Windows Vista comes with this swanky slick user interface called Aero (transparency et. al.) I thought my 'new' laptop with 2.16GHz CPU and 2GB RAM should be able to handle it. Nah! Somehow my old Compaq Evo 620C felt faster with it's 1.5GHz and 512MB RAM.
Just yesterday, I had some sense to switch back to the Windows Standard display scheme, and boy, did the parachute break!
Windows Vista and Windows 7 (and later) should really run a first time wizard warning users (especially speed aficionados like me) about the performance penalty (yes, I go for looks too) and provide an option to disable Aero, or at least provide the user an option to optimize aesthetics or performance.
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Side-by-Side Configuration Error
Windows Live Messenger refuses to start:
Even the installer refuses to run:
Additionally,
Fingerprint reader fails.
Happened suddenly. Maybe some Vista update screwed something.
Some other users also posted on the forums very recently, means that it has to be some recent change, but there was no good answer.
Sony Vaio SZ483
Windows Vista Business
Update July 4, 2008
After doing some research on the Internet, and on MSDN, I didone two System Restores to get my system back into a working state using the earliest Restore Point remaining on the system.
Immediately, I reviewed the Application Event Logs, and sure enough, there were loads of messages from the SideBySide component to the tune of
Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Media 6.0\Vc.exe".Error in manifest or policy file "C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Media 6.0\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.MANIFEST" on line 11. Component identity found in manifest does not match the identity of the component requested. Reference is Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762". Definition is Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0". Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.
Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.
Probably the C-Runtime redistributables have been updated/replaced by some application I installed. Maybe it is one of the new fangled XML editors. Darn!
Moral of the story - if something goes wrong, fix it early. If I had waited a few more days, no restore point would work for me, except the fresh system restore (*gasp* I've to backup and restore all my documents and photos).
The more I look into this, the more it seems like a share-library version issue.
Is it related to the Visual C++ redistributables package? The .NET Framework? Can anyone tell me?
Even the installer refuses to run:
Additionally,
Fingerprint reader fails.
Happened suddenly. Maybe some Vista update screwed something.
Some other users also posted on the forums very recently, means that it has to be some recent change, but there was no good answer.
- bigblueball
- technet says to reinstall (*gasp*)
- msghelp
- here
Sony Vaio SZ483
Windows Vista Business
Update July 4, 2008
After doing some research on the Internet, and on MSDN, I did
Immediately, I reviewed the Application Event Logs, and sure enough, there were loads of messages from the SideBySide component to the tune of
Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Media 6.0\Vc.exe".Error in manifest or policy file "C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Media 6.0\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.MANIFEST" on line 11. Component identity found in manifest does not match the identity of the component requested. Reference is Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762". Definition is Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0". Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.
Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.
Probably the C-Runtime redistributables have been updated/replaced by some application I installed. Maybe it is one of the new fangled XML editors. Darn!
Moral of the story - if something goes wrong, fix it early. If I had waited a few more days, no restore point would work for me, except the fresh system restore (*gasp* I've to backup and restore all my documents and photos).
The more I look into this, the more it seems like a share-library version issue.
Is it related to the Visual C++ redistributables package? The .NET Framework? Can anyone tell me?
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