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aiyeeta
Profile Joined June 2007
United States199 Posts
November 16 2009 07:03 GMT
#21
I worked at Best Buy for awhile... Geek Squad's majority are lazy nerds who consider all of their customers "inferior" (after hearing a customer ask "Can you install myspace on my computer?" I don't blame them).

Best to seek computer advice from a reliable source: Friends, forums, or relatives (at your own discretion).
"...And that was the first time I got crabs"
OhThatDang
Profile Joined August 2004
United States4685 Posts
November 16 2009 07:04 GMT
#22
when i read your other thread. I knew this was coming.

troi oi thang map nai!!!
MassArbiterFTW
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Australia52 Posts
November 16 2009 07:06 GMT
#23
Considering the amount of money you spent, it may be worthwhile pursuing the possibility of a refund. After all, you paid them to fix your PC and they didn't. As to solving your problems, iceburn's advice looks sound.
In Bisu we trust
SanguineToss
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada815 Posts
November 16 2009 07:06 GMT
#24
On November 16 2009 15:57 Sadistx wrote:
Oh yeah btw, next time you have $350 to throw away, host a tournament or something ^_^ Then bring your PC there and people would fix it for free


that is a very sage advice.
Realpenguin
Profile Joined December 2006
8253 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-16 07:18:11
November 16 2009 07:13 GMT
#25
A while back I got Geek Squad to install a video card on a computer because my dad gave me money (about $50 iirc) and insisted on it "just to be safe," even though I knew how to install one. I said "why not" because I was lazy and gave them my computer and the video card.

When I got it back, I opened up Team Fortress 2 to test it out. My screen went completely apeshit and wouldn't go back to normal.

I rebooted it and it fixed it, and after messing around a bit I found out they didn't uninstall the old drivers and just installed the new ones right on top of them. Fixed it by installing the new drivers properly.

Thanks Geek Squad, for taking my $50 and making me wait 2 days when I could have done it myself. I feel dumb looking back on this. T_T

Google pretty much solves all problems now And Geek Squad is terrible (but maybe it depends on which Best Buy you go to)
<Wolfpox> i remember when MVP beat that one guy, and everyone was like 'whoa' except that penguin dude.
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-16 07:51:01
November 16 2009 07:45 GMT
#26
Well ComboFix deleted some stuff less lag or so when I launch firefox, CO patching is still shit.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Kurosaki
Profile Joined August 2008
United States158 Posts
November 16 2009 07:53 GMT
#27
How much did you buy your computer for?

I'm surprised people even think about using geeksquad. Helping you 'setup' for your ps3 for only $129.99? Hell of a deal there.
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
November 16 2009 07:55 GMT
#28
On November 16 2009 16:53 Kurosaki wrote:
How much did you buy your computer for?

I'm surprised people even think about using geeksquad. Helping you 'setup' for your ps3 for only $129.99? Hell of a deal there.


This computer cost me around 4.5 - 5k when I bought in sometime in 05-06 can't really remember, it is paid off now.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
phosphorylation
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States2935 Posts
November 16 2009 08:00 GMT
#29
I would have fixed your computer for 200.
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Kurosaki
Profile Joined August 2008
United States158 Posts
November 16 2009 08:02 GMT
#30
On November 16 2009 16:55 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2009 16:53 Kurosaki wrote:
How much did you buy your computer for?

I'm surprised people even think about using geeksquad. Helping you 'setup' for your ps3 for only $129.99? Hell of a deal there.


This computer cost me around 4.5 - 5k when I bought in sometime in 05-06 can't really remember, it is paid off now.

Wow...
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I can't believe you didn't buy a new computer since 06
Loanshark
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
China3094 Posts
November 16 2009 08:17 GMT
#31
Wow lol
No dough, no go. And no mercy.
Bearigator
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States233 Posts
November 16 2009 08:47 GMT
#32
So since you brought it up, I am having a very similar problem set with my computer. Any luck getting it fixed yet, and if so how?
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
November 16 2009 09:02 GMT
#33
On November 16 2009 17:47 Bearigator wrote:
So since you brought it up, I am having a very similar problem set with my computer. Any luck getting it fixed yet, and if so how?

Can you make a screenshot of the process explorer?
T.O.P. *
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Hong Kong4685 Posts
November 16 2009 09:20 GMT
#34
Geek Squad pays their employees $10 dollars a hour, what kind of talent can they get for $10 dollars a hour?
Oracle comes in, Scvs go down, never a miscommunication.
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
November 16 2009 09:24 GMT
#35
How the fuck do you spend 350 dollars on a computer repair. rofl
madnessman
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1581 Posts
November 16 2009 10:02 GMT
#36
yeah google and all those tech help forums can practically solve anything now. if you don't want to reformat i recommend posting your problems on one of those forums.

geeks to go has saved my life a couple of times already.
JSH
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States4109 Posts
November 16 2009 11:05 GMT
#37
On November 16 2009 16:53 Kurosaki wrote:
How much did you buy your computer for?

I'm surprised people even think about using geeksquad. Helping you 'setup' for your ps3 for only $129.99? Hell of a deal there.


and its probably sad that there are people who actually use the PS3 service...
:facepalm:
"It's called a miracle because it doesn't happen" - Just like my chances of reaching C- on ICCUP
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
November 16 2009 11:14 GMT
#38
Using geeksquad or any ot her service is a retarded thing to do.
1. Install Malwarebytes
2. Run
3. If that doesn't work, go the Hijackthis rout
4. If that still doesn't work, just reformat.
The best part is, all of that is entirely free.
U Gotta Skate.
Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
November 16 2009 12:28 GMT
#39
What??? You spent 5k on a computer?

O_O
EscPlan9
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States2777 Posts
November 16 2009 13:02 GMT
#40
On November 16 2009 16:45 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Well ComboFix deleted some stuff less lag or so when I launch firefox, CO patching is still shit.


Other than CO patching, is your computer still having some problems?

Also, I HIGHLY recommend asking for a refund from Geek Squad. They did a terrible job there.
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