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Failed Win XP Upgrade Wipes Out UK Government Agency

Posted by michael on from the automatic-upgrades-deemed-harmful dept.

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.

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  1. Re:We need to educate the decision makers by KontinMonet · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Unfortunately faxyourmp does not work for all MPs - it certainly does not work for my MP (one of Blair's babes). But then again, she has never acknowledged a single email or letter either (probably doesn't have a clue what I'm on about).

    Anyway, I rather suspect EDS has our govt. in it's back pocket. Just about everything they touch get totally fcuk'd up - but they continue to be given £billions.

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