after i format my pc from windows xp and new installation of vista sp1 32, my windows cant start up after installing forceware for my 8400gs(version 163.71. i think). is that might be that forceware do not compatible with vista sp1? i also try restore that windows to earlier point and try intall newer version of forceware,175.19, the problem still not solve..my windows still cant start up after restart from installing forceware.
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I have a 120GB Sata drive and I am stuck in a loop. The loop is "launch repair, or start windows normally" I have tried both. I have also did F8 and did safe mode, etc. However I want to just clean it off & start over. I put the cd in, it boots then it does "Copy setup files" The bar finishes, it goes to another screen, and it just sits there, with the mouse....just sits there for hours. I am willing to buy another HD just didn't want to if it's not that.
View 6 Replies View RelatedAfter installing vista service pack 1 on my pc, it started hanging occasionally. This doesn't happen when I disable AHCI in the bios. Anyone any ideas as how I could fix this? (I'm running Vista Ultimate)
View 4 Replies View RelatedJust bought a new HP Pavilion DV2860 notebook. For a couple of days I have been using Vista and I didn't really like it. Many of the applications that I used to use in on Windows XP are not capiable with Windows Vista! I have got a Windows XP Professional 64-bit edition CD and was planning to install Windows XP on the notebook. Can I use 2 operating systems on the notebook? I don't want to delete Windows Vista but I want Windows XP.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI have Windows Vista 32 on my computer and i was wondering what i would need to install windows XP over that. I was reading some places that a Windows XP OEM will only work on the computer it came with. is this true? Will i need to buy a retail version of XP to install onto my computer? or will the OEM product work?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI recently installed the vista Ultimate 32 bit after using the 64 bit for several years . The reason behind that was i missed using some software and my Epson Scanner. I have reinstalled the 64 bit twice. First time i deleted the Program Files Windows old without an issue , Second time i could not delete it. When i installed the vista 32 bit , there it was again but i let the updates finish , defraged The drive and found that the windows old created a Program Files X 86 folder and there was all my old 64 bit software and drivers. I could delete all but the common files , windows Collaboration, Windows Media Player.
My Question : Is / Was this Normal ? I don't think so. How do I Delete This? windows old Folder in C drive ? and the Program Files X 86 folder? Should I start over? There was never an option for the windows old Folder. It was bought and paid for. I have also posted this day about two other issues in the Media Center. It can not get the right TV Guide listings and the other was my Display will not turn off when the PC is off. The monitor just displays the "no signal" message.
choose "drive options" then format the partition you intend to install the OS to and that will do away with the Windows.old folder. since i now have the 32 bit version installed, and i reinstall the 32 bit again, I'm guessing the windows old 64 bit program files will not be there except what I cant or have not yet deleted will no longer be there. Considering That I have another question now. If I do manage to create a Partition in Drive C How can i use that second Partition to store all of the restore points or other related files? I have a second Drive 1 TB. in the past windows used it automatically to store backup files. Especially for the complete PC backup ...
I Am Running Ubuntu And I Don't Know What To Do With Ubuntu. It Just Sits There. Just FYI. I Will Wipe Ubuntu Clean And Install Windows Vista. Just FYI
View 9 Replies View RelatedI was just wondering if it's possible to format or atleast re-installWindows Vista on my Laptop without the CD and Serial Number? (unlessthat's the serial number under my computer,)I really want to do this, but I have no clue how-to and what's needed and such.
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When you are installing a new windows after booting from a CD, when it asks you how big in terms of bytes you want it to be, is the number originally there, the biggest it can be (my number was something like 3000000 bytes)? Also, when I look at my C drive in my compter, it says 142 GB free of of 298, which means it totals to be 340 GB, but the box the laptop came with says it has 320 GB total...could this have to do with the confusion about how many MB is in a GB? Because some people say 1024 MB in a GB and so forth. Also I notice on my dell dimension e310 There is this bar blocking a space for a driver, you can see the one for floppy disc on there, but that is blocked my a bar as well. How do you remove them, can it be done only from the inside?
View 4 Replies View Relatedi have windows vista home premuim, and i want to know, if a game says install only on windows xp can i install it on vista without having problems to install it or play it?
View 4 Replies View Relatedi have windows vista home basic 32x installed in my lenovo ys10 775843Q
and now i want to install windows seven RC
but the problem is that my dvd drive is not working and i have a pen-drive of only 2 gb
so...is there any way to make our one of the hard disk partition bootable so that i can install windows seven through it ?
Can Windows XP Pro be installed AFTER Vista Ultimate to create a dual boot system?
