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I am so very frustrated right now. (As I'm sure everyone on here is) Here's the problem: My D drive was working just fine. The only software I have recently installed was by SanDisk to operate a newly purchased MP3 player. All the software did (I think) was up grade …
I've sent off for my Vista Home Premium Upgrade (which was free, only reason i sent off). My laptop is on Windows XP Media Centre at the moment, and according to the vista advisor, there's not enough room on my C: (main) harddrive. I have an empty 40gig HDD which …
For some reason my control panel will not open. When I try to access it, it pops up with an error message that says: [quote]Windows Explorer has stopped working Windows can check online for a solution to the problem and try to restart the program. > Check online for a …
Hey Folks, I installed windows vista home upgrade and want to go back to the XP Pro that I was using before. I tried to reinstall XP Pro, but when I insterrt the disk, the option to reinstall XP Pro is greyed out...any idea how I can reinstall XP Pro? …
I'm new to this website and this is my first post. I just got a new computer with Windows ista not ery long ago. I just bought a used wireless router about a week ago. I tried to configure it and couldn't get it to work. Then I realized I …
Hello again, I just started learning Win32 API, because of wow project. Now, I d like to know, if I will be able to make a programs using Win32 API in Vista too. What about 64bit arhitecture? Will be there on Vista Win64 API? If so will the code be …
Hello, I am creating a simple windows applications using Visual C#. Everything looks good excep the Buttons. Eventhough the buttons looks to have rounded corners and look like Windows XP in the Visual C# developing enviroment, once I build the application the buttons looks old fashion square shape like the …
Considering the Shadow Copy option available starting from Windows Vista Ultimate/Business/Enterprise, all files on the disk drive have a copy in Shadow Copies. How can we remove the System Restore copy of a file from the disk drive, using the Volume Shadow Copy Service, and ensure this System Restore copy …
I have Vista Home Premium. I installed all my favorite software, like IZArc, VLC etc. I know that they all integrate to the right click menu with options like "Extract here" and "Play with VLC". However, I don't see any of these options after install (they appear on XP). The …
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Hello I've had Vista installed for about 3 weeks now at least if not more. For some reason the Hard Disk Quota is reading 53.8 GB. I did a check on every single folder on my computer to see what is taking up so much. The Largest Folder Sizes are …
i have a problem when i play VDO in Windows Media Player 11, see the picture here [URL]http://images.temppic.com/18-03-2007/images_ads/106_1174177729.jpg[/URL] how to solve this problem? Thankyou for help :mrgreen: sorry about my English, My country don't speak English in mother language, but i'm try to learn, if i write the wrong grammar …
Please help! My friend w@ssupposed to get on to do a project, and I have like 10 minutes to get on! Everytime I try to sign in on msn, it says wrong password, and "signing in, attempt 2". After the 2nd attempt, it signs in, but the Messenger doesnt work! …
Here's the thing - I dual boot XP and Vista. The picture on my HP LCD monitor in XP is excellent. The picture quality on my HP LCD is crap. It's the 'blooming' of the text on anything other than a white background. Like a little white halo effect. It's …
I have a dialup internet connection so I want to backup from my windows vista update files. Can you tell me where to find and how to backup these files?
Hello, I am having a RAM issue with Vista and I thought you guys could help. Here is my problem....I have 4 gigs of RAM in my PC. The BIOS recognizes it just fine, but Vista says that I only have 2 gigs. Is this anything I should be concerned …
Hi, I installed Vista Beta awhile ago on one of two of my computer's hard drives. The other hard drive has XP. Unfortunately, I have a lot of software on the HD that Vista is on and I would rather not format the HD. I there an alternative method for …
Hello, I have what is probably a very simple to fix problem. I have a desktop running on windows xp home. I have a new laptop running on windows vista. They are connected with a netgear router. My connection is fine, I can see my desktop on my laptop and …
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The DST II Bug is coming. It will strike on March 11 (one week from today). On this day, all computers running operating systems other than Windows XP or Vista, or Mac OS 10, and even those systems if they are not connected to the internet, will change to DST …
Ok... so. I'm just putting this out there, that if you know how to do something with your computer... but your parents don't trust you... just f'in do it behind thier back.... Here is the story. So I go to school online, and the program through which I use my …
Hi all. I just got a new PC with Vista (32bit) on it. Unfortunately there was a major problem with the display. Whenever it finishes loading, (green Knight Rider thing) the display would go dark but you can hear the Vista jingle. The monitor doesn't go into standby so it …
My Vista Enterprise is installed on a 64bit 1 gb processor. I am unable to install Epson printers, 2200, c42ux and cx4200 either directly connected, or to an Airport Extreme router or to client PC's. Does anyone know when drivers will be available and where to get them?:sad:
My Internet connection is fine, but i cant use any ports that involve http access. every thing else works for the internet.. just when i use INternet Explorer, i get the "The Page cannot be displayed" error. I am useing my desktop to find out what the problem of my …
Has anyone successfully installed Acrobat Reader? It downloads ok, uncompresses, then gives the error message "The Temp folder is on a drive that is full or is inaccessible. ...". I used command prompt to display the values of all environment variables and the TEMP is in d:\users\<full path here>. Anyone …
