Subject: Computer Problems?
1. Describe your problem:
2. Now, describe the problem accurately:
3. Speculate wildly about the cause of the problem:
4. Problem Severity: A. Minor__ B. Minor__ C. Minor__ D. Trivial__
5. Nature of the problem: A. Locked Up__ B. Frozen__ C. Hung__ D. Strange Smell__
6. Is your computer plugged in? Yes__ No__
7. Is it turned on? Yes__ No__
8. Have you tried to fix it yourself? Yes__ No__
9. Have you made it worse? Yes__ > >10. Have you had "a friend" who "Knows all about computers" try to fix it >for you?
> Yes__ No__ > >11. Did they make it even worse? > Yes__ > >12. Have you read the manual?
> Yes__ No__ > >13. Are you sure you've read the manual? > Maybe__ No__ >
>14. Are you absolutely certain you've read the manual? > No__ > >15. If you read the manual, do you think you understood it?
> Yes ___ No___ > >16. If 'Yes' then explain why you can't fix the problem yourself. >
>17. What were you doing with your computer at the time the problem >occurred? > >18. If you answered 'nothing' then explain why you were logged in? >
>19. Are you sure you aren't imagining the problem? > Yes__ No__ > >20. Does the clock on your home VCR blink 12:00?
> Yes__ What's a VCR?__ > >21. Do you have a copy of 'PCs for Dummies'? > Yes__ No__ >
>22. Do you have any independent witnesses to the problem? > Yes___ No___ > >23. Do you have any electronics products that DO work?
> Yes___ No___ > >24. Is there anyone else you could blame this problem on? > Yes___ No___ >
>25. Have you given the machine a good whack on the top? > Yes___ No___ > >26. Is the machine on fire? > Yes__ Not Yet__
> >27. Can you do something else instead of bothering me? > Yes__ >
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