Vista Annoyance - Page 2

Mark · 19-02-2009, 11:47

You might want to do some hardware checks just to ensure the disk/RAM/CPU isn't headed for the electronics graveyard.

Don't know about the XP thing.

Pickers · 19-02-2009, 20:24

arse
just got home and tried to repair the vista install, and now it wont complete the boot from CD...

divine · 19-02-2009, 20:36

To be fair, it sounds more like something hardware is dying. It's very rare Windows itself will randomly just start breaking stuff, it tends be indication something like your RAM or hard drive isn't happy. That or some dodgy drivers. nVidia used to put out some shocking drivers for their chipsets that would cause all sorts of problems.

Mark · 19-02-2009, 20:48

Bad news indeed. Definitely hardware. Most probably CPU, RAM, or power.

Pickers · 20-02-2009, 08:51

managed to attempt repair then restore. Both failed. Now I've reinstalled vista for the time being, and cross fingers, no badness yet.

Gah - dont have time to try and work out if there is a hardware problem :/

Toby · 20-02-2009, 18:57

FWIW, I've been running Vista x64 SP1 for a year now and had (somewhat surprisingly) no issues at all. Every game I've tried works fine, including C&C3 and RA3.

Not doubting you're having problems of course, just think that they might not be related to the "64-bittedness" of the OS per se.

Pickers · 20-02-2009, 19:38

well since reinstalling vista, windows update has not even listed sp1 as an availble upgrade afaik :/. What I have managed to do this time is get the proper nforce4 vista64 bit drivers... dont remember installing them on the last clean install.

Daz · 20-02-2009, 19:40

WU wont offer SP1 until you've installed a number of pre-requisites, and can even be blocked if it has known issues with certain driver/hardware configurations. I suspect if you keep going through the updates it'll eventually show itself.

Alternatively, just grab the redist from the download center.

ChemicalKicks · 24-02-2009, 13:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vertigo1

FWIW, I've been running Vista x64 SP1 for a year now and had (somewhat surprisingly) no issues at all. Every game I've tried works fine, including C&C3 and RA3.

Not doubting you're having problems of course, just think that they might not be related to the "64-bittedness" of the OS per se.

Same here.

Personally cannot fault Vista 64 (cracked) been using it for over a year now myself too. Just seems to run faster than XP and is easier to use for me anyway.

19-02-2009, 20:24	#12
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	arse just got home and tried to repair the vista install, and now it wont complete the boot from CD... __________________ Pictures

19-02-2009, 20:36	#13
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	To be fair, it sounds more like something hardware is dying. It's very rare Windows itself will randomly just start breaking stuff, it tends be indication something like your RAM or hard drive isn't happy. That or some dodgy drivers. nVidia used to put out some shocking drivers for their chipsets that would cause all sorts of problems. __________________

20-02-2009, 08:51	#15
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	managed to attempt repair then restore. Both failed. Now I've reinstalled vista for the time being, and cross fingers, no badness yet. Gah - dont have time to try and work out if there is a hardware problem :/ __________________ Pictures

20-02-2009, 18:57	#16
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	FWIW, I've been running Vista x64 SP1 for a year now and had (somewhat surprisingly) no issues at all. Every game I've tried works fine, including C&C3 and RA3. Not doubting you're having problems of course, just think that they might not be related to the "64-bittedness" of the OS per se. __________________

20-02-2009, 19:38	#17
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	well since reinstalling vista, windows update has not even listed sp1 as an availble upgrade afaik :/. What I have managed to do this time is get the proper nforce4 vista64 bit drivers... dont remember installing them on the last clean install. __________________ Pictures

19-02-2009, 11:47	#11
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	You might want to do some hardware checks just to ensure the disk/RAM/CPU isn't headed for the electronics graveyard. Don't know about the XP thing.

19-02-2009, 20:48	#14
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Bad news indeed. Definitely hardware. Most probably CPU, RAM, or power.

20-02-2009, 19:40	#18
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	WU wont offer SP1 until you've installed a number of pre-requisites, and can even be blocked if it has known issues with certain driver/hardware configurations. I suspect if you keep going through the updates it'll eventually show itself. Alternatively, just grab the redist from the download center. __________________ apt-get moo

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