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  #31  
Old May 20th 08, 10:43 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
The converter boxes will allow analog sets to continue to work with
over-the-air tv. No satellite or cable is required.


I don't know about what you call these in America, but we do not call
them
converter boxes. They are digital terrestrial receivers, as these
analogue
TVs just lack digital tuners.

Ahh, but see that would be too technical, for most of the Hollywood
consumer set here. :-)

I like that term digital terrestrial receivers MUCH better - at least it
explains a bit better what it is (i.e., with the tuner for the new digital
channels).



Well, to be honest, here in the UK they are more commonly known as Freeview
boxes, due to the service that they can provide.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freevie...ted_Kingdom%29

http://www.freeview.co.uk/home

We've moved from PAL to DVB-T digital for a number of years now, but HD is
only just becoming popular. In the USA you seem to have gone straight from
NTSC to HD ATSC.

ss.


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  #32  
Old May 20th 08, 11:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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"Terry R." wrote in message
...

Those living in the boonies will suffer the most probably. Since analog
gives varying degrees of quality, from lousy to good, digital will either
work or it won't. You won't "kind" of get a signal. If it's not strong
enough, you're out of luck.



People living in built-up areas will not get 'ghosting' with digital. This
comes from the analogue signals bouncing off buildings and being received
slightly later than the main signal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosting_%28television%29

You won't get 'snow' either.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_%28video%29

But yes, if you had either of these problems with analogue, or a weak signal
to start off with, you are unlikely to get a watchable digital picture at
all. Fitting a high-gain antenna should fix it though.

ss.


  #33  
Old May 20th 08, 11:34 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
John
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Clean up (old) inventory.

"jim" wrote in message
t...
Of course you are right, but why wouldn't Best Buy tell their customers
this?

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message
...
The converter boxes will allow analog sets to continue to work with
over-the-air tv. No satellite or cable is required.

"Mark H" wrote in message
...
Your TV will not work if you do not receive Satellite or Cable and it is
not
digital ready.

If you currently receive Satellite or Cable, it will work just fine and
the
TVs are a lot cheaper.


"jim" wrote in message
.. .
As you probably know, Geek Squad is owned by Best Buy and operates
right
out
of their stores. So, it is reasonable to assume that Best Buy sets the
tone
for how Geek Squad operates (except for the influence that Microsoft's
$200,000,000 cash infusion gives them, of course).

Seeing as how the tone for the overall Best Buy/Geek Squad operations
are
set by Best Buy, it would behoove people to take note as to how Best
Buy
treats its customers before using the services of Geek Squad.

As reported on CNET
(http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-994...?tag=nefd.top), Best
Buy
has
been selling customers old ANALOG (that means the TVs are not ready for
the
February 17, 2009 switch of ALL television to digital signals)
televisions
without the stickers MANDATED by the FCC that warn buyers that the sets
will
not work after February 17, 2009 without buying an additional digital
converter.

That's nice. Screwing the public to dump old analog TVs that will work
for
less than a year without the new digital signal converters.

Makes me wonder what old, out-of-date crap Geek Squad is installing on
people's PCs.

jim









  #34  
Old May 20th 08, 11:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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it is buyer beware because
there are no markets,
corporations, industry
that are above such
scrutiny and concern.

therefore if you have
a complaint then you might
try contacting the
government.

however, it is also
a "voter beware"
system.
--

db·´¯`·...¸)))º


"jim" wrote in message
.. .
As you probably know, Geek Squad is owned by Best Buy and operates right out
of their stores. So, it is reasonable to assume that Best Buy sets the tone
for how Geek Squad operates (except for the influence that Microsoft's
$200,000,000 cash infusion gives them, of course).

Seeing as how the tone for the overall Best Buy/Geek Squad operations are set
by Best Buy, it would behoove people to take note as to how Best Buy treats
its customers before using the services of Geek Squad.

As reported on CNET
(http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-994...?tag=nefd.top), Best Buy has
been selling customers old ANALOG (that means the TVs are not ready for the
February 17, 2009 switch of ALL television to digital signals) televisions
without the stickers MANDATED by the FCC that warn buyers that the sets will
not work after February 17, 2009 without buying an additional digital
converter.

That's nice. Screwing the public to dump old analog TVs that will work for
less than a year without the new digital signal converters.

