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How to troubleshoot a program that does not run as expected after it is installed on Windows Vista​

This article describes how to troubleshoot a program that does not run as expected after it is installed or to troubleshoot a program that produces an error message after it is installed, follow these steps.

Try to run the program in compatibility mode
If the program worked correctly on the computer before you upgraded to Windows Vista, follow these steps:
1.Click Start, and then type the name of the program in the Start Search box.
2.In the Programs list, right-click the program name, and then click Properties.
3.On the Compatibility tab, click to select the Run this program in compatibility mode for check box.
4.In the list, select the operating system on which the program previously ran correctly, and then click OK.
When you select the compatibility mode option, Windows Vista emulates the selected operating system when you run that particular program.

If the program still does not work correctly, continue to the next step.

Run the program as an administrator
To run the program as an administrator, follow these steps:
1.Click Start Start button, and then type the name of the program in the Start Search box.
2.In the Programs list, right-click the program that you are troubleshooting, and then click Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

If the program now runs correctly, the program requires administrative permissions to function. By default, the User Account Control security feature in Windows Vista causes all programs to run with permissions that are assigned to a standard user. You must explicitly grant administrative permissions for a program to run as an administrator. When you verify that the program requires administrative permissions in order to run correctly, you can force the program to automatically run with administrative permissions every time. Be aware that setting this option does not prevent the User Account Prompt from displaying. However, you do not have to right-click the program shortcut, and then click Run as administrator every time that you run the program.

To force a program to automatically run with administrative permissions, follow these steps:
1.Click Start , and then type the name of the program in the Start Search box.
2.In the Programs list, right-click the program that you are troubleshooting, and then click Properties.
3.On the Compatibility tab, click to select the Run this program as an administrator check box, and then click OK.

If we are facing issues with installation of a program in Windows Vista
We can also use “Run the program as an administrator†here.
We can right click on the setup.exe of a particular program we can run the installation also in “Run the program as an administrator†mode and try.

Disable Aero Glass when you run the program

In some cases, a program may not be compatible with the new Desktop Window Manager and Aero Glass functionality in Windows Vista. Symptoms that indicate that a program is incompatible with Aero Glass include any of the following:
•A flickering screen
•Desktop and window artifacts
•A program window not painting correctly on the screen
•A program window not painting at all and possibly causing a black window

To determine whether the program compatibility issue is related to Aero Glass, follow these steps:
1.Click Start , and then type the name of the program in the Start Search box.
2.In the Programs list , right-click the program that you are troubleshooting, and then click Properties.
3.On the Compatibility tab, click to select the Disable desktop composition check box.
When you select the Disable desktop composition option in the program properties, Windows Vista disables Aero Glass every time that you run the program. Aero Glass is re-enabled when the program is closed.

If the program still does not work correctly, continue to the next step.

Run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
You can use this if u upgraded to Windows Vista from Windows XP and the software was working in XP
Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor provides information about hardware compatibility issues and about program compatibility issues. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor recommends ways that you can improve performance. To obtain Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Windows Vista: Upgrade Advisor
If the program still does not work correctly, continue to the next step.

Run the program in safe mode

Note:To start the computer in safe mode, press the F8 key while the computer is starting. You must press the F8 key before the Windows Vista progress indicator appears.

To determine whether the issue that occurs with the program is caused by another program that is running in the background, we recommend that you restart the computer in safe mode and then test the program. If the program runs correctly in safe mode, but does not run correctly in normal mode, there likely is another program that is conflicting with the program in question.

To determine which program is causing a conflict with the program in question, we recommend that you perform a "clean boot" of the computer. A clean boot is intended to disable as many background services and programs as possible. This helps determine which service or program may be causing the problem. For more information about how to perform a clean boot for troubleshooting, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP - (Microsoft Article KB 316434 Can be checked on support.microsoft.com)
If the program still does not work correctly, continue to the next step.
Repair the program installation

Note:Before you repair the program, It’s recommend that you create a System Restore Point.

