Another incredible MS f@#k-up
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My Kid Sister is 21? What can't she hear? All foul language is censored so why get your panties in such a bunch over a fellow developer having a very bad day. Take away the fact that this is a public forum where we should be able to vent our frustration ( not be emotionless drones who never get angry ) and this lounge is useless. I'm not saying its the best place for it but i don't think they guy deserved to get verbally raped by the entire community population for venting a bit. Grow up people. My 2 cents. -- Joe Joseph Dempsey joseph_r_dempsey@yahoo.com "What?, Of course its fireproof! ...... < 10 Minutes later in the ER > Sorry..." How about, "Bugs?, of course there are not bugs .... < 3 weeks after Production Release > Sorry..."
to vent your frustration, there is the soap box. There is a difference between ranting, and discussing. THIS was a rant. goes to the soapbox. The forum is not "public" as you like it, it belongs to Chris Maunder. He scraps together the money to make it possible. He invited you to the party, but he sets the rules. kid sister: are you playing dumb, or devils advocate? She's of course around 13, and.. just think of us old retarded whackos, who think a 13 year old girl doesn't necessarily need to know the Kamasutra front to back. Well, there are other, worse things we old farts don't like her to hear.. but I'm not sure if you can relate. My two bucks. P.S. or look at it this way: it's the only chance we can legally rant in the lounge :rolleyes:
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igor1960 wrote: Alot of people, including somebodies kid syster maybe offended by you placing the flag of the country they may not like in your signature. Who? Why? :confused: Do you even know which country's flag it is? igor1960 wrote: Should somebody ask to remove it then? Yes. If they really don't like it, they should stand up and speak. What I do next, is my look-out however. ;)
Regards,Rohit Sinha
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- Mother TeresaIf you think that flag of India deserves to be posted on each message coming from you to the programming site hosted in Canada -- that's up to you. I personally have different understanding of patriotism. As to offended parties: I read newspaper articles that India is almost at war with at least one of there neighbours. But again, it maybe propaganda. Regards "...Ability to type is not enough to become a Programmer. Unless you type in VB. But then again you have to type really fast..." Me
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igor1960 wrote: Alot of people, including somebodies kid syster maybe offended by you placing the flag of the country they may not like in your signature. Who? Why? :confused: Do you even know which country's flag it is? igor1960 wrote: Should somebody ask to remove it then? Yes. If they really don't like it, they should stand up and speak. What I do next, is my look-out however. ;)
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
- Mother TeresaOK! Eventhough, I am an Indian, I don't like to have my country flag to be shown on this website......I assume this website is purely meant for programmers and NOT for people have lots of PATRIOTISM!!! I think if anyone can express what they like/believe thru incorporating some animated figures in their signatures, tomorrow someone come up with a NUDE DANCER signature, which will definitely hurt many people on this board!!!! So, I believe it is better to remove it.........
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If you think that flag of India deserves to be posted on each message coming from you to the programming site hosted in Canada -- that's up to you. I personally have different understanding of patriotism. As to offended parties: I read newspaper articles that India is almost at war with at least one of there neighbours. But again, it maybe propaganda. Regards "...Ability to type is not enough to become a Programmer. Unless you type in VB. But then again you have to type really fast..." Me
igor1960 wrote: If you think that flag of India deserves to be posted on each message coming from you to the programming site hosted in Canada -- that's up to you. The image for the flag is hosted on my own website which is paid for by me. The site is hosted in Canada, run by an Australian, and visited by people from all over the world. There is no rule on CP which says I can't wave my flag in my sig. I still feel the flag in my sig is appropriate. igor1960 wrote: I read newspaper articles that India is almost at war with at least one of there neighbours. But again, it maybe propaganda. So? Anyway, this is not entirely true. India and Pakistan have initiated steps towards bilateral agreements and the tension is resolving slowly. Plus, I'm on friendly terms with most Pakistani developers who post in these forums. I don't think they'll be offended.
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
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OK! Eventhough, I am an Indian, I don't like to have my country flag to be shown on this website......I assume this website is purely meant for programmers and NOT for people have lots of PATRIOTISM!!! I think if anyone can express what they like/believe thru incorporating some animated figures in their signatures, tomorrow someone come up with a NUDE DANCER signature, which will definitely hurt many people on this board!!!! So, I believe it is better to remove it.........
Your concern about inappropriate images is a valid one. However, it hasn't happened till now. The site admin allows us to do it. Whenever he thinks the feature should be removed, he'll do so. As for the patriotism bit, what's wrong with it?
