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    How much money do you earn? And how do you spend it?

    The rule of thumb is apparently R1 million Rand for each R5000 that you want/"have to" to spend per month.
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    Things that irritate you - Part 4

    The Left Wing
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    Pick n Pay going from zero to hero

    Bag of Avos (1kg?) for R20, got me back.
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    Even better news about petrol prices for South Africa

    MOU breached by Lebanese
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    What was your school motto?

    Port Natal High School -> Lig En Leiding (light and leadership). I used to say "Pyn en lyding" (pain and suffering)
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    Middle East company set to buy 600 South African petrol stations for R16.3 billion

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    South Africa hits two countries with tariffs of its own, and motorists warned not to panic

    South Africa imposes tax on Chinese steel imports: South Africa has introduced an anti-dumping tariff on structural steel imports from China and Thailand to protect its struggling local industry. This decision follows a 19-fold increase in imports during the 2023/24 financial year, which has...
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    World leader warns South Africa risks invasion, and Rand heading for more pain

    6) Ongoing farm attacks where often nothing is stolen, people raped and tortured in the most horrific ways possible for many hours and killed. Slogans like "ANC" and "Kill the Boer" painted in victim's blood on the walls suggest that these are not just rural crime on easy targets gone wrong.
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    Windows 11 Admin User Buggerup

    Just an update. I ended up re-installing Windows 11 via UEFI/BIOS (I finally got the Bitlocker Verification Code). This time I used email1 and chose "Personal Account" instead of "Business or School". I now have admin rights on Windows 11, I also installed and logged into teams for business...
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    Windows 11 Admin User Buggerup

    I do a shift-restart, then choose Troubleshoot, then Advances Option then Command Prompt. Then it says "Enter the recovery key to get going again" I do not have a recovery key ? Anyway, you can then choose "Skip this drive" which I did. I then entered "net user administrator /active:yes". and...
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    Windows 11 Admin User Buggerup

    May have found something, gonna try tomorrow: Step 1: Enable the Hidden Administrator Account Since you cannot run commands as an administrator from your current account, use the Windows Recovery Environment: Hold the Shift key and select Restart from the Power menu. Navigate to Troubleshoot...
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    Windows 11 Admin User Buggerup

    AI Says this: why does windows 11 not allow me to create a local account Windows 11 has increasingly restricted the ability to create local accounts, especially during the initial setup (Out-of-Box Experience). Here’s why you’re running into issues: Why Microsoft Blocks Local Accounts Push...
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    Windows 11 Admin User Buggerup

    Thanks guys, how do I set up a local account these days ? I was not given an option for that this time, did this change?. I had to choose between 'Home' account and 'Work or School" account and I chose work, then it went directly to entering an email address.
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    Windows 11 Admin User Buggerup

    Thanks @HAL 9000 But in order to create a new user with Admin rights I need to be logged in as a user with admin rights. There is only the one account on the system and it does not have Admin rights.
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    Windows 11 Admin User Buggerup

    Don't know how to phrase this properly to convey what happened. Used Skype for years with username1 linked to email address emailaddress1 Switched to Teams when Skype died and still used username1/email1 for months Company upgraded to Teams for Business, used username1/email1 for old...
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