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I can write some elegant code (simple and it works). Other times, it be something to wash off your shoe. I have this vision of MS full of smart people, but I want the 2x4 to whack the Windows 7 and Windows 10 upgrade folks. I'll provide nails for the 2x4.
Daughter nukes her laptop ("os not found"), claims she did nothing. Hmm, right, okay no evidence, there there hug. Clearly there is an issue with her SSD.
Install Windows 7 with SP1, prepare for inevitable 24 hour "checking for updates" wait. And wait. Now, I know that there is probably some complicated "check for recursive upgrade links" going on, but wtf, I was taught this 36 years ago - simplify life. What prevents the Windows 7 SP1 to leave a marker file indicating ALL of the updates are needed? 48 hours and it comes back as "no updates found" <hysterical laugh="">.
Daughter wants Windows 10 - find a link for 7->10 upgrade still working... Laptop 36+ hours "download" or "getting ready" for a clean install.
Seems I won't starve as a developer any time soon. What a steaming pile of elephant dung.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
modified 24-Oct-16 6:49am.
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I suggest you get hold of Windows Media Creation Tool and build an installation usb. It saves hours of time. Simply plug it in and re-install off the usb boot.
I have used it twice to rebuild my daughters laptop.
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Or better, do a disk image when it's installed and all apps configured, then you can just image restore and walk away.
Particularly with a kid's computer where you have no idea what they have done to the poor thing... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I use Macrium for that, its very good.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Particularly with a kid's computer where you have no idea what they have done to the poor thing...
Or when MS comes with another "cool" Update
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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DaveAuld wrote: I have used it twice to rebuild my daughters laptop.
You shouldn't have had to use it at all.
Even windows 3.11 gave better service than this.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I agree with imaging and the install thingy. It's post 5AM. Somewhere in the middle of the night, Windows 7 applied updates and rebooted. Windows 10 install is now at 16% 
Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Well, if anyone blunders across this message in the future, the problem appears to be Microsoft arguing with itself. I have a clean Windows 7 installation, then fired up Windows 10, stuck at 99% forever. The solution was to TURN OFF THE WINDOWS UPDATE service 
Start an admin command prompt and: net stop wuauserv
Did this 30 minutes ago, Windows 10 is now installing at 76%...
I wonder. We criticize developers for too much dependence on google, but I'm starting to think companies use it as a crutch support for their users...
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Comic's Comic Kevin Meaney Has Died at Age 60 - ABC News[^]
![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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RIP.
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0. Plane is good.
1. Food is good with lot of frequent services.
2. Hostesses are pretty and good.
3. Pilots are also good.
Yet Baggage delivery not good. Half of travelers baggages is delayed on the flight and forced to be delivered to their respective addresses. This happended twice for me. Is there anyone who got similar experience on Air Canada?
modified 22-Oct-16 19:47pm.
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Chrris Dale wrote: Plain is good.
Is a plain plane plain good when the plain plane plains through the air without com-plain-t?
Marc
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What are you all up in the air about?
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Typo. You know sometimes auto complete feature is not good.
FIXED
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Darn. Now nobody will understand what i was going on about
Marc
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Don't worry. I'll put a edit remark below.
Plain is updated to Plane.
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Planes through the air, Shirley.
(ESL folks are watching)
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Why didn't you comment on the attractiveness of the pilots? Does the physical appearance of cabin crew have any bearing on their ability to do the job?
This space for rent
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"Does the physical appearance of cabin crew have any bearing on their ability to do the job?"
Ever flown Air Bulgaria?
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Or Qantas!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Australia has some of the prettiest women on the planet, they don't work for Qantas. Equal opportunity gone insane!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Because they are locked in the front to prevent you terrorising them...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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The piolts are men and TBH I don't normally look the attractiveness of a man. I'm straight guy.
[EDIT]
Forgot to mention. We were asked to applaud to the piolts once safely landed in the airport.
modified 23-Oct-16 15:11pm.
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No your are a cave man....duh!
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