My PC Hates Me
October 3rd, 2003I’m not exactly sure what I did. I probably just had a look of longing in my eyes—a longing for my Mac more than likely.
While my fully loaded wiz-bang XP-running PC at work hasn’t totally given up on me, it has given me clear and intent signs of not submitting to my will. The other day, I discovered that audio CD’s (not data CD’s or MP3 CD’s, mind you, but run-of-the-mill audio CD’s) mysteriously cause my PC to reboot. I’ve messed around with my audio apps and their file type handlers, and even uninstalled WinAmp, but to no luck. Then it began rebooting mysteriously at startup for… well, just because.
Then, yesterday, the king daddy of them all happened. My Linux-loving co-workers had to be howling with laughter for a good twenty minutes after I told them. It seems that Internet Explorer’s back button was causing my CD tray to pop open. Let me repeat: the BACK BUTTON on INTERNET EXPLORER was causing my CD TRAY to open!!
Either I’m the test case for some bizarre new “features” or my PC is trying to tell me something.