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Preparing for Those ‘Requests for Tech Help’ Ahead of Time Can Pay Off [Humorous Image]
We have all been there…waiting for the inevitable ‘repeat request’ for help, but ‘sometimes’ you can save the day ahead of time with a little bit of preparation! Then there are the times when it is just best to admit defeat…
Found this today while working on a clients completely hosed PC… [Reddit IIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTT]
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- Published 11/27/12
lol! Now I’m curious….. wonder what it is/was?
Probably a batch file to reboot the computer :D
sources: “Have you tried turning it off and on again ?”
I do this with PCs of my family. I always set up an “Ask for Help” shortcut to TeamViewer.
It’s a batch file and the script is as follows:
shutdown -p
>:-D
The machine is infected with a Rogue Security Center.
Note the security center icon in the system tray, beside the actual one.
America Online, lol. You got mail.
There are so many Sources of Misery on there I wouldn’t know where to start.. iWin, RealPlayer, 4 diff AV apps… Windows…
“you have backups, right?
sudo yum install fedora
…”
Anyone else notice the pokemon game?
@gyffes
You are your computer’s worst enemy, not your OS. I rarely blame Windows for these messes.
Problem In Chair Not In Computer