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| 08/19/2006
| by Guy J Kewney
Posted on 08/21/2006 5:59:59 PM PDT by Swordmaker
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To: Swordmaker
I'm gettin' a ~$200 class action settlement from M$. w00t!
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posted on
08/21/2006 6:02:56 PM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(If we're still here tomorrow I never said this)
To: Swordmaker
Sir,
Don't hold your breath.
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posted on
08/21/2006 6:04:03 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: Swordmaker
Good luck and I mean that seriously.
I hate their dman updates.
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posted on
08/21/2006 6:05:26 PM PDT
by
onyx
(1 Billion Muslims -- "if" only 10% are radical, that's 100 Million who want to kill us.)
To: Swordmaker
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posted on
08/21/2006 6:05:48 PM PDT
by
KoRn
To: Swordmaker
I have gone to some trouble to ensure that this doesn't happen. I have set Windows Update to "custom" - meaning that I will decide which updates I need to install, and how the update will be handledSame here.
MS updates ignore the settings and installs anyway.
I thought it was just a mistake.
I've turned OFF automatic updates..
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posted on
08/21/2006 6:07:55 PM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
(God has blessed Republicans with political enemies who are going senile.)
To: Swordmaker; Golden Eagle
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posted on
08/21/2006 6:10:19 PM PDT
by
Incorrigible
(If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
To: Swordmaker
Microsoft is "not guilty," but just to be cute, I'd love to set this as the guy's screen saver (when he's not looking):
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posted on
08/21/2006 6:16:07 PM PDT
by
jdm
(I gotta give the Helen Thomas obsession a rest.)
To: jdm
Microsoft is "not guilty," but just to be cute, I'd love to set this as the guy's screen saver (when he's not looking): The laptop I used to use had (installed by me) a version of the "Flying Windows" screensaver with IIRC a certain byte $FF (found shortly after the string "Wingdings") changed to $4D. Seemed apropos, but I wouldn't want to board an airplane with it.
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posted on
08/21/2006 6:18:30 PM PDT
by
supercat
(Sony delenda est.)
To: jdm
Microsoft is "not guilty," . . . Are you saying that Microsoft DID NOT restart Kewney's computer without his permission?
Granted, Kewney could have ameliorated his losses by saving his work... but I know of programs that process data, that if interupted, have to start over from the beginning. I would not be happy to find that MS had restarted my computer without my permission in the middle of a weeks long processing marathon.
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posted on
08/21/2006 6:22:37 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
To: Swordmaker
Are you saying that Microsoft DID NOT restart Kewney's computer without his permission? What about his settings for updates? I have mine on manual download/install and have never had any problems.
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posted on
08/21/2006 6:27:12 PM PDT
by
jdm
(I gotta give the Helen Thomas obsession a rest.)
To: Swordmaker
CTRL + S is your friend. 1 second...
I thought most programs backed up automatically these days.
Sorry about family problems.
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posted on
08/21/2006 6:31:14 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: Swordmaker
Get Linux, Solaris 10 (installs easily on most modern hardware and is well documented), or Mac OSX. Forget Windows.
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posted on
08/21/2006 7:18:17 PM PDT
by
ikka
To: A CA Guy
Sorry about family problems. "Tain't me... some British bloke...
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posted on
08/21/2006 8:50:18 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
To: jdm
What about his settings for updates? Per the article:
"I have gone to some trouble to ensure that this doesn't happen. I have set Windows Update to 'custom' - meaning that I will decide which updates I need to install, and how the update will be handled. And when an update says 'this requires a restart' I have always specified that I will restart the machine at a time of my own choosing."
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posted on
08/21/2006 8:53:02 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
To: Swordmaker
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posted on
08/21/2006 9:09:26 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: rdb3; chance33_98; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Bush2000; PenguinWry; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; ...
Not really Tech, but MS-bashing article.
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posted on
08/22/2006 5:21:51 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: jdm
I have mine on manual download/install and have never had any problems.Same here.
I was annoyed with the automatic updates and changed the settings.
It works as advertised
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posted on
08/22/2006 5:52:43 AM PDT
by
Vinnie
To: Swordmaker
Moron. If you didn't want auto download and install you shouldn't have configured it that way. What a waste of a tech ping. Should have been an "I'm a dumbass" ping instead.
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posted on
08/22/2006 7:37:43 AM PDT
by
Doohickey
(I am not unappeasable. YOU are just too easily appeased.)
To: Balding_Eagle
We've turned off our suto updates also, for the same reason.
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posted on
08/22/2006 7:42:10 AM PDT
by
eyespysomething
(When you're Chuck Norris, anything + anything is equal to 1. One roundhouse kick to the face.)
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