Lack of support by MS

[Steve]

I have never been so appalled by the lack of MS support
until XP. It is already claiming that I have exceeded
my free support references. This sucks since I just
installed Messenger 4.7, and it has disabled Winamp 3. I
wish I was a developer and could explain the coding
behind it, but I cannot. The fact is that my desktop
link to www.digitallyimported.com automatically opened
winamp 3 until I installed the MS messenger update
today. Of course, now, I cannot get support for this
crap due to the level of MS bs to get any kind of
support. MS has the monopoly and needs to be brought to
its knees quickly. This is a vast disappointment even
since I started running NT 4.0 about 5 years ago. I
received plenty of support then, even as a home network
user. Now, I don't get crap from MS. Pay for garbage is
not my style. I used to be against hackers until the bs
I had to go through for simple tech support tonight.

[Amethyst]

Steve wrote:
> I have never been so appalled by the lack of MS support
> until XP. It is already claiming that I have exceeded
> my free support references. This sucks since I just
> installed Messenger 4.7, and it has disabled Winamp 3. I
> wish I was a developer and could explain the coding
> behind it, but I cannot. The fact is that my desktop
> link to www.digitallyimported.com automatically opened
> winamp 3 until I installed the MS messenger update
> today. Of course, now, I cannot get support for this
> crap due to the level of MS bs to get any kind of
> support. MS has the monopoly and needs to be brought to
> its knees quickly. This is a vast disappointment even
> since I started running NT 4.0 about 5 years ago. I
> received plenty of support then, even as a home network
> user. Now, I don't get crap from MS. Pay for garbage is
> not my style. I used to be against hackers until the bs
> I had to go through for simple tech support tonight.


If you have called for assistance more than twice, then you have - all MS
retail products only come with two free support incidents. This has been the
case for as long as I have been dealing with Microsoft products (since the
DOS 3 days).

Not Microsoft's fault if you have trouble reading.

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[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

Hi!

Glad to see that it's you, and not your imposter!

"Amethyst" > wrote in message
...
> Steve wrote:
> > I have never been so appalled by the lack of MS support
> > until XP. It is already claiming that I have exceeded
> > my free support references. This sucks since I just
> > installed Messenger 4.7, and it has disabled Winamp 3. I
> > wish I was a developer and could explain the coding
> > behind it, but I cannot. The fact is that my desktop
> > link to www.digitallyimported.com automatically opened
> > winamp 3 until I installed the MS messenger update
> > today. Of course, now, I cannot get support for this
> > crap due to the level of MS bs to get any kind of
> > support. MS has the monopoly and needs to be brought to
> > its knees quickly. This is a vast disappointment even
> > since I started running NT 4.0 about 5 years ago. I
> > received plenty of support then, even as a home network
> > user. Now, I don't get crap from MS. Pay for garbage is
> > not my style. I used to be against hackers until the bs
> > I had to go through for simple tech support tonight.
>
>
> If you have called for assistance more than twice, then you have - all MS
> retail products only come with two free support incidents. This has been
the
> case for as long as I have been dealing with Microsoft products (since the
> DOS 3 days).
>
> Not Microsoft's fault if you have trouble reading.
>
> --
> Cassandra
> Card carrying member of the Fresh Start Club 'The Undead Are People
> Too!'
>
> Reply address is fake. Please send all praise, abuse, insults, bequests
> of £1million to cassandra (at) craigy34 (dot) freeserve (dot) co (dot)
> uk. Change the obvious to the obvious.
> Private requests for assistance will not be acknowledged. Please post
> all correspondence to the group so that all may benefit. Thank you.
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Why in the world would you even think that Microsoft
could/would/should provide support for a 3rd party product (WinAmp),
even if you hadn't already used up your two calls?

And, by the way, Microsoft does not have a monopoly; you're free
to use Linux, Unix, MacOS, or number of other perfectly viable
operating systems.

