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Re: "windows explorer has stopped working" 1 minute after buying a new machine
<william.hooper@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1175020574.989933.61070@y66g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> OK so I just got home and downloaded the updates from both msft and
> sony and it did not work. Literally this lap top is a few hours old
> and I have installed nothing. I am having the following problems:
>
> (1) Drag and drop any items in my classic start menu and windows
> explorer crashes with the message "windows explorer has stopped
> working". Searching the msft tech formus I find dozens of posts about
> this problem but no solutions except disabling Account Control which
> is not acceptable to me.
>
> (2) The wireless network does not properly auto reconnect after a
> reboot. It finds the internet connection but explorer can find no
> connetion to the web. I have to manually close and reopen the wireless
> network connection to get it back alive.
>
> (3) It takes about 5 minutes to shut down with the disc light flashing
> every single time.
>
> It's 7pm here and Sony tech support has already gone home.
>
> Jesus I think this is absolutely shocking. Clearly the Vista Build is
> totally screwed. We are talking the absolutely top of the range Sony
> VGN-AR31S.
>
> I am going to format and reinstall another copy of Vista (no point in
> restoring the system to the factor state) and see if I can get it to
> work. The trouble is this thing is packed with stuff like blue ray
> video playback using a special version of WinDVD and an intergrated
> analogue/digital TV tuner card. Tue to form the Sony web site bundles
> applications into packs so I have little idea which installs will
> contain these two things.
>
> Microsoft has really gone awol on Vista and Sony, who can't write
> software to save their lives, are totally insane to ship this
> horrorific install.
>
I run Vista on a 2 yr old Vaio & don't have the problems you have.
I would always reinstall from the restore discs on receipt of a new
computer, just incase it's been used as a display unit etc.
Read the news story yesterday of the 11 yr old taking their laptop into a PC
World store for a new HDD & getting a "new" HDD installed full of animal
porn?
Clear it & start again.
Your machine should out perform my vaio by a long way.
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