Join Date : Apr 2009
Posts : 43
Vista Ultimate
Local Time: 07:01 AM
SP2 is very bad
Hello
Help me if you can.
I am using Vista (32 bit). I wish I didn't install Service Pack 2. When I did that, the following happened:
1. The microphone stooped working.
2. Media Player Classic produce an error message when I try to open the files I used to play with it.
3. I can see the DVD drive in Windows Explorer. Where is it?
I tried System Restore but it produce an error message that it can't complete the restore.
Try going to search by the start button
Type device manager.
In device manager update the microphone driver, especially if there is a yellow marker by it
Join Date : Apr 2009
Posts : 43
Vista Ultimate
Local Time: 07:01 AM
Re: SP2 is very bad
I uninstalled SP2 but this didn;t solve the problem.
There's no yellow marker near the sound device in device manager. The driver is updated but didn't solve the problem.
The only yellow marker is by the DVD/CD-Rom drive. The device manager gives me the following error message:
"Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)".
Uninstalling the service pack is not going to help as it now means your system is unsafe as it is now unsupported by Microsoft for security updates. Support for Vista SP1 and under ended July 12 this year. I would strongly advise you to reinstall SP2 and update as there have been dozens of updates since then. A few reboots and updates later you may find things start to work as they should,
All this sounds like to me is that a few drivers need to be updated.
Microphone : check for soundcard updates
Media Player Classic is not supported in Vista anyway as far as I know, or at least the original version isn't. Check versions.
DVD drive firmware probably needs updating.
Also check your Windows Update for any updates that you may have hidden.
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First thing is to stop using any registry cleaners and/or optimizers as this is often the result. If you have used any recently and they have a restore function try to reverse what they did.
Go to Start and type cmd in the Search box.
cmd.exe will open in the space above.
Right-click it and select 'Run as Administrator'.
In the Command Prompt window type sfc /scannow (with the space) and click the Enter key and OK any prompts.
Let it proceed as often simply running that will repair the problem. (SFC stands for system file check).
System Manufacturer/Model Number Alienware® ALX X58 OS Vista Ult SP2/Win 7 Ult SP1 x64/Win 8 Pro w/MC x64/XP Pro SP3 x86 (VM) CPU Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme 3.49 GHz, 8MB Cache Motherboard Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366 Memory 12GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 2048MB Graphics Card 1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295/Hauppauge HVR2250 TV Tuner Sound Card Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio Monitor(s) Displays Samsung® XL2370 LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Keyboard Microsoft® Wireless Entertainment 8000 + Logitech® G15 Wired Mouse Microsoft® Wireless Laser 8000 + Logitech® G9 Wired PSU Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU Case Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling Cooling Alienware® High-Perf. Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening Hard Drives 2 X 500gb SATA
1 X 1TB SATA
1 X 1TB eSATA LaCie External
(Non-RAID) Internet Speed 45mbps Other Info Using non-RAID on purpose as I find RAID too fussy and temperamental.
System Manufacturer/Model Number Alienware® ALX X58 OS Vista Ult SP2/Win 7 Ult SP1 x64/Win 8 Pro w/MC x64/XP Pro SP3 x86 (VM) CPU Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme 3.49 GHz, 8MB Cache Motherboard Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366 Memory 12GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 2048MB Graphics Card 1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295/Hauppauge HVR2250 TV Tuner Sound Card Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio Monitor(s) Displays Samsung® XL2370 LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Keyboard Microsoft® Wireless Entertainment 8000 + Logitech® G15 Wired Mouse Microsoft® Wireless Laser 8000 + Logitech® G9 Wired PSU Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU Case Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling Cooling Alienware® High-Perf. Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening Hard Drives 2 X 500gb SATA
1 X 1TB SATA
1 X 1TB eSATA LaCie External
(Non-RAID) Internet Speed 45mbps Other Info Using non-RAID on purpose as I find RAID too fussy and temperamental.