Sorry, folks!

[Guest Tony Sperling]

Ahh, a fit of idiocy lost me the complete Win2K installation - including all

the news and e-mail. Thus, I may forget to respond to posts I'd ticked off

as 'watch' items.

 

Nothing really catastrophic beyond that, (Not the RAID!) but a major pain

non-the-less. And anyhow, 'sleeping is for amateurs'. Nights, at least.

 

I was removing one of the dual-boot systems and just before copying the

essentials - I just re-booted. I didn't want to do that at all. Thinking

back it almost seems as if it did it on it's own. Naturally, it wasn't

booting, and during the attempted rescue it reported my NTFS partitions as

FAT - I honestly didn't know how to deal with that in a hurry! I honestly

still don't think I would ever have gotten out of that one, smiling.

 

Well, the bottom line is that win2k is out (for the moment) and the news and

e-mail is back up again elsewhere, now.

 

 

Tony. . .

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Sorry, folks!

 

I hate when that happens!

 

Not to worry.

 

--

Charlie - who just got re-awarded as an MVP.

 

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

news:%23sIV3OIBIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Ahh, a fit of idiocy lost me the complete Win2K installation - including

> all the news and e-mail. Thus, I may forget to respond to posts I'd ticked

> off as 'watch' items.

>

> Nothing really catastrophic beyond that, (Not the RAID!) but a major pain

> non-the-less. And anyhow, 'sleeping is for amateurs'. Nights, at least.

>

> I was removing one of the dual-boot systems and just before copying the

> essentials - I just re-booted. I didn't want to do that at all. Thinking

> back it almost seems as if it did it on it's own. Naturally, it wasn't

> booting, and during the attempted rescue it reported my NTFS partitions as

> FAT - I honestly didn't know how to deal with that in a hurry! I honestly

> still don't think I would ever have gotten out of that one, smiling.

>

> Well, the bottom line is that win2k is out (for the moment) and the news

> and e-mail is back up again elsewhere, now.

>

>

> Tony. . .

>

[Guest Tony Sperling]

Re: Sorry, folks!

 

Yeah! And, No! And Congrat's, Charlie!

 

 

Tony. . .

 

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

news:D3D039B6-2494-42A4-8096-289906FBB1FD@microsoft.com...

>I hate when that happens!

>

> Not to worry.

>

> --

> Charlie - who just got re-awarded as an MVP.

>

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

> news:%23sIV3OIBIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Ahh, a fit of idiocy lost me the complete Win2K installation - including

>> all the news and e-mail. Thus, I may forget to respond to posts I'd

>> ticked off as 'watch' items.

>>

>> Nothing really catastrophic beyond that, (Not the RAID!) but a major pain

>> non-the-less. And anyhow, 'sleeping is for amateurs'. Nights, at least.

>>

>> I was removing one of the dual-boot systems and just before copying the

>> essentials - I just re-booted. I didn't want to do that at all. Thinking

>> back it almost seems as if it did it on it's own. Naturally, it wasn't

>> booting, and during the attempted rescue it reported my NTFS partitions

>> as FAT - I honestly didn't know how to deal with that in a hurry! I

>> honestly still don't think I would ever have gotten out of that one,

>> smiling.

>>

>> Well, the bottom line is that win2k is out (for the moment) and the news

>> and e-mail is back up again elsewhere, now.

>>

>>

>> Tony. . .

>>

>

[Guest Carlos]

Re: Sorry, folks!

 

Congratulations, Charlie!

You surely deserve it.

Carlos

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> I hate when that happens!

>

> Not to worry.

>

> --

> Charlie - who just got re-awarded as an MVP.

>

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

> news:%23sIV3OIBIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> > Ahh, a fit of idiocy lost me the complete Win2K installation - including

> > all the news and e-mail. Thus, I may forget to respond to posts I'd ticked

> > off as 'watch' items.

> >

> > Nothing really catastrophic beyond that, (Not the RAID!) but a major pain

> > non-the-less. And anyhow, 'sleeping is for amateurs'. Nights, at least.

