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Microsoft messed up Update Rollup 1, that caused compatability problems with several vendor applications such as Citrix, Sophos, and some parts of Microsoft Office. Programs were unable to access floppy disks, or even crashed more often, or simply didn't work. Microsoft earlier remarked that only a handful of applications failed …
Things don’t get easier, do they? Windows ‘prophet’ Paul Thurrot suggests that there are going to be no less than seven different versions of Windows Vista! Vista will be offered in ‘Home’ and ‘Business’ varieties, with three ‘Home’ versions and four ‘Business’ versions: [b][i]Windows Vista Home[/i][/b] [b]Starter Edition.[/b] This will …
WinFS is Microsoft's new Relational File System, and the company released a Beta 1 edition of the software to members of the Microsoft Developer Network. Originally planned for a Windows Vista release, the software runs on Windows XP. A forthcomming Beta 2 release should work on the beta releases of …
A little discussed feature of the upcoming Windows Vista is called 'Freeze Dry', and it's sure to be a blessing for all of us who leave our PCs running rather than shutting everything down when we move away from the keyboard. Have you ever come back only to find that …
The next version of Microsoft's graphics API DirectX will definitely be different to its predecessors. To be included in the upcoming Windows Vista, DirectX 10 will be the programming interface previously called Windows Graphics Foundation by its developers. Those people who follow developments in PC graphics hardware will quickly realise …
Several internet news organizations are reporting that Microsoft has leaked several release dates for its highly anticipated Windows Vista operating system, formerly known as codename Longhorn. According to reports, Vista Beta 2 will be released in December 2005, not in early 2006 as previously believed. Beta 1 of the product …
Many people dismissed the promised next generation Windows Filing System when it was announced in August last year that the feature would not be included in Windows Vista as previously suggested. But it seems that WinFS is very much back on the agenda, and we can expect to hear from …
Hardware development is starting to throw up new technologies to us as the arrival of Windows Vista draws closer. The next ‘shake-up’ is in the area of integrated graphics. High definition media content is the spur, and current solutions simply don’t handle it. Only a small number of high end, …
Several days back I had a look at some of the forward looking aspects of the upcoming [url= http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry270.html]Windows Vista[/url] and made mention of Digital Rights Management. The protection of encoded media content is a consideration which will increasingly have implications for hardware as well as for software, and it …
Redmond, Washington based [url=http://ww.vista.com]Vista, Inc[/url] – a custom software developer and e-commerce solutions provider, said in a recent news article it is considering all options against Windows creator Microsoft Incorporated. [url=http://www.microsoft.com]Microsoft[/url], which is also based in Redmond, said it does not feel it has violated any copyrights. “The name Vista …
John C. Dvorak has a vision and I suspect it may be myopic. Over at Ziff-Davis’s PCMag, the renowned John C. Dvorak has witnessed Windows Vista’s arrival as an almighty dull thud, and sees recent events as a potential portent of the demise of the mighty Microsoft. [url]http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1840480,00.asp[/url] Windows Vista …
Redmond, Washington based software giant Microsoft Corporation unveiled to the public yesterday the name of its highly anticipated next generation operating system, Microsoft Vista. Formerly known as codename “Longhorn,
Hi All, I recently installed some windows updates on my machine, and as soon as I restarted my PC this error msg appears after the BIOS has finished intialising everything: "DISK BOOT FAILURE. INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" Obviously it is not recognising my C: drive, where Windwos Vista …
hi, How am I able to share a wi-fi connection through a Windows Mobile 6 device to my computer running Windows 7 x64 via USB. I have tried and failed for days on end. Does anyone have any idea on how to get this working? Zane
I am installing office 2003 on a vista business PC in administrator profile and i get this message Error 1404 setup cannot delete the registry key. How can i solve it please help
Hey guys, I bought a new computer with 4 gigs of ram, 64 bit windows vista OS, dual core 2.4 ghz processor. . and I'm having some problems with it. Firefox frequently seems to mess up. Sometimes it won't stop loading a page when I click 'X', it will become …
Hello everyone.... Thanks for taking the time to read this post......I downloaded this program from the weather channel that is supposed to give you the weather report that co-insides with the zip code you enter....complete with radar. Something happened during the download/install and now I get an error reading cannot …
My Computer is killing me! its full of spyware and viruses! First of all I cant connect to the internet at all. (Im writing this from another computer) It always sais local only. I know it not a problem with my router because I have tried connecting to other networks …
I've had this problem on several versions of WIndows, Win 2000 for sure, Win NT I think, and also XP. I use Desktop Explorer in a Mac style to copy, delete, and move files around. Each folder opens in a new window, and I drag icons around. Problem is, after …
Hi, I have a project in asp.net which includes mssql database. when i tried to back it up simply by copying the folder, I then tried to open the project through visual studio, but it did not open. So how can i back up my project ? also my operting …
Can a 64-bit Operating System be installed on machine having a 32-bit processor??
Had visual web developer 2008 installed and was instructed to download and install SP1 all kinds of problems and now can't install at all. machine is running Vista Home Premium. I am baffled and have used these products for several years now. Here is a list of the errors and …
How to password protect a folder in the windows xp. I have a single logon. It isn't a shared computer but I need to protect some folders with passwords. Is there any option to deal with it. I know about "pcsecurity software" but I want to know the way that …
Actually i know the way to change folder background... But my problem is why i must set the folder icon so that it generate the desktop.ini file then only i can change the background.. I try to copy the desktop.ini file and the picture file in the folder which already …
I upgraded my Vista laptop from 1GB ram to 2GB ram. The crucial.com system scanner tool says I now have 2GB installed ram, but in Control Panel-->System it says the ram is only 1,790MB. So why the discrepency of 210MB?
