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Hi, I am trying to replace a file in the system 32 folder, called WSOCK32.dll. Think mine is corrupted so i need to replace with a fresh copy. However i cant, it womt let me delete the current one, o ...

Hi,I have a big problem with Trainz 2007 on Vista. This game don't work and a message appear on screen about 2 seconds after the launch.If you have an idea, thanks a lot. Bye. Carlo Santangelo c.santangelo.1971@freesurf.chMon site de photos : www ...

ahhh anyone can help me about my windows vista(ultimate) i already have the directx 9.0c installed but the game RAN online keep on telling that i have old version of directx and i must install the directx 9.0c pls help me about this ...

i just got a new laptop because my old one died and it is on vista and it has a jack to plug an x box 360 controler into and theres all this hype about x ...

I have an integrated SoundMax card. Running on a Intel motherboard (D865PERC).Sound works fine up until the point of actual game play and then it goes away. The first level loads up, but there is no music, sound effects, etc. Just video.Any t ...

I'll be getting a copy of Visa Home Premium soon. My friends, who I share my LAN with, have Windows XP PCs. Will I be able to play games with my friends on network after upgrading to Home Premium? I am planning to play games like Unr ...

I use K9 (keir.net/k9.html) as a spam filter for Outlook 2003 in XP Pro. It uses Bayesian logic to filter spam based on your personal experience. It has not been enhanc ...

this is the other error message [Window Title] Windows Mail[Content] The server you are connected to is using a security certificate that could not be verified.A certificate chain processed, but terminated in a root certificate which ...

Am I missing something? It seems that only spell check will work if you intentionally spell check. If you send without asking for a spell check it will send withou ...

Has anybody tried reading YENC encoded files with Win mail yet? I had Y Proxy V1.2 on the old machine. Haven't tried it on Vista yet.Oppie ...

I am trying to use widows mail but i keep getting this The host 'Linda' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly. Account: 'Linda', Server: 'Linda', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 110 ...

Hi,Does Windows Calendar have to be open for the Reminders to work? I don't open it a lot and I have noticed that it is not reminding me. I have searched the help but it is pretty useless and designed for only basic info. I have ticked t ...

I'm having some problems seeking to different sections of video files with the progress slider.For certain file types (such as AVI or Flash) I AM NOT able to use the slider to seek to different parts of the video when i open it f ...

In fact I bet Vista crashes while I am typing this message. It will either just freeze and purple and yellow stripes go down the screen, or I'll get the blue screen of de ...

I just installed vista 3 days ago and now i can not get it to shut down. the window screen goes dark but the computer keeps running and the only way to turn it off is manually. ...

My new Dell XPS 410 machine came preloaded with Vista Ultimate. However, the startup "Welcome Center" window has broken links. Some of the Welcome Center icons don't have a picture and others point to the wrong path. For instance, the Vista Mail ic ...

I'm getting this error when I try to create a restore point: "The restore point could not be created because the shadow copy provider had an unexpected error while trying to proces ...

I have been doing file (not completepc) backups successfully, but suddenly they started consitently failing with the errorFile backup failed. The error is: The system cannot find the path specified. (0x80070003).There's no indication of what ...

HelloHaving just seen Al Gore's movie :), I was hoping to do a few things to save some greenhouse gas and some money. I have a couple of internal hard drives in my Vista system that I don't often access (they're for backup purposes.)I see in Microsoft's Power Options component of Control Panel ...

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Somehow now my desktop icons are not on the same screen as my taskbar. I used to have this happen with XP on this machine but after changed the setup and setting it back i ...

Hi,With PhotoStory 3 it was easy to automatically remove black borders from photos, in addition you could add custom zoom/pan effects.I really like Windows Movie Maker but as far as I can see you can't do these two things that were possible in PhotoStory which makes it more difficult to get certa ...

I've just recently upgraded to Vista from XP. Had everything installed and working great for about 4 days now. Even managed to installed most of my older games and softwares. About 6 hours ago, none of my games will start from the "GAME" ...

Does anyone know of a thirdparty addon that would convert my Contacts from First Name, Last Name to Last Name, First Name. WinMail imported all the names from OE6 into the wrong f ...

Is there a way to know why i got svchost.exe using 100% CPU? After easch reboot, for about 2 minutes i got the pc nearly unusable cause the process above uses all my cpu. ...

Just poking around under Vista's hood and it seems that Ready Boost deletes it's cache and reforms it when a computer is rebooted. This appears to be normal operation for Ready Boost..I ...

I do have the same problem of JimR and KG Moham Kumar. "The receiving of email is very slow and impossible to complete.I tested unintalling the Virus protection but the problem is the same. There is not problem with email going out; it is only ...

Whenever I shut down or restart Vista I get the error 0x0000007F. After I get the message "shutting down" a blue screen pops up and gives the error 0x0000007F; it pops up quickly and goes away so fast that I cannot get all of the details of the erro ...

This is going to sound very odd, but all of it is very true.I have a couple of applications, one of which is named EdgeMaster. In the project properties, I have the project name, project description, application and product name to EdgeMaster. When run on Vista, the administrator p ...

Ok so after 2 months of fighting with vista just to do my work I decided to try Windows Movie Maker. Got ... this far , a dialog box with the text "Unspecified error".How helpful. MS ...

Will Windows Vista Enterprise be able to run the Aero interface feature?Thank you,Brian ...

The note at the bottom of the IE7 screen indicates that the "Protected Mode Off", However the box for the Protected Mode is checked to be enabled in the secutity tab. How to correct this? ...

