Okay, Windoze...

[ellenmillion]

What part of 'do not install updates' do you not get, Microbastard Windows? I told you NOT to. I specifically checked 'do not install.' Why are you prompting me to restart my system? Go to hell!

And you, website, get it together! It does not take several minutes to load pages! Why are you making me look so bad?! Quit erroring! I'll make Dreamhost reboot you! (*copy-pastes forum post into notepad...*)

*ahem*

Gaming was nice yesterday, I don't hate the painting I was working on anymore (though her boob is like a mile too low - I'll have to fix that!) and I got most all of the orders out yesterday that I needed to. Today is t-shirts. And some art. Why do I agree to do color on pieces, knowing how badly I detest it and how awful I am at it? Why, futhermore, do I always charge less for it than I put into it?? Oh yes, the sucking...

Fine, fine windoze. You win. I'll go reboot the damn system. Quit bothering me!

Comments

[jemstone.livejournal.com]

You know, there is a solution to these issues.













It involves a mallet... ;)

(You thought I was going to make a "get a mac" comment, didn't you? ADMIT IT!)

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

Ah ha ha! I admit it, I was so sure of it! A mallet is wildly tempting...

[jemstone.livejournal.com]

Eh, the way I figure it, I made my case for you getting a Mac a while back, and you did what you said you'd do and weighed all the pros and cons and made your choice. There's no sense in doing what a lot of people will do and saying "You know, if you just got a (Mac/Linux/Etch-A-Sketch), you wouldn't have this problem" because it's YOUR machine, and YOUR choice. People who rub that shit in another persons face are just asking for it in return, and I personally can't stand it.

A mallet, on the other hand, is universal, cathartic, and low maintenance. Never needs rebooting, and solves most anything. ;)

I suggest a nice, hefty, wooden hafted model, perhaps with a silicone head, for that shock absorbency angle...

[valdary.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't go back to Windoze, but I must admit to having an old dual boot Xandros/Windows computer in the back bedroom for those once in six month occasions I need to use one of my old windows programs I couldn't get a better Linux substitute for and for accessing old files from before 2000 that are in weirdo old formats.

So Its whatever you need to run what you need to run.

I wouldn't risk running a Windoze computer on any internet connection though, at least not one that actually belonged to me, though I do get stuck with MSIE at the library which does a good job of reminding me why I don't like it.

[renatus.livejournal.com]

Yanno, I know I know I got my laptop to actually and for real shut up about those damned updates somehow... let me get back to you on that.

[renatus.livejournal.com]

This looks like the trick. http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/windowsxp/articles/275/1/Disable-Automatic-Updates

But I believe you recently installed Service Pack 2, which also may have turned them right back on for you. Wonderful, innit? *eyerolls at windows*

[renatus.livejournal.com]

There's also this. http://windowsxp.mvps.org/aupolicy.htm

[pixiewildflower.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yes, I found where to turn the darn thing off - I guess it just got reset with SP2. (Yet another SP2 thing to (not!) be thankful for...)