Vista Help Forum - Vista Help Forum http://www.vistahelpforum.com Get expert Vista help and advice and share what you know with others. en Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:31:54 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.vistahelpforum.com/images/misc/rss.jpg Vista Help Forum - Vista Help Forum http://www.vistahelpforum.com Windows updater/update installation problems http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4286&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:27:47 GMT My goal is to get Vista SP2.

This problem started months ago, apparently, but I didn't notice until a program notified me that microsoft .net frame 3.5 needed to be installed. I tried to install it, and it failed. When I checked the error log, which I forgot to save, it said that 3.0 wasn't available.

So, I go on the internet and search up ways to try and fix the installation. I've downloaded Windows Mr. Fixit, CCcleaner to clean the registry, a .net framework cleanup tool, but to no avail. After using the Mr. Fixit though, my windows updater stopped working. It can no longer find any updates. I tried to do the "upgrade" option with the Vista disk, but I need SP1 to do that, and before my updater stopped working, SP1 didn't even show up. I figure that I need net framework 3.5 and 3.5 sp1 before vista sp1 will show up.

I downloaded Checksur, and checked the logs. The logs will be in the next post.

So it doesn't look good, only thing is I have no idea what to do about it to fix it, short of reinstalling the operating system altogether.

Running Vista Home Premium

Thanks for help, I'll answer any further questions if you need them. ]]> Vista Help Forum Gloos http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4286 new windows do not open on foreground http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4285&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:01:14 GMT I have an ACER Aspire model 1410, running Windows Vista Home Premium. Since I got if out the box, when i try to open a new window it opens in the... I have an ACER Aspire model 1410, running Windows Vista Home Premium. Since I got if out the box, when i try to open a new window it opens in the back ground not the foreground. I managed to force the new window to open in the foreground by holding the left click button on the pointer pad.

The problem also disappear if the new window opens to full screen but if it opens smaller that full screen, it always open in the background.

Any suggestions how to solve this unpleasant behavior?

thanks

Joda
:confused: ]]> Vista Help Forum iamjoda http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4285 Auto Play acting strange http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4283&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:00:46 GMT Hello, I have an interesting issue with Auto Play. Normally, when I plug in a flash drive I will receive an Auto Play window, no matter what.... Hello,

I have an interesting issue with Auto Play. Normally, when I plug in a flash drive I will receive an Auto Play window, no matter what.

However, when a blank drive is inserted, explorer opens and shows the contents (which is nothing).

I would like to see that Auto Play window no matter what.

I am working within a classroom environment with 20 computers, all acting the same - minus my computer.

Any help would be appreciated, thank you. ]]> Vista Help Forum Ben.S http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4283 <![CDATA[Random 'date modified' changes]]> http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4282&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:39:25 GMT Hi I have a few video files on my desktop which someone sent me via skype, one been an .avi file from a digital camera, the other been an encoded... Hi

I have a few video files on my desktop which someone sent me via skype, one been an .avi file from a digital camera, the other been an encoded .mp4 file, in addition to these, I also have quite a few photos on my desktop too, for some reason, a few weeks ago I realised that the .avi file someone sent me had changed it's modified date to the current day and current time, instead of the day it was when I received it, this had been shortly after viewing the photos on the desktop with windows photo gallery, and passing the .avi file while browsing the photos.

Then, last night, I was browsing the desktop again, and i went past the .mp4 file someone had sent me, when i checked my desktop this morning, the mp4 file was the most recently modified file, and the date modified had changed on this also, to 3.13 am this morning, the same time i was browsing the photos on my desktop.

