DaniWeb IT Discussion Community - Windows Vista and Windows 7

Windows 7 update this week

Renshi — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:04:25 GMT

After the update the Broadband connection went down. No link to the modem according to the modem light.

Is there something in the update that might affect the networking capabilities of windows 7 ultimate. It was working fine prior to that without question

Computer randomly turs it self off whenever it wants.

jamonkeya50 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:52:55 GMT

I dont know much about operating systems so i wonder if it would be some process that is running in the backround or what, but mostly when i am playing games the whole laptop will just turn off. No messages or anything, just close. And i have allready checked the battery and allways leave it plugged in just in case. The games i am running are not high end either. They are all ten plus years old. (But not dos old.) Please help!

window office 2003

golf15 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:57:27 GMT

I can't get window office to except the key code to load office 2003 into windows 7. any help?

Thanks

Asus Xonar DS - no sound after upgrade do Windows 7 from Vista

MerleOberon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:23:31 GMT

Hi,
maybe someone would have any suggestions for above.

Just to clear - I'm just average computer user who can "do" something with own device as long I have explanation given as "Problem solving for dummies".

I've upgraded Windows 64 from Vista to 7 and seems everything works smoothly exept sound. I had to do "clean" installation as "normal" upgrade didn't work at all - the system looked like Windows 7 but didn't work at all (only switch on/off... literaly)

I have Asus Xonar DS (7.1) soundcard with Logitech X-530 (5.1) speakers. I've installes and upgraded software for Xonar as recommenden on Asus site plus tried to do some amendments as suggested on few forums - didn't work. Also-most people had problems with no-sound from rear speakers and I do not have sound at all.
But when tested - system is showing that there is sound (e.g. "jumping" volume visualisation bars).

I would appreciate if anyone could help with above - I do not want to downgrade to Vista - beside I've got the feeling it wouldn't help anyway

New Modem For Win 7 Either Ext. USB Or Internal PCI-Express

juniorsius — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:58:38 GMT

Are there any Fax Modem yet that runs on win 7 O/S 64 bits. It seems to be none out there. Will appreciated any clues on it.

camera driver

shahidrafiq — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:20:54 GMT

dear sir,
hope u all will be fine there. i have a notebook named lenovo 3000 n200 type 0769. I have no driver for my builtin camera in notebook therefor it is not working.i have vista . plz solve my problem. i have search every where but not available even at lenovo website.
thanks

windows vista uninstall request

km naved — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:40:33 GMT

hi i have install windows vista 2 times now i want to uninstall both the versions and restall pls help me as soon as possible
thanks and regards
km naved

syntek stk 1160 drivers

amy 7999 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:18:00 GMT

i has a Easy Cap 4 channel usb dvr capture the driver it can with not working with vista can you help me with drivers to work please

Install Problem

Anpippin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:39:23 GMT

Ok so I originally had Windows 7 and I just installed Windows XP Professional on a partition other than my Windows 7 and I still have my Windows 7 partition with all the files still on it but when I boot up my computer I only get the option to boot into Windows XP. How do I make it so that I can boot back into Windows 7? I want to be able to boot into Windows XP and Windows 7.

installation problem

Tandin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:02:27 GMT

Please help me learn.
I would like to know why is that some software like Nero that could be installed in window XP doesn't workout in Vista. How i can tackle such problem that may arise in future with other software.

Windows vista home premium

ALOKORE — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:35:31 GMT

My laptop came with an installed windows vista home premium, later i installed vista business, is there a way i can recover the home premium coz i dont have its installation cd.

Convert dvd to mpeg

cakka — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:18:54 GMT

hello, what the best tools to convert dvd to mpeg ?
thanks

problem win7 voice chat

sulaiman_pk — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:08:38 GMT

hai
win7 voice chat room need install actevex . when install activex explorer close.pls help me. mail

Sony Vaio Drivers Problem

jssgmz — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:07:46 GMT

I have a vaio laptop model vgn-cr460f it´s a version for latin america, the problem i have is whit the Fn keys they don´t work at all and the buttons for media controls (the littles silver squares) work fine but the they dont display anything while working....
i´d appreciate your help by the way my OS is windows 7

vista showing stop error on dv6000

lakky — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:49:24 GMT

my laptop hpdv6000 starts memmory dump showing stop error, i did an os recovery, but it keeps doing thesame thing, i also changed the harddrive and did a fresh installing it was successful, it came up and after turning it on and off thrice. it starts memory dump again. pls help out. i also want to install xp but it wont go

Reseting users account password

Lynfel — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:10:45 GMT

Hi! Need help pls. I forgot password of my administrators accoount for my windows vista sony vaio laptop. I Don't have any users account that's the only one.... I cannot acces my computer now. How do I reset the pAssword I don't have any reset disk? Pls. Help me

operating screen

asken — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:38:40 GMT

All of a sudden I cant pin anything to my task bar. I am lost. Have tried almost everything.
KEN

problem removing trend micro to update to W7

danielperez — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:59:19 GMT

Hello my name is Daniel I just got windows 7 and I want to update my vista laptop but to do this I need to uninstall trend micro but I have forgotten the password and it won't let me do it without it. is there any way to remove trend without having to use password?

Backup Procedure- Best Practices - tips and advice

fawkman — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:44:02 GMT

Hi Guys
I hope my query is a simple one to answer. I use Windows PCs, one runs Windows 7 and one runs Windows Vista. Like everyone with a computer the thought of losing any of my data is a horrible one. I am always doing my best to backup data onto my external hard drive and make sure I have a thorough backup of everything. However I find it confusing to make sure I have everything backed up and which versions I can then delete etc. Can anyone offer me some advice on best practices to follow when backing up my data. Also can anyone recommend to me a program that I should use to make the backup process as easy and efficient as possible? I appreciate all who take the time to read this and offer advice.

Kind regards

Creat Mandriva Live CD from Vista Machine

evstevemd — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:54:07 GMT

Hi all,
I have downloaded Mandriva One 2010. I have Windows Vista and one 80GB external HDD. I want to install Mandriva in that USB drive (On 40GB partition specifically) and walk with it anywhere.

Unetbooting only supports up to Mandriva 2008. Is there a software to do So?

Thanks!

Problem HDD, Modem, lites blinking no logon

Lynn — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:14:47 GMT

This problem is intermittent to some degree. After booting to desktop, and clicking the Mozilla icon to log-on to home page it will say not found. Sometimes it will log on with no
problem. The hard drive activity lite is flashing and the activity lite on the modem like something is being downloaded. I have a program called game booster which is allowing me to shutdown a lot of stuff that runs in the background. That seems to help with the log on problem some of the time.
My computer is an Acer AM1100-B1410A, AMD BE-2350 dual-core 2.1MHz, 2Mg ram, 320 GB H.D.D. Windows Vista Home Premium, Mozilla 3.0.15
I have stopped windows upgrades to the extent that it notifies me when one is available. I am sure that other upgrades are taking place when they want to and I don't know how to find which ones are the culprits. I do have AVG Internet Security 8.5.425
That has 11 features, anti-everything imaginable. I am not an expert on Windows, but I have built computer from parts, and installed the drivers from floppies, and Cd's in the past.
Since I posted 3 Mo ago I am starting a new thread. I have learned to after the computer boots then just immediately Update AVG then
I have had a lot better success logging on to my home page on DSL. As has been suggested before I will check to see that the LAN settings are all clear. Thanks for posting.