I've been having this dumb question on my mind for long. Suppose I make a copy of c:\Windows folder to an external store... At some point, let's say my OS doesn't boot due to corrupted system files (for now, forget MBR corruption and hard disk failure)... if I boot into …
Maybe it is just the fact that i am not old enough to remeber anything about previous releases of Windows or wether it is just that i did not care much for operating system bugs and faults but it seems to me like there are alot of security problems being …
Hi ive just purchased a new dell dimension 9200 running vista and have literally just unpacked it, so have added no addition hardware. I have made a connection to my router via rj45 and gone to bbc.co.uk and searched the entireity of their website without any issues. However when i …
I have a custom pc with a AMD Duron 1.80GHz 512 MB of RAM 20GB HDD with 8 GB free and a second HDD of 10GB with 5GB free. Win XP Home with SP2 runs ok. what do you think i would be better doing: 1.) Buy a vista upgrade. …
ok, :cool: my wife went to one of her sites & wanted to save it to desktop item. instead doing that :o she accidently r. clicked on a an image on her site & r. clicked & selected set as background, & now its on desktop as a small in …
Ok, I have a recurring problem that won't go away with windows automatic updates. Here is what it says: Automatic Updates has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Error Signture: szAppName : wuauclt.exe szAppVer : 5.4.3790.2182 szModName : esent.dll szModVer : 5.1.2600.2180 offset …
I have an Averatec 3200 series laptop. I went to boot it up a few days ago and it keeps going back to the black screen that says Windows did not start properly. I have tried booting it with every option in there (safe mode, normally, last good configuration, safe …
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I recently installed Vista and I am not able to play any sounds from my speakers. The speakers work fine. I have tried using the onboard sound and an add-on card, neither have worked. When I play something, it shows that something is playing when I double click on the …
I installed Windows Vista transformation pack on Windows XP Professional, SP 2, and later I uninstalled it. Some things are still here, like Windows Sound mixer Icon, some icons... But after uninstall I'm unable to switch users. Unfortunately System restore isn't turned on. I've tried to disable fast switching option …
this is my second time to post a message on this forum, well im not really sure if the first one was properly submitted. i just want to ask help again from someone who knows somthing regarding the detection of Recycle bin size without opening its properties. pls do help …
Hi Guys! My Computer is rather stable, but when I go away and the computer is idle it freezes after about 20 or 30 minutes. I ve disabled the screensaver, and watched the task manager until the computer freezes. I saw that a svchost.exe process suddenly takes more and more …
This may not be a dead machines problem so pardon me if it's not My brother has a home built machine running Windows Vista RC1 and this problem has only started since having this particular OS installed. He can power it off ok through the usual resources of telling the …
hey anyone knows whther vista eats a lot of ram cuz i have 1 gig and loading take abt 10mts complete i am running a 7900 Gt card but with a slow p4 processor du u think i should upgrade my system mainly in the proecssor and the ram thnx …
Let me start off by saying I have no experience with this side of the computer, This is the first time I have ever had anything go wrong with a computer of mine. For four years I had a crummy desktop computer, and NOTHING ever went wrong on it. I …
Hi Everyone I have a notebook running Vista and want to change what happens when I depress a particular key on the keyboard. More specifically, I want to change the 'arrow up' key to 'think' it's a 'shift' key. Is this posible? If so, how do I go about 'reprogramming' …
Hey, I got Windows Vista Ultimate, and before I put it in my PC, I want to make sure I the right system requirements. I have 1gb of ram, a Nividia Geforce Graphics card with 512mb. 80gb internal hardrive and a 300gb external harddrive. Lastly I have a AMD athlon …
I tried googling this, but couldn't find anything resourceful. Can someone please tell me how to get Vista on some DVD/R discs ? This is very important ! Thanks.
I've been trying to put Vista on my computer, but for some reason it is not booting.....thats not my problem. Since I couldn't get Vista on, I put MCE on......when I turn on my PC it takes me to the welcome screen, and asks me to select a user (there …
Hi, I just got my new laptop yesterday, which came with Vista Premium. I'm currently on the free trial version of Norton anti-virus, and it notifies me every hour or so if I want to allow this fild to run, but have no clue what it is. The last thing …
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My brother just got a new Toshiba computer with Windows Vista. I am on a older Compaq computer with Windows ME. We have a Linksys Wireless-G Broadband router that we're trying to use with my DSL modem to connect my brother to the internet on his notebook. The notebook can …
Hi, I just got my new laptop yesterday, which came with Vista Premium. I'm currently on the free trial version of Norton anti-virus, and it notifies me every hour or so if I want to allow this fild to run, but have no clue what it is. The last thing …
:confused: How do I delete Xp, reallocate Vista Partition and delete the dual boot manager from Drive C? All my personal data is on a different drive I just dont want to reinstall all my software. I have a Hirens Cd that contains Partition Magic. I am just not sure …
I have upgraded to Windows Vista but i have lost all my sound How do i get it back? I've heard that i need a sound card driver but i've looked everywhere and couldn't find one I'm currently using hp speakers (ZD929AA#ABA) Any help would be appreciated. P.S Please move …
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