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I agree....especially with your last point I've just updated 3 PCs (1 laptop and 2 desktops) that were originally running Win 7, then Win 10, now Win 11. NONE of them matched the MS spec (e.g. no TPM) but all now work and are getting updates. All my installed software works with a few caveats. @lelapin you can start by watching this Install Windows 11 on ANY Windows 10 PC with NO data loss! - YouTube. BUT please consider the following: As @KhunLA writes above - The system must be 64Bit not 32 Bit plus the minimum RAM and disk requirements, What processor chip is in the device? If it's a Core Duo for example (very old but Win 10 works well on it) , then NO you cannot upgrade using this method. Mine were all i5 chips - they work. My Core Duo laptop will not upgrade - I'm learning Linux for that one! If your installed software is too old it won't necessarily run (Example: I don't think Office 2007 will work on Win 11 - I know Office 2016 does work.) Do you know the answers to those issues? I imaged my hard drives with Macrium before I started so I could get back to the starting point if needs be if it all went "pear-shaped" With respect, as you say "I am 84 years old so please be gentle with your answers" I'm guessing you don't have a lot of software installation experience (?) I worked in IT all my life so do have a useful background. Having said all that, you also said "it's an old laptop with Windows 7 which I never use anymore." so if you watched the video, tried and failed and "bricked" the device, have you lost anything?

Good......except that I replied to a post of yours which said "I always fill out government forms accurately and completely" So if it asks for your inside leg measurement........? Do make your mind up mate 🤔

Thank you 👍 I just searched for him - some more to watch Buddy Hackett - Google Search Click on "Short Videos"

I prefer to fill them in minimally. I don't lie but I only ever complete the mandatory parts, so if a section may be left blank, it is! "Need to know" and all that.

Her technique for defrosting frozen items is pretty much identical to what I do - mine evolved over time using the "trial and error" method so interesting to see a professional cook that agrees with me (or maybe vice-versa) I found it interesting to understand why it works so well. I'd also never considered the issue of ice being unaffected 👍 As an aside, I find the combination of a microwave and a halogen oven cover pretty much all my needs. My traditional oven hasn't been switched on for years, although i do use the stovetop and grills.

Or if you're using Windows, Snipping Tool does it quicker

Sure but "hundreds" won't affect the figures much and of those, many will just change that bit of their trip. Maybe go to VN instead or tour Thailand. Thing is, I imagine(?) you're just guessing at numbers or do you have figures to show how many? My point was that the reasons you initially gave won't really have that much effect on overall tourist numbers....IMO.

Well... there's no "war" with Cambodia, just a few border attacks that just won't affect tourists, most of whom won't be going anywhere near. TDAC is a 5 minute job, (less time than it takes to apply for a visa) Kidnapping Chinese - how does that affect other nationalities? As for unstable government - pick any time in the last 40 years! So i don't think any of those is the reason.

Frequent Flyer miles are good IF they are usable on any flight provided by that particular airline, and, if time-limited, are usable for at least a couple of years. Otherwise, as you say.

I read that 3 times before it wadned on me 😉😎

Ain't that the tooth 🤔

IIRC you said that about 5 years ago. Yes but "now" is an ever-changing value. Therefore, "2-3 years from now" is actually "never." Think about it 🤔

That would normally be my response! The information Google returns about the Thai constitution is conflicting in several areas. Quite honestly, I WAS being too lazy to plough through all the news - there's so much of it! On such a sensitive issue, it may be better though, but it was something of idle curiosity rather than a burning need to know.

Well there is one other person, (who mustn't be discussed) isn't there? Treading carefully here..."Can said person override the Supreme Court under the Thai Constitution?" Although someone did say in this large thread that only one Royal Pardon is allowed, and Thaksin has already had one. (?) I have no idea if that's true or not

I agree. I just built a new Windows 11 PC - it does NOT have a MS account associated with it - just local accounts. OneDrive, One Note, etc uninstalled. Recall never installed Local licenced copy of Office 2024 (less than 20 UKP if you know where to look) Because there is no MS account on the PC, Office doesn't even need a 'net connection, apart from, (obviously) Outlook which handles my emails. All MS updates need to ask my permission to download / install. All data is on D drive backed up by FreeFileSync to a third internal drive AND an external, plus FileHistory for "belt and braces" The C drive is imaged using Macrium to another external hard drive kept in a drawer in case it's needed. Non-sensitive stuff that I want to share with my laptop / tablet is on Dropbox.

Only man who ever entered Parliament with honest intentions.😊

Did he have to look through any window, or was it Jennifer Eccles? 😉

Well you're all wrong! It's Farang - as we know the "r" is generally pronounced as an "l" by Asian people speaking English.

Took longer than it should have, now I feel like a dunce. Where did I put my foolscap? Me too Nearly a quarto of a minute! 🙁 Never mind.....A0, A0 it's off to school I go 😎

Written by Ben Elton, performed by Rowan Atkinson and Robbie Coltrane. How could it not be hilarious? 😊😂

Must've heard his favourite song.......

Good point - I didn't think that through, did I?

If you need to keep such records for whatever reason, why not keep air tickets / boarding cards. My suggestion would be to keep tickets for a particular trip together in a zip file with an appropriate name. It's not like years ago when it was all on paper, after all.

Almost one for the Darwin Awards, isn't it? 🤬