> >

> > I was removing one of the dual-boot systems and just before copying the

> > essentials - I just re-booted. I didn't want to do that at all. Thinking

> > back it almost seems as if it did it on it's own. Naturally, it wasn't

> > booting, and during the attempted rescue it reported my NTFS partitions as

> > FAT - I honestly didn't know how to deal with that in a hurry! I honestly

> > still don't think I would ever have gotten out of that one, smiling.

> >

> > Well, the bottom line is that win2k is out (for the moment) and the news

> > and e-mail is back up again elsewhere, now.

> >

> >

> > Tony. . .

> >

>

[Guest John Barnes]

Re: Sorry, folks!

 

Congratulations. No surprise there!!

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

news:D3D039B6-2494-42A4-8096-289906FBB1FD@microsoft.com...

>I hate when that happens!

>

> Not to worry.

>

> --

> Charlie - who just got re-awarded as an MVP.

>

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

> news:%23sIV3OIBIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Ahh, a fit of idiocy lost me the complete Win2K installation - including

>> all the news and e-mail. Thus, I may forget to respond to posts I'd

>> ticked off as 'watch' items.

>>

>> Nothing really catastrophic beyond that, (Not the RAID!) but a major pain

>> non-the-less. And anyhow, 'sleeping is for amateurs'. Nights, at least.

>>

>> I was removing one of the dual-boot systems and just before copying the

>> essentials - I just re-booted. I didn't want to do that at all. Thinking

>> back it almost seems as if it did it on it's own. Naturally, it wasn't

>> booting, and during the attempted rescue it reported my NTFS partitions

>> as FAT - I honestly didn't know how to deal with that in a hurry! I

>> honestly still don't think I would ever have gotten out of that one,

>> smiling.

>>

>> Well, the bottom line is that win2k is out (for the moment) and the news

>> and e-mail is back up again elsewhere, now.

>>

>>

>> Tony. . .

>>

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Sorry, folks!

 

Thanks.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

news:OLVnVyIBIHA.5196@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Yeah! And, No! And Congrat's, Charlie!

>

>

> Tony. . .

>

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:D3D039B6-2494-42A4-8096-289906FBB1FD@microsoft.com...

>>I hate when that happens!

>>

>> Not to worry.

>>

>> --

>> Charlie - who just got re-awarded as an MVP.

>>

>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>>

>> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

>> news:%23sIV3OIBIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Ahh, a fit of idiocy lost me the complete Win2K installation - including

>>> all the news and e-mail. Thus, I may forget to respond to posts I'd

>>> ticked off as 'watch' items.

>>>

>>> Nothing really catastrophic beyond that, (Not the RAID!) but a major

>>> pain non-the-less. And anyhow, 'sleeping is for amateurs'. Nights, at

>>> least.

>>>

>>> I was removing one of the dual-boot systems and just before copying the

>>> essentials - I just re-booted. I didn't want to do that at all. Thinking

>>> back it almost seems as if it did it on it's own. Naturally, it wasn't

>>> booting, and during the attempted rescue it reported my NTFS partitions

>>> as FAT - I honestly didn't know how to deal with that in a hurry! I

>>> honestly still don't think I would ever have gotten out of that one,

>>> smiling.

>>>

>>> Well, the bottom line is that win2k is out (for the moment) and the news

>>> and e-mail is back up again elsewhere, now.

>>>

>>>

>>> Tony. . .

>>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Sorry, folks!

 

Many deserve it, but I'm very proud to be an MVP.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:72283F0A-7C83-4016-8571-F79D284B9892@microsoft.com...

> Congratulations, Charlie!

> You surely deserve it.

> Carlos

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

>

>> I hate when that happens!

>>

>> Not to worry.

>>

>> --

>> Charlie - who just got re-awarded as an MVP.

>>

>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>>

>> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

>> news:%23sIV3OIBIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> > Ahh, a fit of idiocy lost me the complete Win2K installation -

>> > including

>> > all the news and e-mail. Thus, I may forget to respond to posts I'd

>> > ticked

>> > off as 'watch' items.

