PSA: You build a computer for your parents

[Shelly21]

Actually, my dad got that computer from my uncle. The only thing I ever did to it was adding a dvd burner for him. He's calling me because I work in the computer field.

He installed something called Bitcomet and started to download European cinemas, one thing leads to another; he starts to "clean" up the
hard drive to free some space.

Instead of doing it from the "download" directory, He started from the freaking windows directory.


I guess the only way to fix his "Generic Host Process for Win32 Service" error that shows up every few minutes is to re-install Windows. :|

 

[Atheus]

Don't complain about doing things for your parents, you owe them.

 

[FoBoT]

yup

 

[God On Alcohol]

make him a limited account?

and btw european cinemas? u gotta wonder about that....BitComet also.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Yup, so true. Then again, my parents said that as long as they are paying for any of my college, I am their tech support. *sigh*

 

[DaiShan]

Yeah, but considering my parents paid for me to take all of my certs and provided food and shelter for 18 years, I consider it interest on their investment. Tonight I'll be doing data recovery, and a new OS install as their primary HDD failed this afternoon. Thankfully they've been my guinea pigs for some backup software that I developed for my business so I have a snapshot from 3/01

 

[Goosemaster]

Tell him that you just got cancer from being at your comptuer too much and are too faint from the chemo to talk right then...I guarrentee you he will never mention it again.





All joking aside, this is why I never charge family. that way they feel like they owe me and not that they should get their money's worth, so they are much more hestiant to ask for favors.

 

[Koing]

Europorn FTW!

Koing

 

[Willoughbyva]

Get them a Dell.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Koing
Europorn FTW!

Koing

ooh la la ...le "cinema" :laugh:

 

[Shelly21]

Originally posted by: Atheus
Don't complain about doing things for your parents, you owe them.

Oh I do owe them for putting me thru college.

But he's going to be the one who will move all the "European artistic films" to another location before I erase his local drive and reinstall Windows.

 

[OdiN]

Well...the way I see it is that if I don't build them one, I'm their tech support anyway, so I might as well build it for them so they have a solid, stable and reliable system so that there is less for me to have to do.

 

[Shelly21]

Originally posted by: Koing
Europorn FTW!

Koing

Imagine the horror of discovering your parent's porn. Er, maybe not for guys, probably a dream come true for younger boys even.

 

[0roo0roo]

meh he shoulda stuck with deleting $uninstall dirs in the windows dir if he wanted todo that. course buying another hd is better. u gotta install something like syncback or raid for oldnon tech peoples comps. its gotta be dummy proof as possible.

 

[Shelly21]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
meh he shoulda stuck with deleting $uninstall dirs in the windows dir if he wanted todo that. course buying another hd is better. u gotta install something like syncback or raid for oldnon tech peoples comps. its gotta be dummy proof as possible.

Meh, you lost me with that computer mumble jumble.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: Shelly21
I guess the only way to fix his "Generic Host Process for Win32 Service" error that shows up every few minutes is to re-install Windows. :|

Couldn't you use the Windows disc to replace the system files only?

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
meh he shoulda stuck with deleting $uninstall dirs in the windows dir if he wanted todo that. course buying another hd is better. u gotta install something like syncback or raid for oldnon tech peoples comps. its gotta be dummy proof as possible.

Jsut give them a binder, some loose leaf, and a speak-and-spell and call it a day:laugh:

 

[Amused]

Damn them for raising your sorry ass for 18+ years, educating you, feeding you and putting up with your ungrateful whiny ass.

How dare they ask YOU for help! :|

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: Shelly21
I guess the only way to fix his "Generic Host Process for Win32 Service" error that shows up every few minutes is to re-install Windows. :|

Couldn't you use the Windows disc to replace the system files only?

pre-sp2 discs iirc, don't ahve the windows automated repair wizard thigny...I have one of the original NFR ones and it comes BARE. Didn't even detect my adaptec 19160 back in the day

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Amused
Damn them for raising your sorry ass for 18+ years, educating you, feeding you and putting up with your ungrateful whiny ass.

How dare they ask YOU for help! :|

:laugh:

 

[jlee]

Heh - I'm already computer help for life..but heck, they're my parents!

Stop whining.

 

[Shelly21]

Originally posted by: Amused
Damn them for raising your sorry ass for 18+ years, educating you, feeding you and putting up with your ungrateful whiny ass.

How dare they ask YOU for help! :|

:thumbsup:

On the bright side, I rather have this "problem" than being born in the ghetto.

 

[Shelly21]

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: Shelly21
I guess the only way to fix his "Generic Host Process for Win32 Service" error that shows up every few minutes is to re-install Windows. :|

Couldn't you use the Windows disc to replace the system files only?

I don't know what you're talking about, I manage IT projects, so my technical knowledge is limited.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Shelly21

Originally posted by: Amused
Damn them for raising your sorry ass for 18+ years, educating you, feeding you and putting up with your ungrateful whiny ass.

How dare they ask YOU for help! :|

:thumbsup:

On the bright side, I rather have this "problem" than being born in the ghetto.

Well, at least you're seeing the light here.

Now stop whining and give your parents whatever help and time they need.

 

[JoeFahey]

Originally posted by: Atheus
Don't complain about doing things for your parents, you owe them.