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I see that Windows Vista is capable of logging Email usage as well as IM usage. However, I can't seem to get it to start logging. It states that there currently isn't a session or a compatible application (or something along those lin ...

I set up a friend's new Vista computer and imported her Outlook Express mail and contacts from the old hard drive. She had been getting copious quantities of junk email but since being on ...

What do you do when you try to delete the "Deleted folder" and it says somethings can not be deleted in the deleted folder. What does that mean? Its just regular stuff ...

i cannot send or receive emails keeps popping up "error" server name ...

I have tried the links people have suggested and the likns dont work. Can someone just tell me how to shut off the email virus scanning so I can get my emails???? THANK YOU!!!!!! ...

I'm having a problem moving my addresses into Vista Mail. At first I thought it was a Windows Mail problem, but now I think it is an OE problem. When I export my address book, about 2/3 of the entries do not get the first and last name fields exported. Only the full name f ...

Ok, so it's well established that if you exported your OE address book and imported them as contacts in Vista you cannot make us of contact name autocompl ...

I have a 1T USB external drive that I want to use as a backup drive. I have been able to make a "complete Backup" of my computer.... which is ...

Greetings to all fellow Vista users.I upgraded my computer from Windows XP home to Windows Vista Home Prem. Before in XP the system was generally very stable. However after having upgraded to Vista there have been occasions of a dreadful re ...

my batery says its 95 % charged but when i plug it in it goes streight to 100 percent and says its fully charged but when i unplug it it goes back to 95 % i dont know how to fix this do i need to recalibrate the batery? and if so how do i do this? ...

Anybody running a ATI Mobility Radeon 7000 on Vista?Rumors have it that ATI might not produce Vistadrivers for this grafic card that I have in my IBM X31 Thinkpad atleast I can't seem to find any news about possible coming releases on either ATI/AMD or I ...

Hi, this is probably a repeat but I was wondering if anyone can tell me the best solution.After upgrading windowsXPhome SP2 to Vista Premium Upgrade I have been getting error after error, total dumps with the blue screen and user switcher erro ...

Every time I restart the Vista Ultimate x64 machine and log in it reports that it was unable to reconnect all the network drives. Sure enough, if I go into Computer all 6 network shares are displayed with red crosses. However, all the drives ARE actually conne ...

i have been running vista home prem since jan 30 and upgaded to vista 64 bit feb 10, my system has been stable and running smooth without any problems.i installed nero 7 for vista and my system was fine for a couple days, then it turned into a nightmare! b ...

I'm not sure if this is an IE7 problem or a Vista issue; I'm experiencing it on a new Vista machine with a clean OEM installation...IE7 won't let me personalize icons. When I try to ...

After purchasing a new PC with Vista, I installed Quicken 2007. Some of the text on the buttons is missing. Quicken support had me uninstall, reinstall and change display settings but I still have the problem. I am guessing wh ...

When I'm at work I have to run up to 16 windows because of all the systems I use. I don't like to use tabs in IE7 because they are too hard to organize. Does anyone know if the tiles ...

Under Vista Ultimate, when I insert a flash drive, the OS does not recognize it as a USB Mass storage device, and prompts for drivers. Here are some details: 1. This system was upgraded from XP ...

I have a new 32bit Vista Premium system. Have been have lots of issues with it. First one day the system couldn't load the DVD driver. I did a system restore to a time I know it was working. Once I did that I couldn't log on to any website including getting to windows update. Ho ...

Hi,I have the Vista Home Premium upgrade. Been having some BSOD's recently.Question: If I put my Vista disc in, will I get the option to "repair" ??? I do not want to clean install again, just try to repair.Th ...

Shortly after installing Vista Home Premium I started to get a Notepad window opening automatically on startup. It ocntains the message:*********** [.ShellClassInfo] LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,21787 ************Can anyone tell me what t ...

I have just upgraded to vista ultimate, i have now got no sound at all, everything says it is working properly. anybody got any ideas on what i can do? ...

Hi Although i seem to have succeded in disabling defender in favour of counterspy,my security settings inform me that defender is still running,any suggestions pleaseRobert ...

I have a HP LJ1220 connected to a machine running Vista 64 bit edition. I am having trouble adding 32 bit drivers for XP to print to that printer. I have downloaded the latest drivers, PCL 5e, PCL 6 as well as PS form HP, but vista won't allow me to add them. ...

After connecting my video ipod to my new computer running Vista, the ipod no longer shows up in itunes. I have 2 other computers running Windows XP, the ipod won't pull up on them either now. It does however appear in My Computer on all 3 computers. From what I gather from Apple's webs ...

Ok this is getting really frustrating! I have a network set up at my home. The 'base' computer is a desktop and runs on windows XP and is connected to a wireless router. I h ...

After i tried to get acces to all my folders in Windows Vista (on my own PC at home) I now get a screen asking me for my ASP.NET Machine account pass ...

7.8.5.0 on their website: nero.com/nero7/enu/nero7up.php ...

The above subject heading really probably says it all.I am awaiting my upgrade to arrive, when I had this new computer I successfully transferred emails I need to keep from the old computer to this one and also m ...

When I click on a picture, Window's Photo Gallery pops up, but the picture isn't displayed until I press "play". Is this normal? How do I view a full screen of the picture without the slid ...

I have my Outlook.pst file in a folder under my username, and it's working fine, and I know where to find it when I want to back it up, but today when I click on that folder, the column headings are goofed up. Instead of seeing the file ...

While trying to "live update" my Samsung phone software, the Windows Download Manager stopped working. Has anyone any idea why and what I can do please? (I have Vista Home Basic). ...