Hi All, I am a system builder and I am trying to find out what my options are when a customer has motherboard failure and a different motherboard is installed. With Windows XP I had an option to do a reinsta ...

I have a wireless network with WEP security, however when I use my new laptop with vista it says the connection is "good" with only 60% connectivity. It does not change if I move my laptop near to the wireless router. Any thoughts on how to improve this? ...

Does anyone know a patch to support NLA in Remote Desktop Client 6.0 for XP clients? Please, I need asap. Business companies are depending on this patch to migrate to Vista Business version.thank you very much beforehand.Cheers avllnva Trying to secure Windows World ...

I'd like to start a thread on the whole issue of IMAP performance. Here are the issues that I have encountered w/ a bit of background.I'm a long time Outlook Express user. I have one pop account that I use, and I attach to ...

I have loaded Vista. I backed up my outlook.pst files from XP professional How do I import my .pst files into Windows Mail At the moment I cannot access my prev ...

How do I remove shortcuts from the Games folder in the right pane of the start menu? The only right click options are to pin to start menu, add to quick launch, customize and sort by name. All the other folders in the right pane allow individual shortcut ...

Hello,I’ve just done a clean install of Vista Home Premium (OEM, 32 bit), and I can’t get DVDs to play. Unlike the other posts that I see here I have no error message, it just goes jerky for a moment and then stops while the audio con ...

hello,I have a network hard disk Packard Bell Netstore 3500, I see it on the network, I can access to root folder but I cannot go deeper in the tree (with Vista Home Premium). Explorer search, search, ...Thanks for your help P. ...

I've been trying all day to import my Outlook Express email into my new VISTA Outlook.... Argh... I saved my folder with my dbx files to my desktop but when I run the import wizard it does not let me search for the files....File, Import, Outlo ...

I CAN NOT DELETE ONE PARTICULAR MESSAGE FROM THE JUNK MAIL FOLDER. WHENEVER I TRY, AN UNKNOWN ERROR OCCURS. IS IT POSSIBLE TO FIX THIS? ...

I am using Vista Home Premium and am trying to backup to my old XP laptop via a network. When I try I am asked for an ID and password. I have tried all that ...

Lets face it, Vista isn't very smart. Consider the following operations. I open a video file in Virtual Dub then use the Snipping Tool to capture a sceen shot for a database I maintain. I then close the file ...

My 500Gb removable disk which I use for Vista Backup is getting full.I don't see an option for Vista Backup to automatically delete older unneeded backu ...

I am having trouble getting windows media player 11 to minimize to the tool bar. I have rightclicked in an open area on the taskbar, went to tool bars, and ch ...

Is there any way to deactivate Windows Vista RC1 (Build 5600)? ...

Vista Ultimate. 1GB RAM. 256MB Nvidia graphics card. 160GB HDD 80 percent free space. Dual core processor.I've noticed an unusually high memeory usage in this Vista Ultimate PC. When you boot up and login to the PC (joined to a Win20 ...

I just bought a new PC with Vista. My KVM switch does not seem to play well with the new Vista PC. IOGEAR tells me the proper drivers were distributed with Vista and they think it is a problem with the USB in the new PC. I think it's dr ...

What do you do when they erase your intial validated request for Vista, have you reemail the receipts in .pdf formate (they don't accept MDI), wait weeks upon weeks and they finally send you a brand new copy of OUTLOOK 2007 instead?!! Now, Microsoft suppor ...

I have a vista client behind a ISA 2000 proxy server running windows defender. The proxy server needs authentication for outgoing requests. I also have WSU ...

Has anyone else been given the runaround by Microsoft when trying to use their "free" upgrade after buying a qualifying version of XP?The first time I submitted the online f ...

for add to favorites and sleep mode, how long before the usually get around to this sort of thing?Poppi ...

Hi,Anyone knows of a Windows Vista sidebar gadget that shows your del.icio.us links, so you can click on them and then they open in your default browser?I started out writing my own: you have to fill in your username and a tag in the settings, and then it shows the 10 first l ...

I have just one User Account and Vista tells me it is caleed Administrator.However when I try to manage the sytem, I get an awful lot or error messages saying that I do not have Administrator priviledges to carry out the act ...

All I have hooked up is Video, HD, Optical drive, Floppy, Keyboard and Mouse. ALL other devices are unhooked including USB. I had a friend running Vista try installing using my HD and Video card in their computer and it works fine. I tried brand new RAM, I even ...

I recently upgraded to Vista and am now experiencing issues on certain streaming video types (I think MPG2) the issue is that there is an overlaid, chunky dotted pattern in ...

I have a new PC with Windows Vista Home Premium where I set up an "Admin" account (which I use) and 3 Standard User Accounts for my wife and 2 kids. I am using the "Admin" account for my files. Somehow, the system is sharing all of my files (Admin a ...

I have a wifi network, one computer is running XPsp2, hardwired tonrouter and the other is a laptop. The communication is fine. I cannot get either computer to share a whole driv ...

i seem to have an annoying problem with a couple of my newly upgraded vista computers. 1. for some odd reason i cant access my documents, my pictures, my videos folders . keeps on crashing, explorer, not ...

A scheduled task is configured to wake the system in order to perform. This task will requite that a network connection is available. Before the system goes to sleep, the DSL connection is running but it is lost when the system goes to sleep ...

Every time i try and update windows defender via windows update i get error code 80070714. When I try and install update for windows defender directly through it it returns error code 0x80070643. Can anyone please help me to solve this issue as it is bugging the hel ...

I read through posts here and have not found an easy solution to my own problem.I used BitDefender Antivirus and everyday it prompts me 1015 times saying ...

