Microsuck Tech Support can lick my balls

[Sphinx]

My laptop died. Gave me the blue screen of death every time I tried to start it. I got the number of Microshaft tech support. I call them. They tell me they can't help me unless I give them the ID number on my Windows XP CD (which I don't have here). But I could talk to a technician for $35. Eventually, I told them to eat a dick. Today, I biked down to the university, googled the error message, and found a page that told me where to download the Windows installation, and how to fix the damn thing. Two hours later, everything works.

People generally rag on Microsoft for shitty products, but I disagree. The products are fine, the support is useless.

MICROSUCK TECH SUPPORT CAN LICK MY BALLS.

That is all.

[phUnk]

Right on! I think Microsoft Tech Support should have googled the answer for you for free.

[AfroMullet]

Right on! I think Microsoft Tech Support should have googled the answer for you for free.

Can we have Hawaiian Punch in the water fountains, too?

[Arty50]

I'll never forget the experience I had with a brand new Gateway several years ago.

Gateway: Call Microsoft.
MS: Call Gateway
Gateway: Call Microsoft.
MS: Call Gateway
Gateway: Call Microsoft.
MS: Call Gateway
Gateway: Call Microsoft.
MS: Call Gateway
Gateway: Call Microsoft.
MS: Call Gateway
Me:

[summit]

My first question would be... what posessed to you even think about calling M$ for help?

[NorCalSJK]

2nd Question...why don't you have a mac?

[Sphinx]

My first question would be... what posessed to you even think about calling M$ for help?

I've never had to call them before, so somehow I thought they might be helpful. Heh.

Why don't you have a mac?

I like the ability to right-click.

[joshbu]

If you don't have an XP reg number, then how exactly is PSS supposed to know you're not running a pirated copy of XP? The protocol is pretty simple. No ID = no free support. That was all spelled out in the product documentation you didn't read.

[Arty50]

2nd Question...why don't you have a mac?

That's what saved me from running the Gateway over with a steamroller (seriously, I had one 100 yards away); the knowledge that I'd be going home to my Mac in a few hours.

As for right clicking, it's built into every app. Apple doesn't ship one with their computers, but you can go buy one for $5 and it will have full support in the OS and all apps. Or you can just control+click with the one button. So why not just ship one in the first place? Because then software developers would put exclusive commands in contextual menus just like they do for windows. For pro apps, that's fine; but for general apps it's a really bad idea. Apple's all about the UI.

[Pura Vida]

2nd Question...why don't you have a mac?

The Mac experience

[Arty50]

The Mac experience

There are lies, damn lies, and fiction. Not only is that fiction, it's a sci-fi novel. I don't even know where to begin with that it's so horribly inaccurate.

They could have done a much nicer job of parodying the switcher commercials. In fact I've seen better parodies. That one dumb teenage girl in one of the official switcher commercials was bad enough.

[runethechamp]

There are lies, damn lies, and fiction. Not only is that fiction, it's a sci-fi novel. I don't even know where to begin with that it's so horribly inaccurate.

They could have done a much nicer job of parodying the switcher commercials. In fact I've seen better parodies. That one dumb teenage girl in one of the official switcher commercials was bad enough.

I was laughing at that one. Funny if you ask me.

[Arty50]

I was laughing at that one. Funny if you ask me.

I will admit, I liked the boat anchor crack.

[Pura Vida]

There are lies, damn lies, and fiction. Not only is that fiction, it's a sci-fi novel. I don't even know where to begin with that it's so horribly inaccurate.

They could have done a much nicer job of parodying the switcher commercials. In fact I've seen better parodies. That one dumb teenage girl in one of the official switcher commercials was bad enough.

Ha! It's always fuuny to see how defensive Mac owners get over things like this, when most of the time the spoofs are made by Mac users themselves. I would never buy a Mac as it can't run ArcGis and I do enjoy the occasional right click.

[alto]

My friend once spilled half a jug of Carlo Rossi on his AlienWare laptop. He spent days cleaning out all traces of the red poisoin from the guts of his fried computer with Q-tips. He sent it back and they sent him a new one. Just an idea for next time.

[Schmear]

If you don't have an XP reg number, then how exactly is PSS supposed to know you're not running a pirated copy of XP? The protocol is pretty simple. No ID = no free support. That was all spelled out in the product documentation you didn't read.

He didn't say he didn't read it, he just didn't have it. That's the pitfall of the MS process. Who keeps their XP Windows case with them all the time? Who actually writes down their CD product key? How many rhetorical questions can I ask?

Otherwise your answer is correct.

[Sphinx]

CD is in oregon; I'm in Seattle. Two lines in a DOS prompt at startup will fix the problem if you have the CD. If not, Microsoft provides a download that writes the CD content onto six floppy discs. Support couldn't tell me that, though. They did tell me to call Dell.

These retards give me the impression that Microsoft tech support consists of a person who knows what a mouse is, sitting at a desk with a troubleshooting flow chart in front of them. They don't actually have a clue what they're doing.

It's all good, though, Google solves all.

[Sphinx]

The Mac experience

LMAO.
987654321

[AntiSoCalSkier]

A couple of guys are flying around the Seattle area when some heavy fog moves in. They become disoriented and realize that they are lost. Finally they see a building. The pilot rolls down the window and shouts to some people taking a break outside the building, "Where are we?" The people reply, "You're in an airplane." The pilot thans them and flys directly to the airport. When they have safely returned to the ground, the passengers ask him how he found the airport. He replys, "Well, what those people told me was completely accurate, yet of no use whatsoever, so I knew we were outside the microsoft tech support building."

(Of course, the reality is that this joke should involve a pilot somewhere in India.)

[The AD]

So is the CD key different than what's shown in System Properties?

By the way, I like joshbu's sig line:
"commute-o meter: 140 miles ridden, $24 gas saved."

I think you need a more fuel efficient vehicle, Josh!

[snowsprite]

AD...system properties is in? (guide me please, I am sure this will come in handy at some point)

Sprite

Edit: Ah think ah found it. Under the "general" tab in ctrl panel >System

[The AD]

AD...system properties is in? (guide me please, I am sure this will come in handy at some point)

Start > Settings > Control Panel > System

[snowsprite]

yup, thanks!

[365wp]

So is the CD key different than what's shown in System Properties?

I think the id in System Props is the product id...the CD key is different. You can Google for programs that will find it on your machine.

[kev259]

I have to say I'm not a mac user, but that video is complete crap. Mac's a pretty damn solid machines. And you can emulate windows, sounds like a microsoft pitch.

That number thats on the properties of my computer is not the cd id number.