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Hi, I have come across a problem with the UAC. I was changing the security settings for all account users and set them all to deny. I admit I had no idea that by doing that it would deny access to me, the only system owner/admin on the Vista system. ...

I can't get my saved games from Heroes V to work in Vista. I installed Vista last week and just got Heroes V loaded. I can run a new game, but when I load a saved game from my XP installation, the game crashes. I thought I needed more memory, so I just added a gig, up to 2G now, but ...

Hi all,I run Vista64 Ultimate and I just got the HL2 and HL2 Episode Onde DVDs from the store. When I insert one of these DVDs Vista keeps telling me to insert a disc when I double click on the drive icon.I returned the DVDs to the store and got new DVDs at another store, same problem. I ca ...

Every time I select an new game of Mahjong, the first tile sits on top of a matching tile on the next row down.I am getting the impression that the basic pattern remains the same and only the tile "identities" change.Is anyone else getting similar results? Keene F. Tiedeman ...

What is the way to delete a junk message without opening it unwantedly? If I click on it, it opens, whatever I set in the tools/read panel inluding unchecking the "automatically download message when viewing in the preview plane". It is a real secu ...

Steve,I have two users set up in Vista and I have WMail accounts set up for each user with remember user name and password checked in the account properties.However, when eve ...

I intalled Windows Vista Ultimate on a 23 yo laptop, I upgraded its RAM to 2GB. It works well and I use it for software development. I have had no major problem with Windows Vista, but from yesterday I noticed high CPU usage caused by e ...

Hi there,I just got my new laptop for work last week, which is T7200 with 2GB ram and Vista Business. During this week, i found out there have few problems with the vista.1. I always need to VPN to difference clien ...

I recently put windows vista home premium onto my dell inspiron laptop. However, when I close my lid my monitor stays on(I did not want my laptop to go into sleep). I was wondering if there was a way to have the monitor shut off right away when the lid is closed without going into sleep li ...

De temps en temps mon ordinateur portable n'arrive pas a démarrer. lors du démarrage, l'écran se fige et le demarrage ne s'achève donc pas. Pourriez vous m'aider ? Merci d'avance. ...

Like many others who bought Vista Premium, I have been looking for a solution to the faxing problem that (greedy?) Microsoft handed me. After trying several things that did not work, I tried Snappy Fax,Man, Snappy Fax is your ...

Hi,I have a problem when saving files,and needing to go to the folder above for example,as there is no link to it in the Address Bar and there is no "up" buttom.What is the solution to this?Is there a way ...

Hi,I am about to reinstall vista on a box with 2 drives. I would like to instal the OS and programs on one of these drives and point ALL other account folders (music, documents etc) onto the other drive. How do I ...

Every time I try to print with photo gallery, the photo is correctly pictured in the print preview for about 2 seconds before it shifts to the negative version of the photo. It will also print as a negative image. I can print a correct positive color ...

Sometimes find that MS firewall is not on. Happened this AM when I came in. I turned it on, and just now when I rebooted, it was again off. Same thing with Defender this AM, but when I rebooted just now, it stayed on. This problem ...

In Windows XP I could have my computer update the system clock from an internet time server. On my new Vista machine, the option is no longer available. I'm running a stand alone laptop machine that I connect to a docking station ...

I want to create a partition following the guildelines in "Help and Support", once I have opened Disk Management, I am told to:"Rightclick an unallocated region on your hard disk, and then cli ...

"Windows Media Player cannot access the file. The file might be in use, you might not have access to the computer where the file is stored, or your proxy settings might not be ...

Hi Guys,As the subject suggests I am trying to setup a Vista to XP peer to peer network (wireless).I have got the adapters in adhoc mode and seem to have a connection as I can ping.I am having issues with sharing tho. The guy who owns the PC's wants to share the root drives on both PC's, howev ...

PowerDVD 7.2 crashes efter a few minutes of play, and when I use mediaplayer I get a stuttering effect in the image. Any suggestions? ...

I 've been trying to connect to the internet but it don't work. Instead the diagnose problems dialog box keep telling me: "www.microsoft.com is not set up to establish a conection on port world wide web services (HTTP) w ...

I was hoping for some guidance or advice please. I have a Dell 9200 Laptop with a dell 1450 wireless internal network card. Vista boots up to the desktop quick, less than 15 seconds. I can access the internet almost immediately after boot, but the ...

My quote of the day"You don't have to be a genius to see that vista is crap... but you must be an idiot if you like it..."K ...

My computer is having a problem with my license. "There is a problem with your license so notifications will no longer appear" You will no longer recive notifications, including th ...

Hello, I switched from XP Pro to Vista 64 Home Premium. The problem I have now, my Xfi soundcard wasn't found during vista installation and a check for new hardware shows me, that ther ...

I downloaded the URGE program to my desktop. When I try to install it, I get an error message that says "Error 1304 Error writing to file c\programdata\desktop\URG.inc. verify that you have access to that directory". ...

I have a laptop with vista ultimate running. I can currently connect to my home network and the network and sharing center says I am connected to the internet but I can access anything on the internet. I try to diagnose and repair ...

Can you get a virus from importing photos from a digital camera? We had a Trojan Pop up the other day when we imported some photos from a concord digital ca ...

I cannot access a Windowsauthenticated web site locally even though I can access it remotely.I have a simple web implementation that hosts an IIS / ASP.NET based ...

I have Vista Business. When I shift+Righ Click an item, I can see the Run As... option, but when I click on it, UAC asks for my consent, but I do not get the prompt to enter the user credentials to actually Run the program a ...

