> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:owner-scots-l@;argyll.wisemagic.com]On Behalf Of Jack Campin > Sent: 19 October 2002 13:22 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [scots-l] I've got the virus too - perhaps I can help. > > > >> [David Kilpatrick's son] has been unable to work at all for the last > >> three days because of the ridiculous registry system used by Microsoft, > >> which if you are obliged to install many programs and attempt to remove > >> them (we have to test digital cameras, scanners, software etc all the > >> time) and also run heavily protected software like Sage Payroll on the > >> same machine - well, the risks are huge. > > No one is "obliged" to install many programs and attempt to remove them. > > However, if yoy *choose* to do so then surely any problems encountered > > are a result of the vendors' failure to follow Microsoft's guidance on > > writing uninstall routines. > > i.e. the user is not in control of their own computer, which I think is > where we came in. (From what David said he *is* obliged to install and > remove all that software, since he's testing and reviewing it).
As I've already pointed out elsewhere, the point I was trying to make is that it's not really a good idea to do all this installing and uninstalling on the same machine as you're using to software the business depends on. If your business involves a lot of installing and un installing the use a separate machine for this purpose. I've also pointed out that the vast majority of PCs are used in a business environment where the last thing management wants is to let users control their own machine. The whole point of the high-end Windows operating systems is to allow centralised control of enterprise networks. > A tune (with two layers, even). This does bass clef and multi-voice in > ways that so far are only found in BarFly for the Mac, but abcm2ps should > make sense of it with a bit of tweaking. Hurrah! at last we get back to the music! Regards, Ted Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
