Buckle up, this will be a long one.
Slow readers are advised to skip.
All our advice, hopefully, springs from what we see, know, and unfortunately
have been told.
To me until the past year or so, Microsoft could basically do no wrong.
The thought process was Windows>Microsoft were the 900 lb gorilla.
They had the money, resources, development teams. If something was wrong they would not put it out.
They had Bill Gates.
I have/had, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98se, Windows ME ( yeah I’m one of those, this is when the disillusionment started), finally Windows XP.
When I first got Windows XP, was one of those who rushed to get the newest patches. “They will never hack me” . Sure.
Sp 1, was downloaded three times, have dial up, ( old fashioned and cheap)
The download started at 8:00pm and finished at 4:00am in the morning.
Unzipped, ran it. The screen came up at size and with text too small to read…
Will not beat this to death, over the next two days, restored, uploaded etc.
Thought either I or my computer was to blame, can’t be Microsoft, Bill wouldn’t let something like this out.
Well after a call ( several to get a human)found out that not only did Bill know about problem but he, at that moment could not do anything about it.
Bottom line was that the tech people talked me through a procedure that left
sp1 but rendered it inoperable. OK , has to be my fault, right?
I have a patch that is worthless,taking up disc space that could be used by orcs.
Sp2 comes along, announcement on my computer,I run and download ( sucker for punishment)
I actually thoght this was the solution to the sp1 problem.
You guys with swamp land to sell must be smiling now.
Again the fun started after the restart.
This reply is getting long so will summarize sp2.
Microsoft “human” told me that within the first few hours of sp2 release
the problems were in the thousands.The technicians were encouraged by their supervisor to send the problems back to the computer manufacturer to
cut back on the work load.
Compaq, put a special link on their site and an announcement giving
Microsoft’s number. Eventually they put out a patch to solve the other patch.
Dell put another option on their automated response that told you Microsoft’s phone number. This was the only time in my years with Dell that I ever got a snotty technician on the phone.
Have a few computers ( Dell, Compaq)
Finally solution based on what an honest lady from Microsoft told me. format
the son of a bitch.
I did.
No more patches.
Bill, you win.
With my kind of luck,I will be hacked, the hacker will find the heads unfinished, the scripts not run, the links.
I am willing to share my toys.
Think of all the security downloads, programs sold to aid in security threats,
patches, patches to fix the patches.
You have an 80gb memory computer with 40 gbs devoted to protecting the
other 40
I made this thread long to give you all practice with your speed reading skills.
Fortunately this thread is in the section noone ever visits.
Doubt I would make top row.