Data Restore Question (Vista Home Premium)
I recently encountered a harddrive problem on my Dell laptop. Dell sent me a new drive (with factory image). At that po...
Question regarding Microsoft Sync Center, Internet Explorer
Hi all - I'm posting this message here in the Vista forum as a starting point. If anyone thinks that it should be in a...
Copy Folders to DVD Question
Copy Folders to DVD questionI use Vista Home Premium. Some time ago I copied a folder to a DVD. I have made some chan...
Intro/Question for someone
Hey everyone, this would be my first post here on the forum, only had Vista for a month or so. My question is how do I g...
Vista extended display question -edit
Hey-I'm running Windows Vista on a Dell D830, using another monitor as my main display, and the laptop as the extended s...
One more question for Adam
Why do you use Forte Agent for your newsreader? What's wrong with OE? Don't you have to pay for Forte Agent?...
CDDVD Combo Drive Question
Hello, I've had this problem with my CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive for about 2 weeks. I can write/read DVD's just fine. When I put ...
Vista Firewall question
I made Norton's firewall my default firewall and, since then, I've been getting the message that "Windows Firewall...
Question about a folder name
Vista [ new to this OS ] Single user named Howard When I click on Howard in Computer the folder is named : C:\Users\vin...
finding the answer to a question I sent in last week
I sent in a ques. on IE and Firefox popping up on the screen like it was going to cut me off the net while browsing. ho...
ATI FireGL V5200 laptop graphics chip heating question??
Folks, Hi everyone!I am really desperate for a answer to this riddle. I hope you guys can respond even if you have sugge...
Windows 7 and Windows Mail question
Hi Folks,I posted this question to the Windows 7 forum but did not get an answer so I'm trying here.I have installed Wi...
one final question
If I buy the Vista 'builders' version, I can only install that on one machine, ever?If that machine dies and I build an...
all apologies, my last post was question
frustrated and tired, sorry...
DirectX 10 Question
I've already seen this brought up in other threads but I never felt it was answered fully. DxDiag is reporting only 2GB...
Question about Windows 7 backup
Can Windows 7's backup restore files backed up using Windows Vista?Thanks...
New to Windows Mail - stupid gmail question
Hello, this is probably a very silly question, but I finished connecting my windows mail to my gmail account and receiv...
Weird question....
But, is there a way for Windows Mail to have separate account folders (for example, I have several hotmail.com addresse...
LifeCam VX5000 Controls Question
LifeCam VX5000 Software Ver 2.04.542.0 running on Vista Home Premium Ver 6 SP1 using Microsoft Live Messenger. question;...
Question About Vista Recovery (Repair) Disk
Hi,In connection with a problem getting Vista updates, I downloaded and burned to CD a Vista Recovery (Repair) Disk. Ho...
Silly question
Hello everyone, If a pc game says XP is needed to play the game, does that mean Vista is more than adequate to run the g...
Hopefully this is the last question/help I need before re-in
You guys/gals have been a big help. Just to refresh.Wife installed Vista, and it really went weird.Instead of removing X...
Vista setup and compatibility question
I'm familiar with computers in general, and Windows through XP, so I get to be the family helper... latest is my sister-...
Question about Recovery Drive~
I was just wondering if you can xfer files to recovery drive, then wipe harddrive to its factory condition, and still ha...
Restore points question
Hi All,Using Windows Vista ultimate 64 bits.For how long the restore points that I created can be seen as part of the a...
This Is Not A Question
Female Cat I Love You Do You Like It Ria...
offline file question
I have a laptop with Vista Business and a dektop running XP SP3. Since I travel frequently, I had set up a foder on my ...
Installing Vista Ultimate on new computer question
I previously installed Vista on an older pc to see how Areo would perform on a P4 with only around 700 megs of ram. It...
MP3 cd to a music CD question.
I have a CD that has all the songs on it in MP3 format. I would like to convert these MP3 songs to a music CD format t...
Vista's Windows Explorer Question
In the old Win 98 Windows Explorer status bar, it displayed in parentheses the "Disk free space" following the...
Task Manager question
What is the diff. between, Application and Processes ? Why are there more then one, program name.exe shown in "proc...
Windows Vista Ultimate question
Hi, im tryn to rebrand my windows vista install. i have located one image resource in the dir SOURCES\SPWIZIMG.DLL on my...
DRIVE LETTER QUESTION
I have a new Dell computer (Vista) with a built in multi-card reader.The computer automatically assigns 5 drive letters ...
Outlook Address Question
I recently purchased a laptop with Vista as the operatig system which I use Outook for my e-mail, calendar, etc. Addit...
Windows Explorer question
How do I get Windows Explorer to to go to C: drive when I click on Windows Explorer instead of going to my user name??TI...
Question baout Vista Ultimate Firewall
I use Webroot AnitVirus with SpySweeper with with all the settings "on" and has worked well so far, I believe...
Sync Center question
Hi, How do I use sync folders on my PC (using Sync Center or any other program) with a USB drive? Currently "Setup...
simple question about directory tree
In Windows explorer(file manager)left pane (the directory tree) All I want is.... for the left pane/window to show the ...
Why isn't my question being displayed? - Active Directory P
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing&...
Re: Question about Acronis true image software
John Barnett MVP wrote: the full backup is the option to use. You only need to use the 'clone' option if you are plannin...
Question re XPS format
I hope this is a good place to post this --- could not find a better suited group. . . .I need to be able to extract som...
in microsoft works the question mark appears as : È
can you help me figure out how to make the questions mark appear as a question mark and not the character above (a span...
A question for next time this happens
Last weekend, one of the PC's in my network (it is an HP Pavilion running Vista Home Premium) developed a very odd probl...
Question on SetupComplete.cmd
HI1) What are the commands that I put in SetupComplete.cmd script to delete all data and files created during an automat...
OT Question
XPS/Dimension 630i. This came with a 600GB HDD and I added a 1.5TB HDD. The 600 came with Vista and I created a 100GB p...
Windows7 Question
I know this is a Vista news group but I haven't been able to find a Windows 7 group so maybe one of you guys can answer...
