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Hi all I am a user of Home Premium on my laptop but have Ultimate on my desktop. On both machines I am the sole user. In the latter I have made the administrator account visible for log on. I am trying to do the same in Home Premium ...

I am set up in the Domain Admin and Administrators groups in my Windows 2000 Server active directory. There is one other person in these groups. We both have identical setups within AD.We both used ...

I need to get a new laptop, but have never liked some of Windows XP's "features" mainly that it often thinks it knows what I want better than I do! I'd like to find out about some things in Vista before going with that though, in ...

Having a problem with configuring my Microsoft Sidewinder force feedback wheel in NFS Carbon....Brand new (1month old install Vista Business)...It recognizes the wheel but I cannot get i ...

when using old Outlook Express and I deleted an item in my Inbox, the screen simply showed a line through the entry and did not completely delete it unti ...

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I have a problem with Vista, Windows Explorer regularly keeps crashing.Each time it says it will look for a 'fix' online, then doesn't even advise me that one isn't available. Windows Explorer crashes every 15 minutes, i doubt whether Microsoft will release a ...

Hi, I've been searching the web quite extensively for info on the possibility of Vista self sensing whether its running on AC or battery!Since the vendor of my laptop (toshiba) haven't come up with a Vista version of their Power Saver program i really need to know if one could setup ...

I use a USB external hard drive to backup my laptop. I did a windows complete pc backup on 2/13, not knowing what I was doing. I then proceeded to restore one file and learned that I had done the wrong backup. I th ...

Hi everyone, I've installed the Ultimate version and along with it IE 7.0 Since then I can not connect with my router which is web based configured. Every time I try to access my router's page, I get the logon window and I type the username and password. ...

Please help! Cannot locate a print driver for my Lexmark Optra S 1855 laser printer that will work with Vista. Tried Lexmark web site. IBM said to try the HP 5Si driver. It did not work. Really do not want to throw away a ...

How can I uninstall a program (from Control Panel), when it says I don't have sufficient rights?I am the only user on this Vista Ultimate machine and appear to have all the rights? Is the ...

For multiple discs albums, say a 2 CD set, WMP 11 can't seem to recognize the disc labels and can only play the songs sorted the track number. For example: 1. Song 1 from CD1 2. Song 1 from CD2 3. Song 2 from CD1 4. Song 2 from CD2... etc. It would be much better if it can play track 1,2, ...

This is confusing. I burned some video files from d internet. After burning I deleted them from the playlist and from the documents folder. However,when I checked the search folder... ...

Running Vista Ultimate on 120 gb ATA hd, 1 partition. Ran windows complete pc backup, saved to 100gb external usb hd, no problem. Installed new 200gb ATA hd, 1 partition. Cloned from old hd to new (used Par ...

I have tried the new Vista which looks great but I get a low memory messeage when I try to play a dvd. I have tried both 32 bit and 64 bit Vesta beta. They both do the same message. I'm not running any othe programs other than what comes with the new Vista. I changed ...

Hi there, this is my first post and already a problem :) I noticed that ridiculously sound of vista own games doesn't work anymore. After rearranging the sys ...

Where can I get an Spanish Narrator for my Windows Vista Ultimate?I have a copy of it in English, but when I put it in Spanish, there is no Narrator in Spanish. Is Microsoft planning on providing a Narrator in Sp ...

Compared to XP's "Windows Picture and Fax Viewer", I have noticed that Vista's "Windows Photo Gallery" is very badly designed. The huge toolbars at the top and bottom of the window in Windows Photo Gallery take up far too much space and I can't find a way to hide them ...

I just "upgraded" to Vista Home Premium and every time I open a new program or click on something (even the volume control) the Windows Installer popsup and delays the startup of the program. As suggested by Microsoft help, I tried MSIexec. Upon restar ...

Did someone know how to print true a network with MSDos program (clipper) and Vista. With Win2000 and XP 1 I shared the printer 2 I use the command n ...

For some reason, I can share an entire portable drive connected to a Vista pc, but I haven't been able to share the entire main (internal) drive. I shared the root (c:\), giving permission ...

I'm running a client application that's a 32bit applicatoin and does run under Vista64. Is there something 'easy' I can do to be able to run this 32bit application or do I need to have Vista32 installed instead of Vista64? ...

I have a data base file that can be copied and placed betwee XP machines (running the same application) with no problem. I am trying to do the same data file cut/paste between an XP machine and a Vista machine. The application (filemaker 8.5) on the Vista mach ...

I took the advice of many and went to the Windows Mail Main Menu and clicked on "Tools". Then clicked on "Options" then clicked ...

I have msjava installed on vista home premium, I realize also that microsoft does not support msjava any longer. I'd like to know though, is microsoft going to do updates for msjava? ......or with downloading sun java is there going to be any ...

Hello all,can some give some tips on, why doesn't this driver display my standard resolution of 1280*800 in a HP/Compaq nx7010 15.4" LCD in the above card (PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4C66&SUBSYS_08 ...

A couple of days ago, I saved a game and then finished it later. Now it keeps asking if I want to continue the saved game. I tried going ahead and finishing it again, but it just keeps asking ...

To all, and especially those readyboost programmers:I have been using a 4 gig flash drive to accommodate readyboost. This, I thought, would speed up my compute ...

I would often click run>temp and delete the files in this temp folder. Is it the same with Vista?How do you delete the cookies in Vista?ThanksJerry ...

