Jeeeez! Do these noobs think we're miracle workers!!

[Sticky Mick]

:cussing:

My sister has a cheap bargain bin PC. Sempy 2600 socket A, 256Mb of RAM, onboard video (which nicks 128Mb on startup), onboard sound, onboard modem. Not even an AGP slot, so god knows what the Mobo is Cost her £400

Now, she has a friend who she calls "The Computer Man" (How lame is that?)

She complained to him that she was fed up of the PC taking ages to boot up (she's got NIS for starters) and grinding to a standstill when she's playing C&C Generals. "Upgrade to Vista, then" he tells her "It's twice as fast as XP."

So she goes out and pays £180 for Vista Home Basic (she's got XP Home.)

Now she wants me to go gallavanting down to her house to install it on the shoe box that she calls a PC. I've told her it aint gonna work, but she insists that I try. I told her she's just gone out and paid £180 for XP service pack 3 and to give "The Computer Man" the job. I told her she could have bought a better mobo and more RAM and possibly a better CPU for the £180. She now thinks I'm being an ass for not helping her

 

[FarFarAway]

I say go help her, install it then show her how badly it runs (if at all)

Then find the "Computer Man" and murder him with an axe, or a spoon depending on time limits

 

[Sticky Mick]

I've got plenty of time, so I'll use a 'plastic' spoon.

 

[dave87]

Well, could have been worse - she coulda taken it for a 'Healthcheck' at a certain nationwide retailer...

 

[llwyd]

Ah, the infamous 'PC man'. The number of people I have had turn down help because 'the pc man' said different and then suffer because of it is amazing. (including my own parents)

 

[FarFarAway]

My parents always ask me and ignore whoever says stuff to them

Mainly cause I tend to fix stuff and others don't

 

[equk]

haha

I have people I know who do that to me aswell. But that is so funny "Vista" is faster than XP ? :bs:

The best ones I get is the people who start by saying "I went to PCWorld" it's always going to be downhill from then on.

I'm amazed at the people who know little about pc's but still feel the need to give bad advice. There is a bloke who works for my dad who does the same. Was really winding me up tbh, he's saying "I might become a computer engineer" lol

The number of times I've had to fix my dads office pc's because of something that bloke has done is amazing, it got to the stage a while ago when I had to get them both in the office and tell them who the real computer engineer is, asking the "computer man" techinical questions. Turned out he couldn't answer them surprise surprise.

Another thing about being a computer engineer that gets annoying is when people start talking crap as if they know what they're talking about, sometimes to the extent that they are telling you how to do your job .

Also when people get in a mood with you because their computer runs slow as if you can wave a magic wand. But the lack of thanks is bad aswell, I don't think one person actually says thanks.

 

[Toxcity]

Hahah!

You don't even know how much that made me laugh!

even my Ex-Gf laughed and she is a noob!

You sister is gunna be so gutted!

 

[nathan]

I've tried to stop helping people out now as it was getting out of hand. Most expected me to do it at cost so i get no pennies in my pocket. It maybe harsh, but it annoyed me. I got nothing out of it, then when something completed different went wrong, it was my fault and i had to fix it. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

 

[mrapoc]

I've got plenty of time, so I'll use a 'plastic' spoon.

Better still....a spork :worship: Whoever invented them needs a cookie (unless you have them disabled )

 

[deathwish]

i get money for fixing pcs so i am ok with it £30 for setting up broadband with a meal thrown in :yumyum:

 

[TJS]

I'm okay with fixing pc's for friends, or offering advice... some things in life can be free.

Sticky Mick: Tell your sister to never, EVER listen to her buddy 'The Computer Man'... that had to be the dumbest thing I've heard since John Kerry contradicted himself a hundred times when running for president of the US. (Seriously, you people think GW is a tard, but Kerry takes the cake.) Explain to her what 'minimum requirements' are and how it usually takes a lot more than that to make a pc run smooth.

Find a friend with a video camera to film you throwing an old hard drive at 'The Computer Man' and knockin' him the hell out.

TJS

 

[glocktodahead]

lol I know what you mean.

People here go to the "computer specialist" to have them reformat their computer for 130 bucks! I told some people that I would come over and do the same thing for a lot cheaper. Made quite a bit of money from it

 

[deathwish]

its usualy just lots of simple small jobs that are very easy to fix so if you enjoy it you can make quite a bit of money

also you must know what you are doing unlike the computer man

 

[NickS]

I've got plenty of time, so I'll use a 'plastic' spoon.

Spork?

 

[Nagaru]

Spoon+Fork=Spork

 

[Rastalovich]

Then find the "Computer Man" and murder him with an axe, or a spoon depending on time limits

More work for the dremel ?

Freakin h8 these type of "computer men". Almost as much as I h8 news reporters who tag the label "The man who helped revolutionize pcs" to Gill Bates. How irresponsible is that ? Now what does every jo-blow think on the street ?

Know your limits !!! Everyone has limits for eff sake.

 

[FragTek]

Spoon+Fork=Spork

Dununununununu nununu nununuu.....

Batspork!

 

[TJS]

LOL, good cheap laughs... 'Batspork'...:rollingla

 

[Sticky Mick]

Well guys, the latest is...........*drum-roll, boom, tisshhhh*...............It don't work. I believe (not seen it for myself) it gets half way through the boot process then cr@ps out, prolly not enough RAM or on-board video not recognised, I dunno. My bro phoned me today, she wants to know what Microsofts address is because she's going to send the PC to them to sort it out. It's gonna be like

.

So the caped crusader strikes again.

Dan dan daaaaan. I am Computer Man.