I don't understand what could be causing this, especially with the mp4 file as WPG doesn't even open the mp4 file on my pc, it can't display it, so how could it edit the modified date. :confused:

Does anyone know why this happens, I find it very annoying but also rather worrying, I wouldn't like to think something is changing my files or viewing them. :confused: :(

Many Thanks ]]> Vista Help Forum shiningstar http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4282 <![CDATA[Start button doesn't work]]> http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4280&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:53:44 GMT When I click the start button nothing happens. No idea where to begin to fix it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. When I click the start button nothing happens. No idea where to begin to fix it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. ]]> Vista Help Forum MicahG http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4280 Boot manager problem http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4279&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:43:46 GMT Hi, I have Vista 64, 4 gig ram and an AMD 6000+ I have two SATA hard drives a 150 gig 10000 rpm WD Raptor (C drive where Vista is installed) and a... Hi,

I have Vista 64, 4 gig ram and an AMD 6000+

I have two SATA hard drives a 150 gig 10000 rpm WD Raptor (C drive where Vista is installed) and a 320 gig maxtor (D drive)

My problem is that every so often when I am firing up the PC I get the message,
BOOTMGR is missing
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart.
To resolve this I have to disconnect the D Drive. Do you guys have any idea why I have to do this?

http://www.peteellis.net/28082010564.jpg

Sata 1 is the system disc and sata 4 is the 320 gig storage drive ]]> Vista Help Forum everton1995 http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4279 out of all of the threads in this section, one has a reply http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4278&goto=newpost Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:04:09 GMT Time to try a different forum me thinks! Time to try a different forum me thinks! ]]> Vista Help Forum liquid-blue22 http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4278 Help REquested OS not found! http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4277&goto=newpost Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:17:00 GMT Hi Everybody I was wondering if i could perhaps get some help. I attempted to fire up my laptop today and got the following... Hi Everybody

I was wondering if i could perhaps get some help.

I attempted to fire up my laptop today and got the following message:

************************************************** *****

Intel Undi, PXE 2.1(build082)
Copyright (c) 1997-2000 Intel Corp
For Realtex PTL8/OCE/810IE Fast ethernet Network Adaptore v1.02
PXE-EGI: Media TEst failure, check cable
PXE-MOF: Exiting PXE Rom
Operating System not found.

************************************************** *******

I finally got in and came online. A few CTl+ALT+DEL got me to the windows safe mode boot menu. Booted in safe mode.

Firefox is incredibly sluggish and is "not responding" everytime i try to flick tabs. These last around 1-2 minutes per time. Before eventually stopping completely. By this point I try to use task manager, but get an error message every time, that it cant be found.

This has been happening since this morning.

The last things i did were to automatically update firefox and update my Kaspersky database.

On the point of the kaspersky database apparently it is now corrupted.

Specs below:

OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Version 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1 Build 6001
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name SLOTH2-PC
System Manufacturer TOSHIBA
System Model Satellite A210
System Type X86-based PC
Processor AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60, 2000 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies LTD 1.50, 7/12/2007
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale Australia
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6001.18000"
User Name sloth2-PC\sloth2
Time Zone GMT Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 3.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 2.87 GB
Available Physical Memory 1.62 GB
Total Virtual Memory 5.96 GB
Available Virtual Memory 4.73 GB
Page File Space 3.17 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

Kaspersky: Version 9.0.0.736 (a,b,c,d)
Firefox: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-GB; rv:1.9.1.11) Gecko/20100701 Firefox/3.5.11 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729

************************************************** *****

Appreciate any help someone might be able to come up with!!!

Kind Regards ]]> Vista Help Forum theycallmeasloth http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4277 Finding my legal product keys! http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4276&goto=newpost Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:15:38 GMT Hi Guys, A very simple and quick question, I have a laptop which was supplied by a company called Hi-Grade, this laptop has Vista Home Premium on... Hi Guys,

A very simple and quick question, I have a laptop which was supplied by a company called Hi-Grade, this laptop has Vista Home Premium on it, It also has office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher); and Kaspersky IS.

Im going to change the OS for a while to Ubuntu, but I don't want to run dual OS's on the laptop. I was also unlucky enough to not be supplied with a reinstallation disk of vista, drivers or office (amongst many other applications) which I am currently downloading. I just want to ask a couple of quick questions relaing to re-installing my legal copies of windows, office, and kaspersky.

Where do I find the product keys?

For vista on the bottom of my laptop there is a nice official windows sticker stating "Vista Home Premium" "Hi-Grade Computer PLC" and a "Product Key". Assuming I unistall windows and reinstall it in a few months, will this product key still work or as its already being used and activated on my laptop now, will problems follow?