Hi all,I am in the U.S.A., East coast.I have purchased a new Toshiba A135S4427 notebook that came preloaded with Vista Home Premium, on a 120GB HDD.Using SMC to look at the HDD, it shows up with a partition before the main C: partition: It is listed as "EISA configuration&quo ...

I would like to run a Dos application (XTGOLD) on Vista. I have created a shortcut for this on my Start Menu. The application runs but gives me a US keyboard, as I am in the UK I would prefer my UK keyboard.The normal DOS command prompt recognizes my UK KeyboardHow ...

This article explains how to disable the desktop background option:support.microsoft.com/?LCID=1033&kbid=327998However, in order to disable it, the administrator has actuall ...

We have set up a sister site to run along our Games site. This will hold links for Vista Drivers both 32 and 64 bit.drivers.vistareadygames.com/index.phpPlease add ...

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Windows Mail is driving me crazy. I used OE on my XP Pro, with no problems. I successfully moved my folders to Windows Mail, and set up the accounts. No problem. B ...

I would like to show the 'Printers' link on the start menu for all users. I know that you can right click the taskbar and change the properties for the start menu, but that only applies to the current user. I am wondering if there is a group policy setting that wi ...

i have just bought a new laptop it came with a norton 30 free trial which i didnt want so i removed it but its stgill there and now i cant unistal it and cant get a new virus protection because of the ...

How do you uninstall a program that was not vista compatible nor is not listed in the uninstall tree?Thank you, ...

I open, say, Control Panel from a desktop shortcut. Then I click on whatever I want to actually do there and do it. After that, I click to close the Control Panel.Instead of the desktop icon being where it started out, it's now jumped to the top left corner. This is true for jus ...

I have Windows Vista Ultimate x64 i have a radeon x1950 pro Im trying to get my video in to work. I have the VIVO setup and the cord. When i plug everything in correctly, nothin ...

I'm running Vista Home Premium and have a wireless network set up in my house. Is there any way to determine if anyone else is on my network? In other words, who are the users currently using m ...

how do u import ur email address from oe 2 windows mail?? ...

From: "Bigfeller" Subject: Email receiving to four users vista Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 4:18 PMCannot get emails to arrive in all users at the same time, only user logged on get up to date emails. When others logg in inbox not up to date. How can i do this please ...

We have a shared email account at work (an Exchange account), I use Windows Mail to look at the account and everyone else uses OWA. I can delete and move messages around and it all looks fine in Windows Mail, but when I open the account in OWA all th ...

I wished to amend a .BAT file, so opened it with OPEN WITH and selected my editor (NoteTabPro). Now when I double click on BAT files it opens the file in the editor instea ...

How the devil do I get the window size I choose to stick? I've tried the shift button thingie and it's OK for a while, then explorer decides to do its own thing an resize the window again.Also ...

I've a strange problem with my keyboard. It happens only when I write texts in Internet Explorer 7 (e.g. in the text areas inside the web sites)When I type, the keyboard inp ...

This line has always worked in every version of Windows including XP; why won't it allow my DOS programs to print now in VIsta? "net use LPT1 \\wizard\HP960c /persistent:yes"Where: wi ...

I have all of my work related files in 'My Documents'. There are many many different file types. I don't want a 40GB backup of the entire drive, just the one folder location. I've been doing this kind of backup for years in XP and 2000 and knowing I have th ...

hello.this seems to be the same problem as xp. i.e. hibernate not being an option on the shutdown menu.i have turned hibernate on so the pc is capable but it still isnt displayed as an option on the extra shutdown menu. on my laptop it is in the menu, bu ...

Many sites with Flash detectors are thinking my IE7 (Vista 64 Ultimate) does not have Flash installed when it does have the latest. I'm thinking it *might* be their script detectors looking for certain key wor ...

Can't sincronize my blackberry with new notebook using Windows vista. A message on the blackberry says that the USB port doesn't have enough power. I check al ...

Hi: Apparently when I installed the update Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 it installed the Microsoft XPS Document Writer. I am still running Windows Media Center 2005 and have not upgraded to Vista. Until now t ...

The thing is when I try to install it I get This driver is only for vista and vista 64 I have vista home prem and I have no sound can someone please help me. This sucks. This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggest ...

Whenever I access the public folder, I crash. Every single time. Anyone know about this issue and is there a workaround?Thanks ...

Hi guys,I have a CMS system (content management system) named TYPO3 to maintain and build my website. The trouble I have is, that the system apparently aren´t optimized for internet explorer 7 (nor firefox 2.0) yet, but only shows the correct available features in IE6 like. ...

Is there anyway to create a shortcut that could be clicked or hotkeyed (w/o 3rd party app) in Vista?Thanks, mxh ...

Hi,for our pre Vista clients (mainly XP) we enforced by domain policy the "windows classic style" and set up a couple of things (background image, screen saver, ...). Now with Vista we want to enforce the Aero style with ...

okie dokey...I'm not sure what happened, but if there is anyone out there with a solution, i'll forever be in your debt.I'll explain...I was playing a game and got called away to dinner. When I came back One Care told me t ...

I have an HP iPaq which I know now does not work with VISTA HPE. The first time I plugged it in the system tried to find and load drivers, but of course failed. The problems is that now every time I restart or login, it still tries to load the driver, even though the iPaq is not plugged in.How do ...

hi ... i have problem with MMS stream on mms://tv.antik.sk/hlavna_divadlo .. WMP cant play and show error ... and online radio cant play vista ulitmate x32 end ... ...

Hello, I have a notebook, with the built in mouse. I recently updated to Windows Vista and with Window XP there was the settings for your mouse to set you ...

