Last chance...

wapwap

wapwap

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Well, after just having to clean install Vista for the FOURTH(:mad:) time since I got my new pc in November I am now close to admitting defeat and upgrading to XP. I've had nothing but trouble since I decided to take a chance on Vista 64, and with the latest issue (BSOD every time I tried to boot) I've decided to give this problem child one last chance to behave itself before reverting to XP.

Can anyone restore my faith in this OS? I initially wanted it so I could stream music and video to my Xbox but I've now reached the point where I don't care about this anymore and just want a system that will boot and work! :cry::cry::cry:

Is there any "soon to be released update" news or other glimmer of hope that may make me persevere with it? I'm tired of being an involuntary beta-tester.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core 6000+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-E SLI nForce PCI-e
    Memory
    4GB Kingston DDRII
    Graphics card(s)
    512MB Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" Widescreen TFT
    Hard Drives
    320GB Hitachi SATAII
    Other Info
    Other Drives: TSSTcorp CDDVDRW SH-S202N ATA (Lightscribe) Router: TP-Link TL-WR641G Super G 108Mbps
I have noticed you have 4gb of rams. So.....did you do the removal of 2 gb ram, install OS, download hotfix, reinstall the 2 gb ram song and dance that every one does? Lol!!
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E6850
    Motherboard
    EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 680i
    Memory
    4 x OCZ Platinum 1GB
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
    Sound Card
    SB X-Fi X Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 23" 5MS
    Screen Resolution
    2048 x 1152
    Hard Drives
    2 x Barracuda 7200.10 320GB RAID 0 / 1 x 500GB Maxtor
    PSU
    Seasonic 600W M12
    Case
    CM Centurion 5
    Cooling
    air
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
Ermmm....nope! I wasn't aware of that being an issue lol! So could that be the cause of my woes?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core 6000+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-E SLI nForce PCI-e
    Memory
    4GB Kingston DDRII
    Graphics card(s)
    512MB Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" Widescreen TFT
    Hard Drives
    320GB Hitachi SATAII
    Other Info
    Other Drives: TSSTcorp CDDVDRW SH-S202N ATA (Lightscribe) Router: TP-Link TL-WR641G Super G 108Mbps
Well, after just having to clean install Vista for the FOURTH() time since I got my new pc in November
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Sorry I did paid attention to this before I answer. You must had it working in some point. The problem doesn't seem to be OS problem. If you suspect it might be compatibility problem, you can wait a couple of weeks or so to see if SP1 would help.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E6850
    Motherboard
    EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 680i
    Memory
    4 x OCZ Platinum 1GB
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
    Sound Card
    SB X-Fi X Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 23" 5MS
    Screen Resolution
    2048 x 1152
    Hard Drives
    2 x Barracuda 7200.10 320GB RAID 0 / 1 x 500GB Maxtor
    PSU
    Seasonic 600W M12
    Case
    CM Centurion 5
    Cooling
    air
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
wapwap said:
Ermmm....nope! I wasn't aware of that being an issue lol! So could that be the cause of my woes?
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Oh, you just do a search, there are tons of detail directions on the fix. Which as if you have more then 3 gb or ram you need to go through the hotfix proces. Good luck.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E6850
    Motherboard
    EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 680i
    Memory
    4 x OCZ Platinum 1GB
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
    Sound Card
    SB X-Fi X Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 23" 5MS
    Screen Resolution
    2048 x 1152
    Hard Drives
    2 x Barracuda 7200.10 320GB RAID 0 / 1 x 500GB Maxtor
    PSU
    Seasonic 600W M12
    Case
    CM Centurion 5
    Cooling
    air
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
I had exactly the same problem, so ur only solution is to remove 2GB of RAM, do a clean install of x64, shut down, re-install the 2GB and I guarantee it will work...trust me.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    custom of course...
    CPU
    Intel Quad Q9650 3.00GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790i Ultra 3-way SLi
    Memory
    OCZ NVIDIA SLI Ready 8GB DDR3 1800MHz @1.9V
    Graphics card(s)
    BFG GeForce 280 GTX OC EditionX2 SLi'd
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 52" 1080P LCD HDTV (LN52B550)
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    2XWestern Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black Hard Drive - 1TB
    PSU
    ThermalTake ToughPower 1200watt W0113RU
    Case
    Thermaltake Armor 6000BWS
    Cooling
    ThermalTake MaxOrb CL-P0369
    Mouse
    Logitech G7 Laser Cordless mouse black - niiice:)
    Keyboard
    Logitech cordless Y-RAJ56A piece of ****
    Internet Speed
    10 Mb/sec DL - 1 Mb/sec UL
    Other Info
    D-Link DGL-4500 Extreme N wireless router ...siiick:) 2XSamsung SH-S223Q/BEBN SATA LightScribe 1XLG GGW-H20L super-multi Blu-Ray burner Belkin UPS F6C1500TWRK Pioneer 7.1 Channel HDMI Receiver (VSX-9130TXV-K)
bruce2 said:
Well, after just having to clean install Vista for the FOURTH() time since I got my new pc in November
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Sorry I did paid attention to this before I answer. You must had it working in some point. The problem doesn't seem to be OS problem. If you suspect it might be compatibility problem, you can wait a couple of weeks or so to see if SP1 would help.
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Yeah all 4 gigs of ram appear to have been working. I suspect the issues are software compatibility problems rather than hardware. what's been happening is one program after another starts to fail then I get problems with installer packages not repairing/uninstalling/installing. Before my most recent format it was all Microsoft programs...Office 2003 and the Windows Live suite that were refusing to open/uninstall/repair/reinstall (also Nero 7, and my printer software). All had previously worked Then I did a Windows update, turned my pc off and the next day it wouldn't boot and gave me BSOD! I'm hoping SP1 will be a major improvement!


