I purchased, installed, and managed an entire hospital system with over 1500 MS workstations consisting of laptops and desktops. I hired experienced, knowledgeable network staff. In general, I did not have any of the problems you mentioned here. Of course we had occasional problems, but given the size of the total deployment, it was nothing.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruben Safir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] == VistaWeb Missing Apps == > On Mon, 2005-06-13 at 12:20, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > > Why do you need support? I have Windows XP on my > > notebook. I never expect anything from Windows > > (except for the occasional updates that consistently > > remove functionality from my OS). > > > > Kevin > > > > Really. You've never run a PC lab with 25 laptops then. Windows are > very high maintenance and the device drivers that manufactures use are > awful. They freeze, the file systems become corrupted, they are virus > plagued, they malfunction with new PCI cards, they have lousy > interoperability, they are infested with spyware and so on. They fall > on and off the network. I have to even be reminded of all the gut > wrenching frustration just to get the routing tables to work correctly. > > > Ruben ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
