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I want to make it so that my children only have access to the AOL browser. They each have thier own standard user accounts on this computer. My wife and I have Administrator accounts. Is there a way to make IE unavailable ...

I was using my Vista computer before I bought an easy transfer cable. I transfered all my old emails successfully from my old XP laptop but all the emails on the Vista machine have gone missing. Where are they and how do I get them bac ...

When i was doing clean disk, I tick the option related to hibernating so how can i restore the hibernate bottom??? ...

Hi,I used to use the above command in start/run in windows XP to verifiy system files.Can that still be used in Vista?Thanks ...

Hello I didn't have any problems on XP , but in Vista after restoring from suspend/hibernation systems is starting in wrong resolution. Oryginal 1680x1050 , after 1600x1024. Worst thing is that I can't chose my resolution. It's not on th ...

Hi im using windows vista for about 2 weeks and there's a probelm. When i try to open my sidebar it says "Windows sidebar is manage by your system ...

I performed a clean install of Vista from XP on a new Dell Dimension E250. The only problem I noticed thus far is a random system freeze lasting 3060 seconds and then the system resumes normal operation like nothing happened.Do ...

I have a task to run an executable. I have it set to run whether the user is logged in or not, run with the highest privileges, wake the computer to run this task, stop the task if it runs longer than 8 hours. It runs at 1am. The task wakes the computer up at 1am fine, starts the executable, ...

Okay, I have Windows Vista Business edition, and a couple weeks ago, I've been having a problem with this process (WmiPrvSE.EXE which I know is a core process for Windows, and is not recommended that I disable it) taking up a rather large portion of my CPU. It usually hovers around 25% usage, w ...

my computer came with a multimedia keyboard, yesterday I did update the driver for windows vista, but now I have to wait about 5 minutes to use the buttons for the media controls and volume, the internet, email and search. I chec ...

Every time after I use Sonic Express Labeler and try to close the program I get this message: Access Violation at address 00000000. Read of Address 000000 I have to open Star ...

Is there anyway to by pass UAC prompt for some programs? So that it will not ask for permission everytime?I don't want to turn it off but I don't want those program to ask for admin password everytime when try to open it up, like STEAM.Because I am using mutli use ...

I upgraded my windows XP towindows Vista home premium a week or so ago. Then I had some virus problems, etc. So I formated my hard drive and reinstalled Vista. But now when I try to activate it, it says that my ...

Hi, I'd like to know how to open new Task Scheduler look programmatically from MFC application. Currently we are using Task Schd. 1.0 API to display properties page of task. This still opens task schd. with old look [like on XP]. How do I open task scheduler with new looks of Vista? O ...

Hello! I'm Italian and I have a DSL modem Speedtouch 330, but I havn't a driver compatible with Vista. On www.speedtouch.com nada!! Exist e metod for this problem? Thanks for the reply :D ...

How in the world do you TURN OFF this annoying Defender's messaging saying that it has blocked start up programs etc . . . thanks to fellow Vista users ...

Does anyone know how to add additional programs to the rightclick menu in vista? I need to be able to rightclick > new > corel word perfect file.The problem is that, ...

I have an HP laptop I purchased preloaded with Vista Ultimate. While trying to load OneCare I get a message that says I need an OS that is supported. Any sug ...

Hello. I have Vista Ultimate for 3 weeks now. I joined it to our domain at work with a PPTP vpn connection to our ISA 2004 server. After the successful domain membership, it asked me to restart my computer. Well, I di ...

So it seems I'm not the only person with language bar problems here... but I couldn't find anyone with the same problem I'm having. Which is the following:I have two input languages installed ...

Is there a place where I can manually submit a possible bug or issue with windows explorer? (windowsvista 64bit ultimate edition)details:I just noticed that my windows explorer is using 50% of my CPU (love the dashboar ...

My old computer running 98SE has a very functional Windows Sound Recorder. The Vista recorder on my new computer does nothing but recordno inserting, mixing, echo, etc. Is there any way to t ...

FYI for those who might be interested.I have vista 64 bit and am successfully running Stalker. So far no issues. Some people are reporting some crashes however.I have a new c ...

Can someone please help iam tring to set up my email i have entered my incoming mail as pop.my ISP name.com then entered smtp.my ISP name.com for my outgoing but it says that ...

I have Office 2000 on my soon to gone computer. Will Vista accept an Office 2000 install? I have my CDs with the required keys and all the downloaded updates etc. If not, would the latest version of Office be able to open the 2000 Excel and Word documents? MLD ...

It happened with Ie7 came out... it make people switch to firefox, not Vista is making people switch to linux?is vista the self destruction of MS (as I predicted), ...

Hello all, I just bought a new Inspirion 6400 with Vista basic preloaded. I close the lid and the laptop goes into vista's "sleep" mode... and then I open the lid a few minutes later; the WIFI doesn't want to reconnect. Sometimes it takes 30 seconds, sometimes ...

So, this one just bit us... So for the first time I plugged a mouse into our preset load of Vista on a laptop into a USB port. Mouse comes up as an "unknown device". What I'd think should be ...

I have the new Vista Home Premium programme and I cannot send emails to people I know, but if I email to a company or tv show, it goes through. What am I doing wrong? When I send it off it comes back from the Mail Administrator saying Mail System Error mail ...

Bueenas estoy tratando de conectar mi pocket pc (que esta un poco viejita) que tiene pocket pc 2002 instalado con mi windows vista, pero, aunque se conecta, no puedo sincronizar, se bajo una actualización del windows mobile device center, pero me dice que solo se pueden conectar d ...