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
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If you think that flag of India deserves to be posted on each message coming from you to the programming site hosted in Canada -- that's up to you. I personally have different understanding of patriotism. As to offended parties: I read newspaper articles that India is almost at war with at least one of there neighbours. But again, it maybe propaganda. Regards "...Ability to type is not enough to become a Programmer. Unless you type in VB. But then again you have to type really fast..." Me
:rolleyes: :wtf: Come on, this is an international site - why can't people display the flag of their country?
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Your concern about inappropriate images is a valid one. However, it hasn't happened till now. The site admin allows us to do it. Whenever he thinks the feature should be removed, he'll do so. As for the patriotism bit, what's wrong with it?
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
- Mother TeresaI think Igor was merely indicating that what offends one person is a matter of degree. Since you ask, I find blind patriotism far more offensive than profanity.
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I think Igor was merely indicating that what offends one person is a matter of degree. Since you ask, I find blind patriotism far more offensive than profanity.
Andrew McCarter wrote: I find blind patriotism far more offensive than profanity. So do I. :) [EDIT] I also don't like pointless debates. [/EDIT]
Regards,Rohit Sinha
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If any MS buttheads are listening, go see if you can find the incompetent asshole responsible for the 'Windows XP Application Compatibility ANALyzer. This low-grade shareware quality piece of s&%t is supposed to test an app's readiness for inclusion in the 'Windows Catalog'. A do-nothing MFC app (MFC 7.1) causes a number of errors in the Obsolete API category... but that's only a hint of the fun that's about to start. I tried running a non-trivial app with this joke of a test tool. It wouldn't run at all - but not because it failed a compatibility test (no test other than the obsolete API was selected, and the app uses none, except those included in the MFC code). Experiments indicate the reason it wouldn't run is that a folder in the path, and the app name itself, have spaces in them. The 'tool', if one was to so glorify this piece of puke, is apparently unable to deal with this test of programming skills. But wait - that's only the start. Since the failed attempt to run said app under the Compatibility ANALyzer, it now won't run at all. Apparently a registry/system modification is made by the ANALyzer such that all attempts to run said app will log ANALyzer data. But since the ANALyzer is incapable of dealing with a space in the path, it is now impossible to run said app at all - either through the VS.NET 2003 IDE, or even by double clicking the file in Windows Explorer. I removed the app entry from the ANALyzer's list, to no avail. I've uninstalled the ANALyzer and the modifications remain in place. I've searched the likely locations in the registry to try and find the offending entry, with no luck. So not only does the tool not work for s$&t, it now prevents me from (apparently) ever running that app/working on that project again, unless (it seems) I re-format my HD and re-install everything. Oh yeah, I'm going to try that again! Ask me if I f#$%*&g care about inclusion in the goddamn Windows f^^&$#g Catalog!!! At this point, I'm about ready to return the new Visual Studio, Windows XP Pro and every other f&*(@#g thing I've bought from Bill's bunch of boneheads in the last 6 months and begin developing for Linux.
Curious, I tried to find this tool. All I could find was the Windows Application Compatiblity Analyzer (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/appcompatibility/analyzer.mspx[^]) It's too big to download on my current slow dial up connection. However, from what I read it seems that the data gathering piece is a service.
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People here seem to be married to Microsoft. Pankaj Without struggle, there is no progress
Yes, Microsoft is my wife. ;P
Regards,Rohit Sinha
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Pissing and moaning about Microsoft here is akin to bitching about GWB in a public setting - you're going to get assaulted and probably censored. Remember, your problems are your obviously own making, and never consider that Microsoft is anything but the best. But as usual, the fine folks here miss the whole point of your story, in that the product that ships as part of the development tool and is touted as a feature has totaly screwed up by *not* following the design guidelines in regards to spaces in filenames, and has additional modified your registry settings so that your program can no longer operate. Again, it's much more fun and worthwhile to punish you verbally. Your manager has been notified, and it will go in your permanent record. The fix, aside from deleting this program, is to modify the registry and remove the setting for the specific application name that you're developing that is causing this problem. You might also want to consider making image backups of your system, and in addition, purchase a registry monitering/backup tool that can do daily diffs.
