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Need some help:When one user logs on(User A) and then switches to another user(User B), the sounds from User A's internet game plays while User B is logged on.so i need a way to stop User A's sounds from playing while User B is logged on. ...

when I start FSX, the message 'colorscheme changed to vistabasic' appears, cause the program ist not compatible with certain visual elements in vista. Is FS ...

Invisible CursorProblem: The cursor is invisible in a number of applications; Media Center, Supreme Commander, and Vangard running on Vista. The cursor is there because I am able to highlight buttons.Setup: Motherboard :eVGA 680i 122CKNF68 (Bios: P25) ...

After I put the code in, it stays at 0% and keeps coming up retry and never starts loading. Any suggestions would be helpful. ...

I would like to be able to leave messages on the server after reading them in Vista Mail. I couldn't find that option in the mail options. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks. I will take posts or email. Chuck Tanner malbrook@comcast.net ...

Hi can any help I can receive but not send emails I get the message The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'pop.ntlworld.com', Server: 'ntlworld.com', Protocol: SMTP, ...

I am receving the following message when I try to Log on to windows mail. Account: 'windows mail', Server: 'popserver.swfla.rr.com', Protocol: POP3, Server Response: 'ERR Authentication failed', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Serve ...

Is anyone else having issues with Vista and USB devices? I have a Stello DA100 DAC and use foobar for playback. After listening a while the playback starts to glitch and I get a fairly annoying pop/crackle maybe once a minute or so. ...

While trying to do a Complete PC Back up in Vista Ultimate to USB 2.0 Hard Drive It fails and I get this: "The Backup Failed Not all Volumes containing system data are included in the backup. (0x80780018) shadow copies ar ...

When I firsy got this pc I was able to get it to sleep. Now just the monitor will sleep. I read most of the suggestions I found in here. With Device manager, the only thing that should wake the pc is the mouse and keyboard ( not wireless) I went through each one seperat ...

I have a problem with svchost.exe. I have used process explorer to try and find out what is taking so much cpu. I have gone into the svchosts properties and it seems as if it is a thread that takes all the cpu. The thread is: kernel ...

had vista about a week now. came with new laptop, installed. ran well for about 4 days. now everything is crazy. some programs will not open. other windows open but the enti ...

I can't seem to find a place to change the amount of disc space System Restore uses. In Control Panel's System icon I only get an option to create a restore point when I click System Restore. Am I missing something??James ...

Vista premium x 64If I set the icons to default size and then restart my pc the icons always appear in large size after the machine has booted to the desktop, how do I stop this from happening? ...

I have a problem with Media Center in Windows Vista and my TV tuner ASUS My Cinema P7131. The TV Tuner itself is compatible with Windows Vista, because Windows Update downloaded drivers for it but Media Center does ...

If this question has been asked before, then I am sorry. I used the search function on the forums and could not find any relevant posts.I'm wondering where tag and rating information is stored relative ...

I purchased a copy of Vista 64 can i change it to 32 without having to buy new licences etc. If so how> Thanks ...

I changed the default programs for opening various documents, but they still kept showing the same icons in explorer. For example, I don't use WordPad for RTF docum ...

Just checked the HP website for my laserjet 2605 and found that HP has just released Easy Printer Care for VISTA. If you have a recent vintage HP printer, you're probably included.www ...

Anybody that have Vista installed on a HP Pavillion DV5245ea notebook ? It's bought as "Vistaready", but some drivers are not available. Have tried to install Vista Ultimate 32bit, but I have a "Masscontrolle ...

card worked fine in xp but since clean install to Vista no hardware sound option in menu of pvr software. Have tried several different pvr softwares no option for sound other than output lines, need aux or cd in . ...

Hi, On my university's wireless network I have a problem. It is a non broadcasting network, I set it up with the right name and server certificate and it works in c ...

Hi I'm using Windows Vista Home Premium on my laptop, and I need to be able to connect to the internet both at home and at work. At home, the only thing that allows me to connect is setting my computer to automatically assign the IP address, while at work, I must manually enter it in (o ...

Just bought new PC with Windows Vista and Windows Mail. Creating new email msg takes at least 5 secs to get the create email diaglog box! Any insight to why? Any config settings for this? A ...

We have a new computer with the Vista Home Premium OS. I need to create a set of recovery disks but we are experiencing a problem with the sleep function. Occasionally, the computer will restart from sleep o ...

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Hi,I'm running SQL 2005 sp2 Developer Ed. on my Vista. I had some problems and I wanted to reinstall it. So, I desinstalled everything from SQL cleanly using control panel and reinstalle ...

When I install URGE on my laptop (C: drive), a ghost folder appears in 'D: partition' with this structure:D:\ Start Menu Programs URGEand there is a shortcut in the last folder pointing to URGE executable.if i d ...

Hi,I noticed that live onecare turns windows defender off. Is this normal?thanks hugo ...

How do I get the right server ? I need help setting up my email . ...

je n'arrive pas à lire mes pièeces jointes? solution? merci ...

How does one search for file names containing the underscore "_" character? I've tried simply typing the character in the search box, I've tried *_*,*_, _*, Name:_ (also with the previous permutations). The Help says that search looks for words after punctuati ...

This is the only update I can not install. I downloaded a stand alone version for Vista ( Windows6.0KB929399x86.msu ) from MS and actually managed to install it. It showed up as installed though it was not in the list of installed updates; it was not listed th ...

Hi,Just found out I have no way to put a new contact into my address book. I had no problem at all importing contacts from my old .wab data base but now there is no way to add a new contact other than to fool it ...

