RE: Vista problems

Paul,

RC1 is ancient. Test the release on MSDN. It's exponentially more stable.

-J

"Adrian" wrote:

> I have just about finished with Vista RC1 Build #5600. The OS continually
> locks up stops responding or problems with hardware. I have totally
> reinstalled Vista I have repaired Vista and still I have problems. I have
> just looked in the Problem Reports and Solutions to find I have 128 Events
> (after 2 days) including
>
> 1. Stopped responding and was closed
> 2. Stopped working
> 3. Program compatability problem
> 4. Unable to diagnose/repair network problem
> 5. Shutdown unexpectedly
> 6. Video Hardware error
> 7. WERCWEvent
>
> I have sent reports to Microsoft looking for a solution but none found.
>
> The PC has to be shutdown because of 1&2
> Some software will not run even if I run as administrator or WinXP
> compatability mode.
> My wireless network will shut down for no apparent reason and cannot repair
> and will only come back on restart (this is my 4th attempt this morning to
> send this post).
> I get the dreaded blue screen of death at least once a day while trying to
> do even the most mundane of tasks like typing a letter.
> As a result of the "video hardware error" I purchased another $250 ATI X800
> video card installed the latest drivers from ATI and still have the same
> problem so now I have 2 what looks like incompatible cards even though ATI
> and Microsoft say its compatable (also tried Vista's own video drivers).
> And the error "WERCWEvent" dont ask me what this one is.
>
> I have tried to get hold of Microsoft via email but after 3 weeks I doubt I
> will get any kind of answer and yes I do know that the software is
> unsupported but I would have at least expected an email saying that the
> software is unsupported by MS.
>
> I have a P4M800PRO-M mainboard with a Dual Core 3 gig processor and 2 gig
> (2X1gig) DDR2 ram ATI X800 256meg AGP card and a 500W power supply.
>
> Can anyone throw some light onto why these problems occur before I throw the
> OS in the bin and reformat the drive and go back to XP?
>
> Adrian
>

RC1 is the latest Microsoft sent me I tried to get the RC2(?) from Microsoft
download but I didnt get there on time.

Adrian


"Johnathonm" wrote:

> Paul,
>
> RC1 is ancient. Test the release on MSDN. It's exponentially more stable.
>
> -J
>
> "Adrian" wrote:
>
> > I have just about finished with Vista RC1 Build #5600. The OS continually
> > locks up stops responding or problems with hardware. I have totally
> > reinstalled Vista I have repaired Vista and still I have problems. I have
> > just looked in the Problem Reports and Solutions to find I have 128 Events
> > (after 2 days) including
> >
> > 1. Stopped responding and was closed
> > 2. Stopped working
> > 3. Program compatability problem
> > 4. Unable to diagnose/repair network problem
> > 5. Shutdown unexpectedly
> > 6. Video Hardware error
> > 7. WERCWEvent
> >
> > I have sent reports to Microsoft looking for a solution but none found.
> >
> > The PC has to be shutdown because of 1&2
> > Some software will not run even if I run as administrator or WinXP
> > compatability mode.
> > My wireless network will shut down for no apparent reason and cannot repair
> > and will only come back on restart (this is my 4th attempt this morning to
> > send this post).
> > I get the dreaded blue screen of death at least once a day while trying to
> > do even the most mundane of tasks like typing a letter.
> > As a result of the "video hardware error" I purchased another $250 ATI X800
> > video card installed the latest drivers from ATI and still have the same
> > problem so now I have 2 what looks like incompatible cards even though ATI
> > and Microsoft say its compatable (also tried Vista's own video drivers).
> > And the error "WERCWEvent" dont ask me what this one is.
> >
> > I have tried to get hold of Microsoft via email but after 3 weeks I doubt I
> > will get any kind of answer and yes I do know that the software is
> > unsupported but I would have at least expected an email saying that the
> > software is unsupported by MS.
> >
> > I have a P4M800PRO-M mainboard with a Dual Core 3 gig processor and 2 gig
> > (2X1gig) DDR2 ram ATI X800 256meg AGP card and a 500W power supply.
> >
> > Can anyone throw some light onto why these problems occur before I throw the
> > OS in the bin and reformat the drive and go back to XP?
> >
> > Adrian
> >