Re: I'd like to be the only one who decides when my computer reboots
From: Vince C. (none_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/13/04
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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 21:30:14 +0200
"Shenan Stanley" <news_helper@hushmail.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:OBK9jzUsEHA.2252@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Vince C. wrote:
> > - ... you have pending updates; your computer needs to reboot: do you
> > want to reboot now?
> > - No, please, reboot later
> > ...
> > - Ohoo, you have pending updates; do youwant to reboot now?
> > - I said: No thanks, reboot later!
> > ...
> > screen turns black (power saving option)
> > - Ok, I'm rebooting now, despite your will!
> >
> > Hell! it lives!
>
> Is it YOURS or is it in some domain?
> If in a domain, complain to your supervisor and ask that it not occur that
> way - your IT people have options.
No, it's mine.
> If it is yours, it is your fault. You told it (either by setting up
> automatic updates or by installing these updates manually) that it should
> (in essence) do its own work. Change Automatic updates to either download
> and notify or not to download at all and do it yourself.
No, no, then tripple no.
My fault... Let's clarify that: I've done exactly what you've (and others in
this thread) suggested, i.e. select "Download *then* notify. I just accepted to
install the updates by clicking the notify icon. Updates did their stuff and I
got warned my computer had to reboot for the pending updates to finish the
install process. Well, as usual.
First: getting a notification every five minutes telling me I have to "reboot
for the updates..." (I'm sparing you the bla bla) is everything but a cool
feature. Leave it for dummies but not for me. Ok, I can seem pretentious but I
*am* my computer's admin. I've been developing under Windows for years - I've
made my studies before Windows 3.1 came out - , been a system admin for years,
been a network admin for years too... That kind of evolution, well... I call it
backward-evolution. Looks like Microsoft assumes Windows users are plain
dummies. Probably, after all, but I'm not the one to judge and estimate that.
And, know what? I don't care at all.
Next, my point is: I have good reasons to chose to reboot later. And I don't
agree that Microsoft (or whoever) makes the decision in my place. If Microsoft
want to rule everyone's PC, that's their own business. But they won't rule mine:
I - and you and anyone else too - can still chose what operating system I'm
working with. Let's not forget that, right?
[snipped, for heaven's sake ;-)]
> Hope it helps.
>
> --
> <- Shenan ->
> --
> [...]you are the one ultimately
> responsible for your actions/problems/solutions.
That's a great moral. Yes, I fully agree. But for my own acts, only. I'm not
responsible for MS wanting to absolutely control my PC when I said just "No".
You know that, it's the same when a woman says : "No"... does it remind you
something?
> Know what you are
> getting into before you jump in with both feet.
Ha... I should have known that before I ever installed my very own MSDOS
machine, in 1988...
Vince C.
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