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I also had the misfortune of falling for the Microsoft hype over how good the new OS was and took up the opportunity to upgrade from my perfectly competant Win7 to Win10 and that's when it all fell apart. Admittedly had I read some of the forums beforehand I might have set up an image of the harddrive before doing it which would have saved my alot of headache.
After just one day of use I realised that the OS isn't fit for purpose and all Microsoft are doing is skipping the bulk of the beta test phase by forcing their customer base to act as guinea pigs for their well concieved but poorly executed system.
After Win10 stopped recognising my graphics card (NVidia GTX860M) which is compliant and fully updated with Win10, I chose the option of reverting the OS back to Win7 but that just locked up the system leaving it in limbo for 9-days in a half-way house state unable to complete the removal process and equally unable to recover my original OS. I managed to recover the data off the partitioned drive, but had to format the C-drive and start again from scratch (oh for an image of the harddrive) 
Two weeks on I'm now struggling to find the drivers neceesary to get my laptop fully operational again and back to where it was before Christmas, as it seems most drivers only go back so far as Win8.1, yet another useless system. Let's hope this goes the same way as their blighted phone range.
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When I started up this morning, all I got, after I logged, in was a blank black screen. Didn't even have the opportunity to start any programs this time. Had to hit the hard restart again. It then booted up without any problems. What is going on?
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I bought a new Surface 4 Pro a week ago and have exactly that problem, but even before update it to last Win10 Update 1511.
So, I think the problem could be a driver, not the OS last update…
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Ignore the kneejerk Windows 10 sucks posts that responded to you. They aren't solving your problem.
Reboot to safe mode and then turn bitlocker off on all drives. Reboot twice with bitlocker turned off. If your system is good at this point, back up your data and turn bitlocker back on. My guess is something got corrupted in your bitlocker configuration partition that is used to boot the system when bitlocker is turned on.
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I will wait until I have a (extra) PC that I can sacrifice before I upgrade anything in my house to Windows 10. Any other machines will stay as is; including the XP printing / scanning server (that simply works).
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I think I'll stick to my dual boot machine with OS/2 and Windows 3.1 OS's!!!
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I had the same problem. It was a video driver issue. Went to the manufacturer website and downloaded the latest and it worked. I assume it restored the previous OS (Win7) like mine did?
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"Hatsune Miku," animatronic pop-diva currently turning human-wetware teenage larvae into mall-zombies: video: [^], about: [^].
Even though it may be an improvement over drunken sararimen stumbling through kara-croaking "My Way" (?)
«In art as in science there is no delight without the detail ... Let me repeat that unless these are thoroughly understood and remembered, all “general ideas” (so easily acquired, so profitably resold) must necessarily remain but worn passports allowing their bearers short cuts from one area of ignorance to another.» Vladimir Nabokov, commentary on translation of “Eugene Onegin.”
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Fear not, Bill - it's Japan 
Quote: Most bizarrely, metal plates engraved with her image were attached to the Akatuki Venus space probe launched by the Japan Aerospace Agency in 2010.
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
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Even though the front "lady" is entirely fake the music is not 
Having said that I'd much rather look at Miku than listen to the music 
From a technology point of view it's rather interesting and impressive
It's not just Japan either: Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood [live in England] - YouTube[^]
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That's no lady. She's the world's most important princess and you better notice when she changes her hair or has new shoes and tell her that you love her!
And that's just the first verse!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Hatsune Miku is an immensely popular musician and major celebrity -- and she's entirely synthetic.
There really is no hope for humanity, is there.
Marc
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 What's up with those knees?
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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BTW I blame the Swedes.They started this some time ago[^]
it ain’t broke, it doesn’t have enough features yet.
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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Oh, that's grim!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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The unconfessed dream of every music producer! 
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The economy is so bad:
CEO’s are now playing miniature golf.
Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.
A stripper was killed when her audience showered her with rolls of pennies while she danced.
If the bank returns your check marked “Insufficient Funds,” you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
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Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America.
Parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children’s names.
A truckload of Americans were caught sneaking into Mexico.
A picture is now only worth 200 words.
When Bill and Hillary travel together, they now have to share a room.
The Treasure Island casino in Las Vegas is now managed by Somali pirates.
And, finally….
* I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, wars, jobs, my savings, Social Security, retirement funds, etc., I called the Suicide Hotline. I got a call centre in Pakistan, and when I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited, and asked if I could drive a truck.
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Vivic wrote: When Bill and Hillary travel together, they now have to share a room.
