It says: Press Any Key
It means: Press any key you like but I'm not moving.

It says: Fatal Error. Please contact technical support quoting error no. 1A4-2546512430E
It means:...where you will be kept on hold for 10 minutes, only to be told that it's a hardware problem.

It says: Installing program to C:\...
It means:...And I'll also be writing a few files into c:\windows and c:\windows\system where you'll NEVER find them.

It says: Please insert disk 11
It means: Because I know darn well there are only 10 disks.

It says: Cannot read from drive D:...
It means:...However, if you put the CD in right side up...

It says: Please Wait...
It means:...Indefinitely.

It says: Directory does not exist...
It means:...any more. Oops.

It says: The application caused an error. Choose Ignore or Close.
It means:...Makes no difference to me, you're still not getting your work back.