I need help... all of a sudden, my cute little weather and clock and puzzle and everything else lost their graphics, in their place is a white box with a red x in it. Like the graphics have been blocked. The idiots at HP can't figure it out and needed a screen shot of the issue. So i have ...

I just got new box with Vista on and need some help here.How do I give a user administrative privileges?? I am the only user on here and would like to give myself admin privileges.PLEASE BE VERY SPECIFIC since am new to Vistsa.TIA ...

After resuming from Sleep Mode the computer loses all audio (microphone and sound) capabilities. Anyone coudl help? Txs in advance ...

Vista is the only OS I use.When I set it up, I had my old drive still attached to the motherboard with my install of XP.I did a fresh install of Vista on my SCSI drives but as soon as Vista saw the second OS, it offered up the option to boot to the older version of Windows. Not what I was shooting ...

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as stated above, cannot get my network setup. I cannot see my xp system from Vista. Both systenm connected via a linksys BEFSR41 wired router. These are the settings: Vista machine: (workgroup names are the same: WORKGROUP) 1. ...

I have three machines, two XP and one Vista; networking is set up w/file sharing, and all works fine, EXCEPT...The Vista machine will see one machine, 3 HDD's, all d ...

I was trying to set my administrator privileges to function similar to linux (basic user accounts and one "hidden root" account). I enabled the Administrator account, used th ...

I too hate the new vista mail. Loved my old outlook mail much easier to use need to be fixed.FCPWP ...

We bought this new computer and setup high speed internet with AT&T Service was "turned" on Friday 3/23, but I am unable to get the email account setup. AT&T tells me they do not support Windows Mail and I need to ...

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This piece of hardware was running (baddly) on the MSFT Vista Home Premium (wouldn't show data content files and folder but would run auto start software). So I've uninstalled the device (Device Manager) and res ...

I have a “b” mode wireless access point. I am unable to connect to it using Vista. I had no problems running XP. What should I do to rectify the problem? Is “G” Mode locking me out? Please help. ...

The web pages won't fit my screen. I can see a black background around them. I've went to the Display Settings and tried the Resolution on it. In the IE7, the zoom is set on 100%. I sued to have the Windows ...

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How do I add an entry to the send to menu. Under XP I had added Notepad. Under Vista Home Premium, when I try to acces the send to folder, Access is denied even though I am admisnistrator and even if I turn UAC off. The same hold ...

screen or cursor jumping up and down in a vertical manner....annoying....the mouse is stationary ...

I have Vista Business. Trying to use the Vista Backup and Restore Center. Using the option to "Back up files".I want to backup just my 4GB USB Thumbdrive to another USB drive that I use for storing backups. I am not able to select the 4GB USB Thumbdrive as a source dr ...

I run Windows XP and Vista HP in dual boot mode. From a folder, which was created under XP, I have copied files and folders to the SDcard in my integrated cardreader. These data I can read. Now, when I open e.g. a worddocument, ...

Good day,Would you provide some guidelines for moving from MS NetMeeting to Office Live Meeting and/or Meeting Space? I work in a mixed Windows 2003/2000 enterprise environment with Windows XP/2000 clients. We're currently testing Windows Vista. However, I've been ...

I'm using Vista 32bit and HP LaserJet 1020 printer.I cannot understand how such a big company like HP does not still publish its Vistacompatible driver yet! Actually, with XP driver of HP 1020, it works t ...

I am using a Linksys WRT54G WirelessG Broadband Router the main machine it is hard wired to is a new Dell Dimension 9200 with Windows Vista there are 4 XP machines that use it on and off as well as a Dell wireless printer. The netwo ...

Hi,I just got 2 PCs with Windows Vista Business (same setup). PC A is working fine with no error. PC B is the one with problem.PC B has these additional hardware (which A doesnt have): DLink AirPlus G+ DWLG520+ Wireless PCI Adapter Brother HL 2040 Laser Pri ...

Ok here is a tip to make FS2004 work with Vista, you can also apply this tip to other legacy software. Right click the icon for FS2004 and click 'properites' goto the 'compatibility' tab check the box 'Run this program in compatibility mode for' then select 'Windows XP (SP ...

My office uses word and access 97 to create and manage documents. A document is created in word and saved in access thru macros in the word normal dot template. I recently bought ...

I have used Vista Home Premium 32bit for a month. (Hardware doing well) It end up with a serious problem which the system keep restart before I can do anything (just a few second af ...

Hi, I read through most of the posts, but could not figure out how to solve this problem. My computer is brand new (HP) and it came with Windows Vista already ...

Tried to backup the registry today on my new Gateway desktop with Vista Ultimate. With "Computer" Highlighted, I clicked file / Export / 04050 ...

Hi Guys,I recently purchased a new computer from HP with Windows Vista Home. I installed Office 2000 on the new computer with Vista... Excel, Publisher, Word all work well except for Outlook 2000. When I go to open outlook, I get a wab.dll error message stating it's not intalled or corru ...

Has anyone tried running chkdsk on the primary C: drive during boot up? I did and chkdsk started clicking off files with the following message: "File has invalid ID reverting to default ID". It did this for every file on my computer. It took almost 20 minutes. Then after boot up, Vista ...

Hello,After I burn a DVD, and when I reinsert a disc into the drive, the drive light stays on forever, and the drive is no longer recognized in Windows. It isn't listed in Device Manager, and it doesn't show up as a drive in Windows Explorer. The manual eject button is nonresponsiv ...

