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Not for the faint-hearted

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Calling the IT help desk is an experience that connects us all.

However, we rarely stop to think what our requests sound like at the other end of the line.

Software specialists, Solar Winds, have put together a list of the worst requests IT support staff have received.

From "Wi-Five" problems (no that's not a typo) to hoping the box for the "mouse" has holes, these requests will make you weep.

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Email Undeliverable - Thank goodness we don’t live in a world where our emails take one to three working days to arrive from SolarWinds

Disc Jockey - Please avoid turning your desktop into a CD changer. from SolarWinds

Out of Range for Wi-Five - Who knows how many ‘Wi’s technological advancements will bring us from SolarWinds

Magenta Alert - Always remember your CMYKs, kids. from SolarWinds

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Batteries Not Included - Because if you don’t need a wire, surely you don’t need any power either from SolarWinds

Error: Timekeeping Skills - lmgtfy.com strikes again from SolarWinds

It’s Alive!!! - Sometimes, rather than explaining a problem, it’s best just to say ‘everything’s going to be okay’ from SolarWinds

Hard of Hearing - We wish this person had stayed mute with their problem from SolarWinds

Staying Ahead of the Market - For the record: if changing the stock market from a computer, this guy wouldn’t be working in IT from SolarWinds

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Just Following Orders - Classic case of ‘please don’t shoot the messenger’ from SolarWinds

You Have the Power - Is it too much to make sure you’re pressing the right buttons, first? from SolarWinds

Needs More LAN - Everyone knows slow computers need more Landom Access Nemory from SolarWinds

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