Makes me wonder what old, out-of-date crap Geek Squad is installing on
people's PCs.

jim


  #35  
Old May 23rd 08, 11:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Robinb
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65% of my clients come from Geek Squad
for example:
One of my clients brought in his pc because it was running very slow
He was running xp sp2, 30 gig hd, 256 mb ram
and was running, turbo tax, quicken, office type programs
and on top of this was running mega big games
They told him the computer needed a clean up
So he paid $79.99 to clean it up and $50 to put Norton AV on it
He took it home and found it was running slower than it was before and
programs were crashing all over.
He brought it back and they told him it was his cd burner causing this
problem.
funny how now they feel it is his cd burner causing the problem-
So another $75 later, they installed a new cd burner
Well seems that did not work either
He found me by another client that I have that happens to be his friend.
The first thing I looked at was the memory (which Geek Squad should have
looked at first)
How do you run all these mega programs and expect the computer to go faster
on 256mbs of ram?
I put in a gig for him and guess what? no more crashing and no more slow
downs.
I also removed Norton because i feel it hogs everything and put on AVG free
which also made a mega difference.

I can give you other horror stories. These guys are only out for the money
and it seems they do not hire qualified techs. Anyone with a brain would
have been able to figure out it was his memory to begin with.
Wonder why they never tried that first,,,

robin

"Mike Hall - MVP" wrote in message
...
"jim" wrote in message
.. .
As you probably know, Geek Squad is owned by Best Buy and operates right
out of their stores. So, it is reasonable to assume that Best Buy sets
the tone for how Geek Squad operates (except for the influence that
Microsoft's $200,000,000 cash infusion gives them, of course).

Seeing as how the tone for the overall Best Buy/Geek Squad operations are
set by Best Buy, it would behoove people to take note as to how Best Buy
treats its customers before using the services of Geek Squad.

As reported on CNET
(http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-994...?tag=nefd.top), Best Buy
has been selling customers old ANALOG (that means the TVs are not ready
for the February 17, 2009 switch of ALL television to digital signals)
televisions without the stickers MANDATED by the FCC that warn buyers
that the sets will not work after February 17, 2009 without buying an
additional digital converter.

That's nice. Screwing the public to dump old analog TVs that will work
for less than a year without the new digital signal converters.

Makes me wonder what old, out-of-date crap Geek Squad is installing on
people's PCs.

jim



Digital cable and satellite boxes will convert to analogue, so the TVs
will still work, but you are right in that Best Buy and other major
computer stores have little integrity, and service to the customer runs
second to making money..


--
Mike Hall - MVP
How to construct a good post..
http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
http://support.microsoft.com/default...help&style=toc
Mike's Window - My Blog..
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx





  #36  
Old May 23rd 08, 11:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Patrick[_4_]
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to tell the truth - and don't shoot me I'm only the messenger .

This is corporate America hard at work.

This is the mentality "Americans - generally" have come to expect
regardless of it's lack of integrity.

There are no $s in integrity.
And no, I don't operate this way either nor do I or would I condone it.
I am just a poor tech trying to eeek out a living - the honest way.
I find the trouble and I fix it.
If I don't fix it - you don't pay.
Simple.





"robinb" wrote in message
...
65% of my clients come from Geek Squad
for example:
One of my clients brought in his pc because it was running very slow
He was running xp sp2, 30 gig hd, 256 mb ram
and was running, turbo tax, quicken, office type programs
and on top of this was running mega big games
They told him the computer needed a clean up
So he paid $79.99 to clean it up and $50 to put Norton AV on it
He took it home and found it was running slower than it was before and
programs were crashing all over.
He brought it back and they told him it was his cd burner causing this
problem.
funny how now they feel it is his cd burner causing the problem-
So another $75 later, they installed a new cd burner
Well seems that did not work either
He found me by another client that I have that happens to be his friend.
The first thing I looked at was the memory (which Geek Squad should have
looked at first)
How do you run all these mega programs and expect the computer to go
faster on 256mbs of ram?
I put in a gig for him and guess what? no more crashing and no more slow
downs.
I also removed Norton because i feel it hogs everything and put on AVG
free which also made a mega difference.