Hi again, I had a program in XP the would automatically make restore points in System Restore if I used it with Scheduled Tasks. Is the one for Vista? My system will not make automatic restore points. See my messages "Please help! No automatic restore points"Have a good day, RScottirem ...

Hi Does anyone know if there would be any compatibility issues with the CD/DVD drives on a new PC that comes with Vista, if I were to reformat and load XP? I have a lot of games that aren't compatible with Vista, and all new desktops I can find don't come with XP an ...

Running WMDC 6.0.6783 with a Cingular 2125 w/ WM5 and a 2gb miniSD card. If i try to transfer any sizable file or grouping of files I will get (box.net/shared/static/c0h7btp653.gif) as an error message, also the transfer speed is godawful..1 ...

Trying to install toshiba bluetooth stack on my M5 running x86 Vista Ultimate. Am an administrator Have turned of UAC ...

Hi and hope this will help out some of you.I upgraded to win vista home premium and bought a 160 gb WD hd together with a new gigabyte 965 mb.I installed vista in the new disk had some problems with the mb(no drivers for vista)and ke ...

Vista Ultimate 64 Asus M2N32SLI Deluxe/Wireless Edition (wireless disabled) AM2 x64 5200 4Gb DDR2 Ram ATI Theater 650 Pro No third party codecs, just a vanilla setup using standard updated driv ...

I'm trying to burng VideoDVD in Vista, both from Recorded TV and I've tried from a video file.When I try within the Media Center interface it converts the file ...

Hello all, i installed vista business edition one week ago, it seems that i have some dns resolution it seems that TCP/IP is blocking outgoing connections when there is too much tcp ports opened at the same time so when ...

I have Vista Home Premium (upgrade version from XP home sp2) installed on my new hpPavilion. I have inadvertantly deleted my Recycle Bin, now when I tried to use System Restore to get it back I get an error message that it has failed but no reason for the failure. It suggests that I ...

Hey All,The subject says it all. I disabled the SCS as soon as I installed Vista because, quite frankly, I find it annoying. However, in trying to fix another program (see my thread in Networking) ...

just got a new laptop and the window size is very small while playing games on my pogo sit...I have tried maximizing in the explorer properties but no ...

The problem is that when I start my own installed games (e.g. FIFA 07 or CounterStrike Source) sometimes it shows the 'bluescreen' and reboots the computer. Also it ALWAYS happens when while playing I press the Win key on the keyboard and then switch to the game again. I ...

Hi, is there anybody who nows if the game "Call of duty" will run on a HP pavillon slimline 7730 PC runing with Windows Vista Premium, DirectX 10.Thanks for the info ...

I have several email addresses stored in folders because I don't use them often. WhenI click on the "contacts" button it is arranged as I want it, with email addresses displayed that I use often and folders of the one's I don't use often. When I type a new messag ...

Hi I can recieve my gmail through windows mail but not send mail and I think its due to supporting SMTP authentication. I have windows vista home .. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. ...

Hi all,I've run into a symptom and I'd like to find out if others are running into this as well, and if there's a fix.I have transferred my messages and my addres ...

wie kann ich von meinem bisherigen pc adressen aus outlook 2003 auf microsoft.puplic.windows.vista.mail �bertragen ( ca.100 e.mailadressen) f�r hinweise bin ich dankbar m.f.g. walterneebe@gmx.de ...

I have a problem which i have been trying to solve for the last week it's driving me mad. PC is made by Maxdata: MS7173 board (with vista compatible bios) Pentium D 3.4ghz dual core 2gb RAM (matched pair) 250gb SATA drive (samsung sp2504c)additi ...

Hi windows sidebar has stopped opening I am using Vista Home Basic Tried changing the Permissions for full control from Trusted Installer to Administrator but it didnt help. Tried all sort of scans but there seems to be no conflict with the Please ...

Having reviewed all the posts in the Performance/Maintenance section, where I think this should be discussed, I'm posting this one.1. Vista Home Premium 2. Logitech c ...

Hi,I have a fairly decent machine: a T2400 duo core with 2gb of ram and an ATI x1600 mobile video card. Recently i upgraded from XP to Vista Premium. I installed a 2gb SD card to be used by ReadyBoost and Diskeeper is keeping my harddisks defragged. Trend Mic ...

oh here we go again......educating the vistaboys and mvp'sI made this a new thread because there is a big thread about an emachine running vista... i left my replies there but they will probably be lost ...

I am now getting an error on reboot that says "stopped working and was closed" it does not tell me what..Windows Vista Ultimate, �eta nvidia drivers installed. ...

Hi, I curently us MS Office 97 on an XP computer which needs relacing. The '97 version is an upgrade from '95 so to install it on a new computer I need to load '95 then upgrade to '97. I dont want the expense of buying a new version of Office the current one does a ...

I just got a new Dell notebook with Windows Vista, and I'm having a puzzling problem. I have a domain, www.mainegospel.com which is redirected to where tha actual pages ar ...

Dear all,I am using Vista Ultimate and I have 2G Ram. From time to time after I surf the Internet for a period of time (normally 2 4 hours?), I need to perform a manual reboot. I can't open any new windows or new ...

youtube.com/watch?v=xC5uEe5OzNQEnjoyNote: Beryl runs on far older and simpler display adaptors than aero glass needs (vista) :) ...

Hi, I'm on an HewlettPackard Media PC (came with a 'Certified Vista Compatible' sticker when I purchased it) and I've done a full, clean install of Vi ...

I'm having a hard time with ATI Drivers. I have a Radeon 9600xt. On XP, ATI took a while until releasing a driver that won't reset the refresh rate when switching displayes between the TV and the monitor (Was 6.3 i think).Now Vista's driver seem to suffer from the exact problem (7.1) and also th ...

