Comments on: Screenshots from Windows Vista Update http://www.yes-no-cancel.co.uk/2007/11/24/screenshots-from-windows-vista-update/ Entrepreneurship, web technology and the user experience Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:21:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Johannes http://www.yes-no-cancel.co.uk/2007/11/24/screenshots-from-windows-vista-update/#comment-84 Johannes Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:17:41 +0000 http://www.yes-no-cancel.co.uk/2007/11/24/screenshots-from-windows-vista-update/#comment-84 Has anyone ever tried to figure out what that Hex code actually means? Personally, I think they make it up everytime someone asks for details of whatever kind. It's a bit like "You wanted to know something that you don't understand, so we're showing you you will NEVER catch on, bwahahah!!1!" Some years ago I tried to install Windows ME (somebody remembers?) on a box which had not enough disk space. At the very point Windows realized that it came up with the message "Not enough disk space. Fuck!" (No kidding!) That's not ladylike, but at least it's clear. Today it might maybe complain "Error 42F00BA5-DA171. What would you like to do? [Yes] [No]"... Is somebody willing to do the test and call up Microsoft to ask for an explanation on that? If I still had Windows running, I would do. Has anyone ever tried to figure out what that Hex code actually means? Personally, I think they make it up everytime someone asks for details of whatever kind. It’s a bit like “You wanted to know something that you don’t understand, so we’re showing you you will NEVER catch on, bwahahah!!1!”

Some years ago I tried to install Windows ME (somebody remembers?) on a box which had not enough disk space. At the very point Windows realized that it came up with the message “Not enough disk space. Fuck!” (No kidding!) That’s not ladylike, but at least it’s clear. Today it might maybe complain “Error 42F00BA5-DA171. What would you like to do? [Yes] [No]“…

Is somebody willing to do the test and call up Microsoft to ask for an explanation on that? If I still had Windows running, I would do.

]]> By: Jimmy http://www.yes-no-cancel.co.uk/2007/11/24/screenshots-from-windows-vista-update/#comment-68 Jimmy Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:37:57 +0000 http://www.yes-no-cancel.co.uk/2007/11/24/screenshots-from-windows-vista-update/#comment-68 What's even more frustrating is that the "stop installation" button doesn't do what it says on the tin. It only stops installation of the current update rather than deferring the entire update session to a later time. After all why would I want to stop update kb.... when there is no indication of what that update actually does (and clearly I'd be a fool not to install all my windows updates like a good boy.) In all, both dialogues are shoddy in their lack of useful user information (but at least they're shiny...). Needless to say the vmware close button seemed the easiest way to extract myself from the situation. What’s even more frustrating is that the “stop installation” button doesn’t do what it says on the tin. It only stops installation of the current update rather than deferring the entire update session to a later time. After all why would I want to stop update kb…. when there is no indication of what that update actually does (and clearly I’d be a fool not to install all my windows updates like a good boy.)

In all, both dialogues are shoddy in their lack of useful user information (but at least they’re shiny…). Needless to say the vmware close button seemed the easiest way to extract myself from the situation.

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