Aug 12 2008
Explanation of Microsoft Computer Messages
Explanation of Microsoft Computer Messages…
Your computer says: “Press Any Key”
It means: “Press any key you like but I’m not moving.”
Your computer says: “Press A Key”
It means: (This one’s a programmers joke. Nothing happens unless you press the “A” key.)
Your computer says: “Fatal Error. Please contact technical support quoting error no. 1A4-2546512430E”
It means: “… where you will be kept on hold for 10 minutes, only to be told that it’s a hardware problem.”
Your computer says: “Installing program to C:\….”
It means: “… And I’ll also be writing a few files into c:\windows and c:\windows\system where you’ll NEVER find them.”
Your computer says: “Please insert CD 4″
It means: “Because I know darn well there are only 3 disks.”
Your computer says: “Not enough memory”
It means: “I don’t CARE if you’ve got 640MB of RAM, I want to use the bit below 640K.”
Your computer says: “Cannot read from drive D:….”
It means: “… However, if you put the CD in correct side up…”
Your computer says: “Please Wait….”
It means: “… Indefinitely.”
Your computer says: “Directory does not exist….”
It means: “…. any more. Whoops.”
Your computer says: “The application caused an error. Choose Ignore or Close.”
It means: “…. Makes no difference to me, you’re still not getting your work back.”
From ajokeaday.com