# I need a desktop for Dad

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-desktop-for-dad/272511>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [June 16, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-desktop-for-dad/272511 "2015-06-16T16:53:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-desktop-for-dad/272511/21 "2015-06-22T12:45:29Z")

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give your dad some credit. He’ll be fine.

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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-desktop-for-dad/272511/22 "2015-06-22T12:51:14Z")

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cant. the man still only uses his index fingers to type!!

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**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-desktop-for-dad/272511/23 "2015-06-22T12:59:46Z")

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cmon, if he can use an iphone then he can handle windows 8.

edit: be sure to record video of his first attempt then post the results.

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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-desktop-for-dad/272511/24 "2015-06-22T13:13:50Z")

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hahaha that’s not a bad idea. I feel like there woul dbe a lot of "what the fuck"s

he lives in Jacksonville so I cant really just stop by haha.

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**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-desktop-for-dad/272511/25 "2015-06-22T13:30:09Z")

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oh. you never said you wouldn’t be there for the grand opening. yea you are fucked.

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maybe you could make him some personal how-to youtube videos and give him private links. he’d prob really like that

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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-desktop-for-dad/272511/26 "2015-06-22T17:58:19Z")

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> [@Jam](#):
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> oh god what did I do. I have a feeling the jump from xp to 8 might be too much for the old man to handle!!!
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> I haven’t even used 8. just 7 and xp. hopefully he is able to get the hang of it

if he doesn’t, or you get sick of the tech support phone calls, help is just $5 away.

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>
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I put Start8 on my mom’s new Win 8.1 laptop after the 2nd “I can’t do … anymore” call.

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