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Had no problem with Windows XP, now new computer has Windows Vista Premium. I get a box saying XTRAP unsupported software. Code field [01030000000000031]. This game is from NETGAME.COM site. Anyone know how to fix, Microsoft don't !!! Don't ...

Hey has anyone used 3D glasses on Vista at all? Is it rubbish? Does it crash? Is it any good? ...

GreetingsI have Titan Quest, and a brand new machine. I have Nvidia GeForce 7900 GS and currently am using the microsoft driver. The game loads fine, but when I move my character the screen freezes for ...

I would like to install Vista Home, and now have WinXP Media 2005 with SP2 and all available updates.Playing at this time:Oblivion Gothic 3 NWN2 Morrowind Lazarus NWN Diamond SilverfallQuestion is; Will Vista Home allow me to cont ...

I am unable to import or export contacts to Windows Vista Ultimate because the Import Export function does not appear on the Windows Contact toolbar or under the tool drop down menu. If anyone else has experience the same problem, ...

Hello, If I try to click on an email address which is within the message if an email I have just recieved, it opens the new mail, but does not allow me to ...

Hi, I have recently upgraded my pc to windows vista Home Premium,Since the upgrade I have had a few problems.1: When I try to use any of the Microsoft works programmes via the Microsoft task launcher button, or opening a saved document, I get the following message : "Windo ...

I've recently installed Windows Vista: Ultimate, and have ran into 2 problems that i've noticed. One problem is that my taskbar freezes after doubleclicking the speaker icon in the taskbar. I can hoover over the speaker with my mouse, and it would be ok, but once i doubleclick it, then the entir ...

I have the same problem. Upon wakening from sleep it changes to a lower resolution. My resolution is set to 1440x900 and when it awakens it goes to 1024x768. everything is HUGE. Why is that? ...

When trying to run task manager I get an error stating the specified path does not exist! I can navigate to it and double click the taskmgr icon and I get the same error! Anyone else having the same type of problem? If someone knows of a resolution please let me know. ...

I have tried a few occasions to create the recovery disc as instructed in manual and to no avail I am getting error message that it is unable to write to the disc. Has anyone else had this problem. I have also gotten ...

Hi,We have a Windows 2003 print server. It shares an HP7100 using the HP manufacturer supplied driver.This printer maps to Windows XP without issue.When mapping to Windows Vista ...

When I select printer preferences. from the print menu, the preferences menu briefly flashes on the screen then disappears. I can't change my preferences. I hav ...

we can print a PDF, print to a file, print to a Quicken PDF, but we cant print to our HP Deskjet 5440 from Windows Vista Business. We have XP Pro SP2 as well, which prints fine. I have been trying for a week and dont want to have to buy a no ...

I have home premium version. Accidently I erased the recycle bin icon. anyone how I can get it back?Thanks, /Clive ...

I got my new pc last month, everytime I start my computer a blank page loads with it. it's annoying me but I can't figure out how to make it go away and when I click on the blank page window it goes all white and I ...

I have been going in circles here. Windows Update tell me there are three files to be updated (KB932246, KB905860, KB929399). I go to update all three and receive a Failed which I only learn after a reboot when I look to the Window Update program. The Error number is the s ...

Man, do I feel stupid right now. I thought I'd be clever and test Ubuntu on my new laptop (which came with Windows Vista Home Premium), and now I can not load Windows Vista!I hate the GRUB bootloader, I ...

I have one device I can't get to install and sony has nothing on vista info on how to resolve the issue. MSACUS1 after searching for the usb drivers. the drivers fail to install nothing I tried worke ...

I am running Vista (Business). I recently installed Office 2003 and it reassociated all my jpeg files (and other images) with Microsoft Picture Editor. I want to restore these images to open how they did in the defautl Vista install with the single image view from.I reasso ...

Downloaded APC Power Chute update for VISTA. Wanted to save this into Program Files Denied Access as administrator. Well, guess what, I am the ADMINISTRATOR! ...

ive reinstalled my Windows Vista some days ago, and i search for the drivers on Windows Update and it doesnt find any drivers. Before it was finding Nvidia 6600gt , SB Live! , my webcam and a network card update, but now it ...

Hi, does anyone encouter problems with the gforce 6600 and vista ultimate.thanksDidier ...

I have noticed that in my notification area that is always an icon present for 'downloading', regardless of whether I have any applications open. I am not, ...

Hello, in upgrading my fairly late model HP system to vista, I seem to have lost the old ROXIO CD writing software that came with it that is, it is no longer compatable. Th ...

I just bought a new pc running on Vista Home Premium and these are the specs:2 GB RAM AMD Athlon DualCore processor 128 MB graphics card dedicated memory When running Med ...

Hi all,This has probably been mulled over a hundred times, and everyone will have a different idea, but what is a realistic System partition size for Vista Ultimate ? This is asssumi ...

If I had known that I couldn't do something this simple, I would have stayed with XP. This is the exact thing that makes people laugh at Microsoft. You give us .wmf files, but we can't preview them. What is this, Corel?Bush League. This post ...

All of the message headers in my newsgroups begin with "RE:" and I don't get to see the original posts or threads. Can someone please tell me what I need to change in order to get the full threads?ThanksFrogman ...

Windows Mail, is too slow to start, how can I speed it up. Thanks. Don ...

Hi All,I recently purchased Dell 640m with 2gb ram. it has pentium dual core and Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950 GM. Specs shows that Graphics card can take maximum of 225mb of RAM. that is more than enough to support AERO and GLASS interface for windows vis ...

