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Windows Vista Installation Super Guide, Part 1: Introduction | |
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| Time: 11:02 EST/16:02 GMT | News Source: SuperSite for Windows | Posted By: Michael Dragone | ||
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Almost six years ago, I wrote a multi-article series called the Windows XP Installation Super Guide aimed at helping Windows users install, upgrade, and migrate to Windows XP, Microsoft's then-new operating system. That now-out-of-date series was well received, so I thought I would provide a similar set of articles for Windows Vista, complete with step-by-step guides, troubleshooting advice and, hopefully, answers to all of your questions about moving to Windows Vista. It's been a long six years, so let's see what's changed. | ||
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| #1 By 23275 (24.179.4.158) at 6/29/2007 12:24:27 PM |
| Paul did a great job on this one - he always gets these types of articles right. |
| #2 By 1401 (65.255.137.29) at 6/29/2007 12:44:18 PM |
| I'd prefer to read a Windows Vista Uninstallation Super Guide... |
| #3 By 2960 (24.254.95.224) at 6/29/2007 1:28:17 PM |
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LOL. I could have used it last night :)
Actually, I used Ultimates image backup to snapshot the system, then broke out the XP CD. Backing down to XP took me 6 hours. That's the time to re-format, install xp, apply updates, install apps, restore data, and two levels of images done with Acronis. I got done at 2am. ZZZZZzzzzzzz....... TL |
| #4 By 2960 (24.254.95.224) at 6/29/2007 1:30:23 PM |
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Anyone aware of a GOOD utility that can track down a process or app using up too many cpu cycles?
Task Manager is useless for in-depth. It jumps around too much. I need something in-depth that does graphs over time, etc... Kinda like Vista did LOL I think it might be Spyware Doctor 5.0. I'm not sure I'm liking this new version. TL |
| #5 By 23275 (24.179.4.158) at 6/29/2007 1:44:39 PM |
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#4, TL, go here and DL Process Manager, http://ef-process-manager.efsoftware.qarchive.org/
It will help you trace and solve CPU/Process related issues - let me know if you want to learn how to control any process and how to set up sepcific environment variables - <irony> which Vista does much better by default :) Also, if you want to trace how you machine performs in the context of web apps, go here, http://www.tracet.net/loadtraceroverview.htm to see how to measure and trace loads between your client and a remote server. |
| #6 By 7754 (216.160.8.41) at 6/29/2007 1:56:32 PM |
| lketchum (or anyone else)--have you seen issues with DEP causing Adobe Reader 8.1 to crash? I keep getting these errors with Adobe Reader crashing on close, and the error message says that it's due to DEP. When I try to put Adobe Reader on the exclude list for DEP, it says that "The program must run with DEP enabled. DEP cannot be disabled for this program." I hesitate to turn off DEP completely.... |
| #7 By 23275 (24.179.4.158) at 6/29/2007 2:22:35 PM |
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#6, Real quick [we're all doing a happy dance over some dev in the new site], yes, we have studied this a great deal - one example, here - http://blog.libertech.net/blogs/lketchum/archive/2007/05/27/windows-vista-performance-and-reliability-monitor-silencing-detractors.aspx where many apps run head long into what are actually DEP related issues that hammer both iexplorer.exe and then [when one closes a stalled not responding event] a much worse explorer.exe crash. [Some FLASH web parts, Adobe, and many IMon related Anti-virus monitors].
If you dig into the data, you'll see that a child process terminated abnormally - in Adobe, this will be due to its auto-updater and its pre-loader. Remove these components from within options in Adobe and also from the startup group. Next uninstall Adobe Flash and reinstall it - after you have modified Adobe. If this does not work, go here, http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/01/23/security-features-vs-convenience.aspx scroll down to see how to adjust DEP in IE [to from IE 7, BTW]. If it persists after that, be sure to tell MS here, http://support.microsoft.com/contactussupport/?ws=support - they do listen and they are working with Adobe on both this and FLASH related DEP centric events that casue IE and on occasion, explorer.ese itself, to crash. Good luck! L |
| #8 By 7754 (216.160.8.41) at 6/29/2007 4:13:10 PM |
| lketchum: thanks so much! I will have to take a look at this over the weekend. I posted something on the Adobe forums, but I got crickets in response. I'm glad (sort of) that I wasn't the only one seeing this.... |
| #9 By 20505 (216.102.144.11) at 6/29/2007 10:39:53 PM |
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bluvg,
not an expert like the ketchum but if you only need a pdf reader in vista install foxit. it runs faster than a v8 leaf blower but doesn't blow like adobe. |
| #10 By 37 (68.190.114.234) at 6/30/2007 3:57:50 PM |
| Once you go Mac, you don't go back. PDF reader built in. |
| #11 By 135 (75.73.90.215) at 7/1/2007 10:20:59 PM |
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#10 - If Microsoft put a PDF reader into the OS, they would be sued in federal court.
#2 - Gotta agree, Vista flaked out on me again last night. I could open up the "start" menu, but if I tried to run an app it would not come up. Couldn't even get task-manager to come up. Was able to do ctrl-alt-del and reboot, fortunately. As soon as I have a free weekend, XP is going back on my laptop. |
| #12 By 2960 (24.254.95.224) at 7/2/2007 10:00:19 AM |
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Already got that one this weekend. I do think it's Spyware Doctor, but not quite sure yet.
TL |
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