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Windows Vista Recovery - Why and How

Thursday, 05 January 2012 14:05 |

Written by Rebecca |

Nobody likes to be faced with computer problems, but – sadly – problems happen from time to time and it’s often up to you to resolve the problems with your machine. Windows Vista was preinstalled on the majority of computers and laptops sold for years and the computer manufacturers opted to not send along the installation disk with the computer. This means that when Vista has trouble, you’re going to have to do something besides run the program from the disk. Fortunately there’s a lot you can do for Windows Vista recovery.

Why Recover?

When you’re locked out of your computer, your Vista operating system won’t start or you keep crashing, your first instinct may be to remove the software and start again. Normally you’d do this through a reformat, but you’re probably lacking the disk you’d need to do a standard reformat. Even if you could just throw in a disk and start fresh, you probably don’t want to jump right to this extreme step. Why? Because you’d lose everything personal on your computer if you wiped out your current operating system.

It’s better to work within the Vista system to try and recover rather than reinstalling the software.

Host Process for Windows Services Crash in Windows Vista

Monday, 23 August 2010 21:02 |

Written by Moses K. |

Ah, the blue screen of death. If you’re using Vista and possibly seeing the blue screen followed by “Host processes for Windows services stopped working and was closed” you’re just out of luck. Not really - you’re actually among many that get this particular error message. It’s a problem with the Microsoft Vista operating system and at least one other program you’re currently running. To fix the error, you’re going to identify what program is causing the conflict and then work to resolve the issue.

Finding Conflicting Programs in Vista

Conceivably, there could be any number of programs causing your cryptic message. To find out which one(s) to worry about, go to Start and then Control Panel.

Select Administrative Tools.

Administrative Tools

How to fix the Blue Screen of Death on Vista Startup

Thursday, 10 June 2010 18:32 |

Written by Wendy |

Any user of Windows has most likely come across a fatal exception error, which then causes the display of the blue diagnostic screen lovingly referred to as the “Blue Screen of Death” or BSOD. In Windows 7 and Vista, the user is more likely to see the “Close Program” Dialog box. When this box appears it allows the user to close the program or wait for the program to respond. It will also prompt the user to report the error to Microsoft.

Close Application Prompt

Five Problems with Windows Vista

Thursday, 18 February 2010 21:26 |

Written by Moses K. |

Windows Vista and Windows 7

There have been many criticisms of the Windows Vista operating system since its introduction in 2007. Windows has even responded by releasing a new operating system since called Windows 7 with much of its marketing revolving around the emphasis that the problems with Vista have been addressed and that they listened to their consumer complaints. So what are the biggest problems with Vista, and if you use it should you upgrade to 7?