I have upgraded to Vista Premium from XP Home and all is well, apart from the new Windows Email. It appears to have imported all my settings correctly and I hav ...

Windows Mail.I have the option to put the ">" on the text when replying to a message, but it doesn't work. I do not know if there is something else that nee ...

Good day, I have had extensive issues with trying to use my Blackberry handheld device and synchronizing it with Windows Vista Mail. I have had 3 support telephone calls with Microsoft support at 2 ...

Happened yesterday........how do I make the "from field" show who sent mail. In columns it is ticked but still shows a blank from field??? Before the 28 th of March it was fine. Running Vista Ultimate 64 all updates applied.Anyon ...

A typical scenario for adding a new Contact is the following: 1. Clicking the Windows Contacts icon (with target "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Mail\wab.exe") to open Contacts 2. Typing the na ...

My husband downloaded my outlook from my old computer to a portable hardrive and when he tried to download it to my new computer he got all the addys but none of the email folders when ...

can someone point me in the direction of a program that creates a mail server. ...

I moved from WinXp to Vista + Mail. THe address book is so incredibly slow it freezes for 5 seconds before each new email is open, or I open the dialog to pick a contact.It seems that this ...

Anyone in the know when we might be getting drivers for the hp photosmart 7900 series of printers. It's been published as middle of march, end of march, but still we have not got the drivers. I realize we can use the alternative ones, but these do not g ...

Upon installing Vista OWA not working properly. When trying to reply and or sending new messages you can not enter text into boby of the message. ...

Whenever I open a video file, it will run for a few seconds and then I get BSOD. I'm using Vista 32bit. Here's the info on the crash:Problem signatu ...

After doing a "proper" XP upgrade install to Vista Home Premium, all programs seem to work fine with exception of one.. I use eDimensional Voice Buddy 3.0 to complement Fli ...

Hi,I would like to make a desktop backgroundand and a small image that appears at the login prompt.Can anyone tell me the dimensions of the images and the resolutions necessary to make appropriate images.I tried to make background, but on using the image I could see large rectangles rather tha ...

I bought my Dell E510 about a year ago and switched out the DVDROM drive for a LG GSA4163B ATA drive because I work with DVDRAM. The files produced oon DVDRAM discs with recorded video have a filename extension VRO (instead of VOB). I was able to work with the drive in XP, but recently u ...

I bought Live OneCare for practically nothing from CompUSA, but my problem is that the documentation says it is a oneyear subscription and Live OneCare keeps reminding me that it is going to expir ...

Is there a way to make UAC to stop asking me for permission for a shortcut/program that's been run once with my authorization and set run as administrator (e.g., games)? iTech Consulting Services Limited Expert of ePOS solutions Website: itech.com.hk (IE only) Tel: (852)2325 3883 Fax: ...

Hi everybody,I am posting to say good things about Vista. I have the Ultimate version and I have never had any problem, except for a slow Windows Mail ...

Using Vista Business version each time I boot up I get the above message that is associated with the wireless router I've attempted to install. As very inexperience with these matters I'm seeking some direction or assistance. Regrds Di ...

I'm regularly getting a BSOD when trying to convert video in Mainconcept, the weird thing is that it runs ok for about 67 mins then all of a sudden kicks out. I've had a temp ...

I have a sound problem with the left channel. The left front speaker is very low, all the other speaker are at the proper volume. Problem is the same with the on board audio or my Audigy 2 ZS card installed.EVGA 680 sli 122CKNF68A1, Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, OC ...

I wanna change a file name(.dll) in system32. But it doesn't work 'cause I have no authority nevertheless administrator account. In vista, it's so hard to program somethings OTL...Are there some methods that change a file name? ...

I need to be able to switch users without entering having to go through four or five pointandclicks. Is there a way to "move" the "switch user" menu item to the desktop?Or is there a c ...

Hi! I'm having a small problem with my Windows mail. The time noted in mail "reçu" (received) is not correct. Altought the outgoingbox time is Ok and my computer time (down, right corner) is ok!People are sending mail at 11h18 and the mail is not ...

The Icon and Windows Mail have disappeared from the Start Menu. How do I get it back.Thanks ...

No embedded graphics show up in my Windows Mail incoming mails just a blank space and red 'x' mark. Some of them bring up connected website when clicked. I did not have this probelm with my ...

My PC is having problems sleeping! It goes to sleep OK, but a few minutes later wakes up again. I've checked all the BIOS settings, there is nothing untoward. Any suggesti ...

Many times when I close a program, Windows and 3rd party one, I get this 'Windows host process (Rundll32) has stopped working' message. How can I stop this annoying message popping up?I did once install Nero program but deleted all files whenever 'Nero' or 'Ahe ...

Hi all,I remember seeing a yellow sheet of paper packaged with my new HP Pavilion/Vista Home Premium that offered a free download for some advanced paint program for editing images. Can't seem to find it now.Is there a link for this?Thanks Donny ...

oevice cannot start. (Code 10)." I think Windows believes the USB device is a CD drive, since it shows a nonexistent h: CD drive. I have tried everything I can think of, inluding trying to update the driver (Vista says I alr ...

Can someone please tell me why some of my desktop icons have a windows shield at the bottom righthand corner? What does that mean? I ask because a couple ic ...

I need to install service on vista with all the privileges as it gets when it runs as localsystem on XP. When I install on Vista, the service is unable to call OpenProcess successfully for the processes that run under different user account. I tried changing pr ...

I have started getting brief black screens and then return to previous desktop and wallpaper. This does not impede functions but it is very annoying.Any ideas?Thanks ...

