Windows Vista Fails or Unable to Hibernate Problem after Installing SP1

After installing Windows Vista SP1, consider lucky if you’re not encountering computer boots failure and cannot startup problem. However, there are more issues that may plagued Windows Vista SP1 upgraders. Another issue issue is computer system unable and cannot goes into hibernation after installing Windows Vista SP1.
Continue reading »

Endless Reboot Loop While “Configuring Updates: Stage 3 of 3” During Vista SP1 Installation

In the middle of the process to install Windows Vista SP1, when the on-screen status message showing “Configuring updates: Stage 3 of 3 – 0% complete”, the system will suddenly going into shutdown and reboot. Worse still, after computer starts up again, it will comes to the same configuration screen, and goes into reboot again. The computer restarts error repeated itself again and again, causing endless reboot loop. The symptom also happens when boot into Safe Mode. Of course, the service pack update is not installed successfully.
Continue reading »

USB Unknown Device Drive Issue, Not Working, Recognized or Connected Error After Upgrading and Installing Vista SP1

After installing Windows Vista SP1, or more specifically, one of the prerequisite update for the service pack, KB938371, that just been re-released early April after Microsoft claimed already fixed an endless reboot loop issue, USB device may stop working. Such USB-based devices involve broad categories, such as mice (mouse), keyboard, external or portable hard disk, USB flash drive, card reader and etc.
Continue reading »

Windows Vista Cannot Auto Find Driver for New USB Device Plugged In

Normally Windows Vista can automatic detect USB device such as mouse, keyboard, video card, printer, sound car that is connected to computer’s USB port, and then try to install a valid driver for the device without user intervention. Most USB device can be used right away after a slight delay on first use when Windows needs to search and install the driver, and almost instantly subsequently.
Continue reading »

Direct Download Ultimate Extras Sound Schemes and Install On All Editions of Vista

Microsoft releases two sets of Ultimate Extras sound schemes for Windows Vista Ultimate customers, who long complaint that the over promoted and much hyped Ultimate Extras feature is greatly disappointed with nothing much to offer. The Windows Sound Schemes consists of Ultimate Extras Glass and Ultimate Extras Pearl that customize that sounds Windows plays when users perform common tasks and actions in Windows Vista.
Continue reading »

How to Activate or Change to Windows Vista Ultimate Extras Glass or Pearl Sound Scheme

Microsoft has published Windows Sound Schemes for Windows Vista Ultimate users as a free download as part of Ultimate Extras package. Windows Sound Schemes includes two sets of sound scheme that is applied and played to events in Windows and programs, namely Ultimate Extras Glass and Ultimate Extras Pearl.
Continue reading »

0X80070002 License Check Failure and Unable to Logon Error After Installing Windows XP SP3

After installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), the system may encounter an error code 0x80070002 that saying “A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the license for this computer.” The computer boots up and log on to desktop, but the error dialog pops up. Cancel the dialog will log off user. Attempt to login will fail again and logout. The process repeats endlessly in loop, and users cannot access the desktop. The only thing user can do is to restart the computer.
Continue reading »

0x80070002 Is Preventing Windows from Accurately Checking the License Error

When starting Windows XP computer, the following error message appears:

A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the license for this computer. Error code: 0x80070002.

Continue reading »