>> >

>> > Nothing really catastrophic beyond that, (Not the RAID!) but a major

>> > pain

>> > non-the-less. And anyhow, 'sleeping is for amateurs'. Nights, at least.

>> >

>> > I was removing one of the dual-boot systems and just before copying the

>> > essentials - I just re-booted. I didn't want to do that at all.

>> > Thinking

>> > back it almost seems as if it did it on it's own. Naturally, it wasn't

>> > booting, and during the attempted rescue it reported my NTFS partitions

>> > as

>> > FAT - I honestly didn't know how to deal with that in a hurry! I

>> > honestly

>> > still don't think I would ever have gotten out of that one, smiling.

>> >

>> > Well, the bottom line is that win2k is out (for the moment) and the

>> > news

>> > and e-mail is back up again elsewhere, now.

>> >

>> >

>> > Tony. . .

>> >

>>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Sorry, folks!

 

Well, one never knows. Many factors weigh in, and I don't do anything

special to be an MVP. I just do what I have always done, try to help others

as I have been helped, and work to build a strong community so we can all

prosper and grow. If MS recognizes that, great. But it isn't why I do it,

and it doesn't change what I do. But I am proud to be able to continue to be

an MVP.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message

news:%23fLHoZJBIHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Congratulations. No surprise there!!

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:D3D039B6-2494-42A4-8096-289906FBB1FD@microsoft.com...

>>I hate when that happens!

>>

>> Not to worry.

>>

>> --

>> Charlie - who just got re-awarded as an MVP.

>>

>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>>

>> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

>> news:%23sIV3OIBIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Ahh, a fit of idiocy lost me the complete Win2K installation - including

>>> all the news and e-mail. Thus, I may forget to respond to posts I'd

>>> ticked off as 'watch' items.

>>>

>>> Nothing really catastrophic beyond that, (Not the RAID!) but a major

>>> pain non-the-less. And anyhow, 'sleeping is for amateurs'. Nights, at

>>> least.

>>>

>>> I was removing one of the dual-boot systems and just before copying the

>>> essentials - I just re-booted. I didn't want to do that at all. Thinking

>>> back it almost seems as if it did it on it's own. Naturally, it wasn't

>>> booting, and during the attempted rescue it reported my NTFS partitions

>>> as FAT - I honestly didn't know how to deal with that in a hurry! I

>>> honestly still don't think I would ever have gotten out of that one,

>>> smiling.

>>>

>>> Well, the bottom line is that win2k is out (for the moment) and the news

>>> and e-mail is back up again elsewhere, now.

>>>

>>>

>>> Tony. . .

>>>

>>

>

[Guest John Barnes]

Re: Sorry, folks!

 

While many MVP's seem to spend an inordinate amount of time responding to

trolls, rather than helping with legitimate problems, you have provided

solutions to problems with which you have been uniquely qualified.

Incidentally, how's your book coming along. Hope you don't have to join a

group of newsgroup addicts to get it done.

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

news:B0A3E8FB-5942-4B3F-AD73-1C650F849D72@microsoft.com...

> Well, one never knows. Many factors weigh in, and I don't do anything

> special to be an MVP. I just do what I have always done, try to help

> others as I have been helped, and work to build a strong community so we

> can all prosper and grow. If MS recognizes that, great. But it isn't why I

> do it, and it doesn't change what I do. But I am proud to be able to

> continue to be an MVP.

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message

> news:%23fLHoZJBIHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Congratulations. No surprise there!!

>>

>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

>> news:D3D039B6-2494-42A4-8096-289906FBB1FD@microsoft.com...

>>>I hate when that happens!

>>>

>>> Not to worry.

>>>

>>> --

>>> Charlie - who just got re-awarded as an MVP.

>>>

>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>

>>>

>>> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

>>> news:%23sIV3OIBIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>> Ahh, a fit of idiocy lost me the complete Win2K installation -

>>>> including all the news and e-mail. Thus, I may forget to respond to

>>>> posts I'd ticked off as 'watch' items.

