Re: [OT] Server 2008 R2 to 2019

2018-12-27 Thread Tony Wright
Perhaps stack overflow gets a lot more questions these days? For tech I got something respectable: a Thrustmaster warthog with pedal bundle and trackIR so I can learn how to fly aircraft in X-Plane 11. Oculus rift coming soon for a more awesome experience. On Thu., 27 Dec. 2018, 2:07 pm Greg

RE: [OT] Server 2008 R2 to 2019

2018-12-27 Thread Ken Schaefer
You need to upgrade to 2012 R2 or 2016 first. Then you can upgrade to 2019. Everything can happen “in-place”. Do a Windows System Backup beforehand (e.g. to a USB drive) if you’re worried about it all dying in the middle. Make sure that your hardware is supported under 2019 – 99% is. Regards

Re: [OT] Server 2008 R2 to 2019

2018-12-27 Thread Preet Sangha
Inside MFC was one of the best books I read back in the day. How to connect a C api to an object oriented abstraction was pretty good reading - despite the macros and others crap in MFC. regards, Preet, in Auckland NZ On Thu, 27 Dec 2018 at 20:53, Greg Keogh wrote: > > Mother in law got me a

Re: [OT] Server 2008 R2 to 2019

2018-12-27 Thread Preet Sangha
Hahaha no it's just an electrical device that creates a massive arc that melts metal. No certs needed. TBH I bought it a weeks back though I only really used it yesterday to fix my daughters bed. Yes they are dangerous - but they are simple if you follow the rules (face/eyes, hand and body plus

Re: [OT] Server 2008 R2 to 2019

2018-12-26 Thread Greg Keogh
> Mother in law got me a book on c++ MFC. 100% serious > Wow! I last wrote something in that in 2003, it was the last time I used C++ or MFC for anything "real". Lord it was difficult. Thanks heavens all that was replaced by .NET for app developers. Spurred by your comment, I just did some

Re: [OT] Server 2008 R2 to 2019

2018-12-26 Thread mike smith
MFC hasn't been deprecated yet? On Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 17:54 DotNet Dude Mother in law got me a book on c++ MFC. 100% serious > > On Thu, 27 Dec 2018 at 18:15, Preet Sangha wrote: > >> Merry Xmas etc. I bought myself a welder but I also gave away some tech >> does that count? >> >> On Thu., 27

Re: [OT] Server 2008 R2 to 2019

2018-12-26 Thread Greg Keogh
> Merry Xmas etc. I bought myself a welder but I also gave away some tech > does that count? > Welders are dangerous things. Do you have to get some sort of certification to use/own one? Buying yourself presents for Xmas is grey psychological area, possibly producing a mix of satisfaction and

Re: [OT] Server 2008 R2 to 2019

2018-12-26 Thread DotNet Dude
Mother in law got me a book on c++ MFC. 100% serious On Thu, 27 Dec 2018 at 18:15, Preet Sangha wrote: > Merry Xmas etc. I bought myself a welder but I also gave away some tech > does that count? > > On Thu., 27 Dec. 2018, 8:07 pm Greg Keogh >> Hi folks (quiet in here lately... where is all

Re: [OT] Server 2008 R2 to 2019

2018-12-26 Thread Preet Sangha
Merry Xmas etc. I bought myself a welder but I also gave away some tech does that count? On Thu., 27 Dec. 2018, 8:07 pm Greg Keogh Hi folks (quiet in here lately... where is all the .NET chatter these > days?) > > My home office LAN has a Windows 2008 R2 server running on a real box. It > only