Vista Bug

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Does anyone know about Vista crashing when holding the Windows Key (+) E for
a few seconds? I tried it and was unable to turn off my computer.It kept
putting up My Computer Folders rapidly without stopping.
 
Hello,

that's inconvenient, but normal ;)
For every part of a second a new Computer explorer window will be created.

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo
 
Pressing the Windows Key + E will open a explorer window.
If you keep holding this combination it will open more explorer windows
until you system runs out of resources.
Not so much of a bug as a misuse of a feature.
 
Yeah, we know.
But it didn't crash my Vista.
Just stop it with Task Manager, and close all the windows.
I had 80-some open.
 
You can slow it down by reducing the repeat rate in keyboard properties..


spjr2 said:
Does anyone know about Vista crashing when holding the Windows Key (+) E
for
a few seconds? I tried it and was unable to turn off my computer.It kept
putting up My Computer Folders rapidly without stopping.
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Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
 
Like that old joke---

Patient: It hurts when I do that, doc.
Doctor: Then don't do that.
 
Have you tried it?
I have and there was no crash.
There were a lot of Windows I needed to close, that is all.

I would not consider it a bug since it works as designed.
You press the keys, one opens.
Hold down the keys, and more open.
Simply do not hold down the keys id you do not want multiple windows
open.

Probably because it is easy to duplicate, it is routinely spread by
Windows critics in their vain attempt to show a nonexistent bug.

Back to the old idea:
If it hurts when you do it, don't do it.
 
The question must be asked - why do it to begin with? Is it stupidity,
intentionally running a computer out of limited hardware resources?

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)
 
Have you tried it?
I have and there was no crash.
There were a lot of Windows I needed to close, that is all.

I would not consider it a bug since it works as designed.
You press the keys, one opens.
Hold down the keys, and more open.
Simply do not hold down the keys id you do not want multiple windows
open.

Probably because it is easy to duplicate, it is routinely spread by
Windows critics in their vain attempt to show a nonexistent bug.

Back to the old idea:
If it hurts when you do it, don't do it.
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Jupiter needs another lesson in humility.

Try this:

1. Go to a binaries newsgroup.

2. Make sure the news reader's image viewer is set to Photo Gallery.

3. Select a 100 or more images as a group, then the newsreader's auto
launch option so images display as they download.

Sit back and watch moronic Vista open multiple instances of Photo
Galley until it runs out of system resources and at some point
depending on how much memory you have and the size of the images you
are downloading it crashes. Just a real world variation of the other
example. Of course fanboys will say it isn't a bug, no, crashing your
system is a undocumented "feature" Microsoft took five years to
develop.
 
The question must be asked - why do it to begin with? Is it stupidity,
intentionally running a computer out of limited hardware resources?
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Another clueless MVP trying to cover Microsoft's incompetent ass.

BAD DESIGN. Good programmers anticipate and PLAN for all possible
contingencies. The OS should be smart enough to detect any repeated
event and at the very least pop a warning window before the system
eats up all it's resources. The irony is Vista can be a damn pain in
the ass and nag about stupid things like "do you want to clear you
desktop of unused shortcuts" or mindless nagging from UAC, but it's
can't detect a run away condition and at least ask are you sure you
want to continue.

I'd offer my programming services to Microsoft, but they couldn't
afford me. ;-)
 
I think that in this case, the user had a desire to confirm what had been
described as a bug at some time in the not so distant past..

What the user should have done first is pressed Alt-F4 of course.. :-)

Richard Urban said:
The question must be asked - why do it to begin with? Is it stupidity,
intentionally running a computer out of limited hardware resources?

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)
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Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
 
I'd offer my programming services to Microsoft, but they couldn't
afford me. ;-)
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Cleaning up your mess would cost resources.
We are are grateful you've been offered, and ... seem to have accepted, the
chief sniveler job.

Only kidding. I kid because I care.

:)

Rich
 
Adam Albright said:
Another clueless MVP trying to cover Microsoft's incompetent ass.

BAD DESIGN. Good programmers anticipate and PLAN for all possible
contingencies.
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You live in a dream world. No they don't!! It would be impossible to
anticipate absolute moronic stupidity, wouldn't it?
 
You live in a dream world. No they don't!! It would be impossible to
anticipate absolute moronic stupidity, wouldn't it?
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Not for a moron ... perhaps?


Rich
 
Pressing the Windows Key + E will open a explorer window.
If you keep holding this combination it will open more explorer windows
until you system runs out of resources.
Not so much of a bug as a misuse of a feature.
Click to expand...


So that makes it a bug. Vista (any decent OS/Application) should be
smart enough to recognize that opening the next instance of explorer
will consume all of the computer resource and just not open another
rather than keep on opening them until the system crashed. In fact it
should stop long before the point of system lock up. Of course MS chose
to put all the 'power' of Vista into the interface looking all glitzy
and pretty rather than have it not crash on things like this. Typical
of the new track of MS, presentation over use and power... Vista is the
new WinME.
 
WhoCares said:
So that makes it a bug. Vista (any decent OS/Application) should be
smart enough to recognize that opening the next instance of explorer
will consume all of the computer resource and just not open another
rather than keep on opening them until the system crashed. In fact it
should stop long before the point of system lock up. Of course MS chose
to put all the 'power' of Vista into the interface looking all glitzy
and pretty rather than have it not crash on things like this. Typical
of the new track of MS, presentation over use and power... Vista is the
new WinME.
Click to expand...



I agree. It is bad and inelegant design. Some people are not very
discerning and just expect things to be crap. Microsoft has huge resources
and should have made a much better product. MacOSX is much more polished in
areas like this.

ss.
 
What a moronic insight from a Microsoft Hater. If you intentionally deplete
system resourses to cause a crash, you see that as a bug? I threw a Dell
computer threw a window on the 10th floor. After salvaging the pieces, the
computer would no longer work. Is that poor computer design on Dell's part?
Should they not have anticipated the possibility of that event occurring? OF
COURSE NOT. Ridiculous
 
You live in a dream world. No they don't!! It would be impossible to
anticipate absolute moronic stupidity, wouldn't it?
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Actually good ones do anticipate and cover their ass. Opening a 100
instances of the same application within seconds instead of opening
one instance and refreshing the display as each new image is
downloaded would be smart and what XP could do.

Instead Vista launches as many instances as files you have tagged to
download. Regardless if that is 2, 20, or 200 or more. Indeed moronic
stupidity and what Vista will do without coaching because it is poorly
designed.
 
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