Given the massive upgrades that I've been reading about, is it really worth it to upgrade to Vista? Some of the upgrades people are talking about here cost +/ $1000 just to be able to run an untested Operating System. Is it really worth it? ...

Don't seem to have a Swith between Windows button on my taskbar. Am able to engage Flip 3D using control, windows button and tab. When I select a screen, Flip 3D deactivates. Would like to keep it in Flip 3D mode and restore Switch Between Windows button if pos ...

I have just put vista onto my daughters latop and have a problem with the wireles driver. The laptop is an esystem 3086 and everything is working brilliantly except the wireless ...

I was trying to send and email to an employment prospect. I tried to send my cover letter and resume as an attachment but when I click on send it showed up as an error and I don't k ...

I bought a new computer with Vista Ultimate and of course Windows Mail on it. I did a network transfer of all data from my old computer. Now in Windows mail it says i ...

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In XP I could search for Video's with a simple click. I didn't need to know all the file types. How do I do this in Vista? And, what if I want all my Excel files created in the past 2 days? Do I have to search for everything with an XLS extension to find my files? This is okay if I know the ...

Hi, i have the following problem with Office 2003 with SP2 and Vista UltimateThe first time i installed office 2003 all went ok, but word sometimes was prone to crash. So i tried to uninstall and reinstall it. From that moment, each time i launch Wo ...

Since "upgrading" to Vista, I have had many problems with Flash Player. I know Flash Player shouldn't care what OS I'm running, but I never had these problems on XP using ...

I just got Vista, and I've installed it twice. Both times, after installing, first use and restarting, it brought up Chkdsk, for some supposed errors. Once ...

On the right panel of the start menu when I click on the pictures button nothing happens. When I look at the pictures button "properties" there is no information so there is no link indicated to the pictures folder (which, alond with my other data is in partition D: on m ...

I INSTALLED VISTA UPGADE USING A DUAL BOOT CONFIGURATION! WHEN I TRIED TO ACTIVATE I RECEIVED AN ERROR "0xC004C003" AND I COULD NOT ACTIVATE, CAN SOMEONE HELP THANKS ...

I just bought a XPS 1210 laptop with Vista... When online, there is a constant buzz (not the fan). The buzz stops momentarily when clicking from one site to another. When using headphones and mic, the buzz continues from the CPU but not through the h ...

These two programs successfully installed on my vista machineQuicktime 7.1.4 + ITunes Google Earth 4.0.2693 (beta) (December 15 Build)when I go to update orUninstall any of them the windows installer encounters an error before I even do anything (ex after it say preparing befo ...

I have looked all over the web and am yet to find a way to set the vista start menu to default to showing my all programs rather than the recent programs. Is this possible. I do not want to use the cla ...

I have installed the Logitech 4000 camera along with updates. When I use the set up wizard, I hear sound from my speakers and am able to use the microphone. When I connect via Windows Messenger, I can hear through my speakers the phone ringing (when inviting someone) ...

I currently use XP with accessibility options, display set to high contrast normal font size black and I was wondering somebody running AeroGlass Vista would try Above setting XP with accessibility display options and post ...

I am having a problem with newsgroups not displaying the name of the sender in the "from" column of Windows Mail. Its driving me crazy and all attempt ...

Hello, Im trying to connect a network printer to a windows vista laptop without success. I try to connect it but it says " error 0x0000007a" Does anyone know what's happening please? ...

I am transferring my Windows XP settings to my Vista Business computer with Windows Easy Transfer (WET). The transfer seems to have stalled on 'kernel.txt' (I don't know the exact name of the file, the transfer is happening in the other room) and on the 'old' computer, near th ...

When I start up my laptop it shows the wallpaper, icons etc... like usual, then after like 2 mins everything disappears except the wallpaper. Whats happe ...

When i use the email support to contact a microsoft professional using the 90 day free charge email support i recieve the error message when filling the form ...

trying to install kis and getting an error saying to check if i have sufficient permission to install system services. i'm logged in as administrator. running the ...

Watch the kiddies in the peanut gallery try to blame me for another Vista screw up. In another thread I detailed how Windows Explorer screws up by refusing to allow a file already closed to be ...

When Double clicking any image Explorer stops and the following is logged in the event viewer the DLL does exist and at the location.Windows cannot access the file C:\Program Files\Windows Photo G ...

Its funny because everyone is expective a service pack to fix vista so they can use it...Now it seems that vista is.... doomed. blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/microsoft/windows_vista/There ...

HiIs there a way to configure a Windows Firewall rule that will cause a pop up asking the user to choose to allow or block the connection? Zonealarm provides such a feature and I have found it useful to allow certain programs access only ...

Hoping that someone can offer some advice on this. I installed a program that is incompatible, now I can't uninstall it to install the correct version. When trying to uninstall either with the uninstall app that came with the program or by using the programs and feature app in the c ...

RTHDCPL.EXE Illegal System DLL RelocationThe system DLL user32.dll was relocated in memory. The application will not run properly. The relocation occurred because the DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\HHCTRL.OCX occupied an address range reserved for Windows system DLLs. The vendor supplyin ...

Hi, I setup an answer file for windows vista with our volume license key. Looking at the sysprep log files I get this error message: Failed to install product key [hr=0xc0040f050] Once I login to the ...

I have an HP DVD740 as well as a Panasonic LFD103 DVD RAM drive, neither drive will allow me to write to media, they have no issues reading a CD or DVD Both of these drives worked in XPI seen other people suggest using Nero... wh ...

