[OT] How to trash Windows XP.

Hi Pszemol.

I thought you'd enjoy this. I needed to install Cisco VPN and Windows
updates, so I figure "Hey, we live in the 21st Century and concurrency
issues are now rudimentary and easy to handle. Surely Microsoft has
this under control."

Long story short, I did both simultaneously, hit reboot, and Windows is
now trashed complaining that it can't find Explorer.exe. Oops. I
haven't reinstalled XP on this box in the last 18 months, so I might as
well start with a clean slate.

Well, not really clean, this is windows after all. But, a fresh install
at least. Wish me luck.

--Kurt

On Dec 12, 8:20 am, KurtG wrote:
Hi Pszemol.

I thought you'd enjoy this. I needed to install Cisco VPN and Windows
updates, so I figure "Hey, we live in the 21st Century and concurrency
issues are now rudimentary and easy to handle. Surely Microsoft has
this under control."

Long story short, I did both simultaneously, hit reboot, and Windows is
now trashed complaining that it can't find Explorer.exe. Oops. I
haven't reinstalled XP on this box in the last 18 months, so I might as
well start with a clean slate.

Well, not really clean, this is windows after all. But, a fresh install
at least. Wish me luck.

--Kurt
THIS IS NOT A WINDOWS OR SOFTWARE GROUP ASSHOLE ITS JERKS LIKE YU THAT
CAUSE THE GROUP TO BE TRASHED BY POSTING OFF TOPIC AND ASSININE
POSTS......DUMBASS!

KurtG wrote:
Hi Pszemol.

I thought you'd enjoy this. I needed to install Cisco VPN and Windows
updates, so I figure "Hey, we live in the 21st Century and concurrency
issues are now rudimentary and easy to handle. Surely Microsoft has
this under control."

Long story short, I did both simultaneously, hit reboot, and Windows is
now trashed complaining that it can't find Explorer.exe. Oops. I
haven't reinstalled XP on this box in the last 18 months, so I might as
well start with a clean slate.

Well, not really clean, this is windows after all. But, a fresh install
at least. Wish me luck.

--Kurt

Kurt,
Yeah the wonders of windows - at one point I attempted to do something
similar to what you mention (fortunately it was only on a VMware
server)...yeah...DID NOT work...similar issue to yours, although as I
recall it wasn't explorer.exe since i was able to boot up still...set
back UAT a good 3 days while I futzed with it though.


--
Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch)
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"KurtG" wrote in message .. .
I thought you'd enjoy this. I needed to install Cisco VPN and Windows
updates, so I figure "Hey, we live in the 21st Century and concurrency
issues are now rudimentary and easy to handle. Surely Microsoft has
this under control."

Unfortunatelly Microsoft is not writing all installation software...
So in your case you can blame cisco for screwing up the installer.

Pszemol wrote:
Unfortunatelly Microsoft is not writing all installation software...
So in your case you can blame cisco for screwing up the installer.

I'm surprised you didn't blame the user. After all, I agreed to reboot
the system right in between a critical windows update. It's no matter
that the update tool didn't delay the reboot or complete it's job after
the boot, It's obviously another pesky user error.

It's doubly bad that he blamed MS for it too. Damn users. MS would be
better off without them.

--Kurt

"KurtG" wrote in message .. .
I'm surprised you didn't blame the user. After all, I agreed to reboot
the system right in between a critical windows update. It's no matter
that the update tool didn't delay the reboot or complete it's job after
the boot, It's obviously another pesky user error.

Well, you did not mention you reboot in between windows update.
That was your mistake.

It's doubly bad that he blamed MS for it too. Damn users.
MS would be better off without them.

Well, users should never be allowed to install such pieces of software.
Administrators howver should be much smarter than rebooting the
system in the middle of the critical os modules installation process.

Anyway - EOT for me. This is heavy NTG.

Pszemol wrote:
Well, you did not mention you reboot in between windows update.
That was your mistake.

Apparently. Bad user. Back to linux with ye. What? You think our
updates are transactional. Ha, ha.

On Dec 13, 5:01 am, KurtG wrote:
Pszemol wrote:
Well, you did not mention you reboot in between windows update.
That was your mistake.

Apparently. Bad user. Back to linux with ye. What? You think our
updates are transactional. Ha, ha.

Who the hell ever said KurtG was smart.He is a bigger dumbass than
Wayne and George and Wolfdogg could ever think of
being.................Then again what do you expect for a ****ing
****** like Kurt who is obsessed with wearing womens
clothes...........duh!