Firmware Update and Windows XP

The Firmware update killed my Windows XP partition. It just hangs when the Windows XP pict is there with the progress bar. It will boot in safe mode tho. Who knows what to do next since I don't know jack about windows, I only use it for games, it's not even hooked up to the net. Any help would be appreciated.
ChuckBlack

Hi chuckblack,
Sorry to hear this and probably won't help (since you seemed to have already tried safe mode) but I could not get into my bootcamp/fusion/xp after update, until I shutdown down and did a new start. Now i'm sending this e-mail from windows. For some reason the fusion menu now shows two disk options, one labelled 0 and labelled 1. last time this happened with firmware update and the 0 eventually disappeared. As you, I only use windows for a few programs and get out of there as quickly as possible. Good luck.
lou

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Hello,
New macbook pro user since a few weeks, so first post here.
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I got my 17" macbook pro a few weeks ago and I've had very few problems running my 30" dell 3008wfp as external screen. I had issues at times getting it to work after boot up, with blackout and various errors (problems I've read about in older threads), but once stable it would work without issues for days.
Yesterday the macbook found and installed a new firmware update, and wow, all **** broke lose. The external screen won't run at 2650x1600 for more than a minute before blacking out or suffering major graphical errors. Ironically one of the key points in the firmware update is better support for external monitors...
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Is anyone else in a similar situation after the latest update?

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Yesterday the macbook found and installed a new firmware update, and wow, all **** broke lose. The external screen won't run at 2650x1600 for more than a minute before blacking out or suffering major graphical errors. Ironically one of the key points in the firmware update is better support for external monitors...
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Intel Matrix Storage Manager disables Windows Update and Windows Validation on Windows 7 64-bit

I have a Lenovo ThinkPad R61 8918CTO on which I did a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64-bit) on a new Seagate Momentus XT 750GB drive. The installation was trouble-free, as were all of the post-install Windows Updates.
Then I installed ThinkVantage System Update 4.03 and used it to install most of the available Lenovo updates. Big mistake. I'll spare you a detailed account of the hours I wasted troubleshooting, rolling back to previous restore points, and doing more troubleshooting, but it turns out that installing Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver v. 8.9.2.1002 caused Windows Update and Windows Validation to fail.
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This happened after installing a new advanced format drive with 4k-byte sectors, I'd guess. If the storage driver doesn't report the physical sector size to Windows, update fails.
I just ran across this myself (again) putting Win 7 on a T400.
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10.4.6/firmware update and sync not working? No, .mac is down

I went to sync .mac this morning, and I guess it was the first time since installing the firmware update and 10.4.6. It first said another computer with the same name was registered, then hung. Next time it said it was not registered and proceeded to sync very slowly then exit with errors. After a reboot there was still trouble. Then I thought to check and found on .mac that the sync service was down since yesterday, and remains down.
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HT201274 I was in the middle of a restore on my Ipad 2 and lost internet connection about 2/3 of the way through the firmware update, and now it fails everytime I try to restore. It says ERROR 2. Can anyone help?

I was in the middle of a restore on my Ipad 2 and lost internet connection about 2/3 of the way through the firmware update, and now it fails everytime I try to restore. It says ERROR 2. Can anyone help?

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I have a 4s with the latest 6.0.1 update and windows 7 with iTunes 11. When I connect the phone, windows can see but iTunes doesn't. Have tried re-installs and re-starts. Anybody else have this problem

I have a 4s with the latest 6.0.1 update and windows 7 with iTunes 11. When I connect the phone, windows can see but iTunes doesn't. Have tried re-installs and re-starts. Anybody else have this problem?

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I've just had a keyboard firmware update and now my volume control buttons wont work

i've just had a keyboard firmware update and now my volume control buttons wont work.
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I just did an Time Capsule firmware update and now my Time Capsule is dead. What happened?

I just did a Time Capsule firmware update and now my Time Capsule is dead. What happened?

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it may be important to note that when I put my ear to the box I can still hear the HD spinning (although no lights are lit and it doesn't show in the airport utility). Ideas??
That is very bad.. how old is it??
The Gen4 TC can die this way.. it is not usual but it happens.
Leave it for several hours to cool off. Do a factory reset immediately when you try to restart it.
The Factory Reset.
Power down the TC.
Hold in reset. and keep holding it in. Be Gentle! It is a tiny surface mount switch with a plastic lever.. Attempting to push it out the other side of the TC will not make the switch turn on better.
(I fix TC and have several reset levers bent over and jammed or broken off).
Power on the TC.. remember with the reset held in.. this needs three arms.. a friend or power switch you can get to with your feet..
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Firmware update and SATA II hard drive (continued)

This thread is a continuation of [Firmware update and SATA II hard drive|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2054387]. The original thread is getting long and causing some browsers to time out.

fishbert wrote:
oldmanpants wrote:
I'm interested to hear how Fishbert is doing with cable replacement…
So far, so good.
One of the symptoms of this issue is an incrementing of the drive's CRC error count.* Back on the 28th (right after doing the cable replacement), S.M.A.R.T. Utility told me my CRC error count was at 6322. From early July when I upgraded to EFI 1.7, until the rollback tool was released (in August?), this was how high the counter had climbed… plus a bit from testing back-and-forth when PU1.0 showed up.
Anyway, 6322 was the count on 11/28/09. A bit ago, it read 6324 (12/05/09). I don't know where those 2 extra came from over the last week, and I'm going to continue checking in on it, but 2 is a far cry from the 6000 or so over a month, maybe a month and a half. And as for user experience, I haven't seen any of the freezing typical from this issue, either.
* Again, there seems to be more than 1 issue that people have come in here with, but CRC errors was identified fairly early on as a characteristic of this issue, and is one I definitely saw on my machine, so I use it here to illustrate the difference I see.
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Firmware update and fans

so i recently installed the firmware update and ever since the fan has been running constantly. its definitely keeping the machine cooler, but its kind of annoying. is there an app to regulate it? thanks.

I hate to sound negative, but if you get a fast processor, it gives off heat. If you want a nice thin form factor with very little extra space inside, the heat can't escape without fans. If the processor gets too hot, it will die.
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Nokia Software Update and Windows 7 Home Premium 6...

I cannot get this application to run - it goes nowhere on start-up. I have disabled both router firewall and Windows 7 firewall and still no luck. I have also tried instructions for task manager on the FAQS section of the website, and stopped background running.
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Solved!
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Go to manage games on BitDefender and add Nokia Ovi Suite. That worked for me. Also, are you in direct connection to the internet or are you accessing it via a server in a LAN network? Ovi Suite does not currently support those kinds of connections and you need to be in direct connection to the internet.
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Airport Extreme N 7.1.1 Firmware Update and Acomdata External Drive

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I have the same issue. It started today. Though the drive worked up to today.
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Time Capsule Updating and Windows PC

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World of Warcraft (Wireless) - Firmware update and FAIL

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