Hi ..hopefully someone knows the answer. I have a lg burner installed on my computer,worked great until i upgraded to vista ultimate. In the device ma ...

Hi Everyone,I've got a new Dell E20 running Vista Business. I downloaded the AdAware SE Personal exe file to my Program Files in its own folder. The problem is that when I try to run the program, it comes up with an error message that reads aawsepersonal.e ...

My laptop w/ Vista has a great WinMail Blocked Sender list. I am getting a new system with Vista soon. How do I move my WinMail Blocked Sender list from my Vista WinMail on my Vista laptop, to the WinMail Blocked Sender List on my ...

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I just started using Windows Mail & Calendar. I want to be able to send and receive meeting invites from others that are using Outlook. When I send they g ...

Hello,The default view of folders sometimes reverts back to previous settings. I've setup a folder with the view that I'd like for all of my folders, with Details, Size, Create Date, & Modified Date (turned off Tag ...

Recently I have downloaded some files from the Internet. It is so weird that I can only see the file icon in GOM Player, but not by browsing my computer. I mean the files DO exist but for some unknown r ...

I have a small office wireless network; as of last week, we have two computers with Vista Business and two with XP. The Vista computers periodically lose the network connection; the XP computers do not. W ...

In my earlier post on this, I wasn't even close to being clear. What I meant to say was that after creating a desktop shortcut to a Publisher document, and trying to use that shortc ...

When using the left shift key for CAPS or secondary alphanumeric functions it leaves a "ghost" cursor behind like this> |||||||| any ideas how to stop this or why it does this? ...

I am using a HP Pavilion dv5000 laptop running Vista Home Premium. When I try to shut it down, it shows me the infamous blue screen of death, but with a twist. The error message is flickering, preventing me to find out why this happens. This only happens when I am running on battery power. If ...

The situationMy Sony Vaio laptop has successfully joined an Active Directory domain, you can logon, and even print to a print server. However no machine can access files on that Laptop.File and Print Sharing is On.(But ...

Running Vista Premium on an AMD dual core PC. Vista goes into sleep fine, either timed as default, or by selecting sleep from start menu. It just will not come out of sleep correctly, more often than not requi ...

I've tried eliminating start up programs from Defender, I've tried system restore. System restore works until I install any kind of software, even just installing windows messenger causes it to revert back to a 15 min ...

There was an excellent post here for the Microsoft Router diagnostic check tool.Mine passed in all areas, but one line caught my eye.The ECN has to be explicitly enabled.I am assuming this is a Service, yet I can't see it anywhere and HELP/SUPPORT doesn't throw anyth ...

I have a new computer that has Vista Business.What is the best way to transfer email from my old computer (XP PRO)(Outlook Express) to the new computer.Programs and files should be simple enough, I intend to simply install the programs and copy my files to a cd for transfer. But I a ...

I used BCDEdit on a Windows Vista 32bit system to set "increaseuserva" to 2900 in order to get a bug ridden game to work. Now I am done with the game I'd like to go back to the default as it has slowed my system (as expected and warned about). Do I simply set incre ...

I just upgraded from Windows XP Pro to Windows Vista Buisness. I'm connected to a domain controlled by a Wndows 2003 Server.I created a new network signin name for myself after I upgraded because it was the only way I could get my Vista Theme to display. After upgrading, ...

Everytime I restart mt computer My favorites list is gone. Do you Have any idea what coud be causing this? I'm using vista home premium. My Dad has an account on this computer too and his list is always still there. Mine ...

I have a new computer with Vista home premium and an internal modem that doesn't work. Dell has struggled with their software and have replaced the Floppy but still doesn't work. The ...

Wheel acceleration for my wireless intellimouse explorer 2.0 doesn't work on vista. On Xp everything worked fine but when I've installed Vista Business 32bit I noticed that it doe ...

I am running Vista Home Premium upgrade from Dell. When I try to open the device manager, I simply get an error message that says "class not registered" and then nothing happens. Any advice?Thanks. ...

Hi. I am a self employed writer and I have 2 PCs a desktop and a laptop that I use when visiting clients. I want to install Vista and Microsoft Office (for Vista) on both PCs I haven't made the purchase yet but am looking at the Home Permium version.The packages being sold a ...

hi, i jus bought a new computer with nothin on. 2gb ram, 320gb hdd drive, 512mb graphics card, AMD 3800+ x2 64bit processor......enough to run vista rite?however, wen i first installed it. it took 40 mins, then i thouht it was crashing cos wen i restarted it the screen was ...

I am getting audio buzzing while playing videos, this happens through my attached speakers on the Dell flat panel display or through a headset. It happened immediatley upon my Vista upgrade, the system had XP Media Center before and this did ...

Hi, when i plug my external wireless card into my laptop running Vista Ultimate, it does nothing and i cannot install any other devices. When i unplug the card it then comes up and says that it is being installed but it obviously fails as i remov ...

I am not sure if this question has been asked before but I just recently bought a new computer with vista preinstalled. I connected my ethernet cable to my ...

Heya all,I'm running Vista which of course has RDC 6 by default and one thing annoys me with it, not being able to paste username/password when prompted for logi ...

sorry. um the ame is well of souls and i used to get on with my old computer but now i got this new one it will not let me. could yu help?? ...

I had a problem with my posts to Microsoft Communities newsgroups not being displayed although they were being posted because there were several responses to ...

Upon installing windows mail, I added a contact manually (I was given the address in error) instead of the letter "g" my dear Sister read the "g" as "9".. I d ...

has anyone been able to use msmail with earthlink as the primary mail provider? ...

