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- Windows Vista >> windows update and installing new languagesi recently upgraded from home premium to ultimate and ran the "check for
updates" as i want to install the english pack. I DLed it and i think it
installed, but when i go to control panel to change languages and follow the
instructions, it asks me where i placed the language packs??
i dont know where they are??
help!
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- Windows Vista >> I want 64 bitI bought a Toshiba Satellite Turion 64 (TL-58), and it has Vista Home
Premium 32 bit installed. I read MS doesn't support OEM installed OS's. I
take it there are two options;
1. Get Toshiba to send me a Vista Home Premium 'recovery disk set' with the
64 bit edition on it
2. Just buy Vista Home Premium 64 bit (standard, not upgrade) myself and
install it.
Have I missed anything?
TIA,
McG.
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- Windows Vista >> CDROM Disc DriveI have a Vista Home Premium Inspiron 530 from Dell. My disc drive was working
normally until last week. Now the icon has disappeared off the Computer page,
I don't get a window come up on the monitor when I insert a CD, and I have
been able to find nothing on my hard drive to correct this. Whenever I go
into anything connected with the disc drive it tells me that it doesn't
recognise it and so I can't download a driver.
Any help would be much appreciated. I have had so many problems with Vista
since I got it, and long for my old Windows XP, which never gave me these
problems
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- Windows Vista >> Protected Zone in VistaI wanted to post this message in the Security forum of Vista but Vista would
not help me to find my forgotten username and password; kept merely
rejecting my various entry attempts. Good security.
When my friends ask me how I am finding Vista as compared with XP, I merely
tell them that I have found no new features or functionality.There are only
more autocratic and annoying controls and Vista tries to organize things for
user without giving him the freedom to decide whether he wants his files,
folders, task bars, toolbars and what not by Vista's own idiosyncratic
ideas.
Today I found the Internet Explorer denying me access to the web-page of
Star World, a TV channel seen in Asia, when I tried to see the channel
schedule for today. Obviously, it is idiotic to bar me from a web-page which
I frequently check and should not suggest any harm to the most sensitive
nose of any security expert. There are already three other security barriers
raised by Vista, operational in my system: 1) Firewall, 2) Malware
protection and 3) Other security settings. On the top of that now comes the
Protected zone which is supposed to protect the user from malware.
Could Microsoft not have provided at least the option of excluding web-pages
listed by the User in his Favourites list, since those are pages which he
probably visits regularly? No such luck. I got so annoyed with this imposed
control that I went and unticked the box enabling this idiotic control which
has a meaning only if a child is using a computer and is trying to reach a
site by-passing parental control.
I hope the Security experts of Micorsoft put this message also on the
Security Forum, since I cannot remember the username and password assigned
to me.
P. Jayant
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- Windows Vista >> D: Drive low disk spaceI have a HP, and the D drive is a partitioned drive (Recovery (D:) It shows
1.00 GB free of 8.68 GB. I believe that it is an automatic backup. I did not
choose to backup my system to it. I don't know if this is a HP thing since
this is the first HP that I have owned and the first time I have used Windows
Vista.
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- Windows Vista >> Failure w/ Vista laptop using Remote Desktop Connection To XP compI am trying to configure my laptop to be able to work on an office computer.
I was able to do this with my home desktop without a problem because both of
those computers were using Windows XP.
I have installed the VPN on the Vista laptop & I can connect without a
problem. However, when I lauch Remote Desktop Connection and I log in I get
the following error message:
"The remote desktop cannot verify the identity of the computer you want to
connect to. This problem can occur if: 1. The remote comkputere is running
a version of windows that is earlier than Windows Vista. 2. The Remote
computer is configured to support only the RDP security layer."
Does this mean that it is IMPOSSIBLE for a Vista computer to do a remote
connection to an XP Computer?
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- Windows Vista >> Vista does not recognise USB mouseI was using Vista Ultimate 32bit with this Dell system with PS/2 mouse.
I bought a new USB mouse to replace the broken mouse.
But when power up Vista, it does not recognize this new USB mouse.
I check this USB mouse at my laptop, and this mouse works fine.
