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Heh, that was what prompted me to switch to Linux, all the way back in 2003! Suddenly saw that Windows was rebooting the computer. I had about 1 minute of war
by MattPalmer1086 5y ago
Heh, that was what prompted me to switch to Linux, all the way back in 2003!
Suddenly saw that Windows was rebooting the computer. I had about 1 minute of warning and I lost a lot of work.
- eMSF 5y agoYou're referring to Blaster (worm), right?
- MattPalmer1086 5y agoNope, no worm or malware, just an automated windows reboot. There was a dialog box saying Windows had to reboot, and it was counting down. I saw it when it had a minute left. It was at that point I realised I was not in control of my own machine. And I switched to Linux the next day. Kept a dual boot of Windows for years, but hardly ever booted into it once I got comfortable.
- eMSF 5y agoI must've read too much into you mentioning that particular year (being of course the one with the Blaster's infamous if unintentional countdown to reboot due to XP's RPC service crashing). For me, it might've well been one of the bigger reasons why XP was also the last Windows as the main OS on my home computers.
- MattPalmer1086 5y agoYeah, just a normal windows thing for me. If it had just been malware I'd probably have just installed a better anti virus and firewall or something. It was the fact that my own computer was working against me that soured me on Windows.