Does anyone know what this means.? It appears on startup and I don't know how to get rid of it. tojo ...

My family recently had to get a new computer because the previous one was burnt out, as to be expected after 4 years. My parents were talked into buying vista without knowing anything about it exc ...

Looking at purchasing a new laptop here are the specs, Any thoughs on if this will run the Aero feartures of Vista. More concerned about the graphics ...

Is it possible to convert Media Center TV recordings to other formats such as MPEGs?Cheers.Bobby ...

I've been running Vista Home Premium for over two months or so and today something interesting happened. The computer was 'asleep' and I awakened it. I rec'd a handful of run time errors each ...

I have 2 desktops running Vista home premium and a HP C5180 printer networked through a Linksys WRT54G wireless router. I also have a IMB thinkpad laptop running XP pro with a wir ...

I do not want to use Windows Mail as my defualt, I want to use my msn(hotmail) account as my default. How can I change this when you go to the control panel, and default programs, windows mail is the only choice! kim ...

I realized similar problems have been posted, but I just have to ask: is anyone else having issues with the Vista That Just Won't Die?I bought a new HP pavilion dv6000 with Vista Home Premium installer. All is good (min ...

I am using Vista Ultimate x64 and MS Office Enterprise 2007. I have an HP OfficeJet 7140xi AllinOne connected to the wireless network. HP claims that the drivers for this device are already installed in Vista. This is true for the printer but not for the scanner. I can scan via the HP JetDirect P ...

Upon waking up my computer, my internet connection is down and I can't recover it no matter what I unplug and plug back in. The icon in the system tray shows the computer and the globe as if it is connected, but ...

SKU number of 66R00002 appears to indicate it is a retail full version of Windows Ultimate 64bit and 32bit. Could anyone post other SKU numbers and corresponding Vista version? ...

Im using Vista to Burn my Cds but when the progress starts it says formatting 574 (or something like that) and it will not play in my cd player, nor my car (and my car nav system supports mp3, wma, wav, etc.). All the files were ...

I've been playing with Previous Versions in Vista Business. I'd like it to save a version every time I save the file but the only time I can get a version is when I manually create another Restore Point. I've seen screen shots in reviews where they show a document with versio ...

Just bought new machine with Windows Vista, emailed some CVs but when I try to open, it's gobbledegook. Original docs were done on MSWord, Windows ME. Can anyone help? I'm not very good with thos sort of thing. ...

I just got Vista Home Premium and am fairly happy with it apart from the issues listed at the end. My question is: When I move a folder to another folder, why does the move operation take so long? I switched from Mac OS X where the move, of course on the same disk and partition, didn't ...

Why can't I search for certain file types in Vista, I simply want to search for Registry files using .reg but it gives tons of irrelevant data?Thanks ...

Okay, the sound was working just fine the other day, I used my ipod, music etc..no problem. But now there is no sound and every time i click on volume control it ...

Hello,There are 2 things I would like to change to my Start Menu:1. disable the Search Box below. Anyone an idea how to do this? 2. I am not using the recently used programs tab (it's empty) in the start menu so I'd prefer to see All Programs instead of this empty tab now, of course ...

Scenario: A machine (xp pro, 2000 pro) that has a simple "test.exe" vb6 program (it doesn't do anything, contains only a form) in the "program files" folder (shared) and in the "foo" folder (another folder, ...

Issue: Unable to map network drive using the hostname of the filer but can map using its IP address.I have already ensure that I an ping the filer by hostname and that I am getting correct NSLOOKUP's. I also changed my security settings to use LM/NTLM (down from NTLMv2). Its not a GPO issue, ...

I need help. I have a Netgear DG834GT ADSL Modem/Router and a Netgear WG311T wireless PCI adaptor on my computer. Since updating to Windows Vista Home Premium it takes about 34 minutes to connect to the network and then another 510 ...

I cannot send email it says I cannot contact to a server ...

In XP I could add any comment to any file. In Vista all that I can add are Tags in certain extensions. This causes a problem understanding the files use. Either this is an oversight by Mr. Bill or a reason to confuse the user ...

Bought the computer a month ago, has 64 bit on it, the update that came with the computer is a 32 bit. Is that right? what is the difference? besides 32 bits. Almost wish I hadn't bought this computer is has been nothing ...

I cannot get photo galery to list the installed printer on the desktop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I get no help from Dell....................... ...

Long story short, I'm another one of the dozens of people whose shortcuts and start menu files have turned into unassociated .lnk files. I've looked at several other threads and tried the fix that they poin ...

Hi, I'm new to Vista (I guess most of us are) and not much of network admin (a programmer mostly). We have a dot.net windows app (written in 2003). The app has some directories it uses that defaults to the c: drive. If you change the directory (inside the app config file) from the c: ...

Not sure if anyone else is experiencing this but my Sync Center (Not WMDC) has gone made and tries to run almost everytime I do something.Every time it runs I get the following error:"Microsoft Synce Center has stopped working...."It was even happening when I tried to open thi ...

After upgrading to Vista I want to login using the fingetprint reader and I can't find the place to set this optionThank you, Samuel ...

I downloaded the patch from Roxio that was to fix the dla problem. The fix was to download and install d2d3290.exe from Roxio. This fix replaces DragtoDsc software. ...

DELL Dimension E520, Vista home basic 3ghz, 512mb RAM 7200 SATA disk drive. Vista really starting up slow running slow from opening up explorer to opening up control panel to ages shutting down would be ...

