Any possibility of IBM comparing the files and seeing what the differences are? Any possibility of putting this on VTAPE?
On Sun, Aug 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM Jon Perryman <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:40:29 -0700, Tom Brennan < > [email protected]> wrote: > > >Start imitating the installation methods on Windows/Apple/Android. > > ROTFLOL. You should have had this discussion 10 days ago before Microsoft > maintenance screwed the pooch AGAIN! I fantasized about an SMP/e for MS > Windows. > > The timing is ironic. We're on Day 11 of this patch corrupting SSDs, > crashing systems and impacting SSD performance. Remove the patch you say > but do this at your own peril because some users are reporting it crashes > in the middle of the restore. Surely MS is helping but they remain eerily > silent without giving us status updates, guidance or recommendations. > Symptoms and workarounds are speculation by users. It's day 11 and I've > left the patch installed, paused updates to avoid a fix that may be worse > than the original problem and avoiding the activities that people speculate > as being the cause. Chatgpt can tell you about the SSD problem: > https://chatgpt.com/share/68aac2d2-cfe4-8004-a3db-9754ee42419d May I > remind you this is not the first time patches have gone wrong. > > If this were SMP/e processes, a series of actions would have occurred on > day 1, the most important being the hiper notification. Sure, let's take > expert advice from Microsoft because they are far more skilled at system > maintenance. > > >Anybody can do installs on those platforms. > > Incorrect. Anyone can install and update "applications". System > maintenance is through a completely different process where you have little > to no control. > > >If we did the same thing with z/OS products there's no need for SMP/E on > the user side. > > People no longer understand SMP/e. It's more than just a tool. People > don't understand the processes are just as important. We've come full > circle back to the days before SMP. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
