Machine shuts down, can't find boot device

Frank wrote:
GreyCloud wrote:
Frank wrote:
GreyCloud wrote:
Frank wrote:
Alias wrote:
Lord Vetinari wrote:

it's so sad
that so many people don't know they have an alternative to the
Geek Squad's overpriced, and underpowered service.


Reminds me of another company. I'm not going to post their name
but their initials are Microsoft Corporation.

Got that MS hatred cranked up again huh cody?
hehehe...they sure know how to push all of your "stupidity buttons"
don't they!
Oops!...LOL!

Ever pay for their online support services?

When I had my business and a VL with MS we had a great rep who took
excellent care of us.
He even came to our yearly company parties!

I think those are a bit different than a one time call in with your
credit card in hand, in which I meant to refer to.
I've had excellent service with DEC in the past in the manner which
you are referring to.


Their services aren't all
that good if nothing more than take your money and run, as compared
to other companies doing the same thing.

Sorry, but that was not my experience.

It is if you call in with your credit card in hand.

I never, ever did anything like that!

You just get a
telephone flunky that really doesn't know much, and worse may be one
of those offshore tele-support centers. Much the same as with HP.

Oh I've called HP about warranty issues on my laptop and you're
right...its like calling morons-are-us!

But if you pay for a contract, then you should get pretty decent
service. I presume that you had a contract number handy when you did
call them.

Actually I had/have my reps cell phone number! :-)


Needed help that much, eh?

--
Alias

Alias wrote:
Frank wrote:
GreyCloud wrote:
Frank wrote:
GreyCloud wrote:
Frank wrote:
Alias wrote:
Lord Vetinari wrote:

it's so sad
that so many people don't know they have an alternative to the
Geek Squad's overpriced, and underpowered service.


Reminds me of another company. I'm not going to post their name
but their initials are Microsoft Corporation.

Got that MS hatred cranked up again huh cody?
hehehe...they sure know how to push all of your "stupidity
buttons" don't they!
Oops!...LOL!

Ever pay for their online support services?

When I had my business and a VL with MS we had a great rep who took
excellent care of us.
He even came to our yearly company parties!

I think those are a bit different than a one time call in with your
credit card in hand, in which I meant to refer to.
I've had excellent service with DEC in the past in the manner which
you are referring to.


Their services aren't all
that good if nothing more than take your money and run, as compared
to other companies doing the same thing.

Sorry, but that was not my experience.

It is if you call in with your credit card in hand.

I never, ever did anything like that!

You just get a
telephone flunky that really doesn't know much, and worse may be one
of those offshore tele-support centers. Much the same as with HP.

Oh I've called HP about warranty issues on my laptop and you're
right...its like calling morons-are-us!

But if you pay for a contract, then you should get pretty decent
service. I presume that you had a contract number handy when you did
call them.

Actually I had/have my reps cell phone number! :-)


Needed help that much, eh?


Are you jealous cody?
Figures!
Oops!...LOL!

Frank wrote:

He even came to our yearly company parties!

You mean he showed up for free food an beer? Damn, you're easy to
impress.

Ooops! (See how stupid that looks?)
--
Enkidu

Enkidu wrote:
Frank wrote:

He even came to our yearly company parties!

You mean he showed up for free food an beer?

He did a lot favors for us! And a good, solid, direct, knowledgeable
contact with a large company you deal with is extremely valuable.
Plus he knew a lot about the type of business I was in and he knew all
of our competition.
I'm no fool, so cultivating a personal relationship with him and his,
including inviting him and his wife, to our yearly Company parties was
smart thinking on our part.
If you think otherwise I couldn't possibly care less.
I was very, very successful in my business!

Damn, you're easy to
impress.

Damn you're stupid!

Ooops! (See how stupid that looks?)

Yeah...you're looking dumber by the minute.

Frank wrote:
GreyCloud wrote:
Frank wrote:
GreyCloud wrote:
Frank wrote:
Alias wrote:
Lord Vetinari wrote:

it's so sad
that so many people don't know they have an alternative to the
Geek Squad's overpriced, and underpowered service.


Reminds me of another company. I'm not going to post their name
but their initials are Microsoft Corporation.

Got that MS hatred cranked up again huh cody?
hehehe...they sure know how to push all of your "stupidity buttons"
don't they!
Oops!...LOL!

Ever pay for their online support services?

When I had my business and a VL with MS we had a great rep who took
excellent care of us.
He even came to our yearly company parties!

I think those are a bit different than a one time call in with your
credit card in hand, in which I meant to refer to.
I've had excellent service with DEC in the past in the manner which
you are referring to.


Their services aren't all
that good if nothing more than take your money and run, as compared
to other companies doing the same thing.

Sorry, but that was not my experience.

It is if you call in with your credit card in hand.

I never, ever did anything like that!

My brother did that only once. All they told him was to reinstall XP
after they took his money.

It's pretty much the same thing with Apple, and I did that only once
under their warranty terms which didn't cost me anything. A strange
problem: Opened MS Media Player for Mac and it starts and then shut
down. Their solution was to drag that applications cache file to the
trash can and let the app rebuild it. It worked.


You just get a
telephone flunky that really doesn't know much, and worse may be one
of those offshore tele-support centers. Much the same as with HP.

Oh I've called HP about warranty issues on my laptop and you're
right...its like calling morons-are-us!

But if you pay for a contract, then you should get pretty decent
service. I presume that you had a contract number handy when you did
call them.

Actually I had/have my reps cell phone number! :-)


It sure helps. Of course back in the 80s the DEC yearly software
support contract cost us around $4000/year. Any question I have ever
asked them I always got a solution from them.