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• Windows vista very slow start sometimes 10 min. seems to work ok after

  Blue screans occasionally

  Hello

  1. you remember that all hardware/software change on your computer before the show?
  2. do you get an error and error codes when the computer goes to blue screen?

  I suggest that you follow all the steps in these articles and check if they help.
  Optimize Windows Vista for better performance

  Resolve stop (blue screen) error in Windows 7

  (Not valid also for Windows Vista)

• my windows vista starts normally until I have pass the user coice screene. After that, I see the cursor but everything is black. What should I do? Thank you very much!

  my windows vista starts normally until I have pass the user coice screene. After that, I see the cursor but everything is black. What should I do?

  It was probably caused by the removal of any file system as I was scaning the pc for malware and probably deleted some important file. only safe mode works now
  and I need my computer quite urgent for the University.
  Thank you very much!

  Hello

  No saving necessary data and re-installing Windows Vista might be the best option, but here
  are a few others.

  You can save your files by putting the drive in another computer as a 2nd disk (best) or external
  Drive USB enclosure and then backup to removable media such as CD, DVD or other USB drives.
  Of course a real store of the computer or the manufacturer of your system can help to recover the files.

  Or you can use a boot Ubuntu CD to back up data.

  Use Ubuntu Live CD to backup files from your Windows computer dead
  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/use-Ubuntu-Live-CD-to-backup-files-from-your-dead-Windows-computer

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  You can access Mode safe? Repeatedly press F8 as you start? If yes you can try Control Panel - device
  Manager - graphics card - Double click on - driver tab - click on UPDATE driver - then right click
  on devices and UNINSTALL - REBOOT.

  A method to try to get to the desktop (try in normal Windows Mode without failure) is CTRL +.
  ALT + DELETE - Manager tasks and tab process EXPLORER.exe and COMPLETE the PROCESS on this subject - and then
  on the Applications tab - lower right - new task - type in EXPLORER.exe. Safe mode is available by
  repeatedly tapping F8 as you start. CTRL + SHIFT + ESC also begins the Task Manager.

  First check this thread in case it is simple and if not to come back to this thread.

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistaprograms/thread/50247d5e-0ae0-446c-A1bd-11287fd1478a

  Black screen problems are extremely difficult to repair and all patch is usually on a base hit or miss.
  That there is no information on a black screen as it is on a blue screen just adds to the
  Difficulty. Often using a restore point or Startup Repair will have no effect. You can try a
  Google to see the proposed repairs, whom some have worked however these cover a wide
  field efforts.

  Here's a video of one of them.

  http://www.Google.com/search?hl=en&q=black+screen+of+death+Vista&btnG=search&AQ=f&OQ=&AQI=G1

  Here's another fix
  http://blogs.PCMag.com/SecurityWatch/2008/12/the_mysterious_black_screen_of.php

  You have a Vista disk? You can try restoring the system to it. If you don't have the disks your
  system manufacturer will sell them at low prices. Or try in safe mode if you can get there.

  How to make a Vista system restore
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-System-Restore-how.html

  You can create a recovery disc or use someone even version (making the system restore it)
  must be bootable).

  How to create a Vista recovery disk
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/141820-create-recovery-disc.html

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  These require the correct Vista discs since you can not start safe mode.

  Try the Startup Repair tool-

  This tells you how to access the System Recovery Options and/or with a Vista disk
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/326b756b-1601-435e-99D0-1585439470351033.mspx

  Try recovery options Startup Repair

  How to do a startup repair
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/91467-startup-repair.html

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  Here are a few Google searches where many have found different solutions:

  Vista black screen - check that a 1st
  http://www.Google.com/search?hl=en&source=HP&q=Vista+black+screen&AQ=f&OQ=&AQI=G10

  Vista black screen Solution
  http://www.Google.com/search?hl=en&q=Vista+black+screen+solution&AQ=f&OQ=&AQI

  Vista black screen Fix
  http://www.Google.com/search?hl=en&q=Vista+black+screen+fix&AQ=f&OQ=&AQI

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  If necessary and you can access all ordinary Windows.

  You can try an In-Place Upgrade (hopefully save programs and data) or a repair installation
  (if all goes well, the data records and need to reinstall programs). Be sure to do a good backup or three.

  You can use another DVD that aren't copy protected but you you need to own
  Product key.