For now I'm not going to install the live suite and I'll just use Open Office. Since the MS programs seem to be habitual offenders I'll stick to open source freeware.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core 6000+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-E SLI nForce PCI-e
    Memory
    4GB Kingston DDRII
    Graphics card(s)
    512MB Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" Widescreen TFT
    Hard Drives
    320GB Hitachi SATAII
    Other Info
    Other Drives: TSSTcorp CDDVDRW SH-S202N ATA (Lightscribe) Router: TP-Link TL-WR641G Super G 108Mbps
I just installed SP1 tonight ...runs like a wet dream:)
What a difference, much more stable, and fast as hell (well my comp. isn't exactly normal) compared to alot of folks out there...this is like luxury to them.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    custom of course...
    CPU
    Intel Quad Q9650 3.00GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790i Ultra 3-way SLi
    Memory
    OCZ NVIDIA SLI Ready 8GB DDR3 1800MHz @1.9V
    Graphics card(s)
    BFG GeForce 280 GTX OC EditionX2 SLi'd
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 52" 1080P LCD HDTV (LN52B550)
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    2XWestern Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black Hard Drive - 1TB
    PSU
    ThermalTake ToughPower 1200watt W0113RU
    Case
    Thermaltake Armor 6000BWS
    Cooling
    ThermalTake MaxOrb CL-P0369
    Mouse
    Logitech G7 Laser Cordless mouse black - niiice:)
    Keyboard
    Logitech cordless Y-RAJ56A piece of ****
    Internet Speed
    10 Mb/sec DL - 1 Mb/sec UL
    Other Info
    D-Link DGL-4500 Extreme N wireless router ...siiick:) 2XSamsung SH-S223Q/BEBN SATA LightScribe 1XLG GGW-H20L super-multi Blu-Ray burner Belkin UPS F6C1500TWRK Pioneer 7.1 Channel HDMI Receiver (VSX-9130TXV-K)
mathews2010 said:
Vista sp1 via windows update
Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2 6001.18000 Released - Include WU Install Registry Code » My Digital Life

vista sp1 standalone packages
Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2 6001.18000.080118-1840 Standalone Offline Install Package BT Download » My Digital Life

it might help clean away some junky corrupted files
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/131758-speed-up-computer-boot-time.html

hope this helps
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Thanks Matthews. I think I'm going to wait till a week or two after SP1 is officially released so I can read about any problems and solutions encountered (deja vu to XP SP2).

