An error message is a clue, not a verdict · Proposed air date:
After a power interruption leaves Dan’s wife’s computer unable to boot, Dr. Dave explains that an error message is the computer’s best guess at a related clue. Sometimes it identifies the exact problem, but often experience is needed to interpret the broader failure before changing the named file.
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Proposed recording date: 2006-10-07. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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