Those who know my ineptitude when it comes to computers will not be surprised to hear that my PC is now completely “dead” (see this post and that). Yesterday I went with computer geek, comrade Matty, to the massive PC World at Tottenham Court Road to look for a new one. Naturally I didn’t intend to buy one from the store direct, but used it to “window shop” (pardon the pun). It’s normally cheaper to buy or order on-line.
I think that I am in the market for a medium range Dell via the internet.
To my surprise back home I was able to get my laptop working (after nearly 18 months of problems) and am now back “on-line”.
I googled the error message and for once, found a solution in an IT forum where I actually understood what they were going on about and was able to follow their instructions on how to fix the problem. Comrade Matty will be amazed.
I better get a new PC before I mess it up again. So far I reckon it is a score draw.
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(Thanks to Tom P for the practical advice and support in my hours of need - Not!)
