SDK's from Microsoft...

Nick Parker

When the DirectX 9.0 SDK became available on December 18th there were several threads posted, so I went and downloaded it to my home computer and installed it the following day. After a restart I thought I would quickly start playing with DirectX under C#. Oh No, my computer had slowed to the speed of a turtle on crack. I quickly (in relative terms that is) went and uninstalled this piece thinking this would solve my problem and with another quick reboot thought I had fixed it all. This would not be the case as it doesn't completely uninstall DirectX and my box was still slow. :mad: Needless to say I had to actually use the System Restore for the first time in my life, which might I add is a very nice little utility. Ahhh, why does MS feel the need to release SDK's with so many bugs, or am I the only one with this problem?

Nick Parker

You see the Standards change. - Fellow co-worker

Rama Krishna Vavilala

Nick Parker wrote: I the only one with this problem? I know that I am not in your group. Things look fine for me. The mistakes made in this API make me realise that Microsoft has become big enough that it can shelter morons. If anyone working for me wrote anything this bad and tried to release it, I would kill them and display the body as a warning to the rest of the team. - Christian Graus about C# - GDI+

Roger Wright

Nick Parker wrote: the speed of a turtle on crack. That presents an interesting visual... I once poured a half-ounce or so of cocaine into the adit of an ant hill, then was haunted for a week by visions of tireless ants denuding the forest in a frenzy of violent activity. Brrrrr, scary thoughts... "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)

David Wulff

Nick Parker wrote: or am I the only one with this problem? No problems here, but there are so many factors involved all sorts of things could go wrong unpredicited. Try it again controlled and if it repeats the problem post about it in the appropriate Microsoft news group and see if it gets picked up on.

David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk

Skippy, the rain won't come! [+]

Nick Parker

Rama Krishna wrote: I know that I am not in your group. Things look fine for me. Ah well, I guess I should retry it at a later time. :)

Nick Parker

You see the Standards change. - Fellow co-worker

Nick Parker

Roger Wright wrote: I once poured a half-ounce or so of cocaine into the adit of an ant hill, then was haunted for a week by visions of tireless ants denuding the forest in a frenzy of violent activity. Brrrrr, scary thoughts... Wow, are you tell true stories of you youth again Roger?

Nick Parker

You see the Standards change. - Fellow co-worker

Nick Parker

David Wulff wrote: Try it again controlled and if it repeats the problem post about it in the appropriate Microsoft news group and see if it gets picked up on. I think I will do that possibly in a few days, I am just glad my system is back to normal now.

Nick Parker

You see the Standards change. - Fellow co-worker

Lost User

Nick Parker wrote: my computer had slowed to the speed of a turtle on crack How do you know ? :~ Elaine (fluffy tigress emoticon) The tigress is here :-D

David Stone

Nick Parker wrote: am I the only one with this problem? Yes.:-D Nick Parker wrote: I had to actually use the System Restore for the first time in my life, which might I add is a very nice little utility Isn't that thing great? I love it. It's already saved me a couple times.

I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

Nick Parker

Trollslayer wrote: How do you know ? I should have know that I would catch flack from everyone on that statement. I was only making a comment about the speed of the computer. Besides, wouldn't it be inhumane to do that to a turtle? :laugh:

Nick Parker

You see the Standards change. - Fellow co-worker

Nick Parker

David Stone wrote: Isn't that thing great? Yep. :)

Nick Parker

You see the Standards change. - Fellow co-worker

Roger Wright

Naw, that was only a couple of years ago. It was a wilderness area, and I found the baggie buried in sand next to the ashes of an illegal campfire. I figured someone had been surprised in the course of a meeting and had to abandon the area in a hurry, and it appealed to my twisted sense of humor to give the ants a good time...:-D "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)

Giles

Gotchya!!!! So it was you who stole me bag of coke. And now I know where you live. :-D Excellent. Mwwwhha ha ha ha ha!