usefull Windows is broken phone call for a change

st999

I got a phone call from Windows this morning telling me that my computer was crying and sending out help messages over the internet because I was mistreating it and he was going to fix it..

OK, made that last bit up.

So I began winding the caller up and because my computer wasn't connecting to the internet, I had pulled the ethernet cable out, I was told to start it in safe mode by tapping F8.

Of course windows 8.1 won't start in safe mode tapping F8.

I was instructed to type in msconfig and go to the boot tab and tick safe boot and networking and restart my computer.

And what do you know, it started in safe mode?

I never knew that.

powerful_Rogue

I had one of these calls last year. Was bored and kept him on the line for 45 minutes. Kept getting the steps wrong and giving him incorrect information.

He wasnt a happy chap when he found out id been winding him up!

st999

I kept him on the line for 35 minutes, I was just posting about the useful info I got about how to start Windows 8.1 in safe mode

Spank

Last time I got one of these calls he told me my windows Pc was acting up so I asked him which of my three machines it was (xp-32 7-64 or 8-64) he kept telling my it was my windows machine & I kept asking which 1.
After a few minutes he asked my if I had mental problems & hung up, made my day

soolin

I kept one talking for about 45 minutes as well, but he got really nasty in the end. Told me he could trace my home from my phone number and he was going to come and set fire to me as I was a very nasty person.

These scammers are truly the scum of the earth, it has been recommended to me that in future you ask about their mother, and ask if she is proud of what their son is doing- apparently it is the only thing that anyone has ever said that has upset them.

janiebquick

I get these all the time. Last time I asked the woman calling which computer she was referring to.......

.....And, would you believe it, she told me to get lost?

How rude!!!

Sagz_2

Awwww I feel bad now, I only managed to keep my guy on the line for about 20 mins! But I did get him to hang-up on me small victory.

LilElvis

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

I had one of these calls last year. Was bored and kept him on the line for 45 minutes. Kept getting the steps wrong and giving him incorrect information.

He wasnt a happy chap when he found out id been winding him up!

I did this last year too, but they call me every couple of weeks so I'm running out of ways to annoy them. Usually I just give the phone to the psycho-toddler who tells them all about her My Little Ponies. As they continue to call I can only conclude that they share her love of plastic toys with nylon hair in day-glo colours.

My dream would be to get them on a conference call with the idiots who reckon I was missold PPI :rotfl:

forgotmyname

A good way to prolong the call. Tell them the computer is not switched on.

7 Minutes the other day. I put the phone down and thought they would have hung up. Nope still there.

I was in 2 minds.. Pretend it crashed on 1st startup and was rebooting or tell them i couldnt find the computer.

I went with option 2. I said i cannot find the computer. They asked if it was a laptop. I said no its a large black tower box. Connected to a 24" monitor.
Its not where it should be. Do you know where it is. CLICK....

Awww they hung up.

I didnt have the time to sit there making excuses up and saying its crashed again.
That was a long call last time.

I may play on the family aspect next time.

Monkeyballs

My mum got a call from "Windows Support" one day, she told them they're double glazed already and that the council gives her support when they don't open and hung up LOL

Bless her, she is 79 and thinks her new see through kettle is hi-tech LOL he never stood a chance!

MB

jhe

last time i got one of these calls, i told them yes my computer had problems and my son had it and was trying to fix it.
she asked for my sons number so i gave her the number of our local police station.