Hi,I currently have a sony vaio laptop with a Nvidia Geforce Go 6200 graphics card. When I upgraded to Vista I began having problems playing games, many told me that I only have 32 mb ...

Somehow, the ability to show window preview in the taskbar disappeared. When I go to the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties", the option for "Show Menu Preview" is unchecked and greyedout. Aero menus are ...

Hi, I bought Windows Vista upgrade but the install never worked so I returned it to the store. However, now everytime I start my computer it asks me if I want to start the previous operating system or finish the installation of vista ...

I have both Vista Home Premiun and Ultimate on the same computer (don't ask!) so is there a way I can uninstall Home Premium to free up more disk space? ...

Vista says that because of hardware changes, I have to renew my product key. Trick is, I didn't change anything in my computer!!! I am now stuck with Vista which is saying that I have 3 days left to validate my Vista.HELP, I already tried to register my key again, but, of course, my key is alread ...

Just got a new computer with Vista installed. All drivers are current.Problem: In PalTalk chatroom people can hear me thru cam's builtin mic. But when I play music (I used WMP and itunes) no audio comes thru.With XP, their was never a problem using the mixer to control output. Using motherboard on ...

I was taking out "unneeded" components that were on my computer and accidentlly removed the file(s) that control sound on my computer. Windows XP How do I get them back or download them? Get involved, you''''''''ll be glad you did. Service is the rent you pay for your time on t ...

We are testing a Vista machine within our XP netowork. Using the Vista machine inside the network, we can access all shares. Once we use a VPN to the Vista host, we can no longer access the shares on the network from the machine. Is this a version issue of Vista where we ...

OK, just a tad confused here. I have Ultimate 64 as host, and XP Pro laptop as client with RDP 6 set up as per: theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RDP6ConfigRecommendations.html I can use remote desktop intranet but not internet. I get invalid user name/password. I've add ...

Just installed Vista Ultimate, everything works great but the wireless connection. Previously I ran a Static IP on XP Pro, using Verizon DSL. I have tried EVERYTHING . . . custom IP settings, differen ...

I HAVE A HP MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER THAT I UPGRADED TO VISTA, AND I AM TRING TO ENABLE MEDIA SHARING FROM WITHIN THE NETWORK AND SHARING FOLDER, BUT I CAN NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT ON THE MEDIA SHARING BUTTON. I HAVE CHANGED THE NETWORK TO PRIVATE AND I HAVE GONE INTO WINDOWS MEDIA PLAY ...

Hello All,Is there anyway to retrieve Noise Floor value using WiFi API? I didn't see any direct API for retrieving it.Thanks ...

Hello All:I have a quick question. We have several laptop users that are trying to access our LAN via VPN with Token. Works fine for our XP users but for some reason, Vista laptops cannot log in. The erro ...

I have been infected with a vista exploit...need some help. Alot of applications (Itunes, imgburn, nero, firefox ) when closed, cause a program error. Every one is a c0000005 exception code which I have great feeling is a buffer overrun from a virus and or troj ...

OK....one of my coworkers is pulling his hair out of his head. Here's the problem:Sony Vaio laptop with Vista business has a mapped network drive.EVERY time he reboots, the network ...

So i have administrator status on my computer jsut the same as i did with xp. I tried to go into my local folders (which are hidden) so that i can extract my .pst files for outlook tha ti backed up using Acronis 10 whe ...

in outlook, i could print all my contacts in three columns to make an address book for travel. it appears that vista mail follows outlook express and only permits printing a few contacts per page (if one wants a ...

Is there a way using Vista's backup (Ultimate) to backup files without putting them into a backup format file In other words, I simply want to automate a backup which copies individual files to a different hard drive.. Something like xcopy, but with a GUI.I know I could use xcopy ...

i just recently bought a pc which has got windows vista it know requires me to activate i put in the given product key but in response it says that the product key that i have typed is not valid and is in use what shall i do? ...

I'm running Windows Vista. When I select the power plans balanced (it happens when the charger is plugged or unplugged) and high performance (when the charger is no ...

Hi Alan,A while back we talked about a Vista driver for the Epson Sylus Photo 960. You got a mail from "Macky" that the driver should be released in Apr ...

I've found on the HPsite an exefile for my allinone HP 5610 Officejet. I've downloaded it twice, but when I search my files, I can't find the file anywhere! I've even allowd to see all hidden files, but that didn't show the downloaded file. W ...

I KNOW HOW TO SET UP PARENTAL CONTROLS BUT HOW DO U BLOCK YOUR CHIND FROM GOING IN TOTHE CONTROL PANEL AND CHANGE IT BACK ...

I have a new laptop and am new to vista home premium. If I set my laptop to enter into sleep and/or hibernation, will my laptop still do the scheduled virus/spyware scans and hardware backups? So........what are the ...

can i move the location of the public folder from c:\user\public to another partition, i.e D:\ ??Can anyone envisage any problems in doing this?I have tried to share "D:" on my Vista machine but I cannot access it from my XP machine although I can ...

I am a student in Wuppertal(Germany) and i am trying to connect my windows vista notebook to the network of the university. It doesnt work. It is a wireless eap network. I tri ...

Does anyone know whether we will see that much difference in dx 10 versus dx 9 games and do you think it is worth waiting on a wider variety of dx 10 ...

I installed Vista and imported my contacts from Outlook Express. Then had to format my hard drive. I saved my contacts from Microsoft Mail. Now I need to get them back, but when I click on Import there is no option for Microsoft Mail Contacts. How can I put them back? Thank you ...

