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My beloved brother in-law and his wife are coming up for the weekend, normally not rant material, except he is bringing his 3 year old laptop which has been blue-screening with hdd problems. I asked about the recovery disks that I told him to make when he got it...'uhhh, I didn't have time'  With any luck, I can still make them...or he will be getting Win8 either on a new laptop, or on a bare hdd. Either way, it's going to be so much fun working on someone else's crap...and he's the kind of guy who is very OCD about the tiniest little details. He will want it to be exactly like it now, down to that stupid comic sans for email! Monday cant get here fast enough! 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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kmoorevs wrote: guy who is very OCD about the tiniest little details.
Tell him to fix it himself if he complaines about anything. Then he will have complete control. 
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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JimmyRopes
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You didn't have time to make a recovery disk now I don't have time to fix it.
Along with Antimatter and Dark Matter they've discovered the existence of Doesn't Matter which appears to have no effect on the universe whatsoever!
Rich Tennant 5th Wave
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Funny, that sound just like one the things he likes to say about other people...'lack of preparation...emergency...blah, blah'. I, unfortunately, have become the family's IT guru b*tch and therefore have a duty to help. It does sound like a serious issue as well...not something he would be able to manage on his own. I just hope he doesn't want to watch. I hate an audience!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Yeah I know how that goes I also share family IT bitch with my son...teach em young so you don't have to do it in the future!  Now I just refer them to him.
kmoorevs wrote: I hate an audience!
Me too!, I usually tell them to go get a cup of coffee and chill somewhere else, of course that depends on who it is.
Along with Antimatter and Dark Matter they've discovered the existence of Doesn't Matter which appears to have no effect on the universe whatsoever!
Rich Tennant 5th Wave
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kmoorevs wrote: I just hope he doesn't want to watch.
Make up a price list.
I fix it - Free.
You watch - $10/hr.
You say anything - $20/hr.
You diagnose problem - $50/hr.
You tell me how to fix it - $100/hr.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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Spend 5 minutes on it, and go 'hmmm, this doesn't look good' in your best doctorly voice, then proceed to give him a load of made up techno-babble as to why is doesn't work and suggest he get a new laptop. Then grab a ![Beer | [beer]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif) and enjoy the weekend.
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I fail to see why his laptop has become your problem.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: I fail to see why his laptop has become your problem
I'm married to his sister...gotta stay in good graces. Too bad there is no quid pro quo...he has absolutely nothing I need.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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kmoorevs wrote: .he has absolutely nothing I need.
except a sister!
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Doesn't have time to create recovery disks? But you do have time to dig him out the midden? This has SEP written all over it.
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Tell him 3 years for a laptop is 85 in dog years so he should just put a crowbar in the wallet and buy a new one
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Wow, I am speechless... 
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I'v got a Acer ICONIA W510 Windows 8 tablet. There's some kind of graphical indicator[^] that is ALWAYS showing.
AT first I thought it was the battery, but with the cord plugged in and a full battery it still shows up.
I've searched high & low to try to get rid of this. Anyone know how?
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Does not look like a windows gizmo,
I looks like a volume or maybe a screen contrast/brightness slider.
I'd rather be phishing!
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Ya, but WHERE do I turn it off/disable it??
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Note in this shot[^] that when I click the blue bar, it drops to 10% or so then goes right back to 100%
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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OK, I found it. It's the volume indicator.
However, lowering the volume using the Volume Mixer does what I said in my last post. Goes right back to 100%
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Sounds like a broken button to me.
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This look exactly like the indicators (volume, brightness, etc.) on my Windows 8 Asus laptop.
But it only show when I make change. Not idea why it is always showing or how to get rid of it.
Vince
Remember the dead, fight for the living
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See my last post to Maximilien
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Just saw it.
Could it but a malfunction volume up button that is always pressed?
Vince
Remember the dead, fight for the living
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It is one of the siblings from Thomas Was Alone.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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I'm thinking your volume up button is jammed.
This is, indeed, the default volume indicator but it's supposed to be present only when the volume is being changed.
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