5:53 nov. 14

stevenpetersen — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:31 GMT

need to reboot widows vista...... on a dimension e521..... My problem is that there is no PS/2 keyboard -and- mouse ports ... just usb...... how do i reinstall the OS without taking the harddrive out.....

EXCEL Formula Help

zteam777 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:34:06 GMT

I am trying to enter the following formula but I am coming up blank.

Ok, I have excel 2007.

I created a purchase order. On the purchase order I am trying to calculate multiple sales tax possibilities depending on which state I place in the State cell.

The 3 cells I am working with are: State "C5", Sub Total "D5", and Sales Tax "E5".

When I place "CA" in "C5" I want "E5" to calculate "D5" * 9.75%,
when I place "LA" in "C5" I want "E5" to calculate "D5" * 8.75%,
and when I place any other initials besides those 2 above in "C5" I want "E5" to calculate "D5" * 4.00%

Can someone please walk me through that particular formula?

Thank You

Problems with Outlook-2007

Seabrok — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:44:14 GMT

Hi guys,
is anyone familiar with Outlook?

I have a weird problem. Every email message has a header, and if that header is invalid the message has a 90% chance of not being delivered.

What is invalid is the Message-ID. In my case it looks like

and that is definitely not the way it should be.

Notice the !&! in front. Could that be a redirect to an unknown receiver?

Of course, the message-ID does not start out that way but is being modified along the send route. Does anybody know where that could happen?

Thank you.
Seabrok

Problem with automatic updates in Vista

virtualmisc — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:34:36 GMT

Hello
I am having a problem with automatic updates in Vista.
I am using a registered version of Windows Vista Business.
Each time I shutdown they show me installing updates.
When I restart my computer I can see all the updates that were installed before are still to be installed.
Please advice
Thanks

Help needed!

gilli99 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:23:42 GMT

Hi, I'm new here and I need help with error messages popping up.
The latest one reads: Windows cannot find C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\netfxupdate.exe
It appears every time I start up my PC.
Can anyone tell me how to get rid of it, please?:(

Windows 7 Audio Driver issue: Code 39

derp — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:20:21 GMT

Hey guys and gals,

I've recently formatted to Windows 7 and everything has been going fine except for my audio card. I am using a Xonar DS PCI card on a conroe kentsfield fsb 1066 motherboard.

Basically, under the Device Manager, the drivers for the card always show the Code 39 error (Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing.)

I have reinstalled and uninstalled several times and have gotten nowhere. I have also experimented a little with trying to use Vista drivers, both with and without compatibility checked for Vista. This issue occurs with both the "Microsoft drivers" the OS provides (Is there any way to turn off this automatic install of their drivers? They're not very good...) and the official Asus drivers.

The only slightly more technical solution I have tried is looking for the Upper and Lower filter registries under the Audio card driver registry entries to delete them, but it does not seem to have any (Solution at: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findby...e-39-error.htm)

Please please PLEASE, any help would be greatly appreciated. It is not the card, I have tried another very old card (Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit) which gave the same problems, and the card did work on XP not a day before.

Thanks
-d

USB mouse cursor freeze

lara_ — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:06:00 GMT

Hi All,

I'm using a Toshiba Laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium.
Strangely my USB mouse will suddenly freeze after 3-5 minutes in use. I cannot move my cursor but I can click (left or right). Have tried with several mouse, all having the same problem. However, touchpad got no problem.

I have disable USB sleep in device manager. This does not solve it.

Anybody know what is the problem?

Thank you.

KC

Windows 7 and Mac OS

thelasttickets — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:34:17 GMT

Hi
I want to install Windows 7 and Mac Os on same computer any body help me how can i make my drive dual boot.

Net Send version of windows7

masterkomas — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:26:16 GMT

Hello, please how do i send message from my computer to the other computers on the same lan with me using windows7 with no software installed. I do this on other OS. Though, i have been told it's msg.exe, this does not seems to work with other lower OS. I mean when i send messages to other computers. Please i'm in great need of this.

Operating system

oluscoa — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:30:14 GMT

Describe the purpose, features and functions of two different operating system

why is my windows breaking up?

blade_costic — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:21:16 GMT

i have corrupted my computer, and unfortunately i had to reinstall windows from a disc given to me by HP. afterwards, i tried to reinstall the programs, a bit fast, and then I noticed after boot the logon screen breaks up for a few seconds. And for some reason, i cant use the touch pad scroll up on the side, and my remote doesnt seem to work either. why???

Vista can't access 2nd HD or DVD afer sleep/hibernate

mrt49er — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:33:12 GMT

Can't access folders (D: or DVD) after sleep/hibernate. The error is:
D:\ is not accessible. The file or directory is corrupted or unreadable.

All normal after restart.

Hp and dell laptops in Pakistan

danishamjad — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:32:04 GMT

pakistan best online laptop shops in pakistan

http://www.cabnet.pk

processor clock cycle eaten up, WHY????

MxDev — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:14:03 GMT

Hi,

I have a COMPAQ Presario v6700 laptop with Core2Due processor 1.8GHz, 2GB RAM, and Windows Vista Ultimate SP1.

My problem is all the time I see the processor cycles gage is full for nothing, I tried to look for any frenzy process that eats all processor

clock cycles like this, but I failed or by other means I couldn't reach it.

Could you tell if there's any workaround or solution to figure this out.

Thanks, Any help appreciated

My regards

cannot enter windows. GRUB, error 22

samsons17 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:42:03 GMT

i had installed 2 os in my acer aspire 4736g
i had ubuntu and windows vista
i deleted the partition that contain the ubuntu os...
when i reboot my laptop, it comes out

GRUB loading stage1.5
GRUB loading, please wait...
Error 22

and it stuck there....cannot load windows
i knew that the laptop is finding the ubuntu os and cannot find it...
but i don't know how to enter bios, and how to set bios to remove ubuntu...

myb i am wrong, please correct me, and please help me...

Temporary Profile..

gsabra2 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:20:09 GMT

Hello everyone, hope I am posting in the right place. Yesterday evening my son was playing flash games on the pc. Logged off normally and today Window Vista automatically goes to temporary profile instead of going to our profiles. None of our files are present but can be locate on hard drive under users.

Question: How can I get our user profile to come up upon boot up and get out of temporary profile? I tried system restore, didn't work. Appreciate.

xbox hard drive to pc

cghizzoni — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:11:48 GMT

I was wondering if anybody would know?
I have an old computer with a bad hard drive and nothing else wrong. I also have an xbox with a cd drive problem but a good hard drive.
Is it possible to format the drive and use it?