How can I make Vista to switch from PS/2 to USB mouse?
Thank you.
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- Windows Vista >> mystery window need eradication helpThe title in the window is day, date & time but the window is blank except
for the message "navigation to the web page was cancelled" what you can
try - refresh the page ( which doesn't do anything).
The only way I can get rid of it is through task manager but it comes back.
I have bare minimum in my start up(msn messenger, antivirus) and have
cleaned up unused programs.
What would cause this and how do I remove it permanently?
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- Windows Vista >> 64 bit processors.I'm looking to buy a new laptop preinstalled with Vista. Most new machines
I see in stores have Intel or AMD 64 bit processors, however, the OS and of
course all apps are only 32 bit. These laptops also only have 1-2 GB RAM.
Is there really any point in buying a 64 bit machine if all it's running is
32 bit OS and apps? Why would manufacturers even build these units with 64
bit processors?
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- Windows Vista >> Vista stop error code 124Okay, about 2 months ago I bought a new laptop from dell. everything
worked fine for a while but about 2 weeks ago I started getting weird
blue screen errors after a software update I did, after uninstalling
the software and still having BSOD messages I decided to reformat the
drive.
after reformatting I ran into annoying BSOD error messages that kept
causing the reinstall to fail. I always deleted the partition and
created a new one and after hours talking with tech support I finally
got the OS installed....BUT
Now, the only way I can log in to windows is in safe mode...every time
I try to log in normally somtimes it will make it to the log in screen,
most of the time it doesn't, if it DOES make it to the login screen
sometimes it will actually let me login (VERY RARELY) and even then if
it does let me log in it's only for less than a minute before it
crashes to a BSOD...
I keep getting error code 0x00000124 and it's VERY VERY frustrating,
I've ran every damn diagnostic test on my machine literally at least 5
times and there are no hardware errors. The tech support person at dell
also assured me that if the tests show no errors then the hardware is
fine. so WHY is this happening.....any help would be greatly
appreciated.
**ALSO I forgot to mention however that if the BSOD occurs before it
gets to the login screen it's not a stop error 124 it's a stop error
code that looks like this
STOP: 0x0000009c (0x00000005,
0x846E49D0, 0xF2000018, 0x02000E0F)
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If you need to know any specs about my pc just ask and I can tell you
w/e you need to know.
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- Windows Vista >> Batch file copyI have short cut to a batch file that copies files from a network server to
the local machine. It works fine on XP, but it won't work on Vista Home.
I've tried right clicking on the short cut and saying "Run as Administrator"
and that doesn't work either. When I open a DOS prompt window and type the
copy command there, I get an "Access Denied" error. So I'm guessing the
batch file is executing properly, it's just failing on all the copy commands.
I CAN manually drag and drop the files from the server to the local machine
- I just want a way to do it automatically through a batch file.
I don't normally use Vista, so I may be missing something fairly basic here.
Sorry, if that's the case.
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- Windows Vista >> User account logs in but fails to display desktopI set up multiple users using Rick for my desktop as the initial
administrator user. Early on I turned off User Account Control to avoid the
annoying and continuous requests for permissions to do virtually anything on
my own computer in my own desktop. I subsequently turned User Account
Control back on to facilitate the installation of a software program. After
rebooting the PC I was able to log on to Rick but after waiting forever found
that my desktop would not display. The only way I could display anything was
to use Ctrl/Alt/Del key sequence which then allowed me to switch to a second
user to reset the User Account Control to off. After rebooting I was able to
display the desktop for Rick. I since tried various settings changes to try
to recover from the loss of my desktop display while User Account Control is
in the on condition. After numerous attempts I am now no longer able to
display my desktop in either the on or off condition for User Account Control
even though I show that I am still logged in as Rick. How do a regain access
to my desktop display under user name Rick?
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- Windows Vista >> Video's colors are swapped??? Need Some helpI have windows Vista Home Premium, Media, NVIDIA
GeForce 7650GS, and
all of my Videos MP4's, AVI's, WMV's and Live TV, the people are blue, the
blues are red, my logitech quick cam displays as blue as well. My photo's,
desktop, web sites etc are all normal.
