sweet baby jeebus have mercy!
Jun. 27th, 2006 02:11 pm![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
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Student laptop dropped off, asked if I could have a look.
Let's see, what's wrong with it...
1. McAfee. V7. Last updated February 2003.
2. The spyware. Oh my.
3. AOL. The poor, innocent Dell (... ok, not so poor or innocent then!) is running.. AOL.
Due to the machine being so trashed by viruses and spyware, AOL stopped working. Not necessarily a bad thing, mind... so, what did the AOL "tech" recommend? Formatting the hard drive. Then buying a Mac.
... what?!? Did the black satellite beam down teh st00p1d ray while I was on holiday last week?!!?
GAAAHHHH! AOL!!!
Let's see, what's wrong with it...
1. McAfee. V7. Last updated February 2003.
2. The spyware. Oh my.
3. AOL. The poor, innocent Dell (... ok, not so poor or innocent then!) is running.. AOL.
Due to the machine being so trashed by viruses and spyware, AOL stopped working. Not necessarily a bad thing, mind... so, what did the AOL "tech" recommend? Formatting the hard drive. Then buying a Mac.
... what?!? Did the black satellite beam down teh st00p1d ray while I was on holiday last week?!!?
GAAAHHHH! AOL!!!
no subject
Date: 2006-06-27 07:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-27 07:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-27 07:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-27 07:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-27 07:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-27 08:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-27 11:41 pm (UTC)"Okay. Let me have you hold down your CTRL key..."
"I don't know what you're trying to have me do!"
*facepalm*
This went round and round a good dozen times.
no subject
Date: 2006-06-27 08:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-27 10:36 pm (UTC)hell, he could skip the formatting and just go straight to the buying a mac step. save the headache.