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Feb
26
2006

The Problems with Windows Vista is Windows

Posted by: Aaron Brazell

A priceless screenshot of an error message taken from Windows Vista. Hat tip: Duncan Riley.

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These Programs are causing Windows to Start Slowly:

  • Host Process for Windows Service (svchost.exe)
  • Windows Explorer (explorer.exe)
  • Microsoft Software Licensing Service (SLsvc.exe)

Update: Conversation regarding Windows Vista problems continues here as the comments have been closed on this post.

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About the Author: Aaron Brazell is the lead editor of Technosailor.com and a social media expert. His passion is to see companies and individuals use the internet and web technologies wisely and effectively to promote their brands and companies. He is Business Development Manager for Lijit and he worked as Director of Technology at b5media from 2005-2008 and is currently an independent consultant.
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      David Nick 2 years ago 1 point

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      I've had the "priviledge" of playing with Vista. The one interesting aspect was that we were using Vista 64 on a 64bit proc, and it really blew chunks. :(

      However, if any of you have used Vista, or had access to it, it's not too disimilar from Mac's OS "X" platform. With the exception that it doesn't have a Unix backbone. :( One can hope. LOL
      /people/92246c7b9e7df192679891c684a1d506/
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      william 2 years ago 1 point

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      windows vista sucks most people who have pcs over 2 years can't run vista what does microsoft think we are made of money
      /people/a72868557910d2c3ef1d06b9d6aa120a/
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      Deputy Dog 1 year ago 1 point

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      Don't buy it !!! Send Billy a message.Buy a MAC instead !!! Don't let Hollywood dictate what you home PC can or can't do !!!
      /people/96e2a942b9f10e76614801b3debe3fa6/
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      Vandal 1 year ago 1 point

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      Deputy Dog, That's funny that you say "Don’t let Hollywood dictate what you home PC can or can’t do !!!" right after you say "Buy a MAC instead !!!"

      Last time I checked, Mac is the only OS that ever shows up in movies. In any case, Windows Vista is a "Wholly Crap! NIGHTMARE!" ... You talk about wanting my $256 back really bad right about now. I could send you a boatload of error "snippets" that I've taken in Vista Home Premium in the past couple of hellish days since buying it. I'm almost in tears it's so freakin' bad. I have a nice clean version...still in the plastic...of WIN 95. I htink I'm going to install it on a dual boot just so I can use my computer again.
      /people/5a1ab7ab92eeef72a77267613e5ed373/
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      ash 1 year ago 1 point

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      I have a dual core amd and 2 gigs of ram, at times it runs great. But 3 quarters of the time the system resources are such a hog that it is like i am running on a p3 with 256 mb of ram.Vista is crap right now and i hope for everyones sake microsoft addresses this issue in the near future, otherwise mac may be the way of the future.That would mist unfortunate cause all our computers would then look like a little childs computer.Don't believe the hype of an os that has been put out 4 years before it was actually ready.
      /people/f700b539b2e97c7103cd523d7dc3a4a7/
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      Aaron Brazell 1 year ago 1 point

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      Funny, ash. My Mac doesn't look anything like a child's computer. What the hell are you smoking?

      <img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/121/305022672_c52f1793d0.jpg?v=0"/>
      http://www.technosailor.com/the-technosailor/ /people/d409f7e3d0b43dd41dcfbd58aa255601/
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      Vandal 1 year ago 1 point

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      Well, I'm thinking that maybe Bill Gates took out stock in Apple and then put out Vista....or maybe he's given up and has joined the Linux crowd. Fedora Core is looking pretty good to me right now. :o)
      /people/5a1ab7ab92eeef72a77267613e5ed373/
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      Vizagg 1 year ago 1 point

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      CD burnt on Vista are having problem recognizing in Windows XP.
      It says file is corrupted, etc. .. Ha Ha.. wasted two CDs..
      They really need to think again.
      /people/780efa4d59bcec928fd5bceb392a110d/
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      nalta 1 year ago 1 point

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      im getting vista soon and i plan on liking it mac sucks that do look like baby computers and the only reason people have troble with veista is because they bother to try it in a old peice of crap. by the way why do you have a mint coppr of win 95, Vandal did you get it with your computer???
      /people/22ab36bf2e2ffda6b41c23ae9bb029e5/
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      Aaron Brazell 1 year ago 1 point

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      I don't know what the hell you just said, nalta. Do you know how to use a keyboard? Mac's have keyboards you know.
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      David Nick 1 year ago 1 point

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      ROFL! I was just going to ask the same thing Aaron
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      Aaron Brazell 1 year ago 1 point

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      Punctuation really sucks. So last century.
      http://www.technosailor.com/the-technosailor/ /people/d409f7e3d0b43dd41dcfbd58aa255601/
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      David Nick 1 year ago 1 point