Hi All, I have all other functions i.e. Restart,sleep,shutdown, listed in the menu, but hibernation is missing. It was there a week ago but it seems to have disappeared from the list of options. OS is vista premium. Any help on finding it is very much appreciated. Thankssmitty ...

Hi everybody, I have purchased a full version of Vista Home Premium and installed it on my computer with no problems. I have also purchased an ASUS laptop also with Vista Home Premium pre installed on it. Both computers thefore have a sticker of Windows Authenticity on them. Th ...

doesn't seem to work. it often happens that when i move the window the application is on top of the taskbar until you click on the taskbar itself again or minimize it even though the 'Keep the task ...

I upgraded XP to Vista Home Premium and Vista sees my TV card but does not see the tuner. It will not allow me to set up the tuner and gives me an error "Windows Media Center Reciever Service has stopped working".This card worked fin ...

I bought a new computer and it has the windows vista, and windows mail instead of Outlook (which I love outlook). I entered in everything right but I can not reply or forward emails. I can send new emails, and recieve emails. There is nothing wrong ...

Hi, If my Western Digital MyBook 250 GB drive is connected when I boot Vista, it takes ~3 minutes longer to boot than normal. Does anyone have an ide ...

"Keith Miller MVP" This does not work for me. For example, I'm searching a folder for pictures with the underscore character in the name, i.e., "file_name". Using your suggestion, I type "name:~"*_*" in the search box and I get every file in the folder listed, e ...

How do i open my word document saved on my flash drive from a windows mil PC on my windows vista? i can't get my old word documents to work on vista. ...

Dear friends:Is it good to update your drivers to the latest "Vista Compatible" version if you plan to stay, for the moment, with XP?Any hint? Thanks Juan I. Cahis Santiago de Chile ( ...

After reporting bugs for Tweak VI for Vista, build 1050, a new build (1052) was put out with more bugs:1. When inserting Tweak VI password protection and exiting, the program, the program will no longer execute an immediate main executable error was noted by Vista when attempting to run the progra ...

Trying to figure out how to manually remove system restore points in Vista Home Basic. Whenever I try to delete them, I receive an Access Denied pop up. In order to access the folder (and other folders that Vista does not like you messing with), I gave ownership to the entire C driv ...

using Vista Business and Outlook 2003.I lost my News icon how do I get it back?thx ...

When I start my computer, I am asked to choose between Windows Vista & Recovered. The recovered Version is bad, and if I am not in the room when it starts it automatically uses that version. How do I remove that from My computer? ...

I have been running Vista since release. I was able to install and run almost all of my programs with no problems (including Autocad 2007). Until KB932246. After that update, my (preexisting) installation of Autocad 2007 became unstable. When it did work, it allowed me to edit and s ...

When I connected a device (my Handspring Visor handheld) to my new Vista PC for the first time, the "Found New Hardware" window came up asking to install drivers for it. I accidentally clicked the "Don't show this message again for this device&quo ...

Can I upgrade a PC with a Japanese Vista Business OEM install to Ultimate using a US Vista Ultimate upgrade version? If that works, can I also use a US Vista Ultimate full version to upgrade a Japanese Vista Business OEM?I'm asking as I recently purchased a Panasonic R6 in T ...

How does one get the Thumbnail view (for jpg/bmp/etc) within explorer? For some reason it's only the generic picture icon that one sees. It's the same OS installed enterprise wide yet the problem is intermittent..... ...

I have my laptop configured as part of my home network using a wireless connection. My router is a Linksys wrt54g with two computers configured in a wired arrangement and the laptop configured wireless. Here is my problem.When I am close to the router everything ...

I recently upgraded from XP Pro SP2 to Vista Ultimate on my notebook. I use the "Always Available Offline" option to keep a copy of my crucial files available when I am travelling with my notebook. If I update a file while not connected to my network, it will not sync when I reconnect, ...

I have a simple question. I have been using Vista Ultimate for about 2 months now and yesterday had reason to edit the registry. When you do most anything with the system, the UAC prompts you for Admin priviliges. ...

I see from reading other posts that I am not the only one having big problems with Windows Mail. Can anyone tell me if Microsoft is working hard to address these problem ...

i cannot reply to emails received in windows mail, and i cannot recieve messages while that usent message is in my outbox. Overall i am having problems sending eamils from windows mail. Any suggestion? ...

I can not add the printer into LAN, I'm using Windows Vista, and I would like to add the network printer but I received this message.... Windows can't connect to the printer ther is not enoug memory to complete this operation..... ...

As far as i know there is no way to do this, they tend to float towards the center of my desktop when i run full screen apps or restart my pc. A way to 'lock' them in place would be nice. This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Mic ...

Hi all,I have a Toshiba A135 Notebook with Vista Premium (English, USA) and a 120GB HDD.I have 3 questions if you please:1.) Is there a way to get the "attributes" column to show up on ALL folders (and the files in them), by sett ...

What method should I use in setting the volume for an individual sound, for example me getting email?When listening to the radio, I set the volume for comfortable listening but when new mail arrives the new mail beep is far too loud.Wh ...

I've got two PCs on my home network my laptop with XP and my workstation with Vista.I'd like a quick and easy way of sending files and snippets of text between them. Of course, I can paste text snippets into a ne ...

I see how to edit associations for existing file extensions (Control Panel / Default Programs / Set Associations), but how can you add a new file extention not listed there already?Thanks Mark beiley.com ...

I use a Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 (and the accompanying keyboard) on my Acer Aspire 9303WSMi, on which I have Vista Home Premium, 32bit. It has been rather slow in responding when I move it (seems to have got worse) I've changed the batteries, have brand new ones in. I ...

