"pvdg42" <pvdg42@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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> <william.hooper@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1175005370.159889.89450@p15g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
> Ok, I just bought a £2,000 sony laptop (that's $4,000 US). I started
> it up... waited for the first use setup process to go through...
> selected uk keyboard etc... then changed the explorer view to classic
> and tried to drag and drop windows explorer from accessories to the
> top of the start menu and it crashed.
>
> I am not kidding this was the first thing I ever ever did with this
> new machine. Now I know Vista is a pile of junk but for gods sake this
> is going to far.
>
> What do I do know? Call Sony five minutes after turning on the
> machine?
>
> Does anyone know a fix for this?
>
> Does this happen consistently every time you go through the same steps?
>
> Does the possibility that there is an issue with the laptop itself, or
> with the OEM's installation of Vista on that laptop not enter your mind?
> Why, on an untested PC, do you assume it's Vista's fault?
>
> Yes, you need to call Sony tech support, as *they* are responsible for
> both their hardware *and* the OEM software they installed.
> Or, given what you paid and how new the laptop is, I'd be returning the
> laptop to the vendor and insisting on a replacement (if, of course, I
> could demonstrate the problem to the vendor).
>
You Bill Gates ?
Jesus wept man - you're ranting at the bloke after he's asked for advice.
Don't be such a prat., podge42
Bill - maybe a driver. Maybe just do a system restore (I doubt its even
necessary) and reboot.
Try again, and I'll bet it'll go straight in.
This kind of thing happens to me all the time.
Currently it's "No audio