Vista - Reinstalling Vista

I wonder if anybody can help,I have a few problems with Vista,blue screens
missing dlls etc ,etc.So i am wondering if it possible to reinstal vista
from the disk.Do not partically want to reformat my hardrive.I have vista
home premium.I was toying into getting a new PC that has the full version of
vista or getting PC world to repair this pc.I am really in to minds.
Thanyou
Paul

"PAUL&GINA" <P_SKINNER@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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PC World would do a destructive restore, charging you for something you can
do yourself..

Blue screens display error codes which are useful in diagnosing problems. It
would help if we knew what they were/are..

Missing dll's error messages can occur because a program installation has
screwed for reasons unknown, or because the installation failed on account
of the program not being suitable for use with Vista, or because a program
has been uninstalled incorrectly.

Can you remember what you did just prior to any of the problems showing up?

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Thanks for replying so quick hear is a brief summary
1 wmpnscci.dll is missing from wmp get a message come up saying it contain
a error or not designed to run on windows
2 c:\windows system32\pdh.dll ies either not designed to run on windows or
contains a error
3 microsoft windows media cofiguation utitlity not working
4 When i get the blue screen no error come up on the screen/im doing nothing
pacfic when i get the screen
5 Sound driver not compatible with vista it the Creative Audigy Audio
Processor (WDM)
Hope that helps mike it he crashing that getting me down,I can be doing
anything when it crashes
Can not even down load the lastest updates from microsoft from there site
I am at my witt end with this machine ,below is the spec for my machine

OS Name Microsoft® Windows VistaT Home Premium
Version 6.0.6000 Build 6000
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name FAMILYCOMPUTER
System Manufacturer HP Pavilion 061
System Model PN119AA-ABU m1170.uk
System Type X86-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz, 3000 Mhz, 1 Core(s), 2 Logical
Processor(s)
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United Kingdom
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6000.16386"
User Name FAMILYCOMPUTER\HP_Administrator
Time Zone GMT Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 1,022.75 MB
Available Physical Memory 391.80 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.44 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.37 GB
Page File Space 1.50 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys


From: "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxx>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: Reinstalling Vista

Mike another error i have got that is bugging me in the bottom right hand
corner i have a red cross when i ope it it takes me to the security centre
in the securty centre it says i dont have any antivirus installed,i have
norton installed also is says windows defender is off,but i know it is on
any help appreciated
paul

"PAUL&GINA" <P_SKINNER@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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If your computer still has a workable CD/DVD burning program which works,
now would be a good time to get acquainted with it.

Save (burn) all of your pictures, music etc. Having done that, you will need
to contact HP support and ask them how you change the function in BIOS which
allows you to access the destructive recovery process from an F key which is
pressed as and when shown on the HP initialization screen. This function is
protected by BIOS to prevent accidental total erasure.

Carry out the destructive restore. After the machine has totally recovered,
go to Control Panel > Programs and Features.

Uninstall ALL trial versions of any games, MS Office 2007, Norton
'Absolutely Anything and Everything'.

Open your browser and get either AVG or Avast free anti-virus, then run
whichever you chose.

Now go to the HP support web site, download and save all drivers pertinent
to your computer. Some of these may well be newer than the versions
installed during the recovery process.

If you have external devices like printer, scanner, webcam, obtain Vista
drivers from the manufacturer web sites. Do NOT use the supplied
installation media unless it is specifically intended for use on a Vista
system.

Before installing anything new, reboot your system. Vista will create a
restore point which is useful if whatever you are installing fails or
creates problems. Always ensure that the system is working as you expect
before installing anything else.

After all of this, ensure that the computer boots without any errors. It
should in theory.

Now go to Windows Update and get everything EXCEPT for optional hardware
device drivers and language packs.

Your computer should still be working without error. If you get errors, most
likely you have a hardware problem, in which case you should chase the
warranty dept.

Download and install the latest version of Adaware, SpyBot, WinPatrol. Also
get Hostsman but ONLY from this web site..

http://www.abelhadigital.com/

Resist all temptations to use a registry cleaner. Some think CCleaner is ok,
but indiscriminate checking of 'crap to remove' can leave you wondering what
happened to a variety of things. This applies to Disk Cleanup too. Run it
with the default items ONLY checked unless you are sure that you want other
stuff gone and understand the implications of your choice.

Do NOT stop any services under the advice of others unless you understand
the full implications of so doing. Not all services in the list are running,
and some will only be called if you install a specific program or function.

Do NOT install RealPlayer, and if it already is, revisit the uninstall
function in Programs and Features. If anything asks for RealPlayer to be
installed, don't bother with it. Same with Quicktime. QuickTime movies can
be viewed with MediaPlayer 6.4 (which will in no way interfere with WMP 11).
It is easily found in a browser search.

When installing programs, it is a good idea to go for CUSTOM installs
because this is where you find the boxes checked by default which will
install unwanted and, for the most part, useless toolbars and other little
surprises.

One last thing. Buy another 1GB of RAM. It makes quite the difference.


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