Dear group:I have a HP DV9040us notebook with 2 SATA drives. It came with XP Media Center Edition 2005. I want to install Vista on the second drive. I don't want to dual boot or overlay the OS since I understand there are many problems doing this. Correct?I would like to set up 4 partiti ...

Since I got a new computer a couple of weeks ago, people are saying that every time they get email from me, they get each message twice. Their names are ...

Please tell me there is a way to rename the subject of received emails (for archiving purposes)?? ...

Every time I close WMail and reopen, the Folders Pane on the left side resets itself to show only the Local Folders main group and only the Inbox folder subset. I can dblclick the Local Fold ...

Hallo zusammen,ich habe meinen Drucker (Multifunktionsgerät Epson CX3600) an einem Rechner mit Windows98SE angeschlossen und freigegeben.Mein VistaRechner kann den Drucker jetzt als Netzewrkdrucker sehen, wenn ich ihn aber einrichten will, dann kommt 'Druckerverbi ...

I recently upgraded from windows xp home to windows vista ultimate on my Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop. I have a HP PSC 1210 printer.But after upgrading to vista the HP toolbox from printer properties has vanished & also I ...

I read often hereabouts that the index does not update in real time, to which the obvious question is: why not?The indexer receives notifications of events that relate to finding & use (such as create and delete I don't know ...

Most of the links in my Programs menu are broken. They turned to blank white icons that do nothing when you click on them. How do I fix them? ...

Microsoft has done a great job by allowing users to create & open the WinZip files but why can't you add other file types, like WinRAR files. This post is a ...

Cleaner 1.39.502 find missing shared .dll files in Windows Vista ...

Once in a while Windows Vista Home Premium will freeze for a short while (about 10 seconds or so) and then resume everything. I cannot figure out how this happens exactly but maybe someone can give ...

Vista Ultimate: When I set "Enable memory protection to mitigate online attacks" to ON in advanced IE settings, the IE7 won't start. It crashes instead, with a message that DEP has shut it down because of improper use of memory. A ...

I'm not sure how the licensing works, but if I bought a Windows Vista disc, would the license allow me to install it on two of my own computers? I bought this new computer and the Vista disc ...

I understand that the "SendTo" folder for a user has been moved from Documents and Settings to Users\.\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendToHowever, the shortcuts I place in this folder do not show up in my rightclick menu when I rightclick on a file icon. S ...

Hello, I had a bluetooth mic that works with any windows XP pro machine, but not with Vista. I am seeing some posts on the net that state MS removed this functionality. Is this the case? Does anyone have a bluetooth mic working with Vista? Thanks in advance.Jake ...

Does x86 has 32 bit and 64 bit version? ...

Since no one responded to my last question, I guess no one knows the answer. Do you think the power that be at Microsoft would be able to help?? All I want to do is print one contac ...

I need to input my incoming and outgoing server names. Where would i locate this info? ...

Why are only some of my contacts showing up in the select recipient window when creating a new message?? I have tryed creating a new contact in the contact file and still they are not showing up in the select recipien ...

Is there not a way to still use Outlook in Vista? I hate this Windows Mail program. ...

A customer called me to help her with a few things on her new computer from Dell that had Vista installed. I noticed that it ran faster than some of the other installs on Dell ...

Please, check the Vista index and the Graphics Card index! Is that possible given the other indices? Those indices are for a HP Pavilion tx1000z CTO TabletPC. Do I nee ...

I have a Windows Vista Ultimate box I built with an E6400 Core 2 Duo Processor, 2GB of ddr2800 RAM, and a WD Raptor 10k hard drive and 1GB ReadyBoost drive.The one thing which is driving me nuts about Windows Vista compared ...

The time/date cpl displays hh:mm:ss. Why not the tray clock as well? It's the fastest way to find out that the system has frozen. Also, how can I change the font the tray clock uses? piaqt This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the ...

WMP Toolbar is not showing, and when i right click taskbar and go to toolbars it is already enabled, i am running vista ultimate. How do i fix this? Now don ...

has anyone found software that works with vista32 that will allow the editing of photos, with music and menus that can be burned onto dvd.I have a pioneer112dl burner.I have tried the suppied software with windows but the music places large gaps bewteen the tracks and does not f ...

I have Vista Premium installed in my new laptop. I noticed that some graphics don't show up on web sites. I know it has something to do with security but ...

I recently built an new machine for Vista. As Newegg was out of stock on liteon drives I ordered two Samsung SH183L drives. These constantly gave me an error of: Event ID: 51 "An error was de ...

I have upgraded from Windows Xp Home Edition, to Windows Vista Home Premium edition today and everything is working fine beside windows aero. When i go to the taskbar and start menu properties, the "show ...

I recently installed Windows Vista Business and every time I open windows explorer it freezes then restarts. It says Windows explorer has stopped working and Windows is looking for a solution then just restarts and does the same thing. Nothing works I cant even get into my recycle bin or ...

I just upgraded from XP Pro to Vista. Sound was working fine until the patches were installed.Then the speaker icon in the task area said that 'no audio device installed'. I checked device manager, and under 'Sound, Video, and Game controllers' I had 'Si ...

Hello! I have a Video Card ATI Radeon A9200SE. I can't using Windows Areo because there is a problem with my ATI Control Panel . I have Windows Vista Enterprise. Can you give me some solut ...

I recently bought a HP pc with preinstalled VISTA premium, I found My Radioshark (from Griffin) is not working, Seems the company hasn't developed (or are they gonna?) the dr ...

