Ambiguous error messages...
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I love the ones you get in IE such as... "Windows cannot display the web page" You go to the diagnostics button and it basically tells you to contact your system administrator... :(
Steve Naidamast Black Falcon Software, Inc. blackfalconsoftware@ix.netcom.com
Steve Naidamast wrote:
You go to the diagnostics button and it basically tells you to contact your system administrator...
It gets even more fun when you are your own system admin :P
"Silently laughing at silly people is much more satisfying in the long run than rolling around with them in a dusty street, trying to knock out all their teeth. If nothing else, it's better on the clothes." - Belgarath (David Eddings)
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My favorite that I've seen recently is "The operation completed successfully." Apparently Windows now considers this an "exception".
My favourite message (that wasn't an error) came from a Microsoft Game: MTM (Monster Truck Madness). When I was updating the game via my dial-up connection, 10 or so years ago, it was keeping track of the update in a fashion like: "Downloading update... 14378 KB of 400 KB completed." Oh, Microsoft, how wonderful 'tis to see thy glorious programming talent!
"Silently laughing at silly people is much more satisfying in the long run than rolling around with them in a dusty street, trying to knock out all their teeth. If nothing else, it's better on the clothes." - Belgarath (David Eddings)
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...don't you just love them? They add challenges to your life.
Steve Jowett ------------------------- Real Programmers don't need comments -- the code is obvious.
What about "A catastropic failure has occured?" - Gaston
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Figmo2 wrote:
"Keyboard error. Press any key to continue..."
and to compound the problem, you discover your keyboard doesn't have an 'ANY' key. :doh:
Steve Jowett ------------------------- Real Programmers don't need comments -- the code is obvious.