Comments on: Why Microsoft Should Fix Its Error Messages In Windows 7 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/10/how_microsoft_should_fix_its_error_messages_for_windows_7/ tips and downloads to help you at work and play Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:13:58 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: shopt http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/10/how_microsoft_should_fix_its_error_messages_for_windows_7/comment-page-1/#comment-2013 shopt Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:29:49 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/10/09/how_microsoft_should_fix_its_error_messages_for_windows_7.html#comment-2013 <p>Pressing Ctrl + C may work, but they should probably have a copy to clipboard button, or at least allow the text to be highlighted (it's been a while since I used windows for anything except playing games, so if you can, then I apologize). Most people are not going to know you can copy the error text.</p> <p>Anyway, this is one of the main reasons I avoid trying to fix my friends non-trivial windows problems.</p> <p></p> <p>Talking about unhelpful error messages: I just tried to post this comment and got:</p> <p>Your comment submission failed for the following reasons:</p> <p> Text entered was wrong. Try again.</p> <p><br /> Turns out it was becuase I had javascript disabled and didn't see the CAPTCHA</p> Pressing Ctrl + C may work, but they should probably have a copy to clipboard button, or at least allow the text to be highlighted (it’s been a while since I used windows for anything except playing games, so if you can, then I apologize). Most people are not going to know you can copy the error text.

Anyway, this is one of the main reasons I avoid trying to fix my friends non-trivial windows problems.

Talking about unhelpful error messages: I just tried to post this comment and got:

Your comment submission failed for the following reasons:

Text entered was wrong. Try again.

Turns out it was becuase I had javascript disabled and didn’t see the CAPTCHA

]]> By: jacob http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/10/how_microsoft_should_fix_its_error_messages_for_windows_7/comment-page-1/#comment-2012 jacob Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:03:09 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/10/09/how_microsoft_should_fix_its_error_messages_for_windows_7.html#comment-2012 <p>You can.. just press Ctrl + C when the error message window appears (and it has focus). Then you can paste the contents to the location of your choosing.</p> You can.. just press Ctrl + C when the error message window appears (and it has focus). Then you can paste the contents to the location of your choosing.

]]> By: brooNo http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/10/how_microsoft_should_fix_its_error_messages_for_windows_7/comment-page-1/#comment-2011 brooNo Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:11:46 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/10/09/how_microsoft_should_fix_its_error_messages_for_windows_7.html#comment-2011 <p>Hey, you can copy the dialog message. Just press Ctrl+C when dialog is focused and paste anywhere.</p> Hey, you can copy the dialog message. Just press Ctrl+C when dialog is focused and paste anywhere.

]]> By: boe http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/10/how_microsoft_should_fix_its_error_messages_for_windows_7/comment-page-1/#comment-2010 boe Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:16:15 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/10/09/how_microsoft_should_fix_its_error_messages_for_windows_7.html#comment-2010 <p>I would love it if I could "COPY AND PASTE" there error message as it pops up so I can put it into google and find out what might be the reason for the issue.</p> I would love it if I could “COPY AND PASTE” there error message as it pops up so I can put it into google and find out what might be the reason for the issue.

]]> By: vee http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/10/how_microsoft_should_fix_its_error_messages_for_windows_7/comment-page-1/#comment-2009 vee Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:23:56 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/10/09/how_microsoft_should_fix_its_error_messages_for_windows_7.html#comment-2009 <p>If Windows 7 keeps the ribbon feature on their products, I'm sticking with XP indefinitely or switching to Linux.</p> <p>I can't find anything with the ribbon feature, I still have trouble finding the right buttons in IE8 (which doesn't use the ribbon) because they're no longer grouped together. </p> <p>Don't Microsoft have any User Interface Designers? </p> If Windows 7 keeps the ribbon feature on their products, I’m sticking with XP indefinitely or switching to Linux.

I can’t find anything with the ribbon feature, I still have trouble finding the right buttons in IE8 (which doesn’t use the ribbon) because they’re no longer grouped together.

Don’t Microsoft have any User Interface Designers?

]]> By: David Wyndham http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/10/how_microsoft_should_fix_its_error_messages_for_windows_7/comment-page-1/#comment-2008 David Wyndham Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:36:56 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/10/09/how_microsoft_should_fix_its_error_messages_for_windows_7.html#comment-2008 <p>I continuously have problems with my WiFi (due to the manufacturer not producing decent drivers, not Microsoft's fault) and see the "diagnose" error a lot, and would like more information as to what does and doesn't work. They have that built into MSN messenger when it can't connect to the server, so why not Windows?</p> <p>At least they have come a long way from the error I once saw in Windows 3.11 "Out of memory trying to allocate 0 bytes"</p> I continuously have problems with my WiFi (due to the manufacturer not producing decent drivers, not Microsoft’s fault) and see the “diagnose” error a lot, and would like more information as to what does and doesn’t work. They have that built into MSN messenger when it can’t connect to the server, so why not Windows?

At least they have come a long way from the error I once saw in Windows 3.11 “Out of memory trying to allocate 0 bytes”

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