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echo: nthelp
to: Gary Wiltshire
from: Rich
date: 2003-07-07 13:55:26
subject: Re: Slipstream installs

From: "Rich" 

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   You asked about Microsoft the first time.  Now you are asking about =
my employer.  In both cases go ask them.

Rich

  "Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message =
news:fbnjgvsrbklp4pe7usjfcnm5almnqg9e39{at}4ax.com...
  Then I'm asking you about you.  You are depicting your employer's
  customers as "whining" and "lazy?"

  On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 13:42:40 -0700, "Rich"  wrote:

  >   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=20
  >  >  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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   You asked
about Microsoft =
the first=20
time.  Now you are asking about my employer.  In both
cases go = ask=20
them.
 
Rich
 

  "Gary Wiltshire" <gaw{at}sover.net>=20">mailto:gaw{at}sover.net">gaw{at}sover.net>=20
  wrote in message news:fbnjgvsrbkl=
p4pe7usjfcnm5almnqg9e39{at}4ax.com...Then=20
  I'm asking you about you.  You are depicting your =
employer'scustomers=20
  as "whining" and "lazy?"On Mon, 7
Jul 2003 13:42:40 -0700, =
"Rich"=20
  <{at}> wrote:>  
Ask Microsoft if you want to =
know=20
  about Microsoft.  Ask George if you want to know about=20
 
George.>>Rich>> 
"Gary Wiltshire" =
<gaw{at}sover.net>">mailto:gaw{at}sover.net">gaw{at}sover.net>
wrote in message =
news:jgljgv8151l=
9pkn7b27g90qotsjafgof76{at}4ax.com...> =20
  Is Microsoft depicting its customers as "whining" and
"lazy" or=20
  is>  that just
you?>>  On Mon, 7 Jul =
2003=20
  08:20:44 -0700, "Rich" <{at}>
wrote:>>  =
>  =20
  Nice try but off topic.  George's whining is specific to creating =
new=20
  media for new installs.> 
>> =20
  >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=20
  can't you remember what you installed?  Do you pay =
attention?  If=20
  >  >  > so, why is it so
difficult for you to =
remember=20
  what you did?>  > 
>  > =20
  >>  >  Why can't you use
your psychic powers to =

  determine what FP/SP somebody > 
>  using a laptop =
on a=20
  client site in another country has installed via >  =
> =20
  windows update?> 
>>  >  & then =
you've=20
  got a load on desktops to look after, each one only a
> =20
  >  couple of clicks away from "windows update".
Now you've got =
to use=20
  your >  >  psychic powers to
determine which users =
have=20
  applied a fixpack via >  > 
Windows update (or =
even=20
  updated just OE/IE or possibly installed newer >  =
> =20
  drivers).> 
>>  >  Given you =
obviously=20
  possess these powers, just out of interest can you >  =
> =20
  move objects with just the power of your mind as
well?> =20
  >>  >> 
>  Adam> =20
  >>  >  >
Rich>  >  =
> =20
  >  >  >
>  > =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=20
  to assume the responsibility of>  > =20
  >     accounting for a
current  build. I'm =
tired=20
  of having to track this>  >  =
>    =20
  fricken>  > 
>     =
nightmare patch=20
  work of fixes.>  >  >
>  >  =

  >    
Geo.

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