What email provider can you use with Windows Mail? I currently use Hotmail but you can't use it with Windows Mail so what can you use? ...

Is there anyway to get Vista's SideBar to load minimized? A switch perhaps? ...

I have purchased a new computer with Vista installed I like the look of the program, so far as I just turned in on yesterday.When I view a web site the font that is display ...

I'm running into the infamous "Windows could not update the computer's boot configuration" error while trying to upgrade my Win XP (Pro SP2 OEM) installation to Vista Business (OEM upgrade versi ...

I am having a problem with a SD Ultra II card not reading. I got it to read and it was letting me take the pictures off but It still was asking for drivers, and still not ...

I have a home wireless network (using a wireless router).I would like to share my files with other PCs/laptops connected to the network via Vista and XP (Pro SP2).Can anyone explain in simple Englsih how the hell I share a folder in Vista? There are so man ...

Anybody seen this message before? One of my clients is getting it as of tonight and I can't find anything on it. EVR fullscreen window: windows bad ImageTha ...

Has this happened to anyone else out there. My Recycling big just disappeared off my desk top one day. Don't know why. any ideas? ...

Hi guys. I hope someone here can give me reasonable answer to my problem. I experienced very wird problem. When I insert DVD disc (i.e. DVD disk with game on it) in Windows Vista Business (32bit) and when I go to my computer on DVD disk and right click a ...

I have a Presario V2000 which runs Windows XP Home SP2. I also have a Vista installation ISO (trial). The WindowsVistaUpgradeAdvisor.msi says Vista home basic is the best OS for my machine. I've got plenty of me ...

when I instaled windows XP, microsft let me use the same disk for both although I had to call in the 2nd install but the guy let me. WIll I be able to do the same with Vista Ultimate? use the same disk for the 2 of my PC's??? ...

Let me get this straight, a computer trying to access a WinVista Ultimate Host machine, MUST have a user accounted associated on the Vista Host with the same machine name and login as on the client machine? So I would have to add to the Vista Host, lets say, my Mom's machine name and ...

The awaited launch of Burt Young's official website is now available on the Internet for the public. The website has become a literal library describing his m ...

Hoping someone here can help out. I have the above NEC Laser printer and love it. But unfortunately, Vista isn't recognizing the printer. I've been on NEC's website for product support and I'm told that they are not developing a driver for Vista. The printer worked fine with ...

Are OEMs obligated to provide XP Pro product keys for Vista Ultimate downgrades?Where can I legally get a product key to activate, validate, and pass genuine Windows tests for my license to Windows XP Professional that comes with Windows Vista Ultimate?I bought a Gateway computer from a r ...

Just wanted to pass on a problem I have with Vista and MS Office. When I try to change the Office Assistant I get an error message telling me there's not enough memory to open t ...

I am trying to install an older program and cannot get the program icon on the desktop. It uses a default Windows icon instead. I tried Properties/Change Icon but get a message that the application file has no icons. When I install the program on my MS ME and XP machine ...

i am not able to play bespelled can anyone help ...

I puchased a computer with vista/winmail installed. I want two identities for email without having to log out and log back in. I went to Steve Cochran's to see his program to solve this issue (WMIDs). Is his program for upgraders only? Is it too compli ...

Ok, I've been trying to work through this problem now for over 2 weeks and I've gotten nowhere so I thought I'd make a post here and see if anyone else has some ideas I could try. Since upgrading to Vista I have been ...

I have a new laptop runnung Vista with twin hard disks. I want to a: clean up my c drive and b: reclaim the space used by offline files, and tell Vista to store the offline (sync) files on the second hard disk. I am trying to s ...

Hi,I recently purchased a HP DV9022ea with XP MCE 2005.I decided to take the plunge and install Vista Home Premium on a clean install and have loved it but i have one is ...

In Windows Update, in the list of installed patches I have 2 times the February junk email definitions:on date 28/03/2007 I have: Update for Windows Mail Junk Email Filter [February 2007] (KB905866)on date 14/02/2007I have: Update for Windows Mail Junk Em ...

I need a DVD decoder for my Vista Business system. Would prefer freeware or shareware. Thanks. ...

The taskbar is set to autohide on the left side of the screen. Sometimes it shows up behind the active window. The window is either maximized or takes the entire scre ...

I have an attachment that allows me to plug another hard drive into the USB port. If If I do this with my old laptop hard drive, which has XP, will my new computer with VISTA read it and/or make a dual boot for it? Or will it try to make me reformat the old hard ...

More proof the routines that handles videos in Vista SUCK big time.Specifics:File only 216 MB in size, MPEG2 format. Has both a video and audio stream. Now watch Vista mess up.This is a file that Vista should easily be able to open and make a ...

I do not know what is going on. I have two computers, One desktop, One laptop. Desktop is running Ultimate, laptop is running Home Premium. Office 2007 Professional is installed on both machines yet neither machine ...

HelloI have a new pc with windows vista home premium. I have install a copy of microsoft office 2003 standard. The activation was OK but i have a problem. Every time I launch and aplication of offi ...

Can someone possibly help or advice? I have a Dell system purchased in Decenber 2006 that came with a Express Upgrade to Vista Premium offer. I have now received the upgrade kit but 4 days ...

I am trying make some business cards in Windows Vista and I am not sure where to go to do this. I have searched each program and nothing. Can someone please help me on this. ...

when I close any program, I get a blank page instead of my desktop. It refers to explorer 7 and I have not opened that program. I am on cable at 3 meg speed. this can happen at any time even when I have been running another program for over an hour or while the screen saver is starting. ...

