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Hi guys,
I havent been in for a while, been busy.
Best wished to you and yours,

Guess what I got?
A new Lappie! With Vista! Just plugged it in and looking at it as I type.
Wish me luck.

Take care,

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— nice score on the new laptop. A few practical notes that complement the replies here (thanks to for flagging UAC):

Keep a recovery baseline before major changes. Create a full image or recovery media and a system restore point as the first tasks on any fresh Vista install. That makes driver or application rollback far easier than chasing crashes later.

About UAC: it does protect the system from accidental elevation. Turning it off quiets prompts but reduces defense against faulty installers and malware. For background on how it works and why it exists, see User Account Control overview.

If an update or driver install produces a blue screen, the most reliable recovery path is:

  • Boot Safe Mode and restore to a pre-update restore point.
  • Use Device Manager to roll back or uninstall the offending driver.
  • Replace the driver with a signed copy from the laptop or component maker rather than a generic or third-party updater.
  • Check Event Viewer and the minidump files to identify the responsible driver; use Microsoft debugging tools if needed.
    For general diagnostics and stepwise guidance, see .

Best practices: prefer OEM-supplied drivers and BIOS updates (manufacturer support pages are the authoritative source), keep Windows Update enabled for security fixes, and keep an image backup once the system is stable. Small precautions at first setup save a lot of time if a driver or media-suite patch ever misbehaves.

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good luck man

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Well, Ive got Firefox and my MozBackup, and Thunderbird done, no prob.
Setting up my Verizon Wireless Modem now.
So far I like it. Its smooth and fast. A few annoying popups intended for the novice user.

Take care,

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you can remove the pop up, if you already didnt do so, just go to Control Panel, than go to Users and click Turn User Account Control On or Off. (something like that)

than uncheck the check box and click OK, and restart your computer, and that User Account Control pop up wont come up no more :)

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So far so good this morning. Got the updates done. Set up the Dell Data Backup. Got a BSOD when I agreed to let it update a Sonic patch for Roxio?
I really love the Display. 17 inch liquidly!

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cool :D thats good that you like it :)

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