Sunday, January 20, 2008

Vista is a piece of shit

hear hear!

ok no, seriously, one problem leads to another
and perhaps it's hp's fault, but my laptop is going nowhere

Vista is a piece of shit:

buy laptop in hk,
install vista,
during installation, vista does not create a user properly, and we are unable to log in;
take it back to the store,
they reinstall vista and it's all good again.

back to aus,
install/setup wireless router,
attempt to get laptop connected wirelessly to the internet but alas,
net works fine for a few hours,
before modem fails.

after a 2 week net-less intermission,
new modem and the internet is back up and running again,
router is working fine with the new modem from bigpond,
second attempt at a wireless internet connection:
unsuccessful.

idea:
plug it directly into the router first,
then find solutions on the net,
i discover appropriate drivers required on hp website.
download download.

idea x2:
install msn while im waiting,
while installing msn, the installation determines that vista is not authentic,
and DISABLES FULL USAGE OF THE COMPUTER,
demands are set for verification of a product key.

promptly find the product key on the bottom of the laptop,
enter it in,
invalid,
double-check it and enter it again:
INVALID, MY ASS, VISTA!!! >:(

-end-

impromptu poetry of epic proportions, inspired by windows vista, written by jason.


I guess I'll be on the phone with HP tomorrow (and the day after and the day after..) for a couple of hours, disciphering the outsourced technical support.

yay


Posted by jason @ 5:58 PM 4 letter(s) to the editor

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