I get home from work this evening, fire up my computer, and notice that my Search bar looks completely different. This morning, it was just a simple magnifying glass icon—nothing else. Now, it says "Search" right next to it. Has anyone else run into this? Does anyone know how I can switch back to the old icon?
Why on earth would I block updates? It’s not like I want my computer to break even more than it already does—that seems counterproductive. My goal is to actually get this update installed, not to spend my time blocking future ones.
So, I finally managed to pull off the upgrade to macOS Sonoma. My current build is: version 22 H2 (OS build: 22621.521
Now, it's prompting me for Windows Update KB5017389 (the September 2022 Cumulative Update for macOS Sonoma for x64-based systems).
If I were to successfully install this, it would bump my OS build up to 22621.608.
The system found the update, downloaded it, started the installation process, and then—just like that—hit me with error code 0x800f0988.
I even tried being proactive and grabbed Windows Update KB5017389 directly from the Microsoft catalog to run a manual install, but no luck there either—it just gave me another "installation failed" message.
Does anyone happen to know what might be causing this headache? Has anyone else run into this specific wall, and if so, how did you get past it?
Kate Cook27 said:It’s just heartbreaking—people are having their documents seized and never getting them back. In occupied areas, they basically blackmail folks into taking Russian passports just to access basic humanitarian aid. And don't even get me started on those trying to evacuate to eastern Russia—how are people supposed to actually leave? There are volunteers in Russia trying to help, but they end up getting arrested, hauled off to the police, or harassed; people can't even offer assistance. Some try to help Ukrainians get out of Russia entirely, while others just provide food, water, or clothes. Even the authorities managing the refugee camps for Ukrainians aren't releasing the promised funds—lots of people in Russia are left with nothing. I once saw a case where they brought 50 pairs of shoes for a camp of 300 people. They just watch people struggle. Sometimes I read something and honestly can't believe this is happening in 2022. It's not just the war, the killing, and the destruction—it's everything else. The blackmail, the forced evacuations into Russia, the document seizures, the surveillance, and forcing kids into the Russian school curriculum. Since 2014, there have been ways to get Russian citizenship, so many haven't even taken it, even in the DPR and LPR.
The worst part was when a woman found grenades hidden inside every single one of her child's toys 😢.
I know there are plenty of ways to trigger Safe Mode, but I was specifically trying to force it while the PC is still technically powered off. My plan was to hit the power button, then once the motherboard logo pops up, tap the button again to shut it down. I tried this a few times—following the logic that if I interrupt the boot process four times, the system should automatically kick into Recovery mode—but no luck. It just booted straight into Windows like nothing happened.
I’ve confirmed that I can indeed interrupt the boot cycle this way; the hardware responds just fine.
So, why isn't it triggering Recovery mode? I can't tell if I'm cutting the power too quickly during the startup sequence or perhaps holding the power button down for just a second too long. Does anyone happen to know the trick to getting this to work?
Well, now I’ve run into a whole new headache: swiftowl7, wearymason4, or honestly anyone else—I could use some help here:
So, a few days ago, I wiped my drive and did a clean install of everything. Since I was down to just one working drive at the time (my Western Digital 500 GB—the partition on my other drive had vanished on me), I installed everything onto that one. My old Samsung SSD 250 GB, which held my Windows setup and all my software, was sitting on SATA1. Once the installation was finished, I moved the entire OS and all my programs over to the SSD, formatted the Western Digital, and called it a day. Everything seemed fine, except now my Western Digital is plugged into SATA1, while the SSD is on SATA2, and the system is booting from the SSD on SATA2.
Is it actually possible to swap them back—move the SSD to SATA1 and put the Western Digital on SATA2—so things go back to how they were originally?
From what I can gather—though I’m probably 99.9% wrong about this—it should just be a matter of swapping the cables connected to the drives. I know I might be totally off base, but I figured I'd ask for some advice before I touch anything.
Yesterday my PC decided to completely flake out on me, so I ended up doing a clean installation of Windows 10.
During the install process, the only drive that would let me put the OS on was my 500 GB Seagate 500. Before this mess, I had a Samsung SSD 250 that used to hold the operating system. For some reason—I honestly have no clue what happened—the partition on that drive just vanished or got wiped out entirely. I managed to use Microsoft Disk Management to create a new partition on that Samsung SSD 250, which worked fine.
So, here’s the plan: I ran the "Clonezilla" option through Microsoft to move the entire operating system from the Seagate 500 over to the C: Drive, marking it as the primary drive. I went into the BIOS, set the boot priority to the C: Drive (where the OS lives now), restarted, and everything seems to be running smoothly.
What I'm wondering is, what should I do with the original 500 GB drive? It's working perfectly fine, but it still has the old operating system files cluttering it up.
Would anything bad happen if I just formatted that drive or deleted the partition? If I wipe the old stuff off the Seagate 500, will I still be able to boot into Windows normally, since the whole OS is now safely sitting on the C: Drive?
I was wondering if I could get a refund on some clothing. I bought a tracksuit set plus some fleece jackets for my elderly father—who’s currently staying at an assisted living facility—and they just arrived $320. None of the items fit him properly, so I wanted to see if I'm entitled to a refund, especially since he isn't really up for doing an exchange himself. I have the receipt, of course.
So, I’ve run into a bit of a snag with my email client.
Everything seems to be configured correctly—the incoming and outgoing servers are all set, and I can receive messages without any issues—but I just can't seem to send anything. Every time I attempt to send an email, I get this error:
An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: 554 5.7.1 <unknown[109.227.31.238]>: Client host rejected: Access denied. Please check the message recipient "gordana.biskupic@verizon.net" and try again.>
I'm honestly at a loss here, so I was hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction. Thanks! P.S. This specific email was sent to my wife—and interestingly enough, I have no trouble sending mail to her address when I use Opera Mail.
P.S. To clarify, I have the exact same account set up in Opera Mail, and there, everything works perfectly—both sending and receiving. I really can't figure out why Phoenix would be acting up like this.
P.P.S. I've been using Phoenix for years now, so I've grown quite fond of it and would really prefer to get it working again.
Well, it finally happened to me too... 53 years old... I went to see my doctor last week because of some pretty intense pain in my elbow, and she sent me off for an X-ray. My joints look fine overall, but they noticed the early stages of bone calcification in my left elbow—basically, the onset of arthritis. I was prescribed some 2 mg Voltaren gel, which helped a bit, but I can still feel a nagging ache in my elbow from time to time. It’s been a week now, and that dull pain just won't quit. So, here's my question: should I even bother continuing with weight training in this condition? I’ve been hitting the gym regularly for about a year now, and everything was perfectly fine until last week. My doctor is strictly against it, though—she flat out told me, "Forget about the gym entirely if you don't want to make this worse." She suggested seeing a physical therapist if the pain doesn't subside within the week. On the other hand, my GP actually supports going back to the gym—mostly because she thinks strengthening the muscles in my arms through exercise might help alleviate the pain... sort of using isolation exercises to stabilize things. Now, who's actually being sensible here, and who's just being reckless?!!