My SIL said my Cb and Cr are getting swapped, quick time, media center and
windows media player 10 and irfanview players, all are the wrong colors.
If I need to install codec's I'll need some step by steps where to get them
and how to install them.
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Windows Vista >> PC Doesnt want to boot.
Hi everyone.
Am using vista basic,Am unable to boot my pc.i was using it & it froze I
couldn't press crl/alt/del to end the task as i was trying to copy some
file.everything froze,I tried to press the restart button on CPU but it didnt
work & Iwas forced to swicth it off from the plug/switch.After that I
switched it on and the Monitor showed me the options at the button like setup
press del & alos press Esc adviced setup.But I couldnt select none of those
using the keyboard but the time I switch it on the 3 lights on keyboard
blinked as normal just to show it connected to CPU.Lastly the screen as its
frozen on rebooting there are red line like the matrix the movie those green
line but on my PC are red.i switch it serveral times without no change on the
screan.please assist.
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Windows Vista >> PC Doesnt want to boot.
If it is under warranty, take it back.
If an upgrade, and not under warranty, pay a Technician, as it is beyond
your knowledge to fix.
"Sydney Nko." wrote:
> Hi everyone.
>
> Am using vista basic,Am unable to boot my pc.i was using it & it froze I
> couldn't press crl/alt/del to end the task as i was trying to copy some
> file.everything froze,I tried to press the restart button on CPU but it didnt
> work & Iwas forced to swicth it off from the plug/switch.After that I
> switched it on and the Monitor showed me the options at the button like setup
> press del & alos press Esc adviced setup.But I couldnt select none of those
> using the keyboard but the time I switch it on the 3 lights on keyboard
> blinked as normal just to show it connected to CPU.Lastly the screen as its
> frozen on rebooting there are red line like the matrix the movie those green
> line but on my PC are red.i switch it serveral times without no change on the
> screan.please assist.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28 20:30:01 CDT 2007 |
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Windows Vista >> PC Doesnt want to boot.
Hi Sydney--
Try these:
These are steps to use if you have the Vista DVD and if you don't:
***Startup Repair from the Vista DVD***
How to Use The Vista DVD to Repair Vista (Startup Repair is misnamed by the
Win RE team and it can be used to fix many Vista components even when you
***can boot to Vista):
http://www.windowsvista.windowsreinstall.com/vistaultimate/repairstartup/index.htm
If you elect to run Startup repair from the Vista DVD (it can fix major
components in Vista--I've verified this many many times; it's good for more
than startup problems, and the Win RE team simply screwed up when they named
it not understanding its full functionality):
Startup Repair will look like this when you put in the Vista DVD:
http://www.vistaclues.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/click-repair-your-computer.png
You run the startup repair tool this way (and system restore from here is
also sometimes effective):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925810/en-us
How To Run Startup Repair In Vista Ultimate (Multiple Screenshots)
http://www.windowsvista.windowsreinstall.com/vistaultimate/repairstartup/index.htm
It will automatically take you to this on your screen:
http://www.vistaclues.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/click-repair-your-computer.png
That will allow you to go to the Vista setup that has a Repair link on
thelower left corner>click it and then you'll see a gray backgrounded list
and I want you to click Startup Repair from it and follow the directions.
The gray screen after you click the first link in the above pic will look
like this:
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winvista/images/repair/staruprepair/Image17.gif
Click Startup Repair, the link at the top and after it scans>click OK and
let it try to repair Vista. It will tell you if it does, and if it
doesn't, try System Restore from the Recovery Link on the DVD. If these
don't work booting into Safe Mode by tapping the F8 key and using System
Restore from one of the safe modes besides VGA may work. That means you
have the option to try 4 different safe modes to get to system restore, (one
from the Recovery link on the DVD) and sometimes one will work when the
others won't.