How to create bootable image

Ancient Dragon — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:05:03 GMT

Now that I have Win7 set up the way I want it, is it possible to create an image on a bootable DVD so that if (and when) my computer crashes I can just reinstall everything from that image? I seem to recall something like that was done on my last job, but I don't know how.

Windows 7 vs. Windows XP.Which 1 is better?

hapizi84 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:14:23 GMT

Which one is better? Windows 7 or Windows XP comparing the following:

1. cost
2. resources needed
3. speed
4. reliability

dll error

johnspace27 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:32:36 GMT

hi guys, i need ur help..my computer is experiencing a dll error everytime i boot my computer and appear as "BHO.dll" it says like i deleted something and need to reinstall a particular file..can anybody suggest and help me??? thank u very much!!

Some tutorials or material explaining the registry...?

Grand666 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:14:26 GMT

hey guys,
im new here and this is my first question.

my pc runs a bit slow and im sick of trying all those system care products that people claim to work. ive tried so many but it just seems worthless. i know my best bet is to reinstall windows clean but i dont have an external hard drive and cd's will be take alot of time.

so i was wondering if some of you gurus out there can maybe spare some time and tell me where i can learn exactly how the registry works? alll those DWords and how it relates to your programs. what happens when you delete one of those keys and how you can manually clean your registry.
ive noticed some programs that i uninstalled still have all their keys in the registry. i just dont want to delete them coz im scared. lol
is there any resources that explain exactly how it works and how to manually fix it?
im studying fo rmy CCNA to take the test next year. yaya."-)

Anyone using LMMS?

evstevemd — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:59:43 GMT

I'm curious if anyone is using this Studio and how does it match FL studio. I ahve not used it but wan't to know how is it doing ;)
It is -->Here

Verdict on Windows 7!

cyb3rl0rd1867 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:49:59 GMT

A friend was asking me if I thought upgrading to windows 7 was a good idea. Since I don't have windows 7 I told him I would get back to him after I asked around. So, what is your personal opinion of Windows 7? No links to reviews or anything like that, just personal experience. Thanks a lot!

The virtualization, called "XP mode".

Alex_ — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:30:07 GMT

Hello everybody. I wanted to ask what does exactly Win7 do with their so called xp mode. As i have seen from various clips, this "mode" is actually just a virtual machine that runs win XP. Am i right?

If the answer is yes then how come not all processor can support the "mode"? I mean, a virtual machine is just a program that creates/assigns virtual resources for a process, isn't it? What is so special then about this xp virtualization that not all processors can support?

Secondly, when a distinct program is run from xp mode (but without xp's desktop) does it still run virtualized? Is it still XP's program, or they use a different technick (like emulating the xp's environment . Ex wine for linux) ?

And thirdly, concerning the CPU(this is less related to Win7 particularly ), OS virtualization != CPU's virtual mode... isn't it?

By cpu virtual mode i mean the ability to expand the limit of memory addressing . For example 8086 real mode can address to 1 MB of memory while virtual mode - 1 GB (if i'm not mistaken).

The Ultimate Tweak: Vista/XP install on large cluster sizes

sagulili — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:29:08 GMT

The ultimate tweak: Windows Vista or XP installs on larger than default allocation sizes. Even 64KB cluster size. Lesser fragmentation. Make your drive perform like RAID.

The choice of cluster size has an impact on real-world performance, though for most people it is not all that significant. In a nutshell, larger clusters waste more space due to slack but generally provide for slightly better performance because there will be less fragmentation and more of the file will be in consecutive blocks. This occurs because when clusters are larger, fewer of them are needed than when they are small. A 10,000 byte file would require three 4 kiB clusters but only one 16 kiB cluster. This means this file will always be in a contiguous block if stored in a 16 kiB cluster, but could be fragmented if stored in a 4 kiB cluster size partition. The slack tradeoff is a waste of 4 kiB more storage in the case of the 16 kiB clusters, but, this is hardly an issue now with the gargantuan sizes of hard drives nowadays. Small cluster sizes also have a negative effect on partition because they require larger file allocation tables, to manage their much larger numbers of clusters.

Due to this advantage on real world performance of larger cluster size, many have tried to install windows on partitions with cluster sizes larger than 4kb but to no avail. Windows will not allow installing itself on a partition with a cluster size larger than the default allocation size of the NTFS file system... but there is a way around this. Though you cannot use anymore system restore and windows backup, and the installation disk for repairs but who uses them anyway. And who cares when your drive works like RAID.

Five years ago, I have tried for weeks to install Windows XP on a drive formatted with 64KB cluster size with no success. I have searched the net for related articles on how to install Windows on a 64KB cluster size drives or partitions and I found nothing. Okay, let’s cut to the chase, I know you’re itching to do this. Here’s how it works:

1.Partition your drive so that it has two volumes. The first partition you set as the physical volume must be 10 MB or larger and format it with FAT32 or NTFS file system with default allocation size. You should create this partition first because this will become your boot drive and you would want it to be on outer most part of the disk for performance reasons and label it as BootDrive or SystemDisk (any label would do).
2.Create another partition and format it with the NTFS file system with a cluster size of 64KB or 32KB or 16KB, whatever you prefer, but for better performance larger means better as it means less fragmentation and lesser head movement. Label the partition as OSDrive, Windows or anything.
3.Run your windows installation disk. When the installation prompts you to choose which drive or partition you may want to install Windows, choose the second partition you made and it works like magic. It's that easy.
And, oh, besides the two partions that I have told you to create, you might want to hide first your other drives or partitions before installation, or better disconnect it, as Windows might install its system files on those disk if those drives or partitions have default allocation sizes. This tweak also works on Vista. Enjoy!

virus

send2raheel — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:20:53 GMT

tell me how many virus issue and problem in windows Xp and windows 7.tell me a name of issue and problem names.

raheel

PC Works but sometime it doesn't start anymore

Asimov6 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:15:11 GMT

Hello good people!

I have just build a htpc. The mohterboard is a ga-ma78gm-ud2h with an AMD X2 250 Processor, it has a 1G samsung harddisk, a Infrared USB receiver.

The PC seems to boot just fine when it has been unplugged from the mains. But when I shutdown the pc and want to restart it, it just doesn't start anymore. I have to unplug and replug it from the mains and after that it will start just fine.

Does anyone know where I should start looking?

Thanks a lot for you help!

Asimov

Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses

caperjack — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:47:55 GMT

http://www.sophos.com/blogs/chetw/g/...s-7-vulnerable

computer wont start

khamush — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:54:23 GMT

Hi guys out there,
Today when i came home, i found out the pc is not starting. the power goes on, all fans work, cd drive works, but monitor keeps blinking and no display, I've changed monitor, but no help
my machine is an acer 2.4 gh inter core 2, 3gb ram.
i have to add that i have not touched the pc at all, some times back, computer used to power itself off and show me a blue screen before it restared,
I also had had some blank screen events like i have now before, but they were fixed when i removed and pluged the monitor cable from and to pc.
but this time it seems serious.
Any Idea?

"...not a valid win32 application"

fishbait — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:09:56 GMT

HP Notebook - Pavilion using Vista Home Premium. Had for 2 yrs. I'm not an IT person, just a user.

