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| | I recently purchased a new computer with Vista Home Premium. During the time I am setting it up, I attempted to set Windows Update in order for it to automatically seek the newest updates. I am unable to do so because the selections are grey out. There is a message … |
| | Hey all, Im new to the forums here so bare with me. My computer is an XPS/Dimension 710 Desktop its about a year old 2 gigs of ram 7900 gtx Originally XP now Vista at first id get a message saying a system 32 file was corrupted at startup i … |
| | When I had XP, I found it incredibly easy to get my microphone to pick up good, high quality sound. However upon getting Vista, I'm having trouble getting it to pick up anything quieter than shouts. I thought I'd fixed it yesterday when playing Team Fortress 2, as it seemed … |
| | Hello and thanks for the lovely welcome. I came here with great trepidation because even though I have been using computers for almost 15 years, I am still very much a beginner in many ways. It is wonderful to see that there are people out there so willing to help … |
| | Hi, I made an introduction in the appropriate place on this forum so I don't want to repeat everything I said there so I will cut to the chase :-). I run a non-profit organisation in Australia which has 9 PCs running a variety of Windows XP and Vista. I … |
| | I defragged my hdd (1tb in RAID 0), and it used to have 718gb free, now it's 680gb free. The amount free kept going down when the defragging was in process. What happened?  |
| | Is there a safe way to remove windows apps and certain components eg IE7, defender, firewall, mail, mediaplayer, messenger etc on windows Vista I have used vLite, I was just wondering if there are other ways to remove these components on an installed version of windows vista |
| | hi I'm new to this group and I am looking for some help with my windows vista. I'm just back from two week holiday during which time the pc was switched off. I've tried starting up numerous times today and it just goes to blue screen and freezes. It won't … |
| | Evening guys. Ok, the just of it is when I press the "quotation mark"key once, nothing shows up. Press it again and two sets show up. Input much appreciated :-) Weird? I thought so too ;-)  |
| | i have had problems with several computers with this problem lately. When connected to the internet i can ping a website but i cannot open it using any browser (IE or firefox). i have tried everything i know such as resetting the winsock and the tcpip but that doesnt seem … |
| | ive been having a few problems with vista for the last week due to trojans, but only problems like the system running slow, software disruption and constant pop ups. a friend installed kaspersky and the problems seemd to go away until the next scan where kaspersky prompted me that an … |
| | in the past, I used "net use LocalDriveLetter \\remotecomputername\remoteDriveLetter$ password /user:username" in winxp to login remotely and map the remote drive as a local one. When I try to access to a Vista workstation, I was told "Access is denied". I'm wondering if Vista doesn't support this command line, or … |
| | hello to all!! My girlfriend's laptop has Vista on it and she is very unhappy with it as am I. She has used my laptop with XP MCE on it with various tweaks and what not and agrees that it is an extremely better OS. Her laptop is a Dell … |
| | Hi everybody.... I am using Windows Vista Home on 32 bit Laptop of Dell...... I installed the driver of Huawei wireless data card EC325 of BSNL(compatible with windows vista 32)....The installation works fine and I am able dial with the dialer to #777...The message is displayed as the connection is … |
 | Ok, my computer used to work fine until recently, ie7 began crashing (and mysteriously "auto recovering" tab sessions in a few seconds. I get this dialog box that says something about ie crashing, etc. It used to happen a lot on [url]www.tigerdirect.com[/url], but now it happens all the time. I … |
| | I just purchased a new HP with vista. Can I install XP onto the second hard drive and choose what hard drive to boot from? I'm finding that Vista does not support much of the software I use. Thanks for the help. |
| | Hi, I am trying to connect my computer to my TV thru using a S-Video cord. When I connect my cord to my TV and then into my laptop, my laptop screen goes blank and sometimes but not all the time, colors will appear on my TV running back and … |
 | Anyone tried (or does now) watch TV on a PC ? I have Dish Network (satallite TV) for my TV but was wondering how to channel it to my PC. |
| | Good news to each and everyone that are actually having problems, have had problems or simply just needs help with Windows Vista Service Pack 1. Microsoft is offering Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for Windows Vista, but only for Service Pack 1 (SP1). This support for SP1 … |
| | Hi, Where can I find Windows XP drivers for [B]Acer 4520G[/B] notebook? I tried their website but only found some Vista drivers for [B]Acer Aspire 4520[/B] (no 'G'). Now I'm not sure WTH does that 'G' mean..:icon_rolleyes: I will appreciate any help.:icon_cheesygrin: --Thanks-- |
| | I have just bought and new laptop and the wireless network is not working. I can see the entire network but it can not get to the internet. Is there a stating that I am missing or is it something more. It is using windows Vista home Premium edition and … |
| | Whats up community, haven't been here with problems in a long while. Don't know if this is the right place to post this problem but here it goes... I'm on vacation and picking up wireless internet form the hotel across the street. The internet has been working fine for the … |
| | Vista Home Premium nothing happens when I try to use the 'Start Search' located at the Start button. (not working) |
| | Hello, Recently I have removed a 250GB hard drive from my old Pentium 4 machine to setup a Raid 0 with two other drives. I originally had that 250GB drive as the boot drive which worked with no problems. However, once I removed it and tried to use either my … |
| | hi i am rupak from india, i am a windows xp user and now i have decided to install windows vista. i would like to know more about windows vista. regards rupak |
| | Hey I know this is just another one of thos ethreads about having problems connecting a wireless laptop to a network. But as of right now im just really confused, ive been reading forums and trying so many different things. Im on vista with both my computers. The wireless connection … |
