Dammit I hate it...
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...when you install a piece of software and it fucks up your system! A couple of days ago I needed an SSH client to access my webhotel server. I thought I'd go by recommendation and use OpenSSH. But I couldn't get it to work like I wanted, so I uninstalled it again and in the end I went with PuTTY which worked like a charm... Today I wanted to check my IP configuration, so I opened a command prompt like I've done a 1000 times before, entered "ipconfig" - and lo and behold: "ipconfig is not a recognized program name" (or something like that). Turns out that OpenSSH had replace my "Path" environment variable with it's own path. So now I have no idea what else might not be working on my computer anymore... I'm likely to have to fix more paths than just the System32 path... :mad: CRAP!
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932:thumbsup: Word for that But don't worry, you're not the only one What I went through once: I had a bunch of folders left somewhere in C:\Windows\some folder from Windows (Office, actually) Update. Also, they were a bit weird, as I knew Update doesn't usually leave garbage in there, but I thought hey, maybe I have no idea, and it's ok. Now, I couldn't delete those as I would normally delete folders and files, due to ownership and permission issues. So, I fired up cmd, and started work. I took ownership of those, changed permission, all good. Still deleting didn't work. So I thought trying to delete them from cmd (ran as admin). Tested for one of the folders, it worked. All cool! So, I started typing the command to delete all of those pesky folders:
DEL C:\Windows\folder_nameonly I accidentally pressed enter right afterC:\Windows\, due to proximity of "\" to Enter key. Also, I hadn't used -S switch (do not delete system files). Now, it took some 5-10 seconds before I realized what I had done, and cancelled the command. It all looked ok, but after a few minutes, the system started acting weird, and it bluescreened. I restarted and tried to fix it, but all recovery was impossible. Needless to say, 10 minutes later I was reinstalling Windows (after having done a clean reinstall because of WinBloatTM only a week before). It still creeps me out when I think back to that day. Maybe I should post this in The Weird and the Wonderful?Full-fledged Java/.NET lover, full-fledged PHP hater. Full-fledged Google/Microsoft lover, full-fledged Apple hater. Full-fledged Skype lover, full-fledged YM hater.
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:thumbsup: Word for that But don't worry, you're not the only one What I went through once: I had a bunch of folders left somewhere in C:\Windows\some folder from Windows (Office, actually) Update. Also, they were a bit weird, as I knew Update doesn't usually leave garbage in there, but I thought hey, maybe I have no idea, and it's ok. Now, I couldn't delete those as I would normally delete folders and files, due to ownership and permission issues. So, I fired up cmd, and started work. I took ownership of those, changed permission, all good. Still deleting didn't work. So I thought trying to delete them from cmd (ran as admin). Tested for one of the folders, it worked. All cool! So, I started typing the command to delete all of those pesky folders:
DEL C:\Windows\folder_nameonly I accidentally pressed enter right afterC:\Windows\, due to proximity of "\" to Enter key. Also, I hadn't used -S switch (do not delete system files). Now, it took some 5-10 seconds before I realized what I had done, and cancelled the command. It all looked ok, but after a few minutes, the system started acting weird, and it bluescreened. I restarted and tried to fix it, but all recovery was impossible. Needless to say, 10 minutes later I was reinstalling Windows (after having done a clean reinstall because of WinBloatTM only a week before). It still creeps me out when I think back to that day. Maybe I should post this in The Weird and the Wonderful?Full-fledged Java/.NET lover, full-fledged PHP hater. Full-fledged Google/Microsoft lover, full-fledged Apple hater. Full-fledged Skype lover, full-fledged YM hater.
I recommend Unlocker[^] - completely indispensable tool! ;)
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932 -
...when you install a piece of software and it fucks up your system! A couple of days ago I needed an SSH client to access my webhotel server. I thought I'd go by recommendation and use OpenSSH. But I couldn't get it to work like I wanted, so I uninstalled it again and in the end I went with PuTTY which worked like a charm... Today I wanted to check my IP configuration, so I opened a command prompt like I've done a 1000 times before, entered "ipconfig" - and lo and behold: "ipconfig is not a recognized program name" (or something like that). Turns out that OpenSSH had replace my "Path" environment variable with it's own path. So now I have no idea what else might not be working on my computer anymore... I'm likely to have to fix more paths than just the System32 path... :mad: CRAP!
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932I know what you are talking about. My home was fine untill I installed my wife in there a few years ago. From then, there was nothing like it was before. ;)
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I recommend Unlocker[^] - completely indispensable tool! ;)
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932Sounds great, I'll definitely give it a try. Thanks! :thumbsup:
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I know what you are talking about. My home was fine untill I installed my wife in there a few years ago. From then, there was nothing like it was before. ;)
Ah yes, "Wife" - the only software that costs more money to uninstall than to get a license for in the first place... :laugh:
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Ah yes, "Wife" - the only software that costs more money to uninstall than to get a license for in the first place... :laugh:
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932Ah yes, it's the free trial Girlfriend where you're happy with it, then you buy a license to upgrade it to Wife, and from there it all goes downhill.
