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  • Y_Shun's Avatar
    6,038 posts since Aug '06
    • Is there anything I can do to find out the problem and stop it from hanging?

       

      Its a new laptop with 3GB ram, processor C2D 1.83ghz  and running Vista SP1.

       

      It usually hangs at
      -the Vista loading bar
      -after login(trying to load desktop)
      -hanging while opening applications

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    ndmmxiaomayi's Avatar
    53,276 posts since Aug '05
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    6,038 posts since Aug '06
  • Y_Shun's Avatar
    6,038 posts since Aug '06
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    ndmmxiaomayi's Avatar
    53,276 posts since Aug '05
    • OK.

      Right click on each of the errors and select Copy > Copy details as text

      Then paste back the errors.

      Example:

      Log Name:      Application
      Source:        vmauthd
      Date:          21/5/2008 4:33:19 PM
      Event ID:      100
      Task Category: None
      Level:         Error
      Keywords:      Classic
      User:          N/A
      Computer:      Laptop
      Description:
      Cannot connect to VMX: C:\Users\mayi\Documents\Virtual Machines\Windows XP Pro\Windows XP Pro.vmx
       
      Event Xml:
      <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
        <System>
          <Provider Name="vmauthd" />
          <EventID Qualifiers="0">100</EventID>
          <Level>2</Level>
          <Task>0</Task>
          <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
          <TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-05-21T08:33:19.000Z" />
          <EventRecordID>2016</EventRecordID>
          <Channel>Application</Channel>
          <Computer>Laptop</Computer>
          <Security />
        </System>
        <EventData>
          <Data>Cannot connect to VMX: C:\Users\mayi\Documents\Virtual Machines\Windows XP Pro\Windows XP Pro.vmx
      </Data>
        </EventData>
      </Event>

  • Y_Shun's Avatar
    6,038 posts since Aug '06
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    ndmmxiaomayi's Avatar
    53,276 posts since Aug '05
  • Y_Shun's Avatar
    6,038 posts since Aug '06
    • i uinstalled sp1 liao

       

      i think its drivers problems, the drivers are not compatible with sp1. ask my frens with similiar modelsi f theirs hang...nope because they do not have SP1!

       

      like that must screw m$ liao....make me keep on press the off button to restart the damn thing.

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    ndmmxiaomayi's Avatar
    53,276 posts since Aug '05
    • Not MS problem. MS long warn about the drivers problems liao.

      Go to your lappy website and find updated drivers. Install and restart. Then try installing SP1 again.

  • Y_Shun's Avatar
    6,038 posts since Aug '06
    • eww no ty

       

      idun want go try i am better off without sp1 >.<

       

      anyway, my vista loads into desktop then theres no hourclass(the circle thing) loading but after a while, it refrehses itself and got the hourclass again then finally load finish, how to get rid of that?

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    ndmmxiaomayi's Avatar
    53,276 posts since Aug '05
    • Try restarting?

      Usually, after installing service pack and uninstalling service pack is like this one.

  • Y_Shun's Avatar
    6,038 posts since Aug '06
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    ndmmxiaomayi's Avatar
    53,276 posts since Aug '05
    • LOL...

      Let it be.

      If it slows down, clean up all your temp files and cache. Then do a defrag.

  • Y_Shun's Avatar
    6,038 posts since Aug '06
  • Ravon's Avatar
    23 posts since Feb '08
    • Personally i feel that SP1 is quite an essential patch. i think the first time u installed, it wasn't installed properly and that is causing all those problems. don't be traumatised by it yet, give SP1 another try. haha...

      And defragging may take a long time, but it is a good habit to defrag once in a while. I usually defrag my pc overnite, the next day it would be done.

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    kenn3th's Avatar
    17,303 posts since Nov '06
    • Originally posted by Y_Shun:

      defrag damn long sia

       

      nvm use ccleaner clean it up rawr


      haha, avg about 3hours for me...

       

      Yea, i agree, never use ccleaner to clean it up the registry!icon_lol.gif

  • Y_Shun's Avatar
    6,038 posts since Aug '06
    • anyway

       

      i think its hardware issue liao

       

      the problem came hauting me back the next morning after i uninstall SP1.

      went to the online technician to ask and they made it worst....cannot even boot.

      reformatted, same problem happened again.

      bringing it to the customer service centre soon >.<

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    kenn3th's Avatar
    17,303 posts since Nov '06
    • Hmm, downloading the latest drivers directly from Acer/ Manufactuers shall ensure a smooth transition from vista to vista sp1.

      I had no issues when i installed sp1 on my laptop - the only thing is that it took quite a long time for it to install... way way long.

      http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948343

       

      There might be also drivers that have issues with sp1 but was not listed in the list above. So you could have been affected.

       

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    ndmmxiaomayi's Avatar
    53,276 posts since Aug '05
    • Then it doesn't look like an SP1 issue. Might as well get them to re-image your Vista or re-install XP on it.

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    kenn3th's Avatar
    17,303 posts since Nov '06
    • i know of mine, hanging after prolonged usage -- where by my explorer.exe goes mad and encounters a problem and needs to close.

      Hmm, could it be similar?

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    ndmmxiaomayi's Avatar
    53,276 posts since Aug '05
    • Mine no issues, except for the damn WMP memory leak which I must call up MS for a fix.

      Too lazy to do so, so I let it be. Memory leaks start, restart computer. Usually occurs after I use WMP for a whole day.

      SP1 seems to improve performance significantly, except for the first few days. It was slow. Use for a few days, everything improve.

      This is lovely.

  • Y_Shun's Avatar
    6,038 posts since Aug '06
    • after saying i am going to the customer service centre, the lappie woke up its idea and work for me -_-

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  • stevekp's Avatar
    127 posts since Mar '08
    • erm.. sorry.. im using vista premium.. is sp1 working ok? im nt sure thou if im havin it either...

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