My Vista Experience
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I left vista to install on my machine yesterday night. When I came in the morning my monitor was displaying BSOD. After 1st reboot I got the message that the activation failed and so I had to call MS to activate as the computer was not able to connect to the network. To add to the injuries the DVD ROM drives are still not recognized. After every shutdown I have a BSOD. So I decided to revert back to the normal windows as I had a disk image. The problem the norton ghost emergency recovery cannot detect my hard drive. It is a Dell XPS machine. So I had no choice but to start vista and magically the network started working and I am posting this message from it. Now I need some way to restore a 12.5 GB image. Ghost is not working on Vista. I wonder if there is any solution other than install XP and then install Ghost and then restore the image. I knew what I was getting into when installing vista and I had all the precautions taken but unfortunately it was not enough. But there is one thing to say that the UI is awesome when it works. I wish it was a little stable. Probably I will try the next CTP.
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I left vista to install on my machine yesterday night. When I came in the morning my monitor was displaying BSOD. After 1st reboot I got the message that the activation failed and so I had to call MS to activate as the computer was not able to connect to the network. To add to the injuries the DVD ROM drives are still not recognized. After every shutdown I have a BSOD. So I decided to revert back to the normal windows as I had a disk image. The problem the norton ghost emergency recovery cannot detect my hard drive. It is a Dell XPS machine. So I had no choice but to start vista and magically the network started working and I am posting this message from it. Now I need some way to restore a 12.5 GB image. Ghost is not working on Vista. I wonder if there is any solution other than install XP and then install Ghost and then restore the image. I knew what I was getting into when installing vista and I had all the precautions taken but unfortunately it was not enough. But there is one thing to say that the UI is awesome when it works. I wish it was a little stable. Probably I will try the next CTP.
The solution is simple - but sadly it won't work retrospectively: don't use Ghost (or any other Norton product for that matter). I admit I'm just parading my prejudice ... but is based on real experience. Phil
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The solution is simple - but sadly it won't work retrospectively: don't use Ghost (or any other Norton product for that matter). I admit I'm just parading my prejudice ... but is based on real experience. Phil
Phil J Pearson wrote:
don't use Ghost (or any other Norton product for that matter)
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I left vista to install on my machine yesterday night. When I came in the morning my monitor was displaying BSOD. After 1st reboot I got the message that the activation failed and so I had to call MS to activate as the computer was not able to connect to the network. To add to the injuries the DVD ROM drives are still not recognized. After every shutdown I have a BSOD. So I decided to revert back to the normal windows as I had a disk image. The problem the norton ghost emergency recovery cannot detect my hard drive. It is a Dell XPS machine. So I had no choice but to start vista and magically the network started working and I am posting this message from it. Now I need some way to restore a 12.5 GB image. Ghost is not working on Vista. I wonder if there is any solution other than install XP and then install Ghost and then restore the image. I knew what I was getting into when installing vista and I had all the precautions taken but unfortunately it was not enough. But there is one thing to say that the UI is awesome when it works. I wish it was a little stable. Probably I will try the next CTP.
Try using BartPE (You can install ghost into it)... http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/[^] Worked OK on my Dell i9300... (or has your XPS got a SATA HD?)
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I left vista to install on my machine yesterday night. When I came in the morning my monitor was displaying BSOD. After 1st reboot I got the message that the activation failed and so I had to call MS to activate as the computer was not able to connect to the network. To add to the injuries the DVD ROM drives are still not recognized. After every shutdown I have a BSOD. So I decided to revert back to the normal windows as I had a disk image. The problem the norton ghost emergency recovery cannot detect my hard drive. It is a Dell XPS machine. So I had no choice but to start vista and magically the network started working and I am posting this message from it. Now I need some way to restore a 12.5 GB image. Ghost is not working on Vista. I wonder if there is any solution other than install XP and then install Ghost and then restore the image. I knew what I was getting into when installing vista and I had all the precautions taken but unfortunately it was not enough. But there is one thing to say that the UI is awesome when it works. I wish it was a little stable. Probably I will try the next CTP.
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
...yesterday night.
That would be last night in proper english. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
...yesterday night.
That would be last night in proper english. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
Good lord. An Australian giving advice on proper english. Will wonders never cease. :P regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry!
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
...yesterday night.
