"Ours is not to reason Why" LOL.

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Rite ... unless asked :-)

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I will still ask why someone would do something so stupid without giving a reason and yes people ask as well as do stupid things in this world. KTTD Though I walk through the valley of Microsoft, I shall fear no OS for skills are with me

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if a lemming asks you directions, would you show him the way to the cliffs? LOL Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.' icq 10183575

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If a rodent speaks to me and I understand what it said I am going to go check myself into a mental hospital before I do anything else. KTTD Though I walk through the valley of Microsoft, I shall fear no OS for skills are with me

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"I will still ask why someone would do something so stupid without giving a reason and yes people ask as well as do stupid things in this world." I see your point! Hail to our Moderator. Here goes our new Mandate!

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Yes, ALL BOW DOWN AND WORSHIP ME LOL!!! J/K KTTD Though I walk through the valley of Microsoft, I shall fear no OS for skills are with me

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that's why i'm living in an open air asylum :-) Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.' icq 10183575

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he's so easy to get along with, once we learn to worship him LOL Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.' icq 10183575

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Our job is to answer questions and help people do what they want to do. If we had to keep them from doing stupid things we'd quickly use up all of our free time and Computing.nets bandwidth! Musky Always assume pilot error!

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"Our job is to answer questions and help people do what they want to do. If we had to keep them from doing stupid things we'd quickly use up all of our free time and Computing.nets bandwidth! " Good point. I think that whenever we come across threads asking about how to debunk MS updates, all we should say is "Are you absolutely sure sure you wanna do this? Or, "We don't recommend doing this but if you still want to, its your call. Just remember we told you this."

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I tried that the other day when someone who didn't even know what flashing his BIOS meant insisted he needed to do this to solve a rebooting problem. I thought of telling him it meant to drop his drawers in front of his monitor, but I restrained myself and tried to explain what he needed to do, warning him that updating his BIOS was a last resort. But I got the impression that whatever I said, his mind was made up to flash the BIOS regardless. The point is, while we try to help, people are eventually going to do what they want. Musky Always assume pilot error!

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"The point is, while we try to help, people are eventually going to do what they want. " Exactly. After all, it's their toy, let them do whatever they want! We gave them the possible solution . . . which now draw upon me to reflect on what we gotta say henceforth. I understand you're having a problem but would you mind telling us what you have done JUST BEFORE this damn thing crippled your toy? This will certainly help us to figure out the possible solutions for most cases in no time! As the Bible says, ASK and you will get help. So let the visitors help us to help them.

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Last night I was invited to give a lecture at a senior center. At the end of my lecture I couldn't help feeling that I have just spoken to an audience with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), which is why we gotta ASK questions.

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So True! Trying to get helpful information out of some people is near impossible! I guess we should be flattered that they think so highly of us that we can solve a problem with as little information as "my computer doesn't work"!! On some posts we have to keep asking the same questions over and over again because when the person that has the problem finally does respond back, it's usually to just repeat the problem they told us about in the first place. It has helped a lot since the posting have required them to state what OS they have as well as CPU and RAM. But I would like to see a simple questioneer that needs to be filled in with information such as: When did the problem start? What are the EXACT symptoms? What were you doing just before the problem started? What hardware/software has been added recently? What have you already done to try and resolve the problem? ETC! I'm sure this would be impractical to enact, but it would make life easier :) Musky Always assume pilot error!

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Musky, Thanks for that. ASK the following as applicable: When did the problem start? What are the EXACT symptoms? What were you doing just before the problem started? What hardware/software has been added recently? What have you already done to try and resolve the problem?

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By the way, if they still don't know what they did, suggest selling the computer to a local pawn store (so as to save the precious COMPUTER from THEM).

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I gotta count my blessings that I have never worked in a Computer Help Center or Technical Support!!!!

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Actually the Computer help center should count it's blessings :) LOL Musky Always assume pilot error!

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Holy tirade batman....you guys discussed that to death, and I think turned it into a vampire in the process.....eeek!! J.

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Actually the Computer help center should count it's blessings :) LOL Musky Always assume pilot error!

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I have NO idea why my last post was repeated??? Musky Always assume pilot error!

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