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Hi I have decided to update my PC to Windows 7 64 bit. My existing PC has a lot of programs and data that needs to be preserved. I have read that with Vista Business an inplace install can be made but wonder if that is correct. If not I'll …

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Hi All, I have recently viewed something that I have never seen before with regards to a computer. I saw a window close and open really fast, at least 10 times upon startup. It looked like the cmd.exe window but I only saw a video of it happening and it …

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Problem: [b]Windows Vista/ Windows 7 User Account password corrupt / Forgot password.[/b] IMPORTANT: “DO NOT PERFORM SYSTEM RESTORE FOR THE FOLLOWING ISSUE, BECAUSE IF THIS ISSUE CAUSED AFTER WINDOWS UPDATE THEN THIS ISSUE WILL REOCCUR” SNIP Solution: 1. Boot from the windows vista DVD 2. Get into Windows Recovery Console …

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Hello all, I have a weird problem. I have created an application in VB.NET 2010 on my PC which runs Windows XP Home Edition SP3. Upon testing my application, I found out that my app does not run on Windows Vista and Windows 7. Just to help, I was searching …

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I am on travel and was advised my Win Vista machine had supposedly been infected with the 'interpol' virus approximately one month ago. A family member noticed some odd behavior and took the PC to an 'in-store' tech center for a diagnostic. This center stated the machine was infected and …

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I have a Windows Vista and I cannot get my computer to load to my desktop. I was having some issues initially so I ran a diagnostics test and now my computer just gets stuck in system restore and it says hardware having issue loading up so it will check …

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hi, I made a new partition to install vista because i wanted to make sure i would have all the files i needed before i normally would've cleaned the original partition and installed it there. I plan to keep the second partition and i would like to move memory from …

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I have a laptop that runs Windows Vista and when I turn it on Windows won't boot. Instead, I get this error message. Windows has encountered a problem communicating with a device connected to your computer. This error can be caused by unplugging a removable storage device such as an …

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This is my motherboard: K8NGM2 Series MS-7207(v1.X) Micro-ATX Mainboard i have: 1.4 GB of ram and 80 GB of HDD. and i want to know if i can install windows vista in it. can someone help me with this? something to upgrade?

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Hey guys, I just got a HP Pavilion dv6000 a few weeks ago with Vista Home Premium already installed on it. Im having some trouble getting my wireless connection to work. It worked once for a few hours but then just decided to stop. When I plug in my ethernet …

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Hello, I am after restoring a few computers with Vista on and I want to know for certain if I could restore them using a upgrade version of vista. I am after booting from the upgrade disc and installing vista from scratch and using the key provided with the computer …

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Hy guys again,i have this problem with my desktop computer,im using vista home premium,it came this bootmgr is compressed,pressctrl+alt+del to restart,i cant do nothis since i lost my vista cd,im asking if there is another way to be fix this without the recovery vista cd? thank you again...

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Recently I had a new motherboard installed to replace my old one that overheated. The new motherboard is a MSI H55M-E23 that has an Intel core i5 650 chipset installed. After getting all the drivers to work, I then installed my old XFX Geforce 9500 gt (512mb gddr3) in the …

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When i double click, the folder opens in new window. I am using windows vista home basic. Any solution to this overhead ?

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Just updated a HP desktop Vista Home Premium machine. Boot goes to the welcome screen then goes black. My monitor has a power and a video signal light and both remain on. Have never had success with the selective startup but it might be my inexperience with it. In safe …

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Hi there, I'm another one of those people who's stuck with Access: Local Only on an HP notebook with Vista. I don't have access to an ethernet cable connection, so wireless is my only hope. My Macbook gets connection fine; that's what I'm using right now. I tried following the …

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Hello Everyone- My question is about my laptop that I use with a wireless router. The laptop has Vista 32 and service pack 1--I am currently still trying to get service pack 2 to download but that is a work in progress. The problem is any music that i download, …

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Hi All I've noticed recently that in some circumstances Windows Explorer is maxing out when I'm trying to access flash drives. Typically, I insert a flash drive, open my shared folder (which has full access for everyone), then try copying the data I want from the PC to the flash …

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I bought a used laptop and the former owner partitioned the hardrive (no big deal) but added a second operating system on the other partition. I have windows 7 on the primary partiton but don't know how to uninstall an operating system and don't know if there is a risk …

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I can't access any folders (control panel included), or certain programs (most programs, only windows based programs such as media player still work). The programs and folders are actually running, as they are showing as running when I open the task manager, but I can't access them anywhere. They do …

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Hello everyone, I have a 300gb Sata hard drive that I partitioned into 3 partitions: (C:(System, OS) 60gb) - (D:(Music and Videos) 100gb) - (E: (My Studio) 140gb) Something happened and D: & E: disappeared. I bought a program called "Mini-tool Power data recovery" and I was successful in recovering …

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When I try turn on my computer, it starts as usual until it gets to the enter password screen.. where it only stays there for a few seconds.. then a blue screen flashes with a lot written on it, but not long enough to read anything it says.. and the …

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Hi, after a while of searches I have decided to ask the community for help. This [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/hardware-and-software/microsoft-windows/windows-vista-and-windows-7/threads/134057"]post[/URL] is the closest to mine, however it's been inactive for a while. Here is what I did prior to the problem. (I've had my computer for a very long time, so new hardware …

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Widows Vista screen on, no image or sounds. Hard boot used to work. (I've heard powering a computer off that way is not good?) Followed cumulative advice: 1. VGA chord worked. For some reason, images showed up on my monitor/television. 2. I remembered to count the tabs (1 and enter, …

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alright i've been googling this and trying things for hours and i'm stuck. here is my problem: I just received a new laptop for Christmas to replace my older Toshiba Satellite L300D-06T and I intended to give the Toshiba to my brother to replace his desktop. Thinking I am oh …

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A friend asked me to look at their Dell Inspiron 1525 (Vista OS) because it's not starting up. Here's what happens. When you press the power button, a black screen flashes with the Dell Logo. Then immediately the laptop powers back off. The 'on' button remains lit but the fans …

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Hi I do not know whether Outook, in this case 2007 running under Vista Home Premium, is the cause of this message. Email has worked, but now displays a Enter Network Password pop up. I would like to know whether this is a Microsoft Windows issue or one due to …

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vista home premium Adobe CS5 Design Premium Acrobat X Pro Dell desktop (silvery gray):) Everything on my machines is properly licensed and registered. EVERY time I launch Acrobat X Pro I get, "MS Visual C++ Runtime Error Acrobat X/.../Acrobat.exe This app has requested Runtime to terminate it in an unusual …

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hi guys,i have a problem with my window vista,i try to open some programs from my computer(control panel,games,photo gallery,update)and cant open it...it came for about 4seconds and after disappear...i dont know what can i do..im running vista home premium 34bit...

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My vista wont connect to an att router: 3600HGV. It used to be able to connect but I restored the computer and now I can't connect to the Internet. It says I have a local connection only. If anyone can help, thanks. Also I can connect several other computers and …

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