Glossary of PC Messages

It says: “Press Any Key” It means: “Press any key you like but I’m not moving.”

It says: “Press A Key” (This one’s a programmers joke. Nothing happens unless you press the “A” key.)

It says: “Fatal Error. Please contact technical support quoting error no. 1A4-2546512430E” It means: “… where you will be kept on hold for 10 minutes, only to be told that it’s a hardware problem.”

It says: “Installing program to C:….” It means: “… And I’ll also be writing a few files into c:windows and c:windowssystem where you’ll NEVER find them.”

It says: “Please insert disk 11″ It means: “Because I know darn well there are only 10 disks.”

It says: “Cannot read from drive D:….” It means: “… However, if you put the CD in right side up…”

It says: “Please Wait….” It means: “… Indefinitely.”

It says: “Directory does not exist….” It means: “…. any more. Whoops.”

It says: “The application caused an error. Choose Ignore or Close.” It means: “….Makes no difference to me, you’re still not getting your work back.”