On Sat 11 May 2019 at 13:26:33 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 11 May 2019 11:42:04 am Brian wrote: [...]
> > You are in a bad way. I wouldn't even wish that on those users who see > > -user as a Windows support list. :) > > FWIW Brian, i did finally get that "W" box to work this morning. Up to > now clicking on the Powershell link did nothing, but this morning it > asked me for my usernme and passwd, and from that shell everything > worked. I even downloaded and installed the software needed to run the > vna app, and it all Just Worked. I have no clue why it was so > obstreperous prior to this morning. So theoreticly I won't be asking for > windows support again. For those that did try to help, it appears > that "run as administrator" is no longer part of windows 10 home > edition, but PowerShell seems to be the magic twanger now. Again, many > thanks to those that did hold their nose and try to help. It was > appreciated. -user is described as "Community assistance and support for Debian users.", so it looks like a user has carte blanche to post what he wants; it depends what is meant by "Debian users". I am a Debian user and am having problems with my mobile phone. Should I seek help here? Glad you sorted your issue - really. But one hopes that most users appreciate that Debian-based questions are the practical focus on this list and do not abuse its purpose, as spammers do. -- Brian.
