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March 12th, 2009, 08:55 PM
#991
Registered User
Nope, get along famously with both of them.
The next poster has recently started a project that has gone wrong and is trying to decide if cleaning it up or starting over will be less work.
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March 13th, 2009, 04:10 AM
#992
Driver Terrier
Originally Posted by rgharper
Nope, get along famously with both of them.
The next poster has recently started a project that has gone wrong and is trying to decide if cleaning it up or starting over will be less work.
Yes...
Yesterday I had to convert a 64bit vista to 32bit and he also wanted a couple of partitions for data. Why didn't I check the partition table before I started?
A brand new Dell laptop M1530, grabbed the 32bit disk that Dell kindly supplied... Killed the old partition, remade it as 100gb and ran the setup... nice and easy, all updates done and programs installed and now to go partition the 350gb left and move the user profile directory...
Dell had already made 3 primary partitions (diagnostics, recovery and media playing thing), the vista install made the 4th... where the hell could I put the extended partition???
Blow away what I had already done? Convert a partition? Blow away the 64bit recovery partition? Image what I had done?
So a little bit of research turned up Easeus partition master and it turned out there was an extended partition already on the drive, just Vista wasn't showing it except in command line diskpart. Created 2 logical drives and job
done. I was on the point of blowing it away and starting again. Very annoying that Dell do this, even more annoying that Vista didn't understand it had an extended partition.
Lesson learned... have a look at the partitions before reinstalling on a Dell.
I predict the next poster has run out of coffee.
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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March 13th, 2009, 07:48 AM
#993
Registered User
True, I ran out of it about 8 years ago I stopped liking coffee and only drink tea.
I predict the next poster is getting tired of their boss volunteering the posters personal time for non-emergency related work.
One Script to rule them all.
One Script to find them.
One Script to bring them all,
and clean up after itself.
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March 16th, 2009, 03:20 PM
#994
Registered User
False, I don't deal with work after "work hours". Hell I don't work that much during the normal schedule to start with
I predict the next poster had to make an unexpected trip today.
Protected by Glock. Don't mess with me!
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March 16th, 2009, 03:37 PM
#995
Registered User
False, but I did have a customer who left his computer here for 4 months (!) finally come and pick it up so I had to rush home to meet him.
I predict that the next poster lost a remote control yesterday...
" I don't like the idea of getting shot in the hand" -Blackie in "Rustlers Rhapsody"
" It is a proud and lonely thing, to be a Stainless Steel Rat." - Slippery Jim DiGriz
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March 16th, 2009, 03:43 PM
#996
Registered User
False, I did lose something but it was a game I rented not a remote.
I predict the next poster wants to give me a nice cozy remote computer service job that I can do from my home office so I can have additional work to do.
One Script to rule them all.
One Script to find them.
One Script to bring them all,
and clean up after itself.
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March 16th, 2009, 03:44 PM
#997
Driver Terrier
Not quite...
My daughter's junker has a remote immobiliser fob that has quit and none of the instructions to reprogram it working...
I predict the next poster has to put the garbage out.
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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March 16th, 2009, 03:51 PM
#998
Registered User
No, even better! I am preparing to don my Overalls of Impermeability, my Gauntlets of Sewage Mastery, and my Excellent Rubber Boots of Slip Resistence and auger out my kitchen sink drain and sewer main.
I predict the next poster is happy he's not me.
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March 16th, 2009, 05:21 PM
#999
Registered User
I would rather do what you need to do. Kids lost a few building blocks down the toilet, I have to remove toilet and dig from underneath to reclaim blocks
from inner trap
Next poster wants to build a server
Last thing I remember, running for the door,
I had to find the passage back to the place
I was before.
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March 16th, 2009, 08:31 PM
#1000
Registered User
Naw, already got one in the craft room but thanks.
The next poster is really, REALLY wanting a donut right about now.
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March 17th, 2009, 03:33 AM
#1001
Intel Mod
Nope, never been a great donut fancier.
I predict the next poster didn't expect this thread to get to this milestone length.
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March 17th, 2009, 04:26 AM
#1002
Driver Terrier
I got the 1001st reply! I wasn't sure how long this would go.. but there are over 28,000 views too... lots of lurkers!
I predict the next poster needs to do some gardening.
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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March 17th, 2009, 07:51 AM
#1003
Registered User
False, I practically live on a cliff in this area and what constitutes for my front yard is so riddled with rocks, glass, and other debris it's not useful for growing anything.
The next poster has a lap dog.
One Script to rule them all.
One Script to find them.
One Script to bring them all,
and clean up after itself.
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March 17th, 2009, 08:46 AM
#1004
Registered User
False, he used to be a lap dog when I got him.. now he's over 40lbs (4mo)
I predict the next poster doesn't have a pet.
Protected by Glock. Don't mess with me!
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March 17th, 2009, 03:48 PM
#1005
Registered User
False, we have our dog Max and two cats. ( Max doesn't know he's a dog, though. )
I predict that the next poster has a mountain of .mp3's or other music to sort out.
" I don't like the idea of getting shot in the hand" -Blackie in "Rustlers Rhapsody"
" It is a proud and lonely thing, to be a Stainless Steel Rat." - Slippery Jim DiGriz
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