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Microsoft Pulls Vista SP1 Update

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the undo-undo-undo dept.

1shooter writes "news.com reports that Microsoft is withdrawing SP1 for Vista. Nick White, Microsoft product manager blogged 'We've heard a few reports about problems customers may be experiencing as a result of KB937287,' wrote White. 'Immediately after receiving reports of this error, we made the decision to temporarily suspend automatic distribution of the update to avoid further customer impact while we investigate possible causes.'"

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  1. The irony, it burns. by Noryungi · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    The MS Product Manager for Vista is named "Nice White".

    Let me rephrase this: the ugliest, most user-unfriendly OS out there is managed by a guy named "Nice".

    Bada-Bing! Thank you, I'll be here all week. Feel free to mod me down, now.

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  2. first coin purse! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    testicles are a myth!

  3. Oops by Eddy+Luten · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Even though they pulled out, infections were inevitable.

    1. Re:Oops by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Actually, this quote from your link is pretty interesting:

      Spermicides, used alone, have the highest failure rates of all methods of birth control -- even higher than withdrawal!

      So that settles it. We now have a perfect analogy for MSFT's strategy and, even better, it doesn't involve a car.

  4. Re:Amiable Caucasian by R2.0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I bet he has a vewy good fwiend in Wome named Bigus Dickus.

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  5. If You Really Want to Help Your Customers by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Microsoft, if you really want to help your customers, pull Vista completely, and don't release it, or any successor, OS until you've stripped out all the consumer VERY UNFRIENDLY DRM. We hate you for it, and I don't notice movie studios making up for that hate.

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  6. Re:Amiable Caucasian by operagost · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I couldn't visit the website in your sig to find out what your beef is, but I thought you might want to know that it's the electoral college. I assume that you're also against affirmative action for non-rednecks.

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  7. Re:Oh, stop it! by Rary · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    We're trying to bash Microsoft here. Stop being so damned reasonable!

    I'm sorry. My bad.

    Vista is teh sux0rz! I've never used it, but it's the worst piece of sh*t OS I've never used! My brother's cousin's nephew's boyfriend installed Vista SP2 three months ago and it blew up his computer and killed everyone on the block! And Bill Gates eats puppies!

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  8. Re:HA HA by Runefox · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I know I shouldn't be doing this, and it's offtopic even for this little tirade, but...

    It only takes one bullet, no matter the size, to have you require some wipes and a body bag.

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