Vista resets many tweaks-cracks-hacks Vista News Discuss Vista resets many tweaks-cracks-hacks in the Windows Vista forums; After a while does it seem to you, things you tweaked or patched, just fail to work your way - ... Well, your correct. Just tidbits of info from reading... Lets say ...

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After a while does it seem to you, things you tweaked or patched, just fail to work your way - ... Well, your correct. Just tidbits of info from reading... Lets say you have reset your "page load faster tweak" and suddenly it seems your not tweaked, Ok, reset your "page loads faster tweak" check your TCP/IP setting again, check your Network Admin settings, your network starts acting strange, fast shutdown, those that lost Aero support on mininum cards.
RESET them using you (famous-How To Directory.) many of the updates which we get seems to make sure things are set the way that MS wants them. This also reset many cracks so the Pirates loose there ability to operate correctly... don't get pizzed just make sure you keep a list of all your favorite tweaks.
No Hibernate, Qos to Zero not 20% default, and all the rest...

This also makes several "un-activated" systems stop working or not work correctly. many of the NEW Patches seek and find "Authenicated and/or Activated prior to applying updates or patches.

It uses several different ways to check.. without violating your privacy. (so they say).

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Microsoft Investigates Blocked Patch Updates in XP Posted by Emil Protalinski on 28 September 2007 - 02:55 ·
Microsoft officials say they are investigating reports that files installed by stealthy updates deployed by the software giant in July and August prevent Windows XP users who utilize the repair function from installing as many as 80 of the latest security patches. "We are aware of reports about customers not being able to download some updates from Windows Update when using the latest version of the Windows Update client and after reinstalling Windows XP system files from CD. We take this issue very seriously and are investigating the root cause of this behavior and what options are available to address it," said a Microsoft spokesperson.

The issue was brought to light by Scott Dunn, a writer and associate editor with Windows Secrets Newsletter. In the newsletter, Dunn explained that after a user employs the repair option from an XP CD-ROM, which takes Windows back to its original state if a computer is unable to boot up, Windows Update downloads and installs the new 7.0.600.381 executable files. Some of the Windows Update executables are not registered with the operating system, which in turn prevents Windows Update from working as intended.
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In one of my other posts, I stated if you slipstreamed certain updates into the original CD version of XP. it allowed you to repair or update backwards so that the new updates did not work.. This is why MS is seriously considering not allowing SLIPSTREAMS of VISTA and at the same time removing the ability to -rearm Vista.
[cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs –rearm ]
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As you all know when you Reinstall Vista you can "install w/o using a KEY. this is called "unvalidated" and it also allowed the -rearm to work many times and by resetting the registry you could still be using a "LEGIT Non-activated" Vista today... SP-1 will stop this...and will allow only the first 30days until your either Activate or loose Vista. (PS- I guess you can deactive the Auto install- which MS has demonstrated it can/will bypass, so its time to BUY or CRY or Go back to XP SP2...(beware of XP SP3)

some of the methods during XP Beta testing was "How to Fix"
Manually registering files solves the problem

If you find that Windows Update refuses to install most patches, you can register its missing DLLs yourself. This can be accomplished by manually entering seven commands (shown in Step 2, below) at a command prompt. If you need to run the fix on multiple machines, it's easiest to use a batch file, as Steps 1 through 5 explain:

Step 1. Open Notepad (or any text editor).

Step 2. Copy and paste the following command lines into the Notepad window (the /s switch runs the commands silently, freeing you from having to press Enter after each line):

regsvr32 /s wuapi.dll
regsvr32 /s wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 /s wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 /s wucltui.dll
regsvr32 /s wups2.dll
regsvr32 /s wups.dll
regsvr32 /s wuweb.dll

Step 3. Save the file to your desktop, using a .bat or .cmd extension.

Step 4. Double-click the icon of the .bat or .cmd file.

Step 5. A command window will open, run the commands, and then close.

The next time you visit the Windows Update site, you should not have any problem installing the latest patches.