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Stupid Microsoft Interface of the Day

Stupid Microsoft Interface of the Day:

This one’s a doozie. I’m sitting in focus groups, taking notes in Microsoft Word, and right in the middle of a really crucial section, a Windows Installer popped up on my screen and started installing something. I don’t know what it was trying to install–it didn’t tell me, or ask my permission. And the installer completely locked up my computer, so that I couldn’t take notes. I canceled the install as quickly as I could, but even canceling took more than a minute, and my computer was locked up that whole time.

Never install software without asking permission, and never lock up a user’s computer without a damn good reason. I can’t just hit “Rewind” on these groups, because they’re live, and this cost me some useful notes.