<FONT face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size=2><div><font color="#990099">-----kwlug-disc-bounces@kwlug.org wrote: -----<br></font>>This post is a bit off topic - but I'm assuming there are others who<br>>have to <br>><br>>support Windows. I wanted to write to the list because I know Linux<br>>folk <br>><br>>love to know the ins and outs of how things work and you'd be my best<br><br>Supporting Microsoft software is easy, no need for a book:<br><br>To fix any problems with Microsoft <insert product name here>:<br><br>1. Restart the application, if that doesn't work:<br>2. Reboot the system, if that doesn't work:<br>3. Patch the software and reboot, if that doesn't work:<br>4. Re-install the software and reboot, if that doesn't work:<br>5. Un-install the software and install fresh and reboot, if that doesn't work:<br>6. Install a new system and install software on it, rebooting several times, if that doesn't work:<br>7. Call Microsoft support.<br><br>This is a time-tested, broadly used method for solving Microsoft software problems. Depending on your skill level you might insert this item at the top of the instruction list<br><br>0. Goto 7.<br><br>The beauty of this method is that you don't need to know yucky details like how it works or why it does things. You can place all of your reliance on Microsoft. <br><br>I have another idea for the book. You could preface it with a Kubler-Ross model of managing Microsoft products:<br><br>1. Denial: It's a Microsoft product, everyone uses it, it can't be this bad.<br>2. Anger: Stupid software *#@!!!!! Stupid Microsoft #@$%!!!<br>3. Bargaining: Maybe if I just reboot it again it will work.<br>4. Depression: I such an idiot for paying that much for bad software.<br>5. Acceptance: I can't make this work but I can choose software I can change.<br></div></FONT>