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Thread ID: 70513 2006-07-06 00:13:00 MSCE Helpdesk tech fixes an Outlook problem KiwiTT_NZ (233) PC World Chat
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468884 2006-07-06 00:13:00 Thank you for calling the support hot line please hold for the next available operator......
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..... your call is important to us please hold.....
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.... you have progressed in the queue please hold.....
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... this is (insert name here) how can we be of assistance today

Me - Well I came to work this morning and logged into my computer and I can't access any of the Calendar events in Outlook...

IT - Have you rebooted your computer...

Me - Well I just turned it on what's another reboot going to achieve...

IT - Look don't question me I'm a Microsoft Systems Certified Engineer... have you rebooted your computer...

Me - Sorry I should not have questioned you, you've been touched by God...

IT - Too right I have now reboot your computer...

Me - OK... rebooting now...

....long pause...

IT - What's taking so long?

Me - Give it time I've an old computer and she take's time to reboot...

IT - you need to capex for a new machine then...

Me - Will that fix this problem...

IT - no you'll just get a new machine...

Me - so why should I get a new machine if I have the same problems as I do now...

IT - are you questioning me again...

Me - oh um no...

IT - good, has it rebooted yet...

Me - I'm logging in now...

IT - did I say for you to log in...

Me - well I thought
...stoped mid sentence...
IT - no you did not think, rebooting has nothing to do with logging in it's just that a reboot I did not say log in did I, when did I say to log in, I didn't did I, no well your on your own buddy...
...hangs up...

Me - oh um oh well it goes now... wish I was an MSCE
KiwiTT_NZ (233)
468885 2006-07-06 02:55:00 :lol: :lol: :badpc: :lol: Rob99 (151)
468886 2006-07-06 03:06:00 Im going to assume this didnt actually happen like this or did it ? Overdrive_5000 (4950)
468887 2006-07-06 03:08:00 Are you serious??? This actually happened?? :dogeye: :horrified :lol: Myth (110)
468888 2006-07-06 03:43:00 A cut 'n' paste from an email I received from one of our users. KiwiTT_NZ (233)
468889 2006-07-06 04:41:00 A cut 'n' paste from an email I received from one of our users.
So basically it didn't happen like that then.
ninja (1671)
468890 2006-07-06 04:52:00 Very close to it KiwiTT_NZ (233)
468891 2006-07-07 23:09:00 Very close to it
Questions in the MSCE paper...

1. How arrogant are you?
In his case, Very.

2. Can you treat people with respect?
In his case, No.
dolby digital (5073)
468892 2006-07-08 03:59:00 Microsoft announced that it is selling advertising space in the error messages that appear in Windows. Acknowledging for the first time that the average user of their operating system encounters error messages at least several times a day, Microsoft is trying to take financial advantage of the unavoidable opportunity to make an ad impression. "We estimate that throughout the world at any given moment several million people are getting a "general protection fault" or "illegal operation" warning. We will be able to generate significant revenue by including a short advertising message along with it," said Microsoft marketing director Nathan Mirror. The Justice Department immediately indicated that they intend to investigate whether Microsoft is gaining an unfair advantage in reaching the public with this advertising by virtue of its semi-monopolistic control over error messages.

This is true too.
Cicero (40)
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