Vista Indexing Question
I went to RUN.... SERVICES.MSC and disabled the Windows Search service. I don't want indexing on my computer. However...
A question regarding sfc /scannow
Does anyone know why when you choose to do sfc /scannow on a 64bit windows system it scans c :\Windows\ system32? Shoul...
Clipart Question
Is there a way to get Windows Mail to suggest Clipart when Insert/Picture is is clicked?-- Make a Great Day Frank Par...
Taskbar Question
Hi,My taskbar is "double thick" and ought not be. How do I get the task bar back to it's original size? Thank...
burner question, Vista home premium
Hi,I am new to Vista and burned my first data CD this morning. I used the built in feature to do so. I could not see ...
question on 64 and 32 bit versions of Vista
I just got a vista computer yesterday. the people I had gotten it from said they installed a 64 bit system and 32 bit i...
quick question about windows vista partitioning
Hi.I am new here and hope I am posting in the right place.I just have a very quick question about installing Windows Vis...
Hiberfil Question
How can I get rid of Hiberfil? Pat...
Windows 7 Question
I downloaded windows7 and it took about 2 hours. Friend of mine wants to try it but doesn't have a real high speed conne...
question about drive letters
Once upon a time the letters A and B were reserved for designating floppy disk drives. Now that those drives are obsol...
Where should this thread go/hibrenate sleep question?
I am going to sound like a real big rookie, well because I am.My portable computer is for business use only. I seem to ...
Question about AddPrinter and AddPort...
Hello, I am hoping someone can shed some light on either of these two issues.In one case, when a logged into a VM as a P...
Question for Windows Speech Recognition guru
Need advice from Vista Speech Recognition guru. (formal name WSR, for Windows Speech Recognition)The "Analyze Writt...
Question on UAC
I had UAC disabled. I turned it back on and got the window that I had to restart so I did. After restart I still had th...
Question about Acronis true image software
When you create a full backup with Acronis, is that the method for making a disk image that you could use to reimage yo...
Priority question
MSconfig and Windows defender in Vista share control over startup items. As far as I can see, disabling an item in one ...
Win XP/Vista Dual Boot question
I partitioned a new hard drive and formatted it using my Windows XP Home Ed. SP2 Install CD. I then installed Win XP. ...
Windows 7 Mail Question
Does Windows 7 have an included email application? If so, does it support IMAP, POP, SMTP, EXCHANGE and HTTP email con...
Installation CD question
Hi Everyone. I realize this may be a "touchy" subject but I need to ask. After a massive computer failure I j...
Question About Microsoft Calendar
Is there any way to have the start time of an event show on the calendar when looking at the monthly view? Currently t...
Blue Screen question
I am getting a blue screen releated to my wireless networking....the fault bucket listed in on the error reporting is.....
creeacion question about how much of a post.
creear would like an account email on windows mail, but do not know how I could support for a creear since the amount o...
windows explorer behaviou question
My question is regarding the opening and subsequent view of Windows Explorer. I generally open explorer by right click ...
Vista Network Question
Windows Vista Business Editon SP2 On a windows 2003 Server domainwhen I issue: net send pc1 I get no responceOn my windo...
Question about file ODBCJT32.DLL & MDAC
I wrote a program in Visual Basic. It uses the odbcjt32.dll version 4.0.6304.0. If I try to install this program in Vist...
last and final (I hope) question
Why do we have to name a 'user'. Why can't we just leave it as Administrator? If there is only one user of the computer....
question regarding search
Under XP, I could search for a document containing some string. Today, running Vista Home Premium, I tried to locate a d...
Quick question about full medical version of Dragon-10
Just curious if anyone else experiences a fault with the "NewLine" verbal command?Only with Dragon "medi...
Vista and Internet Explorer question
Dear All, Please can you help. Having just returned to university as a grey haired student, I go to IE a lot to look up...
New Vista pc - organizing photos question
Hey all - looking for opinions. I have just moved to a new pc with Vista Home Premium 64 bit and I am in the process of...
Update question
Soory if this is the wrong place to ask this, but cannot find a NG proper to Windows 7.I currently run Windows Vista and...
Word 2007 highlighting question
Hello. I have "Id" all over my document and I need to italicize all of them. Is there any way to do this in o...
Vista 64 Remote Desktop to Server 2003 Newbie Question
Hi ThereSorry Newbie question.I have a friends business with a Server 2003 System that is controlled via remote desktop ...
Networking Question & Vista
Very new to Vista Home Basic - old XP Home user.This is a new Acer Aspire notebook and out of the box it found my home ...
ReadyBoost drive question.
Hello FolksPlease can someone verify this or not.If I were to purchase a 4 gig ReadyBoost enabled pen drive an plugged i...
Repair Install Vista over Vista question
Hi I must have downloaded a virus/trogan/malware because system restore and my Microsoft office suite won't work and I'v...
Adminstrator rights question
hi,i upgraded to vista premium home edition a few weeks ago. i am the only person who uses the computer, and when i cli...
Question on 64 bit vs. 32 bit Vista
My understanding is that if I want to use more than 4GB of RAM, I have to get the 64 bit version. If I do, is it still ...
Windows Mail (dual connection) question
Hi all,I'm using WM to get my workplace emails, connected to the intranet.But at the same time, I'm using my usb modem t...
Start menu question
First off let me say I am an XP user and this is about the wife's Vista box so I may not explain it just right. Plus we...
File Recovery Question
Hello, I am completely at my wits end with a file recovery issue that I have been dealing with as of late, and I wanted ...
Vista Backward Compatibility Question
My sister wants to get a piece of software for her computer which runs Windows Vista. On the site description it says t...
question about un-accessable files/folder.
In the wife's Vista when I click on some box when I try to access some of the folders (Does not matter which ones or why...
1 more SP2 question
Running Vista Home Premium. When the SP 2 is released, will it simply ( automatically ) download as another typical Win...
Graphics Card Question
Installed driver for ASUS EAH3650 Silent Magic graphics card. When check for driver updates via ATI Catalyst Control C...
Windows Live OneCare Question
Hi, I want to know if Windows Live OneCare is having Anti-Rootkit protection... ??? Thank You...