>>>>

>>>> Nothing really catastrophic beyond that, (Not the RAID!) but a major

>>>> pain non-the-less. And anyhow, 'sleeping is for amateurs'. Nights, at

>>>> least.

>>>>

>>>> I was removing one of the dual-boot systems and just before copying the

>>>> essentials - I just re-booted. I didn't want to do that at all.

>>>> Thinking back it almost seems as if it did it on it's own. Naturally,

>>>> it wasn't booting, and during the attempted rescue it reported my NTFS

>>>> partitions as FAT - I honestly didn't know how to deal with that in a

>>>> hurry! I honestly still don't think I would ever have gotten out of

>>>> that one, smiling.

>>>>

>>>> Well, the bottom line is that win2k is out (for the moment) and the

>>>> news and e-mail is back up again elsewhere, now.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Tony. . .

>>>>

>>>

>>

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Sorry, folks!

 

As we've seen in the years since this group was created, there are two kinds

of trolls. Those who go away if you ignore them, and those who can be turned

to be productive members of our community. At least one person who posts

constructively here is viewed by some as a troll on another MS NG. He isn't,

but since the responses by some are counter-productive, the overall result

is also counterproductive.

 

I spent 8-10 years as a CompuServe Sysop and even Wizop. In all that time, I

never once had to L-flag a user for bad behaviour. Though I admit a couple

did tempt me. :) I'm proud of that history, and equally proud of the

community we have created here in this NG. We started out from the very

beginning agreeing we were here to help each other, and we've done that. And

we also agreed (with some occasional prodding<g>) that we wouldn't digress

to AMD v. Intel wars, or any of the other rat holes we could have gone down.

 

Overall, across all of the communities I've been involved in, MVPs have

consistently provided quality answers to my and others questions. With very

few exceptions, though I'm sure we could all point to a poisonous newsgroup

that is not getting any better. Unfortunately. And troll baiting is a

significant reason why.

 

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message

news:ebUchPQBIHA.4200@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> While many MVP's seem to spend an inordinate amount of time responding to

> trolls, rather than helping with legitimate problems, you have provided

> solutions to problems with which you have been uniquely qualified.

> Incidentally, how's your book coming along. Hope you don't have to join a

> group of newsgroup addicts to get it done.

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:B0A3E8FB-5942-4B3F-AD73-1C650F849D72@microsoft.com...

>> Well, one never knows. Many factors weigh in, and I don't do anything

>> special to be an MVP. I just do what I have always done, try to help

>> others as I have been helped, and work to build a strong community so we

>> can all prosper and grow. If MS recognizes that, great. But it isn't why

>> I do it, and it doesn't change what I do. But I am proud to be able to

>> continue to be an MVP.

>>

>> --

>> Charlie.

>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>>

>> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message

>> news:%23fLHoZJBIHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> Congratulations. No surprise there!!

>>>

>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in

>>> message news:D3D039B6-2494-42A4-8096-289906FBB1FD@microsoft.com...

>>>>I hate when that happens!

>>>>

>>>> Not to worry.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>> Charlie - who just got re-awarded as an MVP.

>>>>

>>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

>>>> news:%23sIV3OIBIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>> Ahh, a fit of idiocy lost me the complete Win2K installation -

>>>>> including all the news and e-mail. Thus, I may forget to respond to

>>>>> posts I'd ticked off as 'watch' items.

>>>>>

>>>>> Nothing really catastrophic beyond that, (Not the RAID!) but a major

>>>>> pain non-the-less. And anyhow, 'sleeping is for amateurs'. Nights, at

>>>>> least.

>>>>>

>>>>> I was removing one of the dual-boot systems and just before copying

>>>>> the essentials - I just re-booted. I didn't want to do that at all.

>>>>> Thinking back it almost seems as if it did it on it's own. Naturally,

>>>>> it wasn't booting, and during the attempted rescue it reported my NTFS

>>>>> partitions as FAT - I honestly didn't know how to deal with that in a

>>>>> hurry! I honestly still don't think I would ever have gotten out of

>>>>> that one, smiling.

