Re: #1 reason people don't like VISTA

In article <M9ydnWWq3uDUttLUnZ2dnUVZ_rbinZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Steve de Mena <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Allen Wessels wrote:
In article <A--dnaY1P4YgXdPUnZ2dnUVZ_sHinZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Steve de Mena <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Tim Murray wrote:
On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:45:32 -0500, zara wrote:
I will say that personally, I have never found a Windows system I
couldn't fix (due to a software problem) without re-imaging. Not that
it can be difficult. I spent 3 full nights on an 80-year old
neighbor's computer cleaning out a lot of junk, a 2 year old XP system
with expired anti-virus. Some of the malware and viruses were so deep
and re-infected themselves automatically it took a lot of work to
completely clean it up. But I pride myself in being able to fix a
system without losing the information on it.
For $80 you could have carried over an external hard disk and backed up
what
was needed, then reinstalled. Besides, there is little guarantee you
didn't
something behind.
I wanted to return her system to her in perfect working condition,
exactly like it was before the problems. I did not charge her a penny
for my time.

I think you left out a word or two, but you seem to think I could have
left something bad behind? Unlikely if you knew my reputation and
background. I did though make a full backup for safekeeping before
returning her PC.

I've never met an experienced technician who spent 3 days on a machine
with those kinds of issues and finished the job without realizing that
they may well have missed something.

The length of time indicates the number of problems and that number
tells you that the liklihood of missing something is high.

Whereas a simple backup of the data and a clean reinstal/update would
get you there in a fraction of the time with substantially higher
likelihood that the system will work more reliably.

- Allen

You think the way the majority of "techies" think. "Re-format" is
always your solution. And note that I said I worked "3 nights [in the
evenings after work] on it, not "3 days".

Steve

i.e. hours of your life that could have been better spent...

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Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
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