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March 28, 2006

Things That Make Me Cranky: Stupid Program Upgrades

Okay, so I'm just installing an update to the software for the ATI HDTV Wonder for a PVR system I am building. And for some reason, the upgrade software insists that I have to provide the original CD that came with the device. WHY!?!

I can't see any reason for this except to make my life difficult. I mean, why would I be installing the upgrade if I didn't already have the device itself? Surely the software could check if the damn device itself is present, not the CD?

(Please note that this rant has nothing to do with the fact that my office is a total mess, meaning that the CD itself is probably lost under a pile of rubbish in the corner, or has been used as a hockey puck by the cats. Honest.)