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Thread ID: 105495 2009-12-04 06:54:00 Common User Phrases xyz823 (13649) PC World Chat
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836366 2009-12-04 06:54:00 LOL (www.liquidice.co.uk) xyz823 (13649)
836367 2009-12-04 07:00:00 Sorry, but not really. :groan: the_bogan (9949)
836368 2009-12-04 07:17:00 Sorry, but not really. :groan:

awwww party pooper :horrified
xyz823 (13649)
836369 2009-12-04 07:20:00 My son/brother etc knows ALL about computers

That's one I hear a lot when people call up and cant fix the problem.

Man I have been tempted to reply -- "So why the hell are you calling me then" ?? :nerd:
wainuitech (129)
836370 2009-12-05 00:54:00 That's one I hear a lot when people call up and cant fix the problem.

Man I have been tempted to reply -- "So why the hell are you calling me then" ?? :nerd:

I have said it! For the record... they go quiet and their eyes glaze over.
Sam I Am (1679)
836371 2009-12-05 01:22:00 I have a family member who likes to ask questions about what I'm doing, then suggests I should pass it over to someone she works with as they know all about computers.

This same person went elsewhere when I wouldn't drop everything for them immediately, This new person they took the PC too put in a second harddrive, cloned the first to it, and charged them $400, And seeing as the problem was spyware and startup bloat the new "configuartion" had the exact same problems.

Recently I picked up their PC as it wouldn't boot, It had crashed hard and was locking on scan disc, Slaved it in another PC and let scandisc doing its magic. Anyway, while I had the PC they rang a DSE store, a local repair outfit and a repair outfit in another town, told them all the "symptoms" got an over the phone diagnosis and decided it was the video chipset.....and when I returned it they wanted to know what I had done about the faulty video card :annoyed::annoyed::annoyed:

Lmfao.
Metla (12)
836372 2009-12-05 01:31:00 That's one I hear a lot when people call up and cant fix the problem.




My son/brother etc knows about computers I'm an IT expert

I've been asked to... I don't know how to do my job can you help?

I have a PC in my house I'm a computer expert

Yes. Frequent.
The "expert" has usually completely knackered things by this point and/or installed another version of Windows on it without a legal COA or any drivers. Drivers? WHat are drivers?
pctek (84)
836373 2009-12-05 01:32:00 I have a family member

took the PC



Geez, Metla . I'd be not bothering, if they don't know you're any good by now then there's no hope for them I'd say .
pctek (84)
836374 2009-12-05 01:40:00 I don't know everything which is why I am a member on here I learn new things all the time. However when I was 16 I probably did know everything or at least thought I did man you loose that knowledge quick once you start working gary67 (56)
836375 2009-12-05 01:40:00 I do it to save them from themselves. Metla (12)
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