3 Apr
2013
3 Apr
'13
4:01 p.m.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Ethan Dicks" <ethan.dicks at gmail.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: 03/04/2013 22:47:48
Subject: Re: Amazing uptime...
On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Ian King <IanK at
vulcan.com> wrote:
Whilst some re-boots are still needed Microsoft put a lot of work into
reducing the number needed to install Windows. At 2008R2 it will
sometimes install with a single re-boot. Windows/2000 is ver 10 years
old now, is it "Vintage" yet????
As I understand it, a certain large software
company of my
acquaintance
uses the mandatory reboot as a convenience, rather than determining
whether affected components are in fact in use. Easier for the
programmer
- sorry, user! You don't matter.
And if you ever lived through a fresh install of Windows 2000 on blank
hardware, you can probably relate to this "joke" we came up with during
the endless cycles of hardware detect/reboot along the way...
"Windows has detected mouse movement. Windows will reboot to commit
this change"
-ethan
Dave
G4UGM