Agreed!
I think the rule for modern software is: What used to be called Release
version is beta; what used to be called Beta is alpha; what used to be called
Alpha is called "let's see if we can find somebody to write it, or better,
let's buy the company that wrote it." :-0
"Sandy Miller" wrote:
> OK
>
> 1. WD was not working so I unisnstalled it and reinstalled hoping it would
> fix. It did not.
>
> 2. It says it has updated defs but when I do a scan (it tells me I have not
> scanned for 33 days!?) it fails with an error.
>
> 3. After reinstall and updates (apparently all successful) then I try to do
> scan I get an error about 'invalid pointer'
>
> 4. After unisnstall it and reinstall it seemed to be back to working but
> then I did a scan which crashed out with an 'unexcpected error' - 0x8050800c.
> I thought I had fixed this with a reinstall.
>
> 5. All in Defender has defended me 0 times. It has scanned my system without
> error 0 times. It has successfully updated itself 0 times. It has been
> reinstalled 1 times and still HAS NOT provided any useful function!!!!!
>
> 6. To surmise..... It wont scan without error. It wont update without error.
> Reinstallation does not do anything to resolve this ergo this software is
> crap!?
>
> What it is good at is offering annoying reminders in the taskbar telling me
> I need to do a scan!! Hoooray for Defender! Guess what. When I do a scan it
> offers an error.
>
> So I have spent quite a lot of time on this and it has not done anything of
> any use for me.
>
> WTF. Is this a MS joke?
>
> Anyone else care to offer thoughts on what I might be doing wrong? thanks.
>
> MS. This is a complete dog and you need to sort it quickly. It the worst MS
> effort I have seen in a LONG time. For Beta 2 it is deplorable.
>
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