View 9 Replies View Relatedhave tried installing vista sp1 through windows update. am running vista ultimate x64. installation of sp1 always stalls after a while and event viewer gives the following error: windows servicing failed to complete the process of changing update 936330-59_en-us_gdr from package kb936330(service pack) into staged(staged) state. have tried installing sp1 from the standalone package in normal and safe mode but it stalls jut the same.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am trying to install home and garden for windows 95. Im am having trouble. I think that my computer may have the requirments but the disk doesnt have the capability of running on the newer software.
View 4 Replies View RelatedSo, installed SP2 and now the Windows Live Messenger will not start. All the other apps from Live work, but Messenger refuses. Anyone else found this?
View 5 Replies View Relatedi want' to try windows 7, but i don't want to lose vista since windows 7 is just an RC and could still cause some crashes. my option is giving dual booting a try. i have read many tutorials on how to do it, and im pretty confident that i can do it. the problem is, i don't have DVD's to backup my vista, and i still dont know yet how many DVD's my files will consume if i have 50-60 GB in my drive C:i also have external DVD writer, but im not sure if that will work flawlessly since it's external.
My questions are: can i install windows 7 on a different partition without booting from DVD? (I installed my vista over XP without booting from DVD). can i install windows 7 on a different partition using a virtual drive? what are the chances that windows 7 installation will fail during installation? can i still boot vista if windows 7 installation fails? is it possible to do system restore if installation and vista won't boot? and finally, is windows 7 worth the trouble and risk of going thru all these? i will base my decisions on your answers since this is the most intellectual vista forum i've seen so far.
I have the basic vista home. I'm having trouble installing windows live messenger on it. within 30 secs of running the installer, its aborting (i have been trying it off and on over the span of last 10 hours). i turned off both windows and the third-party firewall. temporary internet files are cleared. never used a dial-up network on this pc. running the installer as an admin (right-clicking on the setup exe file allows you to do that).
View 4 Replies View RelatedHaving problems with installing Windows Live Onecare on Vista. Says that installation cannot continue. Any ideas? Installed fine on Windows XP Home Edition.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI am running Windows Vista Premium Home SP1. When I boot my computer, Windows Defender doesn't start automatically. It works fine if I start it manually. I have never run Windows OneCare, MSCONFIG shows it set to start, the Windows Defender service is set to automatic and Tools | Options has all the checkboxes checked.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have an acer 3055WXMi laptop running Windows Vista home basic 32bit. I hav no 3rd party firewall, only other security software i have is AVG anti-virus
Every time i start up my laptop windows firewall fails 2 start, windows security alerts comes up.
My speaker icon in the taskbar has a red cross on it. When I hover my mouse over it, it says "The audio service is not running", if I right click it I get 3 options
1. Playback devices
2. Recording devices
3. Sounds
I went to my start menu and searched services.msc and checked to see if plug and play, windows audio endpoint builder, and multimedia class scheduler were all set to startup type automatic & all started. they were. so then i go to Windows Audio, right click to properties, and it is stopped. So i click to start it and it says "Windows could not start the Windows Audio service on Local Computer. Error 1079: The account specified for this service is different from the account specified for other services running in the same process."
I tried to restore my computer but my restore point is past the point when this issue originated. Also, Conexant Driver is installed and working properly. If I right click on the volume icon with a little red X through it... I can click on Open Volume Mixer, and It says "No Audio Device Installed" Yet, my audio devices are installed.
i got a computer, wich i baught new in the store's and it had windows vista already preinstalled. it was windows vista home edition 32bit. but after alot of stupid things of me becuz the pc was very slow, i decided to format the whole pc, and install windows xp on it, i got the xp cd , and i putted it in, and it just wont install windows xp on it, everytime, i get the blue screen and it restarted everytime the xp installation, so first you can format the partitions, then it requires a reboot, and then the xp installation starts again from scratch, so its unable to install xp, but thats not my question.
so i decided to download a windows vista ultimate edition, 32 bit, and i burned it on a dvd and i putted it in my computer, and the boot from the dvd was good. then it asks where do you want to install windows, well, the page was blank it could not find any drives, or well, i dont know. then it says you want to load a driver, ( driver?? drive?? ) i dont understand this so good. i was hoping you guys can help me out, and i just want my normal pc back with a good vista, i cannot go to a pc store, becuz that takes too much time i wanna try it like this first
What happens when you attempt to install Windows 7 on a drive with NTFS version 1.2 (or some earlier version... like 1.3, etc)? Does it alter the file system? Any way to force Win7 to use the older file system? I'm hoping for performance improvements due to less features in older NTFS, but I know little on the topic.
