Dear Windows.

[gridlore]

Die in a fire. I was having the best game of Civ IV I've had in weeks when you suddenly decided it was time to upload those "critical updates" I told you to put off until tomorrow. Game gone, no save.

I learned everything I need to know about reprogramming you in Combat Demolitions. Got it?

Comments

[seawasp]

I get the impression you are somewhat disquieted by these events. Could you make your feelings on the matter clearer? :)

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

HULK SMASH PUNY OS!!!!!!

[pauldrye.livejournal.com]

BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH?! HULK GIVE YOU GREEN FIST OF DEATH!

[biomekanic.livejournal.com]

Crap like that was why I have set my autosave to every 3 turns.

Any chance that your game is in the autosave files?

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Problem is this happened right after I had taken three of Shaka's cities in one turn. Even with the autosave, I will have lost that critical turn.

[kengr]

There's a reason I have mine set to *ask* if I want to download the updates, then ask if I want to apply them. And why I do "custom" so I can approve them individually (and more importantly have a window where I can watch them progressing)

Alas, even with that, once you click the "go" button, sufficiently critical updates *will* not merely say that you need to restart, but nag you about it. And if you don't click the "wait" after the nag comes up, after a certain period, the restart is done *for* you. Likewise (as I learned the hard way once) after something like 24 hours, it'll do the restart *anyway*.

I'm just waiting for the day that happens to a truly critical box somewhere and somebody with lots of money goes after MS in the courts.

Because I don't care *how* critical* the update is, having the computer restarted without your permission is a good way to really futz things up.

[darthgeek.livejournal.com]

http://www.shivaranjan.com/2008/11/16/windows-tip-how-to-disable-windows-update-restart-nag/