Hi, first time visit....could anyone please help me. I have a Acer Aspire 5735Z, and Ive tried to look at a DVD. I can see the DVD, but I can't hear it. I can hear stuff from the Internet, the likes of youtube. I'm not at all clever with computers, …
Hello!I have a very strange issue on my other computer.My computer starts itself.When I press the Shut Down button the PC shuts down and starts again (Like restart). I have Windows 7 and the shut down button is set to "shut down". The PC isn't connected to the internet. I …
Hi all, It is strange that I cannot Update Adware (Free anniversary edition), Malwarebytes, or even spyware doctor trial. I have existed my comodo firewall and event turn off windows firewall. I don't know what is happening as I have tried Spyboat SD and it updates fine! Any help appreciated
On a recent pass thru the airport, my tablet pc experienced an alien force. All my settings reverted back to (I assume) defaut, causing auto downloading of unwanted updates. After fixing all that I could, I am left with Nero 7 shutting down Aero and resetting it to "standard" every …
Hi, I keep getting an H control error message when I boot my ASUS A7J notebook. Then when I try to run windows media centre, I get a Media centre control . The second message re-appears every 15 seconds
Hi, Does anyone have any experience with this sort of problem. The PDA is an HTC P3470. The GPS seems to plot the position a mile away and does so over a few seconds before returning to the correct position. Some say it might be radio interference from the 3G …
Friends, I have Dell inspiron 1525, with intel dual core processor, 2 gb ram and company loaded vista home basic, which has been updated. Since one when I start my system and try to use any of the appications like ms office, a popup message telling that my ctrl key …
0xC0000005, 0x91D3E28F, 0x90221050, 0x00000000. The two in the middle are a complete mystery to me and I have been unable to find any resources about them online. Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions you might have. Jessie
Okay first of all heres my info windows xp duo core cpu 2gb ram im trying to get the latest windows live messenger to work i just installed it for the 4th time and it still doesnt work first it tells me its signing in for half an hour then …
Hey Everybody, I'm having a problem port forwarding in Windows 7 with a Linksys WRT54G router. I had it set up in Windows XP and applied the same settings for Windows 7 and still not working. I even put all the right settings into windows firewall. and still nothing. Can …
when ever I open some programs it opens cmd for 1 millisecond then closes it. It asks me for permission and under advanced it would say: "cmd.exe" /c takedown /f "C:\windows\system32\sdclt.exe" && icacls "C:\Windows\system32\sdclt.exe" /grant administrator :F The Sdclt.exe part can be changed to other programs. When installing I have …
My mouse has turned choppy and often doesn't work for a few seconds. I have been having challenges with skipping on You Tube. today it is skipping on medical transcription reports. I have Gateway GT5628 running Vista Home Premium. Had some fan noise and lubricated the ball bearing and that …
Hi I have a friends Acer travelmate 4000 laptop which has one user who is 14. It had 475 infections which im pretty sure i have cleaned, I also dl anti spyware/malware programs. my problem now is I created another logon account with admin rights and changed the 14 yr …
i have a conoscan lide 20 scanner i have windows 7 but my scanner is not working
ive already tryed somthing but it's ovusly failed my computer some how's crashes the apps that I'm useing then it crashes the whole the computer. I've already formated the computer hard drive but it didn't work any idea guys and it had it's hard drive replaced a few weeks ago …
i need AVerTV USB2.0 (M026) driver for vista x64. Could you please provide me with the download link if possible? Thanks
I have two Windows Application projects and i need to use Application.StartupPath() to read from some files. Build output [in Project Properties] for both projects is set to bin\Release. Still, for Project A the executable is created in bin\Debug so Application.StartupPath() points to bin\Debug. But every time i compile Project …
Hi everyone, I've been trying to track down an HID library that will work in Vista 64-bit. I've been using Mike O'Brien's HidLibrary for 32-bit but I can't get it to work in 64. Any ideas? Thanks, Jason Lewis
Hi all I was given a Compaq presario 2500 laptop which needed a new HDD which I purchased and installed. I then tried to install xp with the original cd which I was also given, everything was going fine until it got to the second boot and it said a …
Hello! Please help me... I cannot run AVG (8.0) antivirus which worked perfectly until some days ago. Now I click on the AVG icon in the start menu and nothing happens, no tray icon appears and the antivirus appears to be non working. I paste here my HijackThis log: Logfile …
I've tried everything to stop Windows restarting itself when I'm not around. Software that is supposed to prevent shut-down (it doesn't); that command line thing (nope). Everything but disabling the automatic updates. You'd think that'd be the first thing I'd do, but it seems I'm having a problem there too. …
Hello all. I want to add the mysql to ODBC sources. Im currently running windows vista, and in the control panel, Data Sources (ODBC) when i try to add a system Dns as source i cant find mysql in the list. Here is a pic(so you dont spam [url]http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/connector-odbc-configuration-dsn-windows.html#connector-odbc-configuration-dsn-windows-5-1[/url] or …
I have vista basic preinstalled in my laptop. I want to install FIRST windws XP over VISTA and THEN Linux over XP. So my pc will have three os like this: 1. Vista 2. XP 3. Linux will it work? will linux recognise xp and vista and allow me to …
Hey a few days ago we had a power outage while i wasnt home. Came back and turned on the computer and it keeps freezing. Ill start up, log on, and get to the desktop. Then if i click any icons it freezes. I tried running norton but it scanned …
StartupList report, 1/25/2009, 6:34:42 AM StartupList version: 1.52.2 Started from : C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.EXE Detected: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905) Detected: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6001.18000) * Using default options ================================================== Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe C:\Windows\WindowsMobile\wmdc.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe C:\Program Files\Google\Google Desktop Search\GoogleDesktop.exe C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security …
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