Hello everyone!Any suggestions, why the hell Microsoft had removed the MSBluetoothStack with Handsfree support, from the final Vista version?I just cannot understand this, and it makes absolutely no sense! It was working perfekt in the Beta, and w ...

I spent about 45 minutes this morning loading Ubunto 7.04 on my computer. I can't do **anything** with it.As Ubuntu loads by default:I can't load/run Office 2007I can't load/run AutoCAD, any versionI can't load/run Visio 2007I can't do *****ANYTHING***** that ...

I have a new Dell Dimension C521 computer that is approximately 1 1/2 months old. The last week and a half has just about drove me crazy, there is a small box ...

Itron Tech is available in Window Update as a optional install but I still haven't install it since I'm not sure what the update do because it does not have enough information and it was release on august 2006. Is ...

Besides the usual complaints, now when I log on, to win mail, the little bar speeds across the screen and says I have over 500 messages. I wonder where they are? ;) Ne ...

Can I do this? I have my Outlook PAB file on a flashcard from my old computer which had Outlook. My current computer has Vista and Office Home and Student and doesn't have Outlook. I have a hunch the answer is no. But I can hope someone has a brainstorm.Thanks ...

In Tools>Options>General, I've got the box checked that says "Automatically display folders with unread messages."I have ten MAIN folders ... like Friends, Customers, Personal, etc. There are LOTS of subfolders within those ten.With ...

I did the install of Vista last night and it seem to go without a hitch, no error messages. It boots up just fine but as soon as I try to do anything it stops responding from the key ...

I have a process control system that uses two computers connected by RS232 serial ports. One end is running on Windows XP Pro, and the other is now on Windows Vista Business (used to be a DOS ...

I have purchased a new computer with Vista Home Premium, graphics & games are great but when I go to play a DVD movie it is very grainy and sometimes looks pixelated. I have tried lowering the resolution but nothing. Is there anyway I can fix this? Thxs ...

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 alternate netwo ...

Hi all,As title, any solution?Thanks BT ...

How can I edit or change the lower portion (Goodies section) of the Welcome Center? ...

I own a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pro V3405 laptop and have recently upgraded to Windows Vista Home Premium. When doing so it has disabled the wireless feature on my laptop (I cannot turn it i ...

i did a MIG file with easy transfer and format my HDD, i put the mig on iPod and a Dvd for security and when i have installed vista open Easy Transfer and it read my Mig file but in 100% it says: Error reading files. Easy Transfer ...

Audio will not play on Yahoo Music juke box. I get the following message: unable to play media (unresponsive). I have followed the instructions below, but it doesn't help:Error m ...

Why does WMP use the computer\share name when adding media from the network?I have a mapped drive (M:\) that connects to a share on a desktop. On the file system it l ...

Hi, We bought a nem PC and installed Vista Premium. In the Photo Gallery, I looked at a slide show of some pictures, I changed the Theme in "Spin". Now, when I want to play the slide show again, I get a black screen and I c ...

HiI am trying to enable ICMP echo request in the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. I find the setting in the Core Networking: Destination Unreachable Fragmentation Needed (ICMPv4in), however, I can't seem to be able to customize the setting as it is a predefined rule.Anyone has idea how ...

I am the administrator on the machine. I can log on without a problem. I can set up a new user account for a second users...but when we try to open the second users account it goes immediatly to the "log off" message. What am ...

with 3 of my incoming mails, when I try to open them it reads "message could not be displayed". I'm running windows vista home basic on a dell dimension e521. It's my first pc ...

I will be right in the middle of something and my mouse cursor will disappear of my screen or my program will stop responding and hitting, ctrlaltdel wont even w ...

THIRD time trying to post this site is refusing posts?Any way, For some unknwon reason, Vista decided to change several important folder into shortcuts and when trying to access them, I get "...c:\foldername\... is not accesible Access is denied." Most importa ...

If Vista can backup to a network drive as the help file says why the radio button to backup to a hard drive is disabled? Vista BusinessThanks ...

Well, I have my audio set up and working in 5.1 sound via the XFi mixer.I see that windows has a update form my card, so I update. Restart machine and, the mixer is there but different, not as many options, go to select speakers in t ...

I have one legacy application,which needs admin access to run. As part of Vista porting,I have manifested this app with HighestAvailable securiy token using embedded RT_MANIFEST option. By doing this ...

Hello,I have a HUGE website that is generated from a database.It could be millions of pages and has an hierarchical structure.How does incremental search make it easy for me to tell MOSS ...

Why is "System Cache" in Physical Memory so large, and "Free" memory so small?Is there a way to throttle "System Cache" ...

I'm having one heck of a time getting anything but coasters trying to get more than one session burned to a DVD. What I'm trying to do is burn files, all kinds, then when ...

ok so i bought windows Vista ultimate and put it on my desktop so i liked it so i put it on my laptop thinking i could use the same product key on my laptop and vista is 4xx.xx bucks then after a little it ask to active it then it say its being ...

Why won't vista install or boot with more then 3gb ram?my brother in law has 4 gb ram. It starts with a G I think. Intel E6600 dual core. asus p5n32slie ...

I have downloaded and installed all the Dream Scene content from the Vista Updates. They all work great, look great... problem I am having, and its no ...

I just swapped graphics cards from an ATI x600 128MB DDR w/ hypermemory to 256 MB to a Nvidia 7100GS 256MB DDR2. The Nvidia card is better in every aspect except the core clock speed. I believe the ATI is a 400 MHz core (it might be as much as 500 MH ...

