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dannybgoode

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  1. I have never seen it either and I am one of the few people that got on OK with Vista . I tried it indoors, outdoors, via RDP, different monitors, different resolutions, restarted Explorer.exe, spoke to it a stern voice, closed my eyes and opened them again just in case it was just pretending etc. So decided to bite the bullet and do the re-install. At least this way all the drivers, apps and everything else are all up to date.
  2. No this was definitely a software issue. Moisture etc would not corrupt the OS...
  3. Interesting - I have never had an issue with an update messing things up even through the Vista era but I did update this mini PC to W11. It was working fine immediately after the update but this next night it was unusable. I have gone back to W10 for now and may consider upgrading the whole thing to something with a bit more grunt if my imaging goes to plan otherwise.
  4. This was weird as I had updated everything just a couple of days ago specifically so it was ready to go but it looks like Windows got corrupt. I've love to leave everything outside - I'd get so much more imaging done - however, I strongly suspect my scope would get promptly get stolen...
  5. Well the good news is the PC is just about re-built and everything is talking to it and each other as it all should - indoors at least and during daylight. I am pretty convinced it all knows when it is a perfectly dark, clear night . I have also got my little standalone wireless hotspot working so I can take everything out portable should I wish. So, fingers crossed next clear night it all plays nicely this time!
  6. Thanks everyone - very much appreciated. I am hoping people will find the talk interesting even though it is not really related to ham radio.
  7. The basics are done. Just wading through installing Ascom. Nina will have to wait until tomorrow as well PHD etc. Then to plug everything in and test it all and then hopefully next clear night it'll all actually work
  8. I have been asked to give a talk on AP at my amateur radio club - not sure why but hey, always happy to talk about my hobbies!! As it will be an intro talk I am going to try and cover off all the basic areas including mobile phone AP etc. With this in mind I was hoping for some images taken with the following: 1. Mobile phones 2. Something like the SeeStar 3. Widefield dSLR 4. DSO dSLR I know could trawl the AP sections however I would rather use photos with consent and of course all images will be credited. They are only going to be used in a Powerpoint presentation and won't be shared online etc. If anyone has any images they would be happy for me to use I'd be grateful if you could pop them in a reply. Thanks in advance
  9. I got the keep at it mate - it is the bit I have quoted I can't work out...
  10. Sadly that does not work. I have been dabbling with PC's since the days you had to change jumper settings on motherboards and write config.sys files to avoid IRQ conflicts and I have never seen this behaviour before. Going to just try a completely fresh installation, could do with it anyway as it will give me chance to properly update all the software etc. I know there's less drastic ways to do this however a nice clean install can be satisfying
  11. Oddly I find CW really hard to read as I only ever listen to it so it is sound not a visual thing for me. I['ve got keep at it mate but I cannot work out the last bit. I will though - I will fix it...
  12. Well if that isn't very annoying. I finally got my mojo back enough to do some imaging having been somewhat distracted by learning morse code which has become something of an obsessions! Anyway, last night I got everything out, dusted down - tested all the bits, got remote access to my mini PC working etc. All was good. Tonight, with really nice skies in the offing, I got everything set up and powered it all up. A couple of connection issues were quickly sorted and then I RDP'd into my mini PC and... the task bar is completely blank, the Windows start button is missing, some of my desktop icons are missing, I can't right click anywhere at all - basically the PC, whilst I can load programs, is unusable. I have even plugged a monitor in and a mouse and keyboard and even with it all directly connected it is not working. Double bottoms! So, no choice but to reinstall Windows and set everything back up however I very much doubt I will get it sorted for tonight. I may just about get it rebuilt but won't have time for actual imaging.
  13. Interesting. I don't think I have the nerve to leave my mount and never mind my scope outside 24/7 although it is a pain to deconstruct it, particularly when I know it'll be out again the next night. May have to investigate a TG cover. Would still bring the scope in but more because of its value and fear of it getting stolen.
  14. I am a plonker - but good to be back on under my proper username.
  15. It doesn't *have* to be expensive. Actually I really enjoy flying pretty cheap secondhand models. You could get airborne and have a lot fun for £2-300. But like astro, yes it is addictive and yes you can spend. One of my friends is just putting together a new plane at around £5k and has another that he has around £10k in and the actual airframe is secondhand. Just the gubbins that go in the big planes is expensive!
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