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Laptops conk off if wallpaper depicting Akhilesh and Mulayam changed

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Hrishi
Hrishi Original post #1
Mar 15, 2013 at 11:21 AM
This is kinda funny and hilarious but at the same time disgusting as well.
Its related to Mr. Akhilesh Yadav recent effort of distributing laptops among kids.

LUCKNOW: It is not so easy to change the wallpaper of the laptops UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav distributed. The wallpaper depicting Akhilesh and his father Mulayam Singh Yadav, if changed, may lead to crashing of the entire system.


That's what most of the students found when they tried to do so. In fact, that was the first thing some of the students tried after getting the lap tops. The wallpaper happened to be in-built and tamper-proof. Hence it can't be changed, report said.

According to reports when some local HP vendors tried to change the wall paper, the the operating system, Linux, got wiped out and the system crashed.

Officials in the UP Electronic Corporation Limited, the agency that distributed the laptops, advised users not to tamper with the wallpaper. ``It can lead to crashes,'' an official said. The UPECL official, however, said that the machine comes with a year warranty and in case of any snags beneficiaries may contact the office of MD UPECL.

Students also tried to make quick bucks by selling off the lap tops to the local vendors. However, most of them turned down the offer.

District administration officials said that they were monitoring the lap top. They warned the those caught selling or buying the machines would be prosecuted as per the agreement signed in the registration forms.
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Desmond
Desmond #3
Mar 15, 2013 at 12:58 PM
Not sure if real or faking news...

Source please...
sumonpathak
Mar 15, 2013 at 2:07 PM
Laptops conk off if wallpaper depicting Akhilesh and Mulayam changed - The Times of India
Flash
Flash #5
Mar 15, 2013 at 2:14 PM
I wanna see that wallpaper and try it on my PC :mrgreen:
NoasArcAngel
Mar 15, 2013 at 2:41 PM
this is the most ridiculous propaganda and ponzi marketing scheme i have ever seen. Stupidity at its best.
Although to run that laptop, all you need to do is replace the harddisk, or swipe it clean and its as good as new.

my god, this is sad.. remember seeing the huge billboards of the govt officials in Beijing. India is the next China if we dont show these fools their place.
Harsh Pranami
Mar 15, 2013 at 3:31 PM
Damn!!! Where are we headed????
pratyush997
Mar 15, 2013 at 3:48 PM
*www.bayernzone.com/images/smilies/meme/yaoming.png
Reinstall OS :D
B
Mar 15, 2013 at 5:03 PM
Seems mayawathi didnt leave any place for their statues... :p
Flash
Flash #10
Mar 15, 2013 at 6:33 PM
*www.ndtv.com/news/Akhilesh_laptop_desktop_story.JPG

*th191.photobucket.com/albums/z164/JailBreakFiend/icons/th_computer.gif
KDroid
KDroid #11
Mar 15, 2013 at 6:36 PM
:rofl:
Hrishi
Hrishi #12
Mar 15, 2013 at 7:10 PM
*www.ndtv.com/news/Akhilesh_laptop_desktop_story.JPG

*th191.photobucket.com/albums/z164/JailBreakFiend/icons/th_computer.gif

:rofl: :lol:
ssdivisiongermany1933
Mar 15, 2013 at 7:19 PM
if they are wasting tax payers money like that , they should have gifted a data card too ..atleast students could have browsed internet by paying nominal fee
anyways My cousin sister would be getting that Laptop soon ....Hoping to gift her a windows 7 license ,so she should not have to see the faces of those crooks daily
doomgiver
doomgiver #14
Mar 15, 2013 at 7:42 PM
well, the first thing to do to a laptop of unknown origin is to treat it like it has all the nasty viruses in the world.

wipe the disk, do a low level format, then install an os.

unfortunately, these poor people have no idea how to do these things.
Hrishi
Hrishi #15
Mar 15, 2013 at 8:00 PM
are they really poor ?? BTW , that laptop in PIC looks pretty much looks like HP Dm series Netbooks.

Worst thing is their non-removable sticker on the Lid.
Flash
Flash #16
Mar 15, 2013 at 9:01 PM
The report says
According to reports when some local HP vendors tried to change the wall paper, the the operating system, Linux, got wiped out and the system crashed.

But, the OS in that screenshot hosts Win7, i guess.
So what's the truth?

Am sure, our Govt. wont support Open-source, because of contractual obligations with Microsoft.
Hrishi
Hrishi #17
Mar 15, 2013 at 9:29 PM
The report says


But, the OS in that screenshot hosts Win7, i guess.
So what's the truth?

Am sure, our Govt. wont support Open-source, because of contractual obligations with Microsoft.

Its WIn 7 home basic alongside Linux. ALso has some crapwares study materials and MS Office alongside few other development applications.
anirbandd
anirbandd #18
Mar 15, 2013 at 11:36 PM
oh lord... where are we headed??
V
Vignesh B #19
Mar 16, 2013 at 8:26 AM
What did I just read? :evil:
Completely idiotic & despotism at its worst.

Its WIn 7 home basic alongside Linux. ALso has some crapwares study materials and MS Office alongside few other development applications.
At least people will use legal version of MS Office :p
Anyway, anyone can re-install the OS.
Harsh Pranami
Mar 23, 2013 at 5:17 PM
are they really poor ?? BTW , that laptop in PIC looks pretty much looks like HP Dm series Netbooks.

Worst thing is their non-removable sticker on the Lid.

Laptop skin. :p