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Prescription Meds For Vista Sleep Disorder

Posted by kdawson on from the you-will-sleep-now-and-when-you-wake dept.

Arnold O'Connor writes "NeoSmart Technologies has compiled a list of hotfixes and patches provided by Microsoft for Windows Vista that address a large number of issues related to waking/resuming a Vista PC (both x86 and x64) from sleep or hibernation. Sleep-related disorders have plagued Vista since its release, though they were not present in earlier betas. Most of these fixes are due to be included in Windows Vista SP1 — codenamed Fiji."

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  1. Ah! by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Funny

    And you thought saying "Windoze" was a stale joke...

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  2. Re:x64? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yes, that's a typo. It should be c64.

  3. Re:They have a codename for Vista's SP1 already by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's just silly to call a service packs like Fiji, maybe better Somalia or Iraq

  4. 1995 called by eneville · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... and they want their PNP problems back

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  5. When will they fix the DRM bug? by GuyverDH · · Score: 3, Funny

    ie - create the new DRM free Vista - they could call it the "Vista PUDRMFE" - Vista Penultimate Digital Rights Management Free Edition

    Of course, they'll probably claim they can't take out the DRM because it's a crucial part of the operating system.

    Hmmm - wonder how ReactOS is doing lately....

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  6. More Disorders by pedramnavid · · Score: 2, Funny

    But what about Windows' narcolopsy problems? What will fix those?

  7. When does the "Wow" start again? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Did they mean it like, "Wow, I can't believe they actually shipped this unfinished piece of shit!"

  8. Mac and PC by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, this situation sounds ripe for lampooning in a new one of Apple's "Mac & PC" ads:

    Mac and PC in twin beds, an alarm goes off. Mac wakes up but PC was sitting up in bed twitching nervously.

    "Good morning--"

    "AH!"

    "I'm a... Mac."

    "And I'm a p-p-PC."

    "Hey, PC, haven't you been sleeping?"

    "No! No, I, uh, I-I can't sleep."

    "Really, do you need something?"

    "No, it's not that. I-I mustn't go to sleep because I'm afraid I won't wake up. There have been reports, you know, that since the release of Vista, PCs have had problems with not waking up from sleep."

    "Gee, that's too bad. Me, I have no problems waking up from sleep. I mean, within two seconds, I'm up and fully alert. That isn't true for you?"

    "..."

    "Uh, PC? PC, hello? Hey, PC, wake up!"

    "..."

    "Oh my."

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