View 6 Replies View Relatedim installing AvP 3 and i just cant do it.
apparently for some reason the dvd stops reading...
when i enter "my computer" and try to go into drive d(my dvd) it just crashes,
then i have to wait from a range of 5 mins to 1.5 hours for windows explorer to restart...
and the game installation crashes too...
that happens with other dvds and cds too.
i have changed various dvd drives from various companies and i have updated all of their drivers...the problem is consistent.
im tired of buying new dvd drives and throwing them away for nothing.
obviously its a vista issue cause on my old pc everything works just fine(i have xp on that one).
most of the games i just copy the dvds files on my portable harddrive using my old pc and then do the installations through that harddrive on my current pc...
but this game is a "steam" game and that wont work...
any ideas?
ps:its not a hardware issue,its definately a windows vista issue.
We were running Trend Micro as our antivirus, but when it expired I was told that Avira was a good one. I downloaded the free version and installed it on my computer. The first scan it did find a trojan virus, but said it was very minor and was just something that got info on our household. I quarantined the file. I then went in and uninstalled Trend Micro since I wouldn't need it anymore.
Whe I restarted my computer my Windows Mail would no longer work. I have multiple email accounts set up with it. It says connecting, receiving mail (45 messages) and then I get this error message: An unknown error has occurred. Account: 'mail.gaeagraphics.com', Server: 'mail.gaeagraphics.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x80004005 Then it goes on to do the same for my other mail account. An unknown error has occurred. Account: 'pop3.cecomet.net', Server: 'pop3.fairpoint.net', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x80004005
I contacted my isp first to find out if there was a problem and after walking me through some things said that it was an issue with windows mail. So I uninstalled Avira. No change to windows mail. I did a system restore back to a week ago. No change to windows mail. It continues to give me the error message everytime I hit send & receive. Except .. tonight it let 1 message through, none of the rest, though
I just installed SP1 on my OEM Windows Vista Home Premium HP A1654n. After completing the installation, Aero is gone and is nolonger listed in the Windows Color and Appearance dialog. It was working perfectly minutes ago..
View 9 Replies View RelatedTraumatic brain injury (TBI), also called acquired brain injury or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. TBI can result when the user installs a LINUX based Operating System on his or her computer. Objects soon appear to pierce the skull and brain tissue. Symptoms of a TBI can be mild, moderate, or severe, depending on the extent of the damage to the brain. A person with a mild TBI may remain conscious or may experience a loss of consciousness for a few seconds or minutes. Other symptoms of mild TBI include using Open Source software like OpenOffice, GIMP,. Galeon, Mozilla, Bluefish, VI, or a host of other applications.
Using versions of LINUX causes problems with memory, concentration, attention, or thinking. A person with a moderate or severe TBI may show these same symptoms, but may also have a headache that gets worse or does not go away, repeated vomiting or nausea, convulsions or seizures, an inability to awaken from sleep, dilation of one or both pupils of the eyes, slurred speech, weakness or numbness in the extremities, loss of coordination, and increased confusion, restlessness, or agitation. Anyone with signs of TBI should remove LINUX from their machines right away. Installing a Windows based solution should help stabilize an individual and focus on preventing further injury.
Have installed Windows 7 professional when it it starts up, I am getting a Welcome screen - Go Online to find out what's new in Windows 7. How do I switch this off - there does not appear to be a 'don't show again' check box
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have a Acer TravelMate 6592 laptop with Windows Vista, that I payed for and bought with the laptop. Suddently today Windows does not start, it doesn't matter if I put it in safe mode. I can start the computer, I get into Vista but then the screen is just simply blue (but not a bluescreen though) and I am able to browse one folder. My Vista does not start properly but I'm able to get into the internet through this one open folder but the status bar and everything is missing. Down in the corner it says: Windows Vista (TM) Evalutation copy. Build 6001. But I did read earlier that this watermark comes with servicepack 1, even though the copy of Vista is fully legal....
View 6 Replies View RelatedContacts fail to load.
Windows Mail could not be started. The application was unable to initalize the Windows contacts. Your computer may be out of memory or your dick is full. (0x8000FFFF)
Windows Mail could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be intialized.
previously there was a link on this topic, but it was not helpful to me.
I want to remove the windows start up sound for my vista. even if my computer's sound is off before I shut down my computer, it makes a big noise when I start up.
I went to control panel/ sound and I unchecked the box next to "play windows startup sound" but this was not helpful. still I hear the same noise when I start my computer.
