Earlier today I loaded up the Microsoft’s Windows XP Expert Zone Chat Room in Internet Explorer 7 as I wanted too see how well IE7 worked with it in time of response etc.

Anyway it worked pretty much ok, no surprise there though after all IE7 is made by Microsoft and the Windows XP Expert Zone Chat Room is hosted on Microsoft’s site so there’s not going to be any compatibility issues are there now!

After a while I thought there’s no point in me having the window open anymore so I was about to close it but then I thought to myself why not help some people out with their problems after all I’m not doing much at the moment, so that what I did, but after a while it became apparent that some people just loved to be either stupid or play pranks on others, here’s a sample of what I saw, not all bad though!

gemma:
Garden: Ok Thank you…I’ll check it out.
gemma:
sim147: hi all im new on here
DarrenS: Great!
Ibrahim Ghorabah: hey sim147
Ibrahim Ghorabah: welcome
Ibrahim Ghorabah: we always welcome fresh meat
Garrett: hey gemma
gemma: Hi Peoples
gemma: any boys wanna chat

DarrenS: Windows Logo + R
Jonty: Hi dupont, soz i was away looking at the web links listed in here
gemma: hi all
gemma: howdy
gemma:
DarrenS: Here we go again!
Garrett: dupont
Jonty: garret n dupont
gemma: paul talk to me plz
problem: hi i accidently hit my recovery key on my windowa xp while it was loading up and now i can’t get it to load up can u help
dupont: hello Garrett
problem: can ne1 help
gemma:
dupont: gemma…. this is a computerrelated chat room… for tech stuff… not a pick up room
problem: can anyone help me
gemma: i lost the boy i love becuse of romiao
dupont: so
MrPeabody:
dupont: pick a new one…just not in here
crazy4sims: hi
Mark L Ferguson: problem: Try to completely explain your problem, and everything you have tried so far to fix it.
problem: ok
problem: well i accidently hit f10 so it went into recovery
gemma:

konst: im trying isohunt
konst: Thnaks!
gemma: hi konst
konst: Thanks Joe
konst: Hi Gemma
konst: asl ?
Joe: yup
konst: i cant open the pm dialog.. im on Firefox
konst:
gemma: 14
konst: im 17
Joe: just hit accewpt
konst: ok
Joe: accept
Joe: lol
konst: u think i didnt see that LOL~!
konst: i cant go on msn im under Linux right now
gemma: ok
Joe: do u have GAIM
Joe: or
Joe: AIM
konst: HaaHaaHaa~!! Thats right LINUX wait till bill gates hear this linux chating on windows chat.. His gonna ban me from msdn LoL!
konst: Its Gaim
konst: yes but i have it unistalled
Joe: u have aaccount for it
Joe: ?
Joe: o
gemma: talk to me
konst: i will log in windows in 10 min.
gemma: lol
gemma:

Mark L Ferguson: I’m feeling older than usual. It’s my birthday
joan: MrP there will not be a cure for everything
MrPeabody: happy birthday :_
MrPeabody:
Mark L Ferguson: tY
MrPeabody: joan I know
joan: Happy Birthday Mark
Nick: Hey HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mark
joan: how OLD mark
joan: or YOUNG
Mark L Ferguson: I’m having appple pie and ice cream for breakfast )
konst: im 17
MrPeabody: lol
Mark L Ferguson: 61
MrPeabody: wow

Raze: hi ppl
DarrenS: hi
Garrett: oye
DarrenS: si oye!
Raze: im sure somebody can help me here. 😀
Garrett: OYE! como estas?
Raze: ok one simple question.
DarrenS: Bien bien!
rowdy1: Any info on changing these weird symbols back to english?
Raze: if i wanted to change the language of my XP. how would i do that
Garrett: Usted habla espanol tambien?
DarrenS: Claro que si!
Garrett:
DarrenS: Don’t we all!

Jack: Hello This is Jack at Microsoft Corporation. Can I help anyone?
Jack: Hello This is Jack at Microsoft Corporation. Can I help anyone?
Jack: Hello This is Jack at Microsoft Corporation. Can I help anyone?
DarrenS: dont repeat yourself Jack
MrPeabody: jack no
MrPeabody: your not from M$
DarrenS: Exactly!
Jack: DarrenS, I have the right to help anyone.
DarrenS: Yes but not saying you are who your not!
MrPeabody: yea but do you have the right to say you work for M$
MrPeabody: no
MrPeabody: read terms of use
DarrenS: Thanks MrPeabody
MrPeabody:
Jack: I have been working with Microsoft Corporation for 5 years. I know the termas & conditions.
MrPeabody: no you dont
MrPeabody: you would have a custom name
MrPeabody: which you dont
MrPeabody: ALSO you wouldnt give out bad info like you did yesterday
Jack: I am working at Microsoft headoffice in Callifornia.
MrPeabody: jack you are pothetic
sockhead: hey jack
sockhead: do you know anything about standby problems
Jack: Hello Sockhead, Can I help you
Bev: there you go sockhead– ask Jack
Jack: Yes, what is your problem.
MrPeabody: LMAO
MrPeabody: jack I have a problem I cant view my movies…
MrPeabody: I dont know why I saved it right
sockhead: whenever i try to resume from standby, my computer screen wont turn back on and i am forced to restart
Jack: Mr Peabody, I have not been authorised to Help you.
Jack: Please phone Microsoft.
Bev: lol
MrPeabody: HAHA
sockhead: lol

What you have just seen is only a sample of what happened in the Chat, as you can see the discussions range from Birthdays to Linux, actually Linux seemed to pop up quite a lot all the time, makes you wonder if Linux Fans purposely some into the chat to cause trouble, just like our friend Jack who was trying to impersonate a member Microsoft Member of Staff but left after people started calling him names!

Windows XP Expert Zone Chat Room

Update: look who’s back hours later.

Jack – Microsoft: I have not been authorised by Bill Gates to suspend anyone from this chatroom. This chatroom is for use in Technical and e-support only.