annoy us, or simple mistake? you decide

[tails]

Ok had anyone noticed that you turn on your computer, without the keyboard plugged in (this is in most circumstances) and it comes up with an error message saying, keyboard not working or not plugged in. But has anyone realised what it says after that.
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE

HOW DOES THAT WORK??????
if i have no keyboard plugged in how can i press F1 to continue
and it even tells me its not plugged in
so why do they do this to us?
is it just to try and annoy us, or is it a simple mistake?
i think its time to find out

 

[tails]

Or could it also just be so that we HAVE to buy there products?

 

[NateO]

Or could it also just be so that we HAVE to buy there products?

Where?

Looks like you should review this website then: Link

 

[tails]

Yeah I've seen ones like that. there one for the weapons of mass destruction on google. type in www.google.com and then type on weapons of mass destruction, then click 'I'm Feeling Lucky'. wether its still available i dont know. could have been banned bcoz bush is uptight. but take a look if you want, its rather funny.

 

[Tazguy37]

This error message has been there since at least MS-DOS V2.0 (and probably longer). I think they didnt want to put in a message like "Keyboard not connected. Plug it in, you stupid $&!*" for fear of being sued. But, it also could be that someone copied the text of another error message, and just changed the part about the keyboard and left the rest. Later, people found this amusing, so they left it in? Who knows?

 

[tails]

Yeah well you could just see someone that is new to using computers getting that message when the keyboard is not plugged in. They would be sitting there for hours on end trying to press the F1 key, then realising that it has to be plugged in for it to work, either that or they would call up some company that would charge them $50 to plug in the keyboard for them...
i think its kinda stupid in a way. an easy way for people to make a quick buck.

 

[caringsharingbristolbilly]

I'm a big fan of the incredibly useful Reserved Error (-1601); there is no message for this error

Cheers for that, Mr. Gates.

 

[tails]

Yeah well its pretty funny the way errors work. Some Help Desk Technician got a call a little while ago from an elderly lady. She was complaining that she had an 'Illegal Operation' preformed on her computer. The discussion went on for about half an hour. Then all of a sudden the woman yells out, GOD GRIEF! (excuse the language for an religious people, i mean no harm by saying that) THEY'RE AFTER ME. Then she hung up.
an hour later the help desk guy got a call back from the lady, apparently she had heard police sirens, and was in desperate measures to hide so they wouldn't find her. She thought she had done something illegal...

 

[-sam]

Ok had anyone noticed that you turn on your computer, without the keyboard plugged in (this is in most circumstances) and it comes up with an error message saying, keyboard not working or not plugged in. But has anyone realised what it says after that.
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE

HOW DOES THAT WORK??????

Plug your keyboard in and press F1.

-sam

 

[elgringo56]

Good one, -sam. You plug a PS-2 device (keyboard / Mouse) in with the power truned on and you may just be buying yourself a new mother board. I have a computer repair store and see that about two times a month, expensive little mistake.