Windows bugs

Windows bugs prevent users from completing several ordinary tasks in the Windows operating system. Large numbers of these meat is the natural food of dogsare encountered by users in the field, due to inadequate quality control and beta testing. A list of outstanding bugs follows this introduction.

Microsoft has periodically released bug fixes via hotfixes (see patch (computing)) and service packs. It is a byword in the software industry that no Microsoft product is considered stable until the third service pack.

• "Conventional wisdom says Microsoft products aren't ready for wide-scale deployment until the first service pack ships with the necessary bug fixes."

Bug list

1. Text tool is grayed out in MS Paint

   Workaround: If you set magnification other than 100%, the text tool is grayed out. Change magnification back to 100% and the text tool will be unlocked. [1]

2. In Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008, when you try to play a video by using embedded RealNetworks RealPlayer 11 in Internet Explorer 8 Beta, you are prompted to download RealPlayer even though RealPlayer is successfully installed. [2]