> YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL WINDOWS XP, ARE YOU SURE
> YOU WANT TO CONTINUE?
Yes.
> ARE YOU REALLY SURE?
Yes.
> ARE YOU REALLY REALLY SURE?
YES!
> OK, THEN. JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE REQUIRED TO ASK YOU
> THAT NOW. IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT FOR BEING A PICKY CONSUMER
> AND SUPPORTING THAT WHOLE "ANTI- TRUST" NONSENSE.
> INGRATE.
Just get on with it.
> ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL WINDOWS XP. FIRST WE NEED TO
> CHECK YOUR SYSTEM FOR COMPATIBILITY. THIS COULD TAKE
> SEVERAL DAYS.
Groan.
> THE INSTALL PROGRAM HAS DETECTED SEVERAL POSSIBLE
> PROBLEMS AND WILL NOT LET YOU INSTALL XP.
Problems? What problems?
> THE VIDEO CARD YOU ARE USING APPARENTLY DOES NOT WORK
> WITH THE MOTHERBOARD.
But I'm using it at this very moment.
> THAT IS IRRELEVANT.
But if the video card isn't working with the mother board then I
can't very well see this warning message telling me that the video
card wasn't...
> DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FOOL ME WITH LOGIC, I AM A MICROSOFT
> PRODUCT. LOGIC DOES NOT WORK ON ME. I HAVE ALSO FOUND
> THE FOLLOWING MINOR ERRORS:
> WINDOWS XP IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE FOLLOWING
> HARDWARE - MONITOR, KEYBOARD, MEMORY CHIPS,
> MOTHERBOARD BIOS, WEB CAM, SCANNER, SOUND CARD, USB
> CONTROLLER, CD/R DRIVE, MICROPHONE, AND FLIGHT STICK.
All that?
> YES. AND THE HARDDRIVE IS RIGHT OUT TOO. WE DON'T LIKE
> THE MANUFACTURER.
Well what *DOES* work?
> THE MOUSE.
The mouse?
> YES. AND THE 5 1/4 DRIVE.
I don't have a 5 1/4 drive.
> YES YOU DO.
No I don't.
> WHAT'S THAT THEN?
It's a 3 1/2 drive.
> NO IT ISN'T.
Yes it is.
> YOU'RE NOT THAT SMART YOU KNOW.
Look, can you just install XP on my system and I'll download the
latest drivers for everything later? Please?
> WAIT, WHAT DO YOU MEAN *YOUR* SYSTEM?
Well it is mine.
> NO IT ISN'T.
It bloody well is.
> NUH-UH. YOU SIGNED THE AGREEMENT WHEN YOU OPENED THE
> BOX. OUR SYSTEM. IT'S OURS. AND YOU CAN ONLY DO 4
> CHANGES BEFORE YOU HAVE TO PAY US MORE MONEY.
But why?
> BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THE LICENSE WORKS, IDJIT. WE CAN'T
> VERY WELL HAVE PEOPLE PUTTING HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
> ON THEIR SYSTEMS ALL HIGGLEDY PIGGLEDY, NOW COULD WE?
> YOU USERS WOULD MUCK EVERYTHING UP, AND THEN WHERE
> WOULD WE BE? I'LL TELL YOU WHERE, NOWHERE. THAT'S
> WHERE. I... HEY, WHAT IS THAT? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? IS THAT
> A DISK? WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT DISK? YOU'RE NOT
> PUTTING IT IN THE DRIVE ARE YOU? YOU ARE! WHAT'S ON THAT
> DISK. IS THAT DOS? YOU'RE INSTALLING DOS?? WHY WOULD
> YOU INSTALL DOS WHEN I AM INFINITELY MORE POWE..........
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