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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension! of course.
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Just curious, why is it SOOOOO dam difficult to find support for my HP Pavilion???? WHY OH WHY do they make is SOOO hard to get help???
I just spent an hour going through page after page on HP's site trying to find out how to contact repair. My PC's under warranty and I want it fixed.
Anyone have the right contact info for HP repair????
[UPDATE!]
Ok, so I went back to HP's site and filled in some contact details.. Then THIS CAME UP![^]
WHY OH WHY could they NOT show me this FIRST!!!
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
modified 15-May-15 14:35pm.
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I sympathize with you. IMHO, HP's machines (esp. laptops) leave a lot to be desired and I haven't heard good things about their support either. Good luck. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
/ravi
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I had Dell's, and when the went out I ended up with 2 HP's, which have worked great - until now.
I took it to a repair shop and he said the motherboard went out, so I'll just let them fix it.... if I can find where to take it or how to contact their repair.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Coder (Hired) wrote: Anyone have the right contact info for HP repair????
Sorry - no.
Coder (Hired) wrote: WHY OH WHY do they make is SOOO hard to get help???
Simple: If you can't contact them, you can't get it fixed under warranty. This is cheaper for them than actually providing a service department.
Or am I just a Cynical Old Fart?
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OriginalGriff wrote: Simple: If you can't contact them, you can't get it fixed under warranty. This is cheaper for them than actually providing a service department.
Or am I just a Cynical Old Fart?
No, you're not. I figured as much, but I needed to vent
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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So don't be
That was the first thing I did
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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I bought an HP scanner back in the days of XP, and it worked OK. Then when I upgraded to Windows 7, the driver was incompatible. I went onto the HP website to try and find a Win 7 driver for the scanner, but was astonished to learn that they no longer supported my model! 
Their suggested solution to the problem: Buy a new scanner!
So I took their advice: I bought a new Canon and took a solemn oath never to buy HP again!
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Have a HP laptop I bought in the US some years ago. Win 7 pre-loaded.
While I'm serious at work on it, the HP Support Assistant pops up and sucks all CPU power. Stubborn to any number of presses on the X button. Tried disabling it, but it pops out of nowhere, though less frequently.
Better call it as HP Distraction Work Agent than Support Assistant.
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Are people who don't believe in evolution Primate Change Deniers?
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The link seems to be missing...
Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.
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Sorry![^]
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I was thinking something more like this[^]
Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.
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You need some space on the left to get FarceBook Man in there... 
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No they just didn't hear the Call of Origins.
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Primal Change Deniers
#SupportHeForShe If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
Only 2 things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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They are evolutionary challenged.
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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Can Aussies on this site (Michael Martin, Chris Maunder, etc.) confirm the veracity of the following?
AUSTRALIA AND AUSTRALIANS
The following is by The late Douglas Adams of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" fame.
"Australia is a very confusing place, taking up a large amount of the bottom half of the planet. It is recognizable from orbit because of many unusual features, including what at first looks like anenormous bite taken out of its southern edge; a wall of sheer cliffs which plunge into the girting sea. Geologists assure us that this is simply an accident of geomorphology, but they still call it the "Great Australian Bight", proving that not only are they covering up a more frightening theory but they can't spell either.
The first of the confusing things about Australia is the status of the place. Where other landmasses and sovereign lands are classified as continent, island or country, Australia is considered all three. Typically, it is unique in this.
The second confusing thing about Australia is the animals. They can be divided into three categories: Poisonous, Odd, and Sheep. It is true that of the 10 most poisonous arachnids on the planet, Australia has 9 of them. Actually, it would be more accurate to say that of the 9 mostpoisonous arachnids, Australia has all of them. However, there are few snakes, possibly because the spiders have killed them all.
But even the spiders won't go near the sea. Any visitors should be careful to check inside boots (before putting them on), under toilet seats (before sitting down) and generally everywhere else. A stick is very useful for this task.
The last confusing thing about Australia is the inhabitants.
A short history: Sometime around 40,000 years ago some people arrived in boats from the north. They ate all the available food, and a lot of them died. The ones who survived learned respect for the balance of nature, man's proper place in the scheme of things, and spiders. Theysettled in and spent a lot of the intervening time making up strange stories.
