Service Pack 2 Has Stopped My Games From Working
Jul 27, 2009
Last night my Vista Ultimate x64 said there was 1 available update. This update was SP2 for Vista.
So I let it install. After the PC rebooted SP2 was installed, but, none of my games worked. Call Of Duty WAW, Call Of Duty 4, Prototype, Overlord, bionic commander each one of these games started to boot and then either shows me a blank screen, or crashes to desktop.
I found that there was later versions of my graphics card and my sound card so I updated both of these. It made no difference. I then uninstalled and re-installed Bionic Commander. Again no difference this game didn't work.
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Sep 22, 2009
I am running vista home premium and i have downloaded the service pack 2 download from the download centre. When i try to install it it tells me the following 'you must install windows vista service pack 1 before continuing' i definately have pack 1 installed already but to make sure i tried to install it again and it said already installed.
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When installing service pack 2, I get to the "Please read the license terms". The "Next" key at the bottom is not available for selecting ... it is grayed out. All I can do from this point is select cancel. I downloaded Windows6.0-KB948465-X64.exe. I have a 64-bit computer and am running Windows Vista Home Premium Version 6.0 (Build 6001: Service Park 1)
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I was wondering if I had the correct Service Packs. Under Windows Updates I can see them all going back to when I bought it. It shows 1 service pack update, KB948465 on 9/19/09. It does not show a 2nd. Under Windows Edition in my System (Control Panel) it shows Windows Home Premium and Service Pack 2.
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I've just recently installed windows vista home premium, and the usual games (solitaire, spider solitaire, minesweeper etc) are nowhere to be found. I've gone into programs and features and clicked on turn windows features on or off, but games are not in there either.
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So I figure the issue is related to Service Pack upgrade, so I restored to the point before the Service Pack 2 upgrade. Everything worked fine. So I tested the computer after a restart again and again the non-window launching error occurs.
I stumbled acorss some proccessing issues with CA Security software that would hog some memory, but I am unsure that it is the reason for this error. Could it be that the Service Pack may have installed improperly, thus, creating some kind of window error? Or do you think it could be related to some preinstalled program having incompatibility with the Service Pack?
I have contacted Microsoft support and they suggested resetting IE, but I don't think that is the solution. I haven't tried it yet. I sent them a HiJackThis log and they reported no problems with it. No viruses or issues to report from a Malwarebytes scan either.
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Aug 6, 2008
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Jun 16, 2009
i thought ms had fixed most of the angrily problems what admins brought to pain and desperation a little bit disappointed about vista service pack 2. many problems are
still present.
'bad explorer behaviour about detailed view'
'bad external usb harddrive support' usb drive on chkdsk sometimes
cancel and disconnect, anger still again with vista.
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