BROADBAND. In Lund there will be disappointment for those who bought a
computer with Microsoft’s new operating system, Vista. More
precisely, there they will not be able to connect to the Internet.
Lunds open “citynet” has a Linux server that is not
compatible with Microsoft’s operating system. According to
Lunds Energi, which runs citynet, the fault lies with a bug in Windows
Vista, and there are no plans to replace the server.
“A swap could lead to problems of a different sort. Our
engineers are looking at what we can do. But it is really up to
Microsoft to take action on the matter,” says Åsa
Holmander, product director at Lunds Energi.
At Microsoft, the whole thing has come as a surprise.
“I haven’t heard anything about this. Nobody has
contacted us as far as I know. But if Lunds Energi gets in touch with
us, then we can surely arrive at a solution,” says Michael
Bohlin who is product marketing chief.
Lunds Energi refers customers to a solution at Microsoft’s
support pages. But for Annie Johansson who will begin studying in Lund
this autumn, these recommendations weren’t helpful.
“It made no difference and still the Internet worked fine at
home in Ljungby. Now I get to borrow my little brother’s
computer instead.”
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Lund’s Citynet Shuts Out Surfers With Vista
BROADBAND. In Lund there will be disappointment for those who bought a computer with Microsoft’s new operating system, Vista. More precisely, there they will not be able to connect to the Internet.
Lunds open “citynet” has a Linux server that is not compatible with Microsoft’s operating system. According to Lunds Energi, which runs citynet, the fault lies with a bug in Windows Vista, and there are no plans to replace the server.
“A swap could lead to problems of a different sort. Our engineers are looking at what we can do. But it is really up to Microsoft to take action on the matter,” says Åsa Holmander, product director at Lunds Energi.
At Microsoft, the whole thing has come as a surprise.
“I haven’t heard anything about this. Nobody has contacted us as far as I know. But if Lunds Energi gets in touch with us, then we can surely arrive at a solution,” says Michael Bohlin who is product marketing chief.
Lunds Energi refers customers to a solution at Microsoft’s support pages. But for Annie Johansson who will begin studying in Lund this autumn, these recommendations weren’t helpful.
“It made no difference and still the Internet worked fine at home in Ljungby. Now I get to borrow my little brother’s computer instead.”