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Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update

From RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update
Date 2018-11-02 18:14 +0000
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On 2018-11-02, SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> wrote:
> On 2018-11-02 7:57 a.m., RonB wrote:
>> File this under "Typical Failed Update for Freaking Microsoft Hobbyware"
>> 
>> This time it was on the desktop computer. I don't know what the dumbass
>> update did, but it appears that there are now two Windows 10 installs
>> (Windows 10 and Windows 10 Pro – I installed Windows 10 Pro). Update seemed
>> to have worked successfully this afternoon (took forever). Then I had to
>> pick up my son at work at 1:30 a.m. Checked a couple things on this computer
>> before leaving. Seemed slower than normal, but it was working and it didn't
>> look like anything was missing. (We can be thankful for small blessings.)
>> Than, when I got home, I saw a Recovery Error? Than, booting from the USB, I
>> tried all the fixes, trying rolling back to pre-update — all these took a
>> long time, but nothing helped. Restore finished, but said it wasn't
>> successful. While going through some more options I noticed "Choose OS."
>> Sure enough, Windows 10 and Windows 10 Pro. Windows 10 was the default now.
>> I chose Windows 10 ... mouse with the little circle, for a long, long time.
>> Finally gave up. Went back to the Windows 10 one, this time it actually
>> booted up to a screen that said "Update failed, falling back to previous
>> version" (or words to that effect) and it actually booted in. Of course,
>> Microsoft Office had to be reactivated (again). I haven't tried Visio or
>> WordPerfect but I'm guessing they'll have to be reactivated as well. Even
>> though I booted into the version that just says Windows 10, it IS still the
>> Windows 10 Pro I installed ... so your guess is as good as mine as what the
>> two Windows boot-in choices mean. Hobbyware is so much fun!
>> 
>> So I've been doing this for about five hours now so that my wife would have
>> a working computer when she woke up. And I guess I've succeeded, unless it
>> decides to quit again (or tries to update again). Microsoft, can it be any
>> more hobbyware? What total crap.
>
> I don't doubt the sincerity in your post and am looking forward to 
> finding out what update ends up scrambling the operating system on this 
> machine. I'm playing by Microsoft's rules like I did before and not 
> using any kind of "cleaning" third-party software so if anything fails, 
> Microsoft is the only company that can be blamed.
>
> Knowing that it probably won't last, I already re-ripped my CDs into the 
> OGG Vorbis format to make sure that they can be played in Linux without 
> the need for a proprietary codec.

The computer is working now. But it rolled back the update and I'm not sure 
what will happen when it tries to update again. Makes me tired just thinking 
about it. 

-- 
The more I see of Windows, the more I like Linux.

