Brian wrote: > Using the facilities on a computer is what a user does, just like the > simple task of switching on an electric light in a house. > > If by "operating", deloptes means "using", I think I could agree. If > he means change the bulb or mend the fuse or go down to to the local > substation to fix the problem we are outside the province of a user's > remit. How about deleting a power station or two to get the lights in > the house working? > > The problem with computers is that a user says "this is *my* computer > and I will do with it what I want. Consequently, the easiest way to > happiness is to destroy the system and rebuild. Competence with system > administration and its philosophy is hardly at the forefront in the use > of computers. > > Having said that, a full partition does require sensitive treatment. It > hasn't received it in this thread.
you understood correctly and I agree completely with you. I wonder no one suggested for the OP to take a backup, but I think OP knows this already.