I cant open my cd and dvd discs, because Vista suggests to make it Live file system, and erese all files on it. I can to open disc with Nero for example, everything works perfect, discs ...

Help A few weeks ago I found some info in one of the forums that said I could speed up boot time by disabling unused com / ptr ports. I did so and now ...

I have a similar problem to a different post if any one has an Idea. I purchased and built my own computer with a OEM copy of Vista home 64 bought from Newegg. After I was messing around in my Bios at the next boot it said your hardware has changed please activate Vista then your ...

I purchase Home Premium, decided to upgrade to Ultimate, followed all the steps and bought the update and the Windows Anytime Upgrade disc. However, everyti ...

I am on my 5th try installing Vista Ultimate. I have tried about everything I have read here, but still can get this os to load. The upgrade advisor says I am good ...

I have downloaded and saved podcasts. I want to be able to play them on my computer, but they are in MP4 format. I need to convert them to as format recognized by Vista (Mpeg2). Is there a converter available for this? I've seen lots that will convert .a ...

When signed in as Administrator When I try to open a photo in a folder, Photo Gallery starts but the picture will not open. The hour glass just sits there but nothing happens.When I sign in without Admin rights When I tr ...

In Windows Media Player 11 using Windows Vista Home Premium all of a sudden glitches began to occur. First songs that used to play instantaneously now take 11/12 seconds to begin. Also in the last 90% of every song for about 3 to 5 seconds songs begin to lag a ...

My problem arose when i attempted a install of my drivers for my OLD HomePNA network card. The Vista installer finds the hardware when inserted and goes to the driver installer. I choose my CD with the drivers on it and it appears to install, until and error pops up ...

Is there any way to include this protocol in the network setup, so I can see my Windows for Workgroup computer? ...

I have a problem with my internet connection, any help will be appreciated. After putting the computer into suspend mode, with the 'off' button on the Start Menu, upon switching the computer back on I find that the connection is either:1.Limited or No Connectivityor2.Connected to an unknown ...

My brother just bought a gateway computer with Windows Vista Home Premium installed (I'm so proud of him.) I ran into some problems when I was trying to install the printer (An HP printer). I ran in ...

Hi,I just purchased vista and I curious will I see a performance increase over upgrading? ...

I Hate it. Why did they have to fix something that wasn't broken. Question. I have my address book all set up, over 1400 names for my husband's Navy association. When I tried to send an email to one of them, the old, old, address came up. This address does not appear in my contacts list. ...

I have 16 emails stuck in my inbox. I want to delete them and I get the error message.I want to use the delete messagestore fix. What will happen if there is nothing in my bup ...

I will be away from my PC for a month but access to it is available to a friend .How do I stop the email opening for others to see. so that my email ...

I am using Vista Ultimate, and after open the lid of my laptop (Dell D820, 512 MB Quadro 120M Graphics, 2 Ghz core 2 duo) and rouse the machine from sl ...

my problem is thus.. when i got this computer my taskbar buttons would show up in lower right hand corner near the notification area... they would show 2 in a row... with arrows to scroll others... now they are showing like classic windows would and i want it back the other way... ...

I purchased a hp pavilion with AMD Athlon 64 x2 dual core 4200+ with 1 gig of ddr24200. it came with vista home premium. vista was not compatible with satellite internet. I had to dump vista and purchase xp pro. now all works fine. I have added anot ...

I got my Vista to XP home network to work again. ran in what felt like circles for days, today I decided to again run set up network wizard and wireless network wizard, and it now works. Hopefully ...

I am currently trying to setup a access point with vista home basic. I am not trying to connect to the internet but am working on a special project. Now the project is not important because ...

I seem to have an issue with how many windows i can have open at the same time . . in XP the task bar had a continuation chevron enabling me to have pages and page of windows open. on Vista, I can open 26 windows by changing the taskbar to double depth, but once both rows are full, I can ...

I had a problem connecting my Vista PC to my LCD HD TV using the DMI connections on both (the TV's DMI connection was flakey) and so purchased a DVI to HDMI cable, connecting the DVI output of the PC to the HDMI input of the TV.This works fine for video but ...

I have done something to my keyboard so now when I press my question mark key I get this éÉ, and when I press the back slash button I get àÀ, and also the quotation key I get èÈ.... if someone has the answer can you please let me ...

I just noticed I can't find Windows Media Player in my Start menu any more. Even the search returns no results. When I navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player, I see that wmplayer.exe doesn't have its correct icon, just the default box thing.I tried to add a shortcut to W ...

i just got my self a new laptop with Win Vista Prem (preinstalled), and, with a dvd labled windows anytime upgrade. i just wanted to try out other operating systems (dual ...

I thought I'd get used to it but I haven't the lack of a Go To Parent button in Vista Explorer is annoying me more and more. Does anyone know of an addon which provides this, or any way of getting it in Explorer?And while we're on the subject, i ...

Sometimes windows sidebar stops working on logging in.Any idea of the cause it usually works fine, but with a bit of a delay.Boes the pc continue to process when asleepwhat happened to check and scandiskDoes it take ages to defrag a 250GB drive (mainly empty) 1GB mem, 1.8GB processorIs ...

To a friend it has left to him in the MediaCenter de Windows Vista, a section of sports. Somebody knows how it leaves so that I do not know nobody but that it finds to him left. ...