A simple question for utility...?
Hi,I have win vista ultimate sp1.I need a simple utility to replace Recycle bin or that works with it that captures all...
A question of Windows Program downloads being huge...?
Hi,I have been using Windows line of Operating system all the way from Windows 3.1 upto Vista and now Windows 7.(1) Ther...
WinMail: Local Folders Question
In WinMail my Local Folder looks like this (in order):Inbox Outbox Sent Items Delete' Items Drafts Junk Mailquestion:Can...
Question: The clock in vista can not synchronize - read insi
Everytime the clock tries to synchronize, an error occurs and the clock is now almost 1 minute behind correct time. I kn...
question about installing trial version of microsoft office
Please help! Any help woud be appreciated!!I just bought a new computer that came with Vista Home Premium. It had a tr...
Suspend question
Have a dual boot system with vista and xp -- and use suspend in evening with a restart in morning. Quick way to restar...
question is
everytime I got to send a letter to davidroland12@yahoo.ca,it gets rejected by windows mail,I get a box about servers n...
question about defragging
I keep trying to defrag my laptop but files are still on there fragmented. On my C drive the system volume is loaded wi...
Very simple question about "Confirmation" windows
First, how can I disable the annoying confirmation windows on delete of a file for instance?Second, how can I avoid the...
To: and From: line question
How do I keep my email address from showing up in the email next to my name when sending emails to others?...
Partition Question
I've never had to deal with Parttions before so forgive my ignorance....I am using Vitsa Home Premium and decided to dua...
Oem Question
I am going to buy a oem edition of windows vista. What part of the PC can be changed with a oem. Like the motherboard, p...
Newbie - File Transfer Question
I plan to transfer my life from a WinXP Home computer to a Vista Ultimate 64 bit computer. I've already reinstalled se...
New appointment or task question
Is there a way to create a new appointment or task from an email? -- flipajig...
Task Scheduler Question-Wake Up Computer
Task Scheduler questionWhen creating a task in Task Scheduler, a look-in window asks you to submit a program/script not...
Self help book question
Hello, I purchased a new computer with Vista about a month ago..... it has been a very long month!! I went to the boo...
Robocopy question using Vista
I use robocopy to backup critical files to my server each night (or morning). And it works very well. However, I've n...
Wide Monitor Stationary Question
I have a HP Wide Screen Monitor and when i have installed new stationary and open a new message, it appears to be double...
Ethernet cable question.
I have a wireless router at home since I got high speed so have not paid much attention. When I do banking I go to the ...
Bit Locker question
I would like to look into Bit Locker. My boot disk is in two partitions, 100MB and ~240GB. I believe the 100MB is wher...
sp 1 question
I TRIED TO INSTALL THE SP 1 UPDATE ON MY LAPTOP AND IT said the service did not install, reverting back changes.Why doe...
Sidebar question
Is it normal for two sidebar processes to be running at the same time? My Vista Ultimate system normally(?) shows that ...
A simple question
I have tried without success to get Windows Explorer to show a file extension, but cannot find a way to do it. I have t...
Adjusting Font Size Question
Is there any way to adjust the font size in the Vista help system? I adjusted the DPI settings and the Windows fonts t...
Vista x64 BSOD question
Hello, i've put the finishing touches on a HTPC... with Vista 64. I'm getting a BSOD... after about 5 minutes every tim...
IE8 update question
I am currently running Vista 64bit, I have IE7 32bit and 64bit versions and use both. If I update to IE8 will I still ha...
Graphic Card Question
I bought this graphic card GeForce 8600 that comes with 512mb DDR2. My computer has 4gb of memory (also DDR2). Now, eve...
Question's about activation
Hello everyone,I've a question about when Vista takes note of your computers hardware. Just finished a new build but had...
Silly question about backups
I want to get an external drive enclosure for a spare 40GB hard drive that I have laying around. Its sole purpose would ...
OCR Question
I am running Vista Bus. 32 w/Office 2k7 installed. I am trying to find out how to scan a document and then edit it say ...
Hibernate question
Hibernate does not appear in the Shut Down menu. (Start>Shut Down Menu> ....) Options that do appear are Switch U...
question about automatic shut off
I've noticed that my computer automatic shut the computer off and I was wondering if somehow that I might have set up i...
Windows Media Player question
I downloaded the Hannah Montana Movie soundtrack from Amazon MP3 a while ago for my daughter. I just noticed when going...
Re: Terminology question
I've never come across a manufacturer that supplies a hd preinstalled, to replace a defective hd Who is this manufactur...
Windows Easy Transfer Question 2
I have an additoinal question. i am transfering the files from my old computer using a Hard Drive. When I get to the wi...
RE: Flash Drive Question
There is no need to make or burn an ISO. Simply copy the contents of the CD onto the flash-drive. If that doesn't work,...
Windows 7 Profile Question
I know this is a Vista forum, but I do not see any Windows 7 forums. My apologies for posting this here. Perhaps some...
First Time User of RoboCopy-Syntax Question
This is my first post here and I have just discovered RoboCopy. I am trying to get the following command to work in a sc...
Start menu question.....
Program icons have been disappearing from my start menu recently - I've been able to get most of them back, except for ...
Vista Express Upgrade question
Hi,I bought my computer just before Vista came out, so currently have XP Media Centre Edition, but my computer was one ...
new question
my daughter has a newer comp then my laptop by about a year both are vista but hers has some better programs and visual...
Receive attachment question
Is it possible to have the attachments from one specific Contact open automatically when I open the message itself?...
question about offline files
Is there a way to stop the connection for a single folder? I have several folders that I keep on a desktop, but keep a...
Quick Half life 2 question (video card)
I'm thinking of buying Half Life 2 to play on my laptop but am not sure whether it will run well, or at all. The laptop...
question regarding sound/microphone
Hi everybody,not a major issue but...I have a microphone connected to the back of my new PC (Vista Ultimate), which I u...
multi port USB hubs question
I recently received a multi port USB hub and plugged it into my laptop. It seemed like a good idea as I only had 2 USB ...
Sound in safemode?(Not a new question eh?)
