What is the wierdest that has happened with Vista?

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What is the wierdest that has happened with Vista?

Vista has turned out to be the most entertaining operating system I've ever worked on. I've encountered bugs that have had quite interesting results.

Several years ago, I had a laptop with Vista HP x32. I do not remember if it had SP1 or not. But, I remember using disc cleanup one afternoon to clean up the disc. There were a couple of enteries that reported having several gigs of data each. I decided that since anything shown in disc cleanup was safe to delete, so I checked them. And proceeded with disc cleanup.

When disc cleanup finished, I discovered that every file on the computer includeing data and system files (including the os) was deleted. The only things left were folders and the registry...nothing else. :eek:

When I attempted to reboot, it crashed, or more precisely, couldn't boot.

I ended up using system restore (several times) to restore the operating system from Vista recovery disc. I'm not certain where the restore points were, but it worked. I think my data files were lost.

I haven't seen that bug since on any computer running Vista.
 

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    Asus M3N78-VM Green
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    Kingston 8 GB DDR2 PC-6400
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    PNY NVIDIA GeForce 9400GT 512MB PCIe
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    WD RE3 320GB (WD3202ABYS), Samsung SPINPOINT F1 640GB (HD642JJ)
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I had all kinds of issues with Vista, and as a result, I switched to 7; no problems since. ;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion Elite
    CPU
    AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor
    Motherboard
    Some Amount of Motherness
    Memory
    6.O GB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA nVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB DDR5
    Sound Card
    Some Amount of Soundness
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Two Monitors: HP w1907 & Acer P191w
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 & 1440x900
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Blue 500GB
    PSU
    Some Amount of Voltageness
    Case
    Hp Pavilion Elite Case
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    Some Amount of Coolingness
    Keyboard
    HP: Model Number: KB0911
    Mouse
    HP: M/N:M-SBQ133
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    Comcast: 20 MB/S
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    I have two monitors! I play Call of Duty: Black Ops & Modern Warfare II - Both on PC. Contact me through my website: ChaseKurry.com
Only problems I have had have been when I asked for Microsoft help. What a mess they left me with. All cleaned up now, No problems, Love it. Tried 7 though it was a pre release version. Didn't like it as much as Vista. Vista is the only computer system I have used fully.
 

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    Lenovo Thinkpad T400
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    Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.53GHz
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    LENOVO 64734VM
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    2.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 531MHz
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    Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    Conexant 20561 SmartAudio HD
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    15 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    1x 180GB Intel 530 series SSD
    1 x 120GB Hitachi 5400rmp
    1 x 650GB Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
    1x 1Tb Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
    Internet Speed
    Medium for New Zealand
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    Weakest part of my computer is the graphics chipset.
    Only ever used a laptop.
    Also use USB Freeview TV Card
    Lenovo Docking Station
    External Speakers
    Other bits a pieces as needed
merkat106 said:
What is the wierdest that has happened with Vista?

Vista has turned out to be the most entertaining operating system I've ever worked on. I've encountered bugs that have had quite interesting results.

Several years ago, I had a laptop with Vista HP x32. I do not remember if it had SP1 or not. But, I remember using disc cleanup one afternoon to clean up the disc. There were a couple of enteries that reported having several gigs of data each. I decided that since anything shown in disc cleanup was safe to delete, so I checked them. And proceeded with disc cleanup.

When disc cleanup finished, I discovered that every file on the computer includeing data and system files (including the os) was deleted. The only things left were folders and the registry...nothing else. :eek:

When I attempted to reboot, it crashed, or more precisely, couldn't boot.

I ended up using system restore (several times) to restore the operating system from Vista recovery disc. I'm not certain where the restore points were, but it worked. I think my data files were lost.

I haven't seen that bug since on any computer running Vista.
Click to expand...

That's taking Truth In Advertising to the extreme. The disk was cleaned up alright!! Man!! They should have just launched quick format. :devil:
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G
    2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
Weirdest thing......

With all of the talk about how "bad" Vista was, after I bought it(because I needed another OS for a 2nd PC)

Wait for it.........








Wait for it.........





...........It has been flawless for me ever since the day I got it. :p
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built( I will never "buy" a PC)
    CPU
    AMD Phenom2 XII 560
    Motherboard
    Biostar A780L3L
    Memory
    4GB DDR3-1333
    Graphics Card(s)
    xfx 9800 GT
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    320GB
    Cooling
    2 front, 2 back,one side
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless LX310
    Internet Speed
    18/2 cable
    Other Info
    Opera/Chrome / EPSON Stylus nx420 / Microsoft Security Essentials / CCleaner / Malwarebytes / OpenDNS / Paint.NET / 7-Zip / Windows Live Mail Client
I think most of the horror stories are from pre SP1. I couldn't live with it. Vista64 SP1 otoh, runs smooth and solid. At least for me anyway.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G
    2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
MWRed said:
Weirdest thing......

With all of the talk about how "bad" Vista was, after I bought it(because I needed another OS for a 2nd PC)

Wait for it.........








Wait for it.........





...........It has been flawless for me ever since the day I got it. :p
Click to expand...

Same,
No BSod's, nothing, the only problem ive had is installing games i used to play on XP and thery are not compatible :huh:
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built.
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    AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core @ 4.2GHz
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    ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3
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    8GB DDR3 @ 1333MHz
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    Nvidia geforce GTS240 1GB, 3GB shared memory. SLI soon.
    Sound Card
    realtek high definition audio, onboard.
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19 inch widescreen monitor, DVI.
    Screen Resolution
    1440 by 900, 32 bit colour, 75 hertz.
    Hard Drives
    1 128GB Kingston SSD Now OS drive
    1 250GB sata main drive.
    1 160GB from old install.
    1 500GB for re-directs from OS disk.
    1 Seagate GoFlex External 1TB with backups.
    PSU
    750 watt.
    Case
    Foxconn TSAA699.
    Cooling
    4 fans.
    Keyboard
    Trust Wireless Optical Deskset Keyboard.
    Mouse
    Trust Wireless Optical Deskset Mouse.
    Internet Speed
    download about 60/65MB/s, upload about 3/4MB/s. Virgin Media
    Other Info
    ASUS EEEPad Transformer 16GB with Dock w/32GB class10 SD |
    Dell PE1950 II / 2xDual Core Xeons @3.00GHz / 16GB RAM / PERC 5i/R / 2x36GB SAS OS - 2x1TB SATA Data both RAID 1 |
The only problem I ever had was with my multi-monitor setup. The screens decided to swap places one day. I got around it by swapping the cables around. Never did find out why it happened.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
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