Recently obtained new cellphone & was searching for different ringtones. One website I was suddenly switched to a "scan website", I immediately tried to X out & it started a scan. I then pulled the power cord & took out the battery.

Re-booted & all seemed normal, but after a day things started not working correctly. AVG wouldn't start, Gadgets started freezing, etc.

Yesterday, I tried downloading a cellphone program & started getting the message when I tried to Install via .exe..."not a valid win32 application".

Restored 3 times to earlier versions, most programs restored but could not run any anti-virus, rootkit, new or just downloaded programs, updates or even documents. All attempts gave the same message as the stated before.

I've researched thru MS, CNET, other sites with no success. I've looked at the Registry but don't know what I'm looking at.

I run various MS Accessories/Win Defender without finding a single problem.

I downloaded HijackThis, but it won't open....not a valid win32 application.

I would deeply appreciate any responses that could resolve this. As I said, not an IT person, I started using PC's in the early 80's & self-taught DOS, Win3.x, etc...but it has gone beyond my limited knowledge. Thnx (apologies if this was the wrong place to post)

Windows 7 Search & Powerpoint files

philetus — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:31:41 GMT

I'm running the evaluation copy,Build 7100.
I have a file:...weekly/(lots of .ppt files).
and I have tweaked all the settings for search, indexed everything, copied the file into My Computer,shared, and indexed the source backup drive.
The files were saved in XP from Office 2000.
Search can not find or display the .ppt files or their contents.
If I navigate manually, they are there.
Any ideas?
Bug in the evaluation copy?

Running 32bit hardware in x64 environment

Siberian — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:03:14 GMT

How can you get Hardware that only has drivers in 32-bit to run in a x64 bit Windows environment ? I'd prefer not to dual boot as well as I'm not keen on running a virtual Windows x32. Anyone have any suggestions ?

hi

chryslerparts — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:11:47 GMT

Any body help me how configure Wi-Fi?

Thanks

SNIP

Can not update windows

Bob_180_Bob — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:45:08 GMT

Hi all,
I try to update windows and I keep getting the error......."WindowsUpdate_0000052F" "WindowsUpdate_dt000"
I have tried troubleshooting several times and no success.
I have accessed the available updates and and tried just selecting two of the 16 available. it still downloads them, shows installing up to the last of the progress bar then error.
I have got a few update before (7 windows and 3 office) but I can not get past these updates. Most are just for Microsoft office.

files in folders

need2know — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:29:37 GMT

Hello everyone!

This is my first inquiry and I'm wondering:

I just became a Windows 7 user. In my folders, how do I make it possible to manually drag files.
(Right now, they won't budge.)

Thank you for reading this and helping.

Keyboard and mouse pad quit

jbottles — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:07:52 GMT

I have an Acer 5530 and have no problems out of it until now. Now when it boots up in the vista password screen the keyboard and the mouse pad will not work. They will work in the bios screen and I tried f8 to fix the computer and they will work in that screen. Can you give me any suggestions or help? I would greatly appreciate it.

internet connection sharing windows7, XP mode

nuflia — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:53:34 GMT

i am using windows 7 with xp mode , i am having a problem with accessing to the internet using Windows 7 that is why i downloaded xp mode for windows7, i can access to the internet without any problem using xp mode and my hardware huawei wireless can work on xp mode, i am wondering if any one has an idea how can i set up an internet connection sharing between Windows 7 and xp mode so that i can access the internet from Windows 7 using my connection on windows xp mode..........
any help will be highly appreciated

Re: Windows 7 + utorrent error

dmachop — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:36:13 GMT

I have installed windows 7 and it seems the latest version of utorrent is incompatible with the OS. The problem is that when the torrent is downloaded the system crashes.
Here is the hijackthis log:
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 7:34:15 AM, on 31-Oct-09
Platform: Unknown Windows (WinNT 6.01.3504)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7600.16385)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
C:\Windows\System32\hkcmd.exe
C:\Windows\System32\igfxpers.exe
C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\robotaskbaricon.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtMng.exe
C:\Windows\system32\igfxsrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosA2dp.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtHid.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtHsp.exe
C:\Windows\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 2010\klwtblfs.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Program Files\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe
C:\Windows\System32\mobsync.exe
C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: IEVkbdBHO - {59273AB4-E7D3-40F9-A1A8-6FA9CCA1862C} - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 2010\ievkbd.dll
O2 - BHO: RoboForm - {724d43a9-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\roboform.dll
O2 - BHO: Groove GFS Browser Helper - {72853161-30C5-4D22-B7F9-0BBC1D38A37E} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\GR469A~1.DLL
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: link filter bho - {E33CF602-D945-461A-83F0-819F76A199F8} - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 2010\klwtbbho.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &RoboForm - {724d43a0-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\roboform.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [googletalk] C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe /autostart
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [GrooveMonitor] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPEnh] C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\Windows\system32\igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\Windows\system32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Persistence] C:\Windows\system32\igfxpers.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVP] "C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 2010\avp.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [Uninstall Adobe Download Manager] "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Program Files\NOS\bin\getPlus_Helper.dll",Uninstall /IE2883E8F-472F-4fb0-9522-AC9BF37916A7 /Get1noarp
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [RoboForm] "C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboTaskBarIcon.exe"
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /autoRun (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\RunOnce: [mctadmin] C:\Windows\System32\mctadmin.exe (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /autoRun (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\RunOnce: [mctadmin] C:\Windows\System32\mctadmin.exe (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - Global Startup: Bluetooth Manager.lnk = ?
O8 - Extra context menu item: Add to Anti-Banner - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 2010\ie_banner_deny.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Customize Menu - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComCustomizeIEMenu.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Fill Forms - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComFillForms.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: RoboForm Toolbar - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComShowToolbar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Save Forms - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComSavePass.html
O9 - Extra button: Send to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: S&end to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
O9 - Extra button: Fill Forms - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F46} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComFillForms.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Fill Forms - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F46} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComFillForms.html
O9 - Extra button: Save - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F49} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComSavePass.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Save Forms - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F49} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComSavePass.html
O9 - Extra button: &Virtual keyboard - {4248FE82-7FCB-46AC-B270-339F08212110} - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 2010\klwtbbho.dll
O9 - Extra button: RoboForm - {724d43aa-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComShowToolbar.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: RoboForm Toolbar - {724d43aa-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComShowToolbar.html
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: URLs c&heck - {CCF151D8-D089-449F-A5A4-D9909053F20F} - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 2010\klwtbbho.dll
O13 - Gopher Prefix:
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{393424E6-C2C1-4089-BCBD-CA53CF172DF6}: NameServer = 208.67.222.222,208.67.220.220
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\..\{393424E6-C2C1-4089-BCBD-CA53CF172DF6}: NameServer = 208.67.222.222,208.67.220.220
O17 - HKLM\System\CS2\Services\Tcpip\..\{393424E6-C2C1-4089-BCBD-CA53CF172DF6}: NameServer = 208.67.222.222,208.67.220.220
O18 - Protocol: grooveLocalGWS - {88FED34C-F0CA-4636-A375-3CB6248B04CD} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\GRA32A~1.DLL
O20 - AppInit_DLLs: C:\PROGRA~1\KASPER~1\KASPER~1\mzvkbd3.dll,C:\PROGRA~1\KASPER~1\KASPER~1\kloehk.dll
O23 - Service: ASLDR Service (ASLDRService) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\ATK Hotkey\ASLDRSrv.exe
O23 - Service: Kaspersky Internet Security (AVP) - Kaspersky Lab - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 2010\avp.exe
O23 - Service: NBService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Nero BackItUp\NBService.exe
O23 - Service: NMIndexingService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMIndexingService.exe
O23 - Service: TOSHIBA Bluetooth Service - TOSHIBA CORPORATION - C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtSrv.exe
O23 - Service: XAudioService - Conexant Systems, Inc. - C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\xaudio.exe

--
End of file - 8345 bytes

Is it actually the application error or just compatibility issue in windows 7?