I need your help please. I just clean install Vista Ultimate on new drive WD Raptor and sees like this drive never stop working constantly is searching the indication HDD light is constantly on. I have look for any I check the ...

Zach, Look in the CAP tool not the Clarity tool for SRX1032866166 then see if your up to assisting This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion ...

I'm trying to import files from my computer. It finds the files, but doesn't import them. why not? ...

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When I get anew Email from a new user my Address Book keeps getting updated?Anyay to turn this off. ...

I recently purchased a new laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium. Ever since, when using the Windows Mail feature, everytime I send an email, the recipient receives two emails. My ISP is Charter Cable. I emailed them and they said it was my mail settings and ga ...

*Hi,I read this moments ago at "MySpace" from "Mike4Wheels" as a "bulletin". Although it comes from MySpace and could appear to only effect "MySpace" ...

I installed a 3rd party compression utility (RAR, I think) and didn't like it. So, I uninstalled it. However, now the builtin Vista ZIP compression/decompression features are completely missing. No Send To > Comp ...

I have been trying to increase the text size of a message in the inbox of windows mail (I just installed Vista) in order to print the message in a larger and legible form. Is there a solution? Thanx NKoncius ...

I've used Outlook Express, and now WinMail, for YEARS, but just for experimental purposes, I'd like to do whatever is necessary to switch to Outlook (I've got Office 2007). I'm concerned, first, as to ...

I had the pass word incorrectly entered for my Outgoing Server. THe security box kept popping up asking me to verify the account info for the Incomming server. Every ...

Hi, I have a problem. when I create a new folder and try to rename it (to anything other then new folder) I get this following error: "the file or folder does not exist". does anyone know how to fix this? thanks ...

Can Vista's builtin defragger defrag the pagefile? ...

Does anyone know if it possible to get rid of the Shortcut 'arrow' that appears on desktop icons? Used to be easy in XP via TweakUI. I am sure I have seen a tip where this can be done in VISTA, but I have lost the detai ...

ok so i have put my copy of vista on ebay ( cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=011&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=320104995056&rd=1&rd=1 ) wit ...

I'm having all kinds of problems installing Offfice 2007 on a Windows Vista 64 bit Ultimate operating system. I've tried copying the CD to a file and tried downloading ...

Ever since I upgraded to Vista from XP I have had a problem with typing text in any given field. I hope I can explain this clearly:Problem: When I type an email I will be typing and all of the sudden the text I'm typing goes to a different part of the screen(usually at the last location I le ...

wen i got my free express vista home premium ugrade in the mail and i installed it i was wondering if i can delete the windows.old folder or is there some safe way to ...

I right clicked on documents in the start menu, and I went to the location tab, and changed it to an external harddrive. Now, when I hit it, nothing happens, and it has disappeared from my User Fo ...

Hello all. I have a Pavilion a1560n. I want to upgrade to Vista but to just be sure I bought a new Maxtorl hard drive so if I need to I can swap out hard drives and be back to operation (work required). The new Maxtor says it is a SATA but it has a 1.5GBs on it's SATA logo which the ...

Hi,I did a search through this N/G for the Rearm command and saw all of these. Can I use them all or is there one that is the best to use? 1slui /rearm, 2 slmgr re ...

I successfully used "ISO Recorder V3" to make a few CD's when I was using RC1. Since then I've installed the proper retail build of Vista Ultimate x64. I don't seem to be able to get ISO Recorder to instal ...

My Video card works great until I shut down my PC. When I reboot in the morning the X1550 is not there. I have to plug the monitor to the on board video. I have turned off ...

At least it was when I left for work anyway. I ditched my downloaded upgrade version of Vista Home Premium in favor of a retail DVD. I tried just the upgrade 3 times today, and every time it failed on the 1st attempt ...

I copied all my photo's from previous PC to a DVD and then copied from that to my new PC w/Vista. None of my old pictures will open in Photo Editor, or Paint, or IrfanView. I get the following error: "Photo Gallery can't open this pic ...

Hello people,With XP i was enable to do many template of network configuration (esay shitch between DHCP or not for a interface)so i was used this command :netsh c interface dump > file.txtand to restore hernetsh f file.txt But With Vista is not working !what can i do ?Thx ...

Is there a way to remove the splash screen? You could in Outlook Express by changing a registry entry Nick ...

I'm upgrading to Outlook 2007 and want to transfer my email rules from Windows Mail how can I do that? ...

i've been watching these comments for the last few weeks....i myself have a new puter and windows vista and have mail stuck in my outbox which means i cannot send emails from it......so guess ...

My password will not save using Outlook 2002 with Vista Small Business. It won't save on the password list either. Any suggestions? ...

I've Googled around for this, including within this group... and while I see others asking the same question, I've yet to come across a definitive answer. Hopefully someone will know.How can ...

I am Using Windows Vista and I can only Ping my gateway. When I try to Ping another PC in my network I am unable to ping. This is working fine with Windows XP. I have even turned the firewall off on my Vista Machine and I am still hav ...

Have just read an article PC World that discusses XPS capabilities. Of interesting the abilities to add comments to a documents. I have Acrobat Pro v8 and mainly use it for report generation, combining 'print copies' from various sources into one complete document (i.e. photo pages with comments ...

How can I roll back Internet Explorer? I went to tool and went to advance and did a reset. I'm just stupid. Anyway I can fix this ...

I have all of my autoplay selections set to take no action. Yet, everytime I put in a DVD, my DVD player (InterVideo Win DVD 7) starts playing the DVD. Is there a way to stop this?Thanks, Brett ...

