View Full Version : Vista + OC'ing kills control panel
sizerkozak
02-20-2007, 08:43 PM
If i do any overclocking at all, change the multiplier or change the FSB i can no longer open the control panel, computer properties, vista ultamiate extras or the welcome center
Im using Vista 32 Ultamate
Any one else have this issue?
ColonelCain
02-20-2007, 09:44 PM
I really hope that this isn't true. Heck, for my next rig, I'm shootin for a Penryn Oclked to 4ghz!!
I could maybee.. see that it voided vista legal terms, but they revised them.
Anyone?
My control panel seems fine @3600
Anemone
02-20-2007, 10:11 PM
Doing fine so far 3.46 on Vista 64
linflas
02-20-2007, 10:22 PM
no problems with FSB of 1900 @ 3.8
Are you sure your overclock is stable?
sizerkozak
02-21-2007, 05:07 AM
no problems with FSB of 1900 @ 3.8
Are you sure your overclock is stable?
yup very stable...but im worng..it has nothing to do with the OC...its a random problem that seems to work and then stop when ever it feels like it :(
Knight
02-21-2007, 05:58 AM
My fix was to reformat. Yeah it sucked. :(
I'm sure there must me a better way to solve this problem.
Avman
02-21-2007, 06:32 AM
Mine did that a couple of times - a hard reboot seemed to fix things.
syne_24
02-21-2007, 03:50 PM
Nah it doesnt have anything to do with overclocking, at least from my observation. I have had this happened with a stock system prior to install. Then I had it again with overclocking, it's not related from what I've experienced. Also from what I've seen, if you logon and you dont see Welcome Center pops up, control panel wont work.
A quick way to get it working is if you got everything setup and control panel still works, make a save point in system restore and if it happens, you can go back reverse it. However, if you want a pernament fix, then you must activate windows and download some of the updates, it fixed it for me.
try this if you do a fresh install of vista. at the screen that shows load drivers add acpi driver for intel chipset or smbus driver for nivida. vista does not care about raid drivers it wants this stuff. vista u and home pre have the same problem.36g or74g raptors also have this same problem,not shure about other hard drives. these drivers are on motherboard cd. vista will not auto find these you have to locate these. I have not had to do this on my amd am2 system. not shure why vista,intel cpu and raptors have these problems. i could not do a fresh vista install on a single raptor without installing a driver. it would not install vista just sit there. it may take some time before vista will start installing, so give it a little time. good luck
don't forget 32 bit or 64 bit driver
sizerkozak
02-22-2007, 07:31 PM
I just booted up into safe mode....copied the control panel contents into a folder on the desktop...
im goona leave it this way...till i really need a re-install