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With the driver (re-)installed, have you retried the original mouse?
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No inreoductions needed, Linux user since 2002 and I share your pain.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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Funny how the same message can elicit completely different responses from different people...
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F-ES Sitecore wrote: Seems some people just want to watch Microsoft burn *shrug*
Yes. But I did not expect it from this crowd. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I agree with your sentiment and I get very easily bored with the "let's slag off Microsoft just for the sake of it" brigade but I do think this one could have been handled a little better.
Would it really be that hard to force the user to schedule a restart within a given time frame? These things take quite a while and certainly caused me a fair bit of inconvenience when the update disabled my laptop for an hour or two the other day.
Ultimately, they run a very real risk of people disabling the update service to stop this happening and that's a hugely counterproductive approach.
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The big problem with MS updates is how long they take...I have rarely seen linux updates take more than a minute, and the longest I remember took about 5 min. Also, the MS updates only update the MS software, but the linux updates update all the software (except for stuff I have manually downloaded and built myself such as nightly builds of some packages).
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F-ES Sitecore wrote: M$ bashers
Based on your post I can't decide which side of that fence you're on, given your spelling of their name. The 90s called, they want their meme back.
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Talk about selective perception. I think it's fairly clear from my post what side I'm on given it was all pro-Microsoft, yet the only thing you reference and take out of context is the one time I mock MS haters by using their lingo. 'Natch your post was up-voted though, I take the mick out of MS haters, you misrepresent me just so you can bash me for being an MS-hater when anyone who can comprehend English knows that's not right, and people up-vote it. CP as passive-aggressive as ever.
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Calm down, it's gonna be alright.
I did understand that your message was all pro-Microsoft, but was only making a point ("being on the fence") out of your use of "M$"--do yourself a favor and don't use the childish spelling, as there's only one way it comes across nowadays. Unless you're on Slashdot, where they still think of Microsoft as the evil empire.
Here, I'm gonna vote you a 5 to counterbalance. 
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F-ES Sitecore wrote: IE is the most up-to-date browser on the web.
You clearly do not do web development.
Jeremy Falcon
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Given the context (software updates) I thought it was fairly obvious when I said most up-to-date I meant in terms of versions and patches. Don't let that get in the way of an insult though
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Wasn't meant to be an insult man, but fair enough. I didn't glean that, because ya know... who has time to read.
Jeremy Falcon
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Golly!
That's shi mao you've made today!
And no, I won't discuss this with you, because you don't discuss it intelligently.
Microsoft doesn't need you acting as an apologist for them (which is probably why you only get wu mao, each time).
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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RyanDev wrote: and from a developer point of view, Microsoft dominates so clearly
You sure about that? If you're doing .NET, then (at least until recently) using a Microsoft OS was your only choice, but .NET isn't the majority development platform these days (don't know that it ever was). I do know that every (non-.NET) developer conference I've ever been at, Macs have dominated the room by an enormous margin. My Google-fu has failed me though, so I don't know if anyone has ever actually looked at OS usage by developers at a statistical level before.
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Vark111 wrote: I do know that every (non-.NET) developer conference I've ever been at, Macs have dominated the room by an enormous margin.
Clearly. 
Vark111 wrote: so I don't know if anyone has ever actually looked at OS usage by developers at a statistical level before.
Don't know. But there are more Windows applications than there are apple so I would have to believe there are more using Microsoft.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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RyanDev wrote: Clearly.
Just to be certain: you do realize there are Java developer conferences and web (node/js) developer conferences and Android developer conferences. All of which can be accomplished on Windows machines, but the vast majority of devs I've seen use Macs. That was my point. Not that iOS devs use Macs.
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RyanDev wrote: got sued too many times by people who said it is Microsoft's responsibility to keep their software up to date and secure
I remember plenty of articles discussing the various lawsuits filed against Microsoft, but I don't recall this ever being the case. Can you provide one link?
RyanDev wrote: now Microsoft forces updates and everyone else is complaining now claiming that Microsoft has no right to auto-update their software.
I still maintain that WSUS is well worth the couple of GBs it downloads every month, because nothing can get installed unless I explicitly approve it. It had existed for a decade already by the time I decided to try it out, but now there's no going back for me. Especially in light of the "forced" Windows 10 upgrade, which has never been a problem on any of my machines.
I realize this is not a viable solution for most people, but for us developers? I'd make the argument that if you have at least half a dozen PCs and VMs for testing (as you would as a developer), then it's practically a must.
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dandy72 wrote: Can you provide one link?
google.com 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I read you loud and clear. I will take your claim as seriously as your response.
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dandy72 wrote: I will take your claim as seriously as your response.
That's your choice.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I was being serious, and you provided a non-sense answer. Your claim:
got sued too many times by people who said it is Microsoft's responsibility to keep their software up to date and secure
Show one instance where somebody filed an actual lawsuit claiming MS needed to step up their attempt at pushing their updates. It should be easy, since they "got sued too many times" for this...no?
[Edit]
I'm not defending Microsoft - I'm just saying they never got sued for this.
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dandy72 wrote: Show one instance where somebody filed an actual lawsuit claiming
I already said no. If you are interested then you look. I'm not having a debate, I simply having a conversation. Do you ask for links to support things when you are conversing with your neighbor? Probably not.
dandy72 wrote: I'm just saying they never got sued for this.
Whether a judge in court upheld a lawsuit is really irrelevant which is why I have no interest in chasing you on this silly tangent.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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RyanDev wrote: Do you ask for links to support things when you are conversing with your neighbor? Probably not.
No, but I never simply take wild claims as fact either. And when someone can't be bothered to make any effort to support said claims, then to me that means there's nothing to support. It's not up to me to prove you right.
But then, as you said, this is a conversation, not a debate. End of story?
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dandy72 wrote: wild claims
You admitted that you saw a bunch of articles on this topic. Therefore, not wild. 
dandy72 wrote: And when someone can't be bothered to make any effort to support said claims, then to me that means there's nothing to support.
Space goes on and on. Do you need me to back that up?
dandy72 wrote: End of story?
Please.  
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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While my Microsoft rose-tinted glasses aren't quite so bright, I do agree with your point that once you get big... no matter what you do someone will complain. You sneeze, the anti-snot police come out. You don't, the pro-snot police show up. Can't always please everyone.
Jeremy Falcon
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