Windows, how thou have betrayed me...

So, I really have never had too much of a problem with Windows before. I mean, it has its flaws, but because I have used it most of my life, I have been fine with it.

Today, however, I hate it with a passion.

I have been working on this giant Excel document at work. When I left yesterday, I must have forgotten to save it. Today, I turn on the monitor and...***?!?! Windows has a happy little message telling me it updated itself and had to restart. How convenient! Thanks Windows, for making my life easy! >:O

Graaaaawl (mean sounding version)

Why would you set Windows to automatically update itself? That's the equivalent of giving a retarded kid the keys to your car ;P

Are you calling Windows a retarded kid??? Wait, it is a retarded kid. Good point!

cheesybanana, unfortunately you have a just learned a lesson that everyone seems to have to learn the hard way (that's how I learned it too) - always save your work frequently. At this point, when working on anything complicated, I almost reflexively save it about every 5 minutes. You never know when that next power outage might occur!

5 minutes? I hit Command+S at the end of every sentence!! ;P

Kash said:

5 minutes? I hit Command+S at the end of every sentence!! ;P

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Not just me then, thank god. But seriously, it's a habbit I've gotten into.

Kash said:

Why would you set Windows to automatically update itself? That's the equivalent of giving a retarded kid the keys to your car ;P

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It is my work computer! I haven't messed with it at all. I have always kept them off on my home PC, so I didn't even think about it! And I like your analogy

It was my fault for not saving. I usually do save quite a bit when I am working on something and when I am done for the day. I must have just forgot that day.

ARG! I think the message is what made me the most mad. Like, 'Windows automatically restarted to update your system!' It was that exclamation point. It was mocking me.

Doesn't Excel automatically make backups on its own? You may have a backup you don't know about with all your stuff in it.

Right, there's an autobackup feature in Office. It's possible that you can recover from the last autosave, which would obviously cover everything you did prior to the restart.

Kash said:

Right, there's an autobackup feature in Office. It's possible that you can recover from the last autosave, which would obviously cover everything you did prior to the restart.

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I looked for it for a little while, but then just went ahead and redid what I lost.

It wasn't too much. I was saving as I was doing it, so its not like I lost the whole thing.

Unfortunate, yes.
The fault of Windows? No.

Actually it's a good idea to save no matter what computer or OS you are using. Accidents happen, Power Failures, User Error, ETC.

I really trust my Macs and OSX but still I save often. One never knows. Nothing is perfect.

Automatic update on Windows can cause issues if it reboots the system and you are not there to stop it.

Everyone who is a real Windows power user (of which I am but I do like my Macs) knows to never ever NEVER set Automatic Update to auto install....just change the setting to notify only.....then you have the final control on the update process, and as lifeisabeach and Kash has said, Office in the later versions (I think 2000 on for Windows) autosave currently saved documents regularly and again upon program shutdown. One of Microsoft's better ideas....Your dpcument should be fully intact but go to System Properties, Automatic Update dialog and set it to notify only.......it should be the last option before turning it completely off....

It's never a good idea to let Windows do anything on it's own.

I understand that Microsoft is doing everything they can to push out Windows 7 as quickly as possible. Vista continues to haunt them, and they are trying to sweep it under the carpet as quickly as they can.

WolfsBane said:

It's never a good idea to let Windows do anything on it's own.

I understand that Microsoft is doing everything they can to push out Windows 7 as quickly as possible. Vista continues to haunt them, and they are trying to sweep it under the carpet as quickly as they can.

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Yup... and the sooner they rush it out, the worse off it will be. Heh... actually I wouldn't be surprised if they simply re-dress XP and claim it as a newer, faster Windows.

Our corporate setup is to have HP Radia maintain all of the Windows PCs. (We have 6,000 people in the company.) When Radia does its thing (usually at a bloody inconvenient time), it will sometimes tell you it's about to update something. Security updates to Windows however happen automatically. If/when there's a need for reboot, if you're around, you get 5 minutes to postpone the reboot. Otherwise, it will reboot on its own.

Does that mean a retarded kid is running our ... no, I can't say that here. ;D

lifeisabeach said:

Yup... and the sooner they rush it out, the worse off it will be. Heh... actually I wouldn't be surprised if they simply re-dress XP and claim it as a newer, faster Windows.

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They rushed Vista, look what happened. Windows users will be happy if it is XP again... I actually ENJOYED XP when I had it, and never thought I would want a Mac. I was one of the most anti-mac people in the world, until Vista. Thanks microsoft for showing me the light side Call it Windows XP7 or something, and sales will go up, just the fact it would be related to XP

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They rushed Vista, look what happened. Windows users will be happy if it is XP again... I actually ENJOYED XP when I had it, and never thought I would want a Mac. I was one of the most anti-mac people in the world, until Vista. Thanks microsoft for showing me the light side Call it Windows XP7 or something, and sales will go up, just the fact it would be related to XP

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LOL! Yeah... XP2. Or... howsabout "Windows XP Reloaded"?

Sounds like PEBKAC than a Windows problem. Moving on...