ERROR 0x80008017

Bregan — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:20:27 GMT

I am trying to update windows vista 64 bit to Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit.

I keep getting Error Meassage 0x80008017 when trying to upgrade . This happens when 6% of the files are copied. There is an annotation that that it is trying to copy a missing or corrupt file.

PLEASE LET ME HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS

Error ox80070007

Bregan — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:13:29 GMT

Whilst trying to upgrade Windows Vista ultimate 64 bit to Windows 7, I get an error message Error code 0x80070007
missing file or corrupt file. I then have to go out of the upgrade procedure.

What suggestions?

Error Activating Windows 7

Anpippin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:30:56 GMT

Hey I get an error when trying to activate Windows 7 Enterprise, it says a problem occured when Windows tried to activate. I have a legal copy and a legal product key, but it gives me the error and won't let me enter the product key or go online to activate my copy of Windows 7. What do I do?

Window 7 compatibility issue with parashra;s light 6.1

jaggs_astro — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:26:00 GMT

send me the solution of compatibility of the software parashra;s light 6.1, with window 7, whereas the software works fine with window-XP, window vista 64bit, but not with window 7 64bit

Resizing windows 7 partition

Bob_180_Bob — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:44:09 GMT

Hi,
I have just installed windows 7 on an old windows XP partition. It was big enough for XP but too small for 7. I can not use my Partition Magic as it is incompatible with 7, is there a free partition tool to resize my partition without problems like partition magic worked on XP?

Never stopping 'Install updates when you shut down your computer'

Killroy7777 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:39:37 GMT

For about the last month, I have had the icon in the start menu saying that I have an update that should be installed. But every time I allow it to "install" it never really does from what I can see. Does anyone have any news on what is up?

HP CP1515n Win 7 Drivers help

carlaguggino — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:51:18 GMT

Hi to everyone!

I'm new on the forum, I'm posting a new thread so I can get some help with my printer.

I bought not long ago an HP CP1515n http://www.informatica-i7store.com/p...5N-943TGQ0.php and It's impossible to make it work with windows 7.

I tried the original drivers, and nothing I get an error.
I tried the original drivers in compatibility mode (windows xp sp2) and nothing the same error.

I tried the ones for vista in HP website.
I tried the generic ones but I can't make the printer, print in color. And I can't get the scanner to work...

HP says on their website that they'll have support late on November... but I think it's going to be longer... so meanwhile if somebody had this problem and fix it... please tell me...

Carla

home basic to windows 7

jeevsmyd — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:31:50 GMT

my dell inspiron 1545 has vista home basic. now, how do I get windows 7 home premium? can I upgrade? how much will that cost?

Windows Installer won't start

avi75 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:32:34 GMT

Hi All,

I am running Windows Vista and have a problem installing programs and windows updates.
It seems that the windows installer service is stopped and I can't get it to start. When I try to start it, it seems to start briefly and stop immediately.
Can anyone out there shed any light on this for me?
Thanks

Register OCX in Windows 7

MPSDUDE — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:54:59 GMT

Folks,
Having managed to get VB6 installed on Windows 7 without too many problems, I'm struggling to get OCX's to register.
I have created a simple user control (on my other PC - XP Pro) and it worked fine on this machine in runtime and design time.
I have now copied that project to the Windwo7 PC and the ocx will not register. When I rebuild the OCX I get the error msg: Error accessing registry.
This implies I cannot even create user controls / OCX's in VB6 on Windows 7.
Strange thing is when I create an MSI installer (on the XP machine) and install the program on a Vista or Window7 PC it works fine.
It appears the controls work in run time, but you can't use them in design time aaaahhh.....
Can anyone shed any light on this.

Thanks

Patrick

Vista default fonts

cplspls — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:46:48 GMT

Hi guys, My vista business gas lost its fonts default fonts on the desktop and explorer windows. How do i regain my default fonts?

installed 7 cant access vista

04ayasin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:32:18 GMT

Ive just installed 7 pro 64 bit. I also have vista home premium 32 bit installed on the PC. after installing 7 i thought it would set up a dual boot, but it didn't. It just boots straight into 7. Anyone have any idea how I can access Vista and bring it up on a dual boot menu. Ive already tried a program called easy bcd, it didn't work.

Command Prompt Issues

twolfcorner2009 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:02:27 GMT

Alright, so I'm currently working on doing the work around and burning my own ISO file off of what I do have for Windows 7 (i have 32 bit Vista and am upgrading to 64 bit Windows 7). I just noticed that my command prompt when it opens up defaults to "C:\Users\Logan\" (my user name on the system). I don't recall ever changing it or anything but how can i get it back to being blank or C:\Windows\System32 ?

Ethernet and Wireless not working + can't turn on Windows Firewall

Thinka — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:04:22 GMT

Hi All,

Usually able to deal with PC monsters but this one has me all but beat. It's a Dell Inspiron 1525 for a colleague with 32bit Vista on it, SP1 only (SP2 wouldn't install but after a lot of online searching and trying various fixes, I decided it's the least of my worries).

As the subject says, the machine can't get on to the internet via a cable or wireless signal, just gets that useless 169.254.x.x private IP address. The user says that problem started after uninstalling Norton (not sure what variant), can find out if crucial.
So anyways he brings it to me and whilst trying to clean out any bloatware, noticed Windows telling me the Firewall was off. I try to turn it on, but it just won't do it. I even try to do it in Services.msc, but I just get an error in there as well asking me to check the System Event Log for more info. Needless to say I didn't get more info there.

Has anyone ever encountered something like this? Anyone got any ideas, save doing a re-install of Vista?

Cheers

Upgrading windows XP to Vista

coud_ren_26 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:09:39 GMT

I am using a windows xp pro as my operating system. I want to upgrade it to windows vista. I heard that you can upgrade xp to vista without re moving your files using the upgrade copy for vista. May someone help me how to do it. Thank you for the concern.

svchost using too much RAM

Killroy7777 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:51:18 GMT

Hello, so here is my problem. The last month or so I noticed that my RAM usage was quite high. So looking through my processes I noticed my svchost's were really high. Most of them are below 10k, but two really caught my eye. When my pc was at it dropoff for memory usage, one of them was just below 150k, and the other was 75k. Now they are running 70k and 50k. I was wondering if anyone could tell me the services that I don't need. Here are the services that are running with each of them:
http://i38.tinypic.com/30iyxpt.jpg
Thank you.

