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    Well, i just re installed vista, and now i have issues...

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by aan310, May 25, 2008.

  1. aan310

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    the internet is REALLY slow, and i tried my lappy, amnd it works fine, and it worked ok earlier in xp... what is up? also, FF is really laggy too...
     
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    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    First guess is firewall/AV issue.
     
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    waht av and firewall? i dont use one... xD
    EDIT: actually, i am DLing avira now, and i noticed, that download speed is normal, just web page loading is really slow, and firefox (the program it's self) is really laggy now... it's a little upsetting...
     
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    windows firewall/defender....
     
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    nah, not that... i never had issues with them before, and i just turned tham off to test.
     
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    could be your ISP
     
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    well, now it is not lagging... but disconnection/connecting.... weaird//
     
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    Do you have this issue when using IE7?
     
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    well, now it is working ok... idk what the porblem was.... ill post back in in a little... and yes, IE was haveing the same probs.
     
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    Re-install again!
     
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    hah, funny thing. i always think how great it is gona be after i do that, and then i have probs... xD
     
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    Same here, you know what is the real "clean install"? To install the OS on a brand new HDD :D
     
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    i was thinking of doing a dban.... but i had another partition that i have all my files on, so i diddnt want that to effect it... i kinda want another HDD, one for OS, on for files... so id get like a 120gb for os, then have all 400GB to files.... but that ain't happeneing...
     
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    It's the wireless card from what it sounds like. Hopefully you got the AHCI driver as you were installing Vista, and then found the right driver for your wireless card. That or it's a garbage one.
     
    juggernautica8173, May 26, 2008
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    well, the card used to work fine, and i have the drivers. I got all the drivers to my knowlege. waht is the AHCI? i don't recal seeing that... ever (ever in my installing in my life)
     
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    ok... the net is ok now.
    But, how the heck do you stop the disk thrashing? i turned indexing off, and it is still thrashing like there is no tomorrow
     
    aan310, May 26, 2008
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    yay, and how installing SP! gives me a 0x80070032 error... and when i google it it is a system restore error... kinda weird.... cant find a fix

    EDIT: now my net is acting up again... darn it!
    idk... who votes i go back to xp? im gettin really pissed. i never had this many probs with vista before...
     
    aan310, May 26, 2008
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    I vote fresh install of Vista.
     
    Leon, May 26, 2008
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    but this is a fresh install... lol
     
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    I vote clean install.

    Amen.
     
    Knightendo, May 26, 2008
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    Even with indexing off, a fresh vista install needs time to "cure" so to speak, the disk thrashing should stop after a day or two of normal use.
     
    Iceman0124, May 27, 2008
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    1. Download the SP1 offline installer, if you don't have it.
    2. Go to the manufacturers website and download the LATEST drivers. Some manufacturers place all drivers for a particular model together. This means there may be device drivers for several vid cards and/or wireless cards together. Be sure to download the drivers for the exact hardware you have.
    3. Format the partition.
    4. Re-install Vista
    5. Install Device Drivers
    6. Reboot.
    7. Install SP1
    8. Reboot.
    9. Run Windows Update. Be careful it doesn't offer you an older device driver.
    10. Reboot.
    11. Install Firefox. Be patient if the software (not the connection) is laggy, until Vista settles down in 3 or 4 hours. Just leave the computer on. No need to turn off indexing.
     
    deputy963, May 28, 2008
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    Im with you on this one ... Install Clean Vista ... Update Vista with Offline SP1 , then do all the other update needed for WINDOWS , then install the proper driver for you hardware ...

    Then install firefox .. or try IE , see if there's a difference in speed ..

    Hope this help
     
    Tecknikal, May 28, 2008
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    The issue with installing SP1 before the drivers is that SP1 has issues with older drivers. This issue can cause an upgrade failure, or an endless reboot cycle. Installing the LATEST drivers first prevents both these possibilities.

    I also forgot a very important step:
    12. Use drive imaging software to create an image of your computer on an external HD or burn to DVD so you don't have to go through this again! :)
     
    deputy963, May 28, 2008
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