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    vista home basic cant manage hardware or run anything with system settings

    i recently had a hard drive crash while running windows 7 on my accer 5517 laptop. since then i have tried to order a disc, but realized my product code is unreadable.

    now, my problem is i have a hard drive with windows vista home basic 32 bit that boots up fine and runs somewhat smoothly. but i cant install my hardware or manage anything on my system.

    I cant open device manager through any method ive tried thus far. i also cant open any other files in the system32 folder that ive tried s far.

    i also cant open setup.exe files or any network settings

    (the window i open the files from never loads and only minimizes when hitting the desktop shortcut)


    but i can open fire fox, IE, solitaire, pictures, and other misc programs.

    please any help or tips would be appreciated also i dont not have a disc only the system on the HD witch is from another accer laptop (5515 series)


    Last edited by munion07; 17 Dec 2011 at 01:22 AM. Reason: added info
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    Re: vista home basic cant manage hardware or run anything with system settings

    Hello, i am getting lost here, You had issues with a 5517 laptop, and took a hard drive from a 5515 and installed it and it does not work ? The 5515 has Vista HB ? and it does not fully function ? Is that what is happening ?

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    Re: vista home basic cant manage hardware or run anything with system settings

    everything works fine in safe mode i even managed to run it with networking there.

    it boots up fine and runs good unless u try to change any of the settings (install new software, change power plan, manage hardware, things along that line)

    in safe mode i can do everything but open a few driver installation packages that will not run in safe mode.


    but, yes. ur post is correct another laptop HD with another OS. It had a busted screen and a bad graphics card.

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    Re: vista home basic cant manage hardware or run anything with system settings

    Well, you may have some registry errors. Try this program, it can be run in safe mode. System Files - SFC Command

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    Re: vista home basic cant manage hardware or run anything with system settings

    started going to let it run while im at work. thanks for such a fast reply. this seem to be a great forum from what ive been seeing on all the other topics, including off topic.

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    Re: vista home basic cant manage hardware or run anything with system settings

    You may need to run it more than once. maybe up to 3 times to see maximum results.

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    Re: vista home basic cant manage hardware or run anything with system settings

    I started it again before I left and it said there was errors/corropt files it couldnt repair. I dont remember the exact words. ill update more when I return from work, after I look at the log and see the files it couldnt fix

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    Re: vista home basic cant manage hardware or run anything with system settings

    have had no luck so far still acts the same, and give the same results.... log is extra long and im not sure how to interpret the data.
    at this point its frustrating since im actually using the computer to post this in safe mode... but it wont work when running normal.

    so im thinking it must be something easy that im over looking or maybe it is the registry errors. on further repairing registries i am lost. :/

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    Re: vista home basic cant manage hardware or run anything with system settings

    See if you can use this : Advanced Boot Options and this : Startup Repair
    Post back if this helps you out .

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    Re: vista home basic cant manage hardware or run anything with system settings

    A thought occurs to me - what is the response when you open a Command Prompt window, and enter

    SC QUERYEX CRYPTSVC

    post the result - it may give us a clue.

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