HELP!!! Blank Control Panel, No Admin Tools, EXTREMELY Slow Operat

God, I am getting sick and tired of how crappy Vista is! I used to recommend
it to people, but now I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

Here's the latest nonsense: all of a sudden my Lenovo T60 laptop has started
misbehaving, badly:

1) Control Panel is EMPTY.

2) Administrative tools, which are supposed to be showing up on both the All
Programs menu and the Start menu don't show up anywhere.

3) Opening up Computer causes a very long scan of some kind to start. I can
see a green progress bar growing behind the path information at the top of
the window. While this scan is taking place NOTHING ELSE WORKS in the system.
In other words, it totally locks up.

4) Same thing happens when, for example, I right click on Control Panel and
try to open it as a window (i.e., green bar crawling across the top of the
window). When it's done, the Control Panel window is EMPTY.

5) At random times the system appears to lock up. I can't open the Start
menu, I can't right click on the task bar and bring up the Task Manager, nada.

I've run a full disk check. No problems. This system used to be reasonably
well behaved (it is a piece of plain vanilla hardware, after all).

Any advice or suggestions on how to get this piece of garbage working again
would be much appreciated.

- Mark

p.s. to Microsoft: I am never, ever going to install a new version of your
OS on any hardware I run until it has been "in production" and used by a
bunch of other slobs for at least two years. And that applies not only to my
personal equipment, but also the hardware I oversee in my role as CFO. Why?
Because the never-ending series of problems with Vista has convinced me that
you've lost your way, and don't know how to produce reliable software
anymore. This stuff just has to work; it can't require full-time babysitting.
No one except a few flagellants runs operating systems just to run them; the
vast majority of us run them >>to get work done<<. And when the OS is
unreliable, that's impossible!

On Aug 9, 1:59*am, Mark <M...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> God, I am getting sick and tired of how crappy Vista is! I used to recommend
> it to people, but now I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

[snip]


> p.s. to Microsoft: I am never, ever going to install a new version of your

[snip]

"Microsoft" doesn't read these groups so your childish/boorish rant
will go unnoticed.

On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:59:01 -0700, Mark wrote:

> God, > SNIPPED MESSAGE TO GOD <
> - Mark
>
> p.s. to Microsoft: I am never, ever going to install a new version of
> your OS on any hardware I run until it has been "in production" and used
> by a bunch of other slobs for at least two years. And that applies not
> only to my personal equipment, but also the hardware I oversee in my
> role as CFO. Why? Because the never-ending series of problems with Vista
> has convinced me that you've lost your way, and don't know how to
> produce reliable software anymore. This stuff just has to work; it can't
> require full-time babysitting. No one except a few flagellants runs
> operating systems just to run them; the vast majority of us run them
> >>to get work done<<. And when the OS is unreliable, that's impossible!

Just because your the only person in your apartment with a job...that
doesn't make you a CFO.





--
Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire

Windows Vista does not just decide to do this by itself. I am certain
that your problem can be linked to a recent software installation or
worse be due to some malware on the system.

My recommendation is to boot up in Safe mode, backup all documents
then reformat or re-image.

Paul: you know what to do with yourself. Try to enjoy it while you do.

- Mark

"Paul Montgomery" wrote:

> On Aug 9, 1:59 am, Mark <M...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > God, I am getting sick and tired of how crappy Vista is! I used to recommend
> > it to people, but now I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
>
> [snip]
>
>
> > p.s. to Microsoft: I am never, ever going to install a new version of your
>
> [snip]
>
> "Microsoft" doesn't read these groups so your childish/boorish rant
> will go unnoticed.
>

Gee, not only a twit but perhaps a Microsoft shill as well? How do you live
with yourself?

And...you are wrong on both counts. I haven't lived in an apartment in years
(houses are so much nicer; you should try living in one...when you get to the
point where you can afford to).

"Hobbes" wrote:

> On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:59:01 -0700, Mark wrote:
>
> > God, > SNIPPED MESSAGE TO GOD <
> > - Mark
> >
> > p.s. to Microsoft: I am never, ever going to install a new version of
> > your OS on any hardware I run until it has been "in production" and used
> > by a bunch of other slobs for at least two years. And that applies not
> > only to my personal equipment, but also the hardware I oversee in my
> > role as CFO. Why? Because the never-ending series of problems with Vista
> > has convinced me that you've lost your way, and don't know how to
> > produce reliable software anymore. This stuff just has to work; it can't
> > require full-time babysitting. No one except a few flagellants runs
> > operating systems just to run them; the vast majority of us run them
> > >>to get work done<<. And when the OS is unreliable, that's impossible!
>
> Just because your the only person in your apartment with a job...that
> doesn't make you a CFO.
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire
>

Ash,

thanks for the suggestion. I'd do that except that I didn't happen to bring
my installation disks with me while traveling. I didn't think that was
necessary.

- Mark

"Ash" wrote:

> Windows Vista does not just decide to do this by itself. I am certain
> that your problem can be linked to a recent software installation or
> worse be due to some malware on the system.
>
> My recommendation is to boot up in Safe mode, backup all documents
> then reformat or re-image.
>

On Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:44:01 -0700, Mark wrote:

> Gee, not only a twit but perhaps a Microsoft shill as well? How do you
> live with yourself?
>

Perhaps you didn't notice --- I'm using Linux.