I have Windows Mail set up to notify me when I receive a new email. In Outlook at work when I received a new email a little screen would pop up to tell me who i ...

Hi, I'm having a bit of trouble with the "Computer" folder in Vista. The tiles have all messed up... they're supposed to have little funky blue ...

I'd like to be able to click on C: or any folder for that matter, set up the details that I want to show and have all the sub folders have the same ...

Hi group,My new HP a1700n (Vista, IE7) came with Norton Antivirus. I see a lot of people on these boards favor AVG. Question: Norton includes a firewall. AVG Free version ...

I purchased Windows Vista Business, does it have any office products embedded? I have also been unable to convert my Microsoft Office Home and Studen ...

I have recently installed Vista Home Premium and have been trying to remove my old AVG Free Virus protection program because of incompatability and install a new compatible program. every time I attempt to uninstall it, it ...

Would someone please explain to a self taught beginner the difference between 32 and 64 bits Windows. I am offered both on a new PC and would like to know what the ...

I am a new Vista user, experienced XP user. Vista keeps popping up dialogs about some programming wanting to run. I realize it's for security purposes, but it is annoying. Is there a way to turn it off and let me take my chances? Running some programs (i.e. Eclipse), fails with ...

I was having problems setting up Outlook 2007 with Vista and my Roadrunner Email account. After contacting Roadrunner, they said that they can't get the login scripting to work. I was in total disbelief. I have been working or should I say dealing with or putting up with Microsoft for the last ...

This has just started. ...

I have tried several diffrent drivers. Vista sees raid drives, installs fine crashes on reboot, tried alot looked alot nothing so far, worked fine with out raid ...

I recently bought a new Dell computer equipped with windows Vista Premium and a D: Partition for recovery purposesMy old computer is an HP with a D: partition for recovery purposes.I purchased the Belkin cable so I could use easy transfer. The default in easy transfer copies all available disks: ...

Thank you for the help with the wmp that would not play DVD's. That last kink you sent finally worked.Wayne ...

hi, i want to ask about the remember passwords in internet, i want to know where can i see this passwords that i was say "yes" remember. ...

I am a beginner at this. I am trying to input my logon password to have my PC set up, but I can't remember what the password is and I need to reset it. the password "hint" does not help me remember the password. I don't remember putting the hint in originally. ...

Hello Everyone I would like to use custom maps,but, I either don't know where to put them or they are not reconized by the game. any ideas PLEASE.Thanks. ...

When reading messages in windows Mail Newsreader (such as this group), I cannor read messages that have replies, I get an error message: Message could not be displayed Windows M ...

I think my real email address pepedog at pepedog dot com may have been added to this filter?My reasoning is on nntp servers accounts with that address don't show, even on reset. If I use t ...

please post your Window Vista Experience index base scores with your pc configuration. want to see how the latest computer are performing upto. thanks ...

Hi all, I am writing this to both groups because one user should know why this is so and possibly how to remedy this. In Vista business, Media Player 11 will not scan the ...

I have managed to delete my recycle bin and cannot find where it is to reinstall it so if anyone knows where it is PLEASE help ...

When i hit ANY help link in vista, all i get isInternet explorer cannot download/ from help. Internet explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavialable o ...

I downloaded an exe file with IE7 and saved on Downloads folder, as usual. Then I delete that exe file. Today I used IE7 and I've uploaded a file to a web site: and so OpenFile dialogbox has been showed in order to choose a ...

I have not used 64 bit yet...apart from the drivers that should be a problem.... (Can a 32bit driver work with 64 bit or is it totally impossible?)what other problems with application compatibility will arise?For ...

After installing Office 2007 on 32bit Vista Ultimate, the VBA timer event periodically fails to fire (I'm using VBA in Microsoft Access).So far, it fails about once a day, but once it fail ...

Hi, I'm new to this forum... but i have 2 questions that I hope one of you can answer.I currently have a Dell Dimension 3000 Desktop PC that has Windows XP Media Center Edition (2005) on it. ...

In XP if you viewed folders with the Common Folder Tasks pane showing, there was an option to publish all the images in a folder (or any of them) to proprietary imagehosting sites like Vendio. I used this daily to upload photos for eBay and other places where I earn my ...

Hi anyone had any success at installing itunes on vista,any help or suggestions will be very welcome T.I.A. gm0vyi@blueyonder.co.uk ...

having to delete an old file, i searched it, located in few seconds, and deleted it due that i have several copies in ithers partitions, i searched the file again, well was find and i press del to kill it, system ...

My system: Gigabyte MB 533 FSB, 2.53 GHz Intel P4, 1GB RDRAM PC 1066, Creative sound, ATI Video card. My problem is that Vista is too slow to respond for almos ...

Upgraded to Windows Vista while Office XP was installed, ran into problem with Outlook not retaining my email passwords for my POP3 accounts. Upgraded to Office 2007 to resolve and guess what... problem still exists.Found KB article that acknowledges the issue and attributes it to t ...

Just wondering, if you modified the gadget png's, would you be able to customize the look of the gadget? ...

In XP, if you clicked on a blank area of desktop (desktop visible under open Windows), the Desktop was bought to the fore.In Vista this doesnt appear to happen. I click on the desktop, but the open Windows remain on top ie, nothing happens. I have to c ...

Are there any usb tv tuners that are compatibble with vista premium? ...

Hi,today I would connect my Digital Camera ( Konica Minolta Dimage A200) to my vista business copy. Poor me, it was not installed atomatic and there a no vista drivers available... Lucky we have also a copy of the home premium version installed, I connected my camera, and it was install ...