Hi everyone,I run Vista Ultimate on an Asus A8NSli Premium motherboard, which is equipped with a Realtek AC97 audio adapter (fully 7.1 enabled sound).Since I've upgraded to Vista I've been able to persuade ...

i need to install an missing .ocx file for an older program. How do i get 1 too work? in windows vista home premiumhope somebody can help me out,thanx in advance ...

running WMC under Vista Ultimate 64When I "add" folder through the Library Setup, I can only view the Music entries (mp3's) via the Video Library. I can't play them, but I can see them. There is nothing showing in the Music Library, regardless of how many n ...

Does anyone know a program to replace this application besides Nero, or a way to get the DVD Maker onto the DEP list?I burned some Red vs. Blue that I had downloaded, ...

The itunes site does not mention vista... some sites say it works...what do you guys say?No problems? ...

Every time I make a wireless connection, Vista creates a second to the same access point. It has the same IPv4 and IPv6 addresses but one always says unidentified network and the other will always show the real SSID. The unidentified connection also always stays 'public' even if I chang ...

I am really starting to get angry with vista at this point. I cant get certain progams in my startup to run without having to unblock them every time. I understand that microsoft is tryi ...

Hi, i often use the internet to view my email, meaning i go to login.yahoo.com and view my emails that way, but i recently started using my Windows Mail program!i was wondering if there was a way i can view my emails on both the my yahoo ...

I just got a new Sony SZ notebook with preinstalled Vista Business system. Each time I try to drag and drop a file from a jump drive to a hard drive folder using Windows Explore it I am gett ...

With my Vista Ultimate, I have often (although not always) gotten system hangs when moving large files from one hard drive to another, or when trying to uninstall large programs. It seems to work better with ...

HiI had a near disaster with some Word files (Word 2002). My daughter did a school assignment on our laptop running XP. She brought her USB drive cont ...

hey all,the start button in vista is big enough that it overhangs into the real estate for my maximized putty terminal shells, and covers up bits of my shell prompt. is there a way to shrink the size of the start button in vista, or otherwise ...

I would like to create a share on my Vista Home Premium PC and allow a remote user to mount that share with full permissions. This I'm able to do without an issue.However, I would like to modify that user's account so they are unable to l ...

I have Vista Ultimate x32. I just bought a few days ago Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Keyboard & Mouse 7000. Everything works fine for a few days and then suddenly both Keyboard & Mouse stop working afte ...

My avi file can be played on widows media player but when I try to view in on TMGENc 2.5 encoder the video plays a black image. I ran the avi file on gspot and it said the codec is installed dcsd called DVS/DV Video. TMGENc 2.5 works fine in ...

i have a very strange problem regarding my newly installed vista home premium and my internet connection. my laptop is connected to the internet, and i can browse the internet using IE. how no other programs, including MSN messenger, utorrent, mozill ...

Hello,I have recently come across a strange issue.Let me describe my setup before describing the problem: Desktop: Dell Dimension 9100 with a freshly installed copy of Vista Ultimate (I ...

the junk folder has a button to mark "not junk"Is it possible to add a "junk" button to the inbox toolbar and generally modify the buttons on display? ...

With Windows XP, I never had the troubled of recovered mail.IN VISTA The messages are not in the regular folders of Windows Mail but in Recovered Mail if there is a virus, spyware outbreak.I do not want to chan ...

I would like to know if he is possible to minimize windows mail to tray?! ...

Hi there,I got Vista up and running and now I want to use the "standard programs" as much as possible f.i. Windows Mail.There is no Dutch spelling option but ther ...

Although I am getting email, it is not being displayed properly. Mail comes into my inbox and I can see the number increasing but I can't see my mail.Have tried ensuring that settings show 'show all' even when off line and this was working ...

I purchased a new 128 mb video card, Geforce 6200 with a Nvidia chipset. When I try to update the windows experience index I receive the message: "Cannot complete assessmente. The asses ...

Instead of drag and drop method of moving/relocating files of folders, how do you add a location to the "send to" command box. I did it before with previous MS OS's, but it I can't figure it out with Vista. I'm sure it's there, but it's escaping my feeble mind. ...

A new version of EasyBCD, the Windows Vista bootloader manager utility, has just been released.Download EasyBCD 1.6: neosmart.net/blog/2007/easybcd16released/Key features in this build are the (oncemore) rewritten Linux/BSD support, the Diagnostics and Repair Center (recreate missing boot fil ...

I just received this Windows error message: "JDesktop Integration Components binary has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop w ...

Okay, Last night Windows Update ran when I shutdown. It dinked around again with something this morning when I booted. Now, whenever I launch IE, the frame appears then immediately disappears and pops up a file dialog asking if I want to save "navcancl" from "iefr ...

Hi, I'm trying to set up a dual boot with XP Pro and Vista (Home Premium 32bit). And I know you're supposed to start from the older OS and go to th ...

Hi group,I've developed a server application that receives TCP/IP connections from some devices located in the local network. These devices are not PCs.Under XP everything goes fine, but under Windows Vista this TCP/IP connections become invalid after some hours. Inf ...

Dear all,I believe I have tried all possible drivers for my SATA drives in order for Vista setup to recognize my HDDs. I have not yet succeeded. Here is ...

Ok... Guys,I have server machines hooked up to a win 2003 server. Including XP machines. When I try to connect Vista to the domain, I get a DNS error.So, I took an XP machine that was not connect toconnected to the domain, and it connected fine!Do you have to do anything special with Vista (outo ...

under vista, i'm setting punctuation symbol to SBC case, but, i'm restart computer or close programm, the setting will resume to DBC case.what's solution? thanks. ...

