Scandisk
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I just installed the win2k service pack 4, and now I don't have a properties dialog for the hard drives, and there is no scandisk.exe on my drive anymore. Is this normal? :mad:
Microsoft calls this "an enhancement" or "new features." :|:confused: X| Later,
JoeSox
www.humanaiproject.org "Dream as if you'll live forever; live as if you'll die tomorrow." - James Dean(ISTP) -
Like Wesner, nearly every installation of an update or service pack has destroyed or at least seriously damaged what ever machine I was applying it to. A very few have worked smoothly, and they have gotten much worse in the past few years. Frequently there are bits of info that indicate that a certain order must be followed when installing multiple fixes, but such notices never accompany the patches - they are only discovered after the damage is done. I suspect that a major part of the problem is that Windows Update installs all patches at once, without apparent regard to interactions that may occur. I've had far better luck deselecting all but one patch at a time and repeating the process until it's done, but that can take several days for each machine. There's gotta be a better way!
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus LongRoger Wright wrote: There's gotta be a better way! Microsoft heavily depends upon customer feedback, the more you tell them about a problem the more attention they will devote to it. MS Feedback page[^] Later,
JoeSox
www.humanaiproject.org "Dream as if you'll live forever; live as if you'll die tomorrow." - James Dean(ISTP) -
I just installed the win2k service pack 4, and now I don't have a properties dialog for the hard drives, and there is no scandisk.exe on my drive anymore. Is this normal? :mad:
gregs wrote: there is no scandisk.exe on my drive anymore. Is this normal? This means scandisk found an error on the disk and commited suicide when it realized it was of no use to you anymore. He used a .50 Caliber automatic rifle, and well there was bullet spray and he finished himself and took out the HD property dialog. Its a tragedy. You should be in mourning right now. :P Matt Newman "Two things have come out of Berkley, Unix and Acid, we do not belive this to be a coincidence"
Linux sucks twice as fast and 10 times more reliably, and since you have the source, it's your fault. -Ca1v1n Post best viewed with lynx -
Everytime I install a service pack from Microsoft my system gets toasted and I have to reinstall. Service packs are do more damage than the viruses it supposed to prevent. (Leave it to Microsoft to find a euphemism [service pack] for its own viruses that it inflicts on customers) Wes
I'm with Anders on this one. I have never had any problems with a service pack. John
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That'll learn ya...
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gregs wrote: there is no scandisk.exe on my drive anymore. Is this normal? This means scandisk found an error on the disk and commited suicide when it realized it was of no use to you anymore. He used a .50 Caliber automatic rifle, and well there was bullet spray and he finished himself and took out the HD property dialog. Its a tragedy. You should be in mourning right now. :P Matt Newman "Two things have come out of Berkley, Unix and Acid, we do not belive this to be a coincidence"
Linux sucks twice as fast and 10 times more reliably, and since you have the source, it's your fault. -Ca1v1n Post best viewed with lynx -
Roger Wright wrote: There's gotta be a better way! Microsoft heavily depends upon customer feedback, the more you tell them about a problem the more attention they will devote to it. MS Feedback page[^] Later,
JoeSox
www.humanaiproject.org "Dream as if you'll live forever; live as if you'll die tomorrow." - James Dean(ISTP)JoeSox wrote: Microsoft heavily depends upon customer feedback The last time I talked with Microsoft was 1995, when they released Win95 on 13 floppy disks. They were very helpful and spent the time to help me succesfully install the product - it took a couple of hours then... Since then they have never once returned a phone call or responded to an email. I have gone so far as to chase down a product manager at a trade show in order to retrieve a personal phone extension or email address, and despite promises to help, I have been ignored. I have never dealt with any company in my life so determined to avoid customer support. I would love to have the opportunity to serve as a customer service representative for the company, just for the fun of teaching them what the term means - they're entirely clueless...
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
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Wait for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 SP 1. :rolleyes:
David Wulff
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David Wulff wrote: Wait for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 SP 1. ROTFL ! But shouldn't it be called Windows 2000 SP 4.1? :thinks for a while: No, that'd take the joke out. :laugh:
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Roger Wright wrote: There's gotta be a better way! Microsoft heavily depends upon customer feedback, the more you tell them about a problem the more attention they will devote to it. MS Feedback page[^] Later,
JoeSox
www.humanaiproject.org "Dream as if you'll live forever; live as if you'll die tomorrow." - James Dean(ISTP)I just clicked the link to see what was there, and this is what was there: This Service is Currently Not Available This service is currently not available. We are aware of this issue and are working to resolve it as quickly as possible. Please try one of the following options for assistance: *bunch of links to webpages here ...
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:laugh: Matt Newman "Two things have come out of Berkley, Unix and Acid, we do not belive this to be a coincidence"
Linux sucks twice as fast and 10 times more reliably, and since you have the source, it's your fault. -Ca1v1n Post best viewed with lynx -
That'll learn ya...
:rolleyes: Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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JoeSox wrote: Microsoft heavily depends upon customer feedback The last time I talked with Microsoft was 1995, when they released Win95 on 13 floppy disks. They were very helpful and spent the time to help me succesfully install the product - it took a couple of hours then... Since then they have never once returned a phone call or responded to an email. I have gone so far as to chase down a product manager at a trade show in order to retrieve a personal phone extension or email address, and despite promises to help, I have been ignored. I have never dealt with any company in my life so determined to avoid customer support. I would love to have the opportunity to serve as a customer service representative for the company, just for the fun of teaching them what the term means - they're entirely clueless...
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus LongRoger Wright wrote: I would love to have the opportunity to serve as a customer service representative for the company, just for the fun of teaching them what the term means yeah, anyone who charges for the customer service:suss: but I have met a few good MS people when going to the Redmond campus for usablity studies. I have mixed feelings about microsoft. generally I like their software and the standard it provides but I don't like their business practices. but anyways...:-D Later,
JoeSox
www.humanaiproject.org "Dream as if you'll live forever; live as if you'll die tomorrow." - James Dean(ISTP) -
I just clicked the link to see what was there, and this is what was there: This Service is Currently Not Available This service is currently not available. We are aware of this issue and are working to resolve it as quickly as possible. Please try one of the following options for assistance: *bunch of links to webpages here ...
zenboy wrote: This Service is Currently Not Available :laugh: obviously they didn't want your opinion;P but seriously, maybe they were doing maintenance? I tried it again and it worked. odd Later,
JoeSox
www.humanaiproject.org "Dream as if you'll live forever; live as if you'll die tomorrow." - James Dean(ISTP) -
Strange, I have NEVER had a single problem with a servicepack. Installed all servicepacks on NT4, Win2k and WinXP through time ;) - Anders Money talks, but all mine ever says is "Goodbye!"
I agree about the installation of the service packs giving no problems but it's also important to note that without significant problems existing with the software you are applying the service pack to, you wouldn't need to apply a service pack in the first place! ;) Any way, any subsequent release of a service pack must surely indicate that the previous service pack did indeed have problems ;) "The folly of man is that he dreams of what he can never achieve rather than dream of what he can." "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance."