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ok im looking to upgrade to vista sometime in the next 12 months, and am wondering whether to take the plunge now. Most people will say wait for the service pack to iron out the kinks but what is your reaction abotu vista ? Im looking to buy the business …

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Can you run most windows xp software on vista? There are some issues with this so i was wondering if there was some sort of emulation software that you could you use if you wanted to run a windows xp application

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I do simple computer services for a senior community. Yesterday, a client's machine had a c: drive sized at 222GB. Only 4.95 GB of available space. Under Users, the public folder has a size of 173GB. The computer is new, and the client doesn't know how all that space got …

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Yesterday night, microsoft released a public beta of vista. Once downloaded, it will give you 2 licenses which are good for up to 10 computers each. The licences will last for one year. They have a high demand right now and are bogged down, but you can try later at …

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Hi, I am getting error when i am installing Sql Express 2005 on Vista Machine. I am getting error message like this "Microsoft Express service Can not be started.Installation Aborted." Even i have checked the Log file on "d:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\summery.txt" in that also it has given the …

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I've been trying to use the Computer Backup Utility that comes with Vista, and every single time it crashes the computer. I am running the one that does the full system (C:\) and settings so you can restore from a harddrive failure or whatnot. It estimates the size at about …

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Good Day, I bought my japanese laptop last April 7, 2007 here in Yokohama Japan after that together with my friend we convert it to English OS, everything is in good condition except the DVD. I try to insert a DVD Movie but it appears, your Windows cannot view DVD …

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[I]<< moved from [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread74129.html"]here[/URL] >>[/I] I was checking for beta drivers and I found this: [URL]http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_downloads_rel70betadriver.html[/URL] I am gonna buy a laptop with nvidia go 7900 gtx, but It doesnt have vista drivers. Do you think this beta drivers will work?

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Hey guys i am having problems with WinAso Registry Optimizer and Registry Mechanic 6, as the come up with 200+ errors for deep scan but when fixing the it come up with a message they are protect by Windows does anyone else have the same problem or is just my …

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I don't know a lot about computers, but I want to learn. Any basic knowledge or links you want to give me would be nice. I've read some of the tutorials, like the basics of algorithms, but I don't know how to use that kind of information. The same is …

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Hi, I have 2 hard drives on my computer, both running Windows XP MCE 2005. I will install the Vista upgrade on my 200GB hard drive later and leave XP on the 80GB HD, so I can dual boot (that is dual booting right?). I would like to ask you …

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In Windows XP, pressing the Windows Logo key + L brought up the list of logged on users and let you select the account you wanted to switch to. In Windows Vista, Logo+L brings up the current user and then you have to choose switch user to get the list. …

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i want to install windosxp on machin already vista installed on it how can i do that ? many thanks amin

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Microsoft published a list of the applications that have received either "Certified for Windows Vista" or "Works with Windows Vista" status. Of the 787 listed, 103 are Microsoft's own products, indicating few software developers have completed the logo process. 104 applications thus far have been deemed "Certified for Windows Vista," …

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Hi guys, I have a couple of questions. I reinstalled XP because of Vista not being able to start after a system restore undo (All I got was a black screen and the mouse everytime I started my computer, ALT+CTRL+DEL didn't do anything). Ok so now I have XP MCE2005 …

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Hi All, I am getting problem in installing application on Vista platform. We have one application named "Computerease"which correctly installed on all the machine except vista with creating proper shortcuts on desktop.However the application installtion completed in Vista machine but shortcut is not created on desktop and after completion of …

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Any one here with the vista only one cd ver. pls send me. Advance thanks vishnu

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wondering if anyone could help me with these two minidumps to help diagnose my problem Thanks!

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Hello, Anyone here have any idea of registering COM+ DLL on Windows Vista? I check almost all functionalities on Windows Vista -> Control Panel\Administrative Tools I wonder if they do provide such function... Just like in Windows XP -> Component Services thank you!!

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I got the vista beta 2 and it's sweet. I heard all the stuff about Aero and I have no clue how to turn it on. I have a powerfull enough video card, but I just dont know how to turn on the feature. Can anyone help me?

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I have an external hard drive that will be used for backup. I am not used to the vista management and have a question. In the little box on the left it says Disk 5 Basic Online. If I right click on it it brings up the box that says …

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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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