I get STOP:0X0000007B(0X81E03BA0,0XC0000034,0X00000000,0X00000000) error everytime i boot into windows please tell me how to fix it please!PLEASE! Silentblade® ...

dunno if this is a good place to ask but I have already asked for this in the tapi groups and its still open. so here we go again:I have a TSP (selfwritten, based on julmar) which has an installer (setup project created with vs.net way back when) ...

I have just configured a Vista desktop with ICS (for a USB ADSL modem) I have a single XP client, connected to the desktop via crossover ethernet (I don't have, and shouldn't need, a hub). XP is configured with DHCP. Both PCs have media player 11 and both have m ...

Uhm...okay, it installed (seemingly) just fine. When I hit my desktop icon to play (with the correct disk in the drive) I get an "incorrect disk in drive" error message. I've been running this game on XP with no problems ...

Bonjour ! j'ai un message bloqué dans ma boite d'envoi.....je n'arrive pas a le supprimer et en plus plus moyen d'envoyer quoi que ce soit ?hi ! i've got a message b ...

wie kann ich mich aus euerem scheißmicrosoft.windows.vista.mail abmelden? sollte ich auch nicht mal auf deutsch fragen und antworten können???? bitte um antwort ...

With Outlook Express under XP I used to use the same mailfolder for me and my wife. So we always had the same mails, because we use only one mail adress. This was easy becaus you could change ...

I am having the same annoying problem with Recovered Messages popping up after being deleted.I noticed that in Backup Status and Configuration, the Advanced restore function has an option f ...

Hi all, Got any tips for a poor old dialup user to speed up web browsing? Vista seems to be slower in this area than XP was...Reagrds, Mick ...

When our computer goes to sleep... it cannot find the wireless internet connection. This started when we hooked our new XEROX 4150 and activated the scanning function which sends a pdf to your email account. It uses our internet provider servers and emails it back. We are ...

My application creates a shortcut under all users startup folder. Its currently failing for home basic edition of Vista. On all other edition it works fine.Even If I go to all users startup folder[C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup] on home basic edition a ...

I installing vista ultimate in a sony vaio pcgk43f. Works well, but detect the grafic card only standar vga device. Sony send me donwload and install a library.and later test install a ati drivers for win xp. But dont work, the ins ...

Hey folks,i bought myself a new pc about four weeks ago. Since this time i'm getting crashes several times per day while playing video games. The Bluescreen always tells me:[...]system encountered an uncorrectable hardware error [...] [...] STOP: 0 ...

I'm having trouble installing a couple of MSIs that affect IIS. They've run great on XP, but are failing (incomplete) in Vista with no real error message. Anyone had this happen and know a resolution?tanner ...

Hello, can anyone help me with this issue on Vista Ultimate? The error description is "The Software Licensing Service reported that the license store conta ...

It's been second time I saw this BSOD today. No new software installed last days, just a bunch of MSFT updates. The only change in network configuration was changing enabling DMZ in the ...

I own a Dell Dimension 9200 (XPS 410). Today I tried to install Windows Vista Home Premium Upgrade, but the installation failed right near the end. This ...

Hi, I just bought a hp laptop with vista business preloaded. I wish to install vista ultimate on the laptop but I am not sure if I need to do a clean install or not. If it is possible to avoid a clean install I would prefer because I can then keep all the oth ...

I use Vista Home Premium with Windows Mail. When I want to send a mail to one of my contacts, it takes several minutes before the contacts appear. How to speed up this process ? ...

ok, i thought this was a personal problem but it seems that Vita does not allow you to set another program as default.. but i use MSN progam for emailing, it has always worked until now, everytime i click an email link window ...

Where's the setting to automatically Send and Receive when Windows Mail opens?James ...

Subject says it all. How do I get it back? Thanks. ...

purchased this today as i stated vista certified on the box and also on windows web site, yet it fails to install i've followed all the instructions to the letter not connecting the printer until i'm prompted downloaded the latest drivers and i keep getting ...

Long story short. Went to Empty Recycle Bin, hit "Delete" by accident. (Why there is a delete button for the Recycle Bin I have no clue.) Think "crap". Being a M ...

I'd like to transfer all of the files, settings and programs that I have under my administrator account to a standard account on the same computer. How do I do th ...

Is there any way to play dvrms files in Vista Business? (Sound but no picture in WMP) Thanks. ...

Hi I have a problem to login to my profile. The problem is when i tried to login its gave me a black screen.Then i clicked on Ctrl+Alt+Delete to start task manager. Then i choose new task and i ...

Hi allI am using Windows Vista together with SharePoint 2007 and Forms Authentication over http (no ssl). When I tring to open a webdav folder in a pr ...

computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9019742Yeah... so whadayaknow? This is NOT news to me .... lol I knew it before vista was RTM... but sigh... people are ...

Whenever I reboot my machine a warning pops up saying that Windows Calendar has stopped working, and offers to try to find the reason why. I OK that but never get anything. Calendar runs just fine when I start it from the menu, and nothing else seems skew wiff. I don't actually need it ...

I had a bad DVDRW drive in a Dell XP 1710. Dell sent me a replacement. After a deletion from the registry and restart, I could play audio CDs and get to data CDs. However, I cannot play a DVD (first time I tried it since getting laptop). Dell recommend ...

Hi All, My copy of the vista is now saying that i need to buy a copy of vista. What is the best way to buy, can i buy a new activation key from windows or do i need to install a new copy completely??????? ...

My desktop background images are stuck on "fit to screen" option. I try clicking on "tile" or "centre" and then "ok". But this does nothing. It saves as "tile" or "centre" but the image is still strech ...

