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A 'bomb' named starter edition
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From
11/08/2006 23:13:46
Hilmar Zonneveld
Independent Consultant
Cochabamba, Bolivia
 
 
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11/08/2006 09:36:43
General information
Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Troubleshooting
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP1
OS:
Windows XP
Network:
Windows XP
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01144786
Message ID:
01145016
Views:
35
>Hi..
>
>Yesterday, in a customer's site, I had the "pleasure" to deal for the first time with that XP's release..
>
>Well.. some surprises I found..
>
>First of all.. the vfp9's runtime didn't install.. an inno procedure that works fine on thousand of pcs.. simple didn't work at SE.. on runtime installation..
>
>Every window is initialized as full maximized window.. so, even small windows with small comments become full.. so, SE's crew deicided to interfere with our apps.
>
>3 open windows limitations is almost a comedy.. if you have any search procedure inside of your app. just quit to use it..
>
>To Manager your PC.. it is something that you must forget..
>
>
>
>So.. I'd like to denounce a new terrorist attack.. Xp Starter Edition.. Please ruuunnn and call FBI!!

Quite limited, that version - almost ridiculous. It should be labelled "Windows Demo", IMO.
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