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[URL="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938979/en-us"]Found this MS Knowledge base article.[/URL] Third item in the Intro. Also, perhaps if you disconnect from the lan and just log in locally the printers can be removed?

The problem is 2003 is older than Vista. You should install 2003 first in this dual boot configuration.

Windows is blocking the System Configuration tool(msconfig) from displaying a message on startup. Right click on the popup to show the blocked program and allow it to start. Be sure to put a check in the box to prevent it from happening again.

Try reinstalling the [URL=http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=31132]USB Adapter Card extensions[/URL] . Seems there is also an issue if processor cycling is on in the Energy Saver control panel on the G3's.

Make sure you've applied all of your game's [URL="http://www.blizzard.com/us/patches/"]patches[/URL]. Also when launching the game right click on the icon and select 'Run as administrator' .

Turn off User Account Control. Start>Control Panel>User Accounts>Turn User Account Control on or off

According to Microsoft's minimum requirements you should be ok. The processor on your pdc might be a concern if you're going to 2003. I think Microsoft recommends 550 MHz though it will run with less. On the other hand, according to Murphy in regards to upgrading any Microsoft os .... …

Perhaps the drivers have become corrupted. Try uninstalling the printer; then open the Printers folder and go to File, Server Properties. Click on the Drivers tab then select and Remove the driver. Also ,on the Advanced tab ensure that the spool folder is located on a drive with sufficient free …

[URL="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946776/en-us"]Check this out.[/URL]

[QUOTE=taya74;567625]I have also switched my wireless modem for my old normal broadband modem (to completely rule out my modem) and still had the same problem. Could the problem be my network card?[/QUOTE] By 'normal' do you mean you are now connected with a network cable? Which Dell notebook are you …

[QUOTE=edek;570207]I can only login to 'listed' accounts.[/QUOTE] Check out [URL="http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_wel_screen.htm"]Kelly's Korner[/URL]. Be sure to backup the registry before tweaking!

chances are you just dislodged a cable when you were cleaning. try reseating the power connector on the hdd and data cable at both the hdd and mainboard.

[URL="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=55820EDB-5039-4955-BCB7-4FED408EA73F"]Windows XP Pro Setup Boot Floppy Set[/URL] The Windows XP CD is bootable if your bios supports it.

Assuming you're running XP, have you installed service pack 2 ? There were known bugs in imapi.sys that sp2 should fix.

Boot from the XP cd and choose repair console. Once you are at the command prompt enter [I]fixmbr[/I] and enter; once that's done type [I]fixboot[/I] and enter; then restart. Vista is history.

I would recommend using the drivers from [URL="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=2093&lc=en&cc=us&product=3636761&dlc=en"]the manufacturer[/URL] rather than using Windows Update. Try 'rolling back' the driver from Device Manager.

Just installed it myself; after 50 minutes and 4 restarts. Too soon to tell if there's any performance improvements but the System control panel now reports the 4 GB ram I have installed. (even though only 3.25GB is actually 'available' as reported by the System Information tool)

From the first screen shot it looks like you are running Parallels on an OS X Mac. I don't know much about virtual pc software for Mac but if it will allow you to install Service Pack 1 for Vista the media player will be upgraded to version 11.0.6001.7000 Try …

Pause/Break usually works.

If your BIOS setup includes your cd/dvd rom as a boot device it will boot from the windows disk and start the install. If your bios does not support booting from cd you can download files from microsoft to create a set of bootable floppy disks.

Have you cleared the browser's cache and cookies? For Firefox it's under Tools>Clear Private Data.

You must be administrator to run defragmentation. Some 3rd party defrag utilities, like [URL="http://www.diskeeper.com/defrag.asp"]Diskeeper[/URL] can run in the background as a service which you should be able to run with admin credentials regardless of the user actually logged in.

Have you [URL="http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=86384"]verified your settings[/URL] or tried the gmail troubleshooter ?

because the notch on the DDR is very close to center, it is possible to install it backwards(reversed end to end). Are you getting any beep codes from the motherboard? After a successful Power On Self Test there is usually a single beep. Multiple or continuous beeps indicate a hardware …

Go to Control Panel, Network and Sharing Center. Make sure your Network is set to Private. If it's Public click on Customize and switch it to Private.

