And there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
That sentence pretty much describes every other day working to administer a Microsoft Windows installation. This is because I get to deal with what I’ve come to call “illogical deviances”, abnormalities, downright idiocy. Over time, I’ve come to understand that I can’t expect the same outcome from a repeatable operation.
What works today, doesn’t tomorrow for no seeming reason. This is the one part of working with Windows that drives me up a wall. It seems to me that for a massive conglomerate as Microsoft, taking the time to perform a “finishing” routine should be par for the course.
KB article 973772 is an example of what I’m talking about. Apparently, on a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computer, when attempting to configure the printer item in Group Policy Preferences for printers that use third-party drivers (which, unless Microsoft’s now manufacturing and selling printers, is every single printer available), Group Policy Preferences stops responding. When this problem occurs, it is no longer possible to perform any other operations in addition to no longer being able to logoff.
Why does this problem happen? Well … because a hidden dialog box is opened.
A hidden dialog box.
This is the kind of BS programming that infuriates people, wastes time (thus money) and drives those of us who prefer to think in logical terms to believe we’re going insane.
A hidden dialog box.
Sigh.
