Nearly one-third of users have reported problems with upgrading to Windows 7, claiming the process is buggy. (Uncredited image)
Windows 7 installation bug resolved
December 10, 2009
by shf
REDMOND, Wash. (FASTLAUGH.com) — With the launch of Windows 7 now several weeks old, nearly one-third of users have reported problems with upgrading to Windows 7, claiming that the process is buggy.
The most common gripe is that the half-day upgrade process gets to the 62% completed point and then freezes.
Microsoft concedes it is a problem and posted a workaround on its web site yesterday.
“We determined that the bug was due to the Windows 7 installer inexplicably emulating the inverse golden ratio of roughly 0.6180340,” explained an anonymous source within Microsoft, “This is a fixable problem, despite being aggravating and excessively time consuming for users.”
“Anyone with an advanced degree in Mathematics, Physics or Computer Science can readily override this bug,” the source added, “The workaround consists of opening the computer and obtaining the exact physical dimensions of the hard drive and then calculating its irrational mathematical constant using Pi in place of Graham’s number (which was erroneously used in coding the installer), and then simply going into the advanced settings and performing a registry hack to enter the mean derived value.”
Other critical Windows 7 bugs that Microsoft has announced fixes for include the installer changing the default name of every computer to “Bro.”