>>>>>

>>>>> Well, the bottom line is that win2k is out (for the moment) and the

>>>>> news and e-mail is back up again elsewhere, now.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> Tony. . .

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>

>

[Guest Stupot]

Re: Sorry, folks!

 

Please tell me what MPV stands for. I have had help from a number of MVP's

in the past and although I guess that it means the person is a capable

helper, I would really like to know the true definition.

Many thanks from someone who is greatfull for their existence. Stuart.

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

news:950633F4-AC9A-49FB-979E-ECBD78D06ADD@microsoft.com...

> As we've seen in the years since this group was created, there are two

> kinds of trolls. Those who go away if you ignore them, and those who can

> be turned to be productive members of our community. At least one person

> who posts constructively here is viewed by some as a troll on another MS

> NG. He isn't, but since the responses by some are counter-productive, the

> overall result is also counterproductive.

>

> I spent 8-10 years as a CompuServe Sysop and even Wizop. In all that time,

> I never once had to L-flag a user for bad behaviour. Though I admit a

> couple did tempt me. :) I'm proud of that history, and equally proud of

> the community we have created here in this NG. We started out from the

> very beginning agreeing we were here to help each other, and we've done

> that. And we also agreed (with some occasional prodding<g>) that we

> wouldn't digress to AMD v. Intel wars, or any of the other rat holes we

> could have gone down.

>

> Overall, across all of the communities I've been involved in, MVPs have

> consistently provided quality answers to my and others questions. With

> very few exceptions, though I'm sure we could all point to a poisonous

> newsgroup that is not getting any better. Unfortunately. And troll baiting

> is a significant reason why.

>

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message

> news:ebUchPQBIHA.4200@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> While many MVP's seem to spend an inordinate amount of time responding to

>> trolls, rather than helping with legitimate problems, you have provided

>> solutions to problems with which you have been uniquely qualified.

>> Incidentally, how's your book coming along. Hope you don't have to join

>> a group of newsgroup addicts to get it done.

>>

>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

>> news:B0A3E8FB-5942-4B3F-AD73-1C650F849D72@microsoft.com...

>>> Well, one never knows. Many factors weigh in, and I don't do anything

>>> special to be an MVP. I just do what I have always done, try to help

>>> others as I have been helped, and work to build a strong community so we

>>> can all prosper and grow. If MS recognizes that, great. But it isn't why

>>> I do it, and it doesn't change what I do. But I am proud to be able to

>>> continue to be an MVP.

>>>

>>> --

>>> Charlie.

>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>

>>>

>>> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message

>>> news:%23fLHoZJBIHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> Congratulations. No surprise there!!

>>>>

>>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in

>>>> message news:D3D039B6-2494-42A4-8096-289906FBB1FD@microsoft.com...

>>>>>I hate when that happens!

>>>>>

>>>>> Not to worry.

>>>>>

>>>>> --

>>>>> Charlie - who just got re-awarded as an MVP.

>>>>>

>>>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

>>>>> news:%23sIV3OIBIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> Ahh, a fit of idiocy lost me the complete Win2K installation -

>>>>>> including all the news and e-mail. Thus, I may forget to respond to

>>>>>> posts I'd ticked off as 'watch' items.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Nothing really catastrophic beyond that, (Not the RAID!) but a major

>>>>>> pain non-the-less. And anyhow, 'sleeping is for amateurs'. Nights, at

>>>>>> least.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> I was removing one of the dual-boot systems and just before copying

>>>>>> the essentials - I just re-booted. I didn't want to do that at all.

>>>>>> Thinking back it almost seems as if it did it on it's own. Naturally,

>>>>>> it wasn't booting, and during the attempted rescue it reported my

>>>>>> NTFS partitions as FAT - I honestly didn't know how to deal with that

>>>>>> in a hurry! I honestly still don't think I would ever have gotten out

>>>>>> of that one, smiling.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Well, the bottom line is that win2k is out (for the moment) and the

>>>>>> news and e-mail is back up again elsewhere, now.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Tony. . .

>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Sorry, folks!

