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Our Special Overseas IT Correspondent submitted the following from his Technical Support Column

Dear Tech Support:
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed that the new programme began making unexpected changes to the accounting software, severely limiting access to wardrobe, flower, and jewellery
applications that operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. No mention of this phenomenon was included in the product brochure. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalls many other valuable programs such as DinnerDancing 7.5, CruiseShip 2.3, and OperaNight 6.1 and installs new, undesirable programs such as StagNight 1.3, SaturdayRugby 5.0, Golf 2.4 and ClutterEverywhere 4.5. Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and invariably crashes the system. Under no circumstances will it run NappyChanging 14.1 or HouseCleaning2.6. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix Husband 1.0, but this all purpose utility is of limited effectiveness.
Can you help please ?!!!!
Jane

Dear Jane:
This is a very common problem women complain about, but is mostly due to a primary misconception. Many people upgrade from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 with no idea that Boyfriend 5.0 is merely an ENTERTAINMENT package. However, Husband 1.0 is an OPERATING SYSTEM and was designed by its creator to run as few applications as possible. Further, you cannot purge Husband 1.0 and return to Boyfriend 5.0, because Husband 1.0 is not designed to do this. Hidden operating files within your system would cause Boyfriend 5.0 to emulate Husband 1.0, so nothing is gained. It is impossible to uninstall, delete, or purge the program files from the system, once installed. Having Husband 1.0 installed myself, I would suggest you read the entire section regarding General Partnership Faults (GPFs). This is a wonderful  feature of Husband 1.0, secretly installed by the parent company as an integral part of the operating system. Husband 1.0 must assume ALL responsibility for ALL faults and problems, regardless of root cause. To activate this great feature must enter the command "C:\I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME".  Sometimes Tears 6.2 must be run simultaneously while entering the command.  Husband 1.0 should then run the applications Apologize 12.3 and Flowers/Chocolates 7.8.

TECH TIP! Avoid excessive use of this feature. Overuse can create additional and more serious GPFs, and ultimately YOU may have to give a C:\APOLOGIZE command before the system will return to normal operations.  Overuse can also cause Husband 1.0 to default to GrumpySilence 2.5, or worse yet, Beer 6.0. Beer 6.0 is a very bad program that causes Husband  1.0 to create FatBelly files and SnoringLoudly wave files that are very  hard to delete. Save yourself some trouble by following this tech tip! Just remember, the system will run smoothly and take the blame for all GPFs, but because of this fine feature it can only intermittently run all the applications Boyfriend 5.0 ran. Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. Consider buying additional software to improve performance. We personally  recommend HotFood 3.0, Lingerie 5.3 and Patience 10.1. Used in  conjunction, these utilities can really help keep Husband 1.0 running  smoothly. After several years of use, Husband 1.0 will become familiar and you will find many valuable embedded features such as Fixes BrokenThing 2.1, Snuggling 4.2 and BestFriend 7.6.

One final word of caution! DO NOT, under any circumstances, install MotherInLaw 1.0. This is not a supported application, and will cause  selective shut down of the operating system. Husband 1.0 will run only Fishing 9.4 and SaturdayRugby 5.0 or Golfing 2.3 until MotherInLaw 1.0 is uninstalled.  We hope these notes have helped. Thank you for choosing to install Husband  1.0 and we wish you the best of luck in coming years.  We trust you will learn to fully enjoy this product.
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