Vista'd

polonyc2 · 04-16-2008, 07:04 PM

I've been using Vista Business 64 bit for the past few weeks and was all set to post my positive experiences with it but it crashed last night

upon re-booting my system I got a blue screen which said "unmountable boot volume"...tried using the Recovery option on the Vista DVD which didn't work...tried writing zeroes to the drive using the Western Digital diagnostic utility which gave me another error "ICRC Error"

looks like my hard drive died so I have done an RMA...sucks because Vista was performing very good...will post my Vista impressions in another thread once I get my new hard drive and set up Vista on it (there are a lot of excellent Vista tweaks out there and once you apply them the OS really runs great)

for now I'm using my old hard drive with XP

ATINUT · 04-16-2008, 07:31 PM

That sucks. If the drive is in warranty, get it RMAED ASAP.

polonyc2 · 04-16-2008, 07:34 PM

I did an advanced RMA with Western Digital (they even sent me a pre-paid UPS shipping label) and I should have the new drive on Monday...I was really liking Vista 64 bit and it almost feels like a step backwards going back to XP now

SRTDodge05 · 04-16-2008, 07:34 PM

He said he did the RMA.

fvineyard · 04-16-2008, 11:00 PM

I have been very happy with Vista x64 on my rig. Occasional video issues when playing games but I would expect that with XP as well. And I am over one year now on my original install which is pretty decent for me

I did have some activation issues after a bad bout of driver upgrades on my IDE Controllers .... too much at one time and I had to call twice to reactivate. Anyhow ... good luck with the drive. I will look for your posting and hope you include the tweaks you like most...

spookyload · 04-16-2008, 11:20 PM

Come to the dark side Luke!

S.SubZero · 04-17-2008, 02:24 PM

Vista hate is very potent, and it always looks for any way to infiltrate a discussion about Vista.

You should clarify in your opening post that it was the hard drive that crashed, and not due to Vista. Up until you mentioned the hard disk, I was under the impression that Vista crashed on its own accord.

yamawho · 04-17-2008, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S.SubZero

Vista hate is very potent, and it always looks for any way to infiltrate a discussion about Vista.

You should clarify in your opening post that it was the hard drive that crashed, and not due to Vista. Up until you mentioned the hard disk, I was under the impression that Vista crashed on its own accord.

Me too

sammy2066 · 04-17-2008, 03:27 PM

We love ranting against Vista don't we? I personally think Vista is an excellent OS if you have the hardware to run it ...

polonyc2 · 04-17-2008, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S.SubZero

Vista hate is very potent, and it always looks for any way to infiltrate a discussion about Vista.

You should clarify in your opening post that it was the hard drive that crashed, and not due to Vista. Up until you mentioned the hard disk, I was under the impression that Vista crashed on its own accord.

I mentioned in my first post that Vista was performing very well with no issues and the problem was due to the hard drive...I have no issues with Vista at all

Sir Skully · 04-18-2008, 12:19 AM

I'm running Vista 64 with 8 gig of memory, it do make a differance. Vista 64 running great so far.....

S.SubZero · 04-18-2008, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polonyc2

I mentioned in my first post that Vista was performing very well with no issues and the problem was due to the hard drive...I have no issues with Vista at all

The topic is "Vista'd", it's in the Vista forum, and it took you three paragraphs to mention the real cause of failure. If there's one thing I learned about Vista haters, is they don't typically wait three paragraphs to I TOLD YOU SO and go on a rampage.

Your hard drive failed, and happened to have Vista on it. The two are not related things.

polonyc2 · 04-18-2008, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S.SubZero

The topic is "Vista'd", it's in the Vista forum, and it took you three paragraphs to mention the real cause of failure. If there's one thing I learned about Vista haters, is they don't typically wait three paragraphs to I TOLD YOU SO and go on a rampage.

