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Question

Windows problems unsolvable?

Feb 17, 2016 7:01AM PST

Just an observation.

In trying to clear up some problems with Windows programs over the last couple of years, I've noticed a pattern. No matter what the issue, it's difficult-to-impossible to solve the issue. The more details you provide on your problem, the smaller the chance you'll find a solution. The standard reccommendations of "sfc / scannow" and reinstall seem more acts of desperation, and it's common to see people told they need to completely reintstall the OS.


Wondering: has Windows really gotten so complex and obtuse, that no one knows how it really works?

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unsolvable
Feb 17, 2016 5:24PM PST

Why just sinle out windows? I hit a wrong button on my remote and my tv goes into never never land. I use to be able to press the power button, wait 60 to 90 seconds for it to warm up spin a dial to get the channel I wanted and go set down. Use to pop the lid on my car and find and correct the engine miss. Have you ever poped the lid on your current car to find a problem and fix it?
Have you ever bought something that says"some assembly required" and did it without problems? It's all part of the age we live in.

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At the office we have
Feb 17, 2016 5:36PM PST

Many programmers and more. But we must balance the time it takes to solve an issue against a reload. Now this is where folk explode. They know that we can eventually fix an issue like when some DVD player won't install but since they pay by the hour, they want to save the bucks too.

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use open source
Feb 17, 2016 7:10PM PST

leave all the secrecy of how the operating system works behind you. That's what Linux is for.

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SFC /scannow fixes files that have been
Feb 18, 2016 7:36AM PST

corrupted. If the scan doesn't work you can do a reinstall that leaves your files alone and just refreshes the Windows install.