I called a customer service support line last night
My PC has been acting funny. Before actually taking it in, I decided to give the live chat help a try.
It was about 11 and alcohol was not involved.
So, I get connected to a gent named Rob, using our desk top computer.
He asks me to describe the problem, which I do.
He asks me to turn off the computer and turn it back on again.
I do.
The screen pops up that asks my ID.
Now, Emily and John will know what kind of problem a question like that causes me. I find my list and type it in.....but no, not it. I try again, with a capital. Nope. I try again with a capital at the front and a capital at the back. Nope. I try again with a capital at the back only. Nope. I try a totally different password for a totally different computer. Yup. Go figure. And these are written down! I can't figure it out when they are in writing in front of me!!
That has taken me about 15 minutes. Seriously.
He asks me a series of questions, which I dutifully answer.
I open Safari and the computer starts acting funny...screen goes crazy.
I follow the directions to turn off the computer and open it in safe mode. And by the way, it does take longer, much longer, for a computer to open in safe mode.
I do that. Everything looks ok. Then Bingo, screen goes crazy.
I restarted three times in safe mode, then once in recovery mode, and nothing changed.
Meanwhile, I download a malware program on my desktop computer and move it to a thumb drive. (I make it sound simple....but it took me a long time to do this.)
The thinking was Safari may have contained a virus.
Popped in the thumb drive and restarted in safe mode. That's when we find out you can't download a program if your computer is in safe mode...so I turn it off and restart it again.
It is now about 12:15 I mention I am tired, and if this process takes long, I might be better to quit for the night.
I am assured it is only a few minutes.
At 12:30 I manage to finally get the malware onto the computer.....and I do not have any malware on my little pc. But, then I lost all control of mouse movement and the screen was an artwork in progress. Someone taking LSD and watching it would blow their mind.
At about 12:40 we decided I needed to make an appointment at the store. And we did.
At about 12:50....or somewhere in that time zone.....I signed off.
Ever been so tired you can't sleep? When you hit the sheets and suddenly they hit back? When every noise is a masked murderer, wild animal, fanged monster or Trump supporter?
So I sat up in my chair and read until about 2.......only to awake somewhere around 6.
So here I am....tired, happy for a Cubs win, freezing and not at all expecting I will go to sleep.
I think I'll just finish that book tonight....only 110 pages to go.
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