Simviation Forum - Windows 7 frustration...!

Reply #15 - Nov 3^rd, 2010 at 8:36am

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...continuing....

Attempt #76/256:

After searching for: "Modem Problems with Win 7", a Modem Site popped-up with the statement that; most/all Modems/Routers at present, are not compatible with Win 7!
The suggestion was to try and install the Modem Drivers under "Win '98/XP Compatibility Mode", with no guarrantee that it would work.
After searching around blindly, deep in the Win 7 Cellar, I magically stumbled acoss the option, selected Win '98 Mode, and tried again....
My ADSL wired USB Modem suddenly lit up like Fairy Lights!
I inserted my Dial-up details, connected to my ISP, and lo-and-behold, I am back on the Internet!.... Cheesy

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I am slowly re-installing all my Payware Flight Sim Programs again, and all is going well...so far!
Fingers (and legs) crossed... Wink

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Paul...in Win '98 Mode!... Cool

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..time for a lie-down... .... Kiss

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Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.

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Reply #16 - Nov 3^rd, 2010 at 2:18pm

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Paul.......... welcome to the 21st century. Grin

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Reply #17 - Nov 3^rd, 2010 at 3:54pm

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eno wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2010 at 2:18pm:

Paul.......... welcome to the 21st century. Grin

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Crossing my Fingers..(and legs), probably did the trick...

I'm also not religious, so I prayed to Beelzebub that everything would work when my 'Puter finally booted up...

...and everything worked!.... Cheesy

...!

Registered it with Uncle Bill, and thanked him for emptying £100 out of my pocket for Win 7... Undecided

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My Win '98 ZOOM ADSL Wired USB Modem came to life, and now I am back on line....(So no dreaded Port problems, Multiplayer Chums!).

Its just the Win 7; "My Little Pony" / "Barbie Doll" desktop colours, I have got to get used to now!... Embarrassed

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Paul.... Smiley

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...all fine so far...(Win XP Pro is still on my spare HDD...just in case)... Wink

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Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.

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Reply #18 - Nov 3^rd, 2010 at 8:01pm

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Your woes are un-woed then? Grin

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Reply #19 - Nov 4^th, 2010 at 6:04am

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Groundbound1 wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2010 at 8:01pm:

Your woes are un-woed then? Grin

..not quite, Joe... Undecided

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For some unexplainable reason, I am now stuck in an endless loop of...>>

"To complete the installation, please restart your computer"....

..I've restarted it 150* times so far...

..and whatever it was that needed completing, still hasn't completed...apparently.... Cry

...!

...and no way of finding out what wasn't completed!... Angry

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....Ongoing process... Sad

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Paul....Thank goodness for my back-up Win XP Pro HDD... Wink

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* or more....probably... Roll Eyes

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Latest edit:
At the bottom of my Task Bar was an Icon pointing to a Windows program; "ADI RAS setup application".
This was the program which kept instructing me to "Complete the installation, etc, etc..."...every time I fired up Windows!
A search on the net reported it as being an application? in the Windows Folder, associated with; "Modems"...(problem?)...!
As my Modem was finally working OK, I removed the 3 "ADI RAS" Files from the Windows Folder and dropped them into a new, empty Folder on my Desktop, (just in case)...
Upon restarting windows, the annoying "pop-up window" problem seems to have disappeared!

...hopefully...the App wasn't required?

Paul.... Roll Eyes

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Tip: Whenever searching for Windows Files, its a good idea to tick the box; "Show hidden Files" in the "Windows Folder Options".... Wink

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« Last Edit: Nov 4^th, 2010 at 10:58am by Fozzer »

Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.

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Reply #20 - Nov 4^th, 2010 at 11:53am

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...another little Win 7 tip...>>>

If, like me, you prefer your Windows 7 Clock to display a 12-hour AM/PM time, (like the clock on your wall), instead of the daft 24 hours (Military time!.. Angry

....)

....give this a try.... Wink

....>>>

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-show-am-pm-symbols-in-system-tray-clock-in-windows-7...

hh:mm:ss tt

..(...it was much easier in Win XP)... Wink

...!

Paul....sometime in the afternoon... Cool

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Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.

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Reply #21 - Nov 4^th, 2010 at 4:46pm

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Paul, I'm sitting here with a big smile on my face happily enjoying my fresh install of XP Pro. Nicely updated to SP3 and the likes. Just don't tell uncle Bill where I got it....

Glad things are starting to work again on your pc.

Carlo Wink

(keeping things the way I like it)

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Reply #22 - Nov 4^th, 2010 at 5:43pm

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Quote:

Paul, I'm sitting here with a big smile on my face happily enjoying my fresh install of XP Pro. Nicely updated to SP3 and the likes. Just don't tell uncle Bill where I got it....

Glad things are starting to work again on your pc.

Carlo Wink

(keeping things the way I like it)

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You lucky so-and-so... Wink

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My FS 2004 is not at all happy with all this fancy new Win 7 malarkey!.... Angry

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I am spending day after day, trying to get Win 7 to function reliably, instead of spending my time enjoyably flying around Sunny California with my FS 2004... Cry

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My version of Win XP Pro is stuck forever with the original Service Pack (0?), so I cant install anything that requires SP2/3 installed!

I need a link to your supplier of fully functioning Win XP SP3's... Wink

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Paul...still struggling with Win 7... Cry

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Now my 17" LCD Monitor has given up the ghost this evening!... Angry

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...using my spare 17" LCD Monitor now...

...my life is slowly coming to an end... Cry

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Paul... Wink

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...must keep laughing... Roll Eyes

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Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.

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