 

Most Valuable Professional. It's an annual award for service and expertise

to the community in the preceeding year. See:

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Stupot" <mongrel1999@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:e%23RD%23qqBIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Please tell me what MPV stands for. I have had help from a number of MVP's

> in the past and although I guess that it means the person is a capable

> helper, I would really like to know the true definition.

> Many thanks from someone who is greatfull for their existence. Stuart.

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:950633F4-AC9A-49FB-979E-ECBD78D06ADD@microsoft.com...

>> As we've seen in the years since this group was created, there are two

>> kinds of trolls. Those who go away if you ignore them, and those who can

>> be turned to be productive members of our community. At least one person

>> who posts constructively here is viewed by some as a troll on another MS

>> NG. He isn't, but since the responses by some are counter-productive, the

>> overall result is also counterproductive.

>>

>> I spent 8-10 years as a CompuServe Sysop and even Wizop. In all that

>> time, I never once had to L-flag a user for bad behaviour. Though I admit

>> a couple did tempt me. :) I'm proud of that history, and equally proud

>> of the community we have created here in this NG. We started out from the

>> very beginning agreeing we were here to help each other, and we've done

>> that. And we also agreed (with some occasional prodding<g>) that we

>> wouldn't digress to AMD v. Intel wars, or any of the other rat holes we

>> could have gone down.

>>

>> Overall, across all of the communities I've been involved in, MVPs have

>> consistently provided quality answers to my and others questions. With

>> very few exceptions, though I'm sure we could all point to a poisonous

>> newsgroup that is not getting any better. Unfortunately. And troll

>> baiting is a significant reason why.

>>

>>

>> --

>> Charlie.

>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>>

>> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message

>> news:ebUchPQBIHA.4200@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> While many MVP's seem to spend an inordinate amount of time responding

>>> to trolls, rather than helping with legitimate problems, you have

>>> provided solutions to problems with which you have been uniquely

>>> qualified. Incidentally, how's your book coming along. Hope you don't

>>> have to join a group of newsgroup addicts to get it done.

>>>

>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in

>>> message news:B0A3E8FB-5942-4B3F-AD73-1C650F849D72@microsoft.com...

>>>> Well, one never knows. Many factors weigh in, and I don't do anything

>>>> special to be an MVP. I just do what I have always done, try to help

>>>> others as I have been helped, and work to build a strong community so

>>>> we can all prosper and grow. If MS recognizes that, great. But it isn't

>>>> why I do it, and it doesn't change what I do. But I am proud to be able

>>>> to continue to be an MVP.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>> Charlie.

>>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message

>>>> news:%23fLHoZJBIHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>> Congratulations. No surprise there!!

>>>>>

>>>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in

>>>>> message news:D3D039B6-2494-42A4-8096-289906FBB1FD@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>I hate when that happens!

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Not to worry.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> --

>>>>>> Charlie - who just got re-awarded as an MVP.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

>>>>>> news:%23sIV3OIBIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>> Ahh, a fit of idiocy lost me the complete Win2K installation -

>>>>>>> including all the news and e-mail. Thus, I may forget to respond to

>>>>>>> posts I'd ticked off as 'watch' items.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Nothing really catastrophic beyond that, (Not the RAID!) but a major

>>>>>>> pain non-the-less. And anyhow, 'sleeping is for amateurs'. Nights,

>>>>>>> at least.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> I was removing one of the dual-boot systems and just before copying

>>>>>>> the essentials - I just re-booted. I didn't want to do that at all.

>>>>>>> Thinking back it almost seems as if it did it on it's own.

>>>>>>> Naturally, it wasn't booting, and during the attempted rescue it

>>>>>>> reported my NTFS partitions as FAT - I honestly didn't know how to

>>>>>>> deal with that in a hurry! I honestly still don't think I would ever

>>>>>>> have gotten out of that one, smiling.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Well, the bottom line is that win2k is out (for the moment) and the

>>>>>>> news and e-mail is back up again elsewhere, now.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Tony. . .

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>

>

>

[Guest John Barnes]

Re: Sorry, folks!