That would be last night in proper english. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
Ah, yes. I made the same mistake many moons ago, and Rog corrected me. Learning never stops. :-D Cheers, Vikram.
I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic
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Good lord. An Australian giving advice on proper english. Will wonders never cease. :P regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry!
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
Paul Watson wrote:
Good lord. An Australian giving advice on proper english. Will wonders never cease. ;P
<EDIT> Stupid fucking mice and stupid fucking buttons. Not made for 3:00am pissed attempts at harrasing Japies. </EDIT> And all this coming from a Seuth Efricken (not good enough that we kicked your arse 3-0 eh). <Tony Greig Accent> Where have you parkhed the khar. Where is the Khar Parkhed. </Tony Greig Accent> Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004 -- modified at 12:54 Tuesday 4th April, 2006
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Good lord. An Australian giving advice on proper english. Will wonders never cease. :P regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry!
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
Paul Watson wrote:
Will wonders never cease
That sentence should be ended with either a question mark or an exclamation mark. :-D Cheers, Vikram.
I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic
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Good lord. An Australian giving advice on proper english. Will wonders never cease. :P regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry!
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
And this coming from a South African transplanted to Ireland. :rolleyes: :laugh:
Software Zen:
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Paul Watson wrote:
Will wonders never cease
That sentence should be ended with either a question mark or an exclamation mark. :-D Cheers, Vikram.
I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic
If you stick to high-school english then yes you are right. If you get out of simplified text-books though you will find it is perfectly valid. I rather dislike using exclamation marks to be frank. And you can start sentences like this. But another high-school rule you can break is this one. Ain't english grand? regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry!
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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And this coming from a South African transplanted to Ireland. :rolleyes: :laugh:
Software Zen:
delete this;:-D The other week in Vegas I reflected on how amazing global life had become. There I was in the USA, a South African living in Ireland, talking to a Swede as a Canadian gave a presentation. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry!
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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Paul Watson wrote:
Good lord. An Australian giving advice on proper english. Will wonders never cease. ;P
<EDIT> Stupid fucking mice and stupid fucking buttons. Not made for 3:00am pissed attempts at harrasing Japies. </EDIT> And all this coming from a Seuth Efricken (not good enough that we kicked your arse 3-0 eh). <Tony Greig Accent> Where have you parkhed the khar. Where is the Khar Parkhed. </Tony Greig Accent> Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004 -- modified at 12:54 Tuesday 4th April, 2006
Next time you score 434 in an ODI just remember, we can beat it. ;)
Michael Martin wrote:
Where have you parkhed the khar. Where is the Khar Parkhed.
:laugh: regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry!
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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Next time you score 434 in an ODI just remember, we can beat it. ;)
Michael Martin wrote:
Where have you parkhed the khar. Where is the Khar Parkhed.
:laugh: regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry!
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
But only when you doctor the pitch and our captain is stupid enough to leave Brett Lee with 2 overs to bowl and puts Mick Lewis (who) on to bowl. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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If you stick to high-school english then yes you are right. If you get out of simplified text-books though you will find it is perfectly valid. I rather dislike using exclamation marks to be frank. And you can start sentences like this. But another high-school rule you can break is this one. Ain't english grand? regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry!
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
Paul Watson wrote:
And you can start sentences like this.
And I do it very often myself. :-D
Paul Watson wrote:
Ain't english grand?
Aye, that she is. ;P Cheers, Vikram.
I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic
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Paul Watson wrote:
And you can start sentences like this.
And I do it very often myself. :-D
Paul Watson wrote:
Ain't english grand?
Aye, that she is. ;P Cheers, Vikram.
I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Too many exclamation marks is the reason I don't read Digg anymore!!!!!
I detest Digg for just that reason. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry!
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Too many exclamation marks is the reason I don't read Digg anymore!!!!!
I detest Digg for just that reason. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry!
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
The content is Ok (though they seem to have an anti-MS bent), but the over-use of exclamation marks makes it look very puerile. Makes me wonder if you have to be below 16 to sign up at Digg. :^) Cheers, Vikram.
I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic
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The solution is simple - but sadly it won't work retrospectively: don't use Ghost (or any other Norton product for that matter). I admit I'm just parading my prejudice ... but is based on real experience. Phil
I agree, one of the many things I remember most about norton products is the blue screens let alone the load of registry keys the products create.