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FaugYou
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_ 		6. October 2007 @ 20:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I just installed windows vista and when I log in all I see is a black screen and my "Documents" folder is open... to access my desktop I have to press control-alt-delete and go to File>New Task(Run...)> and type in "explorer" this shouldnt be like this and is a pain in the arse does anyone know how to automatically start explorer? Thanks.
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Waymon3X6
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_ 		7. October 2007 @ 12:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Either you installed vista wrong, or your pc is very slow and it will take a long time for it to start.

What are your pc's specs?
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FaugYou
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_ 		7. October 2007 @ 15:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
2gb ram, nvidia 6600, pen 4... rated 3.4ghz with ht... its a really good computer... i dont know how i could have installed it wrong i just followed the wizard.
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Waymon3X6
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_ 		7. October 2007 @ 16:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well you definetly meet the requirements for vista, the only thing I could really recommend is to reinstall, or wait a while, maybe 5 minutes for it to load.
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FaugYou
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_ 		7. October 2007 @ 17:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i figured out what was wrong with it, I just don't know how to go about fixing it... When a computer starts obviously the explorer.exe (windows explorer) is included in the start up programs, when you open "documents" that is also an explorer.exe program... for some reason the two programs are flip flopped and instead of the correct explorer.exe starting (the desktop one), the wrong explorer.exe starts (the documents one)... I just need to find out how to change this and I have no idea where to start... any help would be great =)
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Waymon3X6
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_ 		7. October 2007 @ 17:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hmm, vista is complicated since I'm using XP. Maybe try switching the two files in msconfig or some other program... I really dont know since I dont have vista.

Btw, what version are you using?
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FaugYou
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_ 		7. October 2007 @ 18:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ultimate but id much rather go back to xp... except I love the media center on my 360
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ddp
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_ 		7. October 2007 @ 21:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
moved to correct forum as not a hardware issue
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darkradar
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_ 		9. October 2007 @ 13:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Try reinstalling it or maybe there is something wrong with the installation disk. I would call microsoft.
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_ 		9. October 2007 @ 18:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
darkradar, get that link out of your sig ASAP as per forum rules. post edited.
2. Linking to pyramid schemes and other forms of "free <place-your-product-here> schemes" is stricly prohibited (see http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/207101 )
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steimy
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_ 		10. October 2007 @ 05:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Why not just get and install Windows XP Media Center Edition then? It is much less of a resource hog then Vista.

Personally i do not see the big deal with media centers, My laptop has XP MCE and there is nothing that it can do better or easier than my Desktop with XP Pro. I have programs on my Desktop that can do anything media center can.
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