I posted the question below on the Access programming group with no response. Can anyone help me install an ISAM or whater is necessary to run an Access application on Vista? .............I have a split database with the front end linking to several tables. Compiles and runs perfect in Window ...

I try to open Firewall and Task Scheduler settings under Administrative tools, and get 'MMC could not create the snapin'. Anyone has an idea what could cause this? I cant recon what i did chang ...

I'm not exactly computer savvy, but I want to get some icons to make my desktop more personal.For example, it'd be nice if I could find an icon of a little bank for my shortcut to my online banking ...

Can anyone tell me, or point me in the right direction as to how to reinstall the native Microsoft Bluetooth? I tried the Toshiba Bluetooth stack as a demo and when I uninstall it I can reinstall th ...

Actual Error Message: "Install Windows Windows installation encountered and unexpected error. Verify that the installation sources are accessible, and restart the installation. Error code: 0xC0000005" Copying Windows files [complete] Gathering files (19%) I have ...

Dual boot system setup.. Xp on C:, D: is data and Vista on E:.. I have to replace the D: drive and want to move Vista to it and use E: for storage.. I can do a disk copy easy enough, but what do ...

I am thinking of upgrading to Vista Business Edition. Can anyone advise whether Movie Maker and DVD Authoring is available in that edition?Regards, Tim Pate ...

Hello, I recently purchased a new Desktop PC with windows Vista on it. By accident, the sound software got taken off the computer so now no sound comes from my speakers. The software was SigmaTel Audio Driver. My system has a 32 b ...

Sorry if i am in the wrong spot but i am having trouble burning a dvd on my new desktop. I am trying to burn a copy of a movie that i have on my computer, and i get through all the steps of fixing the text and setting up the styl ...

is it possible to download the dvd maker or movie maker for business edition. or are you stuck with buying premium or ultimate for them. ...

I have seen on this discussion group somewhere that installing a winvista patch 2211a and a cyberlink power dvd version 7 will help with the DVD Maker crashing problems that seem to be VERY common. Where can I find this patch and does it cost $$$ ?I can import my movies into ...

I keep getting the message from my Vista Business workstation that is connected to Server 2003 Enterprise Domain. "The trust relationship between workstation and primary doma ...

Hi, I have a brand new computer running Vista Home Premium. I have a wired Ethernet network w/ a Linksys Router that says is totally compatible no drivers nec. ...

I just upgraded my PC and bought a new tower the supplier insisited that Windows Vista Business comes with it as operating system. They install the software ...

ati.amd.com/support/drivers/vista32/commonvista32.html ati.amd.com/support/drivers/vista64/commonvista64.htmlNow, I get to run all my benchmarks again !! Weeeeee ! ! ! ...

I have a problem with COD2 and Battle Field 2 when playing online. I login to a server and when punk buster loads I get an error message and kick me off the server. I tried the run as a administor but still no luck? Any ideasCMFT ...

Finally got around to grabbing C&C3 and installing it under Vista 64bit. Ran into a little issue that's kinda funny.First I installed it under the True Admin account, but when I went to run the game I got this error message images1.fileclou ...

I can't seem to get mail to remember my log in name and password. I have to input it every time I start mail. Has anyone else had this problem and found a solution? No one else uses this computer so I'd prefer not to do this input every time. ...

Error message states: An unknown error has occuredThis happened when an email that I tried to send remained in my Outbox and the following is in the message, in place of what I placed in the message: MESSAGE COULD NOT BE DISPLAYED Win ...

go back in time.....and cancel this windows mail rubbish ...

Our business relies heavily on Email. Getting people to organize that mail is another issue. Our owner wants to be able to permanently delete mail from the INBOX without having it go to deleted items first. H ...

I am now getting the following error message most times when I swicth on my PC (new PC with Vista Ultimate):"Display Driver R300 stopped responding and has recovered".Is this serio ...

What can I do to speed up Windows Mail when it opens? Some times it takes about 1 minute to open. I am using Windows Ultimate. ...

What's the Deal? Processor4.9 Memory (RAM)2.2 Graphics4.6 Gaming Graphics4.9 Primary hard disk5.8I have 3gigs of PC 3200 DDR , 2gigs of OCZ High Preformance, 1gig G.Skill both are set to the same timing, so why is my Subscore so low??? Does anyone have a clue why????? ...

I truly hope someone can help. I have been spending the last two day in this discussion group trying to find some answer. Here Goes:I have a new Toshiba Laptop with Vista on it. My other 2 ...

Whenever my laptop goes into hibernation and comes back up it no longer recognizes my wireless HP 7410. I have to add printer all over again and it f ...

I am new to VISTA home basic edition. I am trying to open picture files I have saved to CDR. I was using XP when I saved them to CD and I cannot figure out how to get the pictures to open on my new computer with VISTA. I am trying to open them both in the WINDOWS photo program as well as PICA ...

HiIve just put a new mobo, cpu and ram in my comp and had to format my hard drive, once id done this i reinstalled windows XP and then used my Vista upgrade disc to upgrade to vista, when i try to activate my copy im been told that the act ...

Is there a legitimate solution for a CSR USB dongle that supports A2DP for Vista? ...

I upgraded to Vista Home Premium yesterday from XP SP2, and although my wireless connection worked at first, it suddenly stopped working and I find I can't connect via broadband either. The network map shows limite ...