Hello, im useing Windows vista home premium 32bit. i was wandering if their was a way to edit the registry or use a Comm...
Activation question
Hi,I have a laptop with Vista Home Basic and a desktop with Vista Home Premium. Both run slow and unstable. A friend t...
Newbie - Question on Vista / Magnifier feature
Hi everybody,I know how to turn the Vista Magnifier On or Off, using the Control Panel.However, assuming the Magnifier i...
Installed Updates Question
Vista Basic x32 sp2.In checking my installed updates I have found that many were installed on 9/29/2009. This is correct...
A performance/progress question on Defrag
I located an old hard drive stored on a shelf the other day and connected it to my Vista machine with a USB dongle. I ...
SP 2 Beta question
After installation of WindowsVistaSP2Beta-x86.exe, I've got a lettering on the right lower corner of desktop just above...
Vista Ulitmate SP2 Update Question
Hi, I have Vista Ultimate 32-bit.SP2 has not shown-up in my auto updates. I have installed it manually but conflicts...
question sur windows mail
Comment peut-on reconfigurer windows mail avec une nouvelle adresse courriel?Suzanne...
suicide question
here's something i have been thinking of doing, for a few days now, seeing as to how i hate vista, could I install a new...
BitDefender - My experience & a question
I recently installed BitDefender and thought I was really going to like it. I'm starting to have a few qualms.First, I ...
Question about Windows Mail encryption and digital signature
Hello,When I want to send an email, it tells me that the message won't be encrypted and that it doesn't have a digital ...
readyboost question
Hi there.I searched generally about this before posting but with no luck.I have a new system with the new Core i7 920 CP...
outlook express question
How do I import my old outlook express mail to windows mail? I'm so confused......
BSOD QUESTION
What is the stop code 124. one place says its a hardware issue for the sound card, the other says it's for the video ca...
Windows Live Mail question.
I've downloaded and installed Windows Live Mail because some of the 'features' in Outlook Express don't work in Windows...
Unallocated Space Question
Hi, actually it's a question about Win7: my hard disk has no data, just three arias of Unallocated Space. Is there any w...
Question on USB Hubs and Controllers in Device manager? & ab
*Not sure if this is the appropriate forum if not could i be directed to the right one although i feel this is pretty c...
Flash Drive Question
Hi,I have a program on CD. I need to boot from it. The clients notebook is one of these tiny things with no CD drive a...
64 bit versus 32 bit question.
I want to get a new laptop pc and don't know if I should get a 64 or 32 bit pc. What's the advantage of one over the ot...
MSI Installer question
HI everyone,I'm trying to download a piece of software that says on VIsta, it cannot be intalled with InstallShield, bu...
E-mail question
I Don't know how to set up my e-mail account, can you help me get it set up?...
usenet question
Something of an odd issue with Vista Mail: I am unable to access one particular newsgroup (a misc group). When I subscr...
An EFS encryption question.
Good afternoon everyone,What I like to do is lock some of my sensitive files using the windows EFS encryption so that i...
Disk Defragmenter Question
I fired up my Vista Ultimate's disk defragmenter for the first time yesterday. It has been plugging away for over eight...
HD clone system question
I'm a cs developer who needs to back up my system for instant recovery. I have two identical HD for my note book. HD2 i...
Windows 7 Upgrade Question (From Win7 Beta)
Is there a way to upgrade from Windows 7 Beta to Windows 7 Ultimate (shrinkwrapped version) without wiping the machine ...
Question, help with Vista, auto text
I am trying to determine how, and if I can use "auto text" in a Vista word document. Can anyone help? Please...
Question about nVidia graphics card features
I have a Gateway desktop system which uses a nVidia 6150SE nForce 430 chipset. I was reading specs about this chipset ...
question about Vista Upgrade
I need to replace my wife's motherboard, and I am trying to minimize the amount of change. She is currently running XP...
Vista Server Question
Hi,We need to set up a Windows server. I assume we will run Vista. It is possible to set up a backup server with real ...
Vista SP1 question
My laptop, running Vista, is set to "check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them"...
Toolbar Question
The toolbar that is displayed on the startup screen with the default location on the top center of the display - not sur...
permission question
I seem to be having a problem with my file permissions under VIsta Business, SP1. When I try to run a file backup with ...
Raid Monitor Question
Hi,I have an HP laptop running Vista Home premium and every now and then I get a Zone Alarm popup about Raid Monitor wa...
Simple Question: Cut and paste
Folks, when I cut and paste from the web to an email , the text always come in as Times Roman font. I have selected the ...
Upgrade question
I've got Vista home premium upgrade and XP Pro. I haven't tried very hard but I can only start setup from within XP. I'...
Vista - boot failure question
I recently bought a new Vista computer and after a few hours, it wouldn't boot all the way. It drew the desktop backgrou...
question on limited network speed
I have my pc on a router so I can access my laptop. Just bought a new network adapter that is supposed to run at 108mb...
Erunt Question
I am logged in as an administrator. However, if I try to run Erunt by left clicking the program, I get an error message...
Vista 64bit from 32bit install question
Hi @llI have 2 PCs and 2 retail versions of Vista Home Premium.My first comp is allready upgraded to 64bit when I built ...
Question for the group.
I am using vista and would like to take an mp3 file that was sent me as an attachment and place it in my itunes folder....
new vista question
You guys seem very knowledgeable, I have another question for you. How do I set Vista to allow administration rights to ...
Flip 3D question
When I first started using Windows Vista, I could hover the cursor over the icon for switching between windows, and my ...
Ubuntu lurkers question on install
Hey all you Ubuntu lurkers out there. I want to install Ubuntu on my hard disk just to see what all the fuss is about t...
Question about Anytime Upgrade
I have a laptop with 64-bit Home Premium. The warranty expires in June. I want to upgrade to Ultimate. I haven't checke...
administrator question
Does anyone know why I keep getting a notice to change to the adminsitrator mode when I am already in the administrator...
Upgrading To Vista Question
I currently have xp professional installed. Can I legally purchase the upgrade version of vista home premium. I wish to...
Search Photo Gallery question
Hello, I'm using Photo Gallery, and have all my pictures tagged. My question is, how can I more specifically search fo...