I was not supplied the installation disk for office, however I do have a full legal copy of 2007 that states my name on loading, this was set up by Hi-Grade, How do I find out what version office my laptop is running and I assume somewhere in the registry files I could find my product key for this? Is this possible and if so does anyone know where I can find these details.

Thanks In advance. i know its a tall order but Im not going to risk losing all of my legal activated microsoft software if I cant find the keys! ]]> Vista Help Forum liquid-blue22 http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4276 Recent Items Help http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4275&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:02:01 GMT Yesterday I noticed that the only file listed in Recent Items from the start menu was a file: name_lastname@live[1].com. I don't have a live.com email account nor any other msn email account. What is this? when I click on it is says that the file has been moved???? ]]> Vista Help Forum ajandbri http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4275 color scheme windows vista basic help http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4273&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:46:19 GMT hi, i have been having problems with my computer its not a big issue but its frustrating me. every to i turn my computer on it tells me that the... hi,

i have been having problems with my computer its not a big issue but its frustrating me.
every to i turn my computer on it tells me that the color scheme has changed to windows vista basic. when looking at the information it says the program that is causing it is windows explorer and im not sure how to rectify this. i have tried to change it back to aero but it just keeps going back to basic.

thanks

holly ]]> Vista Help Forum hrlyndon http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4273 Everything to do with internet has stopped working http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4272&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:42:56 GMT When i try to launch some apps that connect to the internet,it and everything else that uses the internet gets the "... has stopped working" error.

so windows live, ie, firefox even sidebar stops working. I have no idea how to fix it. Any leads on what might be causing this?

Recently windows defender did an update but i turned off real-time protection and it still happens. ]]> Vista Help Forum strangethings http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4272 missing files? http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4271&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:59:18 GMT ive installed windows vista basic, premium, and business. all start up good the first time, updates get downloaded and all drivers get installed,... ive installed windows vista basic, premium, and business.

all start up good the first time, updates get downloaded and all drivers get installed, then after everything is good, and i restart it for the 3rd time(everytime), it says you can not start up because your are missing a file, its a different file everytime, sometimes its kernel debugger, and other times its different, ive ran start up repair with the windows cd, ive ran chkdsk C: /f and /r, still nothing, can anyone please help?

also, ive installed windows xp and this doesnt happen, but i've lost the xp cd, and only have my vista cd's ]]> Vista Help Forum tktktk http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4271 Years of Frustration http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4270&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:41:57 GMT Hey everyone,

I have very frequent freezing on my vista computer. We've had it for maybe 2 years and its been doing this from the very start. Its not my problem, really , since it's my mom's computer. But, I'm down visiting her for a few weeks and I'm forced to use to computer if I need to use one. I figure I'd try and fix it for her as of one of the many things I'm doing for her to make her new marriage smoother.

I don't really have much experience in this area of computers so I was wondering if you would point me in the right direction.


What Happens:

Just randomly the mouse will freeze and the computer will stop all activity for about a minute (maybe more sometimes). I will be able to see what is on the screen it will just pause, with videos I believe it just skips or completely pauses but I don't remember quite well what happens during videos since I haven't used it in a while. Also I use to experience a problem where the computer would freeze up then come back and the internet would be disconnected and there would be nothing you could do to connect it again. Also there would be no indication that the internet is off until about 2 or 3 minutes after the initial freezing. I would then just restart it and have to sign back in and the problem would be fixed for a while. This use to happen just about on the hourly sometimes then other times it might just decide not to do it for an extended amount of time maybe a day.

There are no errors that frequently happen other than that. No messages will pop up and we keep the computer relatively cleaned out.

AVG for virus protection

Thanks, I hope my problem explanation wasn't too vague for helping. ]]> Vista Help Forum Broseph http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4270 <![CDATA[Speakers plugged in correctly but can't hear anything?]]> http://www.vistahelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=4268&goto=newpost Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:22:36 GMT When i do the speaker test on the Realtek HD audio manager, my speakers work perfectly, but when i open an Mp3 or watch an online video I can't hear anything? When for example i play a youtube video, my mixer shows that the speakers are recieving (or playing, im not sure which) sound, but i can't hear it. Nothing else seems to be registering any sound. I have tried to attatch a pic to illustrate this. I am pretty sure i have not just muted something. Any help would be appreciated.
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