On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:45:05 +0100, ~BD~ wrote:

> On 03/04/2011 13:10, Bullwinkle wrote:
>> Why don't you ask?
>
> Ah! Good question!
>
> My friend went there recently.
>
> After his visit he encountered a problem with his computer!
>

No, he didn't, and you give a very good hint at what most probably caused
the problem in your next paragraph:

> When he tried to switch off his machine before going to bed, he got a
> message saying that an update needed to be installed - he OK'd that and
> went to bed. Next morning, evidently, when he looked at his computer he
> was dismayed to find that it had *still* not shut down!
>

So, as often happens, a Windoze update b0rked something.

> Fortunately, he had Acronis installed, so was quickly able to restore
> his computer to how it had been - to a point before he had visited
> Annexcafe User2User.
>
> Methinks he'll not go *there* again for help with his computer!
>

What about the next time he downloads that update?

> Ho hum!

Indeed.



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