No responses in 8 days

drkhrs2020 · 10-19-2009, 10:42 PM

I've been waiting for a response to my computer problem, and haven't gotten anything back. It says not to post on any other sites as they may give conflicting advice, but the more time passes the more frustrated I get.

dai · 10-20-2009, 12:54 AM

when someone is helping you and you reply by starting another thread,then they have no idea you have replied
threads merged
you need to answer the reply that you received

**WereBo** · 10-20-2009, 01:37 AM

Allo drkhrs

All the helpers here are volunteers and, occasionally, posts do get overlooked - Unfortunate, but one of those things.

If you don't get a reply within 48 hours, the usual trick is to post 'Bump' in the thread, to knock it back to the top of the list again

**Done_Fishin** · 10-20-2009, 02:15 AM

you had opened 2 threads

this one on 6th October

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...-rootkits.html

where Catbyte asked you on 12th October to do several things and respond. You then you responded with a "bump" on 17th November stating also that you have no XP Install CD.

There is also a second Thread that you opened about the same problem on 9th October

my computer rejects all attempts to fix it

where Chemist, on 11th October, has asked you to do several things and you subsequently ignored him so that the thread was closed several days later.

When you ask our advice we ask you to be patient whilst one of our volunteer experts clears his workload and has time to pick up and concentrate on your problem. It is expected that in these circumstances you respond immediately due to the number of people waiting for help and the restricted resources available.

I should think twice about posting a complaint that "no-one has responded" when in fact it is clear that YOU and only YOU are in error.

Our advice is free, our time is free and the results depend upon YOUR decision on how to help yourself.

I would suggest you visit the links given above and respond to the thread that is still open, hoping that the analyst has time to spare to help you, once you have complied with the request given to you!

Good luck with your clean up and please do not criticize again unnecessarily.
Thanks

~~Engineer Babar~~ · 10-20-2009, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WereBo

Allo drkhrs

All the helpers here are volunteers and, occasionally, posts do get overlooked - Unfortunate, but one of those things.

If you don't get a reply within 48 hours, the usual trick is to post 'Bump' in the thread, to knock it back to the top of the list again

Yeah werebo although they are volunteers but the way they help is great.. this forum simply rocks

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 10-20-2009, 07:30 PM

As stated before, if you see no replies in your threads, post in that thread simply saying "BUMP" and wait double the time (4 days), then bump, wait double (8 days) and bump again. Repeat until you gain a response.

**Jason09** · 10-21-2009, 11:55 AM

The Virus removal subcategory is different in that only trained experts can respond to those threads. So please be patient in waiting for a response.

**Glaswegian** · 10-21-2009, 02:26 PM

OK folks - I think we've done this to death - thread closed.

10-19-2009, 10:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
drkhrs2020 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 17 OS: win xp sp3	No responses in 8 days I've been waiting for a response to my computer problem, and haven't gotten anything back. It says not to post on any other sites as they may give conflicting advice, but the more time passes the more frustrated I get.

10-20-2009, 12:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,588 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: No responses in 8 days when someone is helping you and you reply by starting another thread,then they have no idea you have replied threads merged you need to answer the reply that you received __________________

10-20-2009, 01:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,454 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: No responses in 8 days Allo drkhrs All the helpers here are volunteers and, occasionally, posts do get overlooked - Unfortunate, but one of those things. If you don't get a reply within 48 hours, the usual trick is to post 'Bump' in the thread, to knock it back to the top of the list again __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

10-20-2009, 02:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,490 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: No responses in 8 days you had opened 2 threads this one on 6th October http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...-rootkits.html where Catbyte asked you on 12th October to do several things and respond. You then you responded with a "bump" on 17th November stating also that you have no XP Install CD. There is also a second Thread that you opened about the same problem on 9th October my computer rejects all attempts to fix it where Chemist, on 11th October, has asked you to do several things and you subsequently ignored him so that the thread was closed several days later. When you ask our advice we ask you to be patient whilst one of our volunteer experts clears his workload and has time to pick up and concentrate on your problem. It is expected that in these circumstances you respond immediately due to the number of people waiting for help and the restricted resources available. I should think twice about posting a complaint that "no-one has responded" when in fact it is clear that YOU and only YOU are in error. Our advice is free, our time is free and the results depend upon YOUR decision on how to help yourself. I would suggest you visit the links given above and respond to the thread that is still open, hoping that the analyst has time to spare to help you, once you have complied with the request given to you! Good luck with your clean up and please do not criticize again unnecessarily. Thanks __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner Last edited by Done_Fishin; 10-20-2009 at 02:17 AM.

10-20-2009, 07:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,228 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: No responses in 8 days As stated before, if you see no replies in your threads, post in that thread simply saying "BUMP" and wait double the time (4 days), then bump, wait double (8 days) and bump again. Repeat until you gain a response. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

10-21-2009, 11:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,344 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	Re: No responses in 8 days The Virus removal subcategory is different in that only trained experts can respond to those threads. So please be patient in waiting for a response. __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.

10-21-2009, 02:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 25,432 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 / Win 7 Pro My System Blog Entries: 10	Re: No responses in 8 days OK folks - I think we've done this to death - thread closed. __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. PC Safety & Security::PC running a bit slow?::Donate::Photographers Corner