When I receive email with jpg attachments and click on the attachment to open it or to save it, the windows mail greys over and stops responding. However, if the picture is visible below in the body of the email, I can save it without any ...

I set windows update to "Download updates but let me CHOOSE whether to install them", and yet when I boot up my machine this morning, the worthless KB931768 "breaks IE7" update reinstalls itself and kills IE7.Well now I'm switching windows update to "never chec ...

hi everyone i hav this problem in the helphere's a pic for my prolem .... it happen when i click ask for help7m7.org/img101/s0a.p7m7mfslkfs.lw9w6f9w32726054.jpgi dont know whats the problem so is there any solution for it ...

I have a Toshiba Satellite R15S822 Tablet Notbook with the Intel 82852/82855 GM/GME graphics card. Once I upgraded to Vista Prem. I was no longer able to connect to a data projector or external monitor in mirror mode. I can extend across either the data pro ...

I can transfer files over to XP from Vista OK, but then when I try to copy them back I get the warning that the disk is full, but all folders on Vista are Shared. I even tried using the ...

Does Microsoft allways have to mess things up more before they eventually fix them? I FINALLY got Vista runing smooth with the new drivers that recently were released. I was havin ...

Okay that header doesn't make clear my search. Before I disconnect my XP drive is there a way to make a copy of all the info on that drive, but not really copy the files themselves.. just a record of what's there if in the future I'm looking for a file that I ma ...

Hi Guy's/Girls,I'm currently having problems where the video browser for vista media center crashes while trying to render my folders of films, which are mostly DivX backups of my DVD collection (about 150 of them). I originally thought i ...

I had posted in a couple of various threads that I was also affected by this update (KB931768) under both Vista and Windows XP. Under Vista, Windows Mail had become so slow as to be almost impossible to use. Clicking on a post in the news groups took about 24 seconds ...

The error message "you do not have sufficient rights to perform this operation", When I add a new printer in my Vista Home premium. But it work fine after disable UAC. How can I enable UAC and add new printer normally. ...

hi everyone i have 2 problem 1 when i turn my computer to sleep mode it will sudenlly wake after 5 min 2 i dont have the Hibernate option in my PC and i have follow the like ...

how do I save offline webpages the sync with internet like in Windows 98. I have Vista Home Premium. ...

I use more than 1 usb mass storage. When I want to disconnect one of then I am forced to remember which logical drive letter it was using in order to properly disconnect it. In my opinion it would ...

Hi, after installing windows vista onto my laptop, it works fine and all, but I want to increase my harddrive memory. My "windows.old" folder takes up about 10 gigs of space. I've already transfered all my wanted files onto the ...

An avatar in Second Life has a larger carbon footprint than the average Brazilian. ...

Hi again folks,When I initially installed Vista Ultimate I was able to put the Internet Explorer 7 icon on my Desktop, not as a shortcut, but as the actual application where you can right click on it & adjust the properties.Since reinstalling Vista, all I can ...

I still use my Motorola V551 as a modem when I'm on infrequent stays at hotels where internet is unreasonably costly. I do very brief email sessions maybe 5 minutes, a few times a day. I cannot get the same connection with my new Vista Home Premium laptop that I do with my older X ...

Hello, I'm new to Vista and need some helpSometimes my DNS cache is flooded and I need to do ipconfig /flushdns. I work under my account Rem8 which is in the ...

whenever i insert a memory card the autoplay option is no longer activated, does anyone know how i can restore this? i have gone into the autoplay settings and as far as i can see th ...

Ok as I am sure most people know at this stage that for some reason with Dell 9200 and XPS computers that are using the above audio card, has problems with the playback. It is slow to start and it freezes. I wanted to know is there goin ...

i got windows vista and now im having trouble. i dont have microphone but i used to be able (on windows xp) to play songs for my friends by playing through my soundcard. the sound seetings are really different now on vista.HOW E ...

Hi, I have a strange problem: I get a TMP File with every document that i create and stored under "Documents", the TMP File name is some sort of GUID What's Causing This ? ...

I have downloaded some mpegs that are protected by a licence. It says that once this is downloaded I can play them on this computer as many times as i wasnt, however each time I switch off ...

i need another hdd.i note that not one hdd is vista logo'd winqual.microsoft.com/HCL/Default.aspxhow important is this? Fool On The Hill [32bit Vista Home Premium] ...

I was using a Panther DX joystick which is no longer supported by Mad Catz (so I can't expect a new driver). Twice when I plugged in the joystick in the USB port, the device was recognized as a Human Interface Device (HID) and worked wit ...

I should add:I have the latest keyboard drivers from HP, but still couldn't locate the key file which performs this task :(. I presume there MUST be one.David ...

i have managed to install the drivers to my scanner. I am using adobe photoshop in vista ultimate. when i try to scan, an error message appears saying "could not complete the import command because of a poblem with the aquisition module interface" when i t ...

Hi, Does anyone have any info on syncronising a mobile device running WM5 with Outlook, my device is recognised but will only sync with media player. I have searched all over microsoft without any luck, and have not seen it mentioned on any forums, all replies welcome, t ...

Hello. I installed windows vista home premium on my Dell Inspiron 9200 which has a built in SD card reader.Since Home Premium upgrade wouldn't let me do a clean install, I install windo ...

I have a Sony Vaio laptop running Vista Business with the Smart Wi Connection Utility and it never shows the WIFI connected when it actually is AND it hangs up when launching and fails to respond. Is there a way to fix this? ...

I am using Windows vista Home Premium, from last 3 days Windows Defender stops service and anytime I open my laptop there is a window comes with an information shows"Application failed to initialize:0x800106ba.a problem caused this program's service ...

