Good luck Steve. I really hope you get out of it something worthwhile whether or not it was what you intended.

PS Are you just a secret soccer fan and just...

Sometimes it is not wasted time but mistakes that are trying to be avoided.

Of course, if the script is not robust nor tested enough you can repeated the same mistake...

I am also a big fan of (preferably scriptable) environment testing utilities. Often PowerShell cmdlets.

Just like many readers of this editorial, I am sure, half way through I was thinking "scripting". It is a great way to maintain documentation (please tell me you add...

Andy sql (5/28/2014)

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To put a slightly different view on this topic - Steve was upgrading a Client operating system. Windows Services should run fine, but they are hardly typical on...

djackson 22568 (5/27/2014)

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IMO Windows 8 is nothing more than Vista II. It is by far the worst OS I have seen them release. I know some people like...

Terrible "side effect" coding style!!!

People using the tablet as a camera/video recorder reminds me of the comedian Dom Jolly's sketch "I'm on the phone". It can be a variant of wearing a sombrero at...

I think that SQL Server patches are just an example of a bigger issue that Microsoft appears to be attempting to resolve in a single way for all types of...

I am in mid-laptop ownership (as in it has at least a couple of years suitable performance left etc.). This is fortunate as I too would be in a quandary....

I also want to add that if you decide to go ahead with side-by-side versions then I am happy to be a guinea pig as I am sure that not...

I think that there are multiple ways to get true value from this venture and, by asking our opinion, you have started down this valuable track. I hope you continue...

I had voted for this already. I like the idea of a final SP before ANY major software leaves support.

It is best too avoid too much new stuff at once. Be they techniques, tools, features or processes.

Ignoring David's valid point of availability of Internet based services in this arena (it is a good point but I have nothing to add so I am awaiting others' posts),...