From: Alias
<aka@masked&anonymous.es>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: (OT) WOW! knoppix 5.1.1 has Beryl 3d desktop enviorment
Date:
01/13/2007 09:04:50
will
wrote:
>
I have been running Beryl on a Ubuntu installation for about three months
>
now and yes it is a very good alternative to aero
How
does one install Beryl on Ubuntu?
Thanks,
Alias
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From: will
<imagine_44@nospam.yahoo.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: (OT) WOW! knoppix 5.1.1 has Beryl 3d desktop enviorment
Date:
01/13/2007 08:52:28
I
agree with you there I have both the MythDora DVD and the Knoppix one
because
I'm interested in setting a Media box The only reason I set it up
manually
on Ubuntu is so that I will have a better understanding of it in
case
things go wrong
On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 14:44:39 +0200, michail iakovou yos wrote:
>
Great.. but the thing is that setting all that up means you know a few
>
things about linux..
>
while with knoppix you just stick the dvd in and boot with the command line
>
option I said..
>
and presto... you have 3d desktop
>
>
:-)
>
>
Its a good way to see if you like linux at all.... for those who want to
try
>
it out
>
>
"will" <imagine_44@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
news:pan.2007.01.13.12.25.33.473380@nospam.yahoo.com...
>>I
have been running Beryl on a Ubuntu installation for about three months
>>
now and yes it is a very good alternative to aero
>>
>>
I've got Mythtv running too it's very hard to setup it took me about 3
>>
goes before it all worked but it's also a very good alternative to MCE
>>
>>
>>
On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:35:36 -0500, michail iakovou yos wrote:
>>
>>>
I know this is off topic, but its good to see other alternative OS so
>>>
you can have a better perspective of all operating systems.
>>>
>>>
I just tried this out...
>>>
>>>
I loaded Knoppix linux 5.1.1 live dvd on my test machine with this boot
>>>
command
>>>
>>>
knoppix desktop= beryl
>>>
>>>
it found my ati 9000 as compatible and loaded the 3d enabled
>>>
desktop. (I must note that vista does not enable aero glass on this
>>>
card, yet beryl works fantastic)
>>>
>>>
It has some really nice window decorations (themes). You can control
>>>
these from the red diamond that sits in the tray when beryl is enabled.
>>>
>>>
Cool window transitions (fade in out, zoom in out, distortions and other
>>>
effects) and
>>>
It also has the 3d desktop manager that rotates between the desktops as
>>>
a 3d CUBE.
>>>
>>>
Very nice to play with.. hehehe... of course this is all eye candy.. but
>>>
hey it seems fun for now... I think KDE works faster this way..
>>>
I may be mistaken...
>>>
>>>
Note: for those who may not know knoppix is a live dvd that loads when
>>>
you insert it and start your computer.. it does not install anything on
>>>
your hard drive, and it does not mess up windows.. its a nice way to
>>>
give linux a try. You can save your settings and files on a USB flash
>>>
drive if you want too. You can download knoppix dvd from here
>>>
http://www.knoppix.org/ free of course since this is open source
>>>
software. Note2: Firefox and thunderbird are called iceweasel and
>>>
icedove. They are basically the same thing.
>>
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From: michail iakovou yos <1@1.1>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: (OT) WOW! knoppix 5.1.1 has Beryl 3d desktop enviorment
Date:
01/13/2007 07:44:39
Great..
but the thing is that setting all that up means you know a few
things
about linux..
while
with knoppix you just stick the dvd in and boot with