Why, Windows, Why?

By Ken Hess on May 12th, 2010 2:32 am

I used to refer to Windows as "The Infinitely Rebooting OS" and it has improved some over earlier versions but today was a different story and reminded me of those thrilling days of yesteryear. My question is why, Windows, why? Why must I reboot when I install a desktop application? Why must I reboot again when that application receives an update? I have to reboot for patches, applications, updates and installing Internet Explorer's latest version. Come on, give me a break. There has to be an easier way.

I hear what you're saying, "There is an easier way, Ken, you can use Linux." Well, that is true in almost every case except where my employer is concerned. The company standard is Windows and I have to comply with that standard.

But, that really isn't the problem. The problem isn't what I use or that I use it. The problem is that it's ridiculous to reboot all the time. If the wind blows from the East, I have to reboot. If my wife sneezes, I have to reboot. If someone uses Windex , anywhere in the world, I have to reboot.

Why can't Microsoft fix this?

And, no, I don't believe it's a feature. It's a flaw.

I don't hate Windows. I don't hate Microsoft. They deserve to exist, to make a profit, to flourish but the product they deliver needs to be something more than just a thing I have to fix between reboots.

If it's necessary to reboot because of some stupid DLLs needing to be refreshed with a reboot, then make them dynamically unloadable and reloadable. It shouldn't take a reboot, which, even on the best machines can take ten minutes before the system is ready for use.

And, no, Windows still has to be rebooted almost every time I use it.

Dear Microsoft, please fix your !@#$%^& operating system.

Or don't. I'll run it in a VirtualBox VM with Ubuntu 10.10 as soon as it comes out.

What do you think? Is it possible that Microsoft has overlooked the user's point-of-view when building operating systems?

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Ken, when it comes down to it I think it comes down to money. True Microsoft has about 63.796% of all the world's money but still this problem will simply cost them too much to fix. As long as the lion share of the market still tolerates and pays for their products they will assume that it is 'good enough'

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I know but all I did was install Visio. Good grief. How hard is it to program a system that doesn't require a reboot after installing Visio?

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not hard at all. costly.

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I too think that it is a flaw that Windows keep rebooting or asks to reboot every time a change occurs. It's almost like Microsoft itself. Everytime someone brings out something new (like Firefox, Chrome, Google Spreadsheet), they have to go back to the basics and start all over again.
But I dont hate MIcrosoft either and just wish they will fix this problem. I don't think there is any excuse for it. It is NOT costly to fix the problem. Their engineers simply overlooked this detail. Win & offers some respite from this, but not completely.

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That is one of the reason I choose Linux and among others. Reboot, virus, malware, spyware, clean-up, defrag and the list goes on. If you need to use Window, why not try dual boot or use virtualisation. I believe there is a lot of software for that. Better still convince you company to adopt Linux. After all it cost them almost nothing.

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