Posted on 09/27/2007 8:22:46 AM PDT by brityank
How Not to Install Windows Vista SP1 Beta
Chris Pirillo Commentary
I thought I would have been fine with installing the first Windows Vista SP1 beta last night (after having been invited and accepted into the feedback program). Guess what?
Everything seemed fine after the first three installer-induced reboots, but then I came to see a black screen of… nothing but my mouse cursor. No matter what I tried, I could not move past this snag.
I tried rebooting in Safe Mode a few times - and the first few times, it showed me that SP1 was installing itself again. Eventually, however, I could only boot into Safe Mode for a second before the PC would restart itself.
So, I throw in my Vista install CD and hop into the Recovery Console. It shows me that I have three restore points for this particular installation of Windows Vista (x86). However, it cannot restore the volume because… Vista is too retarded to help me. [Caution -- naughty words]
So, I need to clear space on this volume (obviously). I boot into my x64 installation of Vista and discover that it was never activated. Grumph! Well, okay… so it’s back to a fully-functional Windows XP I go - if only to clear some excess space on the Vista x86 partition.
After wiping out a few non-essential (and rather large) files, I went back into the Recovery Console only to discover that my restore points had completely vanished. Awesome. Pure awesome.
Back to Windows XP… period, end of story.
In the middle of this ordeal, I received an email from Wendy Kaufman, an NPR correspondent who wants to interview me on the subject of Vista. Her timing is impeccable.
Feh - monitors are overrated. If you really know your software you don't need one. ;-)
Actually this sounds an awful lot like my Linux experiences in the early days (it's MUCH better now). Back then if you didn't happen to know the refresh rates of your monitors the dang thing would do pretty much what is described above. Then there was recompiling the kernel, a not altogether user-friendly experience. OS fun!
I love Kubuntu, BTW. To be honest Vista's kinda growing on me too, most unexpectedly. Always have liked OS/X. YMMV.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
BUMP!
It’s a **crime** that the entire PC industry lets Microsoft get away with forced reboots to install software and patches.
Forced reboots should have been banned along with dial up modems years ago. They are legacy problems from poor memory control...which are the result of poor software design in the first place.
But how else can Micro$oft clean out the cache and memory leaks? And the Ca$h from its clients!
What amazes me is how many people are willing to spend their time working for free testing Microsoft software. The IRS should go after them for the imputed value of this labor.
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