I had noticed many double postings on the Vista newsgroups, often with the same timestamp and then, later and to my chagrin, I found that I had done the same.I find that, if I edit a message waiting in my outbox, or even just open it without changing anything and send it, the ...

I don't know how many times I've seen those who claim to know WTF they are talking about, say that it is not "legal" or allowed by Microsoft for folks using a Vista beta to be ...

One day my Local Disk hard drive read the free space as 12gb. A few days later it decreased to about 8gb. Today i added a few more files, but instead of decreasing as it usually would, it now said i had 9gb. This const ...

Hello, I have a laptop with Vista Enterprise and would like to upgrade to Vista Ultimate. Will it do an upgrade in place or should I do a clean install? ...

I just bought a desktop with Vista Home Premium. I attempted to load Norton Internet Security 2007 and got an error message that Internet Security was not compatible with Vista Home Premium. I was able to load Norton Internet ...

Hi.I have Vista Ultimate installed on my master HD and I have XP and Ubuntu installed on my slave drive. I use OSL2000 as my boot manager to sitch between the different OS and this works well. The problem I have is that if I boot into XP or Ubuntu, and later boot into Vista I often ha ...

How can I ensure that all folders (Windows Vista) retain the identical column widths? Also, can this be done even when I create a new folder, so that the new folder has the same column widths? It is timeconsuming to expand / contract the widt ...

Maxtor One Touch 111 Firewire 400/USB 300 GB Portable Drive. Vista Premium OS USB 2How do I get my drive to be recognized? Yellow exclamation mark in Device Manager with error message "This ...

From: "David DeFrain" Subject: Cannot Sync Samsung Phone with PDA to Palm Desktop with Vista Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:14 PMI have an older Samsung phone (an SPH I330) with a built in PDA using Palm OS. I've synched it with XP for years. It installs in a cradle and has a US ...

Hello.I just got a new computer with Vista Home Premium, and have a question about Windows Media Player. I've searched various help documentation and could not find the answer, so I'd like to ask it here.When I click the X toaster in the upper right hand corner, it does not shut down ...

Hey all,I have a new PC with Vista. When I try to login to my linksys router, the web interface only loads maybe 1 out of 5 attempts. I've tried both firefox and IE7. Also, I hav ...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has been able to get the game, Mafia, from 2002 to run in Vista. The few items I've found about it on the web seem to suggest it s ...

I'm getting the two commom errors when opening mail. memory low(ox80070002) and initialized msoe.dll. Please help my computer skill level is low and computer is new and running vista. dsew ...

I have a file damaged in my out box and I cannot send emails...I can receive but not send ...I have tried to delete...But that does not work.....Any help with this one..... ...

I'm trying to send resume to employer but I keep getting an error message. My doc (my resume) was done in works. can someone help me? ...

Hi! I've been having some problems with this drive.Everytime I put a cd, (Like now i have to install the Antivirus and it does not read the cd.) it does not work... it won't read it. When I double click it it ...

Hi all. I've had Vista Home Premium for a few days now and am wondering where the onscreen volume is when I adjust the volume from the keypad on my laptop. Is it not included this time around? ...

Last week when I installed my Bluetooth CD I got an error during the install. When I restarted my computer my Bluetooth worked just fine but every time I start Vista it tries to install my driver and I keep cancelling the installation. How can ...

I bought this laptop about 2 months ago and it came with Vista Home Premium. It worked fine the first week and then after that, that 2computer icon on the bottom right hand corner of the screen (right side of the tasbar) gives a ...

Hey. I have a legit OEM copy of Windows Vista Ultimate, and it hasn't given me any problems except for my inability to get Windows Updates. I turned off automatic updates right after I installed (since I ...

Hi!I have a computer with Windows Vista Home Edition.Two issues related:++ From time to time, the PC shuts dows by itself after a warning... ++ Everytime I boot the PC, it starts a CHKDSK (check disk on the C:\ drive). I did let the CHKDSK run all night, but it didn't go further than 8% and the ...

I just purchased a new computer and the operating system is Vista Home Premium. The store clerk said "Do not download anything until you can confirm that you have loaded the most recent driver for that product." I can't find a recent driver available for Itun ...

I tried to install a version of Nero 7 that I had on a CD and saw the warnings but thought it would be ok to install then just get the update. Bad move as it wouldnt work so I downloaded the l ...

Hello: Can I safely backup and remove the C:\windows.old files? And if so, how do I change to boot prompt to no longer ask me if I want to boot into windows.old?Thanks in advance: Michael Yanowitz ...

I'm having a problem with the slide show feature in picture gallery, as well as the slide show functionality of the screen saver. My monitor is a HP 22" widescreen monitor. If I view the pictures as a slide show within Media Center, they app ...

Hi there I have a router and 3 machines, 2 with XP and one new one with Vista., The 2 Xp ones are hooked up for file sharing so i can acccess the files between the machines thru the router. Is vista compatable so i can set it up so i can share files with it to t ...

Two new machines, both Vista Business, configured the same I thought, I can connect to one from the SBS server using Terminal Services and all Computer Management functions using mmc. The other machine I can see and control it's services from Computer Management mmc, but not the Event Viewer, a ...

Hi, I'm running Windows XP Home and have only one user account, set as computer administrator. However when I try to install programs and access the 'document ...

Okay, I'm trying to be patient with this system and give it a chance but...... I can't send anything! I get various messages. One is POP3 server not responding. On ...

