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    Having trouble loading new bios update on 5920g

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by zippy77777, Jul 26, 2008.

  1. zippy77777

    zippy77777 Notebook Geek

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    Ive downloaded the new bios update, unzipped everything etc etc.
    I run the swinflash program and go through everything, flash and save, where i want to save it and where the new file is located.

    Then when I go to flash it tells me that it cannot load the driver and something to do with admin privileges and that I need to log in again as access is denied.

    I am the administrator and I have used this program before, why wont it let me do it this time. Does anyone have a download for another version of phoenix secure winflash or can help me out why its not working or I dont have access?

    Please....
     
    zippy77777, Jul 26, 2008
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  2. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    have you RIGHT CLICKED on the program,,, then selected RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR
     
    bigozone, Jul 26, 2008
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  3. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

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    have you load xp pro yet:laugh:

    sorry i leave the thread :(

    Phil :(
     
    hoggie, Jul 26, 2008
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    zippy77777 Notebook Geek

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    Learning new things in Vista all the time, that worked a treat, thank you very muchly........ :)
     
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  5. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    now UPGRADE your OS to XP PRO... and you'll have a SPEEDY laptop.

    let me know if you ever want to try XP there are a few tricks to getting it to install.


    BTW in your sig it's bologna
     
    bigozone, Jul 26, 2008
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    zippy77777 Notebook Geek

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    Best change the sig then lol.

    I do have an original xp pro disc that i bought, its just my new lappy has vista on it. If i load xp will it be a alot quicker machine then.

    What about dual boot or would you wipe alltogether?
     
    zippy77777, Jul 27, 2008
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  7. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    do you have any programs that REQUIRED XP?

    if not,,, make your restore disks
    and we can go from there
     
    bigozone, Jul 27, 2008
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    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    just a thought...

    the sig would look better with the word BOLOGNA... replaced with WONDERFUL STUFF.... or replaced with CRAP
     
    bigozone, Jul 28, 2008
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