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Vista superbly and thoroughly annoying
Dad and I were actually (and mistakenly) trying to use a Vista-infested machine to do something the other night, when Vista, without warning or user choice, decided to do an automatic update. The OS (which I mistakenly thought was there to support the users' activities) took the machine for a total of about 5 minutes, restarted, and left us back at the desktop.

I've throttled back automatic updates, and I hope that is enough to convince Vista not to pull this stunt. If not, I'll try turning them off. If not, I'll turn off Vista permanently.

Way to go, Microsoft.
Posted by: w_c_mead   Posted on: 04/14/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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