Thanks for not answering my question
I used to answer here & there & many were thankful. Now that my own post has remained unanswered for 2 days, I w...
Acronis true image question
OS=vista ultimate sp1 Backup=True image home 11I have used true image a number of times & have had good results.I re...
vista install question
I have an XP machine with two 500Gb drives. XP is on C drive but I would like to install Vista on D drive which has some...
another partition question
is it possible to reboot your system and load info from another partition? i'm new at this i admit...
Hard drive question
Hello,I just added two new 1TB My Book external USB 2.0 hard drives to my system. They come formatted and partitioned, ...
I posted a question and recieved and answer about nero
My problem is with vista......... when using nero 8 ultra vision it will hang and close the problems and solutions sa...
Memory question.
I have an Asus Striker II NSE motherboard running a Quad Core Q9450 processor. I put 4gig Kingston DDR3 1066 in it and...
Vista Clipboard Question
Just curious about this. Does Vista's clipboard have a maximum size limit to it?-- Computer Wiz Without A Clue...
Terminology question
What is the term used to describe a replacement hard drive from a manufacturer which already has the OS and other softwa...
Event Viewer Logs - question
I went into the Event Viewer today to clear out my logs. Usually I just go under Windows Logs and clear them out. I d...
WinZip Question
I'm actually on Windows XP, but couldn't find a group for that (every other flavor of Windows, but not that!), and my q...
Ok people I know dumb question but please expand my knowledg
So Here it is because I couldn't find a description in the windows help files. How do I find out what the cached memory ...
XP / Vista Duel Boot question
I have already installed Vista on my Computer (I "upgraded" from XP Pro to Visa Home Premium), but I have fou...
Vista Home Premium Remote Desktop Question
I've seen several posts concerning the inability to Remote Access a Vista (x86) Home Premium machine. I can easily acc...
Newsgroup question?
When I make a post or reply how would I get them to show in a timely manner without rebooting windows live? Thanks for ...
Come on folks Answer the Question
Like the rest of the people when I travel and hook up to WIFI I can not send an e-mail - I get the address error What's...
Dual boot Vista question
I have a PC with Vista Home Premium and have added a blank primary partition. I have 64 bit Ultimate DVD and want to in...
Moving to Vistax64 tonight... few question..
Hey Guys!First time on these forums and just signed up.I have a few questions; I'm going to be moving from Vista 32bit t...
Font Size question
I have a new computer with a larger monitor, so my resolution is higher than before. The message headers when I open I...
posting question
I posted to Microsoft.word.newusers and it didn't post. I tried 3 times. I can post to any other news group. What's up ...
MCHINJDRV.SYS Question
I seem to be having a problem fully booting Vista SP1. This recently started occuring. It boots up to a certain point...
Love Mahjong Titans But Question?
Other games I have played you could make setting change that made the layout one that could be solved. It seems this o...
Yahoo question
Is there a forum such as this one but dedicated to Yahoo only?Thank you.AK...
Powerpoint Question
i have powerpoint 2007. ive made a slide slow of pictures of me and my girlfriend with our song in the background. our a...
Vista will not boot, question on which dvd I need to do rein
My vista will not boot...into any mode. Safe mode, all other advanced options modes do not work either. It just loads th...
Windows Mail Export Question
Have searched and read this group for my question. Close but still confused. Q1.) I notice the "Name" column i...
Search function question
Hi, With XP I we were available to search the computer for the drives or even the whole computer . With Vista I am not s...
I have a question about music dowloads for windows media pla
Hello,i want to have music on come cds for my car. I need a website to get music from i was thinking i could drag the mu...
Vista 64 Question
I'm considering getting a new HDD with 32MB cache and installing Vista 64. The machine is a Pentium D running 2GB Memor...
vista startup question
A cpl. days ago, I noticed that win Vista starts up, a new icon shows up in my taskbar that if clicked, goes to Computer...
password(s) question
Is it possible to setup a screensaver password that is different than the logon password to Windows? In other words, I ...
Question on wireless networking from hotels, etc.
I have a question about using wireless networks in hotels. My wife travels some, and she is not a "power user&quo...
Migrating from Aol mail to microsoft mail....Question
I would like to be able to download A COPY of my aol mail to microsoft mail on my laptop while I'm on the road. My fam...
cookies question
I seem to have trouble with cookies, I have websites I try to purchase items from, and they state I must have cookies e...
IE8 Beta, YouTube, MySpace & Adobe Question
Hello,I've already contacted MySpace.Com & Adobe about the following problem of which does not happen with Firefox ...
QUESTION: Sharing Vista Folders (w/XP?)
Hi...I have 6 XP PCs and just setting up a Vista PC... with a small LAN. On the Vista... I shared DESKTOP and DOCUMENT...
Navigation Pane Question
When I first downloaded some of my photos from another computer and clicked on “Pictures” the navigation pane showed a s...
Thanks-Next question
Great info Dave. Thanks for the link. I was wrong on both the POP and SMTP names for earthlink. I was able to set-up Wi...
Different question...?
Hi,I have Win Vista 32bit Sp1. I am my own admin.1: How can I add more shortcuts to Sendto folder as we were able to do ...
disk tray question
what is this? it is the attatchment...
Vista mail question being posted here
I tried the following submission on the Vista Mail Forum, but was not able to generate any responses. I am hopeful tha...
wireless network question
Can't find a network ng for vista. If this is not the proper ng, point me to the proper one. OK, I admit it, I'm not a c...
VPN Question
Hi,Maybe someone can tell me if I did something wrong?I am running Vista here at home and XP remotely. I set up a VPN n...
Disc clean up question
After having problems with Incredimail my computer is now working well but when I looked in Disc clean up , I found 213...
"Do you want to format" question on drive from old XP PC
Hi,new PC, VISTA installed with one master SATA drive.Have installed drive from old PC, PATA/IDE, which is recognized by...
backup question before installing windows 7 in dual boot
i want' to try windows 7, but i don't want to lose vista since windows 7 is just an RC and could still cause some crashe...
System Configuration Question
Hello,With Windows XP, when you ran msconfig, and rebooted, you got that box with the message about how your settings h...