| | PSU: Xion SupernNova 600 Watt (Model No. XON-600F14R-201) Mobo- MSI P35-Neo-F CPU- Q6600 Memory- 2 sticks of 1GB Mushkin HP2-6400 GPU- XFX GeForce 8800GTX I managed to get Windows Vista Installed without it shutting down on me, or having problems with random other things. But now when I boot into … |
| | I've had the old version of Bearshare for several years and have never had any problems. Tonight, though, I was on it for a few minutes, when all of a sudden, the page disappeared. I tried it again, and the same thing happened. I checked my properties, and everything was … |
| | Lately, Windows Media Player (version 11) has been giving me problems. I can't create or delete playlists or songs. I found out that this version is embedded with vista, so i can't uninstall it or repair it. I create a playlist but it won't show up in the list of … |
 | Hey DaniWeb, I have downloaded the latest version of Ubuntu 8.04 and my sound is not working. Ubuntu is installed inside Windows Vista (it is the new cool feature of Ubuntu!). I am able to adjust the volume level but there's no volume at all! This is a Lenovo 3000 … |
 | [URL="http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/"]Help keep XP on the market[/URL] You might Decide later on that you really don't like Vista and want to go back to XP I haven't really made my final decision, if I agree with Vista or not Their are pros and cons about vista Pros [LIST] [*]Major Kernel Overhaul … |
| | Hi chaps, I am very new here ... Could you please help me with the above problem? I reinstalled Vista and found that the thumbnails missing ... :( on the taskbar properties, the option "show window previews (thumbnails)" is not active and the box can not be checked. I to … |
| | Hi all; My monitor will not display an image if i boot it normally, however when i boot into safe mode it works fine. Thinking it is something to do with the refresh rate and the resolution i restarted, pressed F8 and booted into vista's low resolution mode or something … |
 | Ok.. So im still new to the computer world so be kind..Ive been looking into computer case mods.. And i am interested in making some modifications. Like a way cooler case than my current black shell.. I need to know that my mother board will fit into most cases ive … |
| | Philips MT5000. Spec as follows: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6420 2.13GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 4MB Cache Genuine Windows Vista(TM) Home Premium 2048MB RAM Memory 400GB Hard Drive Dual Layer DVD Re-Writer Drive 256MB ATI Radeon X1550 Graphics 802.11b/g Wireless Network Ready 8-In-1 Media Card Reader Switch it on - no … |
| | [B]Hello and thak you for spending the time to help me!Model: Gateway ML6720 Notebook; with vista home premium.Afraid I still have a few nasties bugging my system.Having disconnect from internet(Verizion Fios) problems,internet and applications hang up.Any help I can get would be appreciated.[/B] Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan … |
| | So I had malware (Virtumonde to be exact) and so I ran combofix and it removed the malware. Now my problem is that when I login to windows Explorer.exe does not start automatically I have to go into task manager and run it from there. I was on another forum … |
| | Can anyone help me with this problem. It's just started happening that the screen, sound and cursor all freeze for about 5 seconds every 1 - 2 mintues. It's very annoying. IT's not due to the CPU becoming overloaded and after a restart it doesn't start happening again straight away. … |
| | the other threads are not displaying properly on my comp i am getting a white space where the replies and post are meant to be. here is the combo fix log without the snap shot section ComboFix 08-06-20.4 - Admin 2008-06-27 10:44:55.3 - NTFSx86 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600.2.1252.1.1033.18.431 [GMT …  |
| | Hey all, new user here. Can't believe I didn't registered here before because it's where I always end up when searching for answers to my questions! (re: java etc). Anyway, my question is.. I am dual booting Vista and Ubuntu. When I turn on my pc it gives me a … |
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| | when i load explorer, a message appears saying: Insecure Internet activity. Threat of virus attack Due to insecure Internet browsing your PC can easily get infected with viruses, worms and trojans without your knowledge, and that can lead to system slowdown, freezes and crashes. Also insecure Internet activity can result … |
| | Hello, Right now i am running SQL 2005 server and using Visual studio C# 2008 to program. I sadly have a Windows Vista professional, 320gbhd, 2gb ram, intel duel core processor, The problem is on C# you can attach a database to your program to retrive or import information from …  |
| | I have read most of the non-connectivity resolutions, but so far, either I did not correctly follow the instruction or the suggestion did not work. I have un-installed Norton; At properties un-clicked the IPv6 box indicator (and clicked it back) But to no avail. So, if someone out there has … |
| | hi, iam using windows vista while system on ,i hear beep sound, no display and it doesn't enter and boots into it,pls give solution.  |
 | 1) I'm running Windows Vista and it ran fine for about a month. 2) It now locks up on booting just before the "verifying VMI pool data" message. 3) If I wait for the cursor to stop flashing I get the message "ARC firmware boot config did not properly generate … |
| | HI guys, I have a linux debian machine and windows vista machine. Now the debian machine is called chris-pc and vista is called chris-laptop. I have shared a drive on chris-pc using nfs and the drive is visable to other linux machines. But when i try and mount the drive … |
| | Hi Can anyone tell me what I have to do to completely uninstall nero 7 from my vista system. The pc came with a nero 7, 30 day trial which expired. I have used add remove programs to uninstall this program, but since reinstalling nero 7 with key code, it … |
| | Hi all, i was wondering if anyone could help me. I downloaded something of utorrent and when i tried to open it, it asked me what program to use to open it, after doing this all of my programs try to open with the chosen program and all of the … |
 | To download Thunderbird extensions, you are required to right-click the Download Now button, and select the "Save Link As..." option from the resulting context menu. My problem is that my IE7 context menu does not have a "Save Link As..." option. Instead it shows a "Save Background As..." option, which … |
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