I am looking for advice on what processor to get, dual core for sure and I don't care if its Intel or AMD. I have a laptop w/ XP Pro. Other than what processor, should I get 32 or 64 bit? Can I use any mobo that I want? I currently have two 7900 GS (I believe so... pretty high end in 7 ser ...

I have a XP Pro desktop that I use to store all of my files in. I set up access with my new notebook with Vista to these files for offline content. Now when I try to access the files from the desktop it tells me that I can't open them becase they are in a ...

I have been using outlook to send email. I switched to windows mail and cannot send email. Mail is received but cannot send.I can still send from outlook but not windows mail. My SMTP server and acount is correct. The error message received ...

My ISP is comcast but I use yahoo as my email account. I have the new Windows Vista (Windows Mail) and can't figure out how to send emails! ...

Although I have it set up to immediately send mail, this does not occur. I have to go to the outbox, highlight the message and then click send. It then goes out. I never had to do this before Vista. Any suggestions. Thanks ...

when using my laptop with vista home premium, i encounter frequent crashes in which the computer will just shut down and restart itself with no input from the user. also i get a blue scree ...

not sure if this is for this group or not, just wondering what needs to and what doesn't need to be running in the background?t.i.a, ghost ...

I finally got Vistascan 3.75 to load in Vista Ultimate following the wellknown methods from the Internet for Windos XP.The Vistascan program will do a preview scan, but the image disappears i ...

Sent one of my two 1GB DIMMs back to the manufacturer this week, Windows says I need to reactivate due to hardware changes.The problem is, I have already installed Vista 3 times on this system because of poor NVIDIA drivers so I think I have no reactivations left.2 questions:1. ...

Installed Office Professional 2007 (academic editionstill spendy, but not as bad) about a week after I bought my new computer. Wordpad is set as my default download processor (e.g., when I am opening/saving an attachment from an email). How do I change it to Word 2007? ...

I know I have seen this before and I apologize for reposting:I am running Vista Ultimate and my Help and Support has disappeared. It was there when first installed. How do I get Help and Support back and working?? ...

I am running Vista Ultimate (with a clean install rather than upgrade.)Quite often, when I use Windows Explorer to copy a group of files to a different folder, I get a dialog box ...

Hi, I am having two problems with System Restore. This is one of them.I had 48 Restore points in System Restore. I wanted to reduce them cause the Complete PC Backup thinks it is going ...

When we get tired of reading story after story of how Vista is stupid, how users are stupid, how Microsoft will crash and burn, how bloated Vista is, how wonderful Linux is, let's take a diversion ...

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I have a computer that has Vista Home Premium installed. I want to downgrade to XP Home (I have a full, never used, legal copy).Additionally, I have a new formatted hard drive installed. When attempting ...

I am having a problem mapping 1 drive on a PC running Windows XP Pro from a laptop running Windows Vista Business. I am able to map the 3 hard drives in the machine with no proble ...

Hi, I'm using Vista Home Premium, and up until now everything's been going fine. Today I decided to install an addon for firefox, which worked fine, but when I closed firefox Vista popped up a dialog suggesting that something may not have worked correctly, and asking if I would like to try run ...

no se que pasa pero tengo una pagina de correo de mi compañia en que no puedo escribir el mensaje porque tiene una x y no a acceso quiero que me ayuden con esto por favor soy de guayaquil ecuador. ...

I´m using a DANISH version of Vista, why cant I get a spell check in DANISH language....... All other options, menu etc. are in Danish. Why not spellchecking ??? My options in spellchecking are English/French/S ...

I ran the system file checker from an Admin command prompt and all showed well except for a reported "violation" in the %windir%/Logs/CBS/CBS.log file ...

This is just one of my problems. I have Vista Ultimate installed on my pc at home. I'm a web developer and I routinely use ftp programs (generally Filezilla but I've used others with this problem) to transfer files fr ...

I opened one of the many icons at the bottom right of the screen on my new computer with Windows Vista Home Premium loaded. This opened a window listing all the folders on my system, with a title of "Watched Folder Settings ...

Is there a way to automatically delete the contents of the Windows\Temp dir when shutting down the computer? ...

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I recently purchased a new Dell with Vista preinstalled. I like Vista fine, but some of my programs & peripherals do not yet support it. I need to use these programs now & can't wait for the manufacturers to catch up, so I need to install XP Pro. Not ...

I installed Windows Vista Home Prmium Express Upgrade on my HP Pavillion DV6000. I followed all the steps recommended by HP+MS. After this installation I am having the following problem: 1) If the computer is not ...

I had an issue where my Vista install wouldn't activate due to a key issue. It then expired and went into reduced mode before I could resolve the issue. My Vista install is now a ...

I have .NET 2.0 on a VISTA machine and am trying to install .NET 1.1It is failing with the following error in Events Viewer:Source: MsiInstaller Event ID: 1030 Desc ...

I just purchased a new HP rx5915 Travel Companion GPS/PDA. I'm running Vista and the new version of WMDC v6.0.6783. It connects via USB cable but will ...

Just installed Vista and get a message that a driver can't be found for MPU401 Compatible MIDI Device. I don't know to what this refers. It says it is from nvidia. I have As ...

I am at wits end. I have scratchbuilt a system, all new components. I had some problems with bad RAM sticks, but at the point now where I am able to boot to my copy of Vista Ultimate from MSDN. I have tried multiple times to run the install, but continue to get assorted Blue Screen erro ...