Remote Desktop Question
Hi I have a question regarding windows vista home premium. Can you connect to this version using rdp? Is there an ins...
Another dual boot question!
I am considering setting up a dual boot on my 64 bit Vista Ultimate beastie. I have a total of 4 hard drives all SATA 2 ...
Question about windowsmail
My laptop crashed yesterday. I want to save my emails on my laptop. So I bought an extern harddiscreader, but i don't kn...
Vista Shut Down Question
Vista Ultimate SP1. When I shut down my computer it goes from the desktop to the blue-green Vista shut down screen, bli...
question about robocopy
Just to make sure, robocopy's mirror mode copies changed files over, does it not?Also, I assume successive runs of "...
Stationery path question
This was the path to my stationery folder before I used Revo unstaller to uninstall the program "malwarebot remover...
New to Vista.......question regarding GUI vs Command Line Di
Hi guys, new to Vista and new to these forums.I bought an Acer Aspire 6530 last week. I noticed whenever I go to the GU...
Question about usb wireless client
I'm wondering if my USB wireless client is about to fail. Yesterday, I could no longer connect to either my home workg...
IIS question
Hi,I have been trying to get the IIS server working on a PC (not mine) but keep getting the server error message as sho...
Licensing Question
My sister needed help with her Vaio Laptop that was in desperate need of a wipe and reinstall. Unfortunately she didn't...
Responses to my question
I posted a question a few days ago. What or where do I go to find out if anyone responded? -- alomba Posted via http:/...
Vista question
The notebook comes with Vista only. Does it possible configure/adjust Vista Home and to disable all so called "bell...
Windows Mail-Local Folders question
I have moved several, "in my opinion", email's into special folders under the the Windows Mail / Local Folder...
New computer question
A friend is buying a new computer because the power supply on her old machine died and she is ready for a new computer ...
New computer+current Vista=question on procedure..
I have perused the groups for days, and don't see a clear answer to my upcoming dilemma. Here's the situation.. advice...
version question
Ok, I have been looking across the vast web space and on Microsoft's website compairing versions... the answer has elud...
My last message regarding voice recognition is a question by
Sorry i forgot to put the question mark Symbol in, as My last post was a question.I am so new to this, i posted the l...
One more question
Thanks for the help on the other two questions, now I have one more. Since installing the service pack for Vista, I no...
Changing motherboard only... process question
I am considering changing my AM2 motherboard to support the AMD Phenom "Black" series AM2+ processors (or wait...
Vista Activation Question
My hard drive failed and I had to replace it. I reinstalled XP professional with the proper product key and I activated ...
Strange Question..
Here's a strange one.. I have on average 80-100 gigs of free space normally on my hard drive. Last night I noticed I wa...
How Do I Fix system32.dll question
Hi I downloaded a regcure program & my AV told me there was a virus in it, so I stopped running it & removed the...
System Check Points question
Hi all,I was wondering.. is there any way to move the location vista uses to store system restore checkpoints? I have v...
deleting file question
On my Vista SP1 machine, why is so slow to delete a file?In some cases it takes 5 muntes fro the delete confrmation wind...
User Account Question
I created an Administrator account to logon Vista (Basic) as a service. Is there any way to avoid that "user"...
Media Center - TV Card Question
I'm thinking of getting Vista Home Premium to be a DVR with my 2 ATI 550 TV cards. Can anyone tell me if it has any pro...
Windows Image Back-up question
If I have an entire PC backup (windowsimagebackup) from Vista 32bit then use it while running a Vista 64bit will it chan...
Just a question about windows fax and scan
I have USRobotics V.92 PCI Faxmodem model 5670 it works fine with RKS Fax and if I uninstall RKS fax and make sure all d...
Vista Update Question
Hi,Here is a good one. Vista doers not seem to be updating the display when I bring up My Computer. Whatever the last ...
SYM_REGISTRY_BACKUP.reg Question
I just noticed a file in C:\ named SYM_REGISTRY_BACKUP.reg, dated 4/22008. It is quite large (223MB) so I wanted to de...
Security Question
Anyone out there know about this?<copied from a poster>Even if it never happens, if there is two users logged in a...
Question about Home Networking
Hi allI have question about Home Networking. Please consider following scenario.I have 2 notebook computers, suppose the...
Explore path question
When I right click the start Orb and select Explore it opens to C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start ...
Copying Files in Vista Performance Question
This question is prompted by two events that I have encountered recently.The first was when I was trying to back up my e...
emails lost with compression error. Restore question.
I run Vista Home Premium and have Windows Home and Student. I use Windows mail. During a mail compression I got an error...
SP1 and SP2 question
Now I don't have SP1 installed because it wouldn't install and getting so-called help from microsoft did not help eithe...
System Restore Question
I recently had to select a previous System Restore point to correct photo printing problems. It was successful. Howeve...
upgrading from vista to win 7 question
Would I still be able to do the upgrade even though I was never able to get SP 1 or SP 2 installed on my laptop?Debbie...
Restricted Sites List fix: File question
In the excellent tutorial *"How to Fix a Slow Windows Mail"*, found at the following link, http://www.vistax6...
Question about saving History
I was wondering If when it gives you the option to save your browsing history, If that just applies to internet explore...
Power Button Question
okie my computer has the power butons disabled to start shut down. they still are. but now whn u bump them computer ...
harry potter and the order of the phoenix question
i have the order of the phoenix in my windows vista pc, and i would like to know when the game auto saves the current p...
Directory Custom or Modification Question
I copied some MP3 files to my root directory (C:\). Vista automatically changed the layout similar to the music directo...
Event Viewer Question
I have a sound trigger for the 'Open program' event in Vista Basic sp2 x32 When my computer is idle and I "here&qu...
A Question Firefox Support Wasn't Able to Answer
I have already taken this matter up with Firefox Support; unfortunately, the only type of support they offer is either ...
Vista upgrade Question
Hi, i currently have a computer which is a 250GB HD and that has XP-32-bit OEM install on that. This HD has all my appl...
Newbie question on Guest account in Vista Home
Long time XP user. Have an Admin Account I set up with Vista with a name of Patty and a passwordI set up a guest account...