Hi new boy here. Just upgraded to Vista from MCE using a Delldelivered upgrade package. All seemed to work OK until I tried to access my mail major problems: 1. All my old mail folder and subfolder names appear down the left, and when I select Local Files ...

Hi. I have Vista Home Edition. I am trying to set up my mail accounts with Microsoft Outlook 2003 in Vista. When I put all the details and I test the setting it asks me to verify the E mail address. I know its correct as it works ok in Windows mailIs Outlook 2003 able to work in Vist ...

During the day, I go from meeting to meeting. Between meetings I put the X60 (2G RAM, Dual Core, 1400X1050 screen, Verizon WWAN) into sleep mode usin ...

Does anyone know of a way to print with UAC turned on? I have windows vista and the canon mp160 printer with the updated drivers but can't print unless UAC is turned off.thanks ...

i got a new PC 2 weeks ago and have had nothing but problems with vista. It doesnt feel finished nor does it feel worth the price tag.Can anyone let me know if they are having similar probs. I get random freezing, in which i need to restart my pc. Some ...

Hello,I've just upgraded to vista and am having a problwm with dialogue windows.I'm unable to interact with dialogue windows when I attempt to click on a but ...

I have already been bitten by the Activation bug twice since purchasing my copy of Vista Business (once as a result of a hard drive change and once because of a Windows U ...

Hi,I do not know what happened but I can't start certain programs from the Start Menu. The same thing happen if I use the search feature on the Start Menu. So far, that include all the Microsoft O ...

I have a Nvida Gforce 4MX 4000 128MB agp video card. Windows Premium does not give the option of Aero. I also have 1 Gig RAM.I would have thought that this card had enough muscle to run Aero settings? Do you ...

Have a new HP computer 3 month old and just got the vista upgrade. now my lcd monitor will shut down after 20 minutes to 1 hour. it does this even when the computer is being used. only way to use the monitor after it goes blank ...

i have recently bought a new laptop with windows vista home basic for work.all the other computers here are using XP and they are all able to access a shared drive which is b ...

Hello NG,I'm using WSUS and I want to extract all VistaUpdates and install them on a Vista machine, which is not connected to WSUS.I tried the following:1. Extract all VistaUpdates => .cabFiles 2. pkgmgr /ip /m:C:\Temp\xx.cab, where xx.cab are the extracted filesThere are no e ...

I imported my email folders from outlook express (on an XP machine) over to vista's windows mail.I have a lot opf folders and subfolders and i do want them to expand when new mail comes in,But they seem to expand when there ...

How to import appointements from MS Outlook?thanks ...

I have been very frustrated many times when Vista automatically reboots after installing updates. My backups or other scheduled tasks or long running tasks don't complete because of this. ...

Hello,Does Vista have a partitioning tool in the setup that can add/delete/change partitions on the HDD in the setup process that does not affect files on at least one partition lik ...

I have Vista 64bit running, and the clipboard works fine. In Virtual PC 2007 64bit version, I have Windows XP 32bit running with VPC Additions. As long as Windows XP is at the boot screen in Virtual pc, the clipboard works in Vista. From the moment Windows xp is ...

I just got a new computer with Vista. Will my microsoft frontpage 2002 work on this operating system? Thanks ...

Any help much appreciated for this question.I am attempting to offer Remote Assistance to another machine. I establish the connection using Windows Live Me ...

hey what do you guys think about the end to outlook express and this new windows mail. do you think it's better than OE are the same? I have mixed thoughts about it. ...

Hi there,Just gone over to Vista Business yesterday...I have a HP DC7600 PC, with a P4 3.4Ghz, and 2.5GB of RAM.... It's a clean build, and I have used the wizard to get my setting and files etc from my old Windows XP machine.... Office 2003 ...

Is it worth upgradeing to vista? ...

I did my first Files and Folders backup this morning, and it created a folder with the following name: Backup Set 20070516 111421. I read in a thirdparty book that the format to ...

When I try to Record and Burn a DVD via Vista Media Centre using either the Sample Videos supplied with Vista or a previously recorded TV programme, the resultant DVD displays an Inverted and Mirror Im ...

I have just bought a laptop with traditional chinese interface. It is because I have some buggy taiwanese software which must run under this language.Does anybody know how t ...

I just did a clean install of Windows Vista Home Premium. All updates in place. Unfortunately, regardless of what Internet site I'm on, my "right click" on the mouse opens the window but will not execute any of the commands on that scre ...

Hi, I'm on Vista Home Prem. 32bit and I would possibly like to run XP on MS's Virtual PC. For one, will MS's Virtual PC run on Vista Home Prem at 32bit?I've heard that it WILL work, but that it is just not supported. If ...

Can I do that with Ultimate? .~. Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. linuxsxs.org / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (Ubuntu 6.10) Linux ...

Is there some way to (programatically) find out when the OS is booted in the /3GB mode? The 32bit version of my application sets a hard limit of 1700 MB after which it does not try ...

Firefox, Media Center, Office, and everything else work fine Faulting application iexplore.exe, version 6.0.2600.0, time stamp 0x3b7d834c, faulting module SHUNIMPL.dll, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp 0x4549bdc9, exception code 0xc0000142, fault offset 0x00008fc7, process id 0xedc, ...

Ok guys. We have a Vista Ultimate, and as of last Thursday, started to have some sort of error with IEFRAME.DLL. It was only coming up a couple times a day at first, now it is popping up pretty consistantly, crashin ...

I purchased my copy from Best Buy the second week it was released and all has been well until about 3 weeks ago. I started getting error messages that my copy was not genuine. In the lower right cor ...

