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I have a statup problem with my vista laptop. This thread should explain it all: http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1117 102

My monitor isn't working, more details I have some files on there I'd like to get off, can anyone help with transfering files without seeing the screen?

At 10/27/09 09:25 AM, andy70707 wrote: I have a statup problem with my vista laptop. This thread should explain it all: http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1117 102

I have this guys problem, except I haven't recently updated. I've tried booting a new OS from CD but my laptop won't let me. I have Ubuntu dual-booted on the laptop, which is what I'm using now. Does anyone have any suggestions to fix this?

At 10/29/09 04:36 PM, chesster415 wrote: My monitor isn't working, more details I have some files on there I'd like to get off, can anyone help with transfering files without seeing the screen?

Ok, so the laptop works with another screen while the xp loading screen is going on but not once it is booted up. Thats good, it means that you can still access the laptop. I want you to look at the f keys on your laptop and look for one that looks like a screen. This is normally on f5.

Once windows has loaded up press the fn key and f (mointor key) toghther and it should change the display to the other mointor.

If this dosent work post back here with your laptop make and model number

Okay, ive "fixed" the first problem, but I had to reinstall windows. It was due to a hard drive reading driver that was corrupted, and that wasnt a big deal since I have all my files on an external drive and back up everything else. However, it was fine for the first 2 days or so but now I can boot it up in windows, and now the processor stops after about a minuite of being in vista, regardless of what I am doing. and the funny thing is, it dosnet give any warning of doing so (slowing down, programs becoming unresponsive, etc) so it will crash without fail weather im not doing anythign at all or using it normally. I might try reinstalling again or repairing it but I have no idea what would be causing the problem or really how to fix it.

Below is copypasta from my thread

Hi, I'm not sure if this would be the appropriate place to post in, but I'm having a little issue with my screen resolution right now.

Every time I turn off the computer, I go back on the next day and my resolution will go from 1280x960 to around 800x600.

This started happening after I updated my NVIDIA card drivers. I made sure my card was compatible, I tried re installing which worked for awhile until I just turned on the computer a few minutes ago.

Google didn't really have any fixes either so I already tried Google.

I know resolution isn't much of a serious problem, but it's just annoying to have to find your screen all huge and have to rearrange everything back to where they were, again and again every morning.

System Specs:
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Intel Duo Core @ 3.00GHz
2046 RAM
DirectX 11
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Current Display Mode: 1280x960 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Version: 8.16.0011.9107

If there is any other information needed, please ask for it and I will provide it as soon as possible.

Thank you in advance.

have you gone back to your old drivers to see if that helped?

At 11/3/09 12:00 PM, steveo1259 wrote: have you gone back to your old drivers to see if that helped?

Well I don't know how to revert back, but for now it's been fine the last 2 days. I'll be sure to post here again if it repeats.

Ok, I now have a dead hard drive so I got a new one, but vista was stored on the old (now broken) one, and even the recovery partition is destroyed, and I don't have any repair disks, just a product key. So can I somehow send off for a vista CD with my product key or will I have to buy a new copy? At the moment I'm running a beta of windows 7 (and it keeps reminding me it's a beta every 5 seconds) and with the same problem the other guy said, it says the resolution is 1280 x 800 but looks around 800 x 600, although that's probably cause of the operating system. I mainly just want to get a
proper operating system on there.

well i would buy a legal version of windows seven now as it has been released and it is much better than vista is at the moment, but its your choice

My problem is in regards to tuneup utilities 2010:

Following the 2010 update (I upgraded from the 2009 version and yes both were actually paid for, not cracked), tuneup utilities seems unable to change the log on screen for windows and always shows the official log on screen.

Here is some miscellaneous info. I believe will help.
1) The tuneuptheme service is on.
2) Even if I tell the program to change to the official windows log on screen, it will not check it; instead it will simply keep checked the desired background but not register it as being the new log on screen.
3) 90% of the time, if I do the above the program will stop working temporarily.

I have indeed contacted the tuneup tech support, but the response I got was to turn on the service; however, I have yet to get back a new response (1 week) about my current issue. :(

Thanks in advance.

okay, on installing windows 7 I get the error:
a required cd/dvd drive device driver is missing

googling doesnt result into anything that actually helped, so I really need your help

I have the 64 bit version of windows 7 btw and a 32 bit version of vista

At 11/5/09 03:24 PM, robin1232 wrote: okay, on installing windows 7 I get the error:
a required cd/dvd drive device driver is missing

googling doesnt result into anything that actually helped, so I really need your help

I have the 64 bit version of windows 7 btw and a 32 bit version of vista

Doing a clean installation?

At 11/5/09 03:36 PM, Wylo wrote:

At 11/5/09 03:24 PM, robin1232 wrote: okay, on installing windows 7 I get the error:
a required cd/dvd drive device driver is missing

googling doesnt result into anything that actually helped, so I really need your help

I have the 64 bit version of windows 7 btw and a 32 bit version of vista

Doing a clean installation?

no, but on a different partition.

anyway, I figured out the problem, I still had the release candidate (used it on a virtual pc, but I couldnt get the internet to work so I uninstalled again)

so I burned at a lower speed and noticed I now had the windows 7 loading screen instead of the vista one when booting from the disk.

it still didnt work (4x speed) but I got something further (it stayed on 0% for 4 hours)

today I burned it again with toast instead of disk utility (yep, Im burning it on a mac but I installed it on a pc) and tried it on my mac in a virtual pc again (wich didnt work at first either) and now it works, so Im gonna wait till my sister goes away from the pc so I can install, but I think I have it now.

thank you anyway!

I have fixed the screen resolution problem simply by updating the drivers from the HP website (or whatever type of pc you have) And I am still using the windwos 7 beta, cant decide weather it is worth buying the full version. I have a vista licence key, but need an instalation since it is on my dead hard drive. I did try and email microsoft about the problem but you have to pay £46 just to email them. So I might just see how I survive on the beta until I get enough money to buy the full version. (when I upgrade it, does it search my system for previous operating systems or can I enter my product key?)