Just got a new laptop with Vista and was taking some programs off the start menu and I am now getting a message that the Third Party App Mgr has stopped working. Can someone kindly tell me what to do? Many thanks! ...

I've been round and round with well meaning support staff but ultimately (no pun intended) the level of service is not what should make Bill proud.I've spent $160 to upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Vista ...

I recently bought and installed Windows Vista Home Premium for my IBM laptop but I have decided that I want to have Business on it instead. Is there a way to uninstall the Home Premium on the IBM laptop and use that for another computer? Thank you for any info ...

Does anyone know how to change the default settings in Vista Photo Gallery so it does not save a copy of each and every photo I import to three locations, ie., Pictures, Recently Imported and also a folder wherein I create a TAG or a folder I create to store certain pictures. If I c ...

Hello, I can not connect to the internet or my router from my PC which I just installed Vista Ultimate on. The network connection icon in the system tray says it has limited connect and repairing doesn't fix the problem. I have searched the internet for the past ho ...

I Just got windows Vista Home edition which is networked with a main computer running windows 2000. sometimes it will see the the main computer and then I go to look at my files on that computer and I can no longer see again I have them set up with the same workgroup name can any one help me thank ...

I just installed vista 64bit and when i try to run steam games or c&c 3 demo the screen goes realy blury, if i try altf4 nothing happens, alttab jus changes the blur to a green blur. ive updated all the drivers and searched for answers but cant find anything. im running a amd 64 x2 2.21 g ...

When I play it, my screen turns black completely! My graphics are 1.0 in Windows Vista!I need a graphics driver download! Please help me! This post is ...

As of this morning I can't empty Junk Email. After I click on Empty junk Email folder it deletes all but 40 messages. However when I restart Windows Mail disp ...

Would like to do a spelling control befor sendig emails but 'DUTCH' is not in the list Only German English French and Spannish are availlable. How can i add DUTCH to that list? Thanks. Chielleke ...

I have recently signed up to Talk Talk broadband. I have a talk talk email address, however I have to go on the talk talk website enter my email address and password to access my emails. I want to use Windows Mail but ...

In Outlook Express, emails are stored in the identities folder. Where are the emails stored in Windows Mail so that I can copy this folder for backup and use it for import when I need to reinstall my ...

Hi,Whem I try to open a PDF file witch is attached to an email it says there is no file association to that document.When I detach the pdf and double click on it it's opened with Acrobat Reader 8.What can I do to fix the problem with Windows Mail ?Regards,Jerry ...

I am trying to send an email with an attachment from my compuserve account in Windows Mail. I get the following message: The following message to <xxxx> was undeliverable. The ...

I have Vista Home Basic and the darn thing won't defrag. I have tried multiple times to defrag and every time the computer acts like it's defraging and then says "You could improve performance by defragmenting your harddrive." This ...

So far I like Vista, everyting seems to run smoothly, except shut down.. When I choose to shut down Vista it takes on average 5 minutes to complete.. Start up is no problem.. For software all I have installed was my antivirus AVG, Adobe Reader, drivers for my video card, mouse and keyboard.. Wha ...

In trying to setup a HP Pavilion dv9000 series laptop with a printer manufactured by Sharp Coorporation model AL1655CS it turns out that the drivers supplied by Sharp are windows XP compatable downward and not for Vista. Is there a generic printer driver tha ...

Hi, is there a line commad or a script (cmd or powershell) that permit toggling of "show hidden files and folder"? Thanks, Riccardo ...

Alright. I just got my computer 4 days ago, it came with Vista installed and despite the horror stories I was willing ot give it a chance. But the first day all my music somehow became "inaccessable" and could no longer be played. The second day NOTHING could be played, even ...

Hello, I have this problem after i tried to install a Kingston blue tooth adapter. I can no longer add hardware that needs drivers automattlicy, I have to manually point to "C:\ ...

HELPPPP!! My WMP 11 crashes a moment after opening. i've reinstalled Windows Vista. i can't even install it on XP Pro!! My system: AMD 1600+ 1GB RAM Graphic card ATI 64 ...

Anybody know how? I could do it in XP, as well as the "classic" menu option in Vista. But, I want to change them in the regular Vista menu. Oddly enough, you can change the order of folders though.On a side note I thought the group folders would ope ...

Dear friends, I accidentaly erased my wastebin, what can i do to restore that, or to create a new wastebin?I hope you can help me,Anja ...

where do i find the product code if windows vista is allready installed on my new computer ...

A friend has purchased a new Notebook computer. She has asked me to install the correct printer drivers.The operating system on her previous computer was Windows XP. The operating syste ...

Windows Server 2008 has a file access security category called "Trusted Installer" which cannot be modified by the real Administrator. Does this security category exist in Vista ? ...

Running Vista Home Premium. I visit a website that does bandwidth speed test (speakeasy). It requires adobe flash. I was directed to the website to install it. I did. I went to a couple of other sites that have Flash and they worked okay ( ...

Please join us for our ExpertZone chat for discussion with Microsoft employees and MVP's regarding Windows XP and Windows Vista!Here is the URL to the chat:microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/chats/chatroom.aspxWhat will be discussed in the ch ...

why can not microsoft give new keys,to vista users instead of the phone,why is it that when u activated a few times u then av'e to use the phone,would it not be easy just to send a new activation key direct to the users pc,it would be ...

If you seen this question already please accept my apologizes. I posted it about 2 hours ago, but I can’t find it. Hello, I have a new Gateway MX8734 Notebook; it is using Vista Home Premium. My system is completely updated using Windows & Gateway’s web sites. My problem is aft ...

