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to: Gary Wiltshire
from: Rich
date: 2003-07-07 13:42:40
subject: Re: Slipstream installs

From: "Rich" 

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   Ask Microsoft if you want to know about Microsoft.  Ask George if you =
want to know about George.

Rich

  "Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message =
news:jgljgv8151l9pkn7b27g90qotsjafgof76{at}4ax.com...
  Is Microsoft depicting its customers as "whining" and
"lazy" or is
  that just you?

  On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 08:20:44 -0700, "Rich"  wrote:

  >   Nice try but off topic.  George's whining is specific to creating =
new media for new installs.
  >
  >Rich
  >
  >  "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message =
news:3f093a5c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  >  Rich wrote:
  >  >    Why can't you remember what you installed?  Do you pay =
attention?  If=20
  >  > so, why is it so difficult for you to remember what you did?
  >  > =20
  >
  >  Why can't you use your psychic powers to determine what FP/SP =
somebody=20
  >  using a laptop on a client site in another country has installed =
via=20
  >  windows update?
  >
  >  & then you've got a load on desktops to look after, each one only a =

  >  couple of clicks away from "windows update". Now you've
got to use =
your=20
  >  psychic powers to determine which users have applied a fixpack via=20
  >  Windows update (or even updated just OE/IE or possibly installed =
newer=20
  >  drivers).
  >
  >  Given you obviously possess these powers, just out of interest can =
you=20
  >  move objects with just the power of your mind as well?
  >
  >
  >  Adam
  >
  >  > Rich
  >  > =20
  >  >=20
  >  >     "Geo."  wrote in =
message
  >  >     news:3f075f40{at}w3.nls.net...
  >  >     What I'm looking for is for Microsoft to assume the =
responsibility of
  >  >     accounting for a current  build. I'm tired of having to track =
this
  >  >     fricken
  >  >     nightmare patch work of fixes.
  >  >=20
  >  >     Geo.

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   Ask
Microsoft if you want =
to know=20
about Microsoft.  Ask George if you want to know about =
George.
 
Rich
 

  "Gary Wiltshire" <gaw{at}sover.net>=20">mailto:gaw{at}sover.net">gaw{at}sover.net>=20
  wrote in message news:jgljgv8151l=
9pkn7b27g90qotsjafgof76{at}4ax.com...Is=20
  Microsoft depicting its customers as "whining" and "lazy" or =
isthat just=20
  you?On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 08:20:44 -0700,
"Rich" <{at}>=20
  wrote:>   Nice try but off
topic.  George's =
whining=20
  is specific to creating new media for new=20
 
installs.>>Rich>> 
"Adam Flinton" =
<adam{at}NOSPAM_softfab.com>">mailto:adam{at}NOSPAM_softfab.com">adam{at}NOSPAM_softfab.com>
= wrote in=20
  message news:3f093a5c$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
> =20
  Rich wrote:> 
>    Why can't you =
remember what=20
  you installed?  Do you pay attention?  If
>  =
> so,=20
  why is it so difficult for you to remember what you
did?>  =

  >  >>  Why
can't you use your psychic =
powers to=20
  determine what FP/SP somebody >  using a laptop on a =
client site=20
  in another country has installed via >  windows=20
  update?>>  & then
you've got a load on desktops =
to look=20
  after, each one only a >  couple of clicks away from =
"windows=20
  update". Now you've got to use your > 
psychic powers to =
determine=20
  which users have applied a fixpack via > 
Windows update =
(or even=20
  updated just OE/IE or possibly installed newer > =20
  drivers).>>  Given you
obviously possess these =
powers, just=20
  out of interest can you >  move objects with just the =
power of=20
  your mind as
well?>>>  =
Adam>> =20
  > Rich>  > 
>  > > =20
  >     "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net
<mailto:georger{at}nls.net>>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">mailto:georger{at}nls.net>>
=
wrote in=20
  message> 
>     news:3f075f40{at}w3.nls.net...>=
 =20
  >     What I'm looking for is
for Microsoft to =
assume=20
  the responsibility of> 
>     =
accounting=20
  for a current  build. I'm tired of having to track =
this> =20
  >    
fricken> =20
  >     nightmare patch work of =
fixes.>  >=20
  >  >     =
Geo.

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