I followed the thread on the same subject and it sounds like my problem as well. However, after trying regsvr32 /u lmpgspl.ax, I received an error message:The modules &qu ...

I have a problem with my PC, I have a Windows Vista running and my speakers are working well, but when I unplug them and connect my headphones the Windows recognize them as normal speakers not ...

What can I do to get Juniper network connect to install on my computer when I try to connect through the company vpn?I get an error message stationg that I don't have permiss ...

I've been waiting a long time to install Vista. Now that I've been so close to buy it and install it, I've been discovering all kinds of oddities. I have also been look ...

Today when I logged on, I found the subject message appearing in all my newsgroups. Now I have to "click" or press "Space" to bring up the messages, onebyone. I was looking around in the "Options" section and may have changed something to cause this but couldn't ...

This has happened a few times now and is rather annoying When I minimize windows to the task bar then later try to maximize them nothing maximizes including any of the icons down by the clock, ctrl/alt/del, task manager then switch to see ...

I received my vista32ultimate with new pc (how do you know what is the correct ver to use?) I built this with sales but they never mentioned 32 vs 64! i thought i knew a little but this is aggravating s ...

I (unfortunately) bought a new Toshiba Satellite notebook with Vista home "premium" on it. The operating system is dangerous, unreliable, and slow. I want to r ...

I have Vista Home Premium. I didn't realize that I could only back up files. I really need to back up system files and program files too. In fact, I currently have all of my documents, music, pictures backed ...

ok.. extreeeeme blonde here... i have new laptop.. with of course vista on it.. and i was not planning on relying on this lil lappy but.. my main puter broke down and said enough dust and hair last week and is gone for a few weeks... so.. i break ...

I have software that I run everyday and this "Open File Security Warning" "The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure want to run this software." message.Is there anyway to get rid ...

After I first installed Vista, I would get Program Compatibility Assistant to pop up twice and tell me that "This driver is blocked due to compatibility issues." The "Check for solutions online" led nowhere, so my only othe ...

Just a few notes before I launch into my problem:I am running Windows Vista Home Edition My laptop is a Compaq Presario V6000 I am using the WLAN Broadcom 802.11b/g cardI seem to have ...

I posted this a few days ago, and none of the suggestions worked:"Periodically my Logitech optical cordless mouse seems to stop working. The red light is on underneath as usual, the batteries are fine, but the pointer just freezes and I have t ...

Uhm yeah im not sure how to actively suggest something to the errorfixing people of Microsoft but I have a bug of sorts to report When using 5.1 speaker configuration the option under audio configuration of ...

Each time my computer goes to sleep or hibernate or their is a temporary loss of internet connection my netwrok reverts to local only. Even though the broadband connnection is in place it does not automatically pick this up and I must disable and reenable the network device ...

This is driving me nuts. I have two machines on my home network. One running Vista (an upgrade from XP) and one running XP. The Vista machine drops the ...

hi. first time doing this. i just purchased a new computer with vista loaded on it. unfortunately, i cannot access my router setup screen. i enter the ip address (url?) and get a message that it cannot be accessed, or troubleshooted. however, i can access the ...

I connot connect to a wireless network at my hotel. it says that is it an unsecured network i try to conntect anyways and it says it fails to connect do to unknown reasons i need help for this asap anybody knows anything plz he ...

I've turned off Firewalls on both. I tried turning of Norton on the XP, but it didn't help. Vista can see XP fine. Problem is the printer is now on the VISTA. I can't access it at all on th ...

HelloI have a DCOM server up and running on a machine with XP. I can connect to this server from another XP machine without any problems (running a DCOM client). I have callbacks working as well. The problem comes when I run the client on a Vista machine and try to connect to ...

When I goto user accounts and select manage accounts I dont see any accounts listed. but when I goto parental control screen it shows all my accounts. I can create a ...

I did an upgrade from XP Pro to Vista Business. I'm still using Outlook 2003. Everything seemed fine...at first.After a bit I received some bounced messages because the character encoding is set to windows1250 instead of US English. Sure enough, all my emails are goi ...

Is it possible to transfer my email on my old PC (in Outlook Express in XP) to my new Vista PC (to Outlook 2007), using Easy Transfer? Thanks very much for your help. Steve ...

I recently tested out "outlook" and then "windows mail".It turns out that outlook and windows mail does NOT deliver email to hotmail recipients. Every single other email client I tested delivered email to hotmail just fine except for outloo ...

Can you tell me how to copy my inbox from Outlook 2000 on my old computer to Windows Mail on a new computer that is using Vista? ...

I have a new computer running Vista, and am using Windows Mail. Is there any way to move my old, saved Emails from my old computer running Win XP and Outlook to the new system? Windows Mail does not seem to recognize the Outlook .pst file system. ...

How do I allow myself debugging rights in Vista HP?I tired using a program I used to use in XP called Unlocker 1.8, but it says I need debugging privileges.Administrative ...

Cheers all, I have a question for you: how to set the amount of shared memory for my video card on Vista? I have an Aspire 5100 with an ATi Mobilty Radeon x1300 graphics adapter capable of using up to 256Mb of main system memor ...

I have been trying to install windows live one care on my laptop which is running vista. I get an error message saying that I need to install Windows XP service Pack 2 to proceed. When I try to download the SP2 to Vista it will not do it. How do I install ...

I am using Windows XP Home. When ever I click "My Network Places" icon either it is opening very late (after a minute or more than that) or sometimes it is not opening at all ? ...

I'm having problems some third party software and need to access c:\Users\<user>\Application Data\ to remove a folder that is there. I am the administrator and ...

