Saturday, 16 February 2013

Frustration is the name of the game



My new computer came yesterday.

By now, I was expecting to be set up in the spare bedroom, ready to go, but there was a problem.
My printer which I love, it’s fast, easy to use and above all, remarkably economic, won’t work. It needs a new driver for Windows 7 and HP don’t offer an upgrade. I’ve found a site that says they know how to fix the problem but until the computer man comes back on Tuesday, with a new printer, I won’t know if that’s a possibility as I daren’t mess things up. Of course, I can’t get hold of him to ask his opinion. He was meant to come back this morning to pick up his memory stick (long story) but hasn’t appeared so right now I have two computers. One downstairs, terminally  ill and so slow it’s painful but with a working printer, and another superfast one that I can’t print anything from. 

And still no news about the move.

3 comments:

  1. I'm sure you'll get it all sorted out and will enjoy your new speedier computer. You mentioned that it has Windows 7 on it: I am surprised that a new model machine does not have the latest Windows 8 system installed. Just a thought.

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  2. I heard windows 8 was a nightmare for desktops. It was designed for the touch-screen market.

    Hope you get it all sorted out soon Linda.

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  3. You can download the drivers from a site like this:

    http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/support-topics/win7-drivers.html

    However, you'd probably best wait for your computer chap to come back if you're not sure what you're doing.

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