New installation of Vista Home Premium on new drive Data on old hard driveI am trying to move a directory tree from one place to another. I have done this on the same drive and on different drives. I select the parent folder, drag it to the de ...

Recently I uninstalled a programme in Vista (using Uninstall), for the first time.The Uninstall went well, but I expected to see the programme and the files in the Recycle Bin. But they were absent.My question is: What does Vista do with the programmes an ...

How in the ~!@#$%^&* to turn OFF that fsckin' User Accounts Control (handholding of the user) which "requests" access on damnnear every doubleclick? Other things hover at my mind's edge, but See Above holds center. "I count them b ...

Hi, I have a VAIO laptop which has 2 sound devices shown:1. Speakers / Headphones (SigmaTel HD Audio CODEC) 2. Digital Output Device S/PDIF (SigmaTel ...

Windows XP would ask if I wanted to have it install automatically and would let me select "Have disk..." during installation, but Vista just installs automatically. Is there option somewhere I can set so that I ca ...

I recently bought a new machine with a Radeon AIW x1900 video card. It worked wonderfully with XP. With Vista the TV functions don't work at all. Does anyone know if ATI i ...

I'm planning to upgrade my Creative Live sound card and ATI Radeon 9600 video cards with a Creative Soundblaster XF sound card and nVidia GeForce 7600 GS video card. My assumption is that I should uninstall as best I can the drive ...

No sound drivers found for the hardware: "The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28) mfg: unknown location: PCI bus 0, device 20, function 5"The computer manufacturer has been ...

I've burned some pictures onto a DVD last night using Windows Media Player 11, and I viewed them using Windows Media Centre (Windows Vista Home Premium) shortly after. Today I tried to open the folder and I can't see it i ...

Hi, is limewire basic Vista compatible? Thank You.. ...

When i right click on a picure within an email, I do not get the Save As dialogue I am used to in XP. It just says copy. How to I save an image from an email??? Di ...

I just purchased a Sony Vaio with Windows Vista and Movie Maker. I was trying to make a copy of a home video which I had put onto a DVD with a Sony recordable DVD Writer and Player. When ...

Why is microsoft so complicated? I finally figured out how to get my pictures from my cell phone tothe computer...When Itry to open a picture abox comes upthat says .. "Picture gall ...

I am using a broadband connection for windows XP.Recently i have installed windows vista in my laptop.I have tried a lot to configure internet connection in vista but i am unable to do so.Can anyone help me out in this issue.Plz send me ...

When I run Windows Live OneCare, it takes about 11 hours to complete. I let it run all night, and it is still running in the morning.The Virus Checker takes the most time. Is there anything I can do to speed it up? Thanks for any help. ...

I would like to change the shortcut icon, you know, that small icon showing an arrow and displayed on the desktop above each program shortcut icon. I like to have it smaller. XP had it about 1/4 of the surface. Francois PIETTE overbyte.be ...

Hi all For some time my Vista Ultimate has gotten into a hang situation in which I can not even raise the task manager. I presumed this was an early bug w ...

Hello!I occasionally encounter a situation when all tiles except two are removed, and these tiles are arranged one below the other. Of course, this does not necessarily mean that suc ...

Postal 2 (Share The Pain Expansion Included) European version:I can't get it to play at all, I installed it perfectly. I go to run the game and where it usually checks the CD is valid and asks for the CD key and stuff it comes up with a message saying " ...

I am a Dell user and have had the same problem with Window Mail that it appears half the planet have had. I spoke to Dell initially and they fixed the problem by deleting the email account and reinistalling it. However I now have another stuck email in my inbox that I can't delete and ...

Hi,I've started using Windows Mail, and having checked through some of the posts on this forum, I see that you can't turn off the New Mail icon in the tray for when mail that gets filtered into the Junk Email folder comes in.I understand that ...

Would really welcome some help here. Apolgies if I'm not very technical but basically I have a new laptop with vista home premium and the windows mail program wont send emails or receive them. They dont even show in the outbox and n ...

this is my first time using this and im tring to send pictures from my windows gallery to someone and its not working for me. im not sure if i put in a ...

Is there any way to retrieve messages that you have permanently deleted? ...

I fried the motherboard on the xp but not the hard drive. I installed it as a slave but can't seem to find a way to get the address book and email transfered to the c: drive. I'm at a loss ...

Weet er iemand raad hoe ik een email kan delete'en in mijn verzonden items ???? ...

How do I export my address book from Msn mail to Windows Mail w/o having to retype each and eveery address? Thanks to anyone who responds. ...

When I attempt to start a Slideshow of photos using the Explorer toolbar, the first picture launches and then, after about two seconds, closes with the message "Explorer has stopped working". I then get the usual series of messages that "Windows is looking for a solution to the ...

How do we select and delete individual pages from a multipage attachment or scanned document in Vista Fax and Scan? ...

HBO.COM Will Not Load Up, Just FYI!Kevin John Panzke (MSDN Operating Systems Level Subscriber and Microsoft Tech Net Direct Subscriber)P.S. Our Cable Compa ...

Hi,I have Vista Bussiness and have strange problem with greek font. I work with greek texts and greek font is essential in my work. I have been using Windows XP for many years and there were never any probl ...

So, sometimes when my screensaver or power saving mode kicks in, and I come back to my computer, I can't get it to come back to life. I loose my input control... mouse and keyboard are dead and do nothing. If the screen saver is on... I wiggle the mouse and type on the keyboard and nothi ...