anyone else experiencing problems after the last windows vista update????

[Gato Moteado]

my laptop is set to automatically update when there are new windows updates.

ever since the last update a couple days ago, word shuts down when i try to make changes to a document layout or when i try to print. photoshop shuts down before it finishes starting up. other programs shut down when i'm trying to print.

anyone else experiencing this with windows vista?

[Champion Jack]

1. I haven't had one single problem with windows

since I switched to Mac about 7 years ago...

[Gato Moteado]

12. because of the nature of my work.....

....i can't totally kick windows to the curb, but i am also a linux user. i use linux about 75% of the time. i still need my windows machine to function normally.

[KeepItReal]

2. My condolences...Vista on my Sony Vaio drove me to go MacBook Pro

I couldn't take it anymore.

Vista was the worst OS I've ever seen.

I'm running Windows XP Pro on my MacBook Pro when I need to (using Parallels software). Talk about best of both worlds...

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. Vista is bad however there is a registry scan tool at MS that helped me fix a

friend's laptop... I'll try to find the page for you.

[KeepItReal]

7. I used a startup monitor and registry cleaner. Vista was just a dog.

Startup times on the Vista laptop were terrible. It would not even hibernate properly.

Thanks, though!

[HysteryDiagnosis]

9. Oooops, that was intended for Gato... hope he checks it. n/t

[Gato Moteado]

11. i did see it.....

....and thanks....i need to go in and clean the registry and trim the fat anyways.

see my previous reply to the original post.....i figured out the problem and it wasn't even vista (this time).

[HysteryDiagnosis]

13. Well my friend's laptop kept bitching about the Ddraw.dll every time it booted,

and I checked the system32 folder and it was there, however it showed 0Kb as file size, there was a Ddrawex.dll that was a few hundred Kb but apparently that didn't make Windoze happy. I copied the Ddraw.dll from my laptop but Vista wouldn't allow me signed on as my friend (Admin) to write to System32 folder..... therefore I did all the free scans at MS, there were a few, then I disabled a bunch of startup crap, and finally "repaired" his installations of ITunes, it was one of the programs complaining about Ddraw.dll, and several others, apparently install programs are given a pass and everything went back to acceptable, boot time, shutdown time all things as good as it gets imho. I spent several hours on this project but it is what I like to do sometimes, I look at it as a jigsaw puzzle or just an insurmountable challenge. Wishing you luck with yours.

[AlabamaLibrul]

6. "Well, actually, he forgot Windows ME." - Chimpy, ca. 2004. n/t

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. Check out this resource, it may be your only free hope.

http://www.microsoft.com/hk/protect/products/computer/safetyscanner.mspx

Other features of the Windows Live OneCare safety scanner

In addition to the free security scans, Windows Live OneCare safety scanner also provides:
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Straightforward information about online threats.
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The ability to search the Microsoft Virus Encyclopedia.
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Answers to questions about the health and safety of your computer.
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Tools to help protect, optimize, and enhance the safety of your computer.
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A registry cleaner to help remove invalid or obsolete registry items on your computer.

For more information, see Frequently asked questions about Windows Live OneCare safety scanner.
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What next?

You can return to the Windows Live OneCare safety scanner to run the Full Service Scan or one of the individual scans as often as you like. If you would prefer to have this scan running silently in the background, you can subscribe to Windows Live OneCare, which will give you a clear, continuous indication of your computer's overall level of protection and performance. For more information, visit the Windows Live OneCare Web site.

[Boswell]

5. this may sound wierd but

try re-installing the update, make sure all AV stuff is disabled and all programs shut-down. you may want to try re-installing your printer driver before doing that, just in case.

[Uzybone]

8. is that a trick question?

[Gato Moteado]

10. OK....figured it out....it actually wasn't vista......

....it was a network printer that i had installed. i deleted it from my printer list and everything seems fine.

thanks for all the quick replies. sorry for the false alarm....but there will be more opportunities to beat up on vista.