  On-site upgrade
  http://vistasupport.MVPs.org/repair_a_vista_installation_using_the_upgrade_option_of_the_vista_dvd.htm

  If nothing works, you can make a repair facility that must save the data but you will need to
  Reinstall the programs. This also requires correct Vista disks especially for OEM versions. You will be
  need to know your product Code.

  This tells you how to access the System Recovery Options and/or a Vista DVD
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-happened-to-the-recovery-console

  How to perform a repair for Vista Installation
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-Vista.html

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  Another method that works sometimes: at the command prompt, type of Vista startup disk:
  (a line type or copy and paste one line at a time and hit enter - enter a bracket)
  or "BOLD")

  c:

  cd\

  CD c:\Windows\System32\winevt (there is a space between cd and C :)

  Ren LogsOLD Logs (there are spaces between ren and newspapers and Logsold)

  RESTART Windows

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle=""><- mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

• Strange Lag issues on Windows vista 32-bit as well as game slow load time

  OK, this is really starting to annoy me, and I would be very grateful if anyone can solve this problem for me. Well since I had my HP Pavilion Vista 32-Bit seems "randomly Lag" occasionally. For example, I'd be right on the web, and then all the computer slows down as the office. Windows and the programs seem to start to take longer to open. I reccently got a video card Nvidia GTS 250 for the game but still lags. But the strangest thing is that this problem occurs randomly. The problem seems to stop and then "randomly comes back" to happen to my PC. So far, my solution is to leave the computer alone or just leave it turned off. But the other day I left 3 days straight and did not help a bit. It was a month ago, but it was very strange. Now, he seems to be doing more often. (I do not add or download new programs recently)
  It really bothers me, and I stopped buying games for my cause of PC that I rarely have the opportunity to play their cause of this problem. I know I did not describe my great problem but can someone help me please?

  Dis_Ze_Legend,
  Since this doesn't seem to be a specific game question here are things that you can try.

  Clean boot

  Disk error checking

  Get rid of malware

  Windows Memory Diagnostic

  System File Checker 
  Mike - Engineer Support Microsoft Answers
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Satellite L300D-11 a - do not start Windows vista

  Hello

  When I turn on my computer, I get the following error message:

  Error recovery for Windows

  Windows cannot start up. A change of equipment or software that has been recently achieved may be the cause.

  If the windows files are damaged or misconfigured, you can start the repair tool to help you diagnose and fix the problem. If the power was interrupted during startup, choose start windows normally.

  Start the (recommended) Startup Repair tool
  Start windows normally.
  After a while windows automatically selects the first option and try to load windows in recovery mode, but then, I get the following error:

  "The installed software could not start. Click ok to shut down the computer.

  When it stops and I start the computer again, I get the same error message when I started with the 2 options of recovery mode or start windows normally.
  When I select 2. option (start windows normally), it loads windows and after some time restarts and then I get the same error with two options.

  I tried to boot from the CD (recovery disk, vista bootable cd) and computer attempts a while but then he gave up and start again starting from the HARD disk. (I changed to boot from the CD first in the BIOS).

  Anyone know how to fix this?

  I have laptop Toshiba model nr: L300D-11

  Hello

  If I understand your message, you tried to boot from recovery and MS Vista CD disc and no recovery disk worked not the Vista CD.

  Is this good?

  Hmm that's very strange... Perhaps you could remove the laptop HARD drive and could put it into a USB external HDD enclosure.
  Then you could format the HARD drive using another computer.
  After that, you could try to reinstall new OS

  Please also enter the BIOS and set it to the default settings the compatible SATA mode value and try to boot from the Vista CD again

  Good luck

• Start Windows Vista blue screen STOP: 0X0000007B

  original title: Windows Vista BSOD STOP: 0X0000007B (0X80599BB0, 0XC000034, 0x00000000, not Vista constantly giving me the BSOD start up.)

  Hi all

  Windows Vista (32-bit Home Premium) recently gave me the BSOD STOP error: 0X0000007B (0X80599BB0, 0XC000034, 0x00000000, 0 x 0000000) after a sudden power loss. I can not load even with on Vista Blue Screen of Death. Safe mode does not work, with him crashing when obtaining at crcdisk.sys. Startup Repair cannot find a mistakes. System Restore does nothing useful. CHKDSK does not seem to find any errors. The last thing I want to do is to reinstall my operating system. Before my computer became like this, I had no virus on my computer and was not installed and drivers. However, I switch autour with boot options to allow two processors start the computer, but I no he did not do a reboot. I suspect that something in the boot parameters is in trouble. My computer was working fine the day before, and this incident is terribly annoying. I would be very happy if someone could give me a helping hand.

