Vista - Even shutdown is broken in Vista?!?!?!

10-24-2007

Been a while since I brought up one of the myriad of Vista problems I've run
into, but this one is so elementary, "WTF" has become almost like a comma in
my speech. Basically, I hit the Start button, and hit the Shutdown button
(the one that looks like the power icon on electronics). Whereas Vista used
to bring up a list of applications running and ask if I'd like to shut down
anyway, all I get is the screen dims to black and after less than a second,
it goes back to my normal desktop as if nothing had happened. There is no
event indicating a problem in the Event Log, and Vista isn't doing squat
outside briefly dimming the screen, so what the hell gives? If there was a
problem with the system, why isn't Vista reporting it? There should either
be an event logged or a <gasp> dialog box telling me what's happening, but
it's just the same half-assed functional nothing that I'm getting used to
yet oh-so-tired of in Vista. That being absent, I'm left with searching
Usenet, and so far, all I've seen on the topic pertains to Vista doing stuff
like restarting instead of shutting down and other stuff indicative of Vista
doing SOMETHING.

BTW: This is attempt number 4 at posting this because in addition to the
aforementioned being broken, Outlook Express (I call it like I see it, and
whatever MS is calling now it is just as terrible as OE was and now is)
decided that it can't sign into Communities so stuck itself in a damn
infinite loop of a message box telling me it can't sign in. So in summary,
they can't be bothered to display a message box when the system fails to
respond to a shutdown request, but it can't sign into its own ID service, it
spins off into an INFINITE LOOP. I'm trying to recall the last time I've
even seen an infinite loop in production code...seriously.

10-25-2007

"Keith Patrick" <richard_keith_patrick@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Been a while since I brought up one of the myriad of Vista problems I've
> run
> into, but this one is so elementary, "WTF" has become almost like a comma
> in
> my speech. Basically, I hit the Start button, and hit the Shutdown button
> (the one that looks like the power icon on electronics). Whereas Vista
> used
> to bring up a list of applications running and ask if I'd like to shut
> down
> anyway, all I get is the screen dims to black and after less than a
> second,
> it goes back to my normal desktop as if nothing had happened. There is no
> event indicating a problem in the Event Log, and Vista isn't doing squat
> outside briefly dimming the screen, so what the hell gives? If there was a
> problem with the system, why isn't Vista reporting it? There should either
> be an event logged or a <gasp> dialog box telling me what's happening, but
> it's just the same half-assed functional nothing that I'm getting used to
> yet oh-so-tired of in Vista. That being absent, I'm left with searching
> Usenet, and so far, all I've seen on the topic pertains to Vista doing
> stuff
> like restarting instead of shutting down and other stuff indicative of
> Vista
> doing SOMETHING.
>
> BTW: This is attempt number 4 at posting this because in addition to the
> aforementioned being broken, Outlook Express (I call it like I see it, and
> whatever MS is calling now it is just as terrible as OE was and now is)
> decided that it can't sign into Communities so stuck itself in a damn
> infinite loop of a message box telling me it can't sign in. So in summary,
> they can't be bothered to display a message box when the system fails to
> respond to a shutdown request, but it can't sign into its own ID service,
> it
> spins off into an INFINITE LOOP. I'm trying to recall the last time I've
> even seen an infinite loop in production code...seriously.
>
>

Control Panel | System and Maintenance | Power Options | Choose what the
power buttons do (on the left)

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not send email

10-26-2007

thank god MS made so easy and apparent .. LOL

Another stupid idiotic vista "innovation"

VISTA SUUUCKKKKSSSSSSS!!!

GREENPEACE should SUE microsoft since sleep does not turn the hardware off
100% right away!

