| Being a Windows XP grumpy old man of no known | | | | then pops up the same window again asking you |
| repute I am particularly grumpy about Windows | | | | to do the same thing. So in desperation you |
| at this time. With Windows XP you get all | | | | hit the cancel button. Then it more or less |
| these funny messages that you are supposed to | | | | calls you a silly old thing because it could |
| understand instantly. Some of them are so | | | | not install this hardware and that you will |
| vague you wonder whether it's talking to you | | | | have real problems as it was not installed |
| or to itself. | | | | properly. |
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| You boot up your PC "found new hardware" you | | | | Your windows PC gets slower and slower as |
| are told. What new hardware? Windows has | | | | time goes by. It gets worse than us grumpy |
| found one but it doesn't want to tell you | | | | old men at times refusing to give up what |
| what it is. Clairvoyant is what you are | | | | you ask for as you sit waiting for it to |
| supposes to be. It then goes off and produces | | | | give up the goods. Does it tell you what is |
| a window that asks you whether you want to | | | | ailing it, no it just meanders along |
| wander off into the internet cloud to find | | | | sometimes giving up pearls of wisdom like "I |
| some software for this hardware that has no | | | | can't do that" Oh where can I find a simple |
| name or do your own thing locally. Then it | | | | sweet Windows XP fixer. |
| tells you that it can't find any software for | | | | |
| this mythical hardware so will not install it | | | | This even extends to browsers running under |
| and still hasn't told you what it is. | | | | windows XP. Firefox keeps telling me that I |
| | | | have loaded a website that needs some active |
| What happens now, it asked you if you want to | | | | X component but doesn't tell you what it is. |
| go back and try again. Then it asks whether | | | | When you tell it to go off and find it, it |
| you want to select it from a list of devices. | | | | wanders off into the Internet cloud and then |
| Hellooooo! You haven't told me what it is | | | | comes back and says it can't find it. It like |
| Windows XP how am I going to do that? So you | | | | windows XP it also continues to refuse to |
| finally give up and click on finish! What! It | | | | tell you what it is. |