My email program tells me I need administrator privileges to set it as default. When I run gpedit.mcs it tells me that vista can not find it. I understand that I need ...

I would like to thank everyone who helped me fix the spellcheck on windows Vista. The Tools,spelling, option did the trick for me. Thank you for shareing this with me. ...

I have been receiving a lot of spam email to a one of my email addresses and it's all coming from yahoo.com. I have gone into Junk Email Options and added yahoo.com to the list to be blocked. But they still come through. Why? ...

Every time the computer is booted, Windows media centre fails with the following info...(pvr150 MCE edition with vista drivers)DescriptionStopped workingProblem signatureProblem Event ...

When I am viewing Video content online using IE7 and Real Player, the Areo desktop closes and reverts to a Basic desktop. Error messege says its caused by IE. When I stop the video and close IE, Areo returns. Is this a limitation of my Graphics Card ...

I was wondering my .torrent files is not associated with its default program. I have already tried the "Associate a file type or protocol with a specific prog ...

Hi Folks,I found a cool set of icons for the recycle bin, (one full, one empty), and I'd like to install them.Tried rightclicking the bin itself, like other icons, but there's no option for that.Did a search on the computer for icons, didn't find anything.Any suggestions?Thanks ...

After an application has been certified for Windows Vista Logo, does it need to be recertified when that application is going to releasa a service pack, minor, and/or major release? Does MS have this information (logo recertification) anywhere? ...

I installed Vista Business on my computer... Didn't activate because I was ensuring the system was stable...didn't want to waste my key if the build failed... well it ended up working fine... ...

Hi all,Can any one help in writing to registry?I am unable to write data to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\windows \currentversion\Run registry entry.If this is not allowed then is there any alternative way i can write my application path so that my application starts when vista star ...

Hello! This is my first time here, and I hope someone can help with issues I've found with Vista. First, I own a Pioneer Inno for music and XM Radio. Worked fine in XP And I was able to tran ...

Hey i have a Dell Inspiron 1501 that came with Windows Vista Premium installed on it. For some reason i cant see alot of images that are on the internet. I tried using other programs like firefox but it made ...

I have been trying to install xp in a dual boot configuration on a new gateway notebook. I purchased a full version (at least that's what the web sight said) of xp pro to install with vista. Now I am reading this will only work if both operating systems are the full vers ...

Upgraded to Vista in February from XP. This machine is connected to a Linksys 802.11g network adapter. When I upgraded in February, I downloaded the most recent Vista drivers for the adapter directly from Linksys website.About a week ago, Vista's automatic update found a versi ...

I'm considering purchasing shortly a Dell XPS710 and I'm wondering if anyone out there has the machine and is running Vista on it?If so does it perform well or are there any issues? ...

After installing Vista Ultimate on my computer, and Office 2007 both DVD readers/writers do not function anymore (NEC ND 3520AW and Plextor DVDR PX708A). The driver are up to date. In the system they are both marked. Does somebody have a solution? ...

I got a clean install of Vista Home Premium onto a new SATA drive and began adding my old hardware back in with no problems whatsoever.I installed a SIIG UltraATA 133 EIDE PCI controller card in a PCI expansion slot so I could add all my IDE hard drives. No ...

I have Vista on my C drive and I want to install XP on another drive. But I heard that I cannot boot to vista if I install XP on another drive. And for that I need to co ...

It seems that it is kind of hard to find which companies sell Code Signing certificate for Windows Vista besides verisign. I only an outdated link msdn2.microsoft.com/enus/library/ms995347.aspx. I have called ...

Hi All,Got my upgrade disc for Vista Business.So. What to do.Im just really unsure whether to take the plunge in case things stop working.It's not exactly mission critical what I do, but I want my things to work, such as iTunes, Norton, Firefox, Thun ...

I just started using windows vista but i cant figure out how to get my pictures from my memory card ...

Hi, I have been running vista fine for a few months and sharing my media library to a vista home premium until a few days a go now every time I try and ...

I have MSN 9.5, Connection Center comes up but it does not give me the option to configure the Acceleration Settings. When I try to setup MSN Dialup Accelerator, I g ...

Hello I am trying to get my laptop to print from my vista pc. I have tried a ton of the things suggested. I either get an access denied error or network path not found error. I can see the laptop ...

I am attempting to make an event log entry, but get the following exception:System.Security.SecurityException: The source was not found, but some or all event logs could not be searched.The code is: if (!EventLog.SourceExists("VCS 2 ...

I can not log off to switch user's. I cliq log off and the blue circle runs untill I turn off the computer. It will not go to the screen with all the user names ...

how to get my ffxi mmorpg online >.< , waste so much time install window vista and ffxi game at last cant open it.:( ...

1.I send a message to myself and it shows sent to Don Guillett or another dddd instead of just dguillett1@austin.rr.com Is this normal?? I can't seem to erase the extraneous and I am NOT getting the ...

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I have no problem settign up rules in windows mail, but once I close it down Windows mail has forgotten them. Very frustraitingAny ideas? ...

Hi, I think my question is more for the MVPs if he and/or she is avaiable...I'e done several clean installs of Vista Home Premium, both on my laptop and my desktop (2 separate versions ...

Hello,Is MDAC part of the standard installation of Vista Business Edition, as it was for previous versions of Windows?Thanks.DJ ...

In Windows XP, I used to use sound recorder to create, and edit my wav files. The Sound recorder in Windows Vista Home Premium works to create wma files, but doesn't seem to support wav files anymore. How can I edit my wav files without having to download something extra that I would have t ...

