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> So I was copying some files last night. I wanted to get all the
> pictures in 5 subdirectories that matched a specific name (about 40
> pictures out of 500). I moved the group of directories into a folder
> of their own so I could easily limit my search to just those
> directories. How long did you say the index would take to update?
> Pretty freaking scary to copy 500 pictures to a subfolder (which did
> not take too too long) but then have only 2 returns show up on the
> search when you know there are more than that. Useless POS. Anyways,
> after some searching and researching and my system chugging away to
> scan non-indexed files and locations I think I finally had the list.
> I think. I am still not sure if the list included everything I wanted,
> but since I have been running Vista I find a lower expected work
> quality generally helps.
>
> Anyways, I have my list of photos so I start to copy them to a
> processing directory. Vista kacks somewhere in the middle of this
> list. I get a beauiful dialog saying that Explorer has kacked and
> Vista is the one who caused it. Best yet - there IS a solution. I
> think, that's odd. I thought I was set to recieve auto-updates. So I
> find the link to the KB article (why can't I have links underlined?
> bloody hard to find links when you are used to the underline, I guess
> that is my bad), open the article, read the article. Sure enough, it
> seems to apply to me. Read farther along and see what things the patch
> will do to my system. A lot that I do not like. A lot that will bring
> me back to square one in configuring. But I think - what the heck - a
> patched MS product is a normal MS product. I proceed.
>
> And the UAC confirmation kicks in. I am happy this time. This is where
> I would expect it to come up - when I am installing something from the
> web. However, by this time I am so desensitized to the process that it
> is no longer even a shock when my screen blacks out for 2 seconds
> before the freaking dialog appears. My mind goes into this is 5 more
> seconds inturrupting nmy workflow, wait for the bloody ok button and
> press it.
>
> Install starts to install. It is not the worlds fasted. But it does
> its thing. Gets to the end and says it is done with something.. but I
> get a fantastic dialog saying the patch DOES NOT APPLY TO MY SYSTEM.
> Wha? I started this whole process because Vista told me there WAS a
> solution.
>
> It seems that most of the "help" and "wizard" type links I find in
> Vista are generic. They sort of look dynamic. They definately look
> like they are helpful and pertain to your problem. But for the msot
> part - they are worthless junk.
>
> For the most part I say, because they will probably be right a percent
> of the time. But a broken clock is right 2 times a day as well.
>
> Is there any way in Vista to get actual correct context sensitive help?
>
No. They seem to want you to connect a "community" thing involving hotmail.
I did, but it's quite obscure and didn't help. Not only do you have to pay
through the nose for V*sta, but you have to set up an email account so they
can spy on you even better.
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