 

Congratulations also to Bruce and RC who frequently post here on their

re-awards as well as Richard and Rick who occasionally drop by.

 

"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message

news:%23fLHoZJBIHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Congratulations. No surprise there!!

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:D3D039B6-2494-42A4-8096-289906FBB1FD@microsoft.com...

>>I hate when that happens!

>>

>> Not to worry.

>>

>> --

>> Charlie - who just got re-awarded as an MVP.

>>

>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>>

>> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

>> news:%23sIV3OIBIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Ahh, a fit of idiocy lost me the complete Win2K installation - including

>>> all the news and e-mail. Thus, I may forget to respond to posts I'd

>>> ticked off as 'watch' items.

>>>

>>> Nothing really catastrophic beyond that, (Not the RAID!) but a major

>>> pain non-the-less. And anyhow, 'sleeping is for amateurs'. Nights, at

>>> least.

>>>

>>> I was removing one of the dual-boot systems and just before copying the

>>> essentials - I just re-booted. I didn't want to do that at all. Thinking

>>> back it almost seems as if it did it on it's own. Naturally, it wasn't

>>> booting, and during the attempted rescue it reported my NTFS partitions

>>> as FAT - I honestly didn't know how to deal with that in a hurry! I

>>> honestly still don't think I would ever have gotten out of that one,

>>> smiling.

>>>

>>> Well, the bottom line is that win2k is out (for the moment) and the news

>>> and e-mail is back up again elsewhere, now.

>>>

>>>

>>> Tony. . .

>>>

>>

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Sorry, folks!

 

yes indeed. Always an "interesting" date for those of us who have been

around for several years, since in the old days all MVP awards happened

October 1. Now, it happens quarterly, so newer folks can come on at any

point. (Jane was a July 1st one? Or was that back in April? I don't

remember.)

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message

news:%23eLi3YsBIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Congratulations also to Bruce and RC who frequently post here on their

> re-awards as well as Richard and Rick who occasionally drop by.

>

> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message

> news:%23fLHoZJBIHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Congratulations. No surprise there!!

>>

>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

>> news:D3D039B6-2494-42A4-8096-289906FBB1FD@microsoft.com...

>>>I hate when that happens!

>>>

>>> Not to worry.

>>>

>>> --

>>> Charlie - who just got re-awarded as an MVP.

>>>

>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>

>>>

>>> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

>>> news:%23sIV3OIBIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>> Ahh, a fit of idiocy lost me the complete Win2K installation -

>>>> including all the news and e-mail. Thus, I may forget to respond to

>>>> posts I'd ticked off as 'watch' items.

>>>>

>>>> Nothing really catastrophic beyond that, (Not the RAID!) but a major

>>>> pain non-the-less. And anyhow, 'sleeping is for amateurs'. Nights, at

>>>> least.

>>>>

>>>> I was removing one of the dual-boot systems and just before copying the

>>>> essentials - I just re-booted. I didn't want to do that at all.

>>>> Thinking back it almost seems as if it did it on it's own. Naturally,

>>>> it wasn't booting, and during the attempted rescue it reported my NTFS

>>>> partitions as FAT - I honestly didn't know how to deal with that in a

>>>> hurry! I honestly still don't think I would ever have gotten out of

>>>> that one, smiling.

>>>>

>>>> Well, the bottom line is that win2k is out (for the moment) and the

>>>> news and e-mail is back up again elsewhere, now.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Tony. . .

>>>>

>>>

>>

>

[Guest Stupot]

Re: Sorry, folks!

 

Well done all MVPs.

You will be pleased to know that a lot of my questions have been to aid

friends and neighbours. But I could never hope to be as brilliant as you

people. Thanks once again for all your past help.

 

Best regards... Stuart.

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

news:76C7BACD-B655-4063-A93E-EF31F131D8AF@microsoft.com...

> Most Valuable Professional. It's an annual award for service and expertise

> to the community in the preceeding year. See:

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details.