Then, around 200 years ago, Europeans arrived in boats from the north. More accurately, European convicts were sent, with a few deranged people in charge. They tried to plant their crops in autumn (failing to take account of the reversal of the seasons), ate all their food, and a lot of them died.
About then the sheep arrived, and have been treasured ever since. It is interesting to note here that the Europeans always consider themselves vastly superior to any other race they encounter, since they can lie, cheat, steal and litigate (marks of a civilised culture they say), whereas all the Aboriginals can do is happily survive being left in the middle of a vast red-hot desert, equipped with a stick.
Eventually, the new lot of people stopped being Europeans on 'extended holiday' and became Australians. The changes are subtle, but deep, caused by the mind-stretching expanses of nothingness and eerie quiet, where a person can sit perfectly still and look deep inside themselves to the core of their essence, their reasons for being, and the necessity of checking inside their boots every morning for fatal surprises. They also picked up the most finely tuned sense of irony in the world, and the Aboriginal gift for making up stories. Be warned.
There is also the matter of the beaches. Australian beaches are simply the nicest and best in the world, although anyone actually venturing into the sea will have to contend with sharks, stinging jellyfish, stonefish (a fish which sits on the bottom of the sea, pretends to be a rock and has venomous barbs sticking out of its back that will kill just from the pain) and surfboarders. However, watching a beach sunset is worth the risk.
As a result of all this hardship, dirt, thirst and wombats, you would expect Australians to be a dour lot. Instead, they are genial, jolly, cheerful and always willing to share a kind word with a stranger.
Faced with insurmountable odds and impossible problems, they smile disarmingly and look for a stick. Major engineering feats have been performed with sheets of corrugated iron, string and mud.
Alone of all the races on earth, they seem to be free from the 'Grass is greener on the other side of the fence' syndrome, and roundly proclaim that Australia is, in fact, the other side of that fence. They call the land "Oz" or "Godzone" (a verbal contraction of "God's Own Country"). THE IRRITATING THING ABOUT THIS IS THEY MAY BE RIGHT.
TIPS TO SURVIVING AUSTRALIA
Don't ever put your hand down a hole for any reason WHATSOEVER.
The beer is stronger than you think, regardless of how strong you think it is.
Always carry a stick.
Air-conditioning is imperative.
Do not attempt to use Australian slang unless you are a trained linguist and extremely good in a fist fight.
Wear thick socks.
Take good maps. Stopping to ask directions only works when there are people nearby
If you leave the urban areas, carry several litres of water with you at all times, or you will die. And don't forget a stick.
Even in the most embellished stories told by Australians, there is always a core of truth that it is unwise to ignore.
HOW TO IDENTIFY AUSTRALIANS
They waddle when they walk due to the 53 expired petrol discount vouchers stuffed in their wallet or purse.
They pronounce Melbourne as "Mel-bin".
They think it makes perfect sense to decorate highways with large fiberglass bananas, prawns and sheep.
They think "Woolloomooloo" is a perfectly reasonable name for a place, that "Wagga Wagga" can be abbreviated to "Wagga", but "Woy Woy" can't be called "Woy".
Their hamburgers will contain beetroot. Apparently it's a must-have.
They don't think it's summer until the steering wheel is too hot to handle.
They believe that all train timetables are works of fiction.
And they all carry a stick!
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He was a brilliantly funny author.
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Indeed: "So long and thanks for all the books" -- Stephen Fry
The best funny authors of a generation (possibly two or three generations) have gone (DNA & TP) and I fear we shall not see their like again.
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You could always write a book around thought of the day. They're faintly amusing in a non-funny way. Or sheep. Write about sheep.
How about a combination? A sheep's thought of the day... baaa... baaa... BAAAA... which roughly translates to "There's nothing wrong with being Welsh. And a sheep.". 
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Geez. Cheer up! I imagine that the same was said after the deaths of the comic geniuses who passed before the two in question, like P. G. Wodehouse. Even as we speak there will be somebody in a squalid garret or a dank basement putting together the ideas for the next wave. Unless you're planning to shuffle off into the great beyond sometime soon I'll warrant ye there'll be new marvels yet! Trust me, I'm a chronic depressive so if I have hope ..... !
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