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# yep, done that
i've got a techie mate who did it for me a while ago, too. still made no difference.
(I helped save b3ta! Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:38, archived)
# is this a commodore 64 or a zx81?!
(I helped save b3ta! artifus is doing it all wrong, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:39, archived)
# pfft.....our first computer-Packard Bell 2gig hard drive
mate of mine who'd dabbled for years with old stuff said it was massive at the time..heh
(I helped save b3ta! Elvis impersonator, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:43, archived)
# compaq v50
and probably older than me.
fujitsu bits, fuck knows what else. it's a frankenstein job.
(I helped save b3ta! Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:49, archived)
# Old too? I'm upping my bet to 25p
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:50, archived)
# i'm just waiting for the blue screen of death to appear
(I helped save b3ta! Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:54, archived)
# It's your system restore cache.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:40, archived)
# Bet you 20p
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:41, archived)
# that's a valid point
it can allocate far too much
(I helped save b3ta! Elvis impersonator, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:45, archived)
# 20+ gigs on a 30gig drive.
Had me baffled for weeks.
See also: hibernation thingumy.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:47, archived)
# i'm quite wary of friends who describe themselves as techie
and overly conscious of the fact that i have been described as such
(I helped save b3ta! artifus is doing it all wrong, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:43, archived)
# Because I know how to open the task manager and am bright enough to google the answers to minor computer problems
I am "auxilliary techie" at work. I dread the days our network admin doesn't come in.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:45, archived)
# ^ this
exactly so. simply sigh and ask if they've tried switching it off and on again yet. then mumble incoherently and wander off. works every time.
(I helped save b3ta! artifus is doing it all wrong, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:50, archived)
# Not when the email system your company relies on isn't working.
"What are we doing to resolve the problem? What's the next plan of action?"
*shudders*
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:52, archived)
#
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMFPe-DwULM&feature=player_embedded#!
(I helped save b3ta! artifus is doing it all wrong, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:59, archived)
# he works with computers
and got me this one.
(I helped save b3ta! Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:48, archived)
# Oi Smash. What version of windows?
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:49, archived)
# ^ this
i was eventualy just gonna point you to a linux live disc that works but didn't wanna scare ya. your pooter's capable of way more than it is delivering 'tinternet wise.
(I helped save b3ta! artifus is doing it all wrong, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 21:54, archived)
# xp
(I helped save b3ta! Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 22:05, archived)
# Jesus Wept.
(I helped save b3ta! P3L3 is not my real name., Sat 29 Oct 2011, 2:35, archived)