When I configure my pop 3 account on outlook and select 1) "connect using dialup", and 2) "leave a copy of email on server", whenever I reopen Outlook I find it has reverte ...

Hi,I am using Microsoft Windows Vista for a while and I am very confident with it. One of the disadvantages of Microsoft Windows Vista is, that it is not as fast as Microsoft Windows XP is on my computer. So I began ...

I've tried to play video from my DXG camera but winplayer says I'm missing codec Intel IMA ADPCM(11). I use the web help but its no help. What can I do to play my videos? ...

When playing music on Media Player, my music plays fine up until the last few seconds of the track, then it starts to skip. anyone any ideas how to fix the problem? I'm using Vista Home Premium. ...

I just reinstalled Windows Vista onto my Dell Inspirion 600m without problems but when i tried to connect to the internet i met some challenges. First of which Vista did not discover my wireless router. I've used several di ...

New Acer laptop. Everyting ok for setup and minor installs, shutdown for night. Boot this mourning, put in password and this "The Group Policy Client service failed the logon. Access is denied." Anyone have any ideas? Thanks ...

I have a new computer running Vista Home Premium to which I migrated all my work from my old XP computer. The new computer came with Nortons Internet Security 2007 installed. I uninstalled this, replacing it with Symantec Antivirus.From ...

Hey all, the new nForce Vista Drivers are out :)nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_158.24.html 32 bitnvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_158.24.html 64 bitGames seem to be running better now, they ...

When I click on any of Vista games (chess titan, inkball) I get an error message "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Association control panel." Plz help. ...

I have a stupid question. Actually several but I'll just ask one right now. When I signed in on the windows mail all it asked me was what my email address and pa ...

I have the option of including the birth dates and anniversaries of each of my contacts. I was wondering if there was a way to have that information automatically added to Windows Calendar so that I get a reminder a few days before the actual event. Thanks in advance.Sonny ...

I have 2 seperate email accounts. One works fine, but I cannot send email from the other (I can receive email at that address) . Each time I try to send, I get a pop u ...

how does the windows live mail desktop work? never heard of.... and thaks for the sugestion seems like the only way i can do anything is to only creat , can't use reply sitefights.com/community/family/mrsb71//homepage.html ...

Like many people in this group and others, I am having problems sorting my 1000+ contacts by last name. Here is some additional behavior that I have noticed that I do not think that I have seen ...

I am trying to create an email and insert a picture, but all I get is a box with an X in the corner. It is a photo I copied from the internet. I'm able to paste that same photo into ...

I want to organise my windows mail on vista the way it is possible in microsoft outlook as by sender can someone please tell me how to do this? david ...

What email accounts does window vesta accept? What or where is there an @windowsvista.com email address and if so can where do you sign up? ...

Hi, Anyone remember how to make a reg key so that Vista will also see; and allow Complete PC backups to be written to a cd drive? Did it before, in the beta, with Jill Z's help; but it's been so long; I forget.Any help?Jeff ...

I have read several threads regarding this, but theyare WAY over my head. From the very very beginning can someone explain how I get my laptop running Vista to pri ...

Hi, I've got Vista Home Premium, and in the Documents folder are a number of folders. On some folders, when I try to move them to another folder, it works wit ...

Burning Issues With Vista(Quoted here, but better to read at the link because the Figures/pictures are there)groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070422083715451 Step 1: Locating a Vista computerLocating a working Vista box proved harder than I expected. First I went over to a local computer shop, the ...

If I download XP desktop themes, will they display with Vista Home Premium? ...

Hi,I recently put together a pretty nice computer for photoshop, painter, qwark, and Sonar (audio studio).In brief, ASUS P5nSLI mobo Intel QUAD CORE 2.4 ghz CPU 2 gi ...

Hello, In Vista after saving an xml sitemap file to various locations on my C drive, I cannot view the file via windows explorer and only see it is present when I attempt to resave it again in the same spot. Any ideas as to why tis type of file appears invisible in explorer? ...

Hi all, I have just purchased a Integral 4Gb ENVOYplus USB memory stick flash drive and plugged it into my Vista Business machine. Obviously doesn't work cant find the driv ...

Please help.I have installed Vista onto my PC, and its slowed everything down, web pages, turning the PC on, doesnt Log of.I have had enough and want to go back to XP. Can I re install XP if so HOW? This is driving me crazy.Someone mentioned a clean ...

i have just installed vista premium and have windvd as my dvd player,i cannot get any dvd's to play on windvd or media playeror media centre, error comes up on windvd as 'create overlay failed,reduc ...

How can you list your contacts on the left side of the screen like OE in windows mail? That was real convenient Also how do you put a picture in for a contact...looks like you can, I just can't figure it out.Thanks Brian ...

If anyone could help it would be much appreciated. It is probably a simple solution but I can not figure it out. When I turned my computer off last night everything was just like normal. When I turned it on today, the ...

I know how to do that on xp (right click on "my documets" properties,...) but on Vista it dont have the properties options, does anyone know how to change the default path C:\users\math (my files) to for examp ...

I need to know where I can find my Product ID for the computer. Not for a program, but for the computer. Originally on Windows Xp you would find your Product ID here:Run > regedit Go ...

Just installed a fresh copy of Vista Home from Dell, and everything is fine except the software for my Sony digicam doesn't work, nor does the driver, and there is no update from Sony available. It is called Pixela.Is there a workaround, or do I have to format ...

