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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
Well, if the were laughing...they sure as heck weren't helping either.  Which means I'm still in the same situation. SOoL. |
I would have helped. I dropped by the home of my payroll manager Wednesday. He had two 'broken' computers. One had no network connection and the other had a persistant active desktop error. I located desktop.ht and deleted it to recover from the active desktop problem. The no network connection error was clearly explained in a message as a consequence of not renewing an antivirus program (but the user did not pay attention). I uninstalled the Symantec product and installed Avast Free. For the record, the user would not have had these problems had he not installed third party themes and let his AV subscription expire.
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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
If I didn't game (and if I didn't spend most of my toy budget on books) I'd have a Mac. But they aren't in my budget and I can't deal with learning how to (what is it called?) split my hd so I can run an Apple OS and a Windows OS on the same computer. If that's what it's called (I'm not sure).
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That's the flexibility and premium cost factor. Even if the payroll manager had paid me $150/hr, that would be less than the cost of buying a system that could not be broken.
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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
Re: Condescending behavior/comments
I can understand not being happy when someone talks down to you about your tech choices. It happens to me quite often on MR. Doesn't feel too good. I don't practice that activity and wish I didn't have to deal with it here.
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I hear you. It's a cultural thing. It's called rooting for the uniform. Unfortunately, there is no cure.
Find a friend who can help you with your PCs. A couple hundred bucks, a chinese buffet, and a grateful smile will take you far.