I can give you other horror stories. These guys are only out for the
money and it seems they do not hire qualified techs. Anyone with a brain
would have been able to figure out it was his memory to begin with.
Wonder why they never tried that first,,,

robin

"Mike Hall - MVP" wrote in message
...
"jim" wrote in message
.. .
As you probably know, Geek Squad is owned by Best Buy and operates right
out of their stores. So, it is reasonable to assume that Best Buy sets
the tone for how Geek Squad operates (except for the influence that
Microsoft's $200,000,000 cash infusion gives them, of course).

Seeing as how the tone for the overall Best Buy/Geek Squad operations
are set by Best Buy, it would behoove people to take note as to how Best
Buy treats its customers before using the services of Geek Squad.

As reported on CNET
(http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-994...?tag=nefd.top), Best Buy
has been selling customers old ANALOG (that means the TVs are not ready
for the February 17, 2009 switch of ALL television to digital signals)
televisions without the stickers MANDATED by the FCC that warn buyers
that the sets will not work after February 17, 2009 without buying an
additional digital converter.

That's nice. Screwing the public to dump old analog TVs that will work
for less than a year without the new digital signal converters.

Makes me wonder what old, out-of-date crap Geek Squad is installing on
people's PCs.

jim



Digital cable and satellite boxes will convert to analogue, so the TVs
will still work, but you are right in that Best Buy and other major
computer stores have little integrity, and service to the customer runs
second to making money..


--
Mike Hall - MVP
How to construct a good post..
http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
http://support.microsoft.com/default...help&style=toc
Mike's Window - My Blog..
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx







  #37  
Old May 24th 08, 12:20 AM posted to robinbk9.com>microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
herbzee
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Robin, where are U located?

Cheers-Herb.


"robinb" wrote in message
...
65% of my clients come from Geek Squad
for example:
One of my clients brought in his pc because it was running very slow
He was running xp sp2, 30 gig hd, 256 mb ram
and was running, turbo tax, quicken, office type programs
and on top of this was running mega big games
They told him the computer needed a clean up
So he paid $79.99 to clean it up and $50 to put Norton AV on it
He took it home and found it was running slower than it was before and
programs were crashing all over.
He brought it back and they told him it was his cd burner causing this
problem.
funny how now they feel it is his cd burner causing the problem-
So another $75 later, they installed a new cd burner
Well seems that did not work either
He found me by another client that I have that happens to be his friend.
The first thing I looked at was the memory (which Geek Squad should have
looked at first)
How do you run all these mega programs and expect the computer to go
faster on 256mbs of ram?
I put in a gig for him and guess what? no more crashing and no more slow
downs.
I also removed Norton because i feel it hogs everything and put on AVG
free which also made a mega difference.

I can give you other horror stories. These guys are only out for the
money and it seems they do not hire qualified techs. Anyone with a brain
would have been able to figure out it was his memory to begin with.
Wonder why they never tried that first,,,

robin

  #38  
Old May 24th 08, 01:28 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
philo
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"robinb" wrote in message
...
65% of my clients come from Geek Squad
for example:
One of my clients brought in his pc because it was running very slow
He was running xp sp2, 30 gig hd, 256 mb ram
and was running, turbo tax, quicken, office type programs
and on top of this was running mega big games
They told him the computer needed a clean up
So he paid $79.99 to clean it up and $50 to put Norton AV on it
He took it home and found it was running slower than it was before and
programs were crashing all over.
He brought it back and they told him it was his cd burner causing this
problem.
funny how now they feel it is his cd burner causing the problem-
So another $75 later, they installed a new cd burner
Well seems that did not work either
He found me by another client that I have that happens to be his friend.
The first thing I looked at was the memory (which Geek Squad should have
looked at first)
How do you run all these mega programs and expect the computer to go

faster
on 256mbs of ram?
I put in a gig for him and guess what? no more crashing and no more slow
downs.
I also removed Norton because i feel it hogs everything and put on AVG

free
which also made a mega difference.

I can give you other horror stories. These guys are only out for the

money
and it seems they do not hire qualified techs. Anyone with a brain would
have been able to figure out it was his memory to begin with.
Wonder why they never tried that first,,,



I was given a P4 in non-working condition. It came from a friend of a friend
who had Geek Squad
check it out.

There was a bill attached for about $75.

It said something to the effect that
they could not check the machine because the CPU fan was defective.

Amazing!!!!

I checked it and found that it was simply the header on the mobo...
I just wired the fan to a power supply termination
and the machine worked fine.


  #39  
Old May 24th 08, 01:43 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
bobby
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I am only a lonely programmer. Trained myself using Microsoft Products such
as BASIC.


