Windows AOL!

[mjkauffman.livejournal.com]

I just thought I'd throw this out here, after an eye-gouging day of worse stupidity than normal;

What is your favorite edition of "Windows" that callers have told you they are running?

For some reason I hear Windows 2004 a lot.

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[das-prompt.livejournal.com]

I've heard "XP Millennium Edition" a lot.

[cmdrproteus.livejournal.com]

I have to go with the classic Windows 97 ;)

[jahbulon.livejournal.com]

I get Windows 2000 ME constantly. "Is it Windows 2000 or Windows Millennium?" "Yes"

Although the oddest one was "Windows 86" That's eight-six, not eighty-six.

[zig-mover.livejournal.com]

windows professional

or even better, windows home professional.

[azhreia.livejournal.com]

my favourite response of all time to "What version of Windows are you running?" was "Netscape".

which, in its own way, made up for the myriad times I asked "What browser are you using?" and got various answers like:
"Windows 95"
"Office 97"
"Word"

and the dozens of people who would assure me they were using Internet Explorer, and then tell me options that were in Netscape. It got so it was easier to ask them just to run it up, go to Help, About and read off what was there.

*morons*. (mr head, meet mr desk).

[photosinensis.livejournal.com]

Well, I have a few names for Windows that I might use amongst my friends (Borg edition, Merde[fr]/Merda[Latin] Edition, etc.), but I still love "I don't know" as a windows version.

[attackgypsy.livejournal.com]

"The newest one."
"Ah, XP. Home or Pro?"
"Huh?"
"Home or Professional Edition?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
"When you boot up your machine, and Windows starts to load, what does the pretty picture say?"
"oh, lemme check"
*Sound of luser rebooting, complete with lame sound file loading*
"windows... 95."

*Mr. Head, this is Mr. Desk. Say hello.*

[crankyholly.livejournal.com]

'Double paned'
'Windows 98XP'
'Windows Version 9.0 Optimized' (said as 9 point O)

[frit.livejournal.com]

Oh I got the Windows 98XP one once. The woman was completely serious when she said "Oh some people say that it doesn't exist but it does because I have it." heh

[katyism.livejournal.com]

"Microsoft Office (insert any year here)"

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

"And which version of Windows? 98? ME? XP? 2000?"

"Microsoft."

ow ow ow ow ow.

[fiction-fairy.livejournal.com]

My all time favorite one:

"Windows XP Internet Explorer 6 Edition"

I pity the company that person works for if he was telling the truth about being the "smartest computer person."

[abstrak-tokatl.livejournal.com]

Radio shack 98.

[jahbulon.livejournal.com]

Hahahahaha I call bullshit :)

[abstrak-tokatl.livejournal.com]

what do you mean bullshit.... the lady said she just bought it from radio shack and it said 98 on it.

[jahbulon.livejournal.com]

That's terrible. Absolutely terrible.

A Tie

[purrrsephone.livejournal.com]

ME: "What version of Windows are you using?"
THEM: "Dell."
(NOTE: "Dude! You're getting a lobotomy!"

ME: "What version of Windows are you using?"
THEM: "Actually, I use Linux."
ME: *mentally gives this kid a MASSIVE hug and beams at the thought of America's youth becoming less stupid, one piddly OS at a time*

ME: "What operating system do you currently use?"
THEM: "Um...a computer. Not a typewriter or laptop, but a KUMM-PYOO-TURR. But it's not operating. That's why I called you."

I find the last one particularly amusing, since I am a DSL-only technician. >__

Re: A Tie

[tjernobyl.livejournal.com]

The last Linux call I got, I asked what distro he was running. He didn't know. Back to the drawing board...

[rrrebo.livejournal.com]

I get "Windows 2000 NT" a lot because of that stupid logo that actually states "Windows 2000" in big font, with "Powered by" in a tiny font, then "NT" in a giant font, then "Technology" in a tiny font.

[riverrants.livejournal.com]

First time poster, but I got this as a response once:

"What version of Windows do you have?"
"Uhh... I have Windows Millennium NT Professional 4.0"

[He read the little sticker on the side for what would run on the tower, I assume.]

[hangingstar.livejournal.com]

We use a program on our machines called Track-It, and since the people in the building i work are too stupid to memorize that is how you report problems, we renamed the icons to HELP DESK.

well, needless to say any computer problem involving windows is simply referred to as "my help desk xp doesnt work"
they dont even bother with the words windows, microsoft, or (ive gotten this one as an OS before) office.

[hangingstar.livejournal.com]

i hate track-it because i always forget to open it.
heh

[110billion.livejournal.com]

2000-XP or 2003.
97 seems to be popular too.

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

Windows NT 2000, Windows 95 NT, Windows 10.0.

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

I guess my other favorite response is "The newest one," whereupon you inevitably find out that they are running 95, 98, NT, or 2000. Or 3.1.

[thalionar.livejournal.com]

Not really related, but my favorite call *ever* was this old biddy who was *rockin* on 3.1 with a butt ton of ram and DSL... she was *so* awesome. I don't remember what the problem was, but after about 2 min, she was all set and sent a kick ass email to my manager about how awesome *I* was. This was about 4 years ago. :)

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

Holy cow.

[mjkauffman.livejournal.com]

Ok... now I'm in trouble. That makes me want to put a bunch of RAM in one the old towers we've got lying around the house and try 3.1 on it. Just for kicks.

[linguafranca.livejournal.com]

A lot of my customers use the uber-cool Windows 2000 XP.

[darkblade1.livejournal.com]

I just had the famous Windows HP. Yeah, that's it.

[geekgrrl-ca.livejournal.com]

I get that one alot...

That and AOL...

[scottish-alth.livejournal.com]

My favourite is actually pretty close to a real OS, its Windows XP2, or Windows SP. In truth its just Windows XP with Service Pack {SP} 2.