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Thanks for the replies...
I can boot the system, and it runs - how well I'm not sure, although with Windows Search disabled it runs better. Unfortunately, this is a desktop that's set up to boot straight into the desktop, so there's no "not logging in"...
BUT, being impatient and getting really tired of wasting hours (just over 24 at this point) I put the ISO on a DVD and redid the update. AND, it went RELATIVELY good at first, although it did the well-known "hang" at 32% and 6% whatever. That took just over 12 MINUTES to end. Then it continued (about 15 seconds before I was going to give up and hit the power switch). And went through and got through all the "apps" screen and the "we've got new features" crap and we're RIGHT BACK TO THE "We'll be ready soon" where it's now been sitting for 21 MINUTES.... This is the point it hit LAST NIGHT where I let it sit ALL NIGHT and it was still in the same place this morning.......
Does anybody HAVE ANY IDEA what this $%^&* is doing? And whether or not I can END THIS and have a functional system?
I"ve read enough screaming rants today about what a totally piss-poor job Microsoft did on this thing that I don't figure I need to start screaming too, but I definitely consider this a lesson learned. If you DON'T have DAYS to waste trying to get a system working again, DON'T INSTALL THESE THINGS UNTIL MS HAS HAD MONTHS TO FIX at least the MAJORITY of major screw ups in every version of anything they release. Being a beta tester gets old when they TELL you you're one, but expecting actual, functional, production-ready software and getting this kind of kludgy crap is absolutely infuriating.
Anyhow, thanks for the help, and again, can ANYBODY tell me when I can kill this idiotic page and the likelihood of having a FULLY FUNCTIONAL system?