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it does normally take a while to configure the update/s after the first reboot. And if you uninstall a failed update it will do the same. Try rebooting when you havent done any updates and if it keeps on doing it i would suggest uninstalling the update and reinstalling it …

sometimes workplaces /universitys etc block content unless your within their local network or have dialed in using vpn etc my uni does it and will only let me access certain content unless within their network. Check with them they will be able to tell you.

wireless or wired connection, are you trying to download files on the net if so from where or from within your home network if so what os are they running firewalls etc....

that wont work windows have the right to upgrade your software whenever they chose without your knowledge. you accepted this when you read the licence agrement (yer right) as you are actually only buying a licence to use there software not the rights for it. If you have an internet …

i love vista xp solaris 10 all equally they are all good at different things but vista is my choice for day to day tasks just looks better and yer i have had to upgrade a few parts to get the perfomance i want but i like havin an uptodate …

or it could be a incorrect driver installed for your graphics card download an updated one from the manufactures website.

hi, if you go to the realtek website and download the latest driver. Then if its an exe just double click if its a driver file then go to device manager and right click on the device then update driver. Often windows creates generic drivers for multiple network cards and …

is it preloaded with an opearting system. If not thats a pretty good place to start. You might want a dual boot so you can have two o/s installed like vista and xp or vista and ubuntu. Once your os is installed get on the internet make sure it is …

i had the same kinda problem with bit lord on vista where when i right clicked to locate download it never could but i found if i browesed to the folder manually through explorer my download was there so try that! (if its makes sense)

Hi, This is probably the wrong place to post this and solairs is Unix not Linux but couldnt find anywhere else so here goes. I am trying to configure imap in solaris 8. I want to set up a pop3 server on a unix box and then use a windows …

Hi, Im creating an audit of all our UNIX systems which all run solaris (dfiferent versions) I need to gather the serail number from a few of the boxes that are located on another site is there anyway to do this: [B]BUT[/B] I cannot install any program to do this …

if you type env and then cut and paste to here your path thats a good place to start. Or you can edit you .profile or whatever profile file you use and add :installdirofglib/bin (change the installdirofglib for the install directory of glib) you might be able to use the …

hi, Is it a wireless connection or a wired connection? Make sure you have the most upto date driver installed for your network card. Try using your manufactures one instead of the microsoft driver as this one isnt specifically written just for your network card but a generic one. If …

he is right dual boot will make the operating system run a lot faster, but if you need to have both o/s running at the same time for some reason then a virtual machine is the way to go. Also make sure you make two seprate partitions or better yet …

hi have you tried running the vista beta tool on [url]www.crucial.com[/url] it will tell you what components in your laptop are compatiable and which ones arent. It can also point you in the direction of hard to find drivers. Just a thought and I know it might be a silly …

what happens if you go into your bios and watch the clock in there. If you can. Does this do the same.

hi there can i have a few details: What router are you using? Are you using a wireless adapter or built in wireless or pci wireless card? And i assume your using vista. Let me know but also try this go to start accessories then command prompt right click and …

Hi can anyone help, I have bought myself a lan hdd caddy. It is connected to my bthome hub and i can access it from my internal network but what do i need to do to access it from anywhere . Do i need to set up a vpn if …

good question from what i have read it is something to do with graphics! so if you have many graphic hungry apps running and they run out of memory from your graphics card they can use the ram. But don't quote me on this will carry on reading up on …

HMM think that’s not entirely true there is loads of software for it a few months ago there wasn’t true but nearly all every day software will run on vista if you have doubts look on the website for the different pieces of software. Every device I use has a …

i think the best thing to do is to take the files off and format the hdd. Or if you have xp installed or you can put the hdd in a computer that has xp installed see this [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309044[/url] for converting the dynamic disk back to a basic which vista …

yer sounds like you need to run update and maybe download adobe flash player! see if that works!

to share a folder for vista to xp create the folder then right click properties then sharing then advanced. Change the permissions for everyone to all ticks make a note of the network path then add it to the xp machines worked for me! your xp machines might not see …

use windows pe boot disk its xp installed on a disk so you can get onto your computer and access your files you might even be able to fix the orignal problem if you let me know what it is!!

