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Windows Update Sent Me on a Wild Goose Chase

Windows Update Sent Me on a Wild Goose Chase

By Zoli Erdos on October 4, 2009

It all started like a routine WinUpdate: downlod 6 updates, install them, then surrender the persistent nuisance and reboot to let Vista do its thing.. then wait .. wait.. coffee .. back. However, after the successful reboot the system wanted to install a device driver to my monitor.  I thought it was a bit weird […]

Posted in General | Tagged vista, vistasucks, windows update, windows vista, winupdate | 2 Responses

Oh, No – Yet Another Windows Release?

Oh, No – Yet Another Windows Release?

By Zoli Erdos on September 23, 2009

Two years ago I wrote: Windows Seven in 2010. Does Anyone Still Care? I simply don’t get it: Vista is barely out, nobody seems to like it, CIO’s refuse to upgrade, analyst firms tell them to wait, individual users who tried it switch back to XP, others time their new PC purchase so they can […]

Posted in Analysis | Tagged microsoft, vista, vistasucks, win7, win8, windows, windows 7, windows 8, windows vista | 4 Responses

The Vista Movie

The Vista Movie

By Zoli Erdos on September 23, 2009

OK, I admit.  The title over-promises, the post under-delivers.  This won’t be an exciting thriller. In fact it’s outright boring.  Like watching paint dry.  But that’s exactly the point, Vista took a good minute to delete a single file ( I got bored after 18 seconds and stopped recording).   Must be a giant file…. […]

Posted in General | Tagged microsoft, operating system, os, vista, vistasucks, windows, windows vista

Vista Update Causes Perpetual Reboot

Vista Update Causes Perpetual Reboot

By Zoli Erdos on September 7, 2009

My Vista-based laptop gave me the Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown screen: this is where you have the options to start Windows normally or select one of several “safe” driver- and service-less modes to boot.  I picked normal, the system booted .. end of story. Except… I walked away for a little while, […]

Posted in General | Tagged vista, vistasucks, windows, windows 7, windows update, windows vista | 5 Responses

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