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Got to admit; when Windows fails, it does so spectacularly.
On Oct 27, 2018, RichA wrote
(in ): Dvd drives "disappeared" from explorer but device manager showed them ok. Turned off computer, unplugged them, rebooted, turned off computer, reattached dvd drives (figured they'd reinstall as new),restarted and...windows drive gives disk error. Long story short, windows methods of recovery useless, ended up full reinstall. Good thing real files are on storage drives. Still, takes about 2hrs to put apps, drivers back. Rich, why don’t you post your Windows bitching, and stuff to a Windows NG where it belongs, not to r.p.d. where it is off topic? The last time you did this on October 8, the result was a major pollution of 296 OT posts in r.p.d., and your only post in the thread was the first one. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Got to admit; when Windows fails, it does so spectacularly.
In article .com,
Savageduck wrote: On Oct 27, 2018, RichA wrote (in ): Dvd drives "disappeared" from explorer but device manager showed them ok. Turned off computer, unplugged them, rebooted, turned off computer, reattached dvd drives (figured they'd reinstall as new),restarted and...windows drive gives disk error. Long story short, windows methods of recovery useless, ended up full reinstall. Good thing real files are on storage drives. Still, takes about 2hrs to put apps, drivers back. Rich, why donąt you post your Windows bitching, and stuff to a Windows NG where it belongs, not to r.p.d. where it is off topic? The last time you did this on October 8, the result was a major pollution of 296 OT posts in r.p.d., and your only post in the thread was the first one. he only does so to troll. |
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Got to admit; when Windows fails, it does so spectacularly.
On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 13:23:42 -0400, nospam
wrote: In article .com, Savageduck wrote: Rich, why donąt you post your Windows bitching, and stuff to a Windows NG where it belongs, not to r.p.d. where it is off topic? The last time you did this on October 8, the result was a major pollution of 296 OT posts in r.p.d., and your only post in the thread was the first one. he only does so to troll. Is it not interesting how people who would never expect anyone to be able use even a mildly complex camera effectively without at least some level of understanding of how its system works will nevertheless expect to use a computer and its operating system without bothering with acquiring the slightest level of either expertise or even understanding. "It all works just by magic, doesn't it? Just like cameras do." |
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Got to admit; when Windows fails, it does so spectacularly.
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wrote: Is it not interesting how people who would never expect anyone to be able use even a mildly complex camera effectively without at least some level of understanding of how its system works will nevertheless expect to use a computer and its operating system without bothering with acquiring the slightest level of either expertise or even understanding. people do that every day. "It all works just by magic, doesn't it? Just like cameras do." it does. |
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Got to admit; when Windows fails, it does so spectacularly.
On 28/10/2018 16:51, Savageduck wrote:
[] Rich, why don’t you post your Windows bitching, and stuff to a Windows NG where it belongs, not to r.p.d. where it is off topic? The last time you did this on October 8, the result was a major pollution of 296 OT posts in r.p.d., and your only post in the thread was the first one. I agree in general, but DC/DVD drives are something photographers might use, aren't they? -- Cheers, David Web: http://www.satsignal.eu |
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Got to admit; when Windows fails, it does so spectacularly.
In article , David Taylor
wrote: Rich, why donąt you post your Windows bitching, and stuff to a Windows NG where it belongs, not to r.p.d. where it is off topic? The last time you did this on October 8, the result was a major pollution of 296 OT posts in r.p.d., and your only post in the thread was the first one. I agree in general, but DC/DVD drives are something photographers might use, aren't they? why would they? the capacity is too small to be useful, they're slow and the ever growing stacks of discs quickly becomes unmanageable. it's much easier, more flexible and *far* more convenient to use a nas. |
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Got to admit; when Windows fails, it does so spectacularly.
On 2018-10-28 17:29:20 +0000, David Taylor
said: On 28/10/2018 16:51, Savageduck wrote: [] Rich, why don’t you post your Windows bitching, and stuff to a Windows NG where it belongs, not to r.p.d. where it is off topic? The last time you did this on October 8, the result was a major pollution of 296 OT posts in r.p.d., and your only post in the thread was the first one. I agree in general, but DC/DVD drives are something photographers might use, aren't they? The last time I used a CD/DVD for any sort of image file sharing/archiving was over 15 years ago. The last time I used a Windows machine was at work in February 2009, and then I retired. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Got to admit; when Windows fails, it does so spectacularly.
On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 12:10:21 -0700, Savageduck
wrote: I agree in general, but DC/DVD drives are something photographers might use, aren't they? The last time I used a CD/DVD for any sort of image file sharing/archiving was over 15 years ago. The last time I used a Windows machine was at work in February 2009, and then I retired. The comments seem to be about archiving files, and that's not the only purpose of using a CD or DVD. They are quite useful for sharing files where you want to either mail the files to the other party or give the other party a batch of files for the other party to view but not to download. There are other ways to do this, but that doesn't mean that there aren't times a CD or DVD is a convenient way to go. One grandson recently made a movie using my copy of Premier Elements and burned six copies to discs for his friends and handed them out at school. It was a very topical movie, so the friends will view and not download and can share that disc with others. It's like many other things: what we do, or don't do, personally doesn't mean it isn't useful for others. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |
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Got to admit; when Windows fails, it does so spectacularly.
In article , Tony Cooper
wrote: I agree in general, but DC/DVD drives are something photographers might use, aren't they? The last time I used a CD/DVD for any sort of image file sharing/archiving was over 15 years ago. The last time I used a Windows machine was at work in February 2009, and then I retired. The comments seem to be about archiving files, and that's not the only purpose of using a CD or DVD. that never was a purpose of cd/dvds and those who chose to use them for that purpose are in for some very unpleasant surprises. but you are correct, there are other purposes. they make for great coasters. they also are fun to microwave, just do it in a microwave intended to be replaced. or, get a bunch of them for an interesting halloween costume or do something for the community and build a homeless shelter with them. They are quite useful for sharing files where you want to either mail the files to the other party or give the other party a batch of files for the other party to view but not to download. not anymore they aren't. it's far more efficient and *much* faster to email or post online. There are other ways to do this, but that doesn't mean that there aren't times a CD or DVD is a convenient way to go. that was true long ago. not anymore. the vast majority of computers in use today do not have an optical drive of any sort and are physically incapable of using one, making using a cd/dvd very *inconvenient* to use. even for legacy computers with an optical drive, it's not as convenient as clicking on a link. One grandson recently made a movie using my copy of Premier Elements and burned six copies to discs for his friends and handed them out at school. It was a very topical movie, so the friends will view and not download and can share that disc with others. what's with this aversion to downloading? the year is 2018 not 1998. It's like many other things: what we do, or don't do, personally doesn't mean it isn't useful for others. odd definition of useful, but whatever floats your boat. |
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Got to admit; when Windows fails, it does so spectacularly.
On 28/10/2018 19:10, Savageduck wrote:
[] The last time I used a CD/DVD for any sort of image file sharing/archiving was over 15 years ago. The last time I used a Windows machine was at work in February 2009, and then I retired. I archive onto DVD every month. -- Cheers, David Web: http://www.satsignal.eu |
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