> Please use the following form for all future computer repair > problems. In triplicate. > > Computer Problem Report Form > > 1. Describe your problem: > ________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________ > > 2. Now describe the problem accurately: > ________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________ > > 3. Speculate wildly about the cause of the problem: > ________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________ > > 4. Problem Severity: > A. Minor__ > B. Minor__ > C. Minor__ > D. Trivial__ > > 5. Nature of the problem: > A. Locked Up__ > B. Frozen__ > C. Hung__ > D. Strange Smell__ > > 6. Is your computer plugged in? Yes__ No__ > > 7. Is it turned on? Yes__ No__ > > 8. Have you tried to fix it yourself? Yes__ No__ > > 9. Have you made it worse? Yes__ > > 10. Have you had "a friend" who "Knows all about computers" try to > fix it for you? Yes__ No__ > > 11. Did he make it even worse? Yes__ > > 12. Have you read the manual? Yes__ No__ > > 13. Are you sure you've read the manual? Maybe__ No__ > > 14. Are you absolutely certain you've read the manual? No__ > > 15. If you read the manual, do you think you understood it? Yes__ > No__ > > 16. If 'Yes' then explain why you can't fix the problem yourself. > __________________________________________________________ > __________________________________________________________ > > 17. What were you doing with your computer at the time the problem > occurred? > __________________________________________________________ > __________________________________________________________ > > l8. If you answered 'nothing,' then explain why you were logged in? > __________________________________________________________ > __________________________________________________________ > > l9. Are you sure you aren't imagining the problem? Yes__ No__ > > 20. Does the clock on your home VCR blink 12:00? Yes__ What's a > VCR?__ > > 21. Do you have a copy of 'PCs for Dummies'? Yes__ No__ > > 22. Do you have any independent witnesses to the problem? Yes__ > No__ > > 23. Do you have any electronics products that DO work? Yes__ No__ > > 24. Is there anyone else you could blame this problem on? Yes__ > No__ > > 25. Have you given the machine a good whack on the top? Yes__ No__ > > 26. Is the machine on fire? Yes__ Not Yet__ > > 27. Can you do something else instead of bothering me? Yes__ > > Thank you. > Your Support Staff