My printer, a Lexmark 730, works fine when invoked by Excell or Word but when trying to print a picture, Photo Gallery seems to take over and invokes the xps document writer. If at that point I try to change to the Lexmark 730 printer the system acts as if that printer did not exist. Can ...

Similar to questions asked before but more specific.I'm running a Lexmard Optra T610n through a Linksys wired router. 2 nights ago when trying to print tax returns, all shut down. The printer can be found but show ...

i installed my old hard drive (which had xp) as a 2nd hard drive on a machine running vista. when i try to access my documents, (my pictures, my music, etc.) from the 2nd 'xp' drive, i am denied permission. ...

ive just upgraded from xp and when i click 'computer' in the vista start menu, explorer hangs. and this ties up system resources big time, although some tasks seem available. i have two hard drives one 80g and one 150g. at first, i could not read data on the second of the ...

In all folder windows, clicking the Organize button in the toolbar causes a crash which closes the folder and returns me to the desktop which refreshes itself. Has anyone else ...

I tried to start it from start menu and "C:\Program File\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe" but sidebar would not work. I disabled some system services listed ...

I just read that it is likely that CODEC packs that I see recommended in some of these community newsgroups might be pirated stuff that might also contain viruses.Am I being too trusting to think that I can safely click on a link in a post that appears to be from an ...

I have unsuccessfully tried 68 times to transfer the files and data from my old WIN XP based laptop to my new VISTA based laptop, using a Belkin cable and the accompanying software.I have received numerous error messages, most recently the following: DOCUM ...

Situation: New Vistaready laptop; Laptop running great for two months; increased memory to 4GB; Using BCDEdit added IncreaseUserVa 3072 item to the boot configuration store.Lap ...

I don't know how it happened. I've been using Vista for sometime. Then one day, Vista Ultimate won't load after I logged into my account. (It said Preparing destop) Then ...

I can recieve email from anyone on my contact list, but when it comes to sending email I only have a proble sending to aol, I get an error message: The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be correct for your outgoing email [SMTP] server. For help solv ...

cant send mail: Votre serveur a mis fin à la connexion de manière inattendue. Les causes possibles peuvent être des problèmes au niveau du serveur ou du réseau, ou une trop longue période d'inactivité. Objet 'Fw: BDC 159048', Compte : 'pop.tele2.ch', Serveur : 'smtp.tele2 ...

Why does vista always claim the hard drives need to be defragged? Even after I run the defrag utility it comes back with the same message "your file system can be improved" "recommend defragmenting drive&quo ...

Monday MornAdded Vista Business computer to network.Moved Brother MFC 8440 to the vista computer from one of the XP comps.The XP computers can print to the Brother printer.The two 98 comps can find the printer, load the driver, but cannot print. Printer sharing is on. Folder sharing is ...

I just recently discovered "Copy as path" when holding down shift and right clicking a file or folder.Problem is it turns out that it puts quotes around the path so I often have to manually delete the quotes after pasting the path.I don ...

I bought a new computer a couple of weeks ago with Windows Vista. A problem that's occured quite a few times is that I am unable to associate a file type to an application that doesn't show up in the dialog.For instance: 1 I right click ...

I have Vista Ultimate and have been doing complete PC backups to an external USB disk, all of which have reportedly worked without problem. Tonight I accidently deleted a picture that i need to get back. However when I go to restore, the only option I have is to restore the ...

looking how to work this aero thing, could some1 please explain easily....looking for a 'Switch between windows' button...cant see it on the taskbar... ...

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Very often whan I try to copy file(s) from one location to another using the right click context menu, and then pasting them to that new location again using the paste option in the context menu, it wont work first time. Howev ...

my favourite programs list in my start menu are empty... i think it's some kind of bug but i dont know what program is causing it. and this is not about the start menu option because i have remember favourite programs enabled. ived tried opening more than 10 apps and it ...

whenever i open an exe file or try to load a new progra a window opens saying to put in CD. when I close that window installation stops. Any ideas? ...

Nero 7.8.5.0 (although is fully certified for Windows Vista) has serious incompatibilities with Windows Vista when you try to remove components.Reproductions steps: 1. login with a Standard user 2. open the Control panel and try to change ...

Hello Everyone, I have a new notebook running Vista Ultimate. It has a 160G T7200 HD, 2G RAM. It is a Dell Inspiron 6400 that I loaded with eveything but upgrading the sound card. My Outlook 2003 is excruciatingly slow. Any one exp ...

04/13/07 Blue Screen of Death gets a faceliftREDMOND, WA In a surprise announcement today, Microsoft President Steve Ballmer revealed that the Redmond based company will allow computer resellers and endusers to customise the ap ...

I just hooked up a second hard drive. It is a Western Digital Caviar SE 320 MB SATA drive. It is exactly the same modelas the drive that I installed Vista Home Premium on. When I hooked it up Windows automatically installed the drivers for it ...

I've installed VUA downloaded yesterday from MS.com on a Dec 06 Amilo laptop new versions have Vista. VUA installs OK but on scanning stops and advises me to download the latest VUA!! Is it worth persisting with VUA or just go ahead and try installing Vis ...

I recently purchased a new computer with trial version of Norton Internet Security program. I uninstalled it successfully but in Security Centre, Norton Internet Security still appears in Wind ...

How can I make Windows Photo Gallery automatically rotate photos? My camera encodes the intended rotation (ie. landscape or portrait) in the JPG file and Picasa software automatically presents the photo with the correct rotation. How can I get Windows to do this?I really ...

I am using trail version on One care till yesterday. Today I bought a CD and tied to install. When trying to activate it asks you to click on 'ContinueOnline' which leads to a Onecare page ...