You can download many programs that will check your hardware for you without needing an operating system. Go to the manufactures website and see what software they have got for checking hdd. Have a look at this link should be relevant. [url]http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/seatools/[/url] Post the results on here will see what …

right avg is a good anti virus and zone alarm is a good free firewall but there are loads out there. Fax software: google it there must be some out there and it must be the only work around as there is no current support on vista. Driver: This would …

seems like a privilage thing you a normal user or adminsitrator? normal users cant use run or network connections!

you need at least 2g ddr if your going to be doin what u say on your comp! but philips are talkin crap and i would expect better from a big company visit there website and type in your model number they should have updated drivers by now! Vista is …

try taking out the pci graphics card and using the onboard grapics cards and see if that works, if so it might be a problem with the grpahics card ie you might need to install the driver before you plug in the graphics card or you may neeed to fiddle …

could be a number of things does the computer reconise the drive is there in the device manager if not try changing the ide cable if that doesn't work change it to the other ide slot on the motherboard it seems like a cable or drive or motherboard problem rather …

What im selling: Hi i have an xbox an old style one but it has been moded it has 160gb hdd (i think) so you can put anything you want on it. It comes with around 15 games installed on the hdd two controllers all cabels and the dvd remote …

Right on vista right click my computer then click manage then click on disks then click on your main hard drive and then shrink the volume. If you will use xp more put vista down to a smaller size no smaller than 15 gb. Now you have two seperate partitons …

to rocki start a new thread and put the error ode in the thread. Right first valuable lesson learnt never install freeware. Have you tried booting into safe mode and trying system resotre from there to do this press f8 when the comp is booting and it will come up. …

no but you could use a clean up script to try and fix the problem without rebooting!

well i know vista cant fax so u need a third party application to do this and i dont really understand your other question! But if your looking for a free anti virus try avg (google it) and for a firewall zone alarm!

is it vista 64 bit your running or 32 bit, you can try right clicking on the 16bit application and selecting properties then compatability tab, try chaning the different options to see if they work prob the 640*480 sceen resolution might help with the full screen issue. Or using a …

try turing of the screensave sounds like the best bet sounds like the program might have an interupt to stop on certain windows applications running. What program is it that your running?

right a few simple steps to make it work. 1 go to start then type device manager. Accept all the warnings. 2. on the device tree go down to network adapters and click the plus sign to expand it. your looking for any ? or ! marks or x's. If …

Hi, I am trying to set up disk mirroring on a sun blade work station run solaris 5.10. I already have one disk installed 40g with the o/s on. I have installed a second disk it is 20g and now wish to mirror different parts of the file system onto …

can anyone help looking for some linux drivers for a hp notebook dv2535ea asked hp but they said there isnt any release dates in site! if any1 could help it would be much apreciated.

well if you let me know what the motherboard is or the manufacture and model number is I will have a look but it is very unlikely that a amd processor will go in an intel socket!

i have looked at both and the manuactures data sheets and there dosn't seem to be much difference prob just a marketing ploy they say the one with TWIN2X2048-6400 c4 on the end is better for sli gaming ie if you have two graphics cards linked together but to be …

most likely not did if u put the cd in when you were in windows then it would have probably taken ur xp settings and migrated them to vista you could try putting your xp or hp restore software in and see if it can restore to the day before …

hi just want to check a few things you say the cd works when you put in your current computer is that from boot or whilst in an operating system environment, if it is from boot then it could be your cd rom drive that is a little buggered you …

right i installed a copy of vista on my pc the version after the beta one, anyway dosn't matter. Right managed to remove it from the boot menu using fixntfs.exe and now i want to make sure its totally clear of my comp so that i can reinstall without it …

HI there, :mrgreen: Just bought a new motherboard and processor and the motherboard has four ram slots two are DDR 184 pin and two are DDRII 240 pins. And I have two questions:- Q1) I currently have two 512 DDR 184 pin PC3200 to fit in the DDR slots but …

hi there guys and girls, Just clearing some stuff off my hard drive and was checking how much free space I had. It was saying I used 20g as you can see from the pic. (first picture) However I couldn't think where this 20g had gone so I went in …

no pretty sure you cant unless your video card will support it could be wrong though an email to your graphics card manufacture will sort this one out for you.

If they were sent as attachements which i think they were (they will look like little paper clips) just save them to you my music folder right click on them or drag and drop then in roxio just add them to the disk.

Hey have had a look for this file and cant find it can you tell me which program the error is to do with because as far as i can see this dll file is not in windows