An error message is a clue, not a verdict

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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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