Hi, All (especially Steve Cochran).I cannot create or modify my Signatures in Windows Mail.When I click Tools | Options | Signatures, the Sig screen opens as usual, showing my existing Sigs. But if I type ANYTHING in the Edit Signature box, ...

Hi,I have a scheduling / management software package that allows multiple users. Each file then lets (me) store notes, internet information, contacts, etc. I name them blah1.***, blah2.***, blah3.***, and so on.In my Program ...

I have P5P800 2G DDR P4 3.0 @3.6ghz Nvidia 7600GSAfter installing vista I'm having a lot of trouble with game,program, and oc. I have 2 questions for OC for GPU 1. Every time when I try to OC in ntune or test my clock speed in ntune it says oc fail. This is making me unable to OC my GPU. ...

HiI have recently purchased my Dell Inspiron 1505 with Vista Home Premium. The problem is that when I just close the Lid of my Laptop and reopen it, it ...

Whenever I enabled UAC in vista, images that are embeded by a javascript cannot be displayed in IE7.An example would be the top lef "Windows Live" logo on the l ...

Every time I try doing remote desktop from an XP computer to Vista Ultimate, it shows the Ultimate login screen, but once I try logging in, it states that I have an incorrect password or username. I know for a fact that the passwor ...

When I replay a downloaded movie file in WMP 11 (Vista Ultimate 32 bit) It does not display correctly. It is as if I am watching a zoomedin digital movie. The images are fuzzy and seem to be too large. My desktop display resolution is set to 1280 X 1024, which is the correct resolution ...

Current Network Setup: img383.imageshack.us/my.php?image=networkmapsa4.jpg Heres the situation:there are two computers: EMACHINES and D8400. EMACHINE ...

Here is something we found out about the wireless network a lot of people are having and the solution to your woes... We have Windows LiveOne Care installed on both our computers. Desktop and Laptop. Our wirless connection now works. The solutio ...

Is it possible to use bitlocker to encrypt an other partition than the windows Vista systempartition (for example encrypt D: rather than C:)?Regards, Rob ...

when are you mob going to fix this 'cannot delete message thing". ...

Will we soon have a group for ie7 OE?Oh, well I'll ask here then ie7 has a huge conflict with HP's Director software used for some of their scanners and all in one machines from the early '90s such as my scanjet 4570c. When I foolishly downloaded ie7 to my XP box, th ...

After a fresh install of Vista Home Premium 64, with all of the associated problems with SATA hard drives, I wanted to move my profile folders to my second drive for safety. During the move, I have managed to 'lose' my windows contacts ...

I really don't know where to post this and if I can figure out a way to send it to ATI support I will.I have an Diamond ATI Radeon 9500 graphics card installed on a computer with a Biostar P4M800M7A motherboard with a Pentium D 3.2Ghz Dual Core processor. I am have 2Gb of ram. I am ...

I moved my picture and music folders from my internal hard drive to my external hard drive where I have all my media stored which was then mapped as the 'F:' drive. My hard drive got unplugged and while it was disconnected, I plugged in an externa ...

Loaded in 8 wmv sections of videoTold it to burn to dvd/also tried saving to computerScreen goes bright white then stalls.Loaded same 8 sections into MM on xp and joined them no problem? any ideas? ...

Can anyone tell me if this progamme is now compatible with Vista Business. It wont let me run it after install asking for admin permissions.Or...any virtual drive client that is compatible.TYIA. ...

When I try to use Windows DVD Maker it shuts down after I select some video files that I want to burn to a disc, when I click "Next". Then I get a messa ...

I'M USING WINDOWS VISTA FOR THE FIRST TIME, I JUST HAVE MY NEW LAPTOP, I WAS INSTALLING YM MESSENGER, I DID INSTALLED IT BUT UNFORETUNATELY, I CAN'T SIGN IN MY PASSWORD....ALWAYS SA ...

I have a new comp with vista i did some updates ,The following morning i went on, It was ok then my wife went on later and she could not logon the message was ( the user profile service. service failed the logon user profile cannot be load ...

Daft question I know but what (in simple terms plz) is readyboost?? I have a 2 gig pen drive and seen a few posts mention this but what are the benefits of readyboost and if it makes a difference then plz can someone tell me how to sort/use it. TIA Scot ...

Is anyone using calibration tools with Vista? I am using Colorvision Spyder2Pro (screen calibration) & Colorvision PrintFixPro (printer calibratio ...

Hello EverybodyI am running Windows Vista Ultimate on Asus P5RD2VM Motherboard, using latest Catalyst drivers for my ATI X800 GTO 256MB video card.My system is not going to sleep nor suspend, When i hibernate it, it restarts the system, Don't suggest me to update my bios becaus ...

can anyone help me to find this MUI pack This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the ...

Please let me know if your in need of an antivirus solution for Vista, as I know one of the few virus checkers that work for it, plus I would recomend it to anyone who is looking for a antivirus solution.Again, I will standby and wait for ...

I did some major damage to my Start Menu. Whenever I get a new computer (as I just did) I try to tidy up the Start Menu into logical groupings, e.g., "Utilities", "Development Tools&qu ...

Hi all, really enjoying Vista, overcome all the small annoyances it presented me with.My question is that I have added RAM and upgraded my vid card, yet my score has not changed. Window sees and uses the new RAM, yet the score under 'System' has not changed and I can find no way o ...

I get this message when I try to play the WMP in Vista, " An audio device was disconnected or reconfigured. Verify that the audio device is connected and then tr ...

