Re: MS-MVP Moniker
- From: "Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)" <mike.hall.mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 02:51:55 -0400
Redwagon
MVPs are not Borg.. it is not a collective from which a unified response
emanates.. we are all individuals with our own inimitable delivery styles..
Recently, you questioned some advice that I gave to an OP who wanted info on
how to clean install.. I gave you reasons why, but you didn't seem to be
over convinced..
So, what you should do is write down instructions that you feel are
pertinent to clean installing XP, and then ask a newbie to do an install
based upon what you have written.. make sure that the incumbent installation
includes a Windows address book with entries, some Wordpad files, and
e-mail.. there must also be a program installed that is not part of the
Windows installation..
Then set the newbie loose on the system.. the goal is that they have a
working computer with only ONE instance of XP existing, address book,
Wordpad documents and e-mail intact and usable.. the computer must be
updated with SP2, and all peripheral and internal devices working.. they are
to receive no help from you, other than the instruction sheet.. the program
that was not part of the Windows installation must be working too, but you
must NOT provide original installation media for it to be re-instated.. the
firewall must be set to active..
At some point, you would be asked what to do next, or for moral support in
some way.. a good thing, yes?.. a little bit of intervention and you would
have a working system again..
Now imagine what could happen if you were on the other end of a message 4000
miles away.. you can't intervene.. the newbie is on his/her own.. would you
take responsibility for the lost documents, e-mails, programs, MP3's,
irreplaceable one time vacation pictures of an African Safari?.. will you be
able to get rid of two failed installation attempts and a computer that is
presenting BSOD's at every boot?.. would you take responsibility for the
computer store that will not make any attempt to save their data and just
leave them with a basic half working shell?..
How many possible eventualities do you think that your instruction sheet
will have to cover, such that the OP will be happy with a computer that has
the same stuff that was present before the trojan/virus hit?
You would very soon see why I advocate downloading and running four small
programs.. my way, and of others too, will essentially preserve the original
setup.. it is unlikely that pre-installed programs like MS Office will be
lost unless a virus has really been bad.. and at the end of it, tools will
exist that can be used again as preventative measures..
I don't doubt that you know your stuff.. but there is a world of difference
between training people in a controlled scenario where you can take over
before the system is obliterated, and helping somebody remotely in just a
few short messages..
And remember this too.. OP's are not always sure what has gone wrong, and
may not be being entirely truthful.. you do not always get told all of the
facts.. yet your advise will have an effect on all of the things you didn't
know about.. and they will blame you, trust me.. and others will step up and
accuse you of being a crap MVP or whatever status you have..
I look forward to seeing you in action.. computer users need all the help
that they can get.. there are other newsgroups that you could operate in
too.. maybe you have a strength in IE/OE or MS Office products..
Good luck
--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
"REDWAGON" <REDWAGON@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I see on many of the replies to questions posted on this group where the OP
> has a designation of "MS-MVP" or just "MVP" attached to his or her name.
> My
> question is this:
>
> What are all the requirements and steps that must be taken to have this
> Microsoft approved designation attached to your name ?
>
> Some of the replies that I see on this group that have that perticular
> designation give some really great answers to a posted problem, while
> others
> are not that good at all. I have some knowledge regarding Win XP, Win
> 2000,
> 98 and 95 and can usually deduct most of the time if the answers posted
> are
> anywhere in the ball park.
>
> Being that there is sometimes a great difference in replies (some good and
> some pretty ugly) is the reason I ask what are the requirements to have
> the
> MS-MVP or MVP on your name. Just curious that's all.
>
> By the way, I have gained a great deal more knowledge just reading all the
> information that comes across this group.
>
> Thanks
> Redwagon.....
>
.
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