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I got Vista troubles, real bad.
- Thread starter Helldiver
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Hi Hd
The program above comes as an iso file from what I can see. are you just copying the files to disk or using a program to correctly burn the disk.
Im just going away till middle of next week so cant return to this too soon but others will know what I am trying to say.
The program above comes as an iso file from what I can see. are you just copying the files to disk or using a program to correctly burn the disk.
Im just going away till middle of next week so cant return to this too soon but others will know what I am trying to say.
H
harleyman
Guest
HD....Did you ever just try clicking OK on the password screen......I get that screen in XP,but never set a password,so just selecting OK loads windows...
The next thing to do is buy a program that will get you in,or just reinstall Vista and shoot the password entry......
The next thing to do is buy a program that will get you in,or just reinstall Vista and shoot the password entry......
That's the first thing I tried, just ignoring it. It didn't work.
The programs I've tried are more difficult than I can master. With a stroke you can follow one instruction at a time. Give me two or more and I self destruct.
What I'm after is on the desktop and putting in another Vista will just ruin that.
I hate Microsoft and the spawn of this devil, Vista.
Microsoft sucks!
The programs I've tried are more difficult than I can master. With a stroke you can follow one instruction at a time. Give me two or more and I self destruct.
What I'm after is on the desktop and putting in another Vista will just ruin that.
I hate Microsoft and the spawn of this devil, Vista.
Microsoft sucks!
H
harleyman
Guest
Do you have two Hard Drives?
If so you can switch the sata cables ,then reload Vista,leaving your (whats now) OS drive with what you want intact.....Then you can accedd your old drive and recover the info...
You can purchase a second drive very easy and cheaply....OR
If you have a comp shop near you let them open your Vista for you..they should have the tools and knowledge.....
If you were close to me I would come do it for you....
Sorry thats its still broke for you HD....
If so you can switch the sata cables ,then reload Vista,leaving your (whats now) OS drive with what you want intact.....Then you can accedd your old drive and recover the info...
You can purchase a second drive very easy and cheaply....OR
If you have a comp shop near you let them open your Vista for you..they should have the tools and knowledge.....
If you were close to me I would come do it for you....
Sorry thats its still broke for you HD....
"What I'm after is on the desktop and putting in another Vista will just ruin that."
You didn't read what I said Mike. Other than that, I would have chucked Windows Vista and put in Windows XP.
From what I've read about Windows 7, it's just a shoeshine over Vista. Why didn't they just polish up Windows XP?
You didn't read what I said Mike. Other than that, I would have chucked Windows Vista and put in Windows XP.
From what I've read about Windows 7, it's just a shoeshine over Vista. Why didn't they just polish up Windows XP?
GT182
Charter Member
HD, you are not alone.
This 58 year old geezer has troubles with these damn things too. And I'm still glad I don't have Vista. :dAre you kidding? M$ won't cut their own throats and lose money. That's why they're phazing out XP.... just so we spend more money and they can p*ss us off with their crap.
Bjoern
worst developer ever
If you have Vista trimmed down it's a barely passable OS.
The real deal for the Vista kernel though is Server 2008, since it lets you decide which Vista features you want to run.
Hard to find a good, free antivirus program though. As soon as the installers find out that you're running a server OS, they'll refuse to go on to make you buy the server version of the program.
This can be overcome by some tricks though.
I still prefer XP though. You simply can't beat 200 Mbytes Ram usage and 20 services running with anything newer.
The real deal for the Vista kernel though is Server 2008, since it lets you decide which Vista features you want to run.
Hard to find a good, free antivirus program though. As soon as the installers find out that you're running a server OS, they'll refuse to go on to make you buy the server version of the program.
This can be overcome by some tricks though.
I still prefer XP though. You simply can't beat 200 Mbytes Ram usage and 20 services running with anything newer.
H
harleyman
Guest
HellDiver...If you are close to a bestbuy or Circuit city and can get some help getting your rig to them,they can recover your info you want and then you can just reinstall....
Plus in my area there are companies and individuals that will come to you for that and charge a *Fair* fee for their service...
Just a thought...
Plus in my area there are companies and individuals that will come to you for that and charge a *Fair* fee for their service...
Just a thought...
R
Redmist01
Guest
Hi
Just had a thought,Create new user,give full access and delete old profile in safe mode,
might work
Just had a thought,Create new user,give full access and delete old profile in safe mode,
might work
J
Joao Paz
Guest
Hi gents,
This may a be a bit too techie for some, but on the other hand that's a solution you should have at hand for any occasion....
A couple of weeks ago my wife's Laptop locked her out (Windows XP). An error had occurred somewhere in the administrator password area, so there was little to be done as every solution would require us to, at least, have access to the operating system!