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      Perhaps he learned his punctuation from running spam farms?
      http://www.firewolfsblog.com /people/5feacb5506fd07e7ce285b75e9990c3e/
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      kelokera 1 year ago 1 point

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      nalta

      February 19th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
      im getting vista soon and i plan on liking it mac sucks that do look like baby computers and the only reason people have troble with veista is because they bother to try it in a old peice of crap. by the way why do you have a mint coppr of win 95, Vandal did you get it with your computer???
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      Dude...I hope u DON'T buy vista... this is the biggest crap ever created... and i know that cuz my crapy computer is a core 2 duo e6600 on my new evga/nvidia nForce 680i sli, 7800 gt on video and 2 gigs of crucial ballistix ddr2 1000 of ram... like 700+ gigs of hdd and all this crappy pieces buyed just with vista in mind... and the only thing vista do well is work as crap... nothing work on vista...
      http://www.rinconesRD.com /people/8f39ec09bdc413cfaaca344e0cc97218/
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      shaz 1 year ago 1 point

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      "learned"? don't you mean learnt?
      /people/1b6a933b0a504c83cebc108c8cea8a15/
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      opps 1 year ago 1 point

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      Oh crap you are all freaking me out. I just ordered a e66oo core 2 duo processor with the windows vista Ultimate. It arrives some time today. So You are saying without a doubt I made a big mistake on getting it. I just us it for fun at home surfing and ebaying. Why will I be hating it so much?????
      /people/7a29a33f4e9ad196438f8174c14a4014/
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      Vandal 1 year ago 1 point

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      opps, I don't think you'll hate it if you get a clean install and just use it for surfin and garb. My family's been linkin' it after I got everything running right on it. It just has some compatibility issues with some of the existing hardware on the market, like graphics cards and hard drives...nothing major. :o) Good luck with it though. The Media Center is pretty cool, but difficult to navigate around and slow at times.
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      opps 1 year ago 1 point

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      Vandal,
      Thanks for letting me know that. I dont have any hardware I need to rely on. I will be back in a day or so to let ya know what I think of it.
      /people/7a29a33f4e9ad196438f8174c14a4014/
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      elias 1 year ago 1 point

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      can i uninstall vista and then install windows xp?
      /people/4690617a67fddc461c8ab9ac1ecc5799/
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      David Nick 1 year ago 1 point

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      If you have to install vista, you've failed the test my young padawan learner
      http://www.firewolfsblog.com /people/92246c7b9e7df192679891c684a1d506/
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      cruise 1 year ago 1 point

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      Hey forum
      Lol I have to laugh at some of the comments given about Vista, and i feel for those of you that took the jump to purchase Vista,bad move whats more i can see that more than half of you are computer and OS savi,so i sit here scratching my head wondering why you would buy it, take a tip reformat your computers and reinstall Winxp, save your selves the stress lol..

      cheers
      Cruise
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      Keith Brooks 1 year ago 1 point

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      I purchased Vista Home Premium and it truly suck's . Windows Update takes 8 or more times downloading updates to actually install them.
      It has downloaded definition updates for Windows Defender and failed to install them for over 2 weeks.
      The Free 3 Month's of Tech Support that come's with Vista is a joke. I e-mailed them last Sunday and still haven't recieved any real answer's or solutions for the numerous problem's this o.s. has caused.

      I ran the Upgrade Advisor at Microsoft's website before Christmas and it said my p.c. could handle Vista Ultimate , if I removed X.P.'s Power Toys and updated my Video Card driver.

      Now , I get error message's when I try to use my Lexmark X7170 Printer ,
      One Touch 2 portable H.D. and it also doesn't recognize my T.V. tuner / F.M. radio card.

      It recognized all this and said everything I just listed was compatible.

      Did Microsoft change the Vista compatibilities since before Christmas when I ran there Upgrade Advisor at there Web Site for it .


      What a joke and nightmare rolled into one.


      P.S. If your considering Vista repeatedly rethink about it as Aero , User Account / Parental Control's and Media Center aren't worth the headache's for the price any version of Vista cost's.

      Be very careful in your decision making , when it com's to Vista as it could be another 5 years for the next version from Redmond .
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      stooby 1 year ago 1 point

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      k i have no idea if anyone will respond to this but i will give it a shot. i bought my computer and it came with a free vista upgrade. i just got word that it is arriving in a week. i use the computer to listen to music, surf the net, and do school work. does anyone think i will get a headache from using vista for these things?
      /people/84b1036ed7b1220142b9163ce869c273/
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      I just got a DELL computer with a Vista upgrade. I got it through RentaCenter so didn't have the option of whether or not I wanted the free upgrade. It's horrible! It freezes all the time, takes forever to load ANYTHING, even My Computer, and I keep getting timeouts on several sites I am trying to load. I do not have an XP CD to reload. Is there a way to obtain one without spending a lot of money on it? Thanks.
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      RyanDigitalArtist 1 year ago 1 point