Vista To Windows 7 Upgrade Failure

Today I tried upgrading my Vista machine to Windows 7 Professional. On the first try I received the following error message: “Windows could not retrieve information about the disks on this  computer”. So I followed the instructions and ran their program called “Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor”. Then I received the following error message: “Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor ran into an unexpected error. Please reinstall Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and try again”. I did that with no different result. I checked for information and/or further possibilities online without success. No information online and no help from Microsoft!

Why am I not surprised? Now plan B: Give up on Microsoft and put both of my computers on Linux Ubuntu using all open source software. I fought a valiant battle and lost . . . and so did Microsoft. Or did I really lose? Maybe I won and Microsoft lost?

Adobe Reader 9.2/Google Chrome

The incompatibility problem with Adobe Reader 9.2 and/or Google Chrome is still present. My advice at this point is to use Google Chrome as a browser unless you want to download a .pdf file in which case Google Chrome won’t work . . . so I suggest in that case use FireFox.

Motorhome For Sale

Since I have moved into a condo, I see no reason for me to keep my motorhome. I have it For Sale.  More information HERE.

Nuisance Vista Windows Solved

My nuisance Vista windows problem is gone. What did I do? I ran “msconfig” and stopped all unknown services that were running. If I stopped some that are required, I can always restart them. But for now all appears to be working well. However there is still a problem with Adobe Reader version 9.2 working with Google Chrome.

Vista Nuisance Popups

The following nuisance popups are frequently showing up for some obscure reason. A *BIG* nuisance! Is it any wonder I prefer my Linux computer?

Nuisance Window 1

Nuisance Window 2

Adobe Reader 9.2 with Google Chrome

For some reason that I am not pursuing, Adobe ver. 9.2 still doesn’t work properly with Google Chrome. I expect Adobe will be coming out with another update to fix this . . . soon?

Adobe 9.2 Install Problem With Google Chrome

I updated Adobe Reader to version 9.2. from Google Chrome using Vista OS and it wouldn’t work with Google Chrome. I tried reinstalling it and it wouldn’t install without errors. I reinstalled it again from FireFox and it installed okay and also ran okay with Google Chrome. Like I don’t have better things to do!

Vista Update Failure; Error Code 57E

Installed Vista updates today and received an error code 57E. The previous problem described in previous blog posts returned. I again ran `Windows Install Cleanup` and removed install files for Window Office XP Pro again. Problem solved again. I am hoping Windows 7 will solve this problem for good.

Reinstallation of Office XP Pro on Vista

Thought I would try to reinstall Microsoft Office XP Professional on my Vista Machine. The install appeared to go fine; so far it appears to be working okay.

Publisher 2002 vs Vista

Same problem, different installation files. Windows Installer started trying to install Microsoft Publisher before I could run any program. Same solution: Ran Windows Install Cleanup; problem solved but Publisher disappeared; reinstalled Publisher 2002. All okay. Vista really doesn’t like microsoft programs designed to run on Windows XP!