I've tried so many times to install vista in my pc but on the first restart after copying the basic system files it stops and restarts automatically. By trying to run it in safe mode i see that it keeps stoping while loading crcdisk.sys file. I' ...

I keep my photos in folders by subjects in Pictures. I have just noticed that some of the folders are empty. I have done a search but only got photos listed in Pictures and Indexed locations so I can't tell if the ...

From my previous posts I can't share between Vista and XP and vice versa. I followed Glorias Technet link and had done all of what it had suggested already.There was a post from someone ...

Have most issues worked out after Dell sent Vista upgrade disks. The one that I can't overcome is the instant crash as soon as my CD/DVD drive starts to read the Flight Simulat ...

I get several messages a week that need the power point application. I have it on my computer but I can't figure out how to use it. ...

Is there a way to archive messages in Windows Mail like there is in Outlook? I would prefer not to store them in the delete file forever. I liked the Outlook featurn of automatically archiving periodically. ...

new w/ Vista. How can can I move my deleted mail back to my in box? ...

How do I know which I have. Thanks ...

Before I commit myself to purchasing a TV tuner for Vista, I would like to do due diligence and hear what people are saying in regards to what hardware is available and compatible with Vista. Also where ...

Hi! I have Vista Ultimate and don't seem able to install Flash Player? I can't even see Youtube videos. Any suggestions? ...

I get a message when I log into Windows Vista Business. It says "shelldrv.exe has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a ...

I have installed IIS 7.0 on Vista and added a website. Windows confirmed that "www.myweb.nl" is currently online, but not responding to connec ...

I find the gradient used on the gadget bar to be annoying.How can I turn off the gradient and still keep the gadget bar visible___________________________ ...

I can't help wonder what kind of person spends what is clearly hours and hours in this forum for what appears to be no other reason then to endless piss on Microsoft in general and Vista in particular. If they hate both so much w ...

When xp starts we see the logo of microsoft with the progress bar down of the logo but in vista ultimate edition there is no microsoft logo. is this a problem w ...

I tried two methods of confirming what OS I have but got (2) different results. The two methods are (1) click start, all programs, accessories, system tools, system information and (2) right click "my computer", properties. Here's what method (1) says:O ...

hi, we have 5 computers in our house all running vista on internet via wireless cards however when i ( admin) click on a comp it asks for password ? we dont have a password on any of them! ...

I have 4 1gB sticks of Kingston memory in a Gigabyte GA965pds3 ver 3.3, with bios at ver F10, running at normal speeds. Due to a concern about faulty data after doing an Easy Transfer ...

Ive got vista ultimate and office 2003 pro installed but i cannot get my pda with pocket pc 2002 to sync contacts and appointments in outlook. When i plug it in it's detect ...

I have a notebook ACER 9301 with AMD Turion 64 bits, 180 GB Hard Disk, 2 GB RAM and Windows Vista but only CD Rescue not OEM.I Neeed work in this notebook with Windows XP, and i have a OEM CD.Is possible install Windows XP after Windows Vista, in a new partition? or it is necessary format t ...

I'm running Vista Utlimate and record quite a bit of HD content.As you can imagine, the files are huge. I want to sync some shows to my Cingular BlackJacks 2Gig memory card. Any idea how I can "downsize" these files so they'll fit? Thank You, JIM ...

Visibility is turned on for vista business machine. Other machines are XP and windows 2000 .I can ping an IP address but cannot ping the same machine when using its hostname. I can ping extern ...

I purchased a new Laptop with Vista. I have a wireless network in my home and two other laptops all work fine. New PC connects to the wireless network, but has no connection to internet ...

I recently installed Vista Home Premium, and transferred a lot of (nonsystem) files from a w2k installation over my wireless network. I can access the files, change folder names (although not via the document tree. Is this a Vista thing?), but every time I try to ...

I am still trying to get a handle on Windows Mail in Vista. I am using this system to run a number of entertainment and media components in a public space. I want to get access to ...

What happened to the resend feature in Windows Mail? How does one resend an email without having to copy and paste? ...

I have 2 rs232 serial printers, they work on my other computers when plugged into the onboard serial ports. (echo hello > com2 [or whatever comport i make it]) I need them to work in Vista.. I bought a new computer that ...

We have a network of XP Pros and the boss recently purchased a Vista Home Prem. Can this be networked with the XP pc's? I can't seem to view the C: with the XP pc's e ...

No one told me that my Publisher XP would not work on Vista or is there something I am not doing. At the moment it comes up with no OS when I try to load. Any advice ...

I downloaded the Wacom driver 5.019 for my Vista PC. But the tablet seems far less responsive than on my XP machine. Clicking is less reliable, I get a click sound but no click action in the software.In control panel, the pad appears as a "HID_Compliant Wacom mouse" and not as a ...

I have 2 different bluetooth usb dongles, Sitecom and Sweex 2.0. Both usb bluetooth dongles are not regognized in Vista. If I follow the Help guidelines and go to configuration > printers and hardware, there is only a printer icon and a separate icon for hardware. If I go to the ...

I'm new to Vista and new to Movie Maker. I have 3 questions. 1. When the movie is published and played, is it possible to set it up to show full screen instead of just a square in the middle of the screen? 2. If I ...

What exactly does catch up option do in windows mail?What's the difference when compared to obvious mark all read option? ...

Where can I find the name of the server? What is that? ISP? I know it's Internet Service Provider, but how can I access it's informations? ...