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 unders ...

Hey people there are a lot of people out here who are seriously handicapped by your more 'user friendly' OS. The wireless capabilities though more intricate and detailed (apparently) are a mess and even experienced XP users are at a loss. Please read some of ...

Hallo! I have problem: With Windows Vista Busines join domain (server 2000 sp4, domain controler). In network i see all computers, can walk thru them, but can't copy or the files.When i try to copy, the message is: Destination fo ...

User Account Control asks for permission each time I load an "unidentified program", no matter how many times I load it. Is there a way to bypass this message so the program loads normally? In other words, can Vista be instructed to trust certain p ...

Does anyone know how I can put the Synch schedules I have created back to a 'zero' state?VISTA is telling me now that there is no way I can create any more SYNCH schedules, an ...

I am trying to setup a dialup internet connection on a new Vista (Home Basic) computer. With XP I could download the install software from Netscape or Juno using another computer, put it on a Flash drive and then install that on the new computer. Netscape and Juno don't support Vista. ...

Why the heck does my gadgets reorder sometimes? Shouldn't the order of the gadgets always be lockdown from top to bottom in the same order, everytime you reboot? It doesn't happen every day, seems to be kind of random after reboot, still haven't determined what ...

I understand that the "SendTo" folder for a user has been moved from Documents and Settings to Users\.\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Send ToHowever, the shortcuts I ...

Does Vista need to format my Dvd disc every time I remove and then backup my data files? After removing the files and then dragging the folder(s) to the Dvd Vista prepares the disc by formatting it. I thought formatting only needed to occur one time per disc.Thanks, James ...

After update from microsoft update, I have artifacts in the display.This driver was errors.Why Microsoft publish this driver?????I have to remove the driver.What about this Microsoft?????????? ...

I purchased the Vista Home Premium Upgrade Download from Windows Marketplace, and I have been problems with the upgrade. This is an issue that many have had, but on the first restart during installation it comes to the black screen with the rolling green bar and copyright microsoft text ...

Since upgrading to Vista a month ago I have been unable to get Kodak Easyshare software to work. I have uninstalled and cleaned up and reinstalled many times following all the directions given by Kodak support but nothing changes it still doesn't work. When I run it i ...

I'm trying to install Vista Ultimate on a Windows XP + SP2 machine which has 91 GB free space and it's giving me the error as shown in the attached image.Googling did not help as this error code seems to be way too generic.Any idea ?Arun ...

MS is going to have all manner of problems with XP unaware of the new Vista boot manager. Could they not update XP/Win2K to at least be aware of them, and avoid clobbering them? Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products The Java Glossary mindprod.com ...

Just got a new Desktop with Vista and have networked to a new (Dec 06) XP Laptop. My old desktop (5 year old XP) had my itunes library. I was backing up those files onto an external d ...

I understand that MS decided to deprecate Chap V1 on the VPN connectivity options, and instead provide only Chap V2. So, instead of having two decent encryption options available for VPN, MS decided to leave two nonencrypted options, and delete a useful and supported Chap V1 ...

Hi,Apologies if this has been covered, but after extensive searching I can't find any answers.I'm trying to connect up my new vista laptop to my old xp desktop.I've used the xp wizard to 'add new computers to network', using a usb flash drive. When ...

32 bit vista home premium.control panel>problem reports and solutions."Service Admin Works Agent X8 hung on starting" is a common incident., and has been so for 5 weeks.notwithstanding that I have no idea what awServ.exe is, to what exte ...

When I shut dowm my pc runing vista it comes up with the following message : the following programmes are still runing syssafe.exe this programme is preventing your computer from shutting down. I installed this programme for p ...

I am confused by UAC. I want to create a shared network folder called share in C:\Share. I have a folder on my Desktop that contained files I wanted to make available to other users on my local network. I cr ...

oK, well, I've got an eMachine, Vista, and want to reset the computer to factory settings, the thing is, you need Special Admin account password, and I don't ...

working on how to use email, let me know received this mail. ...

Ok got that on my outbox folder and using the removal of the message store files I got back everything and cleared the outbox. all emails were in recovered area so i moved them to the correct folders.next morning recovery oc ...

Hello: First of all, excuse my english. I don´t speak english very well. I use my desktop computer with OE, but i have a notebook with Windows Vista tha ...

How do I get to use my email address: ruthandverlo@hotmail.com? ...

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I have 3 email accounts set up. My provider has confirmed that all 3 should work. My default is the only one I can log into. When I type my user name and password in for the other 2, the security box just keeps poping up. I sent a test messag ...

How do I keep Windows Mail active, how do I make it go to the task bar when I close it so it keeps running? ...

Most of my incoming efax messages are being rotated and distorted in Windows Photo Gallery. They work fine with XP in Windows Document & Fax viewer. Any ideas? ...

I was playing a few old DOS games on my XP PC today. How will they play with Vista? come to think of it will they in fact play on a Vista PC?Andy. ...

In my outbox there's a mail i can't remove, move or open. If I try to delete it i get the message "unknown error". This mail interferes with downloading and sending mails... What can I do? ...

In Outlook I just deleted the nk2 files. In Windows Mail (Outlook Express) there are no nk2 files. Does anyone know how to find and deleted this cache?Tripl ...

I absolutely need desktop search to index the content of pdf files and show them on the preview panel. Search in XP allowed me even to select text in the preview panel and work with it, somethnig ...

