Trust me. :-)
I enjoyed watching the new Macintosh ads, “Broken Promises” and “Teeter Tottering”, on CNET, but TODAY I read this little horror story at fortune.cnn.com about some college students who took up Microsoft on their $29 (I mentioned it here.) electronic version of Windows 7 Home Edition, which was sold for Microsoft by Digital River. (BTW, “Teeter Tottering” is SO close to the story of a Facebook Friend of mine who very recently had a major Windows disaster that we almost expected HER to be co-starring with Mac and PC! 
)
The version doesn’t seem to install properly on some machines running 32-bit Vista. Apparently, “the download files weren’t properly packaged, or something, and when some users tried to “unload the box” they got an error that read:
We are unable to create or save new files in the folder in which this applicatioin was downloaded”
Well… less than three hours after the new operating system launched, a discussion thread with the error message as the title began on Microsoft Answers‘ Windows 7 install forum. By Saturday morning, the article had over 500 replies and had been read almost 44,000 times!
According to the Fortune article, Microsoft technicians had been pointing users to a 5-step Download Squad workaround (reproduced in the Fortune article, with other helpful suggestions) that “might be enough to send students screaming to the nearest Apple Store.” The article speculates that the entire incident could wind up in a Macintosh ad soon.
When my kids were in school, I gave them MacBooks. (Note added October 31, 2009: Actually one was a MacBook, and one was the MacBook’s predecessor, the iBook.)
Nobody needs a crash or viral infection before final exams. Trust me.
-Bill at Cheshire Cat Photo™
You can view higher-resolution photos (*generally* 7-30 megabytes, compressed) at the Cheshire Cat Photo™ Pro Gallery on Shutterfly™, where you can also order prints and gifts decorated with the photos of your choice from the gallery. Apparel and other gifts decorated with some of our most popular photos can be ordered from the Cheshire Cat Photo™ Store on CafePress®. Both Shutterfly™ and CafePress® ship to most international locations worldwide! If you don’t see what you want or would like to receive an email when new photos are up on the site, send us an email at info@cheshirecatphoto.com.