"Patrick" wrote in message
...
to tell the truth - and don't shoot me I'm only the messenger .

This is corporate America hard at work.

This is the mentality "Americans - generally" have come to expect
regardless of it's lack of integrity.

There are no $s in integrity.
And no, I don't operate this way either nor do I or would I condone it.
I am just a poor tech trying to eeek out a living - the honest way.
I find the trouble and I fix it.
If I don't fix it - you don't pay.
Simple.





"robinb" wrote in message
...
65% of my clients come from Geek Squad
for example:
One of my clients brought in his pc because it was running very slow
He was running xp sp2, 30 gig hd, 256 mb ram
and was running, turbo tax, quicken, office type programs
and on top of this was running mega big games
They told him the computer needed a clean up
So he paid $79.99 to clean it up and $50 to put Norton AV on it
He took it home and found it was running slower than it was before and
programs were crashing all over.
He brought it back and they told him it was his cd burner causing this
problem.
funny how now they feel it is his cd burner causing the problem-
So another $75 later, they installed a new cd burner
Well seems that did not work either
He found me by another client that I have that happens to be his friend.
The first thing I looked at was the memory (which Geek Squad should have
looked at first)
How do you run all these mega programs and expect the computer to go
faster on 256mbs of ram?
I put in a gig for him and guess what? no more crashing and no more slow
downs.
I also removed Norton because i feel it hogs everything and put on AVG
free which also made a mega difference.

I can give you other horror stories. These guys are only out for the
money and it seems they do not hire qualified techs. Anyone with a brain
would have been able to figure out it was his memory to begin with.
Wonder why they never tried that first,,,

robin

"Mike Hall - MVP" wrote in message
...
"jim" wrote in message
.. .
As you probably know, Geek Squad is owned by Best Buy and operates
right out of their stores. So, it is reasonable to assume that Best
Buy sets the tone for how Geek Squad operates (except for the influence
that Microsoft's $200,000,000 cash infusion gives them, of course).

Seeing as how the tone for the overall Best Buy/Geek Squad operations
are set by Best Buy, it would behoove people to take note as to how
Best Buy treats its customers before using the services of Geek Squad.

As reported on CNET
(http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-994...?tag=nefd.top), Best
Buy has been selling customers old ANALOG (that means the TVs are not
ready for the February 17, 2009 switch of ALL television to digital
signals) televisions without the stickers MANDATED by the FCC that warn
buyers that the sets will not work after February 17, 2009 without
buying an additional digital converter.

That's nice. Screwing the public to dump old analog TVs that will work
for less than a year without the new digital signal converters.

Makes me wonder what old, out-of-date crap Geek Squad is installing on
people's PCs.

jim



Digital cable and satellite boxes will convert to analogue, so the TVs
will still work, but you are right in that Best Buy and other major
computer stores have little integrity, and service to the customer runs
second to making money..


--
Mike Hall - MVP
How to construct a good post..
http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
http://support.microsoft.com/default...help&style=toc
Mike's Window - My Blog..
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx







  #40  
Old May 24th 08, 04:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
clintonG[_2_]
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I refer to them as the Creep Squad as they give Geeks a bad name.


"robinb" wrote in message
...
65% of my clients come from Geek Squad
for example:
One of my clients brought in his pc because it was running very slow
He was running xp sp2, 30 gig hd, 256 mb ram
and was running, turbo tax, quicken, office type programs
and on top of this was running mega big games
They told him the computer needed a clean up
So he paid $79.99 to clean it up and $50 to put Norton AV on it
He took it home and found it was running slower than it was before and
programs were crashing all over.
He brought it back and they told him it was his cd burner causing this
problem.
funny how now they feel it is his cd burner causing the problem-
So another $75 later, they installed a new cd burner
Well seems that did not work either
He found me by another client that I have that happens to be his friend.
The first thing I looked at was the memory (which Geek Squad should have
looked at first)
How do you run all these mega programs and expect the computer to go
faster on 256mbs of ram?
I put in a gig for him and guess what? no more crashing and no more slow
downs.
I also removed Norton because i feel it hogs everything and put on AVG
free which also made a mega difference.

