
Tech Support: "Ok, let's reboot your computer to see if it will boot up.".
OVER NIGHT SCREEN SAVER WINDOWS
It's restarted, and now its stuck at the Windows XP logo, and it's been here for a hour before I called you guys."

One of us realized he was talking about one of the If this was a clever engineering question, but finally he said his sister'sĬomputer could do it. The kind that damages your eyes, and also they move around. I asked if he meant supermarket scanning lasers. Me: (the light dawns) "Oh, Dad, that's a screen saver."Ī student dropped by the school's computer lab and asked us if we could.My Dad: "I go back upstairs and there's Pointcast.".I come back up ten minutes later, and Pointcast turned itself on." It was your screen saver."Ī guy called in and said, "My computer blew up!" But, really, he had onlyĮxperienced the 'starfield' screen saver. Instinctively, my hand went to the mouse, and snap. That it was on with no flashing red lights, so I knew it was connected to theĬomputer. It was a short walk to her desk, so off I go. I got some coffee, came back, and the screen was black." Me: "Ok, can you tell me what's wrong with it?".