I read an article in PC World or PC Mag. for got which. It spoke of dual booting XP & Vista on the same system. It mentioned either partioning your HD or using another HD. What I would like ot know is is this only possible w/a h ...

Hello all, | | I noticed my pc was playing up for a few moments at certain times and after | a bit of trouble shooting i.e recently installed software, I tracked it down | to Paint Shop Pro XI. | | It relates t ...

Hello,I am quite new to Windows Vista (I have more experience with Windows NT/2K/XP). I have a Vista Home Premium box that has one user set up with administrator privilidges.I ...

My motherboard died on me, and because it was an AMD socket 939 board, and those are hard to find these days, and because I didn't want to dump any more money into an obsolete platform and because ...

In XP one could hide the taskbar by simply clicking and dragging the top of the bar. That feature no longer exists in Vista?? You can only autohide now? ...

i see that some people want their taskbar to be trasnsparent but i don't. before the windows would be transparent and the taskbar wouldn't. if i go to the appearence settings, and turn of transparency, the taskba ...

How do I remove a particular stock from the "Stock" gadget? Charles H. Hayden ...

Anything 32bit i have on my 64 ultimate machine cant get net access. Including all the office 2007 packages, MSN and IE (32bit version). All my 64 bit programs are fin ...

Hi, I've just bought a laptop from hp with an 80 gb hard disk and windows Vista.I want to partition the hard drive into 2 drives... around 40 gb each, but the builtin partition program only lets me great a partition around 5gb....?!?!I've been told that i can us ...

Help, I have two different SATA DVD RW drives and when I insert a blank CD or DVD it just sits there lighting up the HD and does nothing else. It sees regular DVDs just not blank media. I do not have any DVD writing software i ...

I have recently upgraded to Vista Home Premium on my Laptop and i'm having a problem. I currently have a second display, setup to clone my first, more for viewing video files and DVD's than anything else. However I am not ...

Hi! I have a question in vista. I am trying to set up IPsec policy on vista to create a VPN connection.I had seted up IPsec policy on WinXP successfully. But that same set up on vista, resu ...

Windows Vista Home Premium, Dell XPS M1210 notebook:Microsoft and thirdparty documentation of the Password Reset feature indicates that removable media that can be used for the Password Reset Disk include floppy ...

Hi Bryan! How's it going? I just wanted to let you know that Ron bought me a new computer. It's really beautiful, The mouse lights up and the keyboard is white and silver plus it's very quiet! Anyway how are cats? I ph ...

Good day. I've been having a problem sending mails from this new laptop that has Win Vista Business Ed, outside of my companies' domain. Every time I try to send a message to any adress that doesn't belong to my domain, from this l ...

Hi, I have multiple email adresses ( toto1@abcd.com ; toto2@abcd.com ; Etc...) and they are all collected by an email address (toto@abcd.com).I want to use and IMAP access to this email account with windows mail but what I want is to have the possibility to choose the sender email address ...

Who can help me?I read an email. After a restart the mail is no longer traceably. A manuuel deletion was not carried out by me.What can I do to clear the fault? ...

to Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit is there a cheap way to do this? I recently bought a 64 bit processor after getting my regular Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium and I want to go to 64 bit now. I thought i read somewhere tha ...

Amongst a lot of BSOD's I recieved this message and had to ctrl/alt/del or something like that. Just curious to what is meant be this ? Not long before I was running a linux distro from a CD and was wondering if that had anything to do with it. I ...

For some reason I have lost one of the icons for a folder in my users folder. (Vistas replacement for xp's my documents folder). The icon in question is for the "Contacts" folder. ...

How do I change my online music store to WalMart Download Store? I have tried to click on Browse All Online Stores, but I haven't been able to get anything but URGE to be default. Please help! ...

Hi, Maybe an unusual question, but here it is. I'd like to install my desktop printer twice but with different preference settings. once for high quality prints and single sided once for draft quality prints and recto versoI have tried to install my prin ...

Java failed a scheduled update today. Maybe it's java's problem, but it's also Vistas. It claimed the installer failed.Vista did nothing with the failure. Normally if something runs, and fails, vista is all over it ...

I cannot finish typing my query in the search window before the 'search' starts and prevents me from typing the complete query. WHY? Charles H. Hayden ...

I am running vista biz, when I first got my machine I went into OWA and installed the s/mine cause I was unable to reply and create new email. That seemed to solve that problem.. however now when I press send I get the spell check but right after that IE crashes the email doesn't send..and ...

itunes won't download on Vista. I had it on XP and now i can't uninstall or install the program. The message i receive is "The Installer has insufficient priveleges to modify this file C:\Programfiles\itunes..........". Someone help me fidure this out, PLEASE !!!! ...

I have an issue that just came up where many, but not all, of my shortcut icons appear as the default Vista icon. The shortcuts still work and point to the correct applications. I've tried going through t ...

Below is a recent excerpt from an online chat I had with a Cox rep. So, no Vista calendar with Cox..... :(Or has anyone figured a way to make it work?Donald Donald> There ...

How erase invisible folder in Vista?? I made this trick and now I unable to delete it. No matter I delete it, is still there ...

Hi all,Anyone knows how to changes a normal user to a rootadmin under vista ultimate?Thx,Bram ...

I've installed Vista Ultimate (64) in my new system:Asus P5B, E6600, 2*1 GB Team Elite (800), Shapphire RADEON X1950Pro 256Mb GDDR3 (Pcie)My board is "Vista Premium Ready". I tryed to install the motherboard CD drivers and an error ...