I can give you other horror stories. These guys are only out for the
money and it seems they do not hire qualified techs. Anyone with a brain
would have been able to figure out it was his memory to begin with.
Wonder why they never tried that first,,,

robin

"Mike Hall - MVP" wrote in message
...
"jim" wrote in message
.. .
As you probably know, Geek Squad is owned by Best Buy and operates right
out of their stores. So, it is reasonable to assume that Best Buy sets
the tone for how Geek Squad operates (except for the influence that
Microsoft's $200,000,000 cash infusion gives them, of course).

Seeing as how the tone for the overall Best Buy/Geek Squad operations
are set by Best Buy, it would behoove people to take note as to how Best
Buy treats its customers before using the services of Geek Squad.

As reported on CNET
(http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-994...?tag=nefd.top), Best Buy
has been selling customers old ANALOG (that means the TVs are not ready
for the February 17, 2009 switch of ALL television to digital signals)
televisions without the stickers MANDATED by the FCC that warn buyers
that the sets will not work after February 17, 2009 without buying an
additional digital converter.

That's nice. Screwing the public to dump old analog TVs that will work
for less than a year without the new digital signal converters.

Makes me wonder what old, out-of-date crap Geek Squad is installing on
people's PCs.

jim



Digital cable and satellite boxes will convert to analogue, so the TVs
will still work, but you are right in that Best Buy and other major
computer stores have little integrity, and service to the customer runs
second to making money..


--
Mike Hall - MVP
How to construct a good post..
http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
http://support.microsoft.com/default...help&style=toc
Mike's Window - My Blog..
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx






  #41  
Old May 24th 08, 08:11 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Timothy Daniels[_3_]
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"philo" wrote:
I checked it and found that it was simply the header on the mobo...
I just wired the fan to a power supply termination
and the machine worked fine.


Their corporate attorneys may have advised a policy that
limits liability exposure by not doing any "wiring". "Wiring" could
be classed as "engineering", and that would open them up to all
kinds of lawsuits in the event of fire or electrocution.

*TimDaniels*


  #42  
Old May 24th 08, 08:42 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Not so. Many circuit boards are repaired by wiring. Example: a printed
circuit board land pattern is repaired via point to point wiring.
"Timothy Daniels" wrote in message
...
"philo" wrote:
I checked it and found that it was simply the header on the mobo...
I just wired the fan to a power supply termination
and the machine worked fine.


Their corporate attorneys may have advised a policy that
limits liability exposure by not doing any "wiring". "Wiring" could
be classed as "engineering", and that would open them up to all
kinds of lawsuits in the event of fire or electrocution.

*TimDaniels*



  #43  
Old May 27th 08, 01:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
philo
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"Timothy Daniels" wrote in message
...
"philo" wrote:
I checked it and found that it was simply the header on the mobo...
I just wired the fan to a power supply termination
and the machine worked fine.


Their corporate attorneys may have advised a policy that
limits liability exposure by not doing any "wiring". "Wiring" could
be classed as "engineering", and that would open them up to all
kinds of lawsuits in the event of fire or electrocution.

*TimDaniels*



The "wiring" I did consisted of putting a different plug on the fan.
But their analysis simply said "bad fan".
They never even tested the machine.


  #44  
Old May 28th 08, 10:21 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Brian W
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"robinb" wrote in message
...
65% of my clients come from Geek Squad
for example:
One of my clients brought in his pc because it was running very slow
He was running xp sp2, 30 gig hd, 256 mb ram
and was running, turbo tax, quicken, office type programs
and on top of this was running mega big games
They told him the computer needed a clean up
So he paid $79.99 to clean it up and $50 to put Norton AV on it
He took it home and found it was running slower than it was before and
programs were crashing all over.
He brought it back and they told him it was his cd burner causing this
problem.
funny how now they feel it is his cd burner causing the problem-
So another $75 later, they installed a new cd burner
Well seems that did not work either
He found me by another client that I have that happens to be his friend.
The first thing I looked at was the memory (which Geek Squad should have
looked at first)
How do you run all these mega programs and expect the computer to go
faster on 256mbs of ram?
I put in a gig for him and guess what? no more crashing and no more slow
downs.
I also removed Norton because i feel it hogs everything and put on AVG
free which also made a mega difference.

I can give you other horror stories. These guys are only out for the
money and it seems they do not hire qualified techs. Anyone with a brain
would have been able to figure out it was his memory to begin with.
Wonder why they never tried that first,,,

robin

This makes the 'tech guys' at PC World in the UK look intelligent!

 




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