After installing Vista my fax function has stopped working. I have tried to find the solution and one was to click on all programs and go to "windows scan and fax". The problem with that is that on my co ...

I get a popup box saying this every time the computer starts. Then it says it's looking for a fix, and comes back saying there is no fix. What's with this? Is there a fix? What is HotkeyApp? Thanks for yo ...

Nope, he uses Ubuntu!eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2115645,00.aspLOL!Microsoft's days are numbered.Alias ...

In addition to my history dropdown complaint above, I also am having trouble adjusting to the new Start Menu operation in regards to All Programs. I liked the old version better where ...

Itron Tech is available in Window Update as a optional install but I still have not install it since I'm not sure what the update do because it does ...

I built myself a new system ASUS M2N32SLI Deluxe. AMP 64 X2 6000+, etc., etc. and I am having a few problem with the Windows operating system. The first ...

I see many posts about McAFee not working well with Vista, and to delete it. McAFee came with my new Dell, I've had about a month now and I have no trouble whatsoever with it. Why would anyone want to delete it? gfrank26@comcast.net ...

"Select All" seems to have disappeared from the rightclick menu in the files pane in the Vista explorer, whether you are on a file or on the free area at the right of the pane. I frequently want to select all the files in a folder and used it frequently in XP. What am I mis ...

I am new to windows vista. I am using an HDD drive enclosure. It is connected to my usb. When I turned the power on, it says "new hardware" found but I don't know how to view the hardware. Can anyone help me? Thanks. ...

When I Bought My Computer My 5.1 Surround Sound Worked Just Fine. Recently I Had To Reinstall Windows Vista Home Premium 32 Bit. My Surround Sound No Lo ...

Hello! When I started with Vista, my performance coefficient was 1 (one), but now, after some effort, I obtain 5.3 (with 3 lines at 5.9). But Vista remains always without Aero and I can't find a way to config to Aero ! Anybody kn ...

I just installed a new hard drive. I copied the old drive with xp home to the new drive using Western Digital software that came with the drive. I am trying to upgrade to vista basic ...

Hi Everyone,I purchased a new HP Computer at Christmas time, which entitles me to a free Vista Home Premium Express Upgrade. Once I started the upgrade process. I choose ...

Well, I don't know if you remember, but I posted a few days back with the subject 'Operation Reinstallation Questions That Need Answering' and you answered my questions exceptionally well. I have a new problem though, my D: drive (my seco ...

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Does anybody know how I could export messages from WinMail to MS Oultook 2003?I tried to do it in the normal way (File/Export/.../Microsoft Exchange), but it did not work. I always got the message "Export not possible. Error when in ...

I've just started experimenting with Vista Home Prem 32bit, and it seems that my Recycle Bin has disappeared off my desktop. I'm running with the old Win2000style icons on desktop, and I've tried reverting to the new Start menu and back, but no Recycle Bin appears. I ...

Maybe someone can help. If I leave my computer alone for a hour or so and it goes into hibernate or sleep or whatever it's called I can't type anything upon "waking it up" so to speak. I can use the mouse and sign on ...

hi, I have used tweak UI to remove the arrow from my desktop icons, and it worked. Could anybody tell me how to remove the text from below the icons on my desktop. Thanks ...

A customer just brought in a laptop that has an expired Vista Home activation. We can't boot the system into Vista until we activate. The customer then p ...

hi, i just bought a new computer with windows vista. im trying to install msn messenger live 8.0 and the error code 1603 always cancel the installation.what can i do? how can i install messenger without any problems?help meSeb ...

I've read about a new transaction protection technology for files on NTFS, by the name of txf. Does anyone know if only the server needs to be running 2003/vista, or do the workstations also need to be running vista in order to make use of this?Thanks. Chip Orange ...

I would like to try and get back Windows XP 'Picture and Fax Viewer'. I did like it very much during my use of XP Business. Now I have upgraded to Vista Business I cannot locate it anywhere, or ...

I have my own domain name email addresses which are forwarded to my internet provider address. Can I set up Windows Mail so that my reply is from the email acc ...

...to backup or am I forced to backup what MS thinks I should backup?Hi. Just curious to know if there is a way to use the Vista (Business) backup software to select files and directories on my laptop. I do not put a ...

Yesterday I was able to send pages and links from IE. I Just installed Office Home and Student 2007 and also the PDF plugin. I don't know if there is any connection, but I no longer can send pages and links from IE. I have searched for settings in all the ...

Hi! I have been having this problem and for the likes of me cannot figure it out. I put my computer into sleep mode every night before I go to bed. Sometimes its 10 sometimes 11 sometimes 12. My problem is, vista cannot ...

Hi thereI have installed VPC 2007 on a Vista Ult 64bit laptop. I installed an XP client and all is working ok. Not sure I did anything but now I cannot get the VPC console to show on the desktop. It shows in the task bar, when I clink " ...

Dear all,When I'm in a directory with some JPG photos (or others), I can't see them as a slideshow.Why? Simply because when I click on the "Slide Show" button in the Explorer icons bar, nothing happen. Nothing.It seems that the link with Photo Gallery is broken ...

Some of the icons in my Programs menu turned white and don't work anymore. How do I fix them? ...

DVD Maker loads OK, but if when I import a video file the program closes with the error message "Windows DVD Maker has stopped working". I then get an error message in my taskbar "To help protect your computer, ...

Hello, I have a problem.Where I live the signal wireless is weak. However I obtain to connect notebook normally using the Mandriva Linux 2007, but with Windows Vista Basic is complicated many ...

