Windows Vista Fails to Boot After Installing SP1 with ntoskrnl.exe 0xc0000098 Error

After installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) via Windows Update, where the progress status has already showed 100% completion status, and presumably should be a successful install, the system fails to boot up again with the one of the following error messages during the very initial stage of computer starts up.
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How to Open Windows Vista Recovery Environment (RE) Console from Installation CD

Installation DVD of Windows Vista contains a new Windows Recovery Environment (aka Windows RE), which completely replaces the recovery console in Windows XP. Commonly known as Recovery Manager, Windows RE is a recovery platform based on Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), and supersedes most functions or tasks from recovery console. Windows RE provides two main functionalities:

1. Automatic diagnosis and repair of boot problems using a tool called Startup Repair.
2. A centralized platform for advanced recovery tools such as command prompt and ability to restore to a System Restore points.

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New Search Engine with Visual Pattern Recognition Technology

In the stiff competition and deadly battle for popularity amongst Google, Yahoo, Baidu, etc, a new search engine is set to tip the scale against these rivals. Developed by Evolution Robotics in Japan, this new search engine uses Visual Pattern Recognition (ViPR) technology to do the contents searching. ViPR technology is a new technology which enables electronic devices to decode complex visual images to enable users to launch their search.
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Panasonic Announces New LUMIX TZ50 With Wi-Fi Capability

The well-known international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Matsushita Electric Industrial, Panasonic has announced a new addition to its award-winning TZ-family of digital cameras – LUMIX DMC-TZ50, featuring 9.1 megapixel image sensor, Venus Engine IV, 3-inch LCD display, 28mm wide-angle LEICA lens, 10x optical zoom, 720p HD video recording function, Intelligent Auto Mode, built-in wireless LAN communications function (Wi-Fi) that complies with IEEE 802.11b/g standards, and access to T-Mobile HotSpot service. Once connected, the users can access Google’s Picasa Web Album right from the camera, without having to use a PC or mobile phone.

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Download Rising AntiVirus 6-Month Free License No Serial Edition

Rising Antivirus is a China based anti-virus, firewall and Chinese software company that produces anti-virus software, firewall and spam-blocking products. Rising AntiVirus is one of the flagship products from the company, and is believed to have market share of about 50% of Chinese market, that’s more than 100 million users.
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VMWare Server Causes System Frozen, Hang and Unresponsive When Power/Start Up in Vista

Windows Vista may become unresponsive, freeze or simply hang when users power on and start up a virtual machine in VMWare Server, especially on VMWare Server 1.0. When the symptom happens, the hard disk drive LED, which indicates hard disk I/O activity, blinks non-stop, signifying a lot of hard disk reading or writing activity and spinning. The Windows Vista system freezing or hang state normally lasts for few minutes, after that system will act as normal again.
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NAVIGON 2100 max And 2120 max GPS Devices With New DirectHelp Feature

One of the world’s leading providers of navigation products and software solutions, NAVIGON has announced the release of the NAVIGON 2100 max and NAVIGON 2120 max personal navigation devices (PNDs), incorporating slim, stylish piano-black casings, anti-glare 4.3 inch touchscreen display and new DirectHelp feature, which aimed to enhance your navigation experience.

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Order Hero Hack Pack with Free Open Source Tools

The words that least expected to be associated with Microsoft are probably free, giveaway, and open source. Determined to shake off the image, and get a share of pie in the open source market, Microsoft is now courting ‘hero‘, a term it used to describe people who does thing they love, and does it well. To achieve this aim, Microsoft is giving away Hero Hack Pack for free.
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