Is Windows A Virus? No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do: a.. They replicate quickly okay, Windows does that. b.. Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as ...

Hi All: I wonder if someone else who uses a usb thumbdrive for ready boost could tell me if their ReadyBoost drive uses FAT32? All my other drives are NTFS file system and I just wondered if my ReadyBoost drive is set up wrong?xiowan...... ...

Tonight is a special program To catch an Ubuntu/Linux/Unix predator. See on hidden camera how these lurkers attack Vista users in their own groups! See how they try and brainwash them and ...

when i try to download updates from hp. I get a message that says explorer timed out or download failed. can someone help? ...

Slight annoyance here. In XP Pro, I had a column header for "Date Modified" appear in Windows Explorer for every folder. In Vista, this is not viewable by default. I have to right click in the header bar, clic ...

Hi,I recently found that Windows Vista Home Premium version does not include fax as did XP Home. Since that time I have been using a trial version of S ...

My question has two parts, really. Is there a way for you to get alerts when you have new mail in Windows mail without it being open? Is there a way to minimize Windows Mail to the task bar so it's not hanging on your program list? ...

hi, i have Kworld SAA731X, Hybrid Capture Card (Analog) and win vista ultimate ,i update my tvtuner as Certified for Windows Vista and its dosent work in mce he tell me no tuner found! i tried many tvtuner program such beyond tv, wind dvr, power cinema 5 those program accepted by my tv tu ...

I have a 160GB, 7200 rpm, UltraIDE hard drive and during automatic or manual sytem restore the harddrive is loud for about 4 minutes. ...

I currently have a AMD 64 bit machine, and I purchased the 64bit version of vista ultimate, when i try to install my machine loads the disk, states "windows is ...

This is going to be complicated to explain. I just started up my new puter last night, this morning I tried to install some keyboard drivers and restarted and my keyboard didn't work. Of course I had set a password, which I will never do again. The only way I could get an ...

I just bought a shiny new ipod but when i tried to download itunes to my shiny new laptop i keep getting the error "Visual Basic Script (VBScript) is not installed or has been disabled. Make sure VBScript is installed, turn off script blocking in antivirus ...

I connected to hp tech support today and they were able to set up my mail so I can delete mail that I was not able to before. They set is up so I am using new folders, I have double folders now but am able to de ...

ik word er echt niet goed van,mijn box verwijderde items loopt helemaal vol ...

i'm trying to set up windows mail, but dont know what my pop3 server names in and out are? sorry i'm abit green at this tech stuff, please help. thanks. claire. ...

If I click Start and Help & Support, I get a box saying, Internet Explorer cannot download /from help. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Has anyone seen this problem? ...

The intended purpose of this post is to give TRUTHFUL and frank answers neither bashing Vista like some here do... nor praising it to the highest like others do. Just a honest look, of course my own bias creeps in.Q Is Vista really that much better/worse than XP?A Depends on you ...

I am using Vista Home Premium. When I want to use Internet Explorer I get the message that it has stopped working. Yet when I run it as administrator it works. The problem now is that w ...

Hello my question is that despite the fact i use vista ultimate(64 bit version/administrator) at home and have system protection turned on my computer ...

Hi, I have Vista and have loaded a Bother all in one printer. This all worked fine for about three weeks but now when I restart the computer I get an scansoft ...

I have Vista's firewall (Windows firewall with advanced security) configured as: "Outbound connections that do not match a rule are blocked". I have Parental Controls set to: "Block some websites or content" and & ...

Vista Ultimate RTM on a Dell Precision M90How Can I get the battery icon back to show in the system tray?I have searched high and low, in Power Options, Battery Plans and just about anywhere ...

Hi, Each morning I convert the previous days Daily Show to watch at the gym. The file starts as a .mpg file and i convert it to ipod format using the free Jodix converter (recomended). When I do this in XP using a Core 2 1.83 with ...

I'd love to get rid of the progress bar highlight animation. I found the option to "disable unnecessary animations", which works, but this is a global setting. Is there any way to disable only the progress bar animation, and no other animations? I'm comfor ...

I can't seem to figure out how to change the teal colored bar inside the window frame in Vista (the one with "organize" and "views", etc.). Changing the window frame and title area color is easy enough. ...

On my Vista Home Premium machine in Appearance Settings/color scheme all of a sudden Windows Aero isn't there!.. how do i get it back?.. i don't know how this happe ...

I have an intermittent problem with my new outlook running with Vista. every now and then, for no reason the one off meeting I schedule is recorded with a weekly reoccurance. I am not requesting ...

HelloI've two partition on my hard disk C:\ has got Vista on it while on D:\ I just installed Windows 2000.On boot system goes straight to Windows 2000 without asking for boot options for both of the operating systems.Any though ...

Ok, i went ahead and got Vista and when i tried to install the thing it takes forever!! and efter the 30min wait it begins the install. then i the middle of the install it gives me a blue screen of death. ...

After I create an image file of Vista in WIM format using Imagex.exe, I then apply the image to another identical machine but it does not boot. I have to insert the ...

I am using Windows Vista Business edition.Recently I am facing problems with Local network when connected to the Internet. Unable to browse network wh ...

Having lots of problems with sharepoint. Running WSS2.0 on my SBS server, and WSS3.0 on a networked W2K3 server.I can map a drive to a sharepoint document library. However, next time I log in there is a big red cross through the shortcut a ...

Hi i have just set up my wireless connection, but windows mail cannot send and recieve my emails, when i connect via ethernet cable i connect fine.any ideas what i need to do? ...

can't seem to transfer my outlook express contacts from my old xp machine into window mail with vista. i used the transfer file utility at start up but my contacts did not transfer. have not been able to find the outlook contacts file to manually transfer ...

