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I've seen that happen a few times, where the input method switched from English US (the more-or-less default layout for keyboards) to English UK, which has a lot of the non-alphanumeric chars in different places.
Of course, if moronic security "experts" didn't insist that you use non-alphanumeric chars in passwords, that wouldn't be a problem.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Oh I guess I know: your password contains at least one non-US-English character, ähm? See the Insider News just a few days ago: Outlook Globalization[^]. 
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Bingo. The password had non alphanumeric characters including a dollar sign.
If Microsoft spent 1 percent of the time doing QA on their software that they do on the spy machine - maybe things would be different.
All the older MS devs that have left MS are laughing their asses off at what MS has become.
Got Win 7 Pro installed - I lobotomized a few things to reduce the chatter on the wire and she's purring.
Windows 10 reminds me of the movie Deliverance - "This river took a bad turn". And we all know what happens to Ned Beatty in the end..
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23741 wrote: a dollar sign
But $ is an ASCII character. At least, I used to think so...
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You only need to test if the PC or O/S is defective with this simple test:
Unplug PC.
Remove peripherals, if any.
Make sure lid is closed.
Gently lower into a 5% saline solution.
It should float. If it doesn't return to retailer for replacement.*
* Bring nail-gun to encourage compliance with a smile.
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You're quoting the medieval test for a witch. How do you close the lid on a witch? 
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Witches were usually ducked in fresh-water, although practices vary.
How do you close the lid on a witch? See previous sentence.
But, although there are similarities to witch-testing, my recommendation is taken from the very strictest scientific procedures I could think up at the moment.
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| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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29th August marks the birthday for me. Although saying stuff like, "I learnt a lot" means nothing but I did learn a lot from non-Mentoring mentors unknowingly. Just 4 years ago I was a no one, in the family, friends, area and even on the Internet. Desperation motivated me to learn HTML, heartbreak forced me to go and learn C#, behavior of family helped me a lot in being a good software developer when I was getting too much annoying error messages. Their behavior helped me to know "patience" a bit more clearly.
Basically, I remember my life took a turn of 180 degrees when I first accepted the Bob! I mean the sticker pack, that was the time when my family really allowed me to do programming on my Pentium 4 desktop (until then I had to wake up at nights, when everyone was asleep, so that they cannot come into the room and unplug the desktop, for no reason at all!).
How I spend this night is a bit awkward, I just overdose myself with 2-4 mugs of tea, I listen to Eminem, I reconsider the hell I was put through. But sometimes, you have to go through these stages. Finally, I go to sleep hoping my next year is a better one when it never is. Maybe, I should leave it out for some other time.  Happy birthday to myself, and to others out there who share the same date with me.
If you are from Pakistan, we can share some time, or tea tomorrow! 
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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Happy birthday, happy coding!
/ravi
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Thank you, Ravi.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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Happy birthday! Well, in my country your birthday isn't until another hour, but let's pretend it is!
May the future bring less desperation (although you'll have plenty if you're still doing HTML), more love (and less heartbreak), and lots of clean code!
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Yup, that timezone really bugs me in a while but we have to stick to it.
Thank you, Sander.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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Happy Birthday Afzaal !
In the words of the immortal Kabir: "rahi gulzar to phool khilenge" ... "where there is a garden, the flowers will come."
Even if we build that garden out of heartbreak and desperation, the flowers are no less beautiful, no less meaningful.
cheers, Bill
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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BillWoodruff wrote: Even if we build that garden out of heartbreak and desperation, the flowers are no less beautiful, no less meaningful.
People like you, sentences like above keep me motivated. Thank you, uncle Bill!
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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Happy birthday to you.
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Thank you, Rajesh.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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Wish you a very Happy Birthday!!May God give you all the strength and happiness!!![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
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Thank you, Dinesh! Ameen.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote: I just overdose myself with 2-4 mugs of tea,
Living dangerously, I see.
Happy Birthday 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Thank you, Eddy.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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Well man, at least your claws are sharp! Happy birthday!
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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Need to sharpen them a bit more. Thank you!
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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It is not the warm cradle or the tender cuddles that create the blade. It is the scorching flame and the mighty hammer blows that forge the greatest swords!
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote: behavior of family helped me a lot in being a good software developer when I was getting too much annoying error messages.
I can deal with error messages in my code, it's the error message from my family (particularly future in-laws) that I can't deal with. 
Happy Birthday!
Marc
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Errors in the codes are plain sweets compared to the family errors and bugs. May God save us and our souls from them.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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