I have a notebook running Vista Business which is configured in a workgroup. It regularly moves between two networks at different sites, one connected by Cat5 and the other by 802.11B wireless. Each time the notebook is connected to the alter ...

Hi,Im looking for a little assistance with a problem I have been struggling with for a few weeks.I have Vista Ultimate installed on a media centre and a laptop. When wired i.e connected to the network via ethernet, all works as expected. I can join my domain, browse network shar ...

I'm trying to log on to my Mac OSX 10.3.9, but all online resources do not work. Any suggestions? I have tried the following site:articles.techrepublic.com.com/510010877_1161741 ...

I want to set up Win Mail so I don't receive forwarded mail, period. Not downloaded and moved to another folder, not downloaded from server at all. Actually deleted from server would be even better. ...

HelloUsing Windows Mail, the datastore (and news items) are stored in %userprofile%\appdata\local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\My questions: 1. What is stored in the WindowsMail.MSMessageStore (Data or index?)2. I ...

hi, im trying to up windows email account, i'm abit green at all this tech stuff!.. where would i find p0p3 server info in and out for the set up of my email. please help. claire. ...

The task is to print on a (geographically) remote server. This is a multiuser payable service with web interface. The conventioal printing settings dialog, which is shown when the document print is call ...

I have Vista Ultimate installed on my pc at home. I am a web developer and sometimes when I'm using an FTP program (this problem happens with whatever ftp program I use) I have a need to create a new folder. So ...

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So I loaded my dell copy of Vista on a second drive and all went fine.. I have Xp on the original drive for now. I followed instructions on using the upgrade disc to do a clean install. I just realized th ...

I havent had a single problem with Vista until now. The only thing that goes wrong is every other day or so, a file will lock up, or freeze up in windows explorer. it acts as if it will open (spinning circle a ...

Hi,Does anyone know if Matlab 2006a is compatible with Vista? I'm using Vista home, if it makes a difference. I know that Matlab 2007 works unfortunately my school only has 2006a and our technology people do not support Vista so no one here is able to help me. Thanks in ...

I have noticed that the windows search service needs a manual stopstart (restart is not enough) after I have resumed from sleep.Is this a known bug and if so how do I fix it?Vist ...

I have an executable that links with Crystal Reports. On XP I can add this executable to the DEP exception list. However on VISTA, when I try to add this executable to the exception list, ...

We did a Vista upgrade on an XP box. Chose to do it as a clean upgrade, preserving the original version of Windows XP and all it's data in the Windows.Old folder. All went swimmingly BUT.... ...

Is there away when the screen saver or when the computer is locked to stop sounds like windows media player from coming through. just in case I walk away from my computer and forget to turn of the player I don't want my kids ...

Am I dreaming or just wrong in thinking that those who purchased the Ultimate Edition were to get some Ultimate Extras in the future? Well It's May now and the only "Extra&q ...

I have programmes such as windows update and defender updating on the same day at the same time. In addition, I have defrag scheduled for a weekly action at the same t ...

After I create an image file of Vista in WIM format using Imagex.exe, I then apply the image to another identical machine but it does not boot. I have to insert the Vista DVD and run REPAIR from the second screen after language settings and all is well.How do make sure that after I apply the WIM ...

Hey all,Does anyone know of a reliable method to install either OpenSSH or LaTeX (I was trying to use teTeX) to the Unix Subsystem in Vista? My teTeX installation fails when I get to configuring as it cannot recognize the host, and if I spoof it (telling it the build and host ...

I'm posting this here because there might be something in Vista preventing UPNP from working for me. I'm not sure.I've got a Dlink DGL4300 with UPNP on and programs on my pc won't work with UP ...

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I have just installed Vista Ultimate with the latest Catalyst display drivers and latest Hyperion chipset drivers for my VIA KM400based Athlon motherboard. I have a lot of garbage on the screen and don't know how I can get rid of it. My machine was reported as being Vist ...

I accidentally removed my one microphone device (2 devices were set up: one to pug in at the front of the PC and one at the back. I accidentally removed the one at the back).However, I cant manage to reinstall it, because in th ...

I cannot intall or run Nascar Heat on Vista. When I click play, which also installs the game, the screen goes black and then a blue screen (which says at the top that Windows is shutting down to pr ...

I found a great converter to do mass updates of image files but cannot find a vista compatible batch converter for video files. Does anyone know of a goo ...

Do I need to have Both Windows Security Center and McAfee Security Center both running on my computer? I also have Vista Manager and Windows defender? Are they all necessa ...

ever since i upgraded to vista i have been getting a "you do not have permission to access this folder."i have turned on every permission i can find. is there something else i need to do?can someone tell me ...

I'm considering buying a widescreen monitor. There seems to be only two resolutions available for the size of monitor that I'm after. These resolutions, while I understand are simply naitive, are also obnoxiously high and some of my games that I play run ...

My new email is vista windows, and when I get an email with an attachment that is a word document, I cannot open that attachment. Can any one help me please. ...

Just suddenly I am encountering this error when I try to send emails in Windows Mail. Everthing was working fine 2 days ago. The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'Test Page', Account: 'p ...

My addressbook for some odd reason was not stored in my message store and therefore could not import it to WM along with my message folders. I coped it as AddressBook but find the extensions for each address strange lookiing. It is green and does not resemble the usual exten ...

I have 2Gb of Ram in my Vista Ultimate machine. It also has two very fast, very big SATA drives both of which have vista managed virtual memory setup.. Total between ...

I have all the usual difficulties with Vista and can deal with most, however, as a photographer, I am lost without the basic functions which help me organize my tens of thousands of photographs.Can anyone ...

