Best Buy and WB
Sunday, December 18, 2005 by Dawter | Discussion: WindowBlinds
I took my computer in to Best Buy to get more memory. When the guy started it up he immediately said, "You have Window Blinds on here! That will make your computer slow and it also messes up the registry. I suggest you take it off."
I took it off.
I took it off.
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Jafo
Reply #2 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:18 PM
Reply #2 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:18 PM
The assumption here is that this person at Best Buy actually is competent to pass judgement.
If Best Buy is anything like the retail stores here in Australia then I think this is a case of the blind leading the blind....and not about Windowblinds at all...
Corky_O
Reply #3 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:23 PM
Reply #3 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:23 PM
I can say from experience, that the average employee at Best Buy is not defined as a competent PC technician.
You got some bad advice there........
"Make your computer slow" = false
"Messes up the registry" = false
The computer slow could be written off as having some bad information.
The messes up the registry bit, clearly demonstrates this employees lack of knowledge.
Jafo
Reply #5 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:30 PM
Reply #5 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:30 PM
| I have no words to express my feelings |
We love you anyway, Neil....
erwizard
Reply #7 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:39 PM
Reply #7 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:39 PM
I've heard that too. I have noticed SOMETIMES my CPU misbehaves or runs slowly but all I need to do is add some memory. Hey CPU dudes, I may be totally wrong, but if you are using many Object Desktop Components ie; WindowBlinds, Theme Manager, DestopX, CursorXP, WebBlinds and so forth wouldn't it make since that your CPU is using more memory? I believe in order to achieve the BEST results adjust your hardware to handle it. But I don't believe it harms your CPU in ANY way shape or form. (my 2 cents)
Merry Christmas all!
And BestBuy sucks
Merry Christmas all!
And BestBuy sucks
PoSmedley
Reply #8 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:43 PM
Reply #8 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:43 PM
I wonder if that was the same employee who told me I could unfreeze my computer by jiggling my mouse while singing the theme from 'Laverne and Shirley'?
Jafo
Reply #9 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:45 PM
Reply #9 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:45 PM
| I wonder if that was the same employee who told me I could unfreeze my computer by jiggling my mouse while singing the theme from 'Laverne and Shirley'? |
But that works.......
....honest....
d0p3y2k4
Reply #10 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:46 PM
Reply #10 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:46 PM
well the guy at bestbuy is a retard stardock runs great on all my machines from a 256mb to 2gb of ram ive never once had a resource problem with any stardock apps so i would go back to bestbuy & tell the guy he is stupid & needs to learn more about computers & software/hardware
btw was he 1 of the rejects in geek squad¿
ive learned to install software & hardware myself not to have some idiot tell me my comps sluggish with b.s my comp loads in 30 seconds from bootup to my actual desktop screen
btw was he 1 of the rejects in geek squad¿
ive learned to install software & hardware myself not to have some idiot tell me my comps sluggish with b.s my comp loads in 30 seconds from bootup to my actual desktop screen
erwizard
Reply #11 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:49 PM
Reply #11 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:49 PM
Well said dOp3y2k4! I've done the same....well I've TRIED to. 
Gregory2001
Reply #12 Sunday, December 18, 2005 6:09 PM
Reply #12 Sunday, December 18, 2005 6:09 PM
Taking advice from a Best Buy employee? Let me guess: You bought your computer there, too.
Cavan1
Reply #13 Sunday, December 18, 2005 6:29 PM
Reply #13 Sunday, December 18, 2005 6:29 PM
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Schlimiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer, incorporated.
We're gonna do it!
Give us any chance we'll take it,
Read us any rule, we'll break it.
We're gonna make our dreams come true.
Doin' it our way!
Nothing's gonna turn us back now,
Straight ahead and on the track now.
We're gonna make our dreams come true,
Doin' it our way!
There's nothing we won't try,
Never heard the word "impossible."
This time there's no stopping us,
We're gonna do it!
On your mark, get set, and go now,
Gotta dream and we just know now.
We're gonna make that dream come true.
And we'll do it our way, yes, our way,
Make all our dreams come true.
And we'll do it our way, yes, our way,
Make all our dreams come true
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NightTrainthedark
Reply #15 Sunday, December 18, 2005 7:51 PM
Reply #15 Sunday, December 18, 2005 7:51 PM
Amazing that the words of a Best buy techy even made it this far. I have heard better ramblings from a drunk bum. 
indigonecro
Reply #16 Sunday, December 18, 2005 8:06 PM
Reply #16 Sunday, December 18, 2005 8:06 PM
Yeah.. I've heard WB could actually launch the next nuclear holocaust also.. 
See how stupid assumptions are? Mines a bit drastic but it's the same. Take it from a Best Buy employee of 5 years (previously) 90% of their employees (100% of the techs) are idiots.
See how stupid assumptions are? Mines a bit drastic but it's the same. Take it from a Best Buy employee of 5 years (previously) 90% of their employees (100% of the techs) are idiots.
Dawter
Reply #17 Sunday, December 18, 2005 10:11 PM
Reply #17 Sunday, December 18, 2005 10:11 PM
If I'd known so many tards were gonna come out to reply to my message I wouldn't have bothered.
The rest of you....thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
The rest of you....thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
NightTrainthedark
Reply #18 Sunday, December 18, 2005 10:31 PM
Reply #18 Sunday, December 18, 2005 10:31 PM
and just exactly what help were you looking for Miss Dawter?
ZubaZ
Reply #19 Sunday, December 18, 2005 10:32 PM
Reply #19 Sunday, December 18, 2005 10:32 PM
I stopped going to Best Buy when I saw they were charging 50US$ to clean a PC of virii and spyware but you didn't get the software to keep it clean. What a scam.
As a side note, was that the only change you made? Did that fix your problem?
And before you call peopel 'tards' spend some time here. Some of the folks who responded are very knowlegable about WB and have bee a part of the community for a while. Try that before responding like a punk. {Or since you have removed WB, can we assume that we won't have the pleasure of your company?}
As a side note, was that the only change you made? Did that fix your problem?
And before you call peopel 'tards' spend some time here. Some of the folks who responded are very knowlegable about WB and have bee a part of the community for a while. Try that before responding like a punk. {Or since you have removed WB, can we assume that we won't have the pleasure of your company?}
Jafo
Reply #20 Sunday, December 18, 2005 10:38 PM
Reply #20 Sunday, December 18, 2005 10:38 PM
One of these 'tards' is the actual programmer of Windowblinds....and it is quite safe to assume his expertise is a wee bit more competent and authoritative than some anonymous shop assistant from Best Buy.
As far as 'help' is concerned....there was no question asked so consequently no direct answer given...
Hint....see #4 ....
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Reply #1 Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:05 PM
(Momma said "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.")
p.s. sorry for your loss.