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Failed Win XP Upgrade Wipes Out UK Government Agency

Tech · Windows · 2004-11-26 03:30 · posted by michael · from the automatic-upgrades-deemed-harmful dept. · 731 comments

Lurker McLurker writes "The BBC and the Register report that the UK Government's Department for Work and Pensions attempted to upgrade seven PCs from Windows 2000 to Windows XP, and ended up with BSODs on over 60,000 machines. I wonder if the National Health Service is regretting awarding Microsoft a £500 million contract now." The Guardian also has a good story.