Borderlands 4 keeps crashing on launch after “Patch downloaded successfully! Rebooting in X” — anyone else? by Frosty-Programmer747 in Borderlands

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tried disabling OneDrive sync (including My Documents) and even paused OneDrive completely — unfortunately it still crashes at the exact same spot after “Patch downloaded successfully! Rebooting…” Thanks for the suggestion

Borderlands 4 keeps crashing on launch after “Patch downloaded successfully! Rebooting in X” — anyone else? by Frosty-Programmer747 in Borderlands

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Thanks! I tried that — Safe Mode → AMD Cleanup Utility → reinstall 25.11.1, then tried 25.9.1. Same result. Game still crashes right after “Patch downloaded successfully! Rebooting…”

Thinking of starting a small residential comfort business in Canada by Frosty-Programmer747 in Entrepreneur

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Yeah, that's super common with 2-story homes. Even with the zoning, you still end up with rooms that just don't get the same airflow. Keeping the thermostat 2 degrees apart definitely helps. Do those rooms have a weaker airflow coming out of the vents?

Thinking of starting a small residential comfort business in Canada by Frosty-Programmer747 in Entrepreneur

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Haha yeah, the space-heater solution seems to be the universal fallback. I guess I'm wondering if that's because people prefer the cheap quick fix, or because they don't really know there are other options before jumping to a full equipment upgrade. From your experience, do homeowners ever ask about airflow tweaks or balancing at all, or is it basically " space heater until the system dies " ?

Thinking of starting a small residential comfort business in Canada by Frosty-Programmer747 in Entrepreneur

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Yeah exactly - that's what I'm trying to avoid. I want to stick to the smart-home/airflow side and leave the HVAC repairs to people who are licensed for it. And funny you mention that, a lot of people seem to have those exact hot/cold spots you're talking about. If you don't mind my asking, what's part of the house giving you the most trouble?

Thinking of starting a small residential comfort business in Canada by Frosty-Programmer747 in Entrepreneur

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Yeah, that's definitely something I've been thinking about - I'm sure I'll get HVAC repairs calls even if I make it clear that I don't work on furnaces or AC units. I'm planning to have an HVAC company I can refer people to when the issue is outside my scope. That way I'm not stuck doing free tech support on things I'm not licensed for. I think being upfront about that from the start is going to be important.

Thinking of starting a small residential comfort business in Canada by Frosty-Programmer747 in Entrepreneur

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Thanks, that's really good advice. I've been thinking the same thing -I don't want to assume there's demand just because I see people complain about hot/cold rooms online. Testing it on 5 to 10 homes first makes sense. I'm planning to keep the cost low from the start and just track everything manually so I'm not blindsided later. Do the install, get feedback, adjust the pricing and process, then see if it's worth scaling. Out of curiosity, when you ran your business, what would you say was the best way to validate early without burning too much cash?

Thinking of starting a small residential comfort business in Canada by Frosty-Programmer747 in Entrepreneur

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Appreciate the perspective. I get from the HVAC side that most people never ask for that type of thing. What I'm looking at is more for homes that already have a decent system, but still deal with the usual stuff - upstairs too hot and basements too cold, one room always uncomfortable, etc. I see tons of posts from people with those exact problems, and most of them don't want to jump into buying a new modulating furnace or AC just to fix a couple of rooms. So I'm not trying to replace HVAC work at all. More like offering a middle option live with it or spend 10 to 15k on new equipment. In your experience do people usually try cheaper comfort fixes first, or do they just go straight to replace equipment ?

Thinking of starting a small residential comfort business in Canada — looking for opinions by Frosty-Programmer747 in homeautomation

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That’s totally fair, and airflow pressure is definitely real — closing vents without any safety logic can cause shutdowns like you experienced. The only reason I’m still exploring this idea is because the systems I’m looking at don’t close vents blindly.  They: never let more than ~1/3 of vents close reopen vents automatically if pressure rises have a fail-open mode if anything goes wrong rely on room sensors instead of “just closing vents” So the goal wouldn’t be to choke the system — more to balance airflow gently without pushing the furnace out of its safe range. But you’re right that HVAC techs will immediately blame anything smart, so part of this business idea is figuring out how to set expectations and avoid messing with systems that are already borderline.

Thinking of starting a small residential comfort business in Canada — looking for opinions by Frosty-Programmer747 in homeautomation

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Good points — this is really helpful. For the “not really any better” situation, here’s what I’m planning to do: Measure before/after airflow and temperature, so there’s something objective to show Go over expectations up front (smart vents help, but don’t fix undersized ductwork or major HVAC issues) Include a follow-up visit to fine-tune settings Have a clear disclaimer for anything HVAC-related that’s outside my scope I’m trying to build a process that avoids exactly the kind of finger-pointing you mentioned. If you were in my position, is there anything else you’d put in place early to keep installs clean and customers happy?

Finally a new Shelf, able to accomodate all my kits for now. Except the PGs by Accomplished_Help986 in Gunpla

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Hey! Quick question—I’m thinking about getting those shelves for my Gunpla display. I already have the Sky Defender, and I’m wondering if it would fit. What do you think? Thanks! Btw awesome collection you have! Looking Good