Free Tech Support again
Looks like I’m the free tech support guy again. I’m sure it’s not the quality, it’s the price. I’m going to have a hard time feeding my family on the $0 I get from fixing other peoples computers.
It seems that it’s always Windows XP that shows up at my door. Two weeks ago, this laptop was eaten up with viruses. A quick Internet search (from my Linux box that has never had a virus) yielded the solution. A quick download later and the machine was clean enough to put back on the Internet.
This week, the same computer was going to blue screen before the login page. WTF? How does it get that bad. The product key doesn’t work (It’s a Dell OEM product key), and I’m not sure what was done before I got it. I was able to repair windows, but now XP wants to be activated again.
I’m tired of fooling with this one. I’m going to offer to load Ubuntu (heck, if I’m going to support something, it might as well be something I like using) or just give it back. There’s not much data on it, and all it’s used for is surfing and watching DVDs. Sounds like a great job for Ubuntu.
There’s also the issue of the thank you. Anything will do, thank you note, gift certificate to best eye cream, case of diet coke, anything.