I'm having issues with the Desktop Toolbar (The Desktop >> that sits to the left of the clock etc..)For some reason I can't click on any of the icons that are displayed when you select the Desktop icon ...

Can someone please tell me how to change the position of gadgets in the Sidebar (and have Vista remember them :) ...

I have a certain folder that is somehow set to "read only". I used the "cmd" window to change the attributes with the command "attrib r&qu ...

it was on last night and will probably be repeated. quite an eyeopener it tells a great deal about MS's "innovation" this episode deals with Gates & Ballmer and follows their efforts as they buy out QDOS then pass it off to IBM as their own LOL afterwar ...

I can't email or print pictures. The computer keeps telling me the Kodak Easyshare Software has to be connected to the internet. I am on line. . ...

A month and a half ago I purchased a brand new HP PC with Windows Vista..After just a couple of weeks working on it, and having problem after problem, I started asking everyone I could find. Espically Office Depot, Staples etc employees.Everyone HATES Vis ...

Assume the File Explorer. I want the details view to have the traditional columns like File Name, Date Modified, Type, File Size.Initially, most if not all directories ...

The starfields screensaver has been seemingly eliminated from Vista. I would like it back, it has been my meditation focus for 10 years.Is there any way to get it back?>>RSM ...

Installing Diskeeper 2007 Professional. Near the end of the installation I get Error 1920. I have done the following: 1. Remove Norton AntiVirus before doing the Diskeeper installation. 2. A ...

Ever since I have installed Vista, I cannotread mylocal newspaper online. The stories are superemposed on top of eachother and it just looks like a bunch of stuff ...

Sometimes I get a cryptic error in the "Problem reports and solutions" tool in windows vista. I am at a loss at what it means and I wondered if anyone knows what it means.Problem signature Problem Event Name: Offi ...

I've been using Administrator Account to login to my Vista Home Premium. I've set up 2 internet connections using this account 1 dialup, 1 broadband. Everything works fine.Tod ...

I am running Vista Ultimate and WLM 8.1 with a Logitech Communicate STX. In the Audio and Visual Setup wizard everything works fine. (I can also record and playback audio and visual.) When a connectio ...

I am able to do a Complete Backup. But when I attempt to do "Backup Files", I get an error "0X8100000A". I am backing up to an External USB Drive. Also, when I look at the Backup Setup, it shows me that I have not backed up since 3/11/07. This is not true as I have ...

Very frustrated trying to get WMDC to work with my Tmobile Dash and Vista Business. With Advanced USB select on Dash, Device Manager shows Microsoft WPD FileSystem Volume Driver showing up under Portable Devices ...

I see the same question asked here, Nvidia community, and other places, but nothing I try seems to work. I've googled, talked to MS level 2, BFG tech, Nvidia has me at level 2 now, but issue remains.I cannot get windows Ultimate 64 ...

I have a Lenovo laptop with Vista Home Premium.Has anyone tried to operate with multiple monitors? Can't seem to have an arrangement that allows the laptop monitor t ...

I'm using the video card ASUS 9250 256MB, but Vista just give me 1.0 point for the graphic and 3D. I don't know why. I can't use Aero cause it's too lo ...

I have stupidly installed Vista on my pc and now i want to reinstall XP.I have tried to do a clean install,(I must be doing something wrong.) I have followed some advice and started using the Vista DVD to start the process off the n change to the XP Disc this hasnt worked ...

I had a message that Firefox had a problem. The solution was that a newer version of Firefox existed and that I should install it. I new better, but I checked anyways. 2.0.0.3 is the latest version as of this post. Someone missed this one during the quality check FYI This forum needs some better ...

A while ago I downloaded the Crystal Clear BricoPack from CrystalXP, and have since uninstalled it. However, I am aware that to reduce system memory usage system files are modified, which makes them difficult to u ...

I just bought a new Toshiba laptop with Vista OS but, the screen savers will not work. However, I can access the screen savers through the Control Panel and even "Preview" them.Anybody have an idea as to how I can make the screen savers "wor ...

I'm upgrading from Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 to Vista Home Premium. When Vista attempts to load for the first time, I receive the following message:Stop: 0x00000024 0x001904AB 0x97EED8FC 0x97EE05F8 0x8197BE21Then the computer restarts and reinstalls my old operating system.The Vista up ...

A multicard reader USB device caused Vista to go funky so I used system restore to go back to before the device was installed. Now, parental controls is blocking access to anyone who isn't an administrator. Even if parental controls are not assigned to an acc ...

When I first got my computer, I selected the option to allow the computer to rename all the photos I import. I don't want it that way anymore. I'd like to stick with the file names the camera gives, like IMG007. How do I go back to that? ...

After I have clicked on forward and then click to all I am presented with is all of my contacts. However, if I write a new message my contacts are listed in separate folders; how do I access this when forwarding? Ratby1 ...

I have Vista Premium (OEM) and I am using a Athlon 4600+ dual core PC. I have both a 3Com OfficeConnect 11g Firewall Router and also, BT Home Hub. I got the Home Hub when my first router would not get me connected to the internet but, unfortunately, the same is with ...

Hello,I currenlty have windows 2000 and windows xp clients using PPTP vpn clinets that connect to a cisco vpn conentrator and a windows 2000 RRAS server. The vpn servers are on a ...

I'm running Vista Home Premium 64 bit and I decided to try the Meeting Space feature. But there is no icon for it in start (or programs). Please help.Thanks Paul Khanton khanton@usconsults.com ...