Can't open 2 windows in internet explorer in windows 7

r430t — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:26:07 GMT

I installed the new Windows 7. One big problem, I can't open more than one window in Internet Explorer. If I am online on a page... and if I click the IE icon to open another site, it just reopens the same window I am already in. Anyone know of any setting I have to change?

I did a clean install of Win 7. I am using IE 8.

Thanks for any info.

window vista(home) to window 7

chetram_sunita — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:04:12 GMT

i have a new compaq laptop with Vista(HOME) 29september 2009,but i am also continue updated of vista,can i updated window 7 without any pay?,if yes than tell me process

Code 28 error for Windows 7

Rikker — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:25:44 GMT

PCI Simple Communications Controller

(The driver for this device is not installed)

Any suggestions on how to correct this? Using Device Manager to find a driver doesn't locate anything.

Rikker

How do I fix a hard drive crash?

sanguinarius — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:54:43 GMT

My hard drive on my old desk top crash out about a week ago and i was wanting to know how can i fix this? I have tried restarting the machine and it keeps popping up "No OS Found" and i tried to install ubuntu 8.0 with failed attempts and i am still having problems getting it to come on. Any advice on what is going on?

Can not change read-only folder permissions

Ancient Dragon — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:17:24 GMT

I installed Windows 7 this morning, then installed VC++ 2008 Express again. Now I want to install a dependency walker in its installation folder. But suprise suprise, the folder is marked read-only. Using Windows Explorer to change permissions does nothing. Yes, my account is set up as Administrator (already checked that). I recall a similar problem years ago with XP but don't recall how to fix the problem.

News Story Is Google Android Strategy to Trip up Win Mobile?

Techwriter10 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:45:28 GMT

There was a good analysis in the NYT yesterday regarding the Google Android strategy, which according to author Saul Hansell, is intended not to make money for Google, but to block Microsoft from getting traction in the mobile space. Given that Google is giving Android away, it's a theory that makes a lot of sense.

Yes, There is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch

For Google, the apparent reason for giving Android away is that if it expands access to the internet, it increase the likelihood that people will use Google services and view Google Ads. And Google Ads are really what it's all about for Google. Hansell writes:

Quote:

After all, Google isn’t approaching smartphones like a normal business. It has made Android open source available freely to any handset maker to use and change at will. It says its only reason is to expand the use of the Internet on cellphones because it believes this will allow more people to use its search engine and other products on which it sells ads.

He goes onto say that Microsoft is handling the Mobile Windows market like any other, charging for the right to install Windows Mobile on each phone, just as they charge PC makers to install Windows on each machine they sell.

Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Freedom?

Microsoft says when you get Win Mobile, you get a familiar interface, familiar tools and you can get up and running quickly. There's something to be said for this. With Google's strategy, the handset makers get Google for free and they can adapt it as they wish, but when you pick up the phone, you have to learn how to do everything based on that handset maker's implementation. It's entirely possible, in fact, that you could could own one Android phone, then pick up a second one from a different manufacturer and not know how to use it.

But reports from far and wide suggest that Microsoft is playing into Google's strategy because the most recent release, 6.5, has not received favorable reports. Even Steve Ballmer, the Microsoft CEO admitted the company screwed up the release. When a lot of people expect Microsoft to screw up in this fashion, it's not a great testimonial when your own CEO comes out and says as much.

And Then There's iPhone and Blackberry

All of this doesn't even take into account that as of right now, it's neither Windows Mobile nor Android which are at the top of the market share heap. Instead it's Apple and Blackberry, two companies that have gone at it from different directions, but are finding great success.

So it may be that Hansell is right. Google doesn't give a hoot about making money directly on Android (or it would be), but the mobile revenue stream should matter to Microsoft because all things point to an increasingly mobile world.

It would be nice for Redmond if we had a complete Windows experience across our entire lives. We used it at home, on our laptops and netbooks, at work and on our phones (even in our cars), but in reality the world is becoming more fractured than that, and if Microsoft wants to play in the Mobile space it needs to come out with an OS that kicks butt and takes names, a task made harder by its own ineptitude, not to mention a competitor running interference with a free OS, and the iPhone and Blackberry sitting back and capturing the lion's share of the market.

Windows 7 - Worth the Problems?

tahoemnts — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:10:07 GMT

All I hear about are problems with changing from Vista to 7. Is it worth the problems? Will it work...?
Nanogreens-10

bus

ctk_satz — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:58:46 GMT

what is the bus connecting mother board to hard disk?

Upgraded from W Vista to W 7, now my DVD/CD ROM & built in Webcam will not work

Stoneystile — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:25:02 GMT

This problem has occurred since the Upgrade, the CD Rom obviously worked during the Upgrade, but now refuses to play Audio or Video, the disc's are ejected & a window opens telling me to insert a disc.
Regarding the built in webcam, no picture appears. In both cases in 'Device Manager' when I look into prperties for each device, I am told that they are both working properly.
When I start my Laptop, the last two lines that appear before Windows 7 starts are.
PXE-E6i:Media Test Failure, Check Cable
PXE-MOF:Exiting PXE Rom.
I do not know if this has anything to do with it, both devices are built in & as far as I know do not have cables.
Can anybody advise me please.
Best Regards John

computer freezes after a Windows 7 upgrade

dcap3 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:40:28 GMT

My computer freezes after a Windows 7 upgrade when I stop using it for 10 minutes.

My computer will not start

superborg — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:51:35 GMT

I have windows xp ultimate and I had received a virus in some part of my operating system. So I deleted it. Now my computer will not start up. Goes to the safe mode selection screen. And that is it. How do I fix this problem?

News Story Microsoft and Apple: A Tale of Two Earnings Report

Techwriter10 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:27:28 GMT

There was a a lot of news coming out Microsoft and Apple last week:

* On Monday, Apple released its stellar earnings report.

* On Monday, Microsoft opened up the SharePoint 2009 Conference in Las Vegas

* On Tuesday, Apple released its latest product line

* On Wednesday, Microsoft announced a deal with Twitter to expose Twitter information in Bing

* On Thursday, Microsoft released Windows 7.

* On Friday, Microsoft released their earnings report, which was shall we say, less than stellar (compared to Apple's).

And so it went in a week full of big news. Google got into it too, announcing its own deal with Twitter. It was enough to make your head spin, but surely one thing that stood out among all that news was how well Apple did in its earnings and how poorly Microsoft did in comparison.

Apple Scores a Record Quarter

As I wrote the other day in Win 7 Left in the Publicity Dust, Apple had a quarterly earnings report for the ages:

Quote:

Not only did they do well, they did freaking incredible scoring their best quarter ever. In the middle of the biggest recession in 50 years, Apple generated a whopping $1.67B profit.

