Fucked for the last time

[susandennis]

I have 3 computers.  When Windows has an update, I always install it immediately on my work computer.  I constantly check both XP and Office for updates. And I install immediately. 

On my 2 personal computers, I prefer to install updates when I want to and not when Microsoft thinks I should. I know the installation will want me to reboot my computer and often I would rather not do that right now, thank you very much. 

The every hour popup telling me there was an update was annoying enough, but my ignoring it was not enough of an indication that I did not want to install it.  Last night, Microsoft just decided that whatever I had saved and whatever reason I had for not rebooting was of ZERO concern of theirs and they just installed the thing and rebooted my machine.  The fuckers.

The cow's out of this barn but I have locked the doors on the Lifebook - and now on this one.  We will, from now on, reboot when I say we reboot. 

Run>gpedit.msc
Local Computer Policy
  Computer Configuration
     Administrative Templates
        Windows Components
           Windows Updates
Select "No auto re-start for scheduled Automatic Updates installations
Click Properties
Select Enable

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Thank you

[jimcarson.livejournal.com]

I had this happen to me during a presentation to our executive team. I set up everything about 20 minutes prior to the meeting. I clicked the "restart later" option and went back to my desk to make some printouts. When I returned, everyone was filing in as the machine was in its reboot cycle.

The designer for this needs to be strung up by the most sensitive body part he or she has. I'm still unsure what part about "Reboot Later" means "ask me again in five minutes or until am gone for ten minutes so you can do it anyway."

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Ooh, maybe I should try this. It does this to me once in a while, and while the results aren't earth-shattering, sometimes it's annoying because I have some window in Firefox that I left open on purpose. And the other day when it tried to reboot it gave me some slightly incomprehensible message which, it turned out, was because jwg had left a disk in the external drive, and for no apparent reason the computer decided that it ought to try to boot from that disk (which, of course, it shouldn't and couldn't). It took us a couple of minutes to figure this out.

Then again, this computer is probably about due to be replaced, and the guy who pays for the computers hereabouts thinks its replacement should be a Mac, and he's probably right.

[minimac.livejournal.com]

I second the Mac suggestion! I know old habits are hard to break (especially with an ex-Microsoft employee) but you're computing life would be so much less complicated....and actually enjoyable!

[susandennis]

Since 99% of my current income comes from work I do for Microsoft, I don't think there's much of a chance that there will be a Mac here any time soon.

I do enjoy my computing life. I actually have used a Mac and prefer Microsoft operating systems even with their flaws.