I've had no luck getting my ancient Hayes Accura modem (it installs as a Best Data modem in XP??) to install in Vista 64, does anyone have a list of internal modems that will work in Vista 64? ...

4 brand new Dell XPS 410 Systems But it is the top of the line model that I have that crashes for nothing more than:If I put in a DVD it crashes. If I plug in a headset it crashes if I UNplug a headset it ...

I own four different greeting card software programs. Of course, none can be used with my new Windows Vista. Has anyone used a current greeting card software program on Vista SUCCESSFULLY?? ...

Hi !Today I've found e new bug in Vista, Microsoft Laboratories unknow it !See this topic on my web page : cyberinfos.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=32And, ... good luck ! ;) ...

I have 10 new machines to be used in a lab setting for students. All have Vista. 1. GPO blocks contorol panel. how do you connect to printers? 2. Why will Office 2003 not load properly from the network? The ...

Hey all, OK, here's my problem. I have a dial up connection set up for a null modem (communications cable between two computers). Now, when I go into the dial up connection properties and configu ...

Hello,Whenever I open a .Doc file in WM I get the error that no program is associated with it. I have completed the following actions:I have made sure that .doc are associated with winword.exe (path is correct too). ...

Well, with very feel antivirus available for Vista (norton is eating up too much resources) , I am using AVG antivirus and working well with Vista . However, I realized AntiSpyware part does not work with Vista and and it just si ...

i was trying to open my itunes folder and a message pops up telling me my "cd configuration folder can't be found. needs to be in the same directory as itunes". I can't bu ...

Hi there,Does Vista have a FTP client or should I use a 3rd party product like cuteftp?ThanksTony ...

Hi, I'm running Vista HP 32bit on my HP Pavilion Media PC. Vista is running fine and I'm having no problems with it, other than waiting on third party applications to come through.I just want to say, in a respectful way if I can, to those who a ...

I can not find out where to go to use the Resume Wizard or all other documents such as cover letters, letters, etc. I need help! ...

I was already afraid that it might have died (I didn't read from it in the last 2 days). But it is back thanks God what would a world be without this kind of despicable creatures ?Btw : what was the other name of Cassandra I forgot, I must be getting old after all these years. ...

I am running RC1 as a dual boot with XP on seperate physical drives and will shortly upgrade to Home Premium. Since last year I have used Vista backup to make a weekly backup. As a clean install is the only option for upgrade from RC1, I will lose all my Vista fil ...

Vista Home Premium, Dell 640M laptop with core duo, 2GB RAM, Mobil Intel 945GM video chipset (integrated). WXGA+ screen.Device data says everything's working fine, including drivers.No problems with this new computer, except:The unit is set to 144 ...

Hi,I have a Dell XPS1710 that I want to reformat the hard drive on. I'm not interested in using System Restore and I'm not interested in restoring back to factory condition. How can I completel ...

Silly question but I want to make sure I am doing this right.Where Can I get MS Logos to use on my websites or blogs? Like I found the new IE7 logo in the IE7Blog, I am assuming (I know ...

I had installed Vista Business on a relatively low performance box and decided to build a new one with better performance. So I reformated my old unit and installed XP on it and installed Vista on the new machine. After a few days I rece ...

Hello,We are currently moving employees over to Vista via our virtualization project. I have an actual vista box set up for testing software our company uses. I installed Office Communicator 2005 with all the latest hotfixes from microsoft. Our setup ...

Xpost to IE General, IE Security, WinXP General, Vista General & Windows Update newsgroups. Followup set to IE General.The "File Download Security Warning" dialog box opens when you try to open Internet Explor ...

After upgrading to VISTA Business my laptop (Sony Vaio) does not recognize the "magic gate icon". It is replaced by a blank SD icon. How can i retrive the correct icon? Thank you. PPA ...

I have Vista and it wont let me use Spellcheck, i have read some of the messages and note some answers to try out, i dont have an option button as suggested, what do it do REGARDS ...

Do you python for windows at all? Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group: protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.htmlMost recent idiotic quote added to KICK ( ...

I have a new toshiba Laptop that I partitioned into a dual boot C: Vista( 112 GB Primary partition, System, Boot, Page file, active,crash dump) and D: WinXP (36.5 GB , Primary partition) using VistaBootPro ...

I resarted my computer after some updates automatically installed on my Windows Vista Ultimate, and when it restarted, It got as far as saying "starting windows vista". Normally, after that, it goes blank for maybe 10 seconds, and brings up the user logon s ...

I read a great post linking me to the iexbeta site in regards to programs compatible with vista. It says Macromedia 8.0.2 is fully compatible, yet I beg to differ!! Since installing th ...

Last Monday I plugged in my new Dell loaded with Vista Ultimate. I was in unfamiliar territory but everything seemed to be working like it was supposed to wo ...

Has any one had a issue with Office 2007 when they hit send and recive shut down on them. Ronnie Sparks ...

My mother has a new computer that was preinstalled with Windows Vista (UGH!!!!!!) and we have installed a sound card with a game/serial port that we are ...

When i try to install my pentax camera as a webcam using the CD rom that came with the camera, it automatically opens an installer based on the old windows MX kind of interface. Then a windows vista pop up comes up, asking for a file stream.sys. the ...

Is it true, as I was told, that 4 GB RAM will only work with 64bit Vista? Or can you have 4GB RAM or more with a 32bit system? ...

