Your sad story reminds me of the mechanic trying to fix the problem with your car. Except he doesn't know exactly what the problem is so he tries a half dozen fixes, none of which work. Then, on the 7th or 8th try, he stumbled on the right fix. Of course, meanwhile you are getting charged for all the non-productive hours of hit and miss tries. He could have consulted with other mechanics, or searched the web, but pride prevented him from doing so. Too bad, too sad.