Many programs provide a mechanism to verify and to repair the state of the program. To determine whether this is possible for the program in question, follow these steps:
1.Click Start , and then type Programs and Features in the Start Search box.
2.In the Programs list, click Programs and Features. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
3.Click the program name in the list of programs, and then click Repair if the option is available. The Repair option is located in the same toolbar as Organize and View. If the Repair option is not available, the program may not provide a repair mechanism.
4.If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

If the program does not provide a repair mechanism, you may be able to resolve the issue if you uninstall and then reinstall the program. To do this, follow these steps:

1.Click Start , and then type Programs and Features in the Start Search box.
2.In the Programs list, click Programs and Features. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
3.Click the program in the list of programs, and then click either Uninstall/Change or Uninstall. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
4.Follow the on-screen directions to uninstall the program.

Note: If the Program Compatibility Assistant (PCA) starts automatically, click Uninstall using recommended settings. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.

5.Use the original program installation media to reinstall the program. Before you reinstall the program, it may help if you enable the compatibility mode option for the program installer. Follow the steps in the "Step 1: Run the program in compatibility mode" section to enable compatibility mode.
Program reinstallation and activation

Be aware that you may have to reactivate the program after it is reinstalled. In some case, activation may be unsuccessful if the software vendor disallows installation under a new operating system. Activation is a process that makes sure that the software that you are using is licensed to run on the computer where it is installed. Typically, activation requires that the software vendor’s Web site is contacted over the Internet to verify the validity of the program installation. Contact the software vendor if you have any questions about the activation process for the software vendor's program.

Sometimes you can resolve the incompatibility issue by providing one of the following resolutions: • An update to make the current version of the program compatible with Windows Vista.
• A version of the program that is compatible with Windows Vista.
• Information about any configuration changes to make the program compatible with Windows Vista.
If the program still does not run correctly after you follow these steps, the program may not be compatible with Windows Vista.

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Guys try dis !!!

Sometimes when u forget ur password and really mad :mad: as u would have to reinstall if nothing is working :no: ...

Work Around:
->Boot with Vista disc

->Through WinRE (Windows Recovery) go to Command Line.

->Type in the Command Prompt << d:\tools\imagex /apply d:dell\image\factory.wim 1 c:

As I am not very sure... As never tried dis :huh:
 
Vista Activation Delay

Step 1. While running a copy of Windows Vista that hasn't yet been activated, click the Start button, type regedit into the Search box, then press Enter to launch the Registry Editor.

Step 2. Explore down to the following Registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ SL

Step 3. Right-click the Registry key named SkipRearm and click Edit. The default is a Dword (a double word or 4 bytes) with a hex value of 00000000. Change this value to any positive integer, such as 00000001, save the change, and close the Registry Editor.

Step 4. Start a command prompt with administrative rights. The fastest way to do this is to click the Start button, enter cmd in the Search box, then press Ctrl+Shift+Enter. If you're asked for a network username and password, provide the ones that log you into your domain. You may be asked to approve a User Account Control prompt and to provide an administrator password.

Step 5. Type one of the following two commands and press Enter:

slmgr -rearm
or
rundll32 slc.dll,SLReArmWindows

Either command uses Vista's built-in Software Licensing Manager (SLMGR) to push the activation deadline out to 30 days after the command is run. Changing SkipRearm from 0 to 1 allows SLMGR to do this an indefinite number of times. Running either command initializes the value of SkipRearm back to 0.

Step 6. Reboot the PC to make the postponement take effect. (After you log in, if you like, you can open a command prompt and run the command slmgr -xpr to see Vista's new expiration date and time.

Step 7. To extend the activation deadline of Vista indefinitely, repeat steps 1 through 6 as necessary.

