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mw383   03-19-2008 at 12:00:34 AM

...'cause i sure haven't

have spent the last hour or so researching error code 80073712

and all of the "fixes", even the ones i could understand through all the jargon, are useless and don't help

anyone have a similar experience and worked through it?

thanks in advance

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dmroeder   03-19-2008 at 01:23:02 AM
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Interesting...

I'm out of town, so let's hope for the wife's sake that everything goes fine because I won't be home until Friday to fix it!

So did it not even install for you, or are you getting errors after the install?

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ohiou_grad_06   03-19-2008 at 01:26:18 AM
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I just installed it, seems to work fine for me. Nothing unsual so far. Vista Business 32 bit edition.


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bdaley   03-19-2008 at 01:53:45 AM
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Sorry you're having problems. I installed SP1 on a Home Premium machine this afternoon. No hiccups. All software is running fine - so far.

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mw383   03-19-2008 at 02:46:32 AM
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yeah, all other updates since i installed vista this summer have been fine.
this is a first for me but it seems to be pretty widespread after googling it
i hope there's a hotfix soon...

anyone seen any improvements with the pack (those that could download it), esp. in games?

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ohiou_grad_06   03-19-2008 at 03:38:13 AM
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Just found this link for those of you having the problem....might be worth a shot.

http://www.windowsreference.com/wi [...] ws-update/

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zpyrd   03-19-2008 at 03:41:18 AM
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Try checking the Device Manager to see if there is unrecognized hardware.
The service pack reinstalls all hardware drivers.

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loneeagle   03-19-2008 at 01:50:23 PM
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I uninstalled first my previous SP1 (refresh) and went fine. I tried to install SP1 from Windows Updates but could not see it, even after a reboot. So I downloaded the SP1 file instead and went fine that way.

So far so good, no problem.

Vista HP64bits & 4GB.

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Scotteq   03-19-2008 at 01:53:05 PM
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I got mine through TechNet last month - Installed fine. Didn't like the Video driver I had installed (169.25), but I changed to the latest Beta one I got from nVidia and the problem went away. Else is normal.

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physx7   03-19-2008 at 11:57:07 PM
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bdaley wrote :

Sorry you're having problems. I installed SP1 on a Home Premium machine this afternoon. No hiccups. All software is running fine - so far.




32 bit or 64? Also what graphics card does it have in it?

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pinaplex   03-20-2008 at 12:00:44 AM
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i installed sp1 last night on vista ultimate 64bit with an 8800gt. no problems, or issues, everything seems to be running great. vista seems even more responsive than before. and a few games that experienced minor hiccups with vista 64 are running smoothly now. i'm happy with it...

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physx7   03-20-2008 at 12:02:59 AM
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pinaplex wrote :

i installed sp1 last night on vista ultimate 64bit with an 8800gt. no problems, or issues, everything seems to be running great. vista seems even more responsive than before. and a few games that experienced minor hiccups with vista 64 are running smoothly now. i'm happy with it...



Well, may the force be with you! :)

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vangvace   03-20-2008 at 12:05:18 AM
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Installed it about an hour ago, now installing office 2007.

SP size 122M ish Ultimate64 8800GT.

Haven't tested COH yet, but will after install.

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pawn   03-20-2008 at 12:04:59 PM
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where do you download the SP1? i cant find a link for it anywhere. MS download center keeps saying SP1 will come out mid may.

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Scotteq   03-20-2008 at 01:19:04 PM
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You should be able to select it through Windows Update now. Mid-May is when users will get it automatically.

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ImajorI   03-20-2008 at 02:00:05 PM
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I installed it on Ultimate 64 with no problems. Smooth sailing, and didn't even take very long. Seems a bit zippier, but I always liked Vista and never really had any problems using 4 gigs.

I heard sp1 puts Vista much closer to XP in speed. I wonder what all the "XP is faster" Vista haters will use now?

Will THG do some tests to see if it actually made Vista closer in speed to XP? I would like to see this.

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physx7   03-20-2008 at 03:29:52 PM
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Will THG do some tests to see if it actually made Vista closer in speed to XP? I would like to see this.



+1

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vangvace   03-20-2008 at 04:14:54 PM
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ImajorI wrote :

Will THG do some tests to see if it actually made Vista closer in speed to XP? I would like to see this.


But the real question is if it will be a quality read or something closer to the CPU cooler or 8G ram aticles. I know where my money's going :p

*Looking forward to the benchmarks

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physx7   03-20-2008 at 04:34:23 PM
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Well I am downloading SP1 through Windows update now.... :sweat: :sweat:

------------------------------ E7200 @ 2.53Ghz, 2 gigs Mushkin ddr2 800, Gigabyte EP45-UD3R, Western Digital 640 gig, Gigabyte HD 4850 512MB, Asus DVD burner, HP w2007 monitor...
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convo   03-20-2008 at 05:29:29 PM
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Seems good so far. I kepp getting kicked from CoD 4 when I play online tho! I have Vista ultimate 32bit. I also show 4g of ram now as opposed to 2.75g before SP1. Anyone know if it's configured to use all 4gigs now?

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Scotteq   03-20-2008 at 06:22:22 PM
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That is a Display Change Only. The 32 bit Windows OS limitation remains. It is merely reporting what is installed, instead of what it's able to use.

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jackieboy   03-20-2008 at 07:02:15 PM
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No luck with the update....for me....I actually got pissed and reinstalled xp...it screams compared to vista....I think I'm going to wait a good long while before trying vista again....it looks good has great features but I just can't stand the blue screen of death and poor drivers...maybe next year things will get worked out

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physx7   03-20-2008 at 08:46:29 PM
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Success for me! :bounce: :bounce:

Vista Home Premium 32 bit. No problems so far... Seems better.. Gaming is about the same, maybe a little bit faster...

Will post more later....

Phew.....

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physx7   03-20-2008 at 11:06:47 PM
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Installed without a hitch. Performence seems to be about the same..maybe a little slower but I heard that is because of something called Superfetch or something like that....

Games seem to be about the same... The Crysis demo GPU test seems to have gained about 2-5 FPS.... The Age Of Empires 3 demo is about the same... I didn't try Flight Sim X yet...

Internet explorer seems to move a little quicker than before. DVD's seem sharper than before.

Hmmm... I'll keep watching :heink: . But for now it seems good :)

The force was with me...
~Physx7


Message edited by physx7 on 03-20-2008 at 11:07:36 PM
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Scotteq   03-21-2008 at 01:10:27 PM
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maybe a little slower but I heard that is because of something called Superfetch or something like that....



Superfetch identifies commonly use programs and pre-loads the startup files into memory for faster launching. Over time it learns what you use, and when, and alters it's choices based on your habits. So it stops pre-loading programs you dont' use and makes sure the ones you do use are cached at the times/days it sees you use them.

SP1 resets Superfetch to the defaults. It will take a little time for it to re-learn your habits.

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physx7   03-21-2008 at 03:40:30 PM
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Scotteq wrote :

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maybe a little slower but I heard that is because of something called Superfetch or something like that....



Superfetch identifies commonly use programs and pre-loads the startup files into memory for faster launching. Over time it learns what you use, and when, and alters it's choices based on your habits. So it stops pre-loading programs you dont' use and makes sure the ones you do use are cached at the times/days it sees you use them.

SP1 resets Superfetch to the defaults. It will take a little time for it to re-learn your habits.



Yeah thats it. Thanks Sqotteq!

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