You could also try a Repair Install with Vista which is done exactly the
same way as in XP:
***Repair Install Steps*** (can be used for Vista) MVP Doug Knox
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx
***Using the F8 Environment***
***Taking Full Advantage of the F8 Options (Windows Advanced Options Menu)
by starting the PC and tapping F8 once per second when the firmware screen
with the pc manufacturer's name shows a few seconds after restarting***:
The F8 options in Vista are the same as XP, and the link for Safe Mode Boot
options is labled XP by MSFT but they are the same for Vista (they haven't
updated to add Vista to the title as they have with several MSKBs that apply
to both).
Again, pressing F8 repeatedly when you seem the firmware screen may be is a
generic way to launch Windows RE on some OEM Vista computers.
You could also:
Think: I have 4 different ways to get back my XP at F8 and try 'em in order.
1) Safe Mode 2) Safe Mode with Cmd to Sys Restore which is simply a cmd
prompt in safe mode 3) Safe Mode with Neworking 4) LKG or Last Known Good
Configuration
Try to F8 to the Windows Adv Options Menu>try 3 safe modes there (I don't
use WGA) and Last Known Good>then I go to Win RE in Vista. That gives you a
choice of Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking,and Safe Mode with Command
Prompt.
These methods are outlined in
A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP/and Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding System Restore from MSFT:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/faqsrwxp.mspx
System Restore can be run from the Win RE recovery environment from the same
link as Startup Repair, and sometimes it will work from one F8 safe mode
location or from the Win Recovery Environment when it won't work from other
locations.
How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304449
Good luck,
CH
"Sydney Nko." <Sydney EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
> Hi everyone.
>
> Am using vista basic,Am unable to boot my pc.i was using it & it froze I
> couldn't press crl/alt/del to end the task as i was trying to copy some
> file.everything froze,I tried to press the restart button on CPU but it
> didnt
> work & Iwas forced to swicth it off from the plug/switch.After that I
> switched it on and the Monitor showed me the options at the button like
> setup
> press del & alos press Esc adviced setup.But I couldnt select none of
> those
> using the keyboard but the time I switch it on the 3 lights on keyboard
> blinked as normal just to show it connected to CPU.Lastly the screen as
> its
> frozen on rebooting there are red line like the matrix the movie those
> green
> line but on my PC are red.i switch it serveral times without no change on
> the
> screan.please assist.
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- Windows Vista >> Unable to map network drives.We have a mixed environment on a flat network. 18 Linux Servers, 22 Windows
servers an AS400. We are not running Domain Services only workgroups. I have
250 Windows PC's running varoius versions some Running Windows 95, some
Windows 98. Most however have been upgraded to Windows XP. All are connecting
to network shares with no issues. I have a Vista Business Machine that will
not connect to Windows network shares nor Samba Shares no matter what I try.
It is a member of the same workgroup as the rest, I have removed all security
software, turned off Windows Firewall, Set Local security policy Network
Security Lan Manager Authentication level to Send LM and NTLM - use NTLMv2
session security if negotiated, NETBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled. Not sure why
this machine won't map out. Any relevant suggestions??
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- Windows Vista >> Windows Explorer will NOT add tags to JPEGsI am using Vista Home Premium
I used to be able to add meta-data in the way of "tags" to jpeg files. But
now, Windows Explorer cannot seem to get the job done. It will let me go
through the process, but when it comes time to Save my changes, I get "Error
# 0x88982F50 No error description available".
Microsoft Photo Gallery will accept new/change tags on jpegs, but those
changes do NOT show up in Windows Explorer.
In what may be a related problem, Microsoft Photo Gallery will allow me to
edit photos (crop for size, adjust color, contrast, etc.), but is unable to
then Save the file.
Any help, info, tips are gratefully accepted.
Steve Furse
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- Windows Vista >> Using Japanese IMEHey,
I'm using Home Premium and I wanted to change the language imput method
to Japanese. I've been to the keyboard and Languages section and added
the Japanese keyboard layout, but when I select that layout and start
typing, it still outputs in English.
I understand you can't install additional IME's onto this edition of
Vista, but I shouldn't need to do that unless I wanted to change the
whole language of the OS to Japanese - I simply want to type in
Japanese output (preferably with the choice between Hiragana and
Katakana). Is this possible with an English version of the OS or am I
wrong about the additional languages thing?
Thanks!
