# help in solving computer problems

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-in-solving-computer-problems/55627>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 23, 2001, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-in-solving-computer-problems/55627 "2001-02-23T17:22:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2001, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-in-solving-computer-problems/55627/1 "2001-02-23T17:22:15Z")

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All your problems can be solved by reading this [support document from Microsoft](http://support.microsoft.com&=support&=kb&=articles@hwnd.net/pub/mskb/Q209354.asp). Who would have thought that Bill Gates and his minions used such language?

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**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2001, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-in-solving-computer-problems/55627/2 "2001-02-23T17:39:18Z")

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That is beautiful.

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**Author:** ![monkeylucifer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@monkeylucifer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monkeylucifer)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2001, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-in-solving-computer-problems/55627/3 "2001-02-23T17:45:55Z")

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That is the funniest thing…thanks for posting it!!!

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2001, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-in-solving-computer-problems/55627/4 "2001-02-23T18:12:43Z")

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Actually, that page isn’t on Microsoft’s site. It just looks like it is.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2001, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-in-solving-computer-problems/55627/5 "2001-02-23T18:21:02Z")

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RealityChuck has let the cat out of the bag :p, the URL is actually a redirect and the document isn’t really part of the MS knowledge base. But it’s still funny! (IMHO)

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2001, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-in-solving-computer-problems/55627/6 "2001-02-23T18:31:37Z")

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Try making a comment in the left hand side of the page. 😉

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**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2001, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-in-solving-computer-problems/55627/7 "2001-02-23T21:33:06Z")

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Heehee… that’s pretty good.

Though, having had access to the full Microsoft KnowledgeBase when I worked for an outsource partner, I can say with certainty that there are articles like this in there that aren’t available for public viewing. There’s a whole section of the KB that’s for articles in progress, and lots of “joke” stuff gets dumped in there.

My favorite was one titled “How the VisualStudio 6 Installer Crushes Your Will To Live”.