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "Stupot" <mongrel1999@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:e%23RD%23qqBIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Please tell me what MPV stands for. I have had help from a number of

>> MVP's in the past and although I guess that it means the person is a

>> capable helper, I would really like to know the true definition.

>> Many thanks from someone who is greatfull for their existence. Stuart.

>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

>> news:950633F4-AC9A-49FB-979E-ECBD78D06ADD@microsoft.com...

>>> As we've seen in the years since this group was created, there are two

>>> kinds of trolls. Those who go away if you ignore them, and those who can

>>> be turned to be productive members of our community. At least one person

>>> who posts constructively here is viewed by some as a troll on another MS

>>> NG. He isn't, but since the responses by some are counter-productive,

>>> the overall result is also counterproductive.

>>>

>>> I spent 8-10 years as a CompuServe Sysop and even Wizop. In all that

>>> time, I never once had to L-flag a user for bad behaviour. Though I

>>> admit a couple did tempt me. :) I'm proud of that history, and equally

>>> proud of the community we have created here in this NG. We started out

>>> from the very beginning agreeing we were here to help each other, and

>>> we've done that. And we also agreed (with some occasional prodding<g>)

>>> that we wouldn't digress to AMD v. Intel wars, or any of the other rat

>>> holes we could have gone down.

>>>

>>> Overall, across all of the communities I've been involved in, MVPs have

>>> consistently provided quality answers to my and others questions. With

>>> very few exceptions, though I'm sure we could all point to a poisonous

>>> newsgroup that is not getting any better. Unfortunately. And troll

>>> baiting is a significant reason why.

>>>

>>>

>>> --

>>> Charlie.

>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>

>>>

>>> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message

>>> news:ebUchPQBIHA.4200@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>> While many MVP's seem to spend an inordinate amount of time responding

>>>> to trolls, rather than helping with legitimate problems, you have

>>>> provided solutions to problems with which you have been uniquely

>>>> qualified. Incidentally, how's your book coming along. Hope you don't

>>>> have to join a group of newsgroup addicts to get it done.

>>>>

>>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in

>>>> message news:B0A3E8FB-5942-4B3F-AD73-1C650F849D72@microsoft.com...

>>>>> Well, one never knows. Many factors weigh in, and I don't do anything

>>>>> special to be an MVP. I just do what I have always done, try to help

>>>>> others as I have been helped, and work to build a strong community so

>>>>> we can all prosper and grow. If MS recognizes that, great. But it

>>>>> isn't why I do it, and it doesn't change what I do. But I am proud to

>>>>> be able to continue to be an MVP.

>>>>>

>>>>> --

>>>>> Charlie.

>>>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message

>>>>> news:%23fLHoZJBIHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> Congratulations. No surprise there!!

>>>>>>

>>>>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in

>>>>>> message news:D3D039B6-2494-42A4-8096-289906FBB1FD@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>>I hate when that happens!

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Not to worry.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> --

>>>>>>> Charlie - who just got re-awarded as an MVP.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

>>>>>>> news:%23sIV3OIBIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>>> Ahh, a fit of idiocy lost me the complete Win2K installation -

>>>>>>>> including all the news and e-mail. Thus, I may forget to respond to

>>>>>>>> posts I'd ticked off as 'watch' items.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> Nothing really catastrophic beyond that, (Not the RAID!) but a

>>>>>>>> major pain non-the-less. And anyhow, 'sleeping is for amateurs'.

>>>>>>>> Nights, at least.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> I was removing one of the dual-boot systems and just before copying

>>>>>>>> the essentials - I just re-booted. I didn't want to do that at all.

>>>>>>>> Thinking back it almost seems as if it did it on it's own.

>>>>>>>> Naturally, it wasn't booting, and during the attempted rescue it

>>>>>>>> reported my NTFS partitions as FAT - I honestly didn't know how to

>>>>>>>> deal with that in a hurry! I honestly still don't think I would

>>>>>>>> ever have gotten out of that one, smiling.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> Well, the bottom line is that win2k is out (for the moment) and the

>>>>>>>> news and e-mail is back up again elsewhere, now.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> Tony. . .

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>