Any crooked PC seller with even the slightest technical skill could easily install a command file that would carry out steps 1 through 6 automatically. The program could run slmgr -rearm three times, 30 days apart, to postpone Vista's activation deadline to 120 days. It could then run skip -rearm every 30 days, for a period of months if not years, by first resetting the SkipRearm key.

Again Not sure if it works as did not try .... lol
 
Continuously restarts after you unsuccessfully Vista installation

SYMPTOMS
You experience the following symptoms after you unsuccessfully try to install Windows Vista on a separate partition on a Windows-based computer:

•The computer cannot start the earlier version of Windows.
•The computer continuously restarts.

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

•The computer is running a version of Windows that is earlier than Windows Vista.
•You try to create a dual-boot system by installing Windows Vista to a different partition than the partition where the earlier version of Windows is installed.
•An error occurs during the installation. Or, an error occurs after Windows Vista restarts for the first time. When this error occurs, the Windows Vista installer rolls back the changes that were made during the installation.

CAUSE
This problem occurs because the Windows Vista installer does not completely remove the Boot Configuration Database (BCD) store when it rolls back the changes. Therefore, Windows Boot Manager (Bootmgr.exe) cannot use the Boot.ini file to start the earlier version of Windows.

RESOLUTION
To start the earlier version of Windows, manually select the earlier version on the boot menu.

To delete the boot entry for Windows Vista so that the computer does not continuously restart, follow these steps:

1.Start the Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE).
2.Use the Bcdedit.exe command-line tool to delete the temporary boot entry for Windows Vista. To do this, type the following commands at a command prompt. Press ENTER after you enter each command.

bcdedit /enum
bcdedit /delete { ID } /cleanup

Note: ID is the GUID of the boot entry that you want to delete. This GUID will be listed when you enter the first command.

For example, the following command deletes a boot entry whose GUID is {802d5e32-0784-11da-bd33-000476eba25f}.

bcdedit /delete {802d5e32-0784-11da-bd33-000476eba25f}

Reference Link:
The computer continuously restarts after you unsuccessfully try to install Windows Vista on a Windows-based computer
 
Not able to run programs which are not compatible with Vista

Workaround: You can change the compatibility option to Windows XP for that program and try running the program.
To change the compatibility option for a program :
Right click the program (icon) and select properties
Click the Compatibility Tab

Check the option Run this program in compatibility mode for and select the required OS

Click Apply

Click OK
 
ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR FLASH​
Cause :

o Flash not installed properly

o Flash not Updated

o Flash files corrupt

o Flash getting blocked by security programs
Resolution:Install FlashUtil9b.exe

Please Note : The Macromed Folder will be available only after installing Flash from

http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash

1] Click on the Pearl(Windows Key).

2] Type Macromed in the Start Search and hit enter.

3] Double click on the folder Flash.

4] Double click on FlashUtil9b.exe and initiate the installation by clicking on Install Now.

Resolution 2:Clear the Flash Cache
1] Try and access this website

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flashplayer/sys/settingsmanager.swf?defaultTab=localinformation.

It will load the Adobe Flash Player Settings Manager.

2] Once the Adobe Flash Player Settings Manager is loaded click on Delete all sites.
3] Click on Confirm. The list of the panel should be empty.
4] Now install Flash from

http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash
Resolution 3:When Flash is working fine in Safe Mode with Networking
1] Clean Boot.
2] Disable security programs.
3] Follow Resolution 1 & Resolution 2.

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Windows Vista has a radically different approach to memory management. Check out the "Physical Memory, Free" column in my Task Manager:
This machine had a few instances of IE7 running, plus one remote desktop. Yet only 6 megabytes of free physical memory.

Now compare with this to Windows XP's Task Manager under similar low-load conditions:

Under "Physical Memory, Available" Approximately 1.5 gigabytes of free physical memory, as you'd expect.

There is a way to disable superfetch in vista by setting the following registry key to a value of "0":

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters\EnableSuperfetch

A value of 1 prefetches boot processes, 2 prefetches applications and 3 is for both.

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