I am using Vista Business version. When using the slide show as screen saver, the photos are always in the middle leaving blank (black) sides. In other PCs with XP, I was able to introduce tr ...

I put 4 gig of ram in my system, now when I start up, I get unexpected stop errors. Tells me to put in the dvd and run repair tool . I did that, and it couldn't find/fix the issue. I am now running a Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool.A ...

Hi I have earphones plugged in at the front of my PC and speakers at the back. Both outputs are visible in the 'sounds' window in control panel. Normally, the one who has 'select default' activated (has a green check) ...

I've got a problem with the CDROM on my laptop. When I insert any CD or DVD the autorun doesn't work but it does for examle with USB devices. I'm using Vista and I haven't been able to sort it out... :( ...

Installed a new plug and play Monitor, I dont think it has anything to do with it but.. then I noticed my music sounded tinny from the speakers and noticed that th ...

When I try to access Documents and Settings folder in windows explorer it pops up a warning that states that access is denied. It also won't allow me to change permissions.What can ...

I downloaded and installed Vista Business from the school MSDNAA server. After recently getting a job as a PM w/ MS they sent me a copy of Vista Ultimate in the mai ...

Greetings...Anyone from MS listening? Picture Gallery keeps stating that there is an update for the Nikon nef file... go to update the file and Vista says that it's already updated... update anyway an ...

I created a movie using the Movie Maker program, hoping to post it on Youtube. It plays just fine in the Movie Maker preview and everything, but when I publish it, it blanks out the last few scenes. The music continues to play in the backgr ...

All I want to do is simply 'reverse' a movie file.I would like to do this with Windows Movie Maker.How do I do this?Thanks ...

I am now running Windows Vista and I have gif images from my XP computer that have motion and the only way I can see them in motion is with Internet Explorer, I use to u ...

My computer keeps freezing when I play music on media player in full screen. I don't think it does it when I have media player minimized. I get a note on the bottom of my screen that the display driver has recovered from an error so I was wondering where to go to downl ...

when using windows media center, how do i select which pictures i want to import from my digital camera, instead of having to import the entire folder, and deleting the pictures that i do not want ...

When I clicked on "Make a movie" button in Windows Photo Gallery, I got an error stating that WMM could not start because my video card does not support required hardware acceleration. After browsing through its help, I downloaded and installed WMM 2.6. Now my problem is how do I te ...

I'm using Media Player for Vista. Trying to play a .wav file that has worked fine on previous versions of Media Player, I get this message: "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might ...

This window closes very easily without pressing the "X" button, such as when I press cancel i click on "Set up a connection or network" then click on cancel. This is very irratating, can someone please fix this annoyance? This ...

Don't know why it should be so hard to use my machine. I have tried and tried to backup my Vista Machine to my Windows XP Pro system. After 6 weeks of on and off attempts, I have had to resort to backing up to my Vista Machine and ...

I have a Vista machine and 2 XPs on the same network. The Vista machine sees the others but doesn't connect. Error report is "Network Path Not Found". ...

Steps to Enable Windows Update to Update all Microsoft Programs on your Computer: vistaarticles.com/articles/396/1/UseWindowsUpdatetoUpdateallMicrosoftProgramsonyo ...

Hi,I am trying to store the certificates for NTFS Encryption on the smartcards of my user. It took me quite long to find a CSP which is capable of doi ...

support.microsoft.com/kb/922706I have following the step above to make our https site to support Vista requesting certificate from our win2k3 Web enrollment page but i still have some isse now.no ...

I can't seem to drag and drop a file from Windows Explorer with elevated privileges to Notepad (or any other editor) with elevated privileges. Why not? Both have elevated privileges, so it should work. (BTW, I can use the ri ...

Hi. I have installed Windows Vista Ultima (clean) on my pc and activated for a few weeks ago. Now i installed it on my sons pc as i had read i could extend the activation period up to 120 days. Also here i made a clean instal a ...

I would like to configure my Vista Ultimate so that I get the usercode/password/domain dialog box instead of the user list with icons. Under XP it was very easy to select the traditional login dialog box instead of the user list, but this option is ...

I am getting an increasing amount of emails that can't be deleted from the deleted folder although with others I have no problem. The ones that won't delete show a message saying "Message could not be displayed Wi ...

Hi. I have microsoft outlook on my computer and microsoft windows mail, getting confused, as now outlook does not seem to be working. Can you help thanks lesley ...

The following information will make posting and finding your answers in the M$ newsgroups much less troublesome? IMHO. You will get the messages on your PC and not have to go searching the internet for them.First thing to do is go to tools>options>read tab and *ensure* that ...

J'ai reçu un mail spam et le corps du message n'est pas sur le pc, message" Le message n'a pas pu être affiché. Windows Mail a rencontré un problème inattendu lors de l'affichage de ce message. Vérifiez si la mémoire ou l'espace ...

Windows Vista Home Premium EditionUsing Windows explorer with <Windows Vista Basic> or <Windows Aero> appearance selected the line round the selected folder on the le ...

Using Vista Home Premium, Windows Mail displays two copies of all incoming email messages. This happens to one user only; others are ok. Any help or ideas? Thanks. ...

I'm trying to set another ISP up in Winmail. I have a cable account and I can't get the mail from my other ISP. How do I do this in Winmail? Thanks ...

Vista was working mediocre for a couple weeks after I installed it, then it made my PC go into fits of crashing where it would crash in the middle of loading a program, and would give me the blue screen of death right before shutting down. My PC would then frequently fail booting up at least ...