Todd C. Wilson (meme@nopcode.com) NOPcode.com "Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free: Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the Way." - Chuang-Tzu "Zen in the Martial Arts"
Glad to hear a balanced and well thought out response Tim. Unfortunately of late Code Project has turned into a headjob emporium for GWB and WGIII. Very little thought is given to responses and is just the herd mentality of jumping on anything that is not the majorities view. People claim to be professionals but I think mid high school dwellers is more like it. Michael Martin Australia "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
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If any MS buttheads are listening, go see if you can find the incompetent asshole responsible for the 'Windows XP Application Compatibility ANALyzer. This low-grade shareware quality piece of s&%t is supposed to test an app's readiness for inclusion in the 'Windows Catalog'. A do-nothing MFC app (MFC 7.1) causes a number of errors in the Obsolete API category... but that's only a hint of the fun that's about to start. I tried running a non-trivial app with this joke of a test tool. It wouldn't run at all - but not because it failed a compatibility test (no test other than the obsolete API was selected, and the app uses none, except those included in the MFC code). Experiments indicate the reason it wouldn't run is that a folder in the path, and the app name itself, have spaces in them. The 'tool', if one was to so glorify this piece of puke, is apparently unable to deal with this test of programming skills. But wait - that's only the start. Since the failed attempt to run said app under the Compatibility ANALyzer, it now won't run at all. Apparently a registry/system modification is made by the ANALyzer such that all attempts to run said app will log ANALyzer data. But since the ANALyzer is incapable of dealing with a space in the path, it is now impossible to run said app at all - either through the VS.NET 2003 IDE, or even by double clicking the file in Windows Explorer. I removed the app entry from the ANALyzer's list, to no avail. I've uninstalled the ANALyzer and the modifications remain in place. I've searched the likely locations in the registry to try and find the offending entry, with no luck. So not only does the tool not work for s$&t, it now prevents me from (apparently) ever running that app/working on that project again, unless (it seems) I re-format my HD and re-install everything. Oh yeah, I'm going to try that again! Ask me if I f#$%*&g care about inclusion in the goddamn Windows f^^&$#g Catalog!!! At this point, I'm about ready to return the new Visual Studio, Windows XP Pro and every other f&*(@#g thing I've bought from Bill's bunch of boneheads in the last 6 months and begin developing for Linux.
Nuff said...
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If any MS buttheads are listening, go see if you can find the incompetent asshole responsible for the 'Windows XP Application Compatibility ANALyzer. This low-grade shareware quality piece of s&%t is supposed to test an app's readiness for inclusion in the 'Windows Catalog'. A do-nothing MFC app (MFC 7.1) causes a number of errors in the Obsolete API category... but that's only a hint of the fun that's about to start. I tried running a non-trivial app with this joke of a test tool. It wouldn't run at all - but not because it failed a compatibility test (no test other than the obsolete API was selected, and the app uses none, except those included in the MFC code). Experiments indicate the reason it wouldn't run is that a folder in the path, and the app name itself, have spaces in them. The 'tool', if one was to so glorify this piece of puke, is apparently unable to deal with this test of programming skills. But wait - that's only the start. Since the failed attempt to run said app under the Compatibility ANALyzer, it now won't run at all. Apparently a registry/system modification is made by the ANALyzer such that all attempts to run said app will log ANALyzer data. But since the ANALyzer is incapable of dealing with a space in the path, it is now impossible to run said app at all - either through the VS.NET 2003 IDE, or even by double clicking the file in Windows Explorer. I removed the app entry from the ANALyzer's list, to no avail. I've uninstalled the ANALyzer and the modifications remain in place. I've searched the likely locations in the registry to try and find the offending entry, with no luck. So not only does the tool not work for s$&t, it now prevents me from (apparently) ever running that app/working on that project again, unless (it seems) I re-format my HD and re-install everything. Oh yeah, I'm going to try that again! Ask me if I f#$%*&g care about inclusion in the goddamn Windows f^^&$#g Catalog!!! At this point, I'm about ready to return the new Visual Studio, Windows XP Pro and every other f&*(@#g thing I've bought from Bill's bunch of boneheads in the last 6 months and begin developing for Linux.
AntiAlias wrote: At this point, I'm about ready to return the new Visual Studio, Windows XP Pro and every other f&*(@#g thing I've bought from Bill's bunch of boneheads in the last 6 months and begin developing for Linux. Amen, brother. Did it about a year back and it feels great! I'm using RH9 (with a dual boot to XP for my wife). I use MS products when people pay me to use them. As I'm sure you realize now, this is not the place to beat on MS. You'll get very little sympathy here. Unfortunately. J
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Andrew McCarter wrote: I find blind patriotism far more offensive than profanity. So do I. :) [EDIT] I also don't like pointless debates. [/EDIT]
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
- Mother TeresaRohit, Nice Sig! :-D BW "Patriotism Roxors" - I. P. Freely
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Rohit, Nice Sig! :-D BW "Patriotism Roxors" - I. P. Freely
Thanks! Yours too. :cool:
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
- Mother Teresa