Question about Startup programs... Please Help.
First of all I would like to say I love this forum if it wasn't for this forum my Desktop/HDtv(as my monitor) would have...
Firewall Question
Hello. I am running a new PC with Vista Home Premium. I am a McAfee subscriber and use the firewall/virus scan features...
Question on USB root hub
Hi everybody,not a problem but a question:If I open device manager > USB Bus Controlers >>> select one parti...
Help! Very simple question from incapable Vista user
Hi all, just to start with i´m not very good at all with computers so if anyone can help me would be great.I just reinst...
Defragmenting Question
I have read through several posts regarding defragmentation problems and I haven't been able to locate an answer to my p...
Question about using Robocopy or RichCopy over a home networ
First disclaimer... I'me really a network novice.I've used XXCOPY and Robocopy to successfully back up entire volumes to...
Avast question
I have Avast Home Edition on my Vista laptop. I ran a scan yesterday but this morning the Defender bottom righthand ic...
Event Error Question
Vista Basic 32bit sp2I found the following error in Event Viewer 'Administrative Events':The following boot-start or sys...
General Question
This is an off-the-wall question.My laptop recently was repaired by HP and they glued my oem sticker back on which made...
Question concerning the "System Wizard"
I own an Acer Ferrari 1100 PC with the 64-bit Windows Vista Ultimate.When I start the computer, I get the error message ...
Snipping Tool Image Question
Snipping Tool questionI use Vista Home Premium. I was replying to a Microsoft forum and wanted to insert a screen shot o...
Network/Sharing Center -> properties question.
My HP laptop is connecting just fine using either it's wireless or wired method. However, I need to change the IP addre...
Back up question with Vista
If I back up a folder with a bunch of files and it and then later delete some of the files in that folder and then updat...
question
i'm trying to set up my yahoo account as a second email. im getting this error when i trying to recieve emails. i haven...
RAM question - 4gb not bought as a 'kit'
I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on my new semi-homebuilt PC. I replaced the RAM that came with my bundle, a 1 GB generic s...
Network and Sharing Center Question
I only have one computer with internet access. No Networking. Thus, I have turned off all items in the Network and Shari...
Font Question
IE7, Vista Home Premium 32-bit working on an HP Pavilion dv6000My question is: How do I make Windows Mail keep the font ...
Sleep question
When I leave a p2p thing running all nite, wheather I leave it on Sleep of just regular, where it turns off the monitor ...
Can someone please answer my question
Hello,i have a micro sd which i always put into a adapter to put into the laptop which had vista but it wont let me copy...
BCC question
Can I get the bcc line to always display under the cc line?Also, when you start the application why does Win mail stall ...
question about installing second partition and activation
I have a machine that came with Vista Ultimate 32-bit pre-installed. (IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad) I have recovery disks that w...
Password Question
I am attempting to bypass the password login at start-up since I am the only one using the computer (64-bit version of ...
Question about not being able to View messages and Attachmen
I have a PC running the 64 Bit Vista and Windows Mail 6.x all the latest patches...I've always been able to download al...
overall speed upgrade question
Hey all Running a Intel D975XBX2 motherboard 4gigs of ddr667 ram and Core2 duo 1.86 and Nvidia 7900gs vid card and I am...
Vista Ready Bost question
I have added a 2 GB SD card to an SD card slot in the side of my monitor. Monitor is connected to Vista box via USB ext...
FTP question
If this is not the appropriate place for this question, please steer me right. I hope the following is understandable b...
Fax and Scan Question (using computer in domain)
A client of mine has Vista Ultimate. Uses fax and scan heavy in his workplace. Recently, his network moved from Domai...
Quick windows mail question
I have my Yahoo and gmail account linked to windows mail, if I click the send/receive button it checks for email and tel...
Media sharing question
Does anyone know if files are automaticly expanded when media sharing is set up? -- Dullyjock...
Windows DVD Maker Main Menu Appearance Question
Hi, I just created a DVD with a bunch of downloaded videos in 16:9 aspect ratio and they look and play correctly on the...
Question on To and CC fields
In Outlook Express when you filled in the To line in a new message that you were creating, it would simply show the int...
Vista to XP Home access anomaly question
On a Windows XP Home computer, I have a folder called c:\DataShare\ that I have shared to my home network.Inside this fo...
bwmeter question
Anyone using bwmeter on their computer? when i tried to install it says windows can't verify the publisher of this drive...
CD Question
Hi,I just re-installed Vista. Since then, my CD/RW is having issues reading disks. It reads only sometimes. And, here...
Folder question
What is the folder C:\Programdata? How does it differ from C:\Program Files?...
Upgrade to Home Premium question
Installing Vista Home Premium upgrade to Home Basic.I get the message "Remove the file ' Front Page Server Extensio...
Message Rule Question, Again
I've been attempting to send messages with a particular word in the 'From' field to the Deleted Items Folder. Although W...
Making restore disc question.
This may be dumb, but it has me curious. When I bought this laptop it suggested making a set of restore discs. Said to ...
INF/HKCU question
In my INF I have:HKCU,SOFTWARE\MyKey,MyValueName,,MyValueDataHowever, when I install the INF, the entry above gets copie...
Windows Firewall Question
I'm using a 3rd party firewall program. In Administrative Tools---Services it shows Windows Firewall status as Started. ...
Question About your Computer Security Job (the anxiety).
Hello everyone,I imagine that the computer security field is a source of constant anxiety because if a hacker succeeds ...
colors in caledar/appointments question
I'm new to windows calendar, and I can't figure something out...Can I have appointments of different colors in my calen...
Vista media player question
For some reasons, I see an icon is the system tray that states "Windows media player found". I have noticed th...
Question - How to transfer Mail Message rules from WinXP to
I am familiar with transferring Outlook Express Mail Message rules from one PC to another, by copying part of the regis...
Question about admin user
Hi,I already create user with ADMINISTRATOR privilege. But, when I want to change system32 folder properties, i manage t...
Upgrading XP to Vista question
I have a Vista Ultimate ed DVD (with two additional Premium Keys).I used it to upgrade an XP system and installed Vista ...