I'm trying to connect my phone through USB to my computer but it wont install. The computer will recognize the device and ask if I would like to install and so I do. But it never installs properly. I already have the program installed and when I do a search on my phone it can't locate it. ...

Just to get to the point, basically I need to know how to remove programs that are 'installed' from the Uninstall page's list...The program, BigApache, is a PHP/MySQL web server that is available for windows xp and below, so when I tried to uninstall I was goin ...

Hi,I'm running Vista Ultimate and WMP does not work anymore. When I try to play an mp3 file nothing happens, WMP doesn't even open.How can I reinstall it? Thanks in advance, Paul ...

I have a new PC that has the Windows Vista Home Premium version. My daughter's having my old PC at Christmas, which runs Windows XP. I want to set u ...

I would like to do this. I can access the XP hard drive from the Vista machine and I set up the sharing on the Vista (Business) machine in apparently the same way as on the XP machine. I can map the drive and its individual folders, but when I try to access an ...

Hi,My first time on this forum and I bring a headache I hope you guys may be able to relieve. I've set up an adhoc network to connect my 2 pcs and all is not well. My hardware is as follows:_Host_pc_Operating System XP Modem BT Voyager 190 ADSL Wireless Adapter Lin ...

We have a mixed Server 2000 / 2003 enviroment with XP workstations. We have added 3 Vista workstations. There is one Windows 2000 server that the Vista workstations cannot connect to. Cannot ping name or address of the Window 2000 server from Vista workstations. Cannot ping name or ...

When my Windows Mail starts up it has 3 items in the left pane:Local Folders with Inbox Outbox Sent Deleted etc Microsoft Communities with all the Vista newsgroups (like this one!) My local ISP Newsgroups with my subscribed newsgroupsIt starts with all 3 items exploded, but as I dont us ...

I imported my setting from Outlook Express to Windows Mail using the Easy Transfer Tool. The problem lies in the fact that I somehow imported it twice. ...

Is there a way to customize the available fields? For example i have contacts that have 2 office phone numbers, but in the fields there is only one. Some may sa ...

After more than a month of trying to get windows mail to send email, I still get the same error message: The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'Re: 1st time', Account: 'Laptop Mail', Server: 'smtp.east.cox.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket E ...

I receive a message from a friend and their message automatically goes into my Junk EMail folder. I right click on the email and click on junk email and click on Add sender to safe ...

How do I scan a document in pdf. I can see only image options in Windows vista scan. DO I need to install a software I got with my HP printer. Is it compatible with Vista. I am using Officejet 5510.Tha ...

I'm using a Dell Photo AIO 924 printer that worked before i installed Vista. Vista can see the printer after i plug it however i get that "cannot communciate error". So installed new drivers from teh Dell site, checked the USB cable, turned the printer off ...

OK, not a serious issue, but definately an annoyance. I have redirected all my folders to my D:/DATA drive to prevent losing any information in the future. This includes my Outlook Data files as well as my Internet Explorer Favorites Folder. The problem, is that now, there are no Favorites in IE 7, ...

A user can change where their Contacts folder (and other user folders) is located by accessing the folder's Properties and going to the Location tab. For my programs, I use the CurrentVersion User Shell ...

Hi, I'm here with Vista Home Premium 23bit and I need to save a text file sent by a software company for its key registration and I need to save it in the C:\Program Files\Software Name.. folder.Vista denies me permission even though I am the Administrator. I do ha ...

Have Cingular 8125 Smartphone. When I connect to Sync, it says sync is successfull, but no information was sync'd, i.e. Outlook 2003 contacts, notes, etc ...

Vista Ultimate, 32bit fully patched. Now when I right click to paste, when I click paste the menu goes away, but the item (file, shortcut) is not pasted! I have to right click and click paste AGAIN for it do do it.Please bust out a hotfix and ...

When I capture or import media to movie player it works properly for about 20 minutes unless I enter more than one transition. Then it freezes up the time/story line and I loose all me editing previously done. I can drag a differnt clip into the preview pane and play ...

Whenever i go into Flip or Flip3D and hit the desktop and then go into Flip or Flip3D again allmy shortcut icons in both the acutal flipping window and the background disappear until I exit flip3d. Any suggestions on how to fix this? ...

Read this:computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9019238Alias ...

Test the monster first:microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c2c27337d4d14b9b926d86493c7da1aa&DisplayLang=enFor organizations with complex ...

If you were to choose a codec pack to use, which one would work best on vista 64? KLite? gizbug ...

I am using Windows Vista Home Premium on a new laptop. I am the only user on my computer. However, I seem to have multiple and different files and folders. For example, depending on the method I use to go on the internet ...

I often think that Microsoft must be one of the buggiest pieces of software I use. But I would be willing to admit my assessment if someone would be willing to provide some statistics on this topic. thanks doowopdj ...

Any good sites out there? RCE Defiant ...

I bought a desktop this past weekend from Best Buy. It will be delivered and hooked up this coming week from Geek Squad. But the salesman told me that I had to used their antiviru ...

Encouraged by the quick and helpfull response to my last enquiry I have another problem, this time with the installation (or rather deinstallation) of a tryout version of Adobe Premier Elements. When trying to deinstall a faul ...

Bonjour,Je vien d'acheter un PC HP pavilion média, 'm7780.fr' (fin mars) et j'ai l'anomalie cidesssous qui se produit de façon aléatoire. le système est alors interrompu. J'ai rechargé le pilote de la carte graphique, Nvidia geforce 7500 ...

