Windows 7 gets its first bug!

Django x2 · 9 May 2009 at 10:07

Roffles:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970789/en-us

Deleted User 234324 · 9 May 2009 at 10:30

Not to burst your bubble or anything but it is still in its beta phase, so bugs are bound to appear. I'd be more sceptical if none appeared at all.

Cob · 9 May 2009 at 10:55

MadMossy said:
Not to burst your bubble or anything but it is still in its beta phase, so bugs are bound to appear. I'd be more sceptical if none appeared at all.

W7 is out of beta and is in RC stage. All major bugs should have been found and been ironed out by now, with just a bit of tweaking left to do.

J.B · 9 May 2009 at 10:57

I dont think people are going to be up in arms about it, it's not a big bug by anymeans and I've never seen any software that was 100% solid.

Is odd it got this far without being noticed but maybe it was caused by something else they've added.

ShakenNstirred · 9 May 2009 at 11:39

win7 still has the disappearing DVD drive that vista has had from day one.
would have thought that would have been fixed ages ago even in vista never mind win7

Django x2 · 9 May 2009 at 11:48

MadMossy said:
Not to burst your bubble or anything but it is still in its beta phase, so bugs are bound to appear. I'd be more sceptical if none appeared at all.

Err.....

willhub · 9 May 2009 at 12:03

What is so funny about one bug? Please don't say you are one of those people loyal to XP and find this an excuse to stick with good ol XP...

ShakenNstirred · 9 May 2009 at 12:22

willhub said:
What is so funny about one bug? Please don't say you are one of those people loyal to XP and find this an excuse to stick with good ol XP...

so true and there still finding problems in XP
some like to look on the downside all the time

Django x2 · 9 May 2009 at 12:24

Absolutely not. I <3 Windows 7. I'm just keeping the W7 community apprised of its flaws as well as its accomplishments. I find it pretty amazing that such a simple thing has been overlooked. Thats all.

Burnsy2023 · 9 May 2009 at 12:39

Cob said:
W7 is out of beta and is in RC stage. All major bugs should have been found and been ironed out by now, with just a bit of tweaking left to do.

Isn't that exactly what this is? A small bug that just needs a tweak?

eXor · 9 May 2009 at 12:52

Lucero said:
Roffles:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970789/en-us

Ouch. That's not good.

Still, not as big as the UAC bug.

IAmATeaf · 9 May 2009 at 17:40

I noticed this ages ago but never realised it was a bug, thought it was just another security feature to be honest.

Tefal · 9 May 2009 at 18:44

it's to hurry those still using 32 bit along to 64 bit

GeForce · 9 May 2009 at 18:51

eXor said:
Still, not as big as the UAC bug.

Yes, true. Why did MS do this? Vista's implementation of UAC was fine.

Having silent self-elevation defeats the entire object

Lightnix · 9 May 2009 at 19:08

Burnsy2023 said:
Isn't that exactly what this is? A small bug that just needs a tweak?

I'd agree with that. I have to say you have to be fairly naive to expect any given system that is large enough to need more than one person working on it to have no bugs. Especially a pre-release system that was released to the public with pretty much the express purpose of finding bugs. It shows the system is working, if nothing else.