"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <franksaunders@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Keith Patrick" <richard_keith_patrick@xxxxxx> wrote in
> message news

F3292D8-58F1-49FB-90A5-02D4CC9FAC8D@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> Been a while since I brought up one of the myriad of Vista problems I've
>> run
>> into, but this one is so elementary, "WTF" has become almost like a comma
>> in
>> my speech. Basically, I hit the Start button, and hit the Shutdown button
>> (the one that looks like the power icon on electronics). Whereas Vista
>> used
>> to bring up a list of applications running and ask if I'd like to shut
>> down
>> anyway, all I get is the screen dims to black and after less than a
>> second,
>> it goes back to my normal desktop as if nothing had happened. There is no
>> event indicating a problem in the Event Log, and Vista isn't doing squat
>> outside briefly dimming the screen, so what the hell gives? If there was
>> a
>> problem with the system, why isn't Vista reporting it? There should
>> either
>> be an event logged or a <gasp> dialog box telling me what's happening,
>> but
>> it's just the same half-assed functional nothing that I'm getting used to
>> yet oh-so-tired of in Vista. That being absent, I'm left with searching
>> Usenet, and so far, all I've seen on the topic pertains to Vista doing
>> stuff
>> like restarting instead of shutting down and other stuff indicative of
>> Vista
>> doing SOMETHING.
>>
>> BTW: This is attempt number 4 at posting this because in addition to the
>> aforementioned being broken, Outlook Express (I call it like I see it,
>> and
>> whatever MS is calling now it is just as terrible as OE was and now is)
>> decided that it can't sign into Communities so stuck itself in a damn
>> infinite loop of a message box telling me it can't sign in. So in
>> summary,
>> they can't be bothered to display a message box when the system fails to
>> respond to a shutdown request, but it can't sign into its own ID service,
>> it
>> spins off into an INFINITE LOOP. I'm trying to recall the last time I've
>> even seen an infinite loop in production code...seriously.
>>
>>

>
> Control Panel | System and Maintenance | Power Options | Choose what the
> power buttons do (on the left)
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> www.fjsmjs.com
> Do not send email