I'm using Vista ultimate, on a project which has reasonably large file storage of about 30,000 files in some folders. Files are named using guids with all formatting removed so filenames just use ascii 0..9 a..f with the ..ext on the end.Why does explorer not sort the files when ...

windows media player says that it is burning a cd, and it will play on the media player but can't play on other devices, any suggestions ...

ok.....so I had xp, in the process of installing a clean install on vista (to clean up the cyber sludge and freshen system) my computer crashed, I trie ...

Stop putting out these new damn versions that are so buggy they can barely even work. At least 34 times a day VISTA stops working and I have to reboot. I'm about 1 step away from say F*** windows and gettin ...

I'm getting a new computer with Vista installed. I want to setup a dual boot system with XP PRO. My new system has three 250GB HDs. I understand that Vista allows you to shrink or expand partitions. My plan is to install XP on a 2nd partition (D) that I create on the first HD that now have ...

Thanks to all. My questions is about, if Vista OS come in other languaje pck for an example Spanish?? ...

Vhen I start my pc up, the internet explorer is working offline and when I UNtjeck the offline in files its ok.....how do i get the pc to remeber this till next windows start???? ...

Not sure what I've done, but in all apps like IE, Windows Mail, and Windows Explorer, the Menu Bar usually hidden by default with Vista is now on all the time. The only place I can find an option to turn it on/off is from a Windows Explorer window and choosing "Organize ...

I am trying to delete a couple of folders from my D backup drive whilst logged on as administrator but am denied by a message... "You need permission to perform this action"An ...

Hello all,I am trying to setup Vista in our lab network which hosts a Windows 2003 domain controller with same SAM database as our production network. I read somewhere we need to create a central store in sysvol to dump the admx files needed for Vista to use Group policy. Could somebody outline ...

Ran sfc /scannow from administrator command and it fixed the problem. Funny I didnt think you could run sfc scannow in vista... but you can and it worked for me. ...

I purchased my laptop preVista release. I have since been issued a license for Vista Business. I have no use for this version and would like to install Home Premium. Is there any way to downgrade? Will a key from a ...

Hi, i've read a post on a Dell user forum, that states that a key needs to be added. they give the followinging info, but i do not understand exactly what the guy is saying. The post he put up is this.reg add HKLM\System ...

i am trying to install my option e10 pentax. i have the software and all. when i hit install in the Vista environment, the traditional Win MX type of installing mechanism comes up, then it stops with a Vista window popping up asking for ...

I have a problem. My husband and I have identical Inspiron E1505's. I have a microphone/earpiece I bought from best buy 3 days ago. I worked for 2 days. when I pluged it in I got the notification pop up telling me vista found a mic and asking what it s ...

I want to purchase an upgrade from my Vista Business to Ultimate... so first of all can I download my Business on two of my PC's and then upgrade them both to Ultimate? ...

I have recently tryed out my Windows Vista business edition on my old computer and would now like to install it on my new computer. So I just wonder how I INactivate the product key on ...

After a clean install on the C: partition I copied over the windows.old folder to another drive (G:) on the computer. The C: drive has only enough space for the OS, so I wanted to make room for installing programs. Most of XP had been removed, but the OS was still on the ...

Hi,I had originaly decided to use the Windows Easy Transfer tool to transfer some files from another hard disk under Vista. I then decided to cancel the process. Now I get a message saying that the file migwiz.exe is slowing dow ...

Hi, I have recently upgraded to vista home premium on my asus aj6 and I am loving it. Aside from afew gliches that were fixed. After seeing the benifits of vista Ultimate I have decided to upgrade to it. I was wondering how many installation or activations you can have on the upgrade ...

I have 3 copies of Vista Ultimate which have all been opened, but only one has been activated. I want to give 2 of them to friends, because the machines that I bought them for are not capable of running Vista at an accept ...

When I try to load wmvhd content (disc 2 of step into liquid, specifically) I get a "Bad Image" error, with additional info: Exception Processing Message 0xc000007b.Google does not ...

For Realtek software fix go to www.realtek.com.tw, select Downloads, then High Definition Codecs. Download/install the executable file, "Vista_R167." No special preparation steps required for computer. Just save to file and install. You get a new Sound Manager that works great. a ...

Hi I am having a problem with my Media Player I cannot save a new playlist at all Also it does not communicate with the internet when I want to download an album inf ...

I have a real problem. Every single time that I try to open the event log in the MMC, Windows says the service is not running. Then I go to the services plugin, and try to start the service. Every time, it gives me "Error 4201, the instance passed was not recognized as valid by a WMI data pr ...

GROUP,I just bought new computer with vista but no games work do anyone know games that are compatable. I had 200 prior.Thanks ...

Is there any way that I can print an Email before it is sent ? ...

I have a new computer with Vista. I tried transferring files and settings from my old computer with Windows "Easy" Transfer and it took about six hours to work out but it didn't completely work out.Windows Mail says I am "working online" and I can access newsgroups. And ...

ALL WEB BASED, NO DOWNLOADING, NO SPECIAL ATTACHMENTS. THE POWER OF A TV STATION FROM YOUR PC AND SOON FROM YOUR COUCH!! SEND VIDEO EMAILS, DO LIVE VIDEO BROAD ...

my operating sys is windows vista 32bit, i have set up my windows mail and it was working fine with one LAN i was using now i have a new provider (roadrunner) and with their tech support have changed the ...

Ok, we are having some PC issues and need to back up all of our stuff and reformat. I knew how to back up Outlook Express as I used a special utility for th ...

The answers I have seen are too technical for me ... can anyone give the steps in a non techy way please? Thanks ...