Your hard drive failed, and happened to have Vista on it. The two are not related things.

who's a Vista hater?...I keep telling you that I like Vista a lot...so what if it took 3 paragraphs?...
I would assume most intelligent people would read the whole post before drawing any conclusions...I clearly stated what was and what was not the problem in the very first post...clear as day...if someone just read the first sentence and stopped reading then that is a by-product of their reading/comprehension skills

I was able to get my hard drive working again so I still do not know what caused the crash...when I finish setting things up again I'm planning on going in depth with my Vista experience

SRTDodge05 · 04-22-2008, 09:58 AM

I removed vista ultimate and tried my business edition on my laptop and man what a difference that made. I find the business edition can be tweaked a lot better and runs a lot faster then ultimate did. Feels like i gained a few horse power under the hood now.

04-16-2008, 07:04 PM	#1
polonyc2 Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 8,200	Vista'd I've been using Vista Business 64 bit for the past few weeks and was all set to post my positive experiences with it but it crashed last night upon re-booting my system I got a blue screen which said "unmountable boot volume"...tried using the Recovery option on the Vista DVD which didn't work...tried writing zeroes to the drive using the Western Digital diagnostic utility which gave me another error "ICRC Error" looks like my hard drive died so I have done an RMA...sucks because Vista was performing very good...will post my Vista impressions in another thread once I get my new hard drive and set up Vista on it (there are a lot of excellent Vista tweaks out there and once you apply them the OS really runs great) for now I'm using my old hard drive with XP __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** XFX GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB Intel E8400 * Noctua NH-U12P G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB WD6401AALS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX850W AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP2 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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04-16-2008, 07:31 PM	#2
ATINUT Just Plain Crazy! Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,277	Re: Vista'd That sucks. If the drive is in warranty, get it RMAED ASAP. __________________ Intel D975XBX2 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 8GB's of Mushkin HP2 6400 memory(DDR2 800) two Sapphire GDDR4 Radeon 3870 videocards HT Omega Claro(Cmedia 8788HD chip) 120GB&200GB&320GB Western Digital harddrives LG DVDROM & LG DVDBURNER HP Deskjet 920C Logitech X-540 speakers Viewsonic VG2030wm 20inch Widescreen LCD Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit with Service Pack 1 Who'se the fool that approved the design for this place. - The Dwarf, Sacred Underworld.
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04-16-2008, 07:34 PM	#3
polonyc2 Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 8,200	I did an advanced RMA with Western Digital (they even sent me a pre-paid UPS shipping label) and I should have the new drive on Monday...I was really liking Vista 64 bit and it almost feels like a step backwards going back to XP now __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** XFX GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB Intel E8400 * Noctua NH-U12P G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB WD6401AALS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX850W AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP2 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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04-16-2008, 07:34 PM	#4
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,835	Re: Vista'd He said he did the RMA. __________________
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fvineyard Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 57	Re: Vista'd I have been very happy with Vista x64 on my rig. Occasional video issues when playing games but I would expect that with XP as well. And I am over one year now on my original install which is pretty decent for me I did have some activation issues after a bad bout of driver upgrades on my IDE Controllers .... too much at one time and I had to call twice to reactivate. Anyhow ... good luck with the drive. I will look for your posting and hope you include the tweaks you like most... __________________
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04-16-2008, 11:20 PM	#6
spookyload IN-n-Out Expert Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Probably stuck in Iraq! Posts: 2,935	Re: Vista'd Come to the dark side Luke!
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04-17-2008, 02:24 PM	#7
S.SubZero Vista x64 User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: California Posts: 1,277	Re: Vista'd Vista hate is very potent, and it always looks for any way to infiltrate a discussion about Vista. You should clarify in your opening post that it was the hard drive that crashed, and not due to Vista. Up until you mentioned the hard disk, I was under the impression that Vista crashed on its own accord. __________________ -SSZ
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04-18-2008, 12:19 AM	#11
Sir Skully ABX KNIGHT EXEMPLAR Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA-GA Posts: 28,335	Re: Vista'd I'm running Vista 64 with 8 gig of memory, it do make a differance. Vista 64 running great so far.....
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04-22-2008, 09:58 AM	#14
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,835	Re: Vista'd I removed vista ultimate and tried my business edition on my laptop and man what a difference that made. I find the business edition can be tweaked a lot better and runs a lot faster then ultimate did. Feels like i gained a few horse power under the hood now. __________________
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