LOL. Problems were rare. As I said, we never regretted the move. When problems did occur, though, they were generally related to drivers (not hardware) or poorly-written software.
And when I say "poorly-written," I mean software that does things like assuming users will have admin rights or trying to stick temporary files in the Windows folder instead of the user's temp folder. And we ran into a couple of apps that weren't digitally signed, which created a problem (and is inexcusable because it's REALLY easy for developers to sign their apps). John -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 4:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Low end reliable workstations On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 4:43 PM, John Hornbuckle <[email protected]> wrote: > ... nearly all of the problems we've encountered > have been the result of poorly-written applications rather than inherent OS > problems. The other problems have been related to hardware/driver > incompatibility. So, basically, either the software didn't work, or the hardware didn't work. Right. Thanks for narrowing it down. :) In my experience, 90% of the software in the world, including 90% of Microsoft's stuff, falls into the category of "poorly-written". -- Ben NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
