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Lessons In Hardware / OS Troubleshooting

Posted by kdawson on from the feels-so-good-when-i-stop dept.

Esther Schindler writes "We like to imagine that every Microsoft OS installation will work just as well as the company promises. When things don't work out, identifying and remedying the case of failure can be time-consuming and frustrating. This lesson in how to determine why Windows 7 didn't install may help you troubleshoot a problem of your own, and save you from a Lost Weekend. Maybe you'll find this account useful all on its own. But the real key here is that the author is Ed Tittel — who's written over 100 books. If this hardware geek spends days solving a CPU-meets-Windows 7 problem, what chance do mere mortals have?"

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  1. actually by nomadic · · Score: 5, Funny

    We like to imagine that every Microsoft OS installation will work just as well as the company promises.

    Actually around here people like to imagine that every MS OS installation will miserably crash, because then they strut around feeling good about using Linux.

  2. Top 7 problems with Windows 7 by tomhudson · · Score: 2, Funny

    We like to imagine that every Microsoft OS installation will work just as well as the company promises.

    Actually around here people like to imagine that every MS OS installation will miserably crash, because then they strut around feeling good about using Linux.

    [X] Psst ... it's not your imagination, honey :-)
    [X] I use BSD, you insensitive clod!
    [X] In Soviet Russia, Windows crashes YOU! ... oh, wait a sec ...
    [X] CowboyNeal is my runtime environment (Ewww!)
    [X] ... but at least it blends ...
    [X] If someone says "There's an app for that" one more time I'll throw a chair at them!
    [X] Steve Ballmer posts on slashdot!!!

    1. Re:Top 7 problems with Windows 7 by techno-vampire · · Score: 4, Funny
      [X] If someone says "There's an app for that" one more time I'll throw a chair at them!

      Is there an app now that throws chairs for you?

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  3. Re:You're Kidding by GrumpySteen · · Score: 5, Funny

    You should be impressed. No mere mortal would ever look at computer and think "let's replace random parts until it starts working!" This guy is clearly some sort of magical god of electronic troubleshooting. Quite possibly with a unicorn for a sidekick.

  4. Re:Summary. by socceroos · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think it was the 404th time actually.

  5. Re:You're Kidding by GrumpySteen · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe if he had switched to a 128 bit power supply. That's twice what you need for a 64 bit processor, right?

  6. Re:Assigning blame doesn't alway help by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't read the article or the summary. The title was plenty.

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  7. Re:Assigning blame doesn't alway help by EricX2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I haven't read the title, summary, article or any posts, and I think it's time to get new glasses... I can't read a damn thing!

  8. Re:You're Kidding by rubycodez · · Score: 4, Funny

    I always use gold plugged audiophile cables from my power supplies, they supply robust pure energy for perfect rendering of 64 bit flash multimedia

  9. Re:You're Kidding by TeknoHog · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is that the direction of current or electron flow?

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