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Help!, I want to kill this machine

Jan 17, 2012 1:41AM PST

I have a new computer (HP pavillion p6000 series), as the old one died. I expected it, so backed up to carbonite (also have backup of files on cd). I restored from carbonite and now nothing works right.

I had been using office xp, but loaded office 2007 before restoring. Now, I can't open any of my office documents, it says I don't have "access priviledges". So, I figured I shouldn't have loaded the 2007. So, I uninstalled it and installed XP. It says the same thing.

So, I looked up access priviledges in help. It doesn't say anything about this.

It also tells me that something like, "32 bit printer yada yada" isn't right. It says it will look it up on microsoft, but nothing happens.

Is it carbonite, Kodak, office, microsoft, or HP? Where do I start?

bkay

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Re: access denied
Jan 17, 2012 6:38PM PST

If the error is about "access denied" you must take ownership of those files. Easy to google.

The term "access priviledges" is unlikely to be correct. If you mean " "access privileges" it's a rather strange message.

It might be the printer needs a 64-bit driver. Did you look for that on the Kodak site?

Kees

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yes, you're right
Jan 18, 2012 12:42AM PST

Kodak has the software. You just have to go to their site and get it. Their automatic installation software doesn't recognize that this machine needs a different software. That's not a problem.

I googled the thing about access privileges and it comes up related to XP, so I assume the instructions will work for Windows 7.

The thought occurs to me that I shouldn't have gotten a 64 bit machine. I really didn't know what I was buying. It said HP and quad core (dummy me, I thought if dual core is good, quad core must be great) and I assumed it would work well for me. Now I'm concerned about my hobby software working. I bought the machine at Walmart, so I can return it within 15 days.

Thanks,
bkay

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That hobby software
Jan 18, 2012 3:00AM PST

My guess is that any failure to run that software won't be the version of Windows 7 you have. Not everything that works with XP will be compatible with Windows 7, however. If you find that it does not, you can install what's called "XP mode" which increases your chances of success with some older stuff. This is a free download from Microsoft though, I believe, it must be done from a valid copy of Windows 7.

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Jan 18, 2012 4:55AM PST

I just restored the whole thing and started over.

I assume because it's HP, it has a valid copy of windows 7. Is that correct?

I downloaded the Kodak driver, and it did not work before I did the system restore. A message about not having a 32 bit something came up. Kodak has pretty good support. Hopefully, that will work out.

One step at a time.

Thanks,

bkay

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If you used the HP restore disks or a restore disk
Jan 18, 2012 5:24AM PST

you created from laptop, you're OK. These don't generally need to be activated. They are purchased from MS in some volume that reflects the number of PCs or laptops they will produce and sell. They will have a product ID code and you should have a sticker on the bottom of your laptop that verifies this as a legal copy of Windows. If you use some other disk, the whole story changes.

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It's a desktop
Jan 18, 2012 5:59AM PST

Thanks, I hope it all works or will work.

bkay

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More info
Jan 17, 2012 2:31AM PST

Part of the problem seems to be that I set inadvertantly set up a user and an administrator. Everything was restored to the user. When I sign in as adminstrator,those office files are not available. Why I can't open them is still a mystery. It seems the easy way to solve this is to make the user and administrator. I'm working on that.

Still can't print anything.

bkay

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I'm wondering if you changed OSs in this process and also
Jan 17, 2012 3:22AM PST

wondering which version of Office you prefer. The last thing I wonder is just how inconvenient would it be for you to just blow it up and start over. You might just restore it to the factory installation, install Office 2007 properly and retrieve you data afterwards. I don't know Carbonite but I do know there can be issues moving files between NTFS partitions if not done the Windows approved way.

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I think you are right
Jan 17, 2012 6:11AM PST

It might be better just to start over. The old system was XP sp3, I was using Office xp for Word and Excell and outlook from Office 2007. The new system is Windows 7. I like Office XP better, but sometimes you just have to move on, so I decided to change to Office 7. I figured they have to have some of the bugs out of it by now.

Is there a certain order to load updates, drivers, programs and files?

thanks,

bkay

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Can't speak with much authority on your question but
Jan 17, 2012 8:20AM PST

this is what I do with a new system. I update drivers and the OS as needed first. I install another browser and any desired plugins. I install the applications I want to use one at a time and get them updated, activated, etc. I do use Office BTW and have 2007. I agree that it was a pain to get accustomed to the changes but it works ok for me and I have a wife who's better at this than I...so she will help me. But I also take snapshots of my hard drive during the process of building it by using an imaging program. This allows me a quick way to undo something that I'm not happy with. I say this because it appears that, in the process of trying to fix your new machine, things may have gotten worse. Such is why I thought starting from scratch with a plan might be a better choice. Good luck.

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Thanks, I figured out some more
Jan 17, 2012 10:58AM PST

Well, there are mulitible problems. One, it's 64 bit Windows 7, which is still kind of buggy. Two, Carbonite is not restoring to the correct location, which I figured out after they closed today. You tell it to restore to "compaq_user" and it goes through the motions. But when the actual restore starts, it's changed it to "compaq_user barbara hp". So the files are there, but you can't access them. You can't access them because of the administrator/user/guest system. There is no user by that name. Three, Kodak's software does not recognize the 64 bit Windows software, which is why I can't print.

I'm reluctant now, to start all over, as I've gotten all the operating sytem updated and the Microsoft programs working. Fortuntely, I have a good backup from a couple of weeks ago on stick memory. What I don't have are all my bookmarks, dictionary, favorites, etc.

I will call Carbonite first thing in the morning and figure out if this can be solved. I have work to do tomorrow with office programs, so I don't have days and days to spend on this.

If I can restore to a good account, I can delete those erroneous files and users. In any case, I can restore from my memory stick and do without all the details and delete the users and their files. Either way, I don't have to download all that Microsoft stuff again.

Does that make sense or not? Or, do you still think I should do a system restore?

bkay

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It's your choice
Jan 17, 2012 6:03PM PST

One does learn more by banging one's head on a problem than by having someone else figure it out for them. But I would think the printer issue should be easy to resolve. You would need to remove it and all associated software, find (if available) the 64 bit version and all should work. I don't know what Carbonite tries to restore but I do know that restoring from backups to a completely different machine is full of traps. Files and folders full of data are one thing but settings tend to be specific to the OS and software. Windows 7 does treat users differently and the folder structure from XP to Win7 is not the same. Manual intervention is needed. I did move from XP to Windows 7 on all new hardware and did start from scratch not attempting any sort of software restoration process. I've not found Win7 to be buggy nor have problems with any of my 32 bit software. I am disappointed in what has been available in the way of 64 bit software for the non professional.

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Are you doing the restore this way ...
Jan 18, 2012 10:51AM PST
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I took the computer back
Jan 19, 2012 8:55AM PST

I called HP finally. The tech support person told me I only had 11 days left on my warranty. I replied that I just bought it Friday. She said it was registered last year. I packed up the computer and took it back. I bought another HP at another store and it has worked pretty well so far.

HP called today to find out what I did with the original one. I said I took it back. They said that was a good idea.

Carbonite offered extra help to solve my problems, but I decided to restore from my last backup instead.

Still not sure what the problem was. Lots of operator error, I'm sure. I think that machine was probably a refurb, although it was not marked as such.

Thanks again for all your help.

bkay