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Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 11:57 +0000
  Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 12:04 +0000
    Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-11-02 11:41 -0400
      Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 18:00 +0000
        Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-11-03 11:29 -0400
          Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 08:59 -0700
  Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-02 07:22 -0500
    Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 05:52 -0700
    Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 18:10 +0000
      Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 11:22 -0700
      Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-02 11:33 -0700
        Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 12:40 -0700
      Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 11:37 -0700
    Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 12:24 -0700
  Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-11-02 11:32 -0400
    Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 10:03 -0700
      Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 11:53 -0700
    Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 18:14 +0000
      Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-11-03 11:44 -0400
        Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 17:02 +0000
          Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-03 12:18 -0700
          Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-11-03 15:53 -0400
            Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-03 15:50 -0700
            Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 23:36 +0000
              Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 17:02 -0700
              Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-04 11:38 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update nobody <nobodysaysitalldoesntit@nobo.org> - 2018-11-04 16:35 -0500
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 13:54 -0800
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 17:17 -0800
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-04 16:07 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 16:30 -0800
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-05 01:52 -0800
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-06 05:05 -0800
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-05 03:42 -0800
    Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 12:09 -0700
  Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update nobody <nobodysaysitalldoesntit@nobo.org> - 2018-11-02 16:59 -0400
    Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 14:15 -0700
    Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 22:17 +0000
      Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-11-02 22:35 +0000
        Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 15:49 -0700
        Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 16:05 -0700
      Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-02 18:45 -0400
        Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 23:32 +0000
          Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 16:36 -0700
          Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 16:52 -0700
          Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-02 17:07 -0700
          Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update nobody <nobodysaysitalldoesntit@nobo.org> - 2018-11-02 20:16 -0400
            Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update nobody <nobodysaysitalldoesntit@nobo.org> - 2018-11-02 20:23 -0400
              Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 00:46 +0000
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 17:55 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-02 21:13 -0400
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-02 20:39 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 23:54 -0700
            Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 00:44 +0000
              Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-02 21:11 -0400
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update nobody <nobodysaysitalldoesntit@nobo.org> - 2018-11-02 21:20 -0400
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-11-03 14:32 -0400
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-03 12:36 -0700
              Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-02 20:39 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 04:34 -0700
            Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-11-03 14:20 -0400
              Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-03 15:51 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 16:47 -0700
          Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update DFS <nospam@nospam.com> - 2018-11-16 10:00 -0500
            Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-16 07:12 -0800
        Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-11-03 18:27 +0000
          Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 22:28 +0000
            Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-03 15:49 -0700
      Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-02 17:17 -0700
        Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-02 20:18 -0400
          Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-02 17:24 -0700
            Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-02 20:28 -0400
              Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-02 17:36 -0700
              Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 17:40 -0700
              Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 01:03 +0000
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-02 21:17 -0400
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-02 20:31 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 07:49 -0600
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-06 04:34 -0800
              Some people think a $1000 bottle of wine tastes better, others don't. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-11-03 07:48 -0700
                Re: Some people think a $1000 bottle of wine tastes better, others don't. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 07:57 -0700
              Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2018-11-06 05:21 -0500
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-06 03:14 -0800
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-06 08:14 -0500
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-11-06 08:42 -0500
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update DFS <nospam@nospam.com> - 2018-11-06 11:57 -0500
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-11-06 12:52 -0500
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update DFS <nospam@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 09:09 -0500
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-11-08 20:55 -0500
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-08 19:04 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-09 01:50 -0800
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-09 03:41 -0800
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2018-11-09 05:25 -0500
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-09 03:09 -0800
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-06 18:46 +0000
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-06 11:56 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-06 11:21 -0800
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-06 17:02 -0500
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-06 16:30 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-06 18:43 -0500
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-11-06 23:47 +0000
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-06 19:07 -0500
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-06 17:28 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-06 20:56 -0500
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-06 19:10 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-11-07 00:47 +0000
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-06 17:56 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-06 21:01 -0500
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-06 19:11 -0700
                Owl and DFS write code. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-11-06 20:18 -0800
                Re: Owl and DFS write code. proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-07 01:12 -0500
                Re: Owl and DFS write code. DFS <nospam@nospam.com> - 2018-11-07 08:05 -0500
                Re: Owl and DFS write code. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-07 05:33 -0800
                Re: Owl and DFS write code. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-07 07:22 -0800
                What's "mad" about mono-/duo- spaced glyphs in a console ? Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-11-07 06:02 -0800
                Re: What's "mad" about mono-/duo- spaced glyphs in a console ? Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-07 06:20 -0800
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-06 17:20 -0800
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-06 20:58 -0500
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-06 19:13 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-06 23:52 -0800
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-06 17:25 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-06 17:28 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-06 15:46 -0800
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-06 11:05 -0800
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-06 17:00 -0500
          Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 00:48 +0000
            Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-02 21:14 -0400
              Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 18:41 -0700
            Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-02 20:39 -0700
              Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 22:35 -0700
                Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 06:07 -0700
          Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 00:55 +0000
            Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-02 20:37 -0700
            Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-11-03 14:29 -0400
              Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-03 12:39 -0700
              Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 13:24 -0700
        Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update nobody <nobodysaysitalldoesntit@nobo.org> - 2018-11-02 20:24 -0400
          Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 01:06 +0000
            Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-11-02 21:18 -0400
            Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 18:25 -0700
            Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-02 20:30 -0700
        Re: Another failed Windows 10 Update Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 17:24 -0700

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