My continuing journey with Microsoft Windows Vista Beta 2 has gotten nowhere in the last few days. We have been grounded until further notice.

If you live near here, Murphy, NC, or along the East Coast, you have some idea of the weather we have been having. Here we have had cloud to ground lightning every day from embedded thunderstorms. There is no way to predict if one of these will pass over your house, but better safe than sorry. The minute I hear thunder my computers are shut down and unplugged. This on and off scenario has pretty much taken up my time.

My concern with installing Vista was getting part of the way through the install and having one of these storms hit the area. Thunder, lightning, and power outages are not conducive to installs. I’m pretty sure about that, eh?

So Vista is still sitting there next to the computer where it will find a new home. Today looks very promising and I hope to have “My Journey with Vista, Part IV” ready to write in the next few days. I expect the installation to go smoothly based on feedback that I have received.

I’m sorry for the delay, but for once I can truly blame the weather, and of course my being overly cautious perhaps.

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