  Hello

  / Settings (BIOS/CMOS) often F2 when you start then look at screen. Once in the BIOS screen
  Search for 'Load Defaults' or 'Default' or similar.

  This is for a DELL and most are similar
  http://support.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/DSN/document?c=us&l=en&s=Gen&docid=4C1BF720A3E78F92E040A68F5A2811BE

  How can I reset CMOS / BIOS settings?
  http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000976.htm

  Or method of material:

  How to reset the BIOS
  http://www.WikiHow.com/reset-your-BIOS

  More information:

  BIOS for beginners
  http://www.TomsHardware.com/reviews/BIOS-beginners, 1126.html

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

• Windows VISTA wermgr file seems to be corrupted because it uses 65 to 90% of CPU.

  Have disabled the task without effect. None of the virus programs it picks up including microsofts, spybot does not pick up there. Running advanced system care 5 seems to help tewmporaily. What to try?

  Hello

  You can view these methods:

  Method 1:

  Try the SFC scan on the computer.

  SFC/scannow is a very useful command that you can use in any version of Windows. When the SFC (System File Checker) command is used with the/scannow switch, the tool analyzes all the important files of Windows on your computer and replace if necessary.

  Missing and the corruption of the operating system (like many DLLs) files are probably the main cause of the major problems of Windows. In view of this, plus the fact that the SFC/scannow is completely automatic and very easy to use, the tool should be usually one of your top not troubleshooting.

  Reference:

  How to use the System File Checker tool to fix the system files missing or corrupted on Windows Vista or Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

  Method 2:

  I recommend you perform the clean boot.
   
  Configuration of your system in a clean boot state helps determine if third-party applications or startup items are causing the problem. If so, you need to maybe contact the manufacturer of the program for updates or uninstall and reinstall the program.
   
  See the following article in the Microsoft KB for more information on how to solve a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or Windows 7:
   
  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135 
   
  Note: After troubleshooting, be sure to set the computer to start as usual as mentioned in step 7 in the above article.

• Windows Vista does not start in normal mode

  My Windows Vista-based computer does not start successfully in mode noirmal upward. I restart and it is very slow. Finally I can connect and my come almost all my desktop icons. Almost. At this point, it seems frozen. Left click and it becomes totally frozen, including the white frozen screen Milky wit the icons in a blurred background. At this point, I can nothing but disable it at the tower. Restore the system to an earlier point has failed. Any ideas?

  See...

  My computer is slow!

  http://miekiemoes.blogspot.com/2008/02/help-my-computer-is-slow.html?

  List of troubleshooting for a slow computer

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic44694.html>

  What to do if your computer is running slowly

  http://www.malwareremoval.com/tutorials/runningslowly.php>

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• Windows Vista Ultimate Edition started cutting the computer when certain usb devices are connected

  I had this platform for a few years with no problems. Last week when I went to sync an ipod (which I had already done several times) it abruptly shuts. I can it restarts, but when I try to sync the ipod, same thing happens, no error message full closed.  Also, I noticed that when I am attaching other devices such as an external hard drive or a blackberry it stops.  Today, he does even without fixing anything. All of these devices were working very well.  I have disassembled the computer, cleaned all fans, removed all dust bunnies. I have an ASUS MB, cpu temperature seems good. I think it's a software/driver problem. The thing is I have not installed anything, System Restore does nothing, all the usb drivers say they are up-to-date. All USB ports are affected, even most directly on the MB.  Anyone had this happen?  I think buying windows 7 and try it because I don't want to replace the motherboard, I spent $$ on this a few years ago, raid, etc. of liquid cooling.

  It should last me awhile longer, last year the food out crapped (dust bunnies blocked fan), I replaced with a 1100 watt tagan. This system had worked great for a year, so I don't think it's a matter of P/S.

  Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!

  Hi Highrever,

  1. do you have the latest Vista service pack installed on the computer?

  You can try to uninstall and reinstall the complete USB hub drivers and check.

  a. Click Start and typedevmgmt.msc and then click OK. Device Manager opens.

  b. expand Bus USB controllers.

  c. the first USB controller under Bus USB controllers right click and then click on uninstall to remove it.

  d. Repeat steps above for each controller USB is listed under Bus USB controllers.

  e. restart the computer.

  You can also check if you get special material related errors in Event Viewer about what is causing the problem.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/open-Event-Viewer

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-information-appears-in-event-logs-Event-Viewer

  Hope this information is useful.

