On Sat, 2005-12-03 at 00:29, Tim wrote:
> > One of the greatest things about Windows was that it put the computer
> > into the hands of the "ordinary" user. BUT, one of the worst things is
> > that the "ordinary" user is not actually capable of administering a
> > computer. This is also true for automobiles. But we have, on every
> > corner, dealerships which do the admin maintenance for the users of
> > automobiles.
> >
> > Computers haven't gotten there, yet.
>
> Hmm, I don't know about that. We've plenty of computer shops which seem
> to work in the dodgy car mechanic manner of:
>
> - My mouse is a bit wonky.
> - Do you know anything about computers?
> - No.
> - Well, you need a new video card, and updates to the hard drive,
> and we'll meed to replace the front panels on the case...
>
> Not to mention those that'd just re-install everything, to temporarily
> get things working (until the next complete re-install). (Just why do
> people accept this?) :-\
The windows drill is always: reboot, if that doesn't fix it
reinstall windows, if that doesn't fix it, reformat the
drive and start over. There's not much else you can
do.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
