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| Thread ID: 80696 | 2007-07-02 07:01:00 | Clive Wilson Computers | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 565065 | 2007-07-03 21:58:00 | Good posting plod, I agree with you 100% :thumbs: | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 565066 | 2007-07-03 22:12:00 | If MS won't support ME, how are you meant for your client to do it, without bringing it in to you for a regular "tune up". . What "tune-up"? She has never used antispyware on the thing is her problem. How does MS protect you against that? They don't. Not everyone can afford to buy new PCs, budget ones or not. ANd it is still a stupid reason to tell her she needs a new one when its just got a malware problem. I'm not fond of ME but I sure aren't insisting she throw it away for those reasons. It works. It does what she wants it to do. And what does what cars I may or may not have got to do with this? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 565067 | 2007-07-03 22:25:00 | What "tune-up"? She has never used antispyware on the thing is her problem . How does MS protect you against that? They don't . Not everyone can afford to buy new PCs, budget ones or not . ANd it is still a stupid reason to tell her she needs a new one when its just got a malware problem . I'm not fond of ME but I sure aren't insisting she throw it away for those reasons . It works . It does what she wants it to do . And what does what cars I may or may not have got to do with this? You thought the fact that the guy that runs CW drives a Porsche was relevant . Almost sounded like the reason he drives one was because he gives bad advice . The fact that she has never used antispyware would suggest she is a prime candidate for at least a new OS . Has she told you she can't afford a new PC . I don't think that was ever mentioned in your post . Because if she can it has to be a better option |
plod (107) | ||
| 565068 | 2007-07-04 00:04:00 | You thought the fact that the guy that runs CW drives a Porsche was relevant. The fact that she has never used antispyware would suggest she is a prime candidate for at least a new OS. Has she told you she can't afford a new PC. n I mentioned the Porsche becasue someone made the comment rich businessmen. Its called sarcasm. What the hell does a new OS have to do with the fact no-one ever told her about spyware. It took this long for it to get into a mess due to she only uses dial up and checks emails once in a while. I spend ages taking spyware off Vista, XP and all other MS O/Ss. Fat lot of use MS new O/Ss are. And whether or not she can or can't afford one, its the point I was making - you don't tell people to ditch their PCs because it has malware. Thats stupid. Do you buy a new car when it gets a flat tire? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 565069 | 2007-07-04 00:18:00 | depends if you had a blowout at 80km\h and write the f**ker off :blush: but yes i totally agree with you pctek - i only upgraded my parents computer a few months ago because the old one popped its powesupply and blew the motherboard CPU and ram - wasn't worth fixing it since it was 7 years old so i built a new(ish) PC from parts i had collected for just such an occasion :D |
MAC_H8ER (5897) | ||
| 565070 | 2007-07-04 01:43:00 | You thought the fact that the guy that runs CW drives a Porsche was relevant. It also depends on how old the Porsche is and whether it is a leased one which would make it a tax deductable expense (if it is owned as a business vehicle) New Porsche's cost a lot but older 2nd hand ones are more affordable. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 565071 | 2007-07-04 02:39:00 | Damn, I do all those things for free for my friends - you guys probably hate me then :lol: sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 565072 | 2007-07-04 02:44:00 | Damn, I do all those things for free for my friends - you guys probably hate me then :lol: sarel Well they are friends so that would make you a charity . Unless your wanting to make a living from your valuable skills? |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 565073 | 2007-07-04 05:20:00 | They bought it round. It had a Smitfraud variant among the usual spywares. It has one system error which is fixable with the ME CD. Not a major one, it boots into Windows in normal mode OK. They were told to fix that would cost $500. They were also told that as they are thinking of going onto satellite broadband they would need WinXP and a network card as it has no onboard NIC. That would be another $500. Or they could buy a new PC. All it needs is a NIC - $15 at DSE last time I looked. It does not need nor could it run XP. Not well anyway. They bought the thing from CW in the first place for $4747. $3073 of which was the PC itself. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 565074 | 2007-07-04 05:22:00 | I think they charge more than $80.............. Interestingly the guy who runs CW drives a Porsche. She hasn't dropped it off yet. I'll let everyone know. Its 6 years old, ok, its old but they only do email and a bit of home office stuff on it. Overkill to get a new one really. Theres lots of elderly PCs round here, unless something major has gone wrong with hardware or they suddenly want to use it for other things - like gaming - I don't tell them to buy new ones. There have been a few with dead MBs, in which case its an upgrade box usually. For a virus? I said at worst it could need a reinstall. I pull off their data with my usb adapter, set it installing, go off and do other stuff, come back and do the drivers and basics, anti-malware, put their docs back etc. I don't usually reinstall every last app they had, only the main stuff. So its not that much time spent actually sitting in front of it doing things. How much does your USB adapter hold? |
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