Some mysteries aren’t meant to be solved. Of this you have no doubt — because your computer has proven itself to be a complication worthy of Pandora and all of its little problems are simply too much. Technology defies you. Troubleshooting eludes. There is nothing to do beyond asking others for aid and praying they can understand what baffles you.
Your confusion is understandable — as is your unwillingness to try fixing program woes and malfunctions. Troubleshooting, you believe, is impossible.
It’s not.
There are instead simple ways to approach this process, allowing you to understand an issue and eventually solve it. You must merely remember to:
One: Identify Problem. Technology is composed of endless wires and processors, the gigabyte connections. Each element must interact with the others, assume many responsibilities; and it is only reasonable therefore for those responsibilities to eventually become too much. Miscalculations can happen. Mistakes can be made. Problems can occur with startling ease and you must be able to recognize when they’ve arrived. Identify what’s wrong with your computer first. Note the symptoms and when they began.
Two: Understand Causes. Once the issue has been recognized you must then begin to chart out its origins. Ask yourself what it most effects, tracing back the process. List out all possible causes, systematically disproving them as you go. Once all incorrect answers have been eliminated, note what is left and realize that this is (most likely) your problem. There may be times, however, when computer concerns are generated from a series of complications. Novices will often not be able to find all of these.
Three: Choose Solutions. The final step of the troubleshooting path is to then create a solution. This will depend entirely on the issue — as each component is unique and will not respond to the same attempts. Never try to fix what is beyond your capabilities. Understand what you can do and what you’re certain you can learn. Devise an answer that best reflects this.
Use these steps to create your own troubleshooting method — and determine what is wrong on your own.