As for the Internet connection, fiddling around with your ip config may solve your problem. Many have been facing this on vista and it seems manually configuring has worked for some. so may be try...

i think this can be done in the bios screen and from the control panels if i am right.

Raj

I dont think there should be any issues in using the printer as long as you have the correct drivers installed for that printer. Unless you are having any issues already, just give us the details and...

Here jenny

Some info on IP configuation. was gonna do a full wite up myself but m too lazy. so found this for ya. Hope it helps

http://www.home-network-help.com/configuring-ip.html

I am...

yep it is vista....dont know why it is creating so much problems with the net connections.

All these clues a shouting out just one thing only...Go back to XP.
I am assuming everyone facing...

I think iwth the limited or no connectivity you need to restart the modem/router which works certainly for my vista laptop. Once only it didnt work but then fiddling around with some of the settings...

what software is it that you are wanting to work with? You can try to work with it after you set its properties to be compatible with xp on Vista. Apparently that can get the softwares working which...

have you tried the above suggestions to see if they work?

Raj

eh...what?

You sure you're replying to this thread???

But....make sure your laptop has the required spec for handling vista, at least 1gb ram(recommended but still not enough as mine is s**t with 1gb ram), around 10-15gb disk space, dvd drive.

I...

I had this issue and was resolved just by resetting the modem. Just pull the power cable out of the modem, wait for a minute or so, stick it back in. see if this solves your problems. It did mine as...

good man, that ll sort it out then. I ll go home and give it a shot and see if it works.

Raj

Little more details please, as in what exactly are you trying to do???

Raj

what happens when you click on the bubble? it should let you change the settings if you click on the bublle itself.

Raj

Yes sir, i had it either with 2000 or XP cant remember for sure, And i cant go search for the solution as yet either as i have limited surfing capability from my work. Has to be when i get home.

WEll now that i got it right I ll have to search for the possible solution. I had this problem a long time ago, about 4 years ago when i was just a novice with computers. I ll look around and get...

That is strange, OK... let me get this straight. Say you have an MP3 on your desktop, You use "Open With" Windows Media Player option to play that MP3. AFter you do that all the files on your desktop...

OK, what happens when you try to go into my computer via other folders. Say first you open the My Documents folder and then keep going up to get to My computer. Does it open at that time or still it...

OK...might have grabbed th ewrong end of the string there...oops, sorry

Raj

By streaming he meant streaming media from websites. If you watch online videos or listen to music online thats the media streaming to your system from the web. I dont think u need to do anything to...

If someone else use the computer may be they have done it for ya. if not then may be doing a repair from recovery disk might work for ya mate.

Regards
Raj

I have used vista from last few months and absolutely hate it...i have home basic which isnt the top end vista but i dont think that even premium would make me change my mind. I understand that this...

Sorry to hear that guys but i m still trying to get some clues about it. The Tech guys have been useless as always in this case so far but i m still poking em all the time if someone could gimme...

and has it healed itself or did u try sommin that worked or is it still ongoing???

I would suggst you to try to recover as much data as you can from your bad HDD and then do a clean install on the new one.
As you say that BIOS warned you that "failure is imminent", I d do it ASAP...

Now thats a surprise isnt it?

Well my colleagues issue was solved itself over time as the tech support was useless. So all i can tell you is let the nature deal with your problem.;)

I ll try...

And that was not even Vista that we use in our company. We use Windows 2000 which is fully updated with all the SPs.

So its not just the Vista issue.

My comment is not gonna do much good to the OP or anyone else here but i dont think its the problem with the Dial Up connection. As although the web pages he is accessing might be graphics heavy but...

Thanx cj but i think after all the discussion i d rather go for the xp pro oem.i ve seen it cheap on a couple of uk sites cos m not sure if they ll deliver to UK from Canada.

I normally use...

Yep there aint no piracy in here bennet. I am not asking for any downloaded windows copy or anything i am just trying to save some money but still buying authentic MS windows copy off a legitimate...

Hi

Have u tried to get rid of those two activex controls and check if the#at is the cause of ur problem.

Raj

Naa man, i have done all the upgrades for another couple of years now. got a good spec to not worry about it for a long time unless a catastrophe does blow everything up in near future. I dont want...

SO what bondi say is I can not do any upgrades on vista OEM but can do it on XP and get it re activated again. Boy i am liking the sounds of this unless i have got it all wrong in my head.

Thanks...

Now thats interesting, so that means if we have a full version of windows but install it using the OEM key it ll be installed as the full version not the OEM one.

This might also be helpful to...

So I take it your OS is not an OEM version then Caper, because if it was then as jbennet says it should not have worked, am i right?

Raj

I think thats because you do change the processor back to the one that you had when you installed that OS. But then again how would you test it with another CPU if the OS doesnt work with different...

OK then, so while we are at it...does memory change means i ll have to buy a new copy as well?

And as Jbennet says 3 h/w changes make u blacklisted, what hardware changes are you referring to. I...

But as i just got my system upgraded I would not need to get anything changed at least for another couple of years unless something just gets completely messed up like spilling beer while using the...

I recently got my motherboard upgraded adn had the amd athlon 64 x2 3800+ processor on an MSI board with 2 gb ram ddr2 667mhz but running on xp pro, so i dont think i ll need to upgrade any other...

Hi Everyone

I am thinking about buying Vista ultimate edition which is costing me way less than as an OEM than a retail boxed software. The thing is it really is not a very plausible option for...