I've been told in this forum that appls must be reinstalled into Program Files, not simply copied from a Backup. Yet some of the copied appls (WinMX, WinAmp, Audacity, etc) run fine. Others won't. What determines the correct prodedure?
View 4 RepliesI recently had to to re-install vista, my comp was infested with viruses and they had written themselves over my sytem restore points, so I went ahead and just reinstalled vista. Now thought its asking me to activate vista. I keep trying to enter the key but I get an error saying that key is only for upgrades, not fresh installs. I dont know what to do, I have upgraded my comp significantly since I originally got vista so that may be why but now what? Im not dropping 59 bucks to talk to someone from tech support and Im sure as heck not buying a new key.
View 7 Replies View RelatedWinamp has a few problems with Vista at the moment and if you install with the normal options then when start you will get an error message.
This is due to the Sonic CD Burning/Ripping part of winamp. So when installing make sure to disable this part from the installable options and it will solve the problem.
how to get rid of the browser tab in winamp 5.541(whatever the latest one is)? Also how do you remove/disable wmp11?
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Application Name: winamp.exe
Application Version: 5.5.4.2165
Application Timestamp: 4896392e
Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.0.6001.18000
Fault Module Timestamp: 4791a783
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0002f217
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: fd00
Additional Information 2: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
Additional Information 3: fd00
Additional Information 4: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
Going back to the days when I used to run Win2k, I found the full version of Winamp used randomly crash (i.e. it stopped playing my MP3's), so I installed Winamp V5.08e lite. No more random crashes. Now I have Ultimate I don't like Winmonkeys Media Player, so I have installed the recommended version of Winamp for my 32 bit OS V5.5.4.2147.....
View 9 Replies View RelatedXLG security center screwed my laptop - trying to repair or re-install but I downloaded, and burned the img file for Vista 32bit But I get the Error Code: 0x80070002 and cannot read from e:sourceinstall.wim WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? I really need my laptop to work asap!
View 5 Replies View Relatedwhen i get it reinstalled, (no the repair feature didn't work) i'll let you know how smart i was to have a separate hard drive just for data -too bad MS isn't smart enough to keep all my settings, email, downloads, updates (that reminds me - i think i have to download service pack again (i'm on dialup)) high scores and program files on a separate drive --
View 8 Replies View RelatedI recently purchased a Gateway laptop M-6888U that had no software disc provided. I was told by Bestbuy to simply backup my entire drive. I wish to know is there a way to make a recovery disc that WILL install a fresh copy of vista64 or am I screwed since everyone is trying to cut corners? I know I can make a recovery disc that works IF I have a working installation of my OS. My concern is if the drive gets corrupted and my OS needs to be reinstalled I'm screwed, with my only option being to purchase a new copy of Vista.
View 3 Replies View Relatedi successfully reformatted and reinstalled vista... but noticed that it freezes atleast once a day... I had a similar problem when I first got this PC w/ vista a few years ago. My buddy showed me a way to use vista (bare bones) w/o the frills that it has now.... anyone familiar w/ this? Once I made that switch it rarely froze.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI have used my HP m7763w with Vista Home Premium for more than 2 years now, and finally got to the point of having to use my rescue CDs to reformat the HD and reset to factory setting. Unfortunately, I get frequent error messages now, and missing file notices, and Windows Update refuses to work. I understand that the old factory settings are way outdated by now, but what am I supposed to do to get it all working right, if Windows Update fails?
View 6 Replies View RelatedI don't even have a Vista Computer, but one is arriving in a few days - Vista Ultimate My old XP computer drives two four year old printers - one HP all-in -one LaserJet and one Epson inkjet. When I installed these printers on the XP machine, each came with a CD with the installation software (drivers, manual PDF, etc..).I assume I now must get updated CD's or some other arrangement to get the printers re-installed. Here are several questions
