Am 01.10.2017 um 22:43 schrieb ToddAndMargo via samba:>> Is the customer using XP for all client machines or just select >> machines that may run some legacy app? > > The app will run on any version of Windows. The reason for the XP > is that the customer doesn't believe in fixing what ain't brokeit's your job to epxlain him *it is broken* because windows XP is completly out of support and nothing else than a lottery in production
On Sun, 1 Oct 2017 22:52:36 +0200 Reindl Harald via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:> > > Am 01.10.2017 um 22:43 schrieb ToddAndMargo via samba: > >> Is the customer using XP for all client machines or just select > >> machines that may run some legacy app? > > > > The app will run on any version of Windows. The reason for the XP > > is that the customer doesn't believe in fixing what ain't broke > > it's your job to epxlain him *it is broken* because windows XP is > completly out of support and nothing else than a lottery in production >I get the distinct feeling that this has been tried, but sometimes you just have to do what you are told with what you are given. Rowland
Am 01.10.2017 um 23:19 schrieb Rowland Penny via samba:> On Sun, 1 Oct 2017 22:52:36 +0200 > Reindl Harald via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote: > >> >> >> Am 01.10.2017 um 22:43 schrieb ToddAndMargo via samba: >>>> Is the customer using XP for all client machines or just select >>>> machines that may run some legacy app? >>> >>> The app will run on any version of Windows. The reason for the XP >>> is that the customer doesn't believe in fixing what ain't broke >> >> it's your job to epxlain him *it is broken* because windows XP is >> completly out of support and nothing else than a lottery in production >> > > I get the distinct feeling that this has been tried, but sometimes you > just have to do what you are told with what you are giveni am fully aware that this is not so easy in every case but when i am the IT guy and i take responsibility the stuff is running i can not and will not setup something where i know doing so would be irresponsible and nothing else than a timebomb and when it explodes i have to suck collecting the pieces frankly "Windows XP" - which braindead idiots are using still such outdated crap, that was somehow rencent (and not brand new) when i changed to work in the IT and is now nearly *10 years* ago when i decided to never touch any Microsoft OS in the future and even don't support any Windows machine within my own family *10 years* and we talk about *IT and not museum*
On 10/01/2017 02:19 PM, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:> On Sun, 1 Oct 2017 22:52:36 +0200 > Reindl Harald via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote: > >> >> >> Am 01.10.2017 um 22:43 schrieb ToddAndMargo via samba: >>>> Is the customer using XP for all client machines or just select >>>> machines that may run some legacy app? >>> >>> The app will run on any version of Windows. The reason for the XP >>> is that the customer doesn't believe in fixing what ain't broke >> >> it's your job to epxlain him *it is broken* because windows XP is >> completly out of support and nothing else than a lottery in production >> > > I get the distinct feeling that this has been tried, but sometimes you > just have to do what you are told with what you are given. > > Rowland > > >You nailed it. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Computers are like air conditioners. They malfunction when you open windows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~