Hi everyone. I recently had to replace my laptop, and of course, I was forced to migrate to Vista and Windows mail. I have used OE Freebie backup for years to successfully backup my OE files. I was ...

1. Folder Icons There should be setting that allows users to have the option of specifying whether a classic folder icon is to be used when a folder is created, or a a dynamic icon representing the folder's contents.2. Default file path when savi ...

I have an issue that I believe is a Vista DNS problem but not sure how to fix.cannot ping localhost or netbios name, server not found can ping 127.0.0.1 and 4.2.2.2I have two vista machine, one works , one doesn't compared both with the following commands.net config server net config workstation ...

Hi, Ive been trying to find a solution to this problem for some time now. It started out on this machine when it was windows XP, i have reinstalled xp serveral times and since then have moved onto a fresh ...

I have a new laptop with Vista on it. I have tried to install a Konica 7013 printer, but the XP driver does not work (message : does not support OS) and after contacting KonicaMinolta Belgium, they frankly admit that they do not have a ...

ive been having a problem with an error message that says this is not a valid win32 application. i tried all of the suggestions you guys gave me and none of them worked. when i downloaded the programs that im trying to install, the download ...

Hi, Does anyone know how to change the Calendar from its default of 30minute increments? It would be really handy to put it in 15minute increments.Thanks cam4 ...

Could not completly remove Mozilla Thunderbird thru the control panel. I tried from "all programs" also. Thunderbird is still somewhere, but I cant find ...

I am trying to install "The 7th Guest" on my new computer, but when it checks the video card, a pop up says that it does not support fullscreen mode. I have the option to close or ignore.I'm NOT a code writer, and real ...

I installed Vista. It keep reinstalling driver everytime I do a cold boot, Some of the driver it reinstalles are PCI standard PCItoPCI bridge VIA Standard PCI to PCI Bridge Realtek High Definition Audio VIA/S3G DeltaChrome IGPSome times ...

did anyone find a way of customising Vista to say starting up Vista as the PC is loading it rather than just the black screen with a green bar going along?thanks,Andy. ...

Is it possible to make Vista remember the Explorer (and other) window size and position? I keep resizing it but the next time I start Explorer it reverts back to a small window and the same ...

on my xp machine i can run video from sites, on vista i cant. tried updates, codex and other issues but still no good. HP customer service cant seem to tshoot it either.em ...

As compared with Windows XP, has Windows Vista been enhanced to provide more service profiles on top of HID, file transfer & PAN in Windows XP, i.e., A2DP (stereo audio), AVRCP profiles. If not again, how can I remove ...

I have a back up of my system and after an upgrade I wanted to restore one particular drive. When I try to restore with the Windows Restore I receive a message that no BackUp images were found. I ha ...

all of a sudden all of my folders are now read only. I am unable to run a program executable from the temp folder because it has to unpack the files. Unfortunately, the files unpack but when the program attempts to install it is locked out. It sa ...

Is it possible make a backup image of the Vista Home, which is preinstalled on hard drive of my new laptop? I'm just thinking, what I will to do if system or, say, hard drive will die... Anybody has ...

I've just gotten vista on a new computer. How do I change the worksheet tab size? In XP, right click desktop, appearence, etc. I'm lovin' the new OS, but how do I do thi ...

i would like to ask whether the nvidia 7400 128mb or the ati radeon x1600 256mb video card is better? ...

When will be Polish Language Pack for Vista Ultimate ? ...

Your reply to the post: "4GB shows 2GB in Vista Ultimate 32bit" leads me to think you know what your talking about.<g> My problem is in understanding why I h ...

My Graphics card is an ATI Radeon X550 and it was support by DirectX 9 but now with Vista, which comes with DirectX10 it does not support my graphics card and I get an error that is caused by a file called atiumdag.dll when I try and play my video games. Please help! : ...

I was curious to see if anyone had a suggestion about trying to find out some way of identifying a device's name. I have an unknown device listed in my Device Manager, but I cannot figure out what ...

hello,i tried to install the pccam feature included in my pentax option e10 camera. it does not allow me to install it properly.When i run the CD rom to install the camera, it suddenly prompts me to search for a file named stream.sys. i did not have this same pro ...

I'm trying to do a clean install for Vista Home Premium. I've changed my bootup options in my BIOS to read from the CD/DVD drive 1st, and disabled the hard drive and other boot options all together. I'm presented w ...

One problem I have with Vista's calendar (32bit, French version), is that the display is in 30minute increments. I would like to be able to divide each hour into 15minute increments (which would be a lot handier for my scheduli ...

Can I install XP on my new laptop that came with Vista? This is the WORST OS I have ever worked with! I have had nothing but trouble since I bought it. Bill Gates needs to be taken to task for r ...

Its common knowledge now that you can do a clean install of Vista with upgrade media. My question is, if you do have a previous copy of XP, is it legal to do this method. Would you get thwarted by Activati ...

I am trying to install Vista Ultimiate (for 4 hours now). The computer boots from the CD and says Windows is loading files, I see the status bar movi ...

I am hoping someone can help me? Please...I use webmail for work. I have recently brought a new PC that has Vista Home Premium installed. In XP everything was fine...I log onto webmail (secure login via work) and hey presto everything is displ ...

Windows Movie Maker XP Project sent to Vista's Movie Maker and will not open the file... I'm going back and forth between my school (XP) and home (Vista), and I just found out the hard way that ...

Hello there,I installed windows vista to my (compaq Presario) laptop, and now I have no sound