Does anyone know if there is a UK English spell checker available to windows Mail All Incoming and Outgoing emails are checked for virus infection Using Norton Antivirus.No infection was found in t ...

every time i try to check to see if i have new messages is says the connection to the server has failed error number 0x800CC0E...how do i fix it? ...

how do suscribe to a newsgroup that isn't microsoft using windows mail?? ...

Here is my issue:Using Vista Home basic, I can not get the pc to print to a print server printer. The data seems to spool and then just sits there, nothing ever happens, no print, etc.C88 Epson, usin ...

Please tell me how can I find a file, such as a text file, that contains a specific string within the file. For example I create (AutoCAD) Autolisp programs with an extention of *.lsp which is just a basic text file that contains my code. In XP (I got rid of the ...

Hello,I'm looking for some help with a problem I am having with our activation application. Basically the network at our organization doesn't allow us to use the Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) because it requires ...

Is it true that windows xp will be phased out within 2 years if it is true what a shame, I think xp was a good os,will we still get updates after the 2 years.And i ...

Is there a way to make vista sleep with network files open? I can always force it to sleep with the power button, but when an application with a network resouce is open, the system will not sleep. This behavior happens on every vista system I own and does not appear to be driver or ha ...

FWIWOS = Vista Ultimate fully updated.I installed update KB9831768, a security update for IE7, last night. It caused some rather odd behavior in Winmail news groups. Posts would appear in the preview pane, then disappear and the preview pane would cha ...

Shares with my onboard ATI IGP320M video chipset resulting in me not being able to load the video driver. I get this: "This device cannot find enough free resources that it can us ...

Can someone please help me to locate the drivers for the below devices?Device ID: BTHENUM\{000000040000100080000002ee000002}_LOCALMFG&000f BTHENUM\{000050050000100080000002ee000001}_LOCALMFG&000f BT ...

I posted my problem on 26 april. But nobody has a solution. That is why I post it again with the replies so far. Hi Chuck, Windows IP Configuration Host Name ...

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On Windows Vista, When anybody sends me email with attachment, It goes to Windows Media Player, then there is an error that's says " Windows Media PLayer cannot play the file. The player might not support the codec that was used to compress the file cood 1199". But if i go ...

Creating a restore point now involves waiting while there is some "searching" going on, before the option to create becomes live. Restoring, or rather getting to the dialogue box to choose a restore point takes even longer (or maybe it just s ...

Hi everyoneI get home from school, then i start up my computer, then this pops up.Ok this really sucks im starting to hate vista more and more. I start up my computer ...

Hi, just want to know if my HPPSC 1410 printer would be compatible with a windows vista operating system if i purchased one or do i need to install any drivers. ...

I made the mistake of removing a memory stick from a USB port while the computer was either reading or writing something on the drive.Now the computer won't read the drive. It doesn't exist, as far as the computer is concerned. I have r ...

How can I change it back to the blueish vista like icon with the cd? It's just a plain yellow folder. I go to customize but it doesnt work. ...

I'm trying to customize the start menu. I knew how to do this in XP. I don't know how this works in Vista. The "all users" group seeems to be gone. ...

I have user with a Vista Business laptop joined to a 2000 AD domain. I am trying to make his network share available offline for him. When I right click on the network drive there is no option for "Always available offline". I then go and look and Vista says o ...

I know this is long post but wanted to be as thorough as possible.Running Vista Home Premium and trying to use Mircosoft Vista backup program.It is a new computer so I am trying to setup the backup ...

Why can't I change the icons on Internet shortcuts. I go through the entire Change Icon routine but the icons do not appear on the desktop. Is this another one of Vista's bugs? ...

Hi Gurus out thereSystem Restore creates RPs on installation of some software, installation of Windows Updates, and Manual RPs. I do not see any System Restore Points created automatically. I understood that vista was supposed to create RPs daily.Any comments ...

When I click "safely remove hardware" and select the appropriate USB memory stick, I get the message that it is safe to remove the device but the activity light on the stick does not go out it do ...

While installing Visual Studio 2005 on Vista (.net version) , I was given the message to download two service packs, SP1 and SP1 Update, which I did. Continuing the install, I received an error message stating that MSFLXGRD.OCX is not pro ...

Hello. I am experiencing some visual problems in Vista Home Premium Greek.1. The text in the Slideshow menus (Themes, Exit, etc.) shows up corrupted, like dots in no particular shape, just like the letters have all gone through a shredder ...

HI I have just installed Windows Vista and when trying to complete Windows Security Updates my computer will take an unusal amount of time to download. I have a DSL connection and the computer has just s ...

Increasingly, negative experiences with and opinions regarding Vista are accumulating, including those from knowledgeable sources and computer manufactu ...

Hi there, I've been using vista for some time now and then out of nowhere this morning I loged in and it says welcome but when my deskop is too be shown i get a bluescreen and my computer restarts, I then tried to start it in failsafe mode and it wor ...

What's the command to start the windows firewall so that you can really edit it as you like? Forgot it. Thanks. ...

Hello,Please you can help me, how remove an icon of the systray.He is an icon of sync center of Win Vista business.See picture attachment please (sync center.jpg)Thanks,Cláudio ...

Why does vista not allow you to make conference calls through yahoo? ...

Laptop fan on my acer TM 2400 series doesn't ever go off. It's like the computer is constantly under 100% load and is heating up but it isn't. It's always on even when the computer is ide and vista's task manag ...