> And...you are wrong on both counts. I haven't lived in an apartment in
> years (houses are so much nicer; you should try living in one...when you
> get to the point where you can afford to).
>


Hehehe ... way past the point of living in a house.
Get back to me when you own at least one outright.


> "Hobbes" wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:59:01 -0700, Mark wrote:
>>
>> > God, > SNIPPED MESSAGE TO GOD <
>> > - Mark
>> >
>> > p.s. to Microsoft: I am never, ever going to install a new version of
>> > your OS on any hardware I run until it has been "in production" and
>> > used by a bunch of other slobs for at least two years. And that
>> > applies not only to my personal equipment, but also the hardware I
>> > oversee in my role as CFO. Why? Because the never-ending series of
>> > problems with Vista has convinced me that you've lost your way, and
>> > don't know how to produce reliable software anymore. This stuff just
>> > has to work; it can't require full-time babysitting. No one except a
>> > few flagellants runs operating systems just to run them; the vast
>> > majority of us run them
>> > >>to get work done<<. And when the OS is unreliable, that's
>> > >>impossible!
>>
>> Just because your the only person in your apartment with a job...that
>> doesn't make you a CFO.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire
>>





--
Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire

On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 23:59:01 -0700, Mark
<> wrote:

> God, I am getting sick and tired of how crappy Vista is! I used to recommend
> it to people, but now I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
>
> Here's the latest nonsense: all of a sudden my Lenovo T60 laptop has started
> misbehaving, badly:


There are many thousands, if not millions, of people running Vista
without a single one of the problems you describe below. Yet you blame
them on Vista. Does it not even occur to you that the problems might
be caused by something *you* have done wrong, a malware infection, and
so on?

Such problems can be very frustrating; I certainly know that. But make
sure that you are putting the blame where it belongs. When the
enormous majority of us don't have your problems, it's clearly not
Vista's fault.

You don't say anything about what anti-virus and anti-spyware software
you run, and whether they are up to date. If I were in your shoes, the
first thing I would do is make sure you are malware-free. I recommend
that you begin troubleshooting by going to MVP Malke's malware removal
site at
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware and
following the instructions there.



> 1) Control Panel is EMPTY.
>
> 2) Administrative tools, which are supposed to be showing up on both the All
> Programs menu and the Start menu don't show up anywhere.
>
> 3) Opening up Computer causes a very long scan of some kind to start. I can
> see a green progress bar growing behind the path information at the top of
> the window. While this scan is taking place NOTHING ELSE WORKS in the system.
> In other words, it totally locks up.
>
> 4) Same thing happens when, for example, I right click on Control Panel and
> try to open it as a window (i.e., green bar crawling across the top of the
> window). When it's done, the Control Panel window is EMPTY.
>
> 5) At random times the system appears to lock up. I can't open the Start
> menu, I can't right click on the task bar and bring up the Task Manager, nada.
>
> I've run a full disk check. No problems. This system used to be reasonably
> well behaved (it is a piece of plain vanilla hardware, after all).
>
> Any advice or suggestions on how to get this piece of garbage working again
> would be much appreciated.
>
> - Mark
>
> p.s. to Microsoft: I am never, ever going to install a new version of your
> OS on any hardware I run until it has been "in production" and used by a
> bunch of other slobs for at least two years. And that applies not only to my
> personal equipment, but also the hardware I oversee in my role as CFO. Why?
> Because the never-ending series of problems with Vista has convinced me that
> you've lost your way, and don't know how to produce reliable software
> anymore. This stuff just has to work; it can't require full-time babysitting.
> No one except a few flagellants runs operating systems just to run them; the
> vast majority of us run them >>to get work done<<. And when the OS is
> unreliable, that's impossible!

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Mark;799384 Wrote:
> God, I am getting sick and tired of how crappy Vista is! I used t
> recommen
> it to people, but now I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy
>
> Here's the latest nonsense: all of a sudden my Lenovo T60 laptop ha
> starte
> misbehaving, badly
>
> 1) Control Panel is EMPTY
>
> 2) Administrative tools, which are supposed to be showing up on bot
> the Al
> Programs menu and the Start menu don't show up anywhere
>
> 3) Opening up Computer causes a very long scan of some kind to start.
> ca
> see a green progress bar growing behind the path information at the to
> o
> the window. While this scan is taking place NOTHING ELSE WORKS in th
> system
> In other words, it totally locks up
>
> 4) Same thing happens when, for example, I right click on Control Pane
> an
> try to open it as a window (i.e., green bar crawling across the top o
> th
> window). When it's done, the Control Panel window is EMPTY
>
> 5) At random times the system appears to lock up. I can't open th
> Star
> menu, I can't right click on the task bar and bring up the Tas
> Manager, nada
>
> I've run a full disk check. No problems. This system used to b
> reasonabl
> well behaved (it is a piece of plain vanilla hardware, after all)
>
> Any advice or suggestions on how to get this piece of garbage workin
> agai
> would be much appreciated
>
> - Mark

You could try creating a new user account and see if the problem i
still there and if that is ok try to coppy the hidden AppData file i
the user account to your own and merge them together to restore th
missing entries

That might work:

--
Mr GRiM