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Story: Microsoft upgrade knocks out 80,000 government PCs
Posted by: Anonymous (Tuesday 30 November 2004, 2:30 PM)
Why didn't they do a programmed upgrade to batches of computers, after they had tested the upgrade for compatibility?
No one in their right mind upgrades that many computers all at one time.
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Story: Microsoft upgrade knocks out 80,000 government PCs
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Sorry but this is unacceptable and as a cockup eve... NJ -
Microsoft causing PCs to crash unknowingly. How i... Anonymous
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Blame the driver (EDS) and not the car (MS)
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"the point is that MS software shouldn't just fall... Alaric
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I find it interesting EDS is involved.
I'm no fan... Anonymous
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Didn't they test the upgrade first!!! Anonymous
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Basic tenet of change management, apart from testi... Anonymous
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If it's EDS why was there a surprise that the impl... Stephen P. Goodman
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To Quote . . ."If it's EDS why was there a su... Anonymous
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This was an EDS error, MS are not at fau... Anonymous
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I have a feeling that the problem here lies with E... Steve Atherton
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The real problem is that just about everyone consi... Arthur B.
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