techrecovery | (no subject) (Reply)

Oi...I'm not a techie, but I'm expected to be the tech support for my entire family, so I guess that counts in a way. My mother recently got the bright idea to upgrade her computer *herself*, as opposed to taking it to a qualified professional. She's running Windows 98 at the moment, and wants to upgrade to XP Home. She figured that the Gateway tech support would be able to walk her through the entire process. She got the extra RAM installed OK, and now, apparently has to update the BIOS. That was where I washed my hands. I have noooo clue how to update the BIOS, and I told her to take it to CompUSA or Best Buy. Maybe not the best places, but I didn't know where else to tell her to take it. She actually didn't think of that option...*sweatdrop* In addition, *no one* in my family had any idea what spyware was, or how to clean it, before I told them. And they wonder why their computers were running slow...@#$%&* >:O My family is idiotic when it comes to computers, dog training, and a whooole bunch of other shit...AAAARGH!!

OK...I'm done now...I apologize for the disjointedness, but I kinda had to get it off my chest. :)