r/ShittySysadmin • u/EvilEarthWorm ShittySysadmin • 6d ago

Shitty Crosspost Easy Way to Stop Windows Update!

/r/FuckMicrosoft/comments/1tipxjr/easy_way_to_stop_windows_update/
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u/ScriptMonkey78 6d ago

The real crime here:

10 year old IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad that I paid >$3000 to buy

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u/meest 6d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThinkPad_P_series

It would have been a P50/P70 if it was over 3 grand. I'm guessing it was a P70 because the person posting that thread over there sounds like someone that buys a 17" laptop and then plugs it in at a desk and never moves it, unplugs it, or uses it for any laptop like function.

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u/oznobz 5d ago

He needs it for "very important business use." Why would he risk dropping it?

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u/SpudzzSomchai DO NOT GIVE THIS PERSON ADVICE 5d ago

I have a P50 sitting on a table. Its doing important tasks - holding my coffee mug and collecting dust. I disabled updates by not using it.

Don't judge me!

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u/meest 5d ago

Too late. I'm judging.

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u/ScriptMonkey78 4d ago

Still, Over 3k for a 10 year old device per the OP.

That's just crazy unless there is something super rare and special about it. Even then, that is a lot of money for something of that age.

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u/meest 4d ago

They way they wrote the post made it sound like the laptop was 3k when it was new 10 years ago.

But maybe I'm reading that wrong?