cant do updates

eldinv

eldinv

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cannot update at all? whats going on. i just freshly install windows vista x32, downloaded antivirus and my drivers.. only other thing is firefox.

why cant i do updates or even install standalone sp1 that i downloaded from microsoft.
 

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We could use your system specs. Problems can be many, lack of hard drive space, lack of sufficient memory, etc. Give us your specs.
 

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System Error Codes (Windows)
I was unable to read your error code in the picture you provided
Here is a list to help
I would Google the code you have and see what it relates to
 

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    Weakest part of my computer is the graphics chipset. Only ever used a laptop. Also use USB Freeview TV Card Lenovo Docking Station External Speakers Other bits a pieces as needed
i gave up and install linux, lol..

never had a problem with vista or windows 7, weird stuff started happening. i think its my board. who knows? so far so good with new version of ubuntu, super fast. im going to give it a shot for as long as possible.


hardware is AMD 6000+ 3.1Ghz, 2GB of DDR 800 Ram, nvidia 570 sli board, two 8600GT. two western digital hard drives (Cdrive 500GB, Backup/Media 1TB) and 500 PSU.
 
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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    AMD/GIGABYTE
    CPU
    AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ (2 CPUs), ~3.
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 (rev. 2.0)
    Memory
    2048MB RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SyncMaster T220/T220G,SyncMaster Magic T220/T220G(Digital)
    Screen Resolution
    1680 by 1050 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST310003 40AS SCSI Disk Device Western Digital WDC WD50 00AAJS-00YFA SCSI Disk Device
    PSU
    Thermaltake 500W
    Internet Speed
    VERY FAST>>>>!!!!
    Other Info
    Optiarc DVD RW AD-7191S SCSI CdRom Device
lol.. i did not go to linux as i thought, it was just me thinking out loud.... it is however fast with the live CD.

but back to the issue, something went wrong during the installing of vista because it was acting funny and crashing for some reason in addition to not doing windows updates, so i decided to clear out my partitions and format everything using gParted.

i left it as unallocated space and then reinstall Vista for a 2nd time in one day. so far installation went fine and its doing its updates, i will let windows update itself, instead of going straight to the service pack 1 standalone file that i previous downloaded.

does anyone know since i only got 2GB of Ram will creating a parition on my 1st hard drive of 4GB and setting virtual memory (the paging file) to 3072MB as a custom value will give me any increase in performance. ???

i also created a third parition at 50GB and redirect all my temp files there under enviromental variables. i was given these tips when vista first came out, by a friend, and so i wanted to check with some pros on here if this will actually give me any performance.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    AMD/GIGABYTE
    CPU
    AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ (2 CPUs), ~3.
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 (rev. 2.0)
    Memory
    2048MB RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SyncMaster T220/T220G,SyncMaster Magic T220/T220G(Digital)
    Screen Resolution
    1680 by 1050 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST310003 40AS SCSI Disk Device Western Digital WDC WD50 00AAJS-00YFA SCSI Disk Device
    PSU
    Thermaltake 500W
    Internet Speed
    VERY FAST>>>>!!!!
    Other Info
    Optiarc DVD RW AD-7191S SCSI CdRom Device
ive yet to install my board or video drivers, sorry for bad resolution on screen shots. its still doing all the updates, probably got another 2 hrs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    AMD/GIGABYTE
    CPU
    AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ (2 CPUs), ~3.
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 (rev. 2.0)
    Memory
    2048MB RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SyncMaster T220/T220G,SyncMaster Magic T220/T220G(Digital)
    Screen Resolution
    1680 by 1050 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST310003 40AS SCSI Disk Device Western Digital WDC WD50 00AAJS-00YFA SCSI Disk Device
    PSU
    Thermaltake 500W
    Internet Speed
    VERY FAST>>>>!!!!
    Other Info
    Optiarc DVD RW AD-7191S SCSI CdRom Device
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