The general public...

....has a four year old PC and has no idea what size/ how full the hard drive is.

....isn't sure what OS they are using. "Windows?"

....never backs up anything and has no idea where they saved their precious .doc files.

....is ALWAYS shocked and amazed when their PC fails to start.

....can't be bothered to figure out their software and defaults to calling someone else to bail them out.

....is sure that the pimply 13 year old next door can "make Windows run better".

....will randomly delete files to "clean up the PC".

....thinks AOL actually works.

....has at least one "New Folder" filled with porn.

....will attempt to "upgrade" their Win98 Gateway with the neighbor's Dell XP Restore disk.

....will try to plug their iPod into anything.

....is sure that Word is part of Windows.

....really misses 98, hates XP and wants a Mac cause they're "easier".

....has never been to Windows Update.

....can't get on the internet.

....thinks three AV programs must be better than just one.

....is amazed that their thirteen year old son has Googled "tits".

....is pretty sure that someone is "hacking" their computer to steal valuable information.

....will destroy a Dell "accordian" case trying to replace the modem.


And the list goes on.

Can I add , screwing the mobo by trying to add the wrong memory strip .

Can I add:

....Just because someone works for a software company they can fix printers when they stop working.

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Originally Posted by clocker

....has at least one "New Folder" filled with porn.

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I happen to be one of those people :lol: :ph34r:

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Originally Posted by clocker

....has at least one "New Folder" filled with porn.

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...has empty New Folders all over the bloody place.

...has 500+ viruses named after scene releases in their limewire incomplete folder.

...only wants it to go on the internet but will complain when they install Call Of Duty 2 and it runs like shit.

...uses Windows Firewall but has never heard of it.

...has Spybot and AdAware installed.

...would find 200+ undesirable files if they actually updated and scanned with Spybot and AdAware.

...has Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Mysearch toolbars installed.

...thinks the AOL spyware scanner is actually doing something.

...is worried after catching their son downloading pictures of naked women.

...is shocked when you tell them to relax 'cos they're not pictures of naked men.

Will say after you fixed their hosed system. And taught them how to update & scan with security software.

"This will take care of itself from now on. And I can use my computer like before."

:stars:

...thinks you actually need shortcuts (to make the program work i'm assuming :blink:).

...doesn't understand that deleting a few MP3s won't stop a BSOD from appearing.

....has never defragged a drive.

....cannot export their Contacts from Outlook.

....calls their PC "the modem".

....wants to play Doom3 on Windows ME.

....doesn't realize you can see their internet surfing history.

....calls a Zone Alarm popup an "error message".

....will "press any key to boot from CD" until Hell freezes over.

....thinks you like working on their computer.

....always has "one more question".

....will invariably introduce themselves as "computer illiterate".

....thinks ctrl+alt+del is magic.

....considers Kim Kommando a genius.

....hates Bill Gates.

saves everything to their desktop

Thinks the wifi on their laptop will pickup the wireless internet signal from their ISP

has adaware, MSN instant messenger, McAffee, Norton, and about five other programs start on windows startup, despite the fact that they don't use these programs

spends $1000 on a new computer yet can not remember a single specification on the computer they spend so much for

actually needs color coding on the computer ports to tell them how to hook up the computer

thinks that a custom configured dell and a custom build computer are the same thing

thinks that they actually know a lot about computers becuase they have never used their cd drive as a cup holder

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....will attempt to "upgrade" their Win98 Gateway with the neighbor's Dell XP Restore disk.

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hahhahha priceless :lol:

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Originally Posted by clocker

....calls a Zone Alarm popup an "error message".

....will "press any key to boot from CD" until Hell freezes over.

....thinks you like working on their computer.

....always has "one more question".

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:lol:

... will call you up screaming after you spend 3 hours un-doing the stupid shit they've done to the computer, because when they turned it back on it said "non-system disk error", and its your fault its broken.

... will watch over your shoulder and ask you to explain every single thing your doing, even though they have no intention of learning about it, or know what your talking about.

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Originally Posted by Duffman

... will call you up screaming after you spend 3 hours un-doing the stupid shit they've done to the computer, because when they turned it back on it said "non-system disk error", and its your fault its broken.

... will watch over your shoulder and ask you to explain every single thing your doing, even though they have no intention of learning about it, or know what your talking about.

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I have an idea Duffman , send them up to the beer store . We know working on computers is thirsty work . ;)

Im 18 that doesn't go over well with my dad, the recovered alchoholic

''can be fooled that format c: is the only solution''

I know a guy I who couldn’t figure out why the internet on his laptop didn’t work
anywhere he went (in the car, in the middle of no where).
"After-all"... he said "I do have a wireless internet adaptor".:dabs: :frusty:

Get busted for porn by the wife and blame it on a hacker or a virus.