The answer came from an utility called Ultimate Boot CD for Windows:
http://www.ubcd4win.com/
This too comes as as iso image - means that you will need to burn it to a CD. And for that you may use the freeware InfraRecorder.
http://infrarecorder.org/
What does UBCD4WIN do? Is a "complete" operating system on a CD, packed with freeware utilities, that will let you perform almost any task you'd do if inside your own computer. Among other things it allows you to reset the Administrator password
So basically you'll need to download and burn the ISO on another PC, then insert the CD in the troubled one, maybe go to the Bios screen to tell the PC to boot from the CD and not from his Harddisk, and then perform the password change .... easier said than done
Even if you're not in trouble right now, consider having such a tool at hand!
Hope it helps!
Joao
This may a be a bit too techie for some, but on the other hand that's a solution you should have at hand for any occasion....
A couple of weeks ago my wife's Laptop locked her out (Windows XP). An error had occurred somewhere in the administrator password area, so there was little to be done as every solution would require us to, at least, have access to the operating system!
The answer came from an utility called Ultimate Boot CD for Windows:
http://www.ubcd4win.com/
This too comes as as iso image - means that you will need to burn it to a CD. And for that you may use the freeware InfraRecorder.
http://infrarecorder.org/
What does UBCD4WIN do? Is a "complete" operating system on a CD, packed with freeware utilities, that will let you perform almost any task you'd do if inside your own computer. Among other things it allows you to reset the Administrator password
So basically you'll need to download and burn the ISO on another PC, then insert the CD in the troubled one, maybe go to the Bios screen to tell the PC to boot from the CD and not from his Harddisk, and then perform the password change .... easier said than done
Even if you're not in trouble right now, consider having such a tool at hand!
Hope it helps!
Joao
Redmist, when I try to go into a safe mode it brings me right back to the password. This is Windows Vista don't forget.
All Windows 7 gives you some relief from the "bloat" that Vista has. It's still the Vista kernal. It is nothiing more than what is available in PC World and other such publications that have tried to retrain Vista.
It's just a bad operating system and until Microsoft will own up to it and come out with another Windows XP, they will contiuue to piss people off.
The problem is with the problemsome computer it came with Vista on it and I thought I'd give it a try. I now wish that I didn't.
Now as far as hiring The Computer Geeks, at $100 bucks an hour, my Social Security check wouldn't last log at that rate. So I'm left to my own devices and SOH.
All Windows 7 gives you some relief from the "bloat" that Vista has. It's still the Vista kernal. It is nothiing more than what is available in PC World and other such publications that have tried to retrain Vista.
It's just a bad operating system and until Microsoft will own up to it and come out with another Windows XP, they will contiuue to piss people off.
The problem is with the problemsome computer it came with Vista on it and I thought I'd give it a try. I now wish that I didn't.
Now as far as hiring The Computer Geeks, at $100 bucks an hour, my Social Security check wouldn't last log at that rate. So I'm left to my own devices and SOH.
H
harleyman
Guest
I still think that if the HDD was placed in another machine not as the OS drive it could be accessed to retrieve your info...Then you can just reinstall it....
H
harleyman
Guest
HD...You bought that computer with Vista installed..
Seems to me then you have service included and I would call the manufacturer and have them help you out..MS teck can probably use remote connection to get into it...
If you can't burn an ISO on your own
And can't pay a tech
And can't remove the HDD and install into another computer
And will not reinstall
Then at the least call MIcrosoft and have them fix this...Even if you have to pay the one time fee..Once inside they will see you did not set a password and might not charge you anyway
There is no magic software that will do this unless you burn an ISO file to boot from
Seems to me then you have service included and I would call the manufacturer and have them help you out..MS teck can probably use remote connection to get into it...
If you can't burn an ISO on your own
And can't pay a tech
And can't remove the HDD and install into another computer
And will not reinstall
Then at the least call MIcrosoft and have them fix this...Even if you have to pay the one time fee..Once inside they will see you did not set a password and might not charge you anyway
There is no magic software that will do this unless you burn an ISO file to boot from
Butcherbird17
Charter Member 2012
You can do this and it will work. Once the drive is installed, find the drive through "My Computer" then open the "Users" folder, then open (Your name) folder, then open "Desktop" folder and you should see the file or zip or what ever it is. Then right click on it, Copy, then go to the desktop of comp your using and right click again and Paste, all done. Replace the drive in other rig and format and reinstall.
Joe
Helldiver, I suspect you might be best off blowing the system away and starting fresh, and if there are only a few things on your desktop you need there is a way to recover them before you do that. I would be more than happy to send you a tool complete with some easy to follow instructions (including lots of pictures - I find they are very helpful...).
I have dealt with this type of thing fairly often and have a good understanding of your frustration. drop me a PM or send me an eMail if you want to give it a go, what I am suggesting is Ultimate Boot CD for Windows to get access to your system and them copying what you need off to a safe disk flash drive etc, then starting over.
"Ears Hopin" you get this resolved...
I have dealt with this type of thing fairly often and have a good understanding of your frustration. drop me a PM or send me an eMail if you want to give it a go, what I am suggesting is Ultimate Boot CD for Windows to get access to your system and them copying what you need off to a safe disk flash drive etc, then starting over.
"Ears Hopin" you get this resolved...