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...can't rip their faarrrkkkking heads off.

I was called out to a customers Tuesday as the computer was slow. Turns out the thing is faarrrkkkked. Motherboard or something, but clicked something, live out the rest of your life and it still isn't doen. If you want to run an Administrative tool, then bad luck.

So I organise a nice new shiney 6th Gen i7 with Windows 10. Then I get the software from the customer, all original.

2 untouched, unopened copies of Windows XP Professional.
1 Vista Ultimate with the license sticker still on it.
Office XP Profesional.
QuickBooks from 2008.

His other software for his business (tradesman) has been purchased and downloaded from links in emails. From what I can see it was last done in 2009.

So then it gets better. Looking at the HDD from the old computer he was using Office 2013, talking to him it is Office 365. He doesn't know his Microsoft Account or any passwords. It's all kept in Norton Vault.

Looking through the old HDD I find he has old installation files for Norton Identity Safe. So I login to his ISP Webmail, then reset his Norton Accoutnpassword and login. His Norton Identity Safe subscription is expired, I can renew or delete his backed up files.

It's too late to call him, I can't get any of his software installed and he wants this back and working tomorrow morning. It's currently 22:10 and there is no hope this will be sorted.

Will have to put the HDD back in the old shitbox and hope I can get something out of it.

Michael Martin
Australia

"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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