  Jeremy K
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

  If this post can help solve your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Trobleshooting windows vista family premium starts

  Hello

  I'm having a problem turning on my laptop.  Sometimes it starts very well but most of the time it doesn't.

  It will be the first bit so "Windows" rises and it seems to start loading and the screen goes black and does nothing, then just like that.  Sometimes it will finish early and take me to the home screen, if I held down the power button for a while (which is always different) and other times it doesn't.  I then turn off with power button.  The next time I have try it says it cannot start if the system fix and then once on the home screen I have to refresh my virus program and do a full scan.  This happens every time!

  Follow these steps to try to solve your problems of boot.

   

  Restore point:

  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/using-Windows-Vista-system-restore/

  Do Safe Mode system restore, if it is impossible to do in Normal Mode.

  Try typing F8 at startup and in the list of Boot selections, select Mode safe using ARROW top to go there > and then press ENTER.

  Try a restore of the system once, to choose a Restore Point prior to your problem...

  Click Start > programs > Accessories > system tools > system restore > choose another time > next > etc.

  http://www.windowsvistauserguide.com/system_restore.htm

  Read the above for a very good graph shows how backward more than 5 days in the System Restore Points by checking the correct box.

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  If restore work not and you do not have a Vista DVD from Microsoft, do a repair disc to do a Startup Repair:

  Download the ISO on the link provided and make a record of repair time it starts.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu.

  When you have changed that, insert the Bootable disk you did in the drive and reboot.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  Link above shows what the process looks like and a manual, it load the repair options.

  NeoSmart containing the content of the Windows Vista DVD 'Recovery Centre', as we refer to him. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and is just a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, we could re-create this installation with downloadable media media freely from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK, several gigabyte download); but it is pretty darn decent of Microsoft to present Windows users who might not be able to create such a thing on their own.

  Read all the info on the website on how to create and use:

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  ISO Burner:http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

  It's a very good Vista startup repair disk.

  You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

  It is NOT a disc of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Strange problem with Windows Vista / & Dual Boot of Win 7, Vista is there, but is not...

  I have sucessfully partioned primary SATA drive in my old Dell XPS desktop computer for 1 year so I could dual-boot between Visat & Win 7, but that the process be re-sizing / partitioning, or installing Windows 7 posed problem with dual booting (MBR) which I was able to fix via the process of startup repair & recovery.

  Unfortunately, when I try to boot into Vista from the Boot Manager screen, I can get as far as the Welcome screen and then the screen turns white.  At some point, I think I saw an error message referring to a bad or Rundll file missing (I think it is)

  However, if the blank screen, I can do a Ctrl-alt-del and bring up the options menu to lock the computer, switch users, log, change password or start the Task Manager.  When I select the Task Manager, I see several Services & processes running.  It seems that Vista is running, but I can't do it...

  If I select log-off, I get the newspaper colorful off the screen.

  Any idea?

  Should I continue with the process of startup repair & recover?  I don't think the fix bootrec applies more, correct?   In addition, I unfortunately do not have the CD original Vista because it is a Dell system with all the stuff of recovery on the hard drive... (GRRRR!  ) which I think is a no recovery before I changed them were leaving...

  Thank you!

  Try this for Vista startup repair:

  Download the ISO on the link provided and make a record of repair time it starts.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu.

  When you have changed that, insert the Bootable disk you did in the drive and reboot.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  Link above shows what the process looks like and a manual, it load the repair options.

  NeoSmart containing the content of the Windows Vista DVD 'Recovery Centre', as we refer to him. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and is just a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, we could re-create this installation with downloadable media media freely from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK, several gigabyte download); but it is pretty darn decent of Microsoft to present Windows users who might not be able to create such a thing on their own.

  Read all the info on the website on how to create and use it.

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  ISO Burner: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

  It's a very good Vista startup repair disk.

  You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

  It is NOT a disc of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Windows VISTA does not start - shows a green bar horizontal scrolling forever, safe mode stops at crcdisk.sys

  Windows Vista does not start.  It shows the horizontal scrolling green bar with microsoft (c) and then goes to a black screen with the mouse arrow that moves. Start in safe mode loads the drivers to the extent of the crcdisk.sys but meet once again at the black screen with the mouse arrow.   Have not the SATA drives connected.  Impossible to get to the command prompt to delete all files.  No work from safe mode.  Restore computer does not work.  I have looked at other posts regarding the renaming/deleting files, but cannot get to the command prompt to resolve this problem.  The computer is less than 2 years.

