S. R.: Sir, something has burned within your power supply.
Customer: I bet that there is some command that I can put into...
S. R.: There is nothing that software can do to help you with...
Customer: I know that there is something that I can put in... some
command... maybe it should go into the config.sys.
S. R.: Okay, I am not supposed to tell anyone this but there is
a hidden command in some versions of DOS that you can
use. I want you to edit your autoexec.bat and add a line
at the end that reads C:\dos\nosmoke and reboot your
computer.
Customer: It is still smoking.
S. R.: I guess you'll need to call Microsoft and ask them for a
patch for the nosmoke.exe.
The customer then hung up. We thought that we had heard the
last of this guy but NO... he calls back four hours later.
S. R.: Hello Sir, how is your computer?
Customer: I called Microsoft and they said that my power supply is
incompatible with their nosmoke.exe and that I need to
get a new power supply. I was wondering when I can have
that done and how much it will cost?
Someone at Microsoft must have been thinking fast...