[kwlug-disc] To those who have to support Windows

[unsolicited]

You are all despicable for this blatant defamation of Microsoft.

Hint - if you run your MS product within a VM, you may accomplish 
faster boot times, resulting in a shorter duration of the entire 
repair cycle. Or, you may be able to accomplish more cycles within the 
same amount of time. YMMV.

Raul Suarez wrote, On 02/24/2009 2:36 PM:
> --- On Tue, 2/24/09, john at netdirect.ca <john at netdirect.ca> wrote:
>> Depending on your skill level you might insert this item at
>> the top of the instruction list
>> 0. Goto 7.
> 
> Actually that 7 is a circular reference. The most likely outcome is that after calling Microsoft they will guide you through doing 1 - 6 again, even if you swear you already did it.
> 
> Finally they'll suggest 7 again but will provide a different phone number (for which they'll charge a premium rate) and the cycle starts again.