Re: Printer friendly versions worthless

"MikeyD" <dworkinmg2(removethis)@msn.com> wrote in message
news:36AD6D7E-C8E4-47C0-8134-...
> Is there anyone out there who can explain why such a simple thing as
> verifying that printer friendly versions of the Security Bulletins really
> are
> printer friendly is apparently much too difficult for Microsoft to do
> right?
>
> The so-called printer friendly versions of both the June Bulletin and
> every
> single one of MS06-021 - MS06-032 are worthless as print versions. They
> appear to be identical to the originals; text prints on only half the page
> because the links on the left-hand side of the page were not removed. (The
> same problem occurred with MS06-002 and MS06-003 back in January.)
>
> What kind of idiots does Microsoft employ who do not check their work?
> It's
> no wonder they cannot get the big things right when they cannot get such a
> simple thing as this right!
>
> Is anyone from Microsoft reading this???
>
> Maybe "Softies" just don't think that anyone actually prints out hard
> copies
> of these bulletins. I do, and know of others who also try to print them
> out
> (at least when theyr'e not fouled up).
>
> [I happen to be a Microsoft shareholder and I am getting sick and damned
> tired of the stupidity, incompetence, broken promises and downright lies
> ("WGA really isn't spyware) emanating from Redmond. Maybe I'll attend the
> next shareholders'
> meeting before you know who puts them out of business. Perhaps it is time
> for Gates to get the hell out!]
>
> --
> WIN-XP(SP2)-Home

One of the reasons I switched to Firefox.
Ted

MikeyD wrote:
> Is there anyone out there who can explain why such a simple thing
> as verifying that printer friendly versions of the Security
> Bulletins really are printer friendly is apparently much too difficult for
> Microsoft to do right?
>
> The so-called printer friendly versions of both the June Bulletin
> and every single one of MS06-021 - MS06-032 are worthless as
> print versions. They appear to be identical to the originals; text prints
> on only half the page because the links on the left-hand side of the page
> were not removed. (The same problem occurred with MS06-002 and
> MS06-003 back in January.)
> What kind of idiots does Microsoft employ who do not check their
> work? It's no wonder they cannot get the big things right when they
> cannot get such a simple thing as this right!
>
> Is anyone from Microsoft reading this???
>
> Maybe "Softies" just don't think that anyone actually prints out
> hard copies of these bulletins. I do, and know of others who also
> try to print them out (at least when theyr'e not fouled up).
>
> [I happen to be a Microsoft shareholder and I am getting sick and
> damned tired of the stupidity, incompetence, broken promises and
> downright lies ("WGA really isn't spyware) emanating from Redmond.
> Maybe I'll attend the next shareholders'
> meeting before you know who puts them out of business. Perhaps it
> is time for Gates to get the hell out!]

Ted wrote:
> One of the reasons I switched to Firefox.

Although I use firefox, I have to say....

Wha?!
So you switched to Firefox so the security bulletins "Printer Friendly"
display mentioned above would not work there either?

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...1.mspx?pf=true
<- Same in either browser - broke.

Switching to gain nothing seems.. weird.

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