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2007 07 12

More Windows Vista Problems Emerge, Solutions Unavailable

Vista: 150 problems, 0 solutions

Microsoft likes to boast that Vista is better than ever at logging difficulties with software and suggesting solutions through its Problem Reports and Solutions feature -- but for an OS that's been in final release for six months, the number of actual solutions is a tad on the minimal side. Here's the sorry evidence of what actually happens when you try and get Vista to heal itself. This is a true story, and none of the names have been changed.

http://s5h.net/u?zb0c3
iPhone Activation on Windows Vista is frustrating

The main culprit was "AppleMobileDeviceHelper," a small applet with a penchant for crashing and leaving our synchronization attempts stranded. Some users told us that disabling DEP fixed the problem for them, but the only fix we found was the good ol'-fashioned "keep trying 'till it works!" approach.

http://s5h.net/u?zebaa
Here is the site that represents Microsoft's plans for the Web.
http://s5h.net/u?z2cd6
It doesn't even validate. They want to throw .NET filth at the Web.