VISTA Business, new machine, one user I install application(s) Then, I click on Start, All Programs.I create a new folder called "My not used a lot programs"I then move 3 or 4 of these other program folders into this new folderIt says ...

I have upgraded at Windows Server 2008 Enterpreise "LongHorn" Beta3 but some Microsoft Web Site appear don't have valid certifies. Strange is that the Site concerning the Sign In at the Community OmC This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft ...

Is there an option somewhere to not always have Windows Mail running? It takes up memory and starts every time I boot up my computer without my permission. ...

In Windows mail i have set up a separate account and folder for my wife's mail, and it does send her mail to the correct folder. How do you set up a separate contacts list for each user acco ...

My Windows Mail stops working when a certain message is trying to be deleted. It is telling me that the Data Prevention Protection has closed the program. I've run Nortons 360 so I don't think it's a virus. ...

windows mail said i receieved 8 new emails but i could only see 2 by my folders, i then went thru each folder to find the other 6 which i didalso if i have 2 new mails in a folder, then once they are read it still says 2 unread by folderany ideas??cheers chris ...

I cannot open any attachments in Windows Mail. Each time I try, I get (not responding). Any suggestions? bamabridges ...

I have a decent machine: a HP T5500 duo core with 2gb of ram and an ATI 7600 mobile video card and it comes with Vista Ultimate. But I am very disappointed with the performance. My new PC is much slower than my very ...

I have been trying to print landscape style on excel 2007 on my windows vista Everytime i change it on both page setup and thru printer printing prefeneces. It changes but then when i press the print button it automatically goes back to portrait. Will someone help me. I have lots of r ...

I noticed that if you have a 32 bit vista you can order a 64 bit dvd, was just wondering 2 things, is this the same price as buy a 64 bit version in the stores or is it a reduced offer. Also do they do this the other way round? My problem is I have 64 bit version but would like to also have a ...

VISTA PREMIUM O/SI keep getting updates notifications and downloads from Windows Update for Office 2007. I do not have Office 2007 on my computer. I cannot get rid of the updates as they constantly keep notifying me that I have ...

Wrd 2000 on Vista Home Premium. Everything's hunky dory except that when I go to open a file, and I click the mouse on a folder or file on Word's file Open dialog box I get the system ...

I just recently purchased a new laptop computer with windows vista on it and I want to make it a dual boot system with a previous version of windows xp but when I try to boot from the windows xp cd I get a message saying that it does no ...

It was working fine a few days ago but ahs since stopped and went back to the normal method. IS there a setting for this that I am not seeing?VISTA Ultimate with a score of 5.0Thanks ...

I have noticed recently that when I restart my PC running Vista, on entering windows again, the same file explorer windows that I had open before are still open. Is this normal activity? I thought a ...

For mobility purposes I bought one of these in February last. When I tried installing I found that it was not compatible with my newly acquired Vista Ultimate. Vodafone accepted this when I complained but promised release of an update within a month. The update has ...

I have got a problem. Vista ultimate 32 bit doesn't update. Problem code is 80070002. I try to windows help and windows knowledge base but I cannot so ...

I am running Vista, I have installed the correct drivers for the Inteli wireless optical mouse & multimedia keyboard. The problem is that when I connect the USB receiver the receiver lights do not show, or the computer does not see ...

After downloading to my desktop, trying to run these help files like WMUtil and the one for desktop icon blackboxes causes the computer to go nuts. Everything flashes and I have to shut down with ...

New to Vista and managed to get my WAB into Windows Contacts. But when I went to add a new contact I find a Tool Bar with only Organize, Views and Burn Buttons and nothing else. Right clicking the tool bar gets nothing. Can anyone tell me how to add a contact without the Add Contact button o ...

Greetings,In trying to get a working setup for the future school year and vista we have run into a problem. we use novell to manage users and login however the ...

I put together a storyline from some vacation photo's and clips, playing the storyline along the way and all went well. After adding transitions to all the frames except the first (which is a video clip) the storyline also played. ...

i have a gateway laptop with vista home premium. i cant figure how to log in as administrator. my user account has administrator rights but i want to get in to the true admin account. the user account section offers no way to change to admin. any ideas?? m ...

My download manager seems to be having issues. I click on View, then download manager and it says windows can not open this file. Ca n I delete and reinstall this and if so, how? Thanks! ...

The touchpad on my laptop will not let me scroll up and down in my windows and such and I tried looking through the settings to turn it on or something but I can't find anything. ...

I am a genuine itignorant. When installing the old printer to my new shiny labtop I unfortunately used the old method: plugged in the installation cd before the printer. This has the result that the pc do not notise at all when I plug the printer in here after ...

hi!i got a new pc 3 days ago that came with vista home basic. i ve been having problems since i turned it on , it keeps freezing and when i i try to shut it off or restart i cant so the only solution is to cold boot. i get this ...

Managed to install a network printer (attached to and shared by a XP machine) on two Vista (Ultimate) machines, but on the third, I get an error message when trying to connect to the printer "print monitor not recognised". It's an Epson Stylus Photo R300 b ...

Anyone know where to find a vista driver for a SD micro card? My pC won't read it. Unbelieveable. ...

Hi,I am running Vista Business OS now since January this year. So far there are goods things about Vista and there are definatelt bad things occurring that i need ...

Ever since I've had vista my Microsoft Zune hasn't been detectable on my Zune software. It's really bugging me. I've tried looking for solutions, and ...

I have a parallel to usb converter cable hooking up a HP 710c to a usb port on a new Vista puter. First question is how do I know which is lpt1 or lpt2. Can't seem to get the printer working. The printer software shows up and the test page from properties sends, so the driv ...

