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Unless you absolutly need Windows Vista, I would personally recommand avoiding it for the time being. It's incompatible with a lot of hardware, and also it's just not necessary if you are currently running Windows XP or Windows 2000. What are your thoughts on this subject matter?

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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 …

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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 …

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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? …

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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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[url=http://www.worldwidehints.com/Web+Site+Security+8+Tips.html] Web Site Security 8 Tips [/url] :cool:

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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I just recieved the Dell Vista upgrade in the mail. My question is: is it legal or even possible to install a "Dell" vista upgrade on a non-Dell machine? Only reason i am asking is I have no interest in upgrading to vista. I am just wondering about possible re-sale …

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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?

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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:

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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[B]Snip IT[/B] - Addon for Internet Explorer [I]Use this Addon to send text selected in Internet Explorer as email.[/I] [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4a0a5245-fbc6-4330-9b43-e31aa0e2a248&DisplayLang=en"][U]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;DisplayLang=en[/U][/URL] File Name: SnipIT.msi Version: [B]1.0.1[/B] Date Published: 2/5/2007 Language: English Download Size: 184 KB Estimated Download Time: 1 min 56K SnipIT can be used to email the selected text in …

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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 …

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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' …

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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 …

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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.

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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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;) [URL=http://www.worldwidehints.com/Why+Windows+Vista+Won%26%23039%3Bt+Suck.html]Why Windows Vista Won't Suck[/URL]

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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 …

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: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 …

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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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My machine runs a NVidia GeForce 6600 GT card and when I use Mozilla Firefox, the window vibrates (sort of) up and down. I was wondering if there is something i can do to fix it. I have the latest drivers from NVidia.com

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Home Basic: Home Basic is intended for budget users not requiring advanced media support for home use. The Windows Aero theme with translucent effects will not be included with this edition. Home Basic will support up to 8 GB of physical memory. Price: 200$, upgrade: 100$ Home Premium: Containing all …

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I will wait until service pack 1 is out there are to many problems that Microsoft need to iron out ie fix:!::rolleyes: [url]http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/ces07.asp[/url] new microsoft home based server what do you guys think rimos :eek:newbie

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Read this article [URL]http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3179571720.html[/URL] Now there are many things that are wrong here. First of all I ran Vista beta 2 on an old hp computer with a 800MHz PIII celeron processor, 256MB of RAM. Vista ran very dicent on it and I didn't have any problems with it. Second, …

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I can't find the drivers for ati mobility radeon 9000 igp. I tried google and it failed me. Can any one please tell me where I can find them? By the way, it's the final version of Vista Business, so the rtm drivers won't work. Thanks in advance.

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The exploit doesn't break Microsoft's anti-piracy mechanism, but falsely activates some Windows Vista versions ??? [URL]http://www.worldwidehints.com/Vista+Crack+Means+Big+Trouble.html[/URL] is it too late now?

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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 …

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Vista ultimate how stable will it be it sounds like a good system but like all windows systems it will have bugs that will need fixes ie patches but I like it

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I just so happened to have clicked into the Windows Task Manager and there, under the Users tab, is a second user with ID 2 ... Mcx1. Under the Session column it says EH-TCP#0. Who on earth is this second user on my computer??

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Hi..im having a serious issue..we have three computers hooked up to a DSL modem using Linksys Router RT41-BU...my roomate has installed Vista Beta 2 on his two comps while I am still running XP Pro. Now all of the sudden the bandwidth has gone crazy he is sucking it all …

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Will wm2003 (not second edition) devices be supported y sync centre as ive noticed support has been cut out of WMP11. Also, does home basic have sync centre or do i need buisness/ultimate

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Just got back from a weekend visit to the Microsoft campus up in Redmond, Washington where I got the chance to hear about Windows Vista and other new MS creations, like the Xbox 360 and Zune music player. There were ’softies from all different parts of the enormous company presenting …

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Hey, Now is Vista a new Operating System or is it an upgrade??? I recently just purchased a laptop and we were talking about Vista and he said the it was an upgrade disc that doesn't format your hard drive. To me it sounds like it is a Upgrade not …

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I installed Vista Business edition, and at first it was running smoothly (well it was a fresh install). But after like a couple of days I started to notice some stuff, and I was wondering if anyone else has had these problems. 1. My CPU is always being used, when …

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i tried vista and liked it a lot. the new mixer has individual program sliders. and the look of it is great but i had one issue that i coulden't fix when viewing folders with lots of files the window keeps refreshing. i would open a folder and used detail …

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Hi, I wish to Upgrade my PC for the future softwares going to be released.... Like Windows Vista Currently I have: [B]Processor: [/B] Intel Penitum 4 Processor 540 with Hyperthreading Technology 3.20 GHz, 800Mhz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, 90nm [B] RAM: [/B]512 MB RAM -- 400 MHz DDR SDRAM Memory …

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i use a trial version of vista. its the best operating system i have worked on. please, can some body help me in getting the product key for vista.. sameer

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