldn't be your job to fix it.  You might need to have an administrator take the drive out and mount it in another PC to get your file.

What's up with that floatplane thing I've been seeing many people with?

[The Belgian Waffle]

If it's a really old computer, it might just need a lot of time to boot. Mine did that in the past, before the log in screen appears. 

Also, just like @ultimatemythbuster said, it shouldn't be your job. You might break something that it's not yours. 

[ultimatemythbuster]

2 minutes ago, Joelbanks5 said:

What's up with that floatplane thing I've been seeing many people with?

It's the new Early Access system that Linus started.  For now, it provides DRM free videos that you can download from the forum website.  You can subscribe by going to the Store tab.

 

EDIT: Should note that this started due to Vessel being shutdown and it is very Alpha right now.

[Joelbanks5]

3 hours ago, ultimatemythbuster said:

It's the new Early Access system that Linus started.  For now, it provides DRM free videos that you can download from the forum website.  You can subscribe by going to the Store tab.

 

EDIT: Should note that this started due to Vessel being shutdown and it is very Alpha right now.

So this is a replacement for vessel? So I pay and get videos sooner without ads?

[ultimatemythbuster]

1 hour ago, Joelbanks5 said:

So this is a replacement for vessel? So I pay and get videos sooner without ads?

That is the idea.  Time will tell how well it works out.