My windows vista just stopped showing thumbnails.. When I open a folder that contains pictures, it shows the thumbnails for some sec then it is starting to hide them for some reason : btw. I was changing some things in registry to hide the start menu shutdown button, and I installed "VistaGlazz" to get the custom themes to work.) uninstalled everything but nothing happened :
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i have windows vista on my machine, i must have installed some software that has messed up my system, i keep getting the blue screen. everytime when i reset the machine, i have to press f8 then select that option: last known configuration'. this is the only way to start it, otherwise the blue screen appears.I feel that the only way to stop all this, is by doing a system reboot where my hard drive will be formatted and installs the OS from scratch.i orginally upgraded vista from XP when i have a student account with my univeristy, but then i had to pay approx ??200 for a new product key but i have not got a vista CD.
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View 5 Replies View Relatedhave just upgraded to vista home premium from xp.found my music files but can not find any other user music files,has update deleted or have they been moved
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1)a new screen right before the vista startup music screen pops up appeared after i "installed" the hacked version which says "A WORLD WITHOUT RELIGION" over a pic of the NYC skyline. it is there for maybe 30 seconds then dissapears and the computer starts normally
2) i am no longer able to sleep/hibernate my laptop. If i try, it turns on but i get a blank screen so i have to either pull the battery out or hard reset in order to get my laptop working again. vista, or at least on my laptop, isnt the quickest to start up so having to do this everytime i use my laptop is extremly annoying i have no clue what to do or how to take it off.
ive just got a dell inspiron 1520 laptop and my son was asking if call of duty 4 would work on it, ive tried to look for the graphics card on the system but found that direct x 10 is installed but think that it only has a chipset card in it??
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Here's the problem: my brand new Vista Ultimate entertainment system will not talk reliably to any of the 3 routers I've tried, on EITHER LAN OR WAN! 2 of the 3 routers I have used with my previous XP-based entertainment system, and they behave just fine. What is it about ICS in Vista that is preventing me from even accessing the setup for my routers? I've tried turning off Windows firewall, disabling IPv6 and Network Discovery, etc. until I'm blue in the face, but nothiing helps. Even if I connect Vista to the LAN side and set proper static IP to reach router configuration, I'm denied! I bought a new Belkin wireless N router today, thinking it HAS to be a compatibility issue, but even this "Vista ready" router will NOT let me even configure it using the Vista OS. I sure hope someone can give me some answers that help me understand. I hate to think I might have to put my XP Media Center box back in the dial-up sharing position just to get my internet connection back to my other computers again....
I can not stand Windows Vista, give me back Outlook Express email again!
View 8 Replies View RelatedWhen starting my HP DV6 -1106ax notebook I get a "sidebar.exe - Bad Image" alert. This stops the side bar from running.When opening Windows Mail I also get a "Outlook Express Community Manager: WinMail.exe - Bad Image" alert followed by three other alerts. The computer is running Vista Home Premium 32 bit, service pack 2. I also use Norton 360 The Bad Image error alert for both Sidebar and Windows Mail is the same for both and reads:
C:Windowssystem32CRYPTUI.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using the original installation media or contact your system administrator or the software ventor for support.The cryptui.dll file in the system32 folder is 949 KB in size. I have found a new cryptui.dll file on the internet but it is only 500 KB in size which would suggest it is not the correct replacement. I have also tried to rename the original cryptui.dll file, but could not do this even in safe mode. I am not sure what or when this change happened.
I downloaded this software today & now I cannot delete it using install/delete, delete within the software, & my system restore does not work. Any recommendations for Vista 64 bit
View 4 Replies View RelatedBeen using Vista 64 Home Premium for a few months and can play games like Crysis, Bioshock, Gears of War (all DX10) no problem..However when I start to play C&C3, C&C3 Kanes Wrath, World of Warcraft, Company of Heroes, GTA SA, World in Conflict, they crash (genrally video crash then sounds goes then full reboot. Really want to get C&C3/C&C3 Kanes Wrath working (they both run for 10 minutes or so.) nearly at the point where I'm gonna go back to 32 bit operating system (but don't want to waste my hard earned money). Hotfixes don't seem to have done the trick.
Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch {B338D50D-A64A-4790-AC01-475B64252A78}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch...........
I've tried restoring my HP laptop a few times with System Restore using different checkpoints and the same error message comes up afterward. Sytem Restore did not complete successfully. Your computer's system files and settings were not changed.
An unspecified error occurred during System Restore. I've tried using a few different restore points but this just comes up again afterward. I can't find anything addressing this problem;
Lately when I've tried looking at different folders and files on my hard drives I keep getting "Windows Explorer has stopped working and will restart." It's driving me nuts, I can barely do anything.
Also, same thing with Internet Explorer...I'm getting real sick of Vista's shoddiness..
By now it should be obvious that, under the Vista operating system, I have Home Premium, there is a severe overall, general "has stopped working" problem.
Thus far I've experienced:
"Internet Explorer has stopped working"
"Windows Explorer has stopped working"
"Word has stopped working"
"Sherlock Holmes Nemesis (Adventure Company) has stopped working"
"Outlook has stopped working"
"Acid 4.0 (Sony) has stopped working"
"Acid 6.0 (Sony) has stopped working"
"Sound Forge (Sony) has stopped working"
Is it not obvious by now that Vista has a problem, maybe a compatability problem, with everything from Internet Explorer and Microsoft Word to third party programs which cause programs, as I mentioned, even programs made by Microsoft, to "stop working"? Is there no an overall "stopped working" patch or something that Microsoft has released by now?...............
All of a sudden some of my programs stopped working, for example catalyst control center is supposed to start as soon as vista starts, but now it gives me an error like:
"CCC.exe has stopped working"
Same with some others...
Yes i ran AVG, i ran malware, and superantispyware, none of them finds anything.
I cant even load daemon tools now, it gives me some error: "Engine loading was failed", cant uninstall it, it gives me another error, and some of the programs like netlimiter if i start them from my objectdock dock they automaticly stop working, only when i start them from the normal .exe they dont crash.
Recently I have gotten a brand new 8800gt bfg. Just a single card mind you not SLI. Evrything SLI has been stopped and every know fix has been tried. Both of which was on nvidia site and the eq2 forms. The problem is im getting a 2 to 4 sec studder in game when im play walking standing fighting and I have to tell you its pissing me off. Many people claim that it is the Vista OS which I would hate to beleive but i would like to think diffenet I mean vista is for gamers now only vista has the D10x and thats what I was looking at when I got it.
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View 9 Replies View RelatedWhen I try to enter the game a black window appears
Then pop-up message that says for example:
"nfs.exe has stopped working"
Ok im a newbie here and i dont know whether this section is right for me
to post.
Here's my problem :
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name:APPCRASH
Application Name:wmplayer.exe
Application Version:11.0.6001.7000
Application Timestamp:47919356
Fault Module Name:ac3filter.cpl
Fault Module Version:1.0.1.0
Fault Module Timestamp:40b36110
Exception Code:c0000094
Exception Offset:0002a534
OS Version:6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.2
Locale ID:17417
Additional Information 1:fd00
Additional Information 2:ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
Additional Information 3:fd00
Additional Information 4:ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
I have Windows Visa, Home Basic, and sometimes when I go to a web page = Drudgereport, etc) and click on a link there I receive the message... = "IE has stopped working - A problem caused the program to stop = working. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is = available. and a 'close program' box is there. =20 When I click' close program,, the process continues.
View 9 Replies View RelatedRunning Vista Home Premium, WD, WF and Avast (email scanning disabled). As of 3 days ago, when I close WM I receive the "WM can compact...". When I click Ok, I get "WM has stopped working would you like to restart it". I click "yes" and then I get "DEP has closed WM". No problem sending or receiving mail.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI am running vistas sp1 I am unable to open IE unless I right click and run as admin. hyperlinks don't work either. shouldn't have to do this. if I turn off UAC it works though, but do not want to. help please since I can not unistall and reinstall.
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