1. Do the vendors usually either wash their hands and tell you to get a new printer?
2. How do I get the appropriate software? Printer vendor web-sites?
3. Generally, do pre-Vista peripherals, and particularl printer/scanner/fax machines install without problems?
I have just reinstalled vista and added a few programmes, i'd like to take out all the useless/not needed programmes installed with vista, i have unistalled a few is there more i could take out? Im not sure which ones i have to keep to keep my system running:
View 4 Replies View RelatedI just reinstalled vista and Im trying import my windows mail folders. I takes every folder from A to H then stops.Wont load the rest
View 4 Replies View RelatedFirst of all i`ve got to say that i`m not too good at it(computering) I`ve re-installed windows few days ago and it seems that i have drivers missing, is there a way to find out what`s missing in my system so i can download it(solve it) I also tried to install SonicStageMasteringStudio and it asked me for PxEngine, i found in internet was pxengine3_00_58a, and now when i`m trying to open SSMS application it stops imediatelly, it looks like it won`t happen I also can`t listen some radiostations online Then some problems with my MASS STORAGE DEVICE
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have a Lenovo IdeaCentre K210 Desktop Vista HP system that came with a 500G HD that I Partitioned to ???C??? (Windows), ???D??? (Data files) and ?E? (Photos) drive. I recently purchased another 500G HD which was designated as Disk1 (the original HD was Disk0) and installed Vista HP on Disk1 and Partitioned the 2nd HD (Disk1) to ???F??? (Vista HP), ???G??? (data files) and ???H??? (Photos) and thought that I could format/delete the ???C???, ???D??? and ???E??? Partitions on Disk0 and use that HD for future storage but it appears what I want to do is not something that I am able to do. I was able to delete Partitions ???D??? and ???E??? and Formatted ???C??? but not all of ???C???, apparently there are some files on ???C??? (i.e. the original HD that contained Vista HP before I purchased the 2nd HD), that I am unable to erase / delete / format.
As best as I can tell, ???C??? is 125.5MB with 107.8MB Used and 17.7MB Free and contains the following folders: $RECYCLE.BIN, BOOT, System Volume Information. My objective / what I would like to do is, delete or format EVERYTHING on ???C??? so that I will have 500G HD, Disk0 that I can use for additional storage.I also would like to change and/or re-label Disk0 to be Disk1 and Disk1 to be Disk0, since this is the disk that contains Vista HP and all my programs, apps, data files, photos,?.
i have been having the BSFD for the past week i even uninstalled windows 7 and reinstalled vista, thsi is the dmp file.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI recently had to have Vista Business reinstalled b/c my computer crashed. I have a complete backup on an external drive using Vista Backup & Restore (keeping my fingers crossed it is a good one) but it is from several months ago so I decided to have the tech that was checking out my computer do a backup before reinstall. Unfortunately, he couldn't backup everything and I am missing quite a bit of stuff. I have no idea how the complete restore would work. Am I able to select certain data to restore? Does it restore things back to their original location?
View 6 Replies View RelatedSo today I'm enjoying my 2 day old Vista. I've had a crappy 2003 Compaq XP for EVER now, and I was happy to get a new computer, completely crappy OS or not. (Yes, I've heard the rumors about Vista, so I was prepared for lots and lots of hours of troubleshooting!) I want to look around and explore, so I click on my start menu. Nothing. The My Computer, Control Panel, etc etc etc is on there. But nothing. I click 'all programs', and it's all there. I tried to modify the settings on my start menu, I pressed OK and out of curiosity went back into my Start Menu settings to check-- And they were back to what they were before!!
My easy way out has always been, since my XP was crap, to completely restore my computer, suck it up, reinstall everything and start fresh. So I decided to add a new WinRAR .rar folder thing, put all my pictures in there, put it on Megaupload.com and download the file after I restore Vista. I right clicked. Went under 'New > (Empty)'.
I almost cried! My baby, my brand new vista, already encountering problems! I installed daemon tools, PHotoshop CS2, poweriso, AIM, itunes, basically my necessities, within the two day period. I turned my computer on, no problems. My norton preformed its scheduled scan this morning at 6am, and I had a trojan horse and it can't be repaired. I've had thousands of those on my old computer and it ran at full speed with no problems, but could this be the reason? I restarted it two, three hours ago so my daemon tools can finish installing, and that's when I realized my start menu and things were messed up. Also, when I went into my computer after I restarted, the theme was set on 'windows classic', my background was left untouched. I cannot drag and drop anything into the start menu. It says I can, but I can't. Desktop icons are fine. I also installed 16 or so updates because I guess my Vista isn't up to date-- It did it automatically. Also, links, pictures, etc, like 'My Computer', My 'C:' drive, 'My Pictures', pictures, music, etc in Folders, have a check mark beside them.
