NationStates Jolt Archive

Please*forgive*the*messy*nature*of*this*post.*As*you*can*see*I*am*not*using*the*spacebar...thats*bec ause*its*broken.*along*with*many*of*the*other*keys.*I*hope*to*get*a*replacement*later*today.

*Why*not*share*some*sad*yet*funny*computer*stories*with*us*for*the*time*being?

I one time tried to set a bios password, which, at POST requires the user to type in a password to go through the boot sequence. However, I typed it in wrong, so I had to open up my case and remove the bios jumper. -.-; not fun... especially on a proprietary motherboard...

I work in Tech Support.... you want sad stories...

I once had to show a user where the Spacebar was on the keyboard.

"The computer is saying 'Password Expired, New Password Missing' what do I do now?"


Me: Your password needs to be 5 - 8 characters long.
L User: can I use 9 characters?
Me: No, it has to be between 5 - 8 characters.
L User: Oh... how about 4 characters, can I use 4 characters?
Me: no, it has to be either 5, 6, 7, or 8 characters long.
L User: Ok, (sounds of keyboard typing) it's not taking the new password.
Me: How many characters did you type in?
L User: ... 10

I work in Tech Support.... you want sad stories...

I once had to show a user where the Spacebar was on the keyboard.

"The computer is saying 'Password Expired, New Password Missing' what do I do now?"


Me: Your password needs to be 5 - 8 characters long.
L User: can I use 9 characters?
Me: No, it has to be between 5 - 8 characters.
L User: Oh... how about 4 characters, can I use 4 characters?
Me: no, it has to be either 5, 6, 7, or 8 characters long.
L User: Ok, (sounds of keyboard typing) it's not taking the new password.
Me: How many characters did you type in?
L User: ... 10

Sad...

They ought to have a refresher lesson in basic math. A nice semester in grade 1 might help them... :rolleyes:

I work in Tech Support.... you want sad stories...

I once had to show a user where the Spacebar was on the keyboard.

"The computer is saying 'Password Expired, New Password Missing' what do I do now?"


Me: Your password needs to be 5 - 8 characters long.
L User: can I use 9 characters?
Me: No, it has to be between 5 - 8 characters.
L User: Oh... how about 4 characters, can I use 4 characters?
Me: no, it has to be either 5, 6, 7, or 8 characters long.
L User: Ok, (sounds of keyboard typing) it's not taking the new password.
Me: How many characters did you type in?
L User: ... 10
It is like a Monty Python skit...

*improvise*
Me: "Type banana, your password will now be banana, no, no arguing"

For the time being you can use the character map or you can hold Alt and type 0160 in the number pad, that is the non breaking space combination.

ALT+0160

All of the computer techs tht live around me are mentally retarded (strike that, I'm sure almost everyone that lives around me is, or close to mental retardation)

anyways, this one Comcast tech was conivinced that my computer had a virus, and that is why the internet wasn't working

Connection: Not working.
Tech: You are going to have to re-format the whole computer.
Me: um... is that really necessary ._.
Tech: Yes... AH THIS MOUSE DOESN'T WORK WITH THIS COMPUTER!!!
Me: *gives tech a mouse that plugs in via USB*
Tech: *plugs mouse in* AH STILL DOESN'T WORK, THIS MOUSE IS A PEICE OF CRAP, LOL YOU STUPID PERSON, YOU shouldn't buy that kinda of mouse!!! lol ur dumb!
Me: *plugs mouse into a different USB*
Mouse: *works*
Me:...-.-
-Now that that is solved-
Tech: *tries different modem for connection*
Modem: *doesn't work*
Tech: *tries old modem*
Old modem: *doesn't work*
Me: did you try restarting the computer?
Tech: ... You need to reformat, you have a virus.
Me: whatever
Tech: *leaves*
Me: *connects to the internet 3 minutes later* :rolleyes: