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TalkingDog

(9,001 posts) Sun Jan 22, 2012, 09:29 PM Jan 2012

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Yes, this is tech support

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Yes, this is tech support (Original Post) TalkingDog Jan 2012 OP

I love it. My daughter is forever asking me that about my computer. jwirr Jan 2012 #1

I once suggested to tech support at Microsoft Turbineguy Jan 2012 #2

Step one of anything Microsoft hootinholler Jan 2012 #3

Not good enough. We need to boot from a clean CD and to a thorough malware scan. saras Jan 2012 #4

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

1. I love it. My daughter is forever asking me that about my computer.

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Sun Jan 22, 2012, 10:06 PM

Jan 2012

Turbineguy

(37,332 posts)

2. I once suggested to tech support at Microsoft

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Sun Jan 22, 2012, 10:25 PM

Jan 2012

that they limit the wait time to less time than it takes to install Linux.

They were not amused.

hootinholler

(26,449 posts)

3. Step one of anything Microsoft

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Sun Jan 22, 2012, 10:32 PM

Jan 2012

Gleefully stolen.

saras

(6,670 posts)

4. Not good enough. We need to boot from a clean CD and to a thorough malware scan.

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 02:54 AM

Jan 2012

It appears that the MBR may be corrupted.

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