I have been wracking my brain for weeks now, trying to play C&C First Decade with Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge over the LAN, it will only run on IPX networking which I could setup with 2x XP machines, I have Vista Ultimate on my PC, and XP on another, I found some drivers for IPX to work on Vista, didn't work ... So I loaded Hamachi which had built-in IPX support. Now when I open RA2, it no longer says IPX unavailable, it shows 00 00 00...
So it can see my Hamachi adapter with IPX support, great! The other XP machine has Hamachi installed, and they are both VPN'd (Connected) on the same Hamachi Network. They don't see each other... The XP machine shows a few IPX networks, I have tried switching to them all, even put the Hamachi adapter and the LAN adapter to the top of the preferred networks list. This was sort-of a breeze with both XP, but with Vista it's looking to be a bit tricky. I have no firewalls running on either machine and I am pretty cluey when it comes to networking (TCP/IP that is).
Ive just bought some new headphones yet when i plug them in the sound still comes out of the speakers. I know the headphones do work because i use them with my mp3 player
View 5 Replies View RelatedI have had Windows Vista 64 for 2 Months now and of that period of time it worked soundly for about 2 Weeks. I am NOT an irresponsible User, I don't just delete Data, I know a little something about computing, I don't visit or download from dubious sites etc.
1) Without any reason software suddently doesn't work.
a) I installed a Antivirussoftware - after 3 Weeks it suddently didn't work any more (Kaspersky) I couldn't reinstall it.
b) I installed a new Antivirussoftware - after 5 days it didn't work anymore.
c) 4 days later I started to get errormessages "Windows Defender doesn't work any more" - "Windows Hostprocess doesn't work anymore"
Well, my Memory RAM doesn`t work like it used to.
Later on, my Memory RAM Score was like 5,9 on RAM and now it is 4,8 after i formatted my computer. I`m sometimes experiencing some slowdowns, like i type a entire word, and after 3 seconds it shows up. Or i scroll down, and after like 4 , 5 seconds the page shows up.
OBS: The Paging file is managed by the System ( I Used to let it on 4 mb )
-And can someone give me that topic that Brink made to tweak performance?
That All-In-One Tutorial topic.
-And how do i tweak my Memory RAM, Processor and HD to hit its best performance?
I can't play Word Riot or Upwords. I could before SP 1. What could be the problem? These Service packs are more trouble than they are helpful.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI recently posted a problem. I was told that I would need a new hard drive, but I still have issues. When I try to install vista "windows can not reinstalize the deployment engine" error. I decided to try linux and that also does not work.
View 5 Replies View Relatedi plugged a usb flash drive into my front usb. (now does not work on any pc) when i plugged it in first time a message came up saying error could not read what was inserted etc. My front USB's appear to know something is going in sometimes and then other times don't. it read a webcam being connected. but when i tried an external hard drive i got a similar problem as with my usb flash drive. luckily that still works on my old pc though. back usb ports seem to be doing similar weird behaviour. P.S mouse and keyboard both work fine.
View 4 Replies View Relatedi,just ordered a new dell machine. it comes w/vista 64 bit home pre.. i did not realize this was a "JUMP" of a bridge. so i've been doing research, after the fact, and i find, prayer is in order..i have found that a piece of software i use for school doesn't "like" 64 bit and i'm sure with a little more research i'll find other issues...so i made a plan..but i don't know if it will work or how to do it.. 1. can i repartition my new 500 gig hd and load both 32 & 64 bit on it? i've read a little on other forums(it sounds like the answer) but i wanted to hear it from ppl that know.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have DVD Shrink installed on XP. It works fine, but when I installed it on Vista, it wouldn't work; it would come up with an error when it started burnung the DVD.. It still comes up with an error when I use backwards compatibility.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have a Web Cam built into my HP laptop. I've tried windows movie maker and Adobe video software, but I can't figure out how to turn it on and get started recording.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have older cd-roms that don't work with vista. Any good news?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI'm running windows Vista Ultimate, I'm connected to a domain network and internet via the same Ethernet interface with a static IP. I want to share this Internet connection to an Ad Hoc network through a WLAN interface. In this article it's said that we should not use Internet Connection Sharing in an existing network with Domain Name System (DNS) servers, gateways, DHCP servers, or systems configured for static IP addresses. And this explains why ICS does not work for me although the error returned is not clear. What can I do in my case to share my Internet connection ?
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