Re: Tricks to impress Windows users

On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:10:28 +0000, Stimpy <stimpy1997uk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On 3/3/07 13:36, "Jerome O'Donohoe" wrote:

T i m <news@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

p.s. I was party to a couple of conversations recently.

1) "I've got a Mac laptop and I've created a new user and now I can't
get back in on the other user and I need to get my photos off. I have
been told you can get a 'recovery' CD?"

Me: I think you can boot from the OS CD to reset passwords, I think
you have to hold a key down while you are doing it .. maybe the C key
or summat .. ?

Him: I don't have an OS CD ..

Me: Well you should have one, you need to have a look on eBay or find
an Apple place ..

Him: How much is that then ..

Me: About 80 quid new I think

Him: Forget that ...


It isn't Apple's fault this bloke is an idiot who has both forgotten a
password and lost his OS discs.


It's no different to a Windows user who's lost their Windows installation
disks surely?

Well indeed, in the case of the actual predicament, however I suggest
it would probably be easier to get that fixed had it been a Windows
based box (eg, I have soft tools for Windows machines but not Mac's
yet have 'looked after' quite a few Mac's in my time (and why I would
be reluctant to suggest a Mac to anyone who might rely on me for
support)).

All the best ..

T i m


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