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Just a small update... last nite my better half spent 3 hours on the phone with some dilbert from India! Still gets the BSOD after trying to update to SP1!!! 
Tonite a microsoft engineer is suppose to call her and help! That is yet to be seen! 
Please standby for Thursdays' update...
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Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:41 am Post subject:
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| {uZa}Underdog wrote: | Just a small update... last nite my better half spent 3 hours on the phone with some dilbert from India! Still gets the BSOD after trying to update to SP1!!!
Tonite a microsoft engineer is suppose to call her and help! That is yet to be seen!
Please standby for Thursdays' update... |
Best bet is to format the PC, install Vista, apply SP1, then install drivers and software. Clearly SP1 is having trouble with something already on the comptuer, my bet would be a third party driver...
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| {uZa}Lonesome Eagle wrote: | | {uZa}Underdog wrote: | Just a small update... last nite my better half spent 3 hours on the phone with some dilbert from India! Still gets the BSOD after trying to update to SP1!!!
Tonite a microsoft engineer is suppose to call her and help! That is yet to be seen!
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Best bet is to format the PC, install Vista, apply SP1, then install drivers and software. Clearly SP1 is having trouble with something already on the comptuer, my bet would be a third party driver... |
I agree with Eagle. I had no problems with SP1, but my sons computer was another story wiped the slate clean then installed with no problems
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Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:32 am Post subject:
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Eagle, D.O.A. thanks, I'm over it and now Mrs.UD has it! I know indirectly it's still mine but ur right, wipe the driver and start over. That may be an option but she doesn't want to lose all of her school work and pics right now, so she can talk with microsuck tonite... if they even call!!!
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Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:38 am Post subject:
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| {uZa}Underdog wrote: | | Eagle, D.O.A. thanks, I'm over it and now Mrs.UD has it! I know indirectly it's still mine but ur right, wipe the driver and start over. That may be an option but she doesn't want to lose all of her school work and pics right now, so she can talk with microsuck tonite... if they even call!!! |
I promise you they are going to suggest exactly the same thing. Her / your time today would be better spent on getting her data backed up to CD or DVD or to a free online file storage site or to your PC (if you guys can file share over a wireless network) or to your PC with a null modem cable if all else fails.
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Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:13 am Post subject:
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Thanks Eagle for the info, might try that.
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| I don't have any experience with Vista, but if it's anything like updating XP, you will want to format again. Hit up the update site and install what updates you can before it prompts for SP1, then install it. I know with XP, if you slap on the service packs before getting other smaller updates, it will botch the install as it did with me once. You almost want to get it running without the service pack as if it hadn't come out yet. Get all your drivers installed, and other updates... then the last thing to slap on is SP1.
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Thanks Morgoth, btw my son and I just picked up a nice 1966 Dodge Dart 2dr! We're in talks with a fellow who has a big block 440 and tranny out of a motor home, hopefully for cheap! 
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| {uZa}Underdog wrote: | Eagle U might be right BUT...
when I updated my wife's puter with Vista  with SP1 it craped it out and gave the "BLACK" screen of death immediately! It took me OVER 4 hrs Sat to restore that piece of shita!
We have 3 GB's of mem and are running a Duo 2 Core 2.2mhz and it's so s-l-o-w it's not funny! It takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r.... to load that resource hog!
Yes I will NOT ever put vista shita on MY puter but she is stuck with it! (I may in fact wipe her's and install XP!)
Thanks for listening to my rant, I do fell a little better! |
I thought this site my help you trim Vista!!!
http://www.howtogeek.com/tag/windows-vista/
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Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:19 am Post subject:
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Tursday's update... 5-7:30pm!
An Indian fellow who wanted to be called "John", called and proceeded with all the steps in his play book and still nothing. Go figure...
To make a long story short... in the end he advised "do you have the "Vista source disk" that came with the puter?" NO... sony doesn't include one with this model of desktop.  I told him I did make a dvd "recovery disk" as recommended by sony but he said that wouldn't do! Did I know anyone who had a Vista source disk? NO I don't, John said "ok" let me resarch this and I'll call U back tomorrow (Friday) bout 5pm.
He did finally advised before he said goodby... U might have to reinstall vista!
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Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:28 am Post subject:
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Thanks D.O.A for the info, looks like a good site!
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I kinda got away from the original subject of my thread (my bad  ), I got my Intel pro network card yesterday and it did help stabilize my ping! WOOT! It ain't great but it's playable again!
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| {uZa}Underdog wrote: | | Thanks Morgoth, btw my son and I just picked up a nice 1966 Dodge Dart 2dr! We're in talks with a fellow who has a big block 440 and tranny out of a motor home, hopefully for cheap! |
Sweet! My '73 is still out getting more rusty. I'm looking to move where I can finally have a garage!
I had a 440 but sold it for $150. It was out of a '76 New Yorker. I still have the 727 though 
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