What's the fault data for that crash according to the Problem Reports and
Solutions Center control panel:
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#bucket
?

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"Pip R. Lagenta" <morbiusatwork@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Hi!
>
> I got my brand new (custom Puget Systems) computer last Thursday with
> Vista Ultimate pre-installed. Today, Vista Ultimate (32-bit, SP1) got
> profoundly goofy. This new computer has an XFX nVidia 780i
> motherboard, an Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 (3.16 GHz) CPU, and 2 GB of RAM
> on OCZ DDR2-800 Reaper chips.
>
> Today, Vista has stopped opening Microsoft programs such as Vista's
> pre installed games, "Windows Ultimate Extras", "Windows Update", the
> "Default Programs" page, "Windows Explorer", and "Control Panel".
> (This is not an exhaustive list.) The "Control Panel" page opens, but
> remains blank. When I click on "Windows Explorer", I briefly get an
> error message telling me that "Windows Explorer" is not responding,
> and that Vista is looking for a solution, but that message disappears
> quickly on its own.
>
> Other programs open and run just fine. Microsoft Internet Explorer
> and Windows Media Player open OK. All non-Microsoft programs seem to
> open and run without problems. I scanned the computer with the
> anti-virus program, but the problem continues.
>
> Before this problem, I ran Windows Update several times since I got
> the computer on Thursday. In addition, I have been moving data over
> from the old XP computer and I have uploaded programs including
> "notepad++".
>
> I might consider using the "system restore" function, except that the
> "Control Panel" page opens, but remains blank.
>
> What might fix this?
>
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