You don't need to be a financier to know that's doing really well and the profits resulted in earnings of $1.82 per share (according to numbers on Mac World). And here's some other tidbits:

Quote:

Comparing those numbers to Apple’s year-ago figures, quarterly profit rose 46 percent, while earnings per share jumped 44 percent. Revenue increased 25 percent from the September 2008 quarter. At the end of the [quarter], the company had $34 billion of cash on hand.

That we are in the middle of a recession, only makes those numbers that much more impressive. Meanwhile, Microsoft's numbers came out today, and the results: not so good.

Microsoft's Number Are a Different Story

When the good news is that you beat analysts expectations by not having a quarter as *bad* as analysts thought, it's not such a great thing. And Microsoft's numbers were mediocre at best. Mary Jo Foley reports on her Ziff-David blog:

Quote:

For the quarter, which ended on September 30, Microsoft’s net income was down 18 percent, to $3.57 billion, and revenues down 14 percent, to $12.92 billion — both compared to the first quarter earnings for fiscal 2009.

Foley said the losses were due mostly to Microsoft's biggest earners, Windows and Office, taking a big hit. To be fair, it should be interesting to see if there is a turn-around next quarter with the holiday shopping season and the release of Windows 7 and the new Zune along with more time for Bing to bake. There had better be or Microsoft could be starting to show signs of faltering a bit.

Hard Not To Compare

These two companies battle each other and when one is doing so much better than the other, it's hard not to see the contrast and point it out. It's clear at this point, that Apple is doing great at the high end. Its computers and laptops are selling well and at a high profit margin. The iPhone market continues to grow.

Microsoft has yet to find a new product that can match the success of products rolled out by Apple this decade, still living off its Windows and Office profits. But if that continues to diminish, how will Microsoft continue to maintain its profits in the years to come? It's not an easy question to answer and one that the powers that be in Redmond are very likely puzzling over even as we speak, hoping I'm sure, that their recent moves will result in their own stellar earnings reports in the future.

Networking Problem Windows 7 won't detect Windows XP

Siberian — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:54:12 GMT

I'm having problems Networking Windows7 and Windows XP in the meantime until I upgrade the Windows XP computer to Windows7, which is I have the network running perfectly under Windows 7 but it won't see the Windows XP box. I've done some searching and reading and went into the advanced options in Windows7 and nothing has since changed Windows7 can't see Windows XP.

Help!! I can not remove vista from my PC!!

KWEHANGANA — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:26:27 GMT

Recently I purchased a new laptop with an OS of vista,but i do not need Vista, I have tried to install win xp in vain. Can some one guide me on how to go about it?

Help to get o.s selection menu during startup .

faizaan_89 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:07:27 GMT

Hi friends,

I was having two o.s installed windows 7 & windows xp sp3

at that time i was getting o.s selection menu at start time.

But now i have formatted my windows 7 partition and reinstalled it now

i am not getting any o.s selection menu at start up and directly windows 7

starts so can any one suggest how to get that o.s selection menu back.

waiting for reply.

Need help reformatting a disk

N3wb13 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:15:50 GMT

I'm confused on what to do here, and I'm really afraid to try anything without asking first because I know that I can easily mess up my system.

I have Vista installed on one hard drive, and I just bought a new hard drive and installed Windows 7 on it. I copied all of my files over to the new hard drive (the one with W7 on it) and now I want to reformat my old hard drive (the one with Vista on it) to clean it up so that I can use it for storage.

Here's a picture of the Disk Management Window:
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/5517/21907114.png

To sum this up, my question is how to reformat the hard drive with Vista on it, without screwing up my computer.

Thanks for helping!

Windows 7 hangs at the glowing logo

shea279 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:05:27 GMT

OK, so I just fresh installed Windows 7, and after it reboots (like twice) as part of the installation process, it prompted for my username, update settings, time zone, etc.

Then every time after that, when it boots up, it can't get past the glowing windows logo. It just sits there glowing indefinitely.

I've tried changing every setting in by BIOS to no end. Safe mode gets to "classpnp.sys" and stops loading. Boot logging leaves no actual log. Ive reinstalled it from the disc twice.

I *think* it might have something to do with windows using the wrong drivers for my video card after the initial performance test. This could be why it worked before the performance test but not after. But as it won't boot, I have no way to install the correct drivers..

I'm really good with computers.. I just can't work this stupid problem out..

help?

Windows Vista .dll errors apon opening any program and boot

tootsiepell — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:01:20 GMT

Can anyone help me with my computer issue. I have a Windows Vista computer and am getting error messages on boot of the pc and when opening every program.

Error:

c:\Progra~2\jedubaji.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using hte original installation media or contact your system administrator or the software vendor for support.

On the top right hand corner of the error shows multiple different Bad image errors after pressing okay multiple times.

ie4uinit.exe - Bad image (then the above error for each of these)
rundll32.exe - Bad image
AtBroker.exe
SkyTel.exe
Dwm.exe
explorer.exe
Spmgr.exe
OSK.exe
SynTPEnh.exe
ISBMgr.exe
AppMonUtility.exe
IAAnotif.exe
HpqSRmon.exe
LaunchVHSD.exe
hpwuSchd2.exe
Reminderapp.exe
RtHDVCpl.exe
VCAB.exe
Vista VAIO Survey.exe

I have looked on other Vista machines and do not find a jedubaji.dll file on them. I've seen like error messages before and just copied from one pc to the other and fixed it but do not see this .dll file. I have also run a virus scan on the computer with no luck. Thanks.

No Sound with HDMI

Anpippin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:23:53 GMT

Ok I just got a new nVidia Geforce 9600 GT graphics card and I can't seem to get the sound to work and I have an HDMI cable plugged into my graphics card. My pc shows no playback devices. How do I get the sound to work?

No Video

GlissD17 — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:07:53 GMT

i am running Vista Home Premium 64 bit. I built a new PC about 2 months ago.

Asus MoBo
Phenom11 Quad Core 3.2Ghz
8gigs of 1333 DDR3 Memory
On board video( ATI 4200)
2 Western Digital Hard Drives 750 -Black Cavair
Plextor DVD/CDRW
Blue Ray DVD
750 watt Power Supply
I looked in the bios before I rebooted,I do not remember if it showed the PCI
System was running great had it overclocked and tweaked.I bought a Saphire 4830 Video card.
I installed the new card.Booted up using the onboard video card.
I uninstalled the ATI,Catalyst Driver suite.
The screen changed to 600x800,loked like safe mode.
I rebooted the PC,no video.I know it booted up into windows I heard the Microsoft music when it boots.
I tried rebooting,sutting power off,with no luck.
Now I have no video at all.When I boot It may show the scren ,Do you want to boot into windows and other choices.I do not know for sure but,all the times I shut it down it has to .
I tried getting into bios no luck.
After the card was installed and I booted into old onboard video.I went into bios,I do not remember if it showed the PCI-2 slot??

