Work PC 'upgrade'

[MrRobin]

The PC I use at work was supposedly 'upgraded' at the weekend... here are the fabulous changes:

IE7 removed, IE6 installed
All cookies deleted
Admin rights revoked
Screen res fixed at an awful low setting
Gfx performance is completely shot - maximising and minimising is all jerky
All my ODBC datasource settings deleted
All files in explorer now show their extension too (??)

GrrrRRRrr!!!!

 

[wendigo100]

Some of that sounds like the daily lockdown applied on a government project I worked on. Every feckin' morning you had to reset your Windows and MS Office defaults all over again.

Feckin useless, and when I complained about it to the so-called Help desk, they couldn't understand the problem.

 

[DaveB]

The PC I use at work was supposedly 'upgraded' at the weekend... here are the fabulous changes:

IE7 removed, IE6 installed
All cookies deleted
Admin rights revoked
Screen res fixed at an awful low setting
Gfx performance is completely shot - maximising and minimising is all jerky
All my ODBC datasource settings deleted
All files in explorer now show their extension too (??)

GrrrRRRrr!!!!

Sounds like you just upgraded to Vista

 

[AtW]

Sounds like you just upgraded to Vista

People who knock Microsoft for crappy version of OS probably forgot that they have it from time to time - MS DOS 4.0, Windows ME, now Vista - they always go through some crappy dead branch, just like Intel does and probably any other company that existed more than few years.

 

[DBA_bloke]

People who knock Microsoft for crappy version of OS probably forgot that they have it from time to time - MS DOS 4.0, Windows ME, now Vista - they always go through some crappy dead branch, just like Intel does and probably any other company that existed more than few years.

You love Vista

 

[DaveB]

People who knock Microsoft for crappy version of OS probably forgot that they have it from time to time - MS DOS 4.0, Windows ME, now Vista - they always go through some crappy dead branch, just like Intel does and probably any other company that existed more than few years.

Doesnt stop it being crap though. Does this mean we should stop pointing out bad products just beacause the co. responcible has made a couple of good ones in the past?

Fireman : I'm sorry madam, you house burnt down when your new Phillips steam iron shorted out and caught fire.

Mrs Thring : Oh thats terrible, still, never mind, I had one of their televisions a few years ago, it was very good!

 

[wendigo100]

Doesnt stop it being crap though. Does this mean we should stop pointing out bad products just beacause the co. responcible has made a couple of good ones in the past?

In AtW's defence I don't think he was saying that, was he? Just observing that MS produce crap from time to time.

 

[MrRobin]

I've never used Vista. They did keep XP installed, so I'll consider myself lucky. Oh and they didn't revoke my internet access so that's another plus.

 

[DBA_bloke]

In AtW's defence I don't think he was saying that, was he? Just observing that MS produce crap from time to time.

ATW loves Bill Gates. Sends him Valentine cards, choccies, the lot.

 

[scooterscot]

guys guys get a Mac and all your problems will be over