Is anyone ever going to answer this question? DEFAULT PRINTE
I cannot set the default printer in Vista Business with SP1. I am connected to a domain trying to set a network printe...
Email Question
Are there any Email programs out there that you can add a audio file saying "you have new mail". I thought I ...
IE Protected Mode Question(s)
Seems when I run IE 7 Protected Mode is off according to the status bar. But, since installing new Anti-Virus and Firewa...
Question about Vista
Is Vista really the horrible OS that I'm hearing about? All I hear is, "Stay away from Vista." I love XP, bu...
Windows Mail Question
Hey all,For the longest time I could write emails in small windows and the text would bounce at the end of the screen t...
Beginner with Vista Question
Hi, I am wondering if there is a beginners group. I have Vista on my computer & I am a beginner . I would like to kn...
DVD-RW drive question
How come this happens? I will be using Windows Vista 32bit Home Premium and it simply will not recognize any DVD that ...
large E in stead of question mark
I get a large E with accent when i try to write a question mark. it has something to do with bilingual keyboard in can...
icon question
My "computer" icon on the desktop has turned into a trash can. I do know how to change other icons through r...
Question about Windows Explorer
Is there a way in Vista to see the cut, copy & paste icons that used to be visible in Explorer under Windows XP? Tha...
Upgrade to Windows 7 Question
I currently have Vista Home Premium. If I do an upgrade to Windows 7 I understand that Windows 7 will deactivate the Vi...
Question About Ports
Ok, so I play alot of online games such as Garrys Mod and War Craft 3, but I can not seem to host games. I believe that...
backup question
------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, t...
Another WindowsMail question
WindowsMail keeps trying to compress the messages but cannot. I keep getting the "other ap using the application&q...
QUESTION ABOUT XP/VISTA USB XFER CABLES
I have 2 computers, one with XP home and the other with Windows Vista Home Premium. I want to transfer files between t...
(question)a problem has caused the program to close, need he
Hi.. im using windows vista and runing a small online game server which sometimes crashes.. and displays the close box.....
C Drive Question
Hi,I recently had a drive go bad. Good thing all the data is backed up and I just bought another TB drive.....it was on...
Dual boot XP & Vista question
I purchased a Dell laptop with Vista Home Premium on it and some of my older Xp software won't work on it. I would like...
Scripting question
I am trying to run a simple script in an environment that has both Windows Vista and Windows 2000:----- script below --...
Vista 32 install. Question on partitions
I did a clean install. During the options I formatted and deleted the partition. I thought it would create another part...
Question on ProgramData File
In my OS (C) File the ProgramData File does not appear. Should it appear? and what should I do to get it to appear?.Than...
windows scheduler question
Scheduled windows jobs do not run when I logoff. Is there something that I can do?...
set up question
Hello, I am trying to set up my account and I have an aol email account. Aol says to use:The basic information that yo...
EVga cards question
for Vista 64, which one of the following should I use on an 8 GB RAM PC based on Asus P5Q-E? eVGA e-GeForce 8500 GT 256M...
Event Sounds Question
I assign wav files to system events. Certain ones won't play when when I assign it to the Windows Logon event. It previe...
Window Mail Question.
Okay. I go to a university and that is the email account I was wanting to use for my Window Mail. I can recieve all the...
Question on email account
I had some problems with my computer last week VIRUS. I had to bring it back to the store so they could format the who...
Settings for Windows Explorer question
Whenever I open Windows Explorer to view all files it always opens to user files/documents/windows. The file location ...
License question
I am running Vista 64-bit on my home PC (Retail Ultimate).I use VMWare to allow me to run multiple OS's simultaneously. ...
memory & pagefile question - follow up
helloA few days ago I was asking whether or not it was worth adding more Ram to my pc (I have 2Gb). I was advised to do...
Question: Please Post Your Answer
Why do you think that hehehe...LOL! says the same old babbling diatribe all of the time when he is confronted with logi...
Sound question
Is there a way I can temporarily cut sound to my speakers but continue to have the audio feed out to my stereo amp? Ri...
Re: WinZip Question
You mean you couldn't find microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, or microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics?It's on msnews.micr...
Font Question in Vista
I've been using XP Professional until recently - I'm now working with Vista Home Basic. I was working in Adobe Photosho...
one MORE final question
Why do we have to name a 'user'. Why can't we just leave it as Administrator?That way you wouldn't have to select upon b...
e-mail full of question marks
how do I convert e-mail from Israel which is only question marks into a readable language? -- lady...
The same old READYBOOST question...
My laptop has a flush-mounted flash memory card in one slot, permanently. It is an 8GB super fast SanDisk Ultra, but I...
Question on emails
Could someone help me on how to set up my email so that when i email someone just their name shows up NOT their email a...
Please help with this NTFS question...
This is a question from my book that me my friend and I are struggling with.::*A user is assigned Read permission to the...
Start menu question??????
Why are items such as Windows Firewall with Advanced Security or Regedit not available in the Start Menu "ALL Progr...
Question about video hardware memory usage
I was under the impression that adding video adapters with more memory would reduce the amount of ram available for the...
Vista Business Complete PC Backup Question
I know the following question is kind of silly but asking never hurts... (at least so they say :zip:).I tried to do a co...
windows experience index rating question
I just bought a new PC and ran the windows experience index rating and received a 3.0 for the graphics part.I don't know...
Question about Frank
Is Frank a real person or a new program being tested in newsgroups by Microsoft called Windows Artificial Stupidity?Ali...
WinBubble question
WinBubble have option turn off Windows Aero - this can be done in 3 ways. What is difference?...
Partitioning Question
I have a Acer laptop and it has a C drive and a D drive (data). On the C drive it has 53.1 GB and my D drive 88.1 GB....
Vista License Question
I am running a full install of Ultimate from an upgrade disk. Annually I like to do a fresh install and have noticed 3...
got a new laptop with win 7, have a question
First is there a group for win 7? And second I was checking things out and found out this on the desktopn gadgets, wh...
Question concerning Admin Account
I have followed the instruction given in this thread: *'what's the difference between 'account NAMED administror' and a ...