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- Windows Vista >> DreamScene bug reportHi,
Can someone please point out where I can report bugs in Windows
Vista? Here are the details:
1) Install DreamScene
2) Set the desktop background to vid1337.mpg (the default animation
that comes with it)
3) Maximize a window
4) Either click on the "Show Desktop" icon many times fast or keep
WindowsKey+D down
5) The bug is that the background animation flickers. Whenever "Show
Desktop" is invoked the first frame of the animation displays for a
split second before the correct frame is rendered and the animation
resumes where it left off.
6) Expected behavior: the animation should resume where it left off
and not display the first frame
This is reproducible 100% of the time on my machine. It is easier
to spot if you use another video as your background where the
difference between the first frame and other frames are far more
noticeable.
Gili
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- Windows Vista >> Need W Movie Maker Help : Indeo CodecsI've been trying to publish some movies on Windows Movie Maker and when it
starts publishing them the screen goes blank and says Windows Movie Maker Not
Responding. It then closes, restarts the program and a pop up comes up from
the tab and says "Follow these steps to solve problems with Indeo Audio
Software". I click on it and read that there is some problem with Indeo
codecs. I have tried all that they have suggested to solve the problem yet to
no avail. Anyone have any advice?
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- Windows Vista >> yahoo main game Java tab always locks upWhen I play in yahoo games when I close down the yahoo main game Java tab always locks up. It seems to so it all the time. I have to go Ctr, Alt, Delete to close the computer down to get rid of the Tab. Why would it do this and what if anything can I do?
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- Windows Vista >> Installing kb938371You cannot install some updates or programs: Go to:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822798&Product=winxp
This worked for me .
thanks
to Mark Ferguson
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- Windows Vista >> Ubuntu Suckshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wclJvJIK8pU&feature=related
I Am Now A Vista And Windows Fan. Just FYI. Ubuntu RTM And Beta Just Suck.
Just FYI.
Everyone Should Use Vista Or Windows XP IF They Have Trouble With Vista.
Just FYI
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- Windows Vista >> high cpu usage, youtube videos won't buffer all the way,i have a hp pc with over 2 gigs of memory and had a best buy tech support
check the hardware, which was fine, so they said it is a software problem.
The problems i 've been having are youtube videos or any type of videos that
buffer will only play for 20-35 seconds. Instant messenger will not work, it
will sign off after each message is sent. Any website that requires loading
such as paypal to go to another screen locks up, and the cpu usage is
extremely high. I have reinstalled windows several times from the hard disk
and from the recovery ones I had made at best buy. I have tried contacting
hp cuz my pc is still under warranty but they seem to have forgot about me.
The tech at best buy said to do a "destructive restore" cuz the regular
restore doesn't completely wipe it out. How do i do a destructive or is
there a better solution to the problem thanks for any help
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- Windows Vista >> Downgrade vista ultimate to home premiumHI all,
I have an laptop with windows vista ultimate which i used a cd to upgrade
from xp. I am buying a new computer with windows vista home premium. Im
planing to use Windows Easy Transfer Companion to transfer my apps, codes,
user settings and so on. I want to use the cd i have to upgrade the new
machine and downgrade the old one to vista premium thats coming with the new
laptop. Is this possible. Do i have to call any microsft line to do this.
Most importantly any charge? Thanks.
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- Windows Vista >> Bootup Error "cannot determine file system of drive \??\volume{hexThis is error is driving me crazy. My machine crashes on the first boot but
works fine after I restart it and tell windows to start normally when the
option to go into safe mode. The error reads as follows (the error is only
visible after turning on â??OS boot informationâ?? under msconfig) :
"cannot determine file system of drive \??\volume{hex}"
I have tried the following:
CHKNTFS /X C:
repair system from windows vista installation disk
CHKDSK /f /r (from the windows vista installation disk via the command
prompt)
Bootrec /Fixboot (from the windows vista installation disk via the command
prompt)
Bootrec /Fixmbr (from the windows vista installation disk via the command
prompt)
Bootrec /RebildBcd (from the windows vista installation disk via the command
prompt)
Any Other ideas?
SpinRite
Reinstall OS
Any help will be appreciated
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