The computer was old,
It had served me well
For many years,
But the glitches had started,
More and more needed repair,
A new computer was due.
Into the shop I went,
Found the computer I wanted,
Spoke to the assistant.
No I did not want anything else,
I had all the programs I needed.
Paid at the till and drove home,
Struggled getting it out of the packaging,
They just don’t want them to come out.
Put it all together,
Put batteries in the wireless keyboard,
And in the wireless mouse.
All looked good,
Switch it on,
This woman Cortana
Shouted at me!
Turned volume down
“Ok” she said, “type in your name”.
Moved the mouse
But the pointer did not move,
Tabbed the keyboard
But nothing happened.
Attached a wired mouse,
The pointer moved.
Pointed to the entry line,
Typed name,
But no letters came.
Looked on the web for help,
Tried many different remedies,
None worked.
Turned off the computer
Packed it up,
Took it back to the shop.
Explained the problem.
The guy took the keyboard.
Checked it.
All seemed fine.
Took the mouse.
Removed the battery.
Removed the plastic wrapping from said battery.
All was fine!
On the way home
I popped into Specsavers!