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I know what you are talking about. My home was fine untill I installed my wife in there a few years ago. From then, there was nothing like it was before. ;)
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Ah yes, it's the free trial Girlfriend where you're happy with it, then you buy a license to upgrade it to Wife, and from there it all goes downhill.
Full-fledged Java/.NET lover, full-fledged PHP hater. Full-fledged Google/Microsoft lover, full-fledged Apple hater. Full-fledged Skype lover, full-fledged YM hater.
I'm glad that my wife has no account here. ;)
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Ah yes, it's the free trial Girlfriend where you're happy with it, then you buy a license to upgrade it to Wife, and from there it all goes downhill.
Full-fledged Java/.NET lover, full-fledged PHP hater. Full-fledged Google/Microsoft lover, full-fledged Apple hater. Full-fledged Skype lover, full-fledged YM hater.
A very old joke is needed here[^]
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]
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TPFKAPB wrote:
You need to upgrade to a newer version.
No never! :) It's nothing serious. I just need to search for things more often than before.
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Ah yes, it's the free trial Girlfriend where you're happy with it, then you buy a license to upgrade it to Wife, and from there it all goes downhill.
Full-fledged Java/.NET lover, full-fledged PHP hater. Full-fledged Google/Microsoft lover, full-fledged Apple hater. Full-fledged Skype lover, full-fledged YM hater.
Wait until the addin comes along rugrat1 is almost as expensive to maintain as wife1. As for the poor buggers who are on wife# I do sympathise. I'm all for the variant mistress1.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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I'm glad that my wife has no account here. ;)
Mine (still girlfriend for now) may get one soon (she's a web dev after all too) :( As I've said, it's all fun and games till the wife gets in
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Wait until the addin comes along rugrat1 is almost as expensive to maintain as wife1. As for the poor buggers who are on wife# I do sympathise. I'm all for the variant mistress1.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Mycroft Holmes wrote:
I'm all for the variant mistress1
Oh yes, but that's forbidden. Wife may call patent infringement on her, and guess who gets to pay the royalties?
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Mine (still girlfriend for now) may get one soon (she's a web dev after all too) :( As I've said, it's all fun and games till the wife gets in
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I'm sorry :laugh:
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...when you install a piece of software and it fucks up your system! A couple of days ago I needed an SSH client to access my webhotel server. I thought I'd go by recommendation and use OpenSSH. But I couldn't get it to work like I wanted, so I uninstalled it again and in the end I went with PuTTY which worked like a charm... Today I wanted to check my IP configuration, so I opened a command prompt like I've done a 1000 times before, entered "ipconfig" - and lo and behold: "ipconfig is not a recognized program name" (or something like that). Turns out that OpenSSH had replace my "Path" environment variable with it's own path. So now I have no idea what else might not be working on my computer anymore... I'm likely to have to fix more paths than just the System32 path... :mad: CRAP!
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932Oh, that's nothing. A couple of months ago I finally managed to get Java programs to install in English, rather than Chinese -- that's after about a year of swearing lots and calling the Mrs to find the option to display them in English. It turned out that it was a little dictionary program, which had decided that all Java programs had to be in Chinese, and the setting which governs the installation language is so well hidden that googling for it dozens of times didn't find it (of course, it didn't help that the Java control panel itself was irrevocably in Chinese). At least you know when the program was installed, and it was recent, so you can roll back with System Restore (and then install WinSCP[^], instead.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Oh, that's nothing. A couple of months ago I finally managed to get Java programs to install in English, rather than Chinese -- that's after about a year of swearing lots and calling the Mrs to find the option to display them in English. It turned out that it was a little dictionary program, which had decided that all Java programs had to be in Chinese, and the setting which governs the installation language is so well hidden that googling for it dozens of times didn't find it (of course, it didn't help that the Java control panel itself was irrevocably in Chinese). At least you know when the program was installed, and it was recent, so you can roll back with System Restore (and then install WinSCP[^], instead.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
So you mean that your mrs decides what language your programs should be in? Jeez, how tight a grip does she have? :confused: ;P
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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I'm glad that my wife has no account here. ;)
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I'm glad that my wife has no account here.
If a man says something and there are no women around to hear it has he still said something wrong? Since you are married that is a rhetorical question. :-D
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So you mean that your mrs decides what language your programs should be in? Jeez, how tight a grip does she have? :confused: ;P
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932Shanghai women are very small, but have disproportionate thumbs.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!