RE: Tired of supporting friends' computers? Migrate them to GNU/Linux

If this is a cry for help ? Then they shouldn't be so lazy to learn in how
its done , And if they don't care to learn ? Then no one said to use a
computer , Or better yet if they are to lazy to learn , Then you should pay ,
its really that simple ...

"John Bailo" wrote:

>
> http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/04/29/0237254.shtml?tid=130&tid=2
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> "The real challenge comes into play when you bring Microsoft Windows
> into the equation. Contrary to popular opinion, untrained, inexperienced
> users cannot manage Windows by themselves. It takes a knowledgeable,
> skilled user to keep a Windows system properly maintained. That means
> applying updates and patches, setting up a firewall, using a virus
> scanner (or simply knowing what is and is not a suspicious email), and
> defragmenting the disk every month or so. Unfortunately, the kind of
> people who need my help do not know how to do this, even for all the
> times I've shown them. They are not stupid people, but many are older
> and grew up in a time when their friends would not send them messages
> that could harm them. They understand mechanical maintenance, but don't
> quite comprehend the fact that computers require electronic maintenance.
> Some don't care about system maintenance at all; they are content to pay
> someone else to fix it when it breaks, rather than properly care for
> their software. In short, they need an operating system that, for all
> their trying, they cannot screw up. Windows isn't it.
>
> Windows fails in ways that totally confound my hardware troubleshooting
> abilities. A "blue screen of death" or STOP error can mean that a BIOS
> setting is incorrect, a memory stick has failed, the motherboard is
> dying, the power supply is starting to flake out, or that the hard drive
> has bad sectors. It can also mean that the Windows registry has been
> corrupted by spyware or viruses, a third-party program has caused a bad
> crash, or Windows Update has mis-applied a security patch or driver
> update. Where do you begin when there are so many possibilities? The
> professional technicians I've spoken with recently tend to start with
> the operating system, and rather than try to diagnose which part of the
> software has failed, the usual recommendation is to erase the hard drive
> and reinstall Windows, then work from there. And, not surprisingly, this
> solution often works."
>
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