10-24-2007	#1 (permalink)
Keith Patrick n/a posts	Even shutdown is broken in Vista?!?!?! Been a while since I brought up one of the myriad of Vista problems I've run into, but this one is so elementary, "WTF" has become almost like a comma in my speech. Basically, I hit the Start button, and hit the Shutdown button (the one that looks like the power icon on electronics). Whereas Vista used to bring up a list of applications running and ask if I'd like to shut down anyway, all I get is the screen dims to black and after less than a second, it goes back to my normal desktop as if nothing had happened. There is no event indicating a problem in the Event Log, and Vista isn't doing squat outside briefly dimming the screen, so what the hell gives? If there was a problem with the system, why isn't Vista reporting it? There should either be an event logged or a <gasp> dialog box telling me what's happening, but it's just the same half-assed functional nothing that I'm getting used to yet oh-so-tired of in Vista. That being absent, I'm left with searching Usenet, and so far, all I've seen on the topic pertains to Vista doing stuff like restarting instead of shutting down and other stuff indicative of Vista doing SOMETHING. BTW: This is attempt number 4 at posting this because in addition to the aforementioned being broken, Outlook Express (I call it like I see it, and whatever MS is calling now it is just as terrible as OE was and now is) decided that it can't sign into Communities so stuck itself in a damn infinite loop of a message box telling me it can't sign in. So in summary, they can't be bothered to display a message box when the system fails to respond to a shutdown request, but it can't sign into its own ID service, it spins off into an INFINITE LOOP. I'm trying to recall the last time I've even seen an infinite loop in production code...seriously.
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10-25-2007	#2 (permalink)
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM n/a posts	Re: Even shutdown is broken in Vista?!?!?! "Keith Patrick" <richard_keith_patrick@xxxxxx> wrote in message newsF3292D8-58F1-49FB-90A5-02D4CC9FAC8D@xxxxxx Quote: > Been a while since I brought up one of the myriad of Vista problems I've > run > into, but this one is so elementary, "WTF" has become almost like a comma > in > my speech. Basically, I hit the Start button, and hit the Shutdown button > (the one that looks like the power icon on electronics). Whereas Vista > used > to bring up a list of applications running and ask if I'd like to shut > down > anyway, all I get is the screen dims to black and after less than a > second, > it goes back to my normal desktop as if nothing had happened. There is no > event indicating a problem in the Event Log, and Vista isn't doing squat > outside briefly dimming the screen, so what the hell gives? If there was a > problem with the system, why isn't Vista reporting it? There should either > be an event logged or a <gasp> dialog box telling me what's happening, but > it's just the same half-assed functional nothing that I'm getting used to > yet oh-so-tired of in Vista. That being absent, I'm left with searching > Usenet, and so far, all I've seen on the topic pertains to Vista doing > stuff > like restarting instead of shutting down and other stuff indicative of > Vista > doing SOMETHING. > > BTW: This is attempt number 4 at posting this because in addition to the > aforementioned being broken, Outlook Express (I call it like I see it, and > whatever MS is calling now it is just as terrible as OE was and now is) > decided that it can't sign into Communities so stuck itself in a damn > infinite loop of a message box telling me it can't sign in. So in summary, > they can't be bothered to display a message box when the system fails to > respond to a shutdown request, but it can't sign into its own ID service, > it > spins off into an INFINITE LOOP. I'm trying to recall the last time I've > even seen an infinite loop in production code...seriously. > > Control Panel \| System and Maintenance \| Power Options \| Choose what the power buttons do (on the left) -- Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM www.fjsmjs.com Do not send email
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10-26-2007	#3 (permalink)
Tie Various n/a posts	Re: Even shutdown is broken in Vista?!?!?! thank god MS made so easy and apparent .. LOL Another stupid idiotic vista "innovation" VISTA SUUUCKKKKSSSSSSS!!! GREENPEACE should SUE microsoft since sleep does not turn the hardware off 100% right away! "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <franksaunders@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:CD2BA76F-9542-46A6-AF75-BDD8FE932EEA@xxxxxx Quote: > "Keith Patrick" <richard_keith_patrick@xxxxxx> wrote in > message newsF3292D8-58F1-49FB-90A5-02D4CC9FAC8D@xxxxxx Quote: >> Been a while since I brought up one of the myriad of Vista problems I've >> run >> into, but this one is so elementary, "WTF" has become almost like a comma >> in >> my speech. Basically, I hit the Start button, and hit the Shutdown button >> (the one that looks like the power icon on electronics). Whereas Vista >> used >> to bring up a list of applications running and ask if I'd like to shut >> down >> anyway, all I get is the screen dims to black and after less than a >> second, >> it goes back to my normal desktop as if nothing had happened. There is no >> event indicating a problem in the Event Log, and Vista isn't doing squat >> outside briefly dimming the screen, so what the hell gives? If there was >> a >> problem with the system, why isn't Vista reporting it? There should >> either >> be an event logged or a <gasp> dialog box telling me what's happening, >> but >> it's just the same half-assed functional nothing that I'm getting used to >> yet oh-so-tired of in Vista. That being absent, I'm left with searching >> Usenet, and so far, all I've seen on the topic pertains to Vista doing >> stuff >> like restarting instead of shutting down and other stuff indicative of >> Vista >> doing SOMETHING. >> >> BTW: This is attempt number 4 at posting this because in addition to the >> aforementioned being broken, Outlook Express (I call it like I see it, >> and >> whatever MS is calling now it is just as terrible as OE was and now is) >> decided that it can't sign into Communities so stuck itself in a damn >> infinite loop of a message box telling me it can't sign in. So in >> summary, >> they can't be bothered to display a message box when the system fails to >> respond to a shutdown request, but it can't sign into its own ID service, >> it >> spins off into an INFINITE LOOP. I'm trying to recall the last time I've >> even seen an infinite loop in production code...seriously. >> >> > > Control Panel \| System and Maintenance \| Power Options \| Choose what the > power buttons do (on the left) > > -- > Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM > www.fjsmjs.com > Do not send email
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