If you are sure that your monitor can handle the resolution, the only other culprit that comes to mind is the refresh rate. From the Personalization control panel click on Display settings and then the Advanced settings button. Click on the Monitor tab and set the refresh to 60hz and …

Try updating the driver to to nVidia's latest version. [URL="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_169.25_whql.html"]http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_169.25_whql.html[/URL]

Are you able to enter the bios setup? You may need to set the CD drive as a boot device in setup.

You can create an image of your entire system with vista's Backup and Restore Center, which you can save to a hard drive or burn to one or more dvds. There are also 3rd party solutions like Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image.

Macs are no better or worse than PCs. Apple makes their firmware proprietary in an attempt to prevent cloning. If you really want to run OS X on a PC check out: [URL="http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page"]http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page[/URL]

[URL="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555439/en-us"]Something to try...[/URL]

Personally i (like Jack) would has used more space for the C: drive. You should be able to manage without repartitioning though. For one, clean up your desktop - move any files/folders to one of the other partitions. You could also install a utility like [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread108459.html"]CCleaner[/URL] to help find and …

You could try the 'File Type Doctor' in [URL="http://www.creativelement.com/powertools/#tools"]Creative Element Power Tools[/URL]. [URL="http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-500"]Screenshot[/URL] by Method#3.

My 1st was when I 'upgraded' Win 3.11 to the original Win95. Very ugly. 95a and up was ok. Got caught by a new virus variant that my avp missed even though the signatures were up to date. One bad video driver experience. That's it. Other than that I've installed …

Which web browser are you using? Have you tried downloading the latest release(9.0.115.0) from [URL="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&promoid=BONRN"]Adobe[/URL] ? There is a link on that page (#6) where you can check the installation and it will also report which version you are using. I am currently using 9.0.047.0 on Vista Ultimate and it …

According to the [URL="http://217.110.237.67/Manuals/7046-engl%20v1.0%20-%20MS-7046.pdf"]Microstar MS-7046 Manual[/URL] your sound is from a CMedia Azelia integrated controller. Try loking for drivers at [URL="http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=downloadindex"]Microstar[/URL] or [URL="http://www.cmedia.com.tw/?q=en/driver"]CMedia[/URL].

It means it is a network printer. i.e. the printer is not attached to the local machine but is being shared on the network by some manner of print server(might be built into print or could be another computer)

Are you using a filter on the fax modem side of your splitter?

Right click on the executable for the task and you'll get a popup menu. Left click on "Run as..." and enter your admin credentials.

Have you tried clearing the browsers' cache and cookies ?

Try booting to safe mode and hopefully the [I]optimization[/I] program created a backup so you can undo the tweaks it made. Otherwise you could try a System Restore.

Open the Security Center, click on the link near the top labelled ' Using Windows Security Center'; a Help and Support window will open. Scroll down to the bottom and there is a section marked 'See Also'. Click the link for 'use antivirus software that windows doesn't find' and it …

[URL="http://www.logmein.com"]http://www.logmein.com[/URL]

[URL="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928634/en-us"]Perhaps this link will help ?[/URL]

Go to Control Panel, Network and Sharing Center. Under Sharing and Discovery, leave File Sharing 'On' and turn Public Folder Sharing 'Off'. Also make sure Windows firewall has an Exception set for File and Printer sharing. I have UAC on and share successfully with XP machines using the above settings.

Go to [B][I]Run[/I][/B] and enter[B][I] control userpasswords2 [/I][/B], hit [B][I]Enter[/I][/B] and uncheck the box beside 'Users must enter a username and password to use this computer'

Check out [URL="http://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/region-free-tools"]VideoHelp.com[/URL]

[QUOTE=dublin62505;329617][B][COLOR=#000080]When I loaded CS2 Illustrator after installing Vista I got an administrator error. I am the administrator. Any suggestions on how to rectify this? TIA! ;) [/COLOR][/B][/QUOTE] Did you upgrade to Vista with Illustrator already installed or are you trying to install Illustrator now? Either way it sounds like UAC …

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I was having similar issues ; I'm fairly sure it was upgraded network card drivers that did the trick but I disabled all power management for the NIC as well.