  Toshiba Satellite A205-S5831, dual processor running.  Running Windows Vista BASIC.  Hard drive seems to work, lighting, well working properly, no error at startup.  No perifpherals or a mouse, or a USB attached.  Disabling USB does not boot.

  Can someone give a help?

  Download the ISO on the link provided and make a record of repair time it starts.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu.

  When you have changed that, insert the Bootable disk you did in the drive and reboot.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  Link above shows what the process looks like and a manual, it load the repair options.

  NeoSmart containing the content of the Windows Vista DVD 'Recovery Centre', as we refer to him. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and is just a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, we could re-create this installation with downloadable media media freely from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK, several gigabyte download); but it is pretty darn decent of Microsoft to present Windows users who might not be able to create such a thing on their own.

  Read all the info on the website on how to create and use it.

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  ISO Burner: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

  It's a very good Vista startup repair disk.

  You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

  It is NOT a disc of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

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  How to get Vista recovery Media and/or to use the Vista recovery Partition on your computer.

  There is no Vista free download legal available.

  http://www.CSD.Toshiba.com/cgi-bin/TAIS/support/JSP/home.jsp

  Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

  Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

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  In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

  See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

  Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

  Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

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  Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, etc).
  A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
  The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

  There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

  If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean install

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

  Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

  After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > find the latest Vista drivers for it > download/install the

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Works with Windows Vista SP2, constant freezing, jumped through all the hoops and now it seems to be corrupted files after that I ran the sfc.scannow.

  Computer stops responding especially if I have more than 1 page open. Cursor problems, Outlook 2007 running super slow and not very responsive, ran the repair for this tool. Ran Ccleaner, checking virus, Malware, Spybot, clean disk, defragmentation, do a startup repair, chkdsk, and then the tool of sfc.  32-bit Windows system, Dell Inspiron running Windows Vista SP2 with an AMD Athlon X 2 processor.

  2009-12-27 17:39:41, Info CSI 000000 d 1 [SR] cannot repair the military record [l:22 {11}] "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\icardie.dll" Microsoft-Windows-IE-Infocard, Version = 8.0.6001.18702, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, type neutral, TypeName neutral, neutral to the public key in the store, hash mismatch "
  2009-12-27 17:40, Info CSI 000000 d 3 [SR] cannot repair the military record [l:22 {11}] "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\icardie.dll" Microsoft-Windows-IE-Infocard, Version = 8.0.6001.18702, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, type neutral, TypeName neutral, neutral to the public key in the store, hash mismatch "
  ' 2009-12-27 17:40, CSI Info 000000 d 4 [SR] this element is referenced by [l:216{108}]"Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-8-RTM-Update~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~8.0.6001.18702.Internet-Explorer-8-x86. '
  2009-12-27 17:40, Info CSI 000000 d 7 [SR] could not reproject corrupted file [ml:520 {260}, l:46 {23}] '------? \C:\Windows\System32"\[l:22{11}]"icardie.dll '; source file in the store is also corrupted
  2009-12-27 17:56:34, Info CSI 00000196 [SR] cannot repair the military record [l:22 {11}] "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\icardie.dll" Microsoft-Windows-IE-Infocard, Version = 8.0.6001.18702, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, type neutral, TypeName neutral, neutral to the public key in the store, hash mismatch "
  2009-12-27 17:56:34, Info CSI 00000198 [SR] cannot repair the military record [l:22 {11}] "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\icardie.dll" Microsoft-Windows-IE-Infocard, Version = 8.0.6001.18702, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, type neutral, TypeName neutral, neutral to the public key in the store, hash mismatch "
  2009-12-27 17:56:34, Info CSI 00000199 [SR] this element is referenced by [l:216{108}]"Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-8-RTM-Update~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~8.0.6001.18702.Internet-Explorer-8-x86. '
  2009-12-27 17:56:34, CSI Info 0000019 c [SR] could not reproject corrupted file [ml:520 {260}, l:46 {23}] '------? \C:\Windows\System32"\[l:22{11}]"icardie.dll '; source file in the store is also corrupted

  Hello

  What antivirus/antispyware/security products do you have on the machine? Be one you ALREADY had on this
  machine, including those you have uninstalled (they leave leftovers behind which can cause strange problems).

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  Part of the problem is probably SpyBot which can greatly affect the peformance IE and Vista/Windows 7.