All I want to do is to boot into windows.I guess it would be easier using onboard video???
I appreciate any help.I have not built a new system in 5 years,plus old age does not help.
Thank You in advance Doug

News Story 5 Reasons Why You Should Switch to Windows 7 (And 5 More Reasons Why You Shouldn't)

khess — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:58:32 GMT

Yesterday was Microsoft's big day. Windows 7 was released. Did you go buy your copy already? Are you waiting? Whether you have or haven't doesn't really matter but I'm going to give you my five reasons why you should switch to Windows 7 and five more why you shouldn't. Both are compelling and perhaps might change your mind one way or another.

This list might seem odd coming from a guy who ordinarily writes on Linux topics, but as an IT professional I have to work with all operating systems and deal with their quirks accordingly. This is my list of reasons to switch and not to switch based on my experiences with both Windows and Linux--and more specifically Windows 7.

The Five Reasons to Switch to Windows 7:

1. It's new. That's right; simple enough. It's new. What's better than a new version of an operating system (OS)? Windows 7 is a new OS which brings a lot of new promises and hopes to a world that has either held on too long to Windows XP or had issues with Windows Vista. In either case, Windows 7 is a refreshing change and it's long overdue.

2. It's not Vista. Vista was Microsoft's biggest mistake since Windows Me--and no, I won't let it go. Windows Me was bad. Really bad. Windows Vista is also very, very bad. It's slow, it's clunky, it's often unresponsive and it is not a pleasure to use. Every computer, except one, I have upgraded to Windows XP from Vista every time I see it on a computer that I have any control or say so over. Being Not Vista is a very compelling reason to switch. I think Microsoft owes Vista owners a huge discount or a free copy of Windows 7 and an apology for Windows Vista but that's just me.

3. Performance. Windows 7 boots way faster than any other MS OS since Windows 3.1. It's impressive to say the least. It also was an almost complete rewrite of all subsystems from a performance standpoint. It takes advantage of multi-core processor technology and it has the same hardware requirements as Vista--so that means you don't have to go out and buy a new computer to run it. Windows 7 feels "lighter" and snappier than even Windows XP. It runs comfortably on Netbooks, which is a huge boost over the not recommended for Netbooks Vista.

4. XP Mode and Virtualization. All of your applications should run fine on Windows 7 if they run on XP. 7 also has built-in virtualization with Virtual PC if you purchase the Ultimate or the Enterprise version.

5. Smooth Upgrade Path from Vista. Windows 7 upgrades from Vista without issue but don't expect that behavior from a Windows XP to 7 upgrade; it won't work. To do this upgrade, you'll need a third party product or you'll have to wipe out your Windows XP installation and install Windows 7 fresh.

The Five Reasons to Not to Switch to Windows 7:

1. It Isn't Windows XP. To this you might be saying, "Duh" but I have a good reason for saying this: Windows 7 is more 'Vista-esque' in its behavior than XP is. So, if you're expecting a smooth cutover to 7 from XP, fugettaboutit. It's not the same. Oh there's still the familiar Control Panel, Programs and so on but when you look for your "My Documents" folder, surprise, it isn't there. There's a Documents folder under Libraries. Libraries replaces My Documents for some odd reason. Libraries is where you'll find your documents, music, pictures and videos. But, there's another surprise for you. If you go poking around a bit under your user name: C:\Users\username, you'll see a My Documents folder which is an alias to your Documents folder under Libraries. Cool, huh? Why the change? Who knows? Basically, Microsoft has "Macified" Windows 7 with all this 'I don't know where on the actual disk my stuff is' design. Oh, well, get used to it; it's what you've always wanted: A Mac for less than half the price.

2. It Isn't a Desktop Savior. If you're going into a Windows 7 upgrade with the hope that Windows 7 is the finest operating system since DOS, you're sadly mistaken. Windows 7 is Microsoft's apology for Vista. Windows 7 is really a transitional operating system for Microsoft. It is the OS that will keep you quiet long enough for them to work on and launch the true next generation of operating system, which will be something totally unique.

3. It's Expensive. Microsoft made no real apologies for Vista in the way of a cheap upgrade to Windows 7, so go into this with your eyes open to a cost ranging from $100 to just over $300, depending on the version you choose to use.

4. It's Still Windows. Another 'Duh' moment but allow me to explain that statement. "It's still Windows," means that you'll still have the same issues that you've always had with Windows operating systems; this one is no great stray from the mother ship on that matter. Expect lots of patches that require rebooting, driver issues, security fixes that also require rebooting and a fantastic array of new viruses, malware and spyware specifically designed to target 7's weak spots.

5. It Ain't Linux. OK, yet another 'Duh' for the list and I'm sure that I'll receive rancid attacks from the Microsoft Fanboy Cheering Section on this but hear me out first. People are so quick to call some new version of an OS as a "Insert your least favorite operating system here" killer. Well it ain't. It ain't Linux and it ain't a Linux killer by any stretch. In fact, there will be a great number of people and companies who will mull the switch from their current operating system to either Windows 7 or some Linux distribution. Windows 7 prompts us to take a good long look at vendor lock-in, fewer freedoms and more expense. It ain't Linux and it ain't free.

Have you seen Windows 7 yet? Do you expect to upgrade soon or are you going to wait? Tell me about your plans to switch or to wait and why.

how to install tally7.2 in vista ultimate

muralikrishnako — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:55:21 GMT

how do install tally7.2 in vista ultimate,

News Story Insights from the cloud

GuyClapperton — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:51:14 GMT

So I'm helping host an event for Google yesterday - called Atmosphere, it was based in London and had about 300 CIOs present. I was lucky enough to be chairing a couple of panel discussions (and will put YouTube links in here if anyone's interested in what CIOs from Amazon, Jaguar Landrover and elsewhere had to say on the cloud).

One interesting point was when a member of the audience asked what the panel would be doing about Windows 7. The response was unanimous. First they said they wouldn't be doing anything on day one of a release of a new system and no self-respecting CIO would disagree (for what it's worth I found this an entirely reasonable view).

Second, though, after agreeing there might be a place for it in a couple of years, they added that they didn't care about Windows, Macs or anything else any more. The one thing driving these international CIOs is what you can find on the browser - what's useful, what's working, what's productive, if it's stored locally they just don't want to know any more.

This could end up as quite a shock to that nice Mr. Gates and even that nice Mr. Jobs as it starts to filter out to the small business community and then the consumer market. Cynics will say it's thin client all over again. Other critics say that themassive advance in the 1980s and 1990s was that everybody had a personal computer on their desk. But as one of the speakers said yesterday, arguably the big change now is that everyone's going to have their own managed data centre on their desk without having to worry how it's done.

Windows? Mac? Linux? I wonder how long we'll care?

Unidentified Network, Limited or No Connectivity

Teethous — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:00:48 GMT

Hey guys, I just got a Toshiba Laptop running Vista 64 bit. I cant connect to the internet due to a low connection/ unidentified network message. The cable is fine because it works in my machine that is running xp. Any suggestions?

cant load file

choybutchoy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:27:44 GMT

hi there, i hope u guys can give me some idea about this problem...what is that "windows cannot load drivers"..."windows found the driver but cannot install the driver"...