Vista made me staring at Configuring Updates screen for 1 hour

I just restored my Vista from a hidden partition of the HD last night.
Just when I was ready to start using my laptop, the auto update kicked
in and rebooted my PC. Then, all I could do was staring at the
Configuring Updates for ~ 1 hour (without knowing how long it would
take). After that, I had to go to bed. What a waste of time! I'm not
blaming the updates, but the design and the process can use some
improvements.

It should have warned the users of time it may require.
It should have shown the progress of the process instead of the
endless in progress animation. Vista installer can tell you how many
minutes left, why can major time-consuming updates do the same?
auto-update should have more options than installing without informing
the users. I have since turned it off.

I hope someone from MS monitors this group and can make improvements
on the new OS in the future.

"liu" <> wrote in message
news:69f6feba-79c2-4014-b315-...
>I just restored my Vista from a hidden partition of the HD last night.
> Just when I was ready to start using my laptop, the auto update kicked
> in and rebooted my PC. Then, all I could do was staring at the
> Configuring Updates for ~ 1 hour (without knowing how long it would
> take). After that, I had to go to bed. What a waste of time! I'm not
> blaming the updates, but the design and the process can use some
> improvements.
>
> It should have warned the users of time it may require.
> It should have shown the progress of the process instead of the
> endless in progress animation. Vista installer can tell you how many
> minutes left, why can major time-consuming updates do the same?
> auto-update should have more options than installing without informing
> the users. I have since turned it off.
>
> I hope someone from MS monitors this group and can make improvements
> on the new OS in the future.
>
>
>

The auto update displays a warning on the bottom of the screen giving you
about a 10 minute warning. Why wern't you staring at the screen when the
restore was working?

By the way, Vista didn't make you stare at the screen. That was YOUR choice.

On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:17:11 -0700, "Bill M. Yanaire"
<> wrote:

>
>"liu" <> wrote in message
>news:69f6feba-79c2-4014-b315-...
>>I just restored my Vista from a hidden partition of the HD last night.
>> Just when I was ready to start using my laptop, the auto update kicked
>> in and rebooted my PC. Then, all I could do was staring at the
>> Configuring Updates for ~ 1 hour (without knowing how long it would
>> take). After that, I had to go to bed. What a waste of time! I'm not
>> blaming the updates, but the design and the process can use some
>> improvements.
>>
>> It should have warned the users of time it may require.
>> It should have shown the progress of the process instead of the
>> endless in progress animation. Vista installer can tell you how many
>> minutes left, why can major time-consuming updates do the same?
>> auto-update should have more options than installing without informing
>> the users. I have since turned it off.
>>
>> I hope someone from MS monitors this group and can make improvements
>> on the new OS in the future.
>>
>>
>>
>
>The auto update displays a warning on the bottom of the screen giving you
>about a 10 minute warning. Why wern't you staring at the screen when the
>restore was working?

Why do you always come across like a fool? You think people got
nothing better to do that to stare at their computer screen or that
they never walk away for a few minutes, well do you dimwit?

I've seen updates INSTALL THEMSELVES WITHOUT ASKING and totally mess
up a render I was doing just because I stepping away for a few
minutes.

Shame they don't hand out awards for being a dumbass. You'd be a
guaranteed winner.

"Ringmaster" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:17:11 -0700, "Bill M. Yanaire"
> <> wrote:
>
>>
>>"liu" <> wrote in message
>>news:69f6feba-79c2-4014-b315-...
>>>I just restored my Vista from a hidden partition of the HD last night.
>>> Just when I was ready to start using my laptop, the auto update kicked
>>> in and rebooted my PC. Then, all I could do was staring at the
>>> Configuring Updates for ~ 1 hour (without knowing how long it would
>>> take). After that, I had to go to bed. What a waste of time! I'm not
>>> blaming the updates, but the design and the process can use some
>>> improvements.
>>>
>>> It should have warned the users of time it may require.
>>> It should have shown the progress of the process instead of the
>>> endless in progress animation. Vista installer can tell you how many
>>> minutes left, why can major time-consuming updates do the same?
>>> auto-update should have more options than installing without informing
>>> the users. I have since turned it off.
>>>
>>> I hope someone from MS monitors this group and can make improvements
>>> on the new OS in the future.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>The auto update displays a warning on the bottom of the screen giving you
>>about a 10 minute warning. Why wern't you staring at the screen when the
>>restore was working?
>
> Why do you always come across like a fool? You think people got
> nothing better to do that to stare at their computer screen or that
> they never walk away for a few minutes, well do you dimwit?
>
> I've seen updates INSTALL THEMSELVES WITHOUT ASKING and totally mess
> up a render I was doing just because I stepping away for a few
> minutes.
>
> Shame they don't hand out awards for being a dumbass. You'd be a
> guaranteed winner.

Shame they don'g give degrees for being a ****tard and dumbass. You would
have a PhD.

On Oct 2, 1:17*pm, "Bill M. Yanaire" <b...@yanaire.uk.net> wrote:
> The auto update displays a warning on the bottom of the screen giving you
> about a 10 minute warning. *Why wern't you staring at the screen when the
> restore was working?
>
> By the way, Vista didn't make you stare at the screen. That was YOUR choice.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Keep it on the topic: I wonder if you were looking at the same screen
as the one I looked at. It did ask me if I would reboot now or set it
to remind in different time frame. I think I set it to 2 hours or
more. Then suddently the system rebooted after a few minutes. In the
configuring updates screen. There was nothing but the text with the
blue MS logo background. Did it tell me it would take 3 minutes or 1
hour? Since I was waiting to do something, I waited there to see if it
would finish soon. Of course I didn't stare it the whole time, but
checked it every once a while. It was really frustrating. I'm not here
to criticize for the sake of criticizing. I'm hoping someone can read
a user opinion and improve the system.

Em Quinta, 2 de Outubro de 2008 13:17, liu escreveu:

> I just restored my Vista from a hidden partition of the HD last night.
> Just when I was ready to start using my laptop, the auto update kicked
> in and rebooted my PC. Then, all I could do was staring at the
> Configuring Updates for ~ 1 hour (without knowing how long it would
> take). After that, I had to go to bed. What a waste of time! I'm not
> blaming the updates, but the design and the process can use some
> improvements.
>
> It should have warned the users of time it may require.
> It should have shown the progress of the process instead of the
> endless in progress animation. Vista installer can tell you how many
> minutes left, why can major time-consuming updates do the same?
> auto-update should have more options than installing without informing
> the users. I have since turned it off.
Read the EULA.
you're not the one that says what vista should or shouldn't do.


> I hope someone from MS monitors this group and can make improvements
> on the new OS in the future.
We allready have a lot to add in EULA, some laws are been developed to
protect the system from users like you...