Trying to remove the option of selection of vista or xp from startup menu. How do I unistall it. msconfig doen't give me the option ...

I have tried to load the program Microsoft Greetings 2001 on a new HP with VHP. I get the message: "MDAC was updated on your system. After your sys ...

I had some trauma getting Vista Ultimate to multiboot. The constant googling made me really nauseaous but I eventually got it sorted. Here are some tips which might he ...

I bought the Vista Home Premium upgrade about 6 weeks ago. I then purchased (Online) an upgrade to Ultimate. I have Ultimate on my computer at home and thought I could load Home Premium on my laptop since I bought both upgrades. When I tried to activate the Home P ...

When i try to open a picture i get this message This picture can,t be displayed. You mightnot have enough memory available. Close some programs or,if your hard disc is almost full,free some disc space and try again I have nothing r ...

adding media to windows media player is the most frustrating thing i've dealt with on vista yet! i like to make mix cds for friends and in the process i like to t ...

Hi,I have a problem with Windows Movie Maker. It will import media fine but as soon as I try to drag anything into the timeline (video or photo), the application crashes and I get t ...

I just bought a laptop with vista premium and I am admin on the box but for whatever reason I have not been able to download the urge music store. Everytime I try it I get a C:\Programdata ...

wmp won't even play the sample video clips that installed with vista. There is sound but no video. Does anyone know of a fix for this. ...

Hello All, I have a Netgear router confirgured with WAP authentication. I just purchased a new Lap Top with Window Vista Home Premium OS. I am not abl ...

After turning on my pc with Vista home premium, I connect to my wireless network and provide the security key, I click the save network and start automatically button, and then I am connected. Ok, after my pc hibernates or I ...

Can you limit a user account access to the computer to 1 hr/day in Vista and how? msaidy ...

We are converting a set of applications to run under Vista. One application is a C++ application and I added an extra manifest file to be included in the embedded main ...

Hello,I'm trying to share efs folders/files between an xp workstation and a vista workstation. The files are in an external usb drive. Users from each workstation have exchanged certificates as documented in: windowshelp.microsoft.com/W ...

Hi there,I was just wondering how I would go about unblocking certain programs I trust. Windows blocks the program at startup, and gives me a popup saying run blocked program. I have checked Windows Defender and all that says next to the progra ...

Hello.. if anyone knows how to give a limited time on an account please email me on piernikarczykmj@aol.com. My son is constantly on here and i know that cant be good for him so i would like to give him just some time on the computer to stop him being on here 24/7. than ...

I have Age of Empires 3 and Civilization 4 on my computer but for some reason when I load them the mouse cursor disappears. Obviously you can not play the games without the mouse so how do I fix this? ...

I have set my new Vista powered system to be English UK as her the Help and Support but it still insists in spelling in English American in Windows Mail. I could add words manuall ...

After I installed the Dutch version of Windows Vista with Windows Mail I cannot choose for the Dutch language in Windows Mail. How is that possible and what can I do to solve that problem? (I my Office appl ...

I have 3 accounts. I've tried the Tools, Advanced option for individual signatures on different accounts but it only allows signature 1. Any suggestions? Jane Maryniak ...

For those of you trying to import your old Outook Express 6 message folder directly into Vista Mail, be sure you double check the path the Vista Mail import applet puts for the OE6 message folder. I found i ...

can some one please tell me how to set this up ? I use windows mail on vista and I see it quite a bit from clients of mine ... how do I do it ...

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I just got my new copy of Vista. I visited get.live.com/messenger/overview to download windows messenger and the typical "Internet Explorer cannot display the ...

For those of you trying to import your old Outook Express 6 message folder directly into Vista Mail, be sure you double check the path the Vista Mail import applet puts for the OE6 message folder. I found it adds an extra folder so you get the error message about there not being any messages in ...

i get the "sonic solutions dla blocked...", but i don't hve any sonic software on my pc. i tried to install the vista patch from the sonic site, but it can't find installed software ('cause there is none!). any help would be appreciated. tia ...

I just got a new computer with Vista. After downloading all windows updates I can not longer get on to the user login window. The windows welcome screen has disappeared. When first turning on the computer I get a screen about the motherboard and then it logs on to the ...

Hi All On a home network I need to be able to "see" all folders and files from all compters at all compters.How do I make the entire drive "sharable" so I can access every folder and files from any computer on the n ...

I have Vista Premium, I upgraded a machine originally running XP Pro with 4 hard drives converted to Dynamic disks spanned (so as to make one large disk).After I installed Vista the "Large Drive" didn't show up in My computer, they did show up ...

I am trying to import my existing email messages from outlook express (winxp) to vista's mail program using the input mail way. Its seems the outlook express has got things like inbox.dbx whereas vista seem to use a di ...

Since I put Vista on my computer it will close down anytime I'm away from it for a little while. I have to click my mouse and it comes up with a black screen saying it closed down to protec ...

I have a new pc with Windows Vista Home Premium. I installed Windows Live messenger and was able to use the call a contact function and talk with friends for a couple days but now all it does is say "connect ...

HiThe screen saver can be set to play a slideshow of all photos and movies inside the Pictures folder. The thing is that there is no sound when it plays movies. Is it possible to have sound during screen saver somehow ? It looks like ...

Yeah right.. wait Vista is still young.. lol I am sure it will break all records of worstness.. By the way.. Chris dumped Vista and went back to XP like all respectable geeks should do!chris.pirillo.com/media/2007/06/15