10 top tips before phoning a friend.

Windows 7 is more stable and reliable than ever before, with fewer blue-screens visible than any other version of Windows that’s come before it. In fact some people have even speculated that the blue screen isn’t even part of Windows 7. It is, I’ve seen it, but only in relation to poorly written drivers (the traditional cause of the blue screen anyway).
However things do go wrong and you then become one of two people, the person who has no idea what to do to fix their PC or the person they call upon to fix it for them. If you fall into either camp this article may be for you and I’ll try to make it XP and Vista generic as well as primarily being about Windows 7.

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[zigzag3143]

I swear I could have written that. Its my 10 commandments as well

 

[JMH]

R U sure you didn't under an alias?

 

[zigzag3143]

Right now, um no. I will check my typing pool.

 

[brummyfan]

Thanks JMH for this useful tips.

 

[Barman58]

A very good list :D

My personal preference would probably put number nine higher up the list - possibly as high as number two. Not sure if this is an indictment on my laziness or sign of my experience .

The Web does seem to be an essential resource for issue resolution these days, it's extremely unlikely that you are the first to see the issue, and if I can find a solution quickly I can move on to the next job and keep costs down A Win / Win :D.