When posting a new message, each time a window pops up asking to sign in to Microsoft Communities. I don't want to do so and I have to click Cancel each time. Is there a way to disable this an ...

Hello all, I Just installed Vista and I have a problem with volume control: I have to set all volumes to minimum in order to get reasonable volume through my earphones. I remember that I could specify w ...

is it possible to install vista on usb dard drive, iv'e done with xp, installed ok but i could not launch the os after install. My motherboard can boot from usb devices Im just wo ...

When I open Windows Explorer, it only opens about 1/4 of the screen. How can I have Windows Explorer open in the full window?Thanks ...

I have been unable to access my shared files from my home's XP machines to my Vista Ultimate machine. On the Vista machine, I have enabled the guest account, enabled all of the file sharing, enabled sharing to "everyone," "Guest," and anything else I cou ...

Anyone know why the scroll button works about 40% of the time? I've exchanged hardware/software and spoken to more customer services reps than I've had hot thingies!! ...

Was it a mistake buying windows vista,I try to email microsoft only to get a popup screen with all this crap. I bought windows vista home premium retail for £250 And now i have to pay £40+ just to talk to somebody or email, And one other thing,about WGA what if i had new hardwa ...

Hi, I have installed a non microsoft mail program (incredimail) on my wifes PC. (Vista Business) and have tried to make it the default mail program: 1. In the " tools options " menu of incre ...

I have instaled the drivers for vista for the lexmark x1250, but keeps showing the menssage "the page can´t printed, error 0x00000006". Thks for your help.opt ...

hey you guys, I have got a question i have a new notebook, and want to have both vista and xp because of the compatabilaty (sorry i'm dutch) of vista with a lot of programs.now my problem: how do i make this happen? i don't k ...

BI have installed windows Vista Business Edition on a Acer Aspire 5020 with 1,5gb of Ram. After the installation the internal modem stop to work properly.Someone have a suggestions Fra ...

My CD Drive wont read ANY discs, in device manager the ! is next to it so i click on it and it said this: Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the regist ...

I purchased Vista ultimate x64 edition about a month ago and i got it activated no problem. today i downloaded an update and after the computer restarted, it told me i needed to activate windows. so i tried to activate my copy and its telling me that i the ...

Hi I would be grateful If someone could help me.I have just bought a new computer... but unfortunately I can't install vista on it. Athlon 64 X2 4200 Msi K9N Platinum nForce Geforce8600GT These are the most importa ...

I am thinking of upgrading to Windows Vista. But my only reason for doing so is to make CDs/ DVDs of the slide shows that I put together for my family who live across country and myself of ...

I did. I had these problems. Then I switched my newer Linksys WRTP54G back to an older RT32P2. Not yet set up for voice, but networking/internet surfing is ...

So generally, I wouldn't be coming around seeking for advice (I'm not cocky or anything, just haven't found any form of solution to my issue). So here's my issue: The XP Home machine hos ...

Hi, can I RDP from my Vista machine to an XP machine (and use the XP OS and software on the other machine)? Most of my software doesnt work on Vista. Or can I do it with an Ubuntu machine?All on same network. ...

Hi!Tell me if I got this right!If an application has an application manifest for Vista then folder and registry vistualization is automatically turned off, and the application will fail silently if elevation isn't requested in that manifest. If an application do ...

Hi,Under Win2k, I can drag a BAT file onto the CMD window from a UNC path and it will place the path to the file at the prompt ready to run.On Vista, I just get a "no entry" sign.I have to do complex builds (e.g. platform SDK) at the command prom ...

I am trying to create additional standard user accountsI go thru Control Panel/User Accounts/Create a New Account, type in a name, click on Standard User, and hit "Create Account", and nothing happensany suggestions? ...

I have a dell with AMD Athlon 64X2 5000+ 2.6, ATI Radeon 1300 pro, 2GB memory The screen setting is forced revert to vista basic on entry to FSX and I keep getting DEP crash before / after the main screen intermittently maybe worse if ...

This is a bug when you run Windows Mail for the 1st time. To fix follow the simple steps: vistaarticles.com/articles/346/1/WindowsMailSpellCheckLanguag ...

Hello,I'm trying to move email from Vista Windows Mail to fully updated version of Outlook 2003, cannot seem to find a way to do this. Is there a way to convert the Windows Mail store ...

Does anyone know hot to import to MS Mail address files from Verizon or Hotmail? ...

Windows Vista, Windows Mail...When I click Create Mail the new email message frame opens but freezes before it finishes loading. I suspect the problem is rooted ...

For the past month or so, all hyperlinks coming from either an email or aim don't work. In IE7, I receive a General Failure message, and in aim noting whatever occurs. In either ...

I saved .pst files created in Outlook 2000 to an external drive. I am now trying to import into Windows Mail on a new computer running Vista. I am getting error messages. Does anyone know how to do this successfully? than ...

when im trying to send my message through Windows mail this error comes up Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for this include ...

Hi, I feel like an idiot, but how do I set up my msn (not thru hotmail) account with Windows Mail?Thx ...

Can anyone tell me why windows email sends multiple copies? I did a clean install from XP Home to Vista Home Premium. Thanks for any helpTom ...

my sister is trying to send me a copy of a spreadsheet from microsoft excel and my email wont let me open it...says create association i have windows vista. ...

I'v here a freshly installed Vista, connected (after patching and GPO Settings) to SBS2003. I have Windows Mail configured for news.microsoft.com and in there subscribed fo ...