  Start - type in the search box-> find Services at top - click right on - RUN AS ADMIN

  Double-click Service SBSD and change it to MANUAL and STOP

  Then run SpyBot and in settings uncheck TeaTimer - close and restart.

  Now you can run SpyBot as a scanner at the request.

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  Then, run checkdisk - schedule it to run at next boot, then apply OK your way out, then restart.

  How to run the check disk at startup in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

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  If you still have performance problems:

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
  How to troubleshoot performance issues in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950685

  Optimize the performance of Microsoft Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/959062
  To see everything that is in charge of startup - wait a few minutes without doing anything - then right click on the task - bar
  The task manager - take a look at stored by - Services - process - it is a quick reference (if you have
  a small box in the lower-left - show for all users can check only).

  How to check and change Vista startup programs
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/79612-startup-programs-enable-disable.html

  A quick check to see that load method 2 is - using MSCONFIG and then display a list of the people here.
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  Tools that should help you:

  Process Explorer - free - find out what are the files, registry keys and other objects processes have opened, the dll
  they loaded and much more. This exceptionally effective utility will show you even owned by each process.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

  Autoruns - free - see what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you
  opening of session. Autoruns also shows you the full list of registry and file locations where applications can configure auto-
  start the settings.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
  Process Monitor - Free - monitor the system files, registry, process, thread and DLL real-time activity.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

  There are many excellent free tools from Sysinternals
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/default.aspx

  WhatsInStartUP - free - this utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded automatically when Windows
  starts. For each request, the following information is displayed: Startup Type (registry/Startup folder).
  The command - line String, product name, file Version, company name, location in the registry or the file system,
  and much more. It allows you to easily disable or remove unwanted programs that runs in your Windows startup.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/what_run_in_startup.html

  There are many excellent free tools to NirSoft
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/index.html

  Window Watcher - free - do you know what is running on your computer? Maybe not. The window Watcher says it all, reporting of any window created by all running programs, if the window is visible or not.
  http://www.KarenWare.com/PowerTools/ptwinwatch.asp

  Many excellent free tools and an excellent newsletter at Karenware
  http://www.KarenWare.com/

  I hope this helps.

  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Windows Vista 64-bit with readers that will not start after disabling all startup applications and registry changes

  My Vista 64-bit system ran like a dream - until I tried to install Roxio Creator 2010.  When the installation failed and hung up, I stopped the installation with the Task Manager and rebooted the pc.  Following the instructions of blog users of Roxio, I did the following:

  1. selected disable all startup using MSCONFIG and restarted the pc applications.

  2 download and run the Microsoft Windows Installer CleanUp.

  3 remove the partially installed Roxio files in the directory c:\Program Files x 86, then made an export of registry before editing the registry.

  4. under the leadership of the registry - deleted file folder HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Roxio and has attempted to delete the Wow6432Node folder from the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder but encountered an error - didn't note it, unfortunately, but basically he said that he could not remove it when it has been changed, after waiting a while I tried to delete the folder Wow6432Node whe even once with the same answer, so I closed Regedit and restarted the pc.

  The pc goes through the process of startup and hangs when it tries to start Windows Vista.

  5. I can't do a repair with the Vista disk - files are not present.

  Hello Ajay K.

  Thank you very much for your detailed answer.

  I got no error message.  I backed up the registry, but was not able to start the pc, so was not able to restore the registry.

  I couldn't restore last good configuration known - the option was not yet present.

  When I tried to restore the operating system, he asked drivers before it would proceed.

  I have a floppy 1.44 with the raid drivers and after reloading of these drivers, I was able to reload Vista Ultimate.  Fortunately, all my data was recorded in a windows.old directory, and I'm back in business without losses.  Just had to reload all my software.  Do that...

  I think that my problem was caused by disabling all startup applications in msconfig - which resulted in my hard not recognized disk array.  This seems likely.

  You are awesome to provide an exceptional response.

• Skype seems to open on my windows Vista

  I was givin this laptop Windows Vista for my birthday, and for some time now, my Skype can't open at all. I uninstalled and reinstalled several times, but it doesn't seem to work. What is wrong with it!

  Your installation of Vista is very outdated. You first need to install the Service Pack 2 (SP2). None of the latest versions of Skype will run without Vista update to SP2.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=15278

  After installing SP2, you should look at the updates for all device drivers.

  http://www.Dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/Inspiron-1525/drivers

  Make sure you also That Internet Explorer is updated to the version currently last of IE9 for Vista.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-us/download/Internet-Explorer-9-details.aspx