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Come Inside... => The Computer Room => Topic started by: Miss Demeanour on July 15, 2010, 09:36:32 AM

Title: Error Reports
Post by: Miss Demeanour on July 15, 2010, 09:36:32 AM
What on earth happens to these messages if you press send ....?

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Do they ever, ever do anything about them ? Seems totally pointless to me so why keep it in as a software feature. Happens in Word, Excel , Explorer all the time  Shrugs:
Title: Re: Error Reports
Post by: Uncle Mort on July 15, 2010, 09:42:50 AM
I can only assume that they do look at them, it's the only explanation as to why Microsoft issue so many bloody updates!  cussing:
Title: Re: Error Reports
Post by: Grumpmeister on July 15, 2010, 09:48:16 AM
I've long believed that its Microsoft's way of saving money. Normally when software is developed there is a period of beta testing in order to find the bugs and make sure that it is working as well as possible before releasing it. On the other hand, when it comes to Microsoft, we are the beta testers and pay them for the 'privilege'
Title: Re: Error Reports
Post by: Barman on July 15, 2010, 09:49:44 AM
Sometimes 9although very rarely I must say) pressing the 'send' button results in a link to a solution...

More often than not the solution is 'this software is nothing to do with us, get an update from your supplier'...  ::)
Title: Re: Error Reports
Post by: Grumpmeister on July 15, 2010, 09:51:38 AM
Sometimes 9although very rarely I must say) pressing the 'send' button results in a link to a solution...

More often than not the solution is 'this software is nothing to do with us, get an update from your supplier'...  ::)

And then lo and behold, in the next hotfix/service patch a solution will quietly appear.
Title: Re: Error Reports
Post by: Miss Demeanour on July 15, 2010, 09:59:29 AM
I've never received a solution to my problems  noooo:
Title: Re: Error Reports
Post by: Grumpmeister on July 15, 2010, 10:01:19 AM
I've never received a solution to my problems  noooo:

Voddy and Chocs  whistle: