don't want to babysit computers for family anymore, what to do

[OS]

Originally posted by: RBBRMADE

Originally posted by: OS
I have to piss away several hours fixing stupid sh*t. It's becoming really tiresome.

Any ROUGH idea of how many hours they spent raising you and fixing sh!t you jacked up?

Seriously, I understand when it come to extended family and friends of family....but it's your parents!

Ron

1) I was a kid growing up, they are adults
2) I got yelled at or beat for f*cking up, they don't get the same from me

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: OS

Originally posted by: RBBRMADE

Originally posted by: OS
I have to piss away several hours fixing stupid sh*t. It's becoming really tiresome.

Any ROUGH idea of how many hours they spent raising you and fixing sh!t you jacked up?

Seriously, I understand when it come to extended family and friends of family....but it's your parents!

Ron

1) I was a kid growing up, they are adults
2) I got yelled at or beat for f*cking up, they don't get the same from me

No wonder they smacked you around.

 

Tell them to get a dell next time. Thats what I ended up doing.

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: Looney

Originally posted by: OS

Originally posted by: RBBRMADE

Originally posted by: OS
I have to piss away several hours fixing stupid sh*t. It's becoming really tiresome.

Any ROUGH idea of how many hours they spent raising you and fixing sh!t you jacked up?

Seriously, I understand when it come to extended family and friends of family....but it's your parents!

Ron

1) I was a kid growing up, they are adults
2) I got yelled at or beat for f*cking up, they don't get the same from me

No wonder they smacked you around.

why don't you take it up the ass from that high horse you're riding on.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Firefox.

That got rid of almost every problem I had to deal with on my in-laws computer!

 

[AmigaMan]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Firefox.

That got rid of almost every problem I had to deal with on my in-laws computer!

Yup. Dell + Firefox + antivirus + spybot s&d == happy Amigaman who doesn't have to help his in-laws anymore!

 

[TitanDiddly]

Barbie 'My first computer'

 

[Goosemaster]

Tell them to get a mac mini

 

[mrrman]

charge them...I dont do PC's for free anymore

 

[skyking]

seriously, get a second drive for each computer. drives are cheap.
Fix them up again after the next hosing, and ghost to spare drive. show someone in household how to unhook one drive and hook up the other.
Next time they call, tell them to hook up other drive.
"What about the data?"

"Back up your sh!t if it is important!!"

 

[rahvin]

They are your parents. That's all that needs to be said. It's time for you to step up and help them like they took care of your ass for 18 years.

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: sixone
Tell them it's a hardware problem that would be too expensive to fix. Help them buy a Dell, prominently display the Help Desk number for them to call when they have a problem.

Hahahahaha! My parents talking to Dell Bangalore? Wow, can you say disowned?

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: rahvin
They are your parents. That's all that needs to be said. It's time for you to step up and help them like they took care of your ass for 18 years.

He's actually taking care of Windows, not his parents. Time to disown Windows.

 

[yoda291]

faronics deep freeze. Tell them to reboot when it starts acting wonky and TADA! all good.

 

[PandaBear]

Clone your family PC and keep an image, then refuse to add new stuff and force them to back up personal data.

When they complain just reload the HD from clone.

 

[clickynext]

Yeah, just tell them to get a mac. Afterall, that's the type of people they're made for!

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: AmigaMan

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Firefox.

That got rid of almost every problem I had to deal with on my in-laws computer!

Yup. Dell + Firefox + antivirus + spybot s&d == happy Amigaman who doesn't have to help his in-laws anymore!

QFT :thumbsup: i completely concur (minus the Dell part)

 

[silverpig]

Linux. Simple as that.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: OS
I gave my parents two computers and every couple months, someone manages to jack something up and I have to piss away several hours fixing stupid sh*t. It's becoming really tiresome.

This time the computer is polluted up the ass with spyware I can't remove. I did make the mistake of letting them run as admin, it was convenient for me when I had to use it, but ontop making them just users, I'm thinking about taking away one computer so they can only jack up one. What else should I do? It already has firewall, AV, anti spyware, blah blah and it still gets screwed up.

Learn how to administer an OS properly.

You don't hear of corporate desktops getting trashed every few days unless the place is run by the same guys that can't keep their family's PC's clean.

 

[OulOat]

Geeksquad FTW!

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: OulOat
Geeksquad FTW!

lol

 

[orion23]

It's a nightmare! I read an article somewhere about it. Everybody and their mother always calls me for this. I'm thinking of moving soon...

 

[bhanson]

Sell those computers and buy them a Mac, seriously. (with AppleCare)

 

[Staples]

Certainly Firefox or Opera set up as your default browser will stop half the problems.

 

[LookingGlass]

Don't let them have a computer at all.