____/ Richard Rasker on Saturday 23 June 2007 00:14 : \____
> Op Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:27:54 +0000, schreef J & C:
>
>> Even Softies get the Vista installation blues
>>
>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=531
>
> The real great stuff is the linked article:
>
>
http://blogs.msdn.com/andypennell/archive/2007/06/21/installing-vista-my-personal-hell.aspx
>
> "Opening the Box ...
>
> [snip tale of frustration]
>
> I've installed entire operating systems more quickly and with less
> stress than opening this box..."
>
> Priceless already!
It's like that Microsoft ad with the woman's bra. They think that hard to get
makes it more appealing.
> And then the actual installation:
>
> "At that point it told me that Vista cannot install to Dynamic discs,
> and my install was over. I rebooted to XP and (after having to open
> Help) figured out how to switch the drive to Basic. Rebooted again from
> DVD.
>
> OK, just a minor issue ... or not?
>
> "I went to bed, woke up the next morning expecting to see a shiny new
> Vista to play with. Instead it said "Expanding files 24%""
Maybe he was still asleep. Vista nightmares?
Either way, people consistently say that "clean install is the only way to go".
Trust me, I read many Vista articles and I always witness this type of
experience. Given that people just get a new gown, this is utterly
disappointing. Imagine having no ability to upgrade from KDE 3.4 to 3.5.
> Urgh, eight hours into an install *at least*, and counting ...
>
> "so I left it running all weekend. After a total of about 40 hours, I
> saw a login prompt. I logged in, and sat looking at the Vista
> background for eons, and went to work (the weekend being over and all).
> When I came home the machine had black-screened."
>
> Whoops, only 50 hours for the first attempt? Ah well, let's see if a BIOS
> upgrade fixes my problems ... nope ... Then da Vista Team should know how
> ta pimp my systam witha Vistam? Nope, no go ... And in the end:
>
> "So, with a new BIOS, new motherboard, new RAM, and two new hard drives,
> it was that time again: I put the Vista DVD in and rebooted. This time
> I was stuck at the initial black-screen "Loading Windows" until I
> yanked my memory-card reader: the four drives my reader creates seem to
> confuse the early boot code. After this I went through the usual
> steps, and it got to "Copying files: 0%" again. Uh-oh. I left for a
> while, came back and it was "Expanding files: 1%". I left if for just
> over 24 hours, and when I checked it finally it had blue-screened.
> Fortunately this time it had not had the chance to put the Vista boot
> loader on, so a reboot took me right back to the goodness of XP.
>
> So, let me get this straight. OK, you're a Microsod minion.
> Notwithstanding this, you have to buy(?) Vista at the Microsod company
> store. Then you start the install. But nope, you don't toss it in the
> garbage after it fails to install in one night. And nopwe again, you don't
> even ritually burn it after an installation procedure of *forty*
> *friggin'* *hours*. Instead, you try logging in, and go to work ... to
> find upon coming home again that it BSOD'ed (make that 50 hours and
> counting). Even this isn't enough to make you quit your job with Microsoft
> and go Help the Homeless instead, nope - you try a BIOS upgrade. And lo
> and behold: total failure, with a machine that worked just fine before.
> Then you put in some more time, and claim warranty for screwing up BIOS
> upgrades and "funny disks" (whatever was the matter we'll never know) -
> *and it still doesn't work*!
>
> This must be a joke. I mean, from their product quality and security
> record we all know that the average Microsod programmer isn't exactly the
> brightest bulb in the chandelier. But this is ludicrous. No-one can be
> this stupid.
It's just a beta, Richard, I'm sure it'll be fine when it stablises around SP2.
SP1 will come out some time in 2008, a year after KDE 4 hits the street.
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