Hi,I was hoping someone could clarify something for me. I'm living in the UK, but travel back to the US at least once a year I was looking at buying Vista Ultimate, and I'd want the full retail package since i chop and change my PC a lot. Will I have any trouble with a US b ...

Hi, I have 2 partitions on my system, C: is nearly a few MBs and only contain boot.ini & co. Windows Xp (and everything else) is installed on D: and I want to upgrade this installation two Vista. I have Vista Business disc ...

I am having no luck moving music, pics etc. from a XP hard drive to a Vista hard drive. I had a common issue, computer failed and tryingto salvage data to the new drive. Is there anyth ...

Hi, it all went smooth as pie. during the upgrade process the instalation asked me if i wanted to backup my old OS (xp).. i thought.. may as well just incase something went wrong.... Now my HDD is 78% full, i am wondering if i had mad ...

Yesterday the NcRawCodec101 for viewing Nikon Raw files in Windows Vista stopped working because it's Public Key Certificate expired on 5/11/07. I tried several things to get it working aga ...

I have downloaded my photos from my digital camera to my computer with vista and when i click photos to view them, i see each photo numbered but the thumbnail is not my photos, it is a generic vista photo of mountains and a l ...

When importing video clips from digital camcorder with thirdparty software (Pixela ImageMixer3 or Roxio Easy Media Creator 9), MPG clips are imported to my "Videos" folder. However, When I open the "Videos" fold ...

I've had vista installed on my pc from new and every time i go to listen to music online it keeps on telling me that i need to download windows player 11. So i download it then it says you've already got a up to date vision of win ...

I've got the same problem as is being reported all over the 'net. Peer2Peer network, Three XPSP2 machines and 1 Vista machine. All connected wired th ...

Hi all,Ok, I'm pounding my head against a wall in frustration with a certain aspect of Vista. I'm the MIS Manager for a large company and am evaluating Vista as a potential upgrade to some of our desktops. I've been able to get everything I need to work in Vista save one thing. We're on a domain ...

Do you know what issues I should be aware of trying to connect to GroupWise from a Windows Vista machine?Thanks ...

I want to know if it is possible to set permanent permission to execute a program that requires an administrator password every time you run it logged in as a regular user. T ...

I have Windows Media Player 11 preinstalled with my new laptop. Am working on Windows Vista. The media player is working fine when I play both audio and video except to ...

Windows mail is not reverting back to the original "mail" file for storage and keeps creating the same desktop temp that I keep trying to delete. This was after the fix of changing t ...

with all my another mail programs can i still receive mail when the program is closed...i still got a little icon down in the bottem that tells me that i have mail...Know i got vista on my computer ..i ...

Ok, so I downloaded WMUtil, and followed all the steps given in a previous post, but it is not working. It isn't lighting up the "Clear Outbox" box. How long does it take for that to become an option? Are ...

Hi folks , before i started using windows mail, i had microsoft outlook, which i enjoyed a simple feature when closing the program it would still run in the background and a outlook tray icon would go to the bottom right corner,saving me room on the taskbar, does an ...

My slowdown was caused by using SpywareBlaster's restricted sites list. Disabling it got things back to normal.I posted my problem on the SB forum and the following suggested change to my Registry fixed the problem while ...

Trying to send email and got message telling me to set up incoming and outgoing server names. I randomly selected incoming as Pop3 and outgoing as SMTP. I have n ...

I've got an email stuck in my Windows Mail outbox folder. It will not send and will not delete. It was also blocking other emails from being sent. I'v spent at least 2 hours on phone with computer manufacturer suppor ...

I deleted driver drvmcdb.sys based on the event viewer not loading it or needing it. After rebooting, Vista would not recover. Even the recovery process did not work. Only when I entered the command line and copied drvmcdb.sys from the ...

I installaed my HP Photosmart 8450 with the Vista drivers downloaded from HP. I can print JPG files but clipart and GIF files won't print in any program. Most graphics on wb pages will ...

I recently got new PC with vista. I loaded My Money and when I go to open it it comes up in MicroMedia. I cannot retrieve. Is Money a product that is not compatible with VISTA?? If it is ...

I am trying to copy a file from an XP system to a Vista system and I'm getting an error telling me I do not have permission to do it and access is denied to the destination syste ...

Howdy Folks, I am Dual Boot Win XP Pro and Vista Home Premium, and having a booting problem. System won't boot without the install Disk in the drive. Thinking that if I upgrade to Vista Ultimate and during the upgrade it will fix the boot issue. ...

Hello, I just recently had a new computer built and got vista on it. A day after I had the computer, I started getting an error message that said windows detected a hard disk probl ...

I accidentally deleted Windows media center icon on my system tray and screen, how do I restore it? ...

Hello everyone, I recently built my own pc and installed Vista Ultimate 64bit edition OEM. I have had daily blue screens and STOP errors since my first install. *To make it be known, my motherboard and processor are 64 bit compa ...

The Quick Launch Toolbar (on the left side of the taskbar) only displays 4 icons . After that it has an arrow and everything is grouped in. How do i get it to h ...

No Vista for 2008 Beijing Olympics Thank God... The Olympics will happen! lol zdnetasia.com/news/hardware/0,39042972,62016737,00.htm ...

I've been running Vista for a couple of months and, other than needing to keep my system as a dualboot for gaming and other compatibility issues, I've experienced no problems at all. I really love the new sy ...

Ok, here's a strange one...While looking through control panel I had found Magnifier and turned it on to see what it did. Ok, that's cute, turned it off.Then it started comming on everytime I rebooted. Took a while to find the Control Panel setting to permanetnl ...

Would anyone please tell me the pro and con of windows XP and Vista, a comparison if you c