Two weeks ago I reloaded Vista Ultimate (32bit) on a Dell Latitude D620. The only significant change in the system is that I enabled BitLocker encryption.Before reloading the OS I was using ReadyBoost on a 1GB SanDisk Cruzer Titanium. Since the reload I've noticed that the ReadyB ...

I have trying to install acrobat distiller printer by add new printer and select print to file and drivers as acrobat distiller but when I select the same ...

Are there choices as to how to sort files in a folder? If so, how do I make choices? Generally, I like Windows to sort files within a folder by file name automatically. I thought this was happening while arrangint pictures in the PICTURES folders. Then the a ...

I recently found that I am not able to rightclick RECENT DOCUMENTS in the START menu to "delete all recent documents". The link is no longer in ...

I changed my computer to vista, and then I noticed that there is no sound!!! So I went to sound prefrences and it said I have two devices (I only had One!!!) the one i dont have was working fine but the speaker are not connected. So I disconn ...

I recently changed my Computer name and forgot what my old name was, i wanted to change my name back but forgot, is there a way to fnd out?? ...

Hi all I have windows vista and purchased an external harddrive (120Gb) for backups etc. I am trying to do a windows complete pc backup and restore image but get a message telling me the external drive is not big enough. It registers on the pc as having 111Gb o ...

I'm trying to migrate from Outlook to Windows calendar. I've imported my calendar.ics file from Outlook no problem. But Windows Calendar is extremely slow to respond, even to simple requests like clicking on a different date to show the ...

I have made backups before I changed motherboard and hard drives on my computor. The backups concists of two major/separate backups, each with sub (?) backu ...

Is there a way to reinstall or do a repair of just WMP in Vista or does one have to reinstall the entire OS? About a week ago I lost the ability to stream the Sirius Satellite Radio internet stream it's not a network issue i've tried the 'reset' function w ...

Hi All,Does anyone know how to set Windows Vista or Internet explorer to connect to the internet in one easy click?I have a new Notebook with Vista installed, & I have Speedtouch 330 modem, but in order to get online, I have to click "Internet exp ...

I have racked my brain with this to no avail. I recently purchased the HP 8020n which comes preloaded with Vista Home Premium. I still cannot enable both my HDTV and Analog channels to come through. Only the analog channels come through. I have gone through the TV Signal set ...

Windows has a solution to one of my problems. However, I don't understand how to use the fix. It wants me to download file: vsfilter.dll , which I've done. T ...

After running ultimate for 3 month I can't boot. Vista repair tells me that the file fvevol.sys is corrupt. Vista repair tried to repair it several times with no success. I tried a restore point manually still the same problem. I can access all files and dir ...

Hello,after my harddisk and motherboard crashed last week, I had to reinstall vista (x64, ultimate) on my new system (new motherboard and harddisk). I just tried to activate the new installation and got the error message that my key has been acti ...

I can only get Web Messenger to sign in on Vista PC with Norton IS 07 installed. Messenger Live will not sign in. On screen help indicates problem is most likely with Firewall settings in NIS. Turned firewall off, changed ' allowed sites' setting but no joy. Used Norton Web chat line and ...

I have a acer aspire with windows vista and I have a hp m425 digital camera and I cannot see the video clips with the windows media player. I can her the sound from the video clip, but now video. I was told it could have something to do with the codec Nellie ...

i'm having problems trying to burn cds. i keep losing playlists, and am ready to throw this computer into the pacific ocean. can anyone help me? ...

Is there a way to link my itunes library to my music library on windows media centre. I have my itunes songs stored on an external drive and would like them to appear in my ...

Weird. It connects very quickly and I can hook up to any share on the network. More over, I can ping the Exchange server by IP and by name (FQDN or not) but Outlook (2003) simply ...

I presently have a wireless home network with 1 desktop and 2 notebooks, and everything works fine. XP Pro is on the desktop and XP home on the notebooks. I installed Vista as a dual boot with XP Pro on the desktop and I would like to set up a home ne ...

Hello,My problem is on a peertopeer network involving XP Pro and Vista Business.Identical user accounts are on all machines. I've applied the KB922120 patch to XP. The Vist ...

In Vista, I happened to click on "Diagnose and repair" in Network Sharing Center the other day and received this:"The TCP setting needs to be adjusted to improve network performance."And the button to click was this: Turn ...

I recently purchased a new external hard drive and I set about transferring files from my old XP computer to my new hard drive that I then connected to my Sony Vaio laptop. Most files on the new hard drive are ac ...

content ui for administrative applications stopped working is the message i get when I try ti install anything. File System Error(1073741792). I get this anytime I try to go to device manager, advanced system settings etc. The only this that work are preinstalled pro ...

I have Windows Vista on my PC. I have installed the simulator perfectly including the update. Trouble is that when I hit the desktop icon NOTHING happens.I have tried so many th ...

Whenever I create an email, it posts it with the incorrect date. My computer system has the correct date and time. How do I change the date and time on Windows Mail? I am sending messages from the future............... ...

I just purchased a new computer with Vista & Windows Mail. I want to inport my messages from Outlook which is on another computer on my home network. When I use the inport option in Windows Mail, I get an error message after choosing Microsoft Outlo ...

Just got Vista and Window Mail. I can send fine,but not receive. I am connecting the laptop thru a wireless lan. As best I can tell all Account Settings are what they should be. Error Msg: An unknown error has occurr ...