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Computer Problems
Sunday, February 6, 2005-11:09 PM
The desktop computer the school provided me with is a piece of junk. Today I think it finally died.
The latest problem, I think, is a bad hard drive. Most of the problems have been viruses/worms. I've also had passwords that I don't know expire; I've had the computer crash because I think the guy who used the computer before me (who, incidentally, didn't clean up the hard drive before he left and left some choice material on it) decided to install Windows XP even though there isn't enough memory to run it.
The technician, who I'm getting to know well, leaves with part of the computer every time he comes here. (Once he left with the cooling fan, the other time with the 'main board'.) I was getting suspicious that instead of trying to fix anything, he was coming up with more things to bill the school for.
Other annoyances include not having a word processor or spreadsheet program to use, printer drivers not being installed, and a bad physical connection to the internet. (That problem was addressed with a butter knife.)
And the worst part is sitting around all day, waiting for someone to come and fix the computer, and then having them not show up or show up and not be able to resolve the problem.
(Note: After several restarts, the computer is up.)
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