[windows-vista] Forum Topics

Begrateful if anyone has any suggestions on the problem below. I’ve tried some suggestions on previous threads but with no success. We have just installed a new wireless router (HUAWEI Echolife HG520B). The router appears to work fine with the XP desktop which is connected directly (not via WiFi) to …

I have two computer with xp and one with vista. I want to connect all the drives together. I made the workgroup and it's all the same on all three computers, they're all connected. I can remote desktop each of them on each of them. On one XP I can …

Okay so I've googled and searched for a way to fix this.. I've read so many pages I'm just going to post what's going on.. My friends computer was very slow and she doesn't exactly use Norton. I've never had a problem in the past removing Norton from a computer …

Hello, I am having trouble with my laptop connecting to the wireless internet at home. Recently, a new internet router was installed and since then, I've been having trouble connecting to the internet wirelessly (not just at home). It connects to the network, but then says that I only have …

I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop running Vista SP1. A month or more ago it stopped being able to read any USB flash drives. They all work in my other laptops, but in this one machine the autoplay dialog box has stopped popping up, and when I click the drive …

Hi, I have 2 notebooks, one using vista and one using 7. I just set up the ad-hoc (win 7) and connected sucessfully using other notebook (vista) I set up the IP for wireless in win-7using 192.168.0.1 subnet 255.255.255.0 and the client(vista) using 192.168.0.2 subnet 255.255.255.0. The win7 is connected …

Hi, My laptop was working perfectly fine with internet. I would connect wirelessly with no issue. One day my laptop stop working with wireless. It said local only. I didn't worry, i had fixed this issue before by adding the IP, DNS, and Gateway manually. This time when i added …

First thread and only semi-tech savvy so please bear with me... My daughters HP Pavillion 6700 (6835nr) is past warranty and over a year old. It will not boot properly. I can access some set-up menus but everything I try does not allow me to start the Win Vista system …

i have a laptop with windows vista home premium with some files that i want to delete but, i keep getting this error "file name too long cannot delete" i already tried to rename to no avail. also I tried the program called "Unlocker" still no solution. any ideas? thanks …

I know this is a easy problem to fix normally, but I've had no success yet. I have a Sony Vaio FW with Windows Vista, and a Maxent TV. I've connected the laptop to the tv with an HDMI cable. The image is displayed on the tv with no problem …

I've got a basic HP Pavillion Slimline running an AMD x64 dual core 2.7GHz, 4gb ram and 500gb harddrive space. Its loaded with Vista Home Premium but I'm ready to install Windows 7 Professional. I'm backing up all docs, gathering the installs of my third-party software, but I don't know …

Hello, I have built a CGI on Windows Vista. I compiled using Visual C++ Express as follows: cl /Fescript.cgi /EHsc /O2 script.cpp I used Dependency Walker to determine what libraries it depends on. It only depends on kernel32.dll Hypothesis: This CGI should work on any other modern Windows machine by …

when I try installing or playing warcraft 2 an error message pops up saying "C:\Users\Daniel\DOWNLO~1\WARCRA~2\WARCR… This system does not support fullscreen mode. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.." what can I do to fix this? I try pressing ignore but the same message comes up. im Running Windows Vista home …

Firstly, sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I wasn't sure where to post this. In any case, I'm running Windows Vista, and recently all the videos I'm playing on my computer have become very laggy (regardless of which media player I use). I believe this may be a …

I am having problems installing VB 6.0 (Enterprise Edition) in my laptop(Vista) it says "compatibility issues". Can I install VB 6.0 in vista?

I keep getting the message "Windows host process (Rundll32) has stopped working" and then about 3/4 seconds after that, this pops up .. "Windowss Explorer has stopped working", so I click "Restart the program", my desktop reboots, and the same two messages pop up again! Its just an endless loop …

Hi all, So, I'm a real newbie at this, and I don't even know where to start really. I'd appreciate some help. I've downloaded Allegro 4.9 onto my computer (running Windows Vista), and I want to use it with Code::Blocks IDE. I've tried many a google search, but none of …

i have a windows vista and it isnt starting properly. i have tried: startup repair- not working restore to a point of time: not able to back up: not working please if anyone has a solution that u know would work TELL ME

Make: Dell Inspiron 1720 Howdy, I have a windows vista laptop that has started to have some odd behavior relating to power. When the laptop is plugged in (cord to wall) and the battery is in, the laptop will shut down within a few minutes. If the computer is running …

I am trying to run a licensed version of AutoCad 2007 from a Windows XP formatted hard drive. I have it in a hard drive enclosure and connected it to my Windows Vista Basic Laptop. I cannot get it to run and the compatibility wizard hasnt worked. HELP!

Just curious. I have used win 95 98 xp vista 7 oldtime people always said backup your data before you do defrag now windows 7 & vista have auto defrag function. I have windows vista on this pc, I had auto update and auto defrag before. NTFS file system corrupted …

i just got my laptop in 2008 and i want to completely reformat it to where it is exactly the way it was when i got it....system restore doesnt seem to work. Any help would be great! oh and its windows vista!

hi so i set up my linksys wrt54g2 router to my desktop and the internet modem, and through all that the internet works fine on the desktop. and the router itself has a network "mikonek" with a passkey and all, but when i connect my laptop to the network, it …

I am using IE8 and when I run it the homepage does not load. When I type the homepage URL in, then it loads correctly. I have tried different homepages and it does the same thing. When I click on the homepage button after I have manually loaded the homepage, …

Any help from fellow DaniWebers would be appreciated, I have a 3 yr old Compaq V2000 laptop. I recently installed a new hard drive on it and decided to install Vista Ultimate. I formatted the disk from within the Vista install. Worked fine for short time. Now the thing randomly …

Last night I was trying to install a new vista theme to my computer. Not really know what I was doing I think I deleted something important. After I rebooted and logged on this pop-up shows up: dwm.exe - Unable To Locate Component This applicatoin has failed to start because …

HI Mob! I am stumped. I learned on punch cards and a CDC 6600, so I've been at this for a bit, but I am over my head here and would greatly appreciate an assist. Running Vista Home Premium 32 bit (I know, I know. I have XP on my …

Hello, I have a strange annoing situation with a C# software i made. The software is made by me, it uses : - usual C# libraries - visual studio 2008 - MySql DB with .net connector - Crystal reports Problem : - the problem is that on a specific system …

Good morning all. So, I got the dreaded Vista Antivirus 2010, not once, but twice while trying to download a torrent (yeah I know-bad idea), anyway, I was able to remove it both times using spybot first followed by malwarebytes. However, now it appears I have a very heavy paperweight …

I installed a software program called My World ( a GIS program from PASCO Scientific). Somehow I have ended up w/ two versions - 4.17 and 5.0 on my computer and I can not open either version. I get a Java startup error. I can not delete either program from …