Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

re: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

Lindy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:52:47 GMT

Dipsh I agree my 7 year old twins would like that software. They love sitting in front of my wifes iMac and recording them selves in photo booth and playing it back.

re: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

Dipsh t Admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:23:34 GMT

MS is well known for not taking themselves too seriously and making corny videos like this. Of course this video will never see a TV set (well unless you are running Media Center and watching that, but I digress). I read it was meant to be corny, as the idea of the software is a novelty in itself.

I do think that kids will get a kick out of the product. I know my cousins would like it. If they release it for the Wii it will do quite well, actually.

re: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

subzerohitman721 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:29:25 GMT

@Tayme,

Perhaps you are right, but I try to review anything important as an iWork, a Windows beta, an MS Office, or what have you with a completely different mindset. I try to empty my head of any preconcieved notions and view things objectively and as dispassionately as possible. I'm looking for pros and cons. I'm looking for surprises and disappointments. I'm looking to see if what the designers promised has actually manifested.

One such I reported to MIcrosoft is randomly in Windows 7 version of IE8, after you highlight something and click off the highlight, sometimes a random blue straight line remains above the words. I'm assuming this is a glitch that's typical with beta programs.

However tayme, I've also seen a lot of Mac users have an openly positive reception to the Windows 7 beta. At least those who are like you that multi-OS platforms are the norm and keep an open mind. I've read many blogs and reports that using Bootcamp you can load Windows 7. It works very well and I think those Mac users are satisfied and maybe a little shocked.

re: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

Yawn! — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:41:36 GMT

kanwaljit

>O/T:

>Ques for Tayme: Have you managed to install Windows 64 bit on your MBP >yet? If yes, are you getting random BSODs? I mean, the pc is just working >normally and suddenly it bsods?

I have with Virtual Box - No BSOD's yet, installed Safari and itunes 64 bit with no problems. Safari 64 bit runs fine no driver for sound on 64 bit so no comment on itunes thought it does every thing else just fine.

Also running a 32 and 64 BIt on an HP with XP in Virtual Box with little problem.. The only problem I have had is after streaming TWIT-TV after an hour the 32bit version froze 2x's.

Yawn!

re: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

robertsjoe — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:38:30 GMT

@lindy: It's not funny though. If that was their intention, they missed the mark by a million miles. It's horrendously bad.

re: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

Lindy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:30:09 GMT

Shark I could give a rats @$$ what robert says and I think he is a troll 99% of the time. That said call it what it is. If that AD was NOT done like that intentionally then MS should fire everyone involved with it.

That was like some crazy SNL skit. I thought it was fake, the ad and the product.

Robert I am serious. If they made it that way to be funny, as in corny as hell then its funny. Funny like the Bill and Jerry ads but better since you understand easily there is a product they are trying to push. If that is just a ad to show off that product then they need help.

It has to be a corny, on purpose, ad to be funny and show what their research department is doing.

re: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

robertsjoe — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:22:31 GMT

@lindy: "Mikey G get on the horn with one of our MS pals and please tell us they intentionally made that ad corny."

You're not serious, right? Otherwise it's desperation. I bet they would say it was meant to be corny only after they realise that the whole world is laughing at them - even though that's not what they intended. Like some of the other lame videos Microsoft has released recently.

re: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

shark47 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:17:30 GMT

I guess we can let robertsjoe and robertsjoe sp2 play for a while before they go and do their homework.

re: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

Lindy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:14:41 GMT

Mikey G get on the horn with one of our MS pals and please tell us they intentionally made that ad corny.

re: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

Lindy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:10:21 GMT

Ok if you want a truly gut busting laugh so hard you stomach hurts just read the comments on this site.

i.gizmodo.com/.../microsoft-songsmiths-corny-musical-infomercial

Some of my favorites...

"Rope, please."

"Wow. That almost made me kill myself. Thanks Microsoft :) "

re: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

robertsjoe — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:34 GMT

@lindy: No, it's real. Really shockingly bad.

re: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

Lindy — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:50:29 GMT

For the LOVE OF GOD, that Song smith is real!!!!!!!!!! I thought his link was some lame spoof.

Man that is funny!!

re: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

tayme — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:42:49 GMT

@robertsjoe - You'd better get going on your homework before Mom and Dad come down there and see what you are doing.

--tayme

re: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

tayme — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:41:24 GMT

@kanwaljt - I have not yet...It may be a day or 2 before I do.

--tayme

re: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

DRWAM — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:35:59 GMT

Road trip to Wae's place! Bring your laptops.