Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Jim Richardson on Sunday
>> High Plains Thumper wrote:
>>> Black Dragon wrote:
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> [IP] Another Windows Genuine Advantage screw up
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Snippet ]
>>>>>| I was not amused to find out that the reason it had
>>>>>| stopped monitoring was that at 3am Windows Update had
>>>>>| loaded the Windows Genuine Advantage module, then
>>>>>| rebooted the system after installing it, then refused
>>>>>| to allow the system to start up until someone clicked
>>>>>| on the box warning that the Dell supplied Windows Xp
>>>>>| was not genuine.
>>>>>|
>>>>>| How long until some critical system is screwed up by
>>>>>| this?
>>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>>> http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-p
>>>>> eop le/200606/msg00121.html
>>>>
>>>> Anybody who is naive enough to have critical systems
>>>> automatically updated deserves the potential
>>>> consequences.
>>>
>>> I gather he might be an environmental engineer or
>>> technician. Not everyone doing data acquisition is an IT
>>> person.
>>
>> Apparantly you need to be an expert with computers to not
>> get screwed over by "you" MS-Windows box...
>
> Allow me to quote something that I read yesterday (quotes
> are often more compelling than a personal statement):
>
>,----[ Quote ]
>| I've installed Windows hundreds of times over the years.
>| And, I've installed various versions of Linux dozens of
>| times in the past as well. Windows isn't difficult, but
>| you do kind of have to know what you're doing.
>`----
>
> http://lenwood.cc/2006/06/17/ubuntu-rocks-on-laptops
>
> Common knowledge (which is the artefact of popularity/
> experience) or a next-door neighbour do not mean that the
> platform is more user-friendly, nor intuitive. This reminds
> me of Mike's recent post, which distinguished between
> _easy-to-learn_ and _easy-to-use_.
True. I have helped neighbors, friends, work colleagues, etc.
on their Windows installations, setups, unsquirrelings, and ad
nauseum.
More is implied in the installation than the average person
has knowledge of. This includes installation of drivers,
network settings, browser settings, E-mail settings, personal
firewall, antivirus, installing printers and scanners, and so
forth.
Most people are better off spending a few quid more and buying
all their PC and peripherals from a trustworthy PC clone shop.
Then they have someone to provide them tech support.
OEM's like Dell have the software preinstalled and
preconfigured to make it as easy as possible. However, having
someone nearby only a stop away is invaluable.
A free cup of coffee or pie makes it all worthwhile. :-)
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HPT
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