[Leica] Computer Help

[kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)]

I was reluctant to say this, figuring it would be adding insult to 
injury. But I'm willing to be the second to say it: Macs give far 
fewer problems. That is not to say they are problem-free. But the 
routine automatic upgrades have never been known to cause problems.

I did have a minor problem when I did a big jump of an upgrade from 
Tiger to Snow Leopard so as to be able to run Lightroom3. Suddenly 
printers stopped working. A friend tipped me off that the printer 
drivers and associated software were no longer stand-alone 
applications as in the past; they had been incorporated into System 
Preferences under the heading Printer/Fax.

Herb


>This is why photographers use Macs. They 'just work'.
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>On 4/25/11 9:55 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote:
>
>  > LUG:
>  >
>  > This is driving me crazy.  Yesterday an automatic Microsoft update 
> rendered
>  > my computer totally worthless.  It went back to the original 
> configuration
>  > of Windows 7 with none of my screen savers, no programs loaded - just a
>  > bare-bones version of a new Windows 7.  I used Restore to go back
>before the
>  > update.  All seemed good.  Screensavers are there, programs listed,
>  > documents and photos where they should be; HOWEVER, nothing works.  
> When I
>  > click on any program at all I get this message "The application has 
> failed
>  > to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect.  Please 
> see
>  > the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe
>tool for more
>  > detail."  That is totally Greek to me and I've put it up on several 
> Windows
>  > and Microsoft forums and nobody else seems to know what it means.
>I've come
>  > to the LUG expertise as a last resort.  I do (did) have
>everything backed up
>  > with Acronis, but that is one of the programs that refuses to
>run, even from
>  > the restore CD.  Before I totally tear all of my hair out, is there 
> anybody
>  > out there who has the slightest idea how I can fix this?
>  >
>  > The day when all of my computer programs can be cloud-based will be a 
> great
>  > day (maybe).
>  >
>  > TIA
>  >
>  > Tina
>
>
>
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Herbert Kanner
kanner at acm.org
650-326-8204

Do not meddle in the affairs of cats,
for they are subtle and will pee
on your computer!