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the honeymoon is over, the new car smell has faded
My Mac experience has quickly turned to shit.
- The M$ Office updater downloaded a huge update and then failed to install it. I tried again and the result was the same. Also, the file was nowhere to be found. I ended up downloading and installing it manually.
- The OS X 10.4.6 update downloaded and failed about a quarter through the installation. The file was nowhere to be found even though the failure message claimed i could locate it in the Finder. I tried the updater again and now it hangs during "Checking for updates...", with the progress bar about 25% full. I downloaded the update manually, but when it says "Select a volume for installation", my hard drive never appears. It's just blank.
- I downloaded and installed the latest iPod update. After a reboot, iTunes ran fine. After another reboot, iTunes crashed when i ran it, and when i reopened it, it ate my library.
Wait a second.
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HT Sez:
(Anonymous) 2006-04-10 11:02 am (UTC)(link)Just from my general experience, I'd say that the MS software screwed the pooch and set off a cascading error cavalcade. I first saw this sort of thing way back with Word 6, and it's happened a few times since then.
Anyhoo, if you do decide to get rid of it, call/email me first, as I could care for it. That said, "archive and install" is your friend, as you are working in a war zone right now. Moreover, try NeoOffice to manage any word-related stuff you need to do. Please advise me via email for more concerns.
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Oh, no doubt, and i have. I think things will work out, though.