Vista - The false intelligence of Vista

So I was copying some files last night. I wanted to get all the
pictures in 5 subdirectories that matched a specific name (about 40
pictures out of 500). I moved the group of directories into a folder
of their own so I could easily limit my search to just those
directories. How long did you say the index would take to update?
Pretty freaking scary to copy 500 pictures to a subfolder (which did
not take too too long) but then have only 2 returns show up on the
search when you know there are more than that. Useless POS. Anyways,
after some searching and researching and my system chugging away to
scan non-indexed files and locations I think I finally had the list.
I think. I am still not sure if the list included everything I wanted,
but since I have been running Vista I find a lower expected work
quality generally helps.

Anyways, I have my list of photos so I start to copy them to a
processing directory. Vista kacks somewhere in the middle of this
list. I get a beauiful dialog saying that Explorer has kacked and
Vista is the one who caused it. Best yet - there IS a solution. I
think, that's odd. I thought I was set to recieve auto-updates. So I
find the link to the KB article (why can't I have links underlined?
bloody hard to find links when you are used to the underline, I guess
that is my bad), open the article, read the article. Sure enough, it
seems to apply to me. Read farther along and see what things the patch
will do to my system. A lot that I do not like. A lot that will bring
me back to square one in configuring. But I think - what the heck - a
patched MS product is a normal MS product. I proceed.

And the UAC confirmation kicks in. I am happy this time. This is where
I would expect it to come up - when I am installing something from the
web. However, by this time I am so desensitized to the process that it
is no longer even a shock when my screen blacks out for 2 seconds
before the freaking dialog appears. My mind goes into this is 5 more
seconds inturrupting nmy workflow, wait for the bloody ok button and
press it.

Install starts to install. It is not the worlds fasted. But it does
its thing. Gets to the end and says it is done with something.. but I
get a fantastic dialog saying the patch DOES NOT APPLY TO MY SYSTEM.
Wha? I started this whole process because Vista told me there WAS a
solution.

It seems that most of the "help" and "wizard" type links I find in
Vista are generic. They sort of look dynamic. They definately look
like they are helpful and pertain to your problem. But for the msot
part - they are worthless junk.

For the most part I say, because they will probably be right a percent
of the time. But a broken clock is right 2 times a day as well.

Is there any way in Vista to get actual correct context sensitive help?

"theclyde" <theclyde@xxxxxx-gods.com> wrote in message
news:1189599916.049562.299000@xxxxxx
..
..To have your links underlined with IE7: Tools\Internet
Options\Advanced\Browsing\Underline links -- choose Always, Hover, or Never

"theclyde" <theclyde@xxxxxx-gods.com> wrote in message
news:1189599916.049562.299000@xxxxxx
You can set Windows Vista's Help to go online and get the latest available:

Start > Help and Support > at the upper right click on Options > select
Settings... > check the "Include Windows Online Help and Support when you
search for help" check box > click OK

You can set Internet Explorer to underline links as per John Hanley's
instructions.

Saucy

On Sep 12, 9:05 am, "John Hanley" <jphan...@xxxxxx> wrote:Yup, in IE. But this was not in IE, it was in a Vista dialog. Thanks
though - that is one of the first things I touch on a new system.

On Sep 12, 9:26 am, "Saucy" <saucy538347334873772.sj...@xxxxxx>
wrote:Thanks. The problem I don't think was with an out of date help though
- it was with an incorrect help.

Regardless, even with online help included... my help is neither
context sensitive nor accurate.

Is there any way to get non-IE links to underline always?

"theclyde" <theclyde@xxxxxx-gods.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:1189599916.049562.299000@xxxxxxNo. They seem to want you to connect a "community" thing involving hotmail.
I did, but it's quite obscure and didn't help. Not only do you have to pay
through the nose for V*sta, but you have to set up an email account so they
can spy on you even better.

Regards