Glad you got yours working grimreaper. I'm not sure I have a ram problem (though I'm happy to be corrected), but it's amazing that so many people have had to jump through hoops to get theirs working. I bought Vista 64 so I could use 4gb of ram with a view to upgrading to more at a later date. If I'd had to do all that it would have been the final straw....back to XP!
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core 6000+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-E SLI nForce PCI-e
    Memory
    4GB Kingston DDRII
    Graphics card(s)
    512MB Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" Widescreen TFT
    Hard Drives
    320GB Hitachi SATAII
    Other Info
    Other Drives: TSSTcorp CDDVDRW SH-S202N ATA (Lightscribe) Router: TP-Link TL-WR641G Super G 108Mbps
grimreaper said:
I just installed SP1 tonight ...runs like a wet dream:)
What a difference, much more stable, and fast as hell (well my comp. isn't exactly normal) compared to alot of folks out there...this is like luxury to them.
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Hahaha! Well so far I'm only reading good things about SP1 which I have to admit I didn't expect from MS! I think I'll give it a go at the weekend.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core 6000+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-E SLI nForce PCI-e
    Memory
    4GB Kingston DDRII
    Graphics card(s)
    512MB Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" Widescreen TFT
    Hard Drives
    320GB Hitachi SATAII
    Other Info
    Other Drives: TSSTcorp CDDVDRW SH-S202N ATA (Lightscribe) Router: TP-Link TL-WR641G Super G 108Mbps
Since you have been doing so much install and uninstall, I would suggest you to run Aml Free Registry Cleaner before install SP1. The result will surprise you. Let us know how SP1 work for you. I still don't have SP1 yet; let me know if there an easy way to acquire it if you don't mind.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E6850
    Motherboard
    EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 680i
    Memory
    4 x OCZ Platinum 1GB
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
    Sound Card
    SB X-Fi X Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 23" 5MS
    Screen Resolution
    2048 x 1152
    Hard Drives
    2 x Barracuda 7200.10 320GB RAID 0 / 1 x 500GB Maxtor
    PSU
    Seasonic 600W M12
    Case
    CM Centurion 5
    Cooling
    air
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
bruce2 said:
Since you have been doing so much install and uninstall, I would suggest you to run Aml Free Registry Cleaner before install SP1. The result will surprise you. Let us know how SP1 work for you. I still don't have SP1 yet; let me know if there an easy way to acquire it if you don't mind.
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Well that was before my last format and I'd been using CCleaner to clear out junk too. I don't have it yet, I was just looking at how to get it and it looks like you can only enroll for the partner program with a company. I think I'll just wait till it's a general release.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core 6000+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-E SLI nForce PCI-e
    Memory
    4GB Kingston DDRII
    Graphics card(s)
    512MB Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" Widescreen TFT
    Hard Drives
    320GB Hitachi SATAII
    Other Info
    Other Drives: TSSTcorp CDDVDRW SH-S202N ATA (Lightscribe) Router: TP-Link TL-WR641G Super G 108Mbps

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    custom of course...
    CPU
    Intel Quad Q9650 3.00GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790i Ultra 3-way SLi
    Memory
    OCZ NVIDIA SLI Ready 8GB DDR3 1800MHz @1.9V
    Graphics card(s)
    BFG GeForce 280 GTX OC EditionX2 SLi'd
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 52" 1080P LCD HDTV (LN52B550)
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    2XWestern Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black Hard Drive - 1TB
    PSU
    ThermalTake ToughPower 1200watt W0113RU
    Case
    Thermaltake Armor 6000BWS
    Cooling
    ThermalTake MaxOrb CL-P0369
    Mouse
    Logitech G7 Laser Cordless mouse black - niiice:)
    Keyboard
    Logitech cordless Y-RAJ56A piece of ****
    Internet Speed
    10 Mb/sec DL - 1 Mb/sec UL
    Other Info
    D-Link DGL-4500 Extreme N wireless router ...siiick:) 2XSamsung SH-S223Q/BEBN SATA LightScribe 1XLG GGW-H20L super-multi Blu-Ray burner Belkin UPS F6C1500TWRK Pioneer 7.1 Channel HDMI Receiver (VSX-9130TXV-K)
thank me later ...I'm going to sleep :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    custom of course...
    CPU
    Intel Quad Q9650 3.00GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790i Ultra 3-way SLi
    Memory
    OCZ NVIDIA SLI Ready 8GB DDR3 1800MHz @1.9V
    Graphics card(s)
    BFG GeForce 280 GTX OC EditionX2 SLi'd
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 52" 1080P LCD HDTV (LN52B550)
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    2XWestern Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black Hard Drive - 1TB
    PSU
    ThermalTake ToughPower 1200watt W0113RU
    Case
    Thermaltake Armor 6000BWS
    Cooling
    ThermalTake MaxOrb CL-P0369
    Mouse
    Logitech G7 Laser Cordless mouse black - niiice:)
    Keyboard
    Logitech cordless Y-RAJ56A piece of ****
    Internet Speed
    10 Mb/sec DL - 1 Mb/sec UL
    Other Info
    D-Link DGL-4500 Extreme N wireless router ...siiick:) 2XSamsung SH-S223Q/BEBN SATA LightScribe 1XLG GGW-H20L super-multi Blu-Ray burner Belkin UPS F6C1500TWRK Pioneer 7.1 Channel HDMI Receiver (VSX-9130TXV-K)
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