jugaad

No cooler things ... !!

I run around from the morning to different desks to get info. Everybody remote-logs into my machine and then shows me things that were supposed to work but are not.

Sirs, I am at your doorsteps because that; i.e. that those things are not working ; is the specific problem. They seem to understand this after some efforts. There seems to be a very interesting saying posted on may of the cubicles:
"Problems can not be solved by the same level of understanding that creates them."

Very interesting indeed!! Everybody points their problem-solving radars to lower and lower modules. So I run down the hierarchy of the executable - dll - launcher - subsystem - and none the least the OS.
During all the time the OS crashes left and right, is dreadfully slow and throws all the tantrums similar to a new bride whose husband comes home late from work un-informed. (And do not even get me started on this one ;)) . I managed to see BSOD multiple times, screw up a hard disk, shifted CPUs below the desk from the top of it and down again. In the process learnt most of the command line. I can manage now most of the stuff on command line, this is the only silver lining I can see to an otherwise dark and omnious cloud.

Lo and behold : After struggling for fifteen calender days, I finally was introduced to the fact that I was using the wrong OS version. So I put my head down, install the real culprit.

10:50 Installation starts

11:15 My mentor gives me an ultimatum. Mentor (For the uninitiates) is
the guy who is never there when you need him but can not keep away when you really do not need him. ;)

11:20 Hard disk makes dying noises. Trrrr ...trrrgh ... whoooshhhh ...

11:30 Hard disk is really struggling for life

13:30 After numerous(3/4) reboots installation is complete.

13:35 I start up the ladder of OS – Subsystem – interface – applications.

16:00 Everything works as a song.

18:00 I am on a roll ..

Hmmmm ….
After around 2 months, I am back doing what I am best at: JUGAAD : and definitely
enjoying doing it …