I was wondering which decade this came out of. This answered my question.
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Yeah I know you been calling me gringo but now I'm calling you Gringos. I'm going back home to my civilised country, where we don't let dogs run stray in the street. Where we don't run dogs over, but if we accidently do, we pick them up and find their owner, we don't leave them to decay at the side of the road like the three I've seen lying there all week.
Where we drive politely and don't try to kill each other. Where the men don't walk around in white denim hot pants with a dip at the front so your enormous bush of pubes stick out on show. It might only have been one of you, but one is more than enough.
Where we all speak English. You knew I was coming, I filled in an ESTA (I don't care if that's just for the states) you were still forewarned, yet none of your Taxi drivers bothered to learn English. You just looked at me like sh*t because I didn't bother to learn Mexican before I came. Well I did I learn 'Hola' and 'si' because I watched Dora the Explorer. I couldn't be bothered to learn what 'no' was. Which reminds me, if Dora was English she would be taken into care and her Parents thrown in jail.
If I want a drink, or my windshield cleaned, I will do it before I leave, I don't need a 14-year-old boy to ask if I want it done, then do it anyway even though I said no.
Mustaches and chest hair went out in the 70's. And I don't care that you are wearing coats in 25 degree heat and laughing at me because I think it's hot. I hope it's f***ing snowing when I get back to blighty.
You make out your food is too spicy for me, but you don't realise I'm from the home of curry, I can handle it. You give your food all different names,fajitas, tortillas, enchiladas, quesadillas etc but it's all the same - corn bread and meat.
And you know when you thought I was thanking you? I wasn't. I was calling you Grassy-Arse! And pissing myself laughing about in my head.
Anyway tonight is my last night and I apologise whole-heartidly, especially to the yanks, who have had to put up with my drunken posts over the last week. Next week I won't be drunk and I won't be on you time-zone.
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I take it then you were not that taken by your stay there then! 
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Hated every f***ing minute mate. But to be fair it's not Mexico's fault, and my Mexican colleagues have been brilliant, taking me to great restaurants every lunch-time and generally making me feel welcome. I think it's just because I've been away from the missus and kids and am so far away. My mood has improved every day since I got here. I've gone from suicidal on day 1 to actually enjoying myself for the 1st time tonight. The rant above was meant to be taken tongue-in-cheek, I thought refernces like the 'Mexican Language' and such made that clear.
Anyways how are you and your family settling in? A change of life-style like that must have huge consequences on all of you and here's me moaning about a poxy week. I bet your kids are begging to go back for a deep-fried Mars bar.
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Mine are doing good.
I can't believe it is coming up for a year since I landed in Qatar (2weeks time), since the family arrived in August, things have settled down well. They enjoy the schools, the place is great. The wife is starting to find more things to do and people to socialise with while I am offshore. The eldest daughter (11) is probably the the one who is struggling the most, she goes through big highs and lows and is really looking forward to going back to the UK for summer holidays and see some of her pals she is missing.
Still costing me a small fortune to furnish the villa, every time I come back from offshore it is a case of what we buying this month. Last month was 9 seater round garden table and chairs, 4 sun loungers, 2 small longer tables, and a small 2 seater table and chairs/footstools for the main balcony.
I keep thinking I'm ready to buy a new big telly for the place and then along comes some more furniture! (looking at a Samsung 78" 7500series....every time I hit the malls I see it shouting at me)
Both sets of parents were over for Christmas so that was good, and mine are coming back at the end of April for the kids birthdays.
All in all I'm more than happy and not wanting to leave Qatar.....yet, see if I feel the same after a few more years.
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DaveAuld wrote: I can't believe it is coming up for a year since I landed in Qatar
Yet you still haven't set your CP name to Sheik Auld.
DaveAuld wrote: They enjoy the schools, the place is great. The wife is starting to find more things to do and people to socialise with while I am offshore.
That's good.
DaveAuld wrote: The eldest daughter (11) is probably the the one who is struggling the most,
Understandable really, it must be hard for her, most of your life-long friendships are made at this age. She must feel she missing out without realising how good she's actually got it.
DaveAuld wrote: Still costing me a small fortune to furnish the villa, every time I come back from offshore it is a case of what we buying this month. Last month was 9 seater round garden table and chairs, 4 sun loungers, 2 small longer tables, and a small 2 seater table and chairs/footstools for the main balcony.
My heart bleeds for your 1st world problems. must be really difficult.
modified 13-Feb-16 13:56pm.
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