Hi, my problem is that Infrared Devices doesn't come up as an option in Device Manager so I am not able to enable the IR. It's on a new HP dv9000 ...

hello,I must replace my disck seagate by a new disck sansumg, because to many disc error on segate, i was clone disc seagage to disc samsung, after and i restart on my ...

I've bought Vista Ultimate 64 bit Edition in USA and I can't activate it. Vista tells "this serial nuber is allready in use."I cant activate it by phone, the voice tell me & ...

I am using vista ultimate over a wireless network with a netgear router. i have norton installed and everything is setup so that the firewall will allow other computers over a private network.I am having a problem only viewing the other computer which is a wired computer over the ne ...

"New detection logic for Office 2007 updates released May 8thThere has been a rerelease of the Office 2007 security and non security updates released May 8th. The rerelease has changed the detection logic however none of the actual bi ...

Why when I want to recieve mail does windows mail ask me to connect to the server with a dial up acct, I have DSL. My outlook used to just send/recieves every ...

I receive the above message whenever I try to receive mail with an attachment. I have spent hours trying to figure this one out it works but have not been able to sort it ...

We are using Windows mail (VISTA). When I click on a email hyperlink, on any internet site, I get about 41 windows opening stating "navigation to webpage was canceled, retry typin ...

when i starting window vista i did everything that outlook told me to do but it tells me that my servers are wrong for income and outgoing mail please tell me how to put this info in correctly so that i can use my outlook ...

I tried to backup my files using Vista's backup tool, but when it's almost done, I always got an internal error. The error code is 0x81000004. How can I solve it?I'm using file backup, not complete pc backup. ...

From: "Moray" Subject: Setting restore point weekly using Task Scheduler is not setting RP. Date: 22 May 2007 18:03I have Task scheduler set for a once a week Restore point. It te ...

Why not allow the user to add folders to 'Windows Fax and Scan' and then allow them to move and organize sent and received faxes? Better yet, why not let view the fax log and archive fax messages in Outlook 2007? Make Outlook a central repository for all forms of commu ...

New computer with Windows Vista Basic. Printer: HPdeskjet960cSomehow my printer has taken to printing John 14:15 on every incoming email that I receive. This text was in my Windows Contact, which I did NOT put there, and I deleted i ...

my lexmark x83 is not compatible with windows vista. what is the right program to download because i don't want to mess up my girl laptop. ...

In the New Fax form, there is a "To" and "Subject" field, but no field in which to enter the Fax number to be called. Where does o ...

Hi, I am trying to delete a shortcut to an uninstalled program. vista will not let me delete it saying "This is no longer located in C:\Users \Publice\Public Destop" Verify this items loation and try again.Well, I agree, but ...

This may seem a stupid and obvious question but here goes.I have a Dell machine with two HDD drives running Vista Ultimate. When I installed the machine, drive C: was ins ...

Well, I thought I'd troll the newsgroup today. I'm not a big MS supporter, but I'm definately not a linux supporter (so i guess that makes me an MS supporter doesn't it alias?).Anyway, I thought I'd share my ...

Hi,Playing with the user folders to move them on different disks, my quick launch bar disapeared and does not want to come back even when i try to configure the windows toolbar.Does anyone knows which registry key or configuration files deals with the bar ?Reg ...

Is there a setting that I have to change? I create Word doc's and save them to a remote server by typing in the address in the save as text box. It connects to the server just like normal I enter my username and password and navigate to the folder I want and save it in. This worked f ...

Since I have Vista on a new machine I can,t print lables and envelopes from my contacts.It just closes down.I paid MS $49 and they told me to use mail merge.This is too cumbersome to do.Any other ideas or patches available ? ...

I recently downloaded iTunes 7.2 and ran into a problem where iTunes would not sync with my iPod. iTunes is saying that i don't have enough access privileges to write to ipod. I have checked the properties of the music file and it shows my profile as an a ...

Could someone explain in brief terms why some XP hardware drivers aren't compatible with Vista. Sure the simple answer is that they are 2 different operating systems but I thought that there should be basic assumptions about hardware driver protocols shared between the 2 ...

Anyone else having problems with walmart.com not loading? There is nothing blocking access to this site. This is the only site so far to have been giving me this problem. Vista, 1.5gig, 160gig hd, cable internet. Anyone ha ...

I've setup a task to start an internet radio each morning. It starts but it doesn't close. Here's the XML listing. Thanks for any help ! <?xml versio ...

Is anyone else experiencing very slow cd/dvd burning using vistas built in burning? A 100mb folder takes about 2 hours to burn to DVDRW rather than a few minutes.Also vista seems very slow just duplic ...

I need this hotfix for Vista x64 please.kb931936: Incorrect recording speeds are displayed in the "Recording speed" list in the "Burn to Disc" dialog box when you burn a DVD on a Windows Vistabased computer ...

On Vista Biz, when using either the Aero or Vista Basic schemes, after increasing the horizontal icon spacing, the columns of desktop icons may unexpectedly move to the right sometime later. However, ...

I am trying to use remote assistance. Both PC's are running Vista, I get the invite, I am told the password however when we try to connect the message ...

Hi,I have an image file that shows 12:57 PM on Windows XP as the "Date Picture Taken", but on Windows Vista it shows at 1:57 PM. I would really like the experts here to tell me which time shows up on their systems and possibly an explanation for this discrepancy.The picture: perce ...

After upgrading my LG LW70 Express notebook to Vista the sound has never worked, and LG offers no fix.Does anyone know where can I find sound drivers?Jeff Headley jeff ...

I have noticed that my HDD Light seems to be flashing every few seconds even when idle. I looked up some information online and it said to disable autorun features for cd/dvd