On 04/12/2017 22:12, Alek wrote:
A dear old friend called me in a panic -- "my computer won't boot".
Windows 10 on an 8-year-old PC.

I walked him though all the repair/restore/reset options and nothing worked.

Are you surprised?

Any thoughts as to what is wrong?

It is your knowledge of Windows 10 machine. You should really be using
a Linux machine. Ask Johnny ) how this can be
done. Linux makes you look intelligent because you don't have to do
anything that is useful for other people.


Since he needs to pay bills online no later than Thursday, I suggested
he go out and buy a new computer, and set it up for the most important
tasks. And then we can consider getting his files off the old HD onto
the new.

What do you think?

A very stupid suggestion if you ask me; Frankly.


Please, no snarky remarks. We're both 83 y.o. and have lost a few brain
cells.
So you don't have much time left on this planet. Good luck to you.

No, he hasn't made any backups although he did copy some files to
thumb drives.

At 83 backups are of no use. He shouldn't waste time on this.

Oh, he lives an hour away and doesn't drive at night. I hardly drive at
all these days.

Tell him to ring his geek shop and they will fix it for him.




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