The totally off-topic thread

[serfty]

You should consider to upgrading to Win7 ASAP, then take the free upgrade to win 10 before September.

As for your files, open an elevated command prompt, go to c:\> and then do a DIR /S /P *.XLS* and note the location of any found.

 

[drron]

Have a look at the known insistences of known priest molestations versus the known molestations by a trans person in the USA for example. Thousands by priests, one known insistence by a trans person.

Thousands?
But if you are talking of percentages of offenders you should look at QLD ALP state politicians.At least 2 have been in jail for molestation.
Not so long ago one from NSW was as well.As a % of ALP cabinet ministers of NSW that is almost certainly higher than Catholic priests.

What is disturbing is that if anyone made a similar claim re Imams they would be described as Islamophobic at best but racist and a bigot on most occasions.

 

[marki]

This is just too scary.

As mentioned earlier my Samsung S5 restarted itself 4 times within an hour.

Last night I shut down the laptop and a few hours later started it back up again but did not log on.

This morning I logged back on and it would appear my user profile has been initialised again. I didn't do it. The desktop is gone. And with it all my spreadsheets and text files used to store flight bookings. The USB has not been updated since 26/11/2015.

I have not been well all week. I knew something was wrong. Before I shut the laptop down yesterday I thought I haven't taken a copy of the desktop onto the USB for a while.

I am using Windows Vista. Any idea what has happened to the files on my desktop? I cannot see them in the recycle bin. Have they just disappeared or has the system taken a copy of them somewhere before removing them? Can I restore my user profile?

Any thoughts because right now I am going to go crazy trying to work out what Windows Vista thinks it needed to do.

John can you upgrade the software to Windows 10?

 

[Conrad_S]

Brussels sprouts, Steady . I love them too. Try them steamed and buttered with a bit of nutmeg sprinkled over. Works a treat IMHO.

Sounds very nice and I'll give it a try. My favourite is braised with some butter and a small amount of chicken stock for a short while. Then just salt and pepper to serve.

 

[Pushka]

Well that raised a chuckle this morning.

 

[straitman]

This is just too scary.

As mentioned earlier my Samsung S5 restarted itself 4 times within an hour.

Last night I shut down the laptop and a few hours later started it back up again but did not log on.

This morning I logged back on and it would appear my user profile has been initialised again. I didn't do it. The desktop is gone. And with it all my spreadsheets and text files used to store flight bookings. The USB has not been updated since 26/11/2015.

I have not been well all week. I knew something was wrong. Before I shut the laptop down yesterday I thought I haven't taken a copy of the desktop onto the USB for a while.

I am using Windows Vista. Any idea what has happened to the files on my desktop? I cannot see them in the recycle bin. Have they just disappeared or has the system taken a copy of them somewhere before removing them? Can I restore my user profile?

Any thoughts because right now I am going to go crazy trying to work out what Windows Vista thinks it needed to do.

IMHO Vista is the problem. It was never much good even in its hey day. It seriously needs an upgrade to anything.

 

[Abdul_A350]

I am a Catholic so I can make that point.

Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where the comedian converts to Judaism so he can tell Jewish jokes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yada_Yada

(Sorry I cannot quote some sort of scripture instead)

 

[JohnK]

You should consider to upgrading to Win7 ASAP, then take the free upgrade to win 10 before September.

As for your files, open an elevated command prompt, go to c:\> and then do a DIR /S /P *.XLS* and note the location of any found.

The whole idea of using Vista was to avoid Windows 7 and later. I am not even going to consider using Windows 7 with a 3GB laptop that cannot be upgraded further.

I would love to know why Vista thinks it needed to reset the user profile without permission. As you know Vista is a permission driven system. It is almost like it has reverted to the user profile as at sometime in 2014.

I would also love to know what happened to my files. If they were deleted they are probably there somewhere. Needs someone who knows what they are doing.

All my Qantas gift vouchers were there. Means I have to back through all the emails and try to reconstruct the path I have taken with each of the gift vouchers. I don't have time although I have some spare time onboard tomorrow.

Major headache.

 

[serfty]

The whole idea of using Vista was to avoid Windows 7 and later. I am not even going to consider using Windows 7 with a 3GB laptop that cannot be upgraded further.. ..

Dunno what you are on, but I may think to have some ...

Win7 uses LESS resource, including memory than Vista.

I run Win7 quite happily on a 3GB box as well as on the 2GB netbook I travel with.

 

[Moindardt]

I wasn't around here last election but does it always become so politically charged. I thought this was a place where people discussed all things travel, accepted that some prefer Singapore Airlines and others Qantas or some prefer to have status and other prefer to just fly J/F and don't need it.

 

[Moindardt]

The whole idea of using Vista was to avoid Windows 7 and later. I am not even going to consider using Windows 7 with a 3GB laptop that cannot be upgraded further.

