Vista Reduced Functionally Mode

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Stan Gilbert

I was late in activating my copy of Vista Ultimate, it went into RFM and now
that it's activated, it still won't come out of RFM, I even installed SP1 in
hopes that would bring it back. What else do I need to do to get my desktop
and functionally back, this program cost me to much money for it to be so
screwed up like it is.

Can someone please offer me advise on how to get my computer out of RFM?

Another problem while I'm writing this is, my computer's Task Manager is
grayed out, how can I activate it so it can be used?

Thanks for your help and/or advise in advance.
 
Brink said:
Hi Stan,

Stange. If your Vista is activated, then it should not be in RFM. This
tutorial may help you get out of it.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/121866-reduced-functionality-mode.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn


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Shawn ...

Thanks for the reply, I looked over the information you sent and read your
comments, I agree, Vista should not be in RFM once it is activated. I paid
over $400 for Vista Ultimate and I be damned if I buy another Product Key
from Microsoft for a product that should work out of the box. If I reinstall
I lose all important data if I don't back it up or move it, that ranges right
now nearly 750GBs, It won't do an upgrade so I don't lose my stuff, it want
to do a clean (new) install, one of my friends did that and Vista wouldn't
accept his Product key again, told him it was for Windows Server 2008, or if
wasn't a valid key.

All I want is to get my desktop functions back. I've never been so
disappointed in a product as I am Windows Vista. Since I've install SP1 that
nullifies the RFM if I'm reading these comments correctly.

Like so many others before me, Apple MAC is looking better and better, never
hear any problems with their OS, as it stands today, I'd never recommend
Vista to my company or our clients, it's a nightmare.

I'll work this out or trash this mess, write it off as a bad experience and
move on to a more reliable OS.

Again thanks for the advise, sorry for the rant, but this is quite
frustrating

Regards
 
Brink said:
Stan,

By chance, is your Vista an upgrade version?

Shawn


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Shawn ...

Sorry for the delay in responding, to answer your question, it was Brand New
out of the box. And for some reason my Task Manager is grayed out and will
not work, that also sucks. I've been using Microsoft since Windows Version 1
came out, Vista has got to be the worst I've ever come across.

Stan
 
Brink said:
Stan,

For the Task Manager, this tutorial may help you on that.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/103275-task-manager-enable-disable.html

Since this is brand new, you might consider taking it back to where you
got it and tell them to fix it for free or exchange it for another one.
A new computer should not do this.

Hope this helps,
Shawn


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Shawn ...

It has always been my understanding that stores will not take back software
once it's been opened after leaving the store, the computer works fine, I was
referring to the software when I said "It should have worked out of the box."

Anyway is there a way to by-pass the WINLOAD.EXE I have tried all the things
you suggested. I keep getting the "ACCESS DENIED" statement when U attempt to
do the BCDEDIT or any of the other methods mentioned in the several different
forum idea you've sent.

Can I delete the WINLOAD.exe file and let Vista rebuilt it, or can I copy
one from another working copy of Vista and does it matter if it is the
version? I have access to a copy of Vista Home Premium I can use to get a
copy of the WINLOAD.EXE the only thing I see that might be a problem is, the
path to where Vista Ultimate is installed is different. Worth a try Hmmm!

I can recreate the WINLOAD.EXE using the method you suggested, copy it to
the Ultimate and then restore the original copy, that should solve the
problem.

Stan
 
Stan Gilbert said:
Shawn ...

It has always been my understanding that stores will not take back software
once it's been opened after leaving the store,
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You are correct.
 
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