Worst part of being a techie when you are on school/home etc

[Doublei7]

I guess many of you have been annoyed by your friends or mom/dad that needed your help for like their phone not turning on or your friend telling you how to freaking open Word on the school PC and asking you how to change the letter size or color etc...I would like to know  some of your funny stories related to that, if you can put the funny factor to that shit , also if this has already been posted sorry,tell a moderator remove this.

[Demiqas]

>fix pc 

>person screws up pc 6 weeks later

>"it's because of what you did that one day"

[Sunshine1868]

>fix pc 

>person screws up pc 6 weeks later

>"it's because of what you did that one day"

 

No truer words have ever been spoken. 

 

/thread lol

[Doublei7]

Happened, a lot, not only to my friends PC but when I "fixed" my PC myself when I was younger and it broke again after some time it was my fault...

[Dobbsjr]

Everybody asks me to fix their computer. It might not seem that bad, but it gets really annoying.

[LukeTim]

This thread pretty much already exists:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/34813-experiences-with-non-techies/

[Wardaddy]

This thread pretty much already exists:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/34813-experiences-with-non-techies/

I think this ones different 

[Ja Krispie]

I think this ones different 

No it's not. It's the exact same thing.

[GeekJump]

No it's not. It's the exact same thing.

 

No, different (Let's start another thread to debate this!)

 

That thread is about overall exp. with peasants, this is specially the worst part of being the family IT guy.

 

>fix pc 

>person screws up pc 6 weeks later

>"it's because of what you did that one day"

 

preach. Whenever someone plays that card with me I just agree with them (so they don't ask me for help again) and tell them "go to geek squad and have them fix it for you for $300 then!" Always shuts them up

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This has pushed to new heights after x-mas with all the young people in my family thinking it would be sweet/smart to get tablets and other tech for the parents/old people. MY GAWD! I never thought I would be asked "Can you install windows" (on android, or other non window devices) that many times in my life! 

 

I officially told my family from Nov.30-Feb 1 I will not answer any tech questions for them without a consultation fee lol

[Charlie27364]

When people say " My phone has a virus! " because an ad says so.

[Haswell_rasperry_pi]

It sucks when there is an issue, i know i how to fix it, but as i am a student they wont trust me to fix the problem. Even though i have installed about 2/5 of all computers on the third floor of my high school. I was also the first responder to all network issues. Sigh.

[Coaxialgamer]

>be me

>before i had my own pc, i would use the family one a lot

>restart pc

>screen stays blank, hard drive is kaput, not spinning anymore.

>spend whole afternoon trying to fix it.

>parents get home.

> i put the defective laptop away

>no one uses it

> luck.jpg

>at night, i go downstairs, stealthy as fuck trying too repair it

>go back to bed

>wake up in the morning

>pc still doesn't turn on.

>parents not happy

>hide from dad, who will probably kill me for this (convinced i did it)

> i convince my mom i didn't do it

>she talks to my dad

> rma's computer

> we use 9 year old pentium m centrino laptop as a daily driver for a month

>laptop comes back

>hdd was dead

>no apologies.jpg

[NumLock21]

Some how anything not related to what I've fixed or future problems has to be your fault.

*Like removing viruses has some how cause their washing machine to stop working.

*Fixed computer (say clean install), a few months later, calls and blames on you, saying you did not fix their computer.

Never fix computers for free

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/ten-reasons-not-to-fix-computers-for-free/

[dom1310df]

When people say " My phone has a virus! " because an ad says so.

I hate those ads. I had one while browsing the Assassins Creed wiki that opened a new tab. Wasn't impressed

[K0MP4CT]

Being the one at school who teachers turn to for help with computers. The amount of pressure on you is unreal lol

[dom1310df]

Whenever teachers had trouble with their computers, my classmates would ask me to help. I'd just sit there laughing away to myself. Much more fun watching them struggle.

[K0MP4CT]

Whenever teachers had trouble with their computers, my classmates would ask me to help. I'd just sit there laughing away to myself. Much more fun watching them struggle.

That too!

[Centurius]

My neighbour once changed the tv to a different input and needed me to fix it. This wouldn't be so bad if I hadn't explained just what had happened and how to get it back to the right only for her to come back with the same exact problem a week later.

 

Same neighbour also was complaining about not having internet on her iPad only to find out she had turned off wifi in the settings.

[carguy86]

Have to fix the school computers all the time...

[dom1310df]

Yes! That's how it's done! And then Sherlock army arrives - "did you tried turning it on and off again?" "Maybe the the monitor is broken." "I think there is a problem in the server" "It says you need to update adobe reader".

At my school no one ever turned up to fix it. There are still some things that were broken in 2008

[Noname8844]

The fact that only the "IT" staff are allowed to fix problems.