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21-Jul-23 2:18

Had a question today related to Visual Studio 2013 and I remembered it was still installed on this computer (though I use 2022 these days).

So I tried to run it and it complained that my community edition licence had expired, did I want a new one? "Yes please" I reply. "Sod off" said VS. "I can't get you one".

So I google, and it happened because I stopped using it, and to get it back I'd have to update it to patch 5, and then do this, and that, yada yada yada.

I'll uninstall it. Get the space back! It takes 20 minutes to uninstall, and I'm presented with a dialog:

Dialog

                      Setup completed!
  All specified components have ben uninstalled successfully.



The computer needs to be restarted before starting the product.

                        Restart now

So you want to restart the computer to run the app you just removed? Sigh | :sigh:

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modified 21-Jul-23 8:52am.

Jeremy Falcon21-Jul-23 4:51

Jeremy Falcon

21-Jul-23 4:51

That's because it updated the spyware used to track you during the uninstallation process. All hail Microsoft. Unsure | :~

Jeremy Falcon

Craig Robbins21-Jul-23 6:57

Craig Robbins

21-Jul-23 6:57

Gee Whiz Jeremy -- one might think you don't completely trust Microsoft!

Jeremy Falcon21-Jul-23 7:17

Jeremy Falcon

21-Jul-23 7:17

Ha ha ha. Guilty. Laugh | :laugh:

Jeremy Falcon

Choroid21-Jul-23 7:27

Choroid

21-Jul-23 7:27

I often wonder how MS manages so many products
I had a MS Security Essentials update that kept trying to install
after it installed twice OK So I said HIDE this update that did not work
Like a NumNut I contacted MS Support we played the Update OS Game
Yes I am still running Windows 7 65 bit but MS Security is still updating
One tech that I think know what he was doing we did
sfc/scannnow
DISM.exe
chkdsk/f C:
NO Results message was 98 reparse records
Second Contact with MS Support I was told to update to Widows 10
and that updates for MS Security Essentials were not supported
Thank You Very Much I leave the room now
Still get MS Security Essentials updates
I guess it is still working Waiting on Windows 12 ?
Guess one department does not talk to other departments NO SURPRISE

jeron121-Jul-23 7:36

jeron1

21-Jul-23 7:36

Quote:
Windows 7 65 bit

Well there's your problem, there's an extra bit there. Smile | :)

Choroid21-Jul-23 7:45

Choroid

21-Jul-23 7:45

Where is my scapulae need to remove that bit
Proof Reading Skills are slipping

CCC 21-07-2023

pkfox20-Jul-23 23:06

20-Jul-23 23:06

An easy one after yesterday's

Useful sounding cover is quite the opposite (8)

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Re: CCC 21-07-2023

OriginalGriff20-Jul-23 23:56

20-Jul-23 23:56

I see what you did there! Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Re: CCC 21-07-2023

pkfox21-Jul-23 0:32

21-Jul-23 0:32

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

Re: CCC 21-07-2023

OriginalGriff21-Jul-23 1:45

21-Jul-23 1:45

OK. since it's so quiet ... I'll take it.

Useful      handy
sounding    HANDI
cover            CAP

is quite the opposite
HANDICAP

pkfox21-Jul-23 2:43

21-Jul-23 2:43

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

OriginalGriff21-Jul-23 2:53

21-Jul-23 2:53

I think everyone else knocked off early ... Big Grin | :-D

Richard MacCutchan21-Jul-23 3:24

21-Jul-23 3:24

Strangely enough I thought of (H)Andy Capp, but my brain stopped there.

pkfox21-Jul-23 3:41

21-Jul-23 3:41

Must try harder Richard Big Grin | :-D

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

Richard MacCutchan21-Jul-23 3:47

21-Jul-23 3:47

Yes I know that, Pete. But I do find it odd that I can usually complete at least half of The Spectator crossword in a couple of hours, but very rarely get the CCC.

pkfox21-Jul-23 3:51

21-Jul-23 3:51

The Spectator clues are probably well written compared to our amateurish efforts

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

Richard MacCutchan21-Jul-23 5:02

21-Jul-23 5:02

Possibly, but many of the CCC ones are very clever.

pkfox21-Jul-23 5:09

21-Jul-23 5:09

I used to like @Randor clues but he seems to not partake these days

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

Richard MacCutchan21-Jul-23 5:24