I would love to know why Vista thinks it needed to reset the user profile without permission. As you know Vista is a permission driven system. It is almost like it has reverted to the user profile as at sometime in 2014.

I would also love to know what happened to my files. If they were deleted they are probably there somewhere. Needs someone who knows what they are doing.

All my Qantas gift vouchers were there. Means I have to back through all the emails and try to reconstruct the path I have taken with each of the gift vouchers. I don't have time although I have some spare time onboard tomorrow.

Major headache.

Vista was a disaster of a system, much the same as Windows ME. You need to ensure you are an administrator on the machine and then you will be able to access the old profiles on c drive. Sometimes you have to click on the old folder and got through the various menu's and take ownership of the directory. Google it. There is tens of thousands of pages on it. There is a reason most business extended the life of windows xp.

 

[RooFlyer]

I wasn't around here last election but does it always become so politically charged. I thought this was a place where people discussed all things travel, accepted that some prefer Singapore Airlines and others Qantas or some prefer to have status and other prefer to just fly J/F and don't need it.

Yes, but that would be 'on topic'

May I lighten things up a bit? You can fill in the gaps.

Before:


During:



After:

 

[QF WP]

Well I never knew this was how they grow - have learnt something today. Even my Practice Manager expressed surprise at how they were grown - and she's been around longer than me . Should take this home to show Mrs QF WP (she hates Brussel Sprouts)

I love Brussel Sprouts- even better when fresh from the paddock
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[QF WP]

Similarly, the outside is my domain apart from ironing as well as bathing/showering and getting the kids to bed. By that stage of the night, she generally needs a break from them (lest she lose the plot). Generally she already has a glass of white wine in her hand (placed there by me) and finishes the tidying up. I'm not afraid to chip in and help with the vaccuuming, cleaning the shower recesses & bath, even cooking and dropping the kids to school (or picking them up). The joys of having my business premises close to home and school.

I must admit in the 37 years I have been married I have tried it a handful of times (would be able to count on one hand) and I appreciate my wife's skills at this task, so I mow the lawn and do all the outside jobs, as well as tasks she can't (won't) do. A perfect compromise.

 

[JohnK]

Vista was a disaster of a system, much the same as Windows ME. You need to ensure you are an administrator on the machine and then you will be able to access the old profiles on c drive. Sometimes you have to click on the old folder and got through the various menu's and take ownership of the directory. Google it. There is tens of thousands of pages on it. There is a reason most business extended the life of windows xp.

It would appear Vista has lost its marbles.

I have 4 profiles on the machine. JohnK, wife, admin and adm. In January Vista created a JohnK-adm.PC profile that I cannot sign into from main screen. Last night/this morning the desktop has been moved from JohnK to JohnK-adm.PC. :shock: And it wasn't me that moved it.

All good and I have now taken 2 extra copies onto USB and external drive.

I wonder what will happen tomorrow.

 

[Quickstatus]

I love Brussel Sprouts- even better when fresh from the paddock
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Thats how they sell them in LOTFAP

 

[Pushka]

It would appear Vista has lost its marbles.

I have 4 profiles on the machine. JohnK, wife, admin and adm. In January Vista created a JohnK-adm.PC profile that I cannot sign into from main screen. Last night/this morning the desktop has been moved from JohnK to JohnK-adm.PC. :shock: And it wasn't me that moved it.

All good and I have now taken 2 extra copies onto USB and external drive.

I wonder what will happen tomorrow.

John, Vista never had any marbles, it was carp from the get go.

 

[serfty]

...
I wonder what will happen tomorrow.

Upgrade to Win7 ... PM me for how to do so at a relatively inexpensive cost ...

 

[Flashback]

It would appear Vista has lost its marbles.

I have 4 profiles on the machine. JohnK, wife, admin and adm. In January Vista created a JohnK-adm.PC profile that I cannot sign into from main screen. Last night/this morning the desktop has been moved from JohnK to JohnK-adm.PC. :shock: And it wasn't me that moved it.

All good and I have now taken 2 extra copies onto USB and external drive.

I wonder what will happen tomorrow.

Looks like you figured it out. I was going to suggest having a look through C:\Users\ as it was most likely a duplicate profile.

 

[JohnK]

Looks like you figured it out. I was going to suggest having a look through C:\Users\ as it was most likely a duplicate profile.

I haven't figured it out. Thought I have figured it out but still haven't.

Everything in JohnK is pointing to JohnK.adm-PC. No idea when this profile came about. I tried moving things into favorites, desktop etc and it wasn't working properly. Restarted the machine and everything looks OK now as if nothing has happened today.

I know what is going on and it is freaky and scary. Hard to explain. And no I have not had a drink....