Re: [Fwd: Fw: Fw: Troubles]
- Posted by Ken Furlong <stjohn15 at ENTER.NET> Feb 25, 1999
- 388 views
I looked at it and it opened fine. Ken Furlong Ken Furlong wrote: > Hi, I got this from a friend and I thought people would like it. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Fw: Fw: Troubles > Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 07:33:58 -0500 > From: Allen L Childs <childstribe at juno.com> > To: gert_alta at juno.com > CC: eric20 at voicenet.com, salt-the-earth at juno.com, stjohn15 at enter.net, > schoolhouseacademy at juno.com > > Take a look at this, kinda cute. > > >>To: CMteam > >> >cc: > >> >Subject: Tech Support.... Upgrading Girlfriend 1.0 > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >Tech Support Request > >> > > >> >Last year I upgraded Girlfriend 1.0 to Wife 1.0 and noticed that the > >> >new program began unexpected child processing that took up a lot of > >> >space and valuable resources. No mention of this phenomenon was > >> >included in the product brochure. In addition, Wife 1.0 installs > >> >itself into all other programs and launches during system > >> >initialization where it monitors all other system activity. > >> >Applications such as Pokernight 10.3 and Beerbash 2.5 no longer run, > >> >crashing the system whenever selected. I can not seem to purge Wife > >> >1.0 from my system. I am thinking about going back to Girlfriend 1.0 > >> >but un-install does not work on this program. Can you help me? > >> > > >> > Jonathan Powell > >> > > >> > Dear Jonathan Powell- > >> >This is a very common problem men complain about but is mostly due to > >> >a primary misconception. Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 1.0 to > >> >Wife 1.0 with the idea that Wife 1.0 is merely a "UTILITIES & > >> >ENTERTAINMENT" program. > >> >> > >> >Wife 1.0 is an OPERATING SYSTEM and designed by its creator to run > >> >everything. WARNING DO NOT TRY TO: un-install, delete, or purge the > >> >program from the system once installed. Trying to un-install Wife > >> >1.0 can be disasterious. Doing so may destroy your hard and/or > >> >floppy drive. Trying to un-install or remove Wife 1.0 will destroy > >> >valuable system resources. You can not go back to Girlfriend 1.0 > >> >because Wife 1.0 is not designed to do this. Some have tried to > >> >install Girlfriend 2.0 or Wife 2.0 but end up with more problems than > >> >the original system. Look in your manual under Warnings- > >> >Alimony/Child Support. Others have tried to run Girlfriend 1.0 in the > >> >background, while Wife 1.0 is running. Eventually Wife 1.0 detects > >> >Girlfriend 1.0 and a system conflict occurs, this can lead to a non- > >> >recoverable system crash. Some users have tried to download simular > >> >products such as Fling and 1NiteStand. Often their systems have > >> >become infected with a virus. I recommend you keep Wife 1.0 and > >> >just deal with the situation. > >> > > >> >Having Wife 1.0 installed myself, I might also suggest you read the > >> >entire section regarding General Protection Faults (GPFs). You must > >> >assume all responsibility for faults and problems that might occur. > >> >The best course of action will be to push apologize button then reset > >> >button as soon as lock-up occurs. System will run smooth as long as > >> >you take the blame for all GPFs. Wife 1.0 is a great program but is > >> >very high maintenance. > >> > > >> > Suggestions for improved operation of Wife 1.0 > >> > -Monthly use utilities such as TLC and FTD > >> > -Frequently use Communicator 5.0 > >> > > >> > -Tech Support > > > >Gary A. Payne > >Educational Testing Service > >(609) 683-2016 > >gpayne at ets.org > > > > > >------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BDB25F.51612480-- > > > > > >--------- End forwarded message ---------- > > > >________________________________________________________________ > >Get secure free e-mail that you don't need Web access to use > >from Juno, the world's second largest online service. > >Download your free software at http://www.juno.com/getit.b.html. > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]