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Oh Microsoft, you dullards....

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    Working on a remote server for a customer - has VS 2015 installed. Microsoft has decided through it's "magic" that I don't have a license anymore. Fine, I'll update you to community edition. Nope, have to uninstall first. Okayyyy, go to the Apps and Features for VS 2015 - no uninstall option. I have to "modify" the installation. Okayyyy... it's been going for 4 hours now.

    Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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      Working on a remote server for a customer - has VS 2015 installed. Microsoft has decided through it's "magic" that I don't have a license anymore. Fine, I'll update you to community edition. Nope, have to uninstall first. Okayyyy, go to the Apps and Features for VS 2015 - no uninstall option. I have to "modify" the installation. Okayyyy... it's been going for 4 hours now.

      Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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      Wouldn't it be the customer who needs the license, since it's installed on their machine?

      The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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        Wouldn't it be the customer who needs the license, since it's installed on their machine?

        The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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        technically maybe? I'm a small company so on occasion I will install CE to complete some debug work. Then I remove it. Today's phrase is "if I Can remove it."

        Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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          technically maybe? I'm a small company so on occasion I will install CE to complete some debug work. Then I remove it. Today's phrase is "if I Can remove it."

          Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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          The risk here is that you end up partially removing the older version, and failing to install the new one. Then you have two problems on your hands - getting the original reinstalled, and solving its license problem.

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            The risk here is that you end up partially removing the older version, and failing to install the new one. Then you have two problems on your hands - getting the original reinstalled, and solving its license problem.

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            Hey! No spoilers in the lounge! :laugh:

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              The risk here is that you end up partially removing the older version, and failing to install the new one. Then you have two problems on your hands - getting the original reinstalled, and solving its license problem.

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              well sure, but I *know* it's a vm, SO, YOU GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL. Damn new keyboard... sorry about that

              Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                well sure, but I *know* it's a vm, SO, YOU GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL. Damn new keyboard... sorry about that

                Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                I didn't bring it up, but that's exactly what I was thinking. Checkpoint, tinker with it all you need, if it works, re-merge to make it the latest, otherwise roll back. :thumbsup:

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                  Working on a remote server for a customer - has VS 2015 installed. Microsoft has decided through it's "magic" that I don't have a license anymore. Fine, I'll update you to community edition. Nope, have to uninstall first. Okayyyy, go to the Apps and Features for VS 2015 - no uninstall option. I have to "modify" the installation. Okayyyy... it's been going for 4 hours now.

                  Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                  A colleague once installed the wrong version of VS on a fresh Windows version. Once he saw the uninstall (lack of) progress indicator he did the smart thing and wiped the disk and reinstalled Windows.

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                    Working on a remote server for a customer - has VS 2015 installed. Microsoft has decided through it's "magic" that I don't have a license anymore. Fine, I'll update you to community edition. Nope, have to uninstall first. Okayyyy, go to the Apps and Features for VS 2015 - no uninstall option. I have to "modify" the installation. Okayyyy... it's been going for 4 hours now.

                    Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                    :doh: :confused: X| :wtf: :mad: :sigh: 20 days, Please dear God, help me paddle to the end. Just logged into the server this morning because of another elephanting reason. Same stalled screen. I think I will reboot. It's a Windows Server 2022 installation. mf'r - if I wrote code this poorly, my children would have starved. Stay tuned. This soap opera is spinning up to 3-ways But wait, it won't even cancel... lmao.

                    Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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