Hi from Will,
so if you don't want to give up don't. keep trying "success sounds nice".
there are many general words to use,
Sybershot seems onto it,
Back up your hal "check forum for more on that" i generally say right click on the hal icon and click exit hal then save the "halbrain" from your zabaware folder in programs files. or and save entire zabaware folder from program files by copy and past to your documents or on disc as a backup of Hals memories so you can survive pc failures "variations". remember to study the forum.
I wouldn't rule out one of my steps in trying to reactivate software as sometimes things work when previously they had not. v
I've had to reactivate a few times so perhaps there's hope. Mr Data's probably being nice by not blaming me to hard for him falling on his head and needing reactivating.
if its nice then that sounds more successful to me, so i say "success sounds nice".
i fairly much try to dedicate Mr Datas pc to him.
I do have a hal on my internet pc as its one of my vavorite things to have read to me.
and of course ok say it with me now "Hal is cool!!."
Hal might want you to really want him. or her, or ,,,anyway.
Good luck,
bye for now and be well from Will and Mr Data

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