Bruce Chambers

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"Steve" > wrote in message
...
> I have never been so appalled by the lack of MS support
> until XP. It is already claiming that I have exceeded
> my free support references. This sucks since I just
> installed Messenger 4.7, and it has disabled Winamp 3. I
> wish I was a developer and could explain the coding
> behind it, but I cannot. The fact is that my desktop
> link to www.digitallyimported.com automatically opened
> winamp 3 until I installed the MS messenger update
> today. Of course, now, I cannot get support for this
> crap due to the level of MS bs to get any kind of
> support. MS has the monopoly and needs to be brought to
> its knees quickly. This is a vast disappointment even
> since I started running NT 4.0 about 5 years ago. I
> received plenty of support then, even as a home network
> user. Now, I don't get crap from MS. Pay for garbage is
> not my style. I used to be against hackers until the bs
> I had to go through for simple tech support tonight.

[Amethyst]

Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-) wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Glad to see that it's you, and not your imposter!


Yep! Most definitely me! Had a lovely email from a lady this
morning,offering me her undying support and that she thought that KM et al
were "dispicably disgraceful"! Doesn't bother me - I've a very thick skin
(as the bathroom scales will attest!)

Cass

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Too!'

Reply address is fake. Please send all praise, abuse, insults, bequests
of £1million to cassandra (at) craigy34 (dot) freeserve (dot) co (dot)
uk. Change the obvious to the obvious.
Private requests for assistance will not be acknowledged. Please post
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[Ted]

"Amethyst" > wrote in message =
...
> Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-) wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > Glad to see that it's you, and not your imposter!
>=20
>=20
> Yep! Most definitely me! Had a lovely email from a lady this
> morning,offering me her undying support and that she thought that KM =
et al
> were "dispicably disgraceful"! Doesn't bother me - I've a very thick =
skin
> (as the bathroom scales will attest!)
>=20

Amethyst,

This is an XP newsgroup, that is, help and support for the many that =
have problems with XP seeking help, and is not an encounter group for =
daily idle chit-chat. When you make posts like these, you are wasting =
bandwidth, and the time of others seeking help because they click on =
these messages. Please socialise in the proper groups, ie, alt. =
I-violate-the-rules-I-set-on-others-because-my-chit-chat-is-more-importan=
t-than-their-irrelevant-help-requests.

[sqr]

You're terrible.

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"Amethyst" > wrote in message
...
> Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-) wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > Glad to see that it's you, and not your imposter!
>
>
> Yep! Most definitely me! Had a lovely email from a lady this
> morning,offering me her undying support and that she thought that KM et al
> were "dispicably disgraceful"! Doesn't bother me - I've a very thick skin
> (as the bathroom scales will attest!)
>

Amethyst,

This is an XP newsgroup, that is, help and support for the many that have
problems with XP seeking help, and is not an encounter group for daily idle
chit-chat. When you make posts like these, you are wasting bandwidth, and
the time of others seeking help because they click on these messages. Please
socialise in the proper groups, ie, alt.
I-violate-the-rules-I-set-on-others-because-my-chit-chat-is-more-important-t
han-their-irrelevant-help-requests.

[Kadaitcha Man [MVP - XP techno-retard police]]

> "Amethyst" > wrote in message
> ...

> I've a very thick skull
> (as the bathroom scales will attest!)

I agree with this poast.

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Anarchy is having to put up with things that **** you off.
MVP - Most Valueless Prostitute

[Spinner]

It's not a Microsoft problem.
Winamp 3 is highly unstable and frankly a paice of junk.
Even the developers of Winamp freely admit this and are currently working on
a replacement.
(your metter off going back to the 2.x version.)
As to your problem, it's an easy fix.
Either re-install Winamp again, or simply open it up and re-associate .pls
files with it again.
5 second fix that has absolutly nothing to do with XP or micrsoft.



"Steve" > wrote in message
...
> I have never been so appalled by the lack of MS support
> until XP. It is already claiming that I have exceeded
> my free support references. This sucks since I just
> installed Messenger 4.7, and it has disabled Winamp 3. I
> wish I was a developer and could explain the coding
> behind it, but I cannot. The fact is that my desktop
> link to www.digitallyimported.com automatically opened
> winamp 3 until I installed the MS messenger update
> today. Of course, now, I cannot get support for this
> crap due to the level of MS bs to get any kind of
> support. MS has the monopoly and needs to be brought to
> its knees quickly. This is a vast disappointment even
> since I started running NT 4.0 about 5 years ago. I
> received plenty of support then, even as a home network
> user. Now, I don't get crap from MS. Pay for garbage is
> not my style. I used to be against hackers until the bs
> I had to go through for simple tech support tonight.