Some systems have a wireless switch to enable/disable the wireless card. Check and see if you have any such switch and that it is in the "enabled" position

How about you go out and purchase a copy if you want Vista.

Have you tried Safe Mode?

PCs built by HP, Dell, Acer etc have built in diagnostics for the hardware. Try running those and see if they give you a clue as to what the issue may be

Why not just right click on the drive and choose "Change drive letter and Path" and then click "Add" to associate a drive letter to it?

Speaking of which... wonder where the OP disappeared...

Let's take an example of IIS running on a Win 2003 machine. Once you've configured the IIS settings, specified your root directory and placed your web content there, it would continue serving web...

Could you post the ipconfig /all results on your friend's system?

Have you tried enabling file and printer sharing? Start > Control Panel > Network Connections. Right click Local Area Connection > Properties. Make sure File and Printer Sharing is checked. If the...

That's true, but once you've configured the server and configured all required settings, you could log off the account, leave the server at the login screen and it will continue 'serving'

Good for you lad. However, people have data on their systems and don't want to lose it. NOt everyone takes backups or has multiple partitions to store data. Besides, a reformat is always the last...

Removing it won't hurt your system at all. A web server is an app used to either host webpages, forward emails etc. If you're not running any such tasks on your system, your system will actually...

You know, as time consuming as it is, I honestly prefer a Windows DVD based install to the image restore option provided simply because that way, I don't get all the trial software OEMs install....

I beg to differ. If indeed his system had become unvalidated, it would initially provide a prompt during login that the OS needs to be re-activated, followed by disabling of the desktop wallpaper and...

BSODs on NTFS.SYS can point to a corruption of system files as kanineplus said. However, I've seen a few systems throw up NTFS.SYS related BSODs and the problem turned out to be faulty hard drives....

It is indeed a web server. However, it's not part of the default Vista install. Did you try uninstalling it from Control Panel > Programs and Features ?

Gotta love that kind of variety on a dull work day :P

Yeah... that would happen if the MBR is overwritten by a standard MBR - which would probably happen if you use partition management software/

The option is present on a factory install of Vista -...

You can invoke Factory Recovery options on Dell system by tapping F8 onthe initial Dell sign on screen. From the Advanced Boot Options list, choose "Repair your compyter" and follow steps onscreen.
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You always seem to suggest a reformat as the only resort if the first step fails. As a tech, you would know that there are other things that can be tried rather than telling the OP to wipe out his...

I second what Suspishio says. Rather than disabling all startup items, it's a better idea to just go to Safe Mode and try copying your files. Once done, edit your startup by disabling non system...

I noticed the OP said he's running AVG and Kaspersky. Might I suggest removing any one AV app as multiple security programs can lead to degraded performance too.

Good for you!

Welcome to the club, fellow nerd :D

Just FYI... if this issue started roughly a week ago, it can be attributed to a recent Windows Update released which cause all systems running Windows Vista x64 to Blue Screen. The update was...

I don't think there's a way to differentiate the version of Windows based on the Product Key. However, could you elaborate what you mean when you say

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If the OS is installed, you could just...

I haven't tried this with a WiFi connection, but Windows Mobile does have an app known an Internet Connection Sharing using which you can share your phone's data connection and browse the web on your...

And that's what I'm doing right now too :D

4s my record. Installing the OS on 2, upgrading the 3rd and actually chatting and listening to music on the 4th

This is fun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM

Agree with Suspishio about the stuck KB membrane part. If the system is in warranty, call Dell and have them replace the keyboard

I've seen this error along with a few others after Microsoft goofed with a Windows Update. The systems affected all had Windows Vista x64. The trick to fix these is to remove update KB973879 and...

Actually I had a similar issue. Deleting filters did not help, ultimately had to reload the OS. Before you do that though, try the system in Safe Mode and see if it works. Also, try using System...

Some apps work in Safe Mode. Restart in Safe Mode with Networking and see if it works. TO start in SMWN, power the system up and at the BIOS sign on screen, tap F8 until you get to the Windows...

All this discussion after a simple "No". I like, I like :P

I agree with Suspishio. It seems like your GPS software is unable to lock on to the GPS satellites and keeps falling on Cell tower triangulation. Try rebooting your device and see if that helps. I...

If this is a Dell system , you might want to head to support.dell.com and check if Dell has any drivers available for the card. Once on the site, click drivers and downloads and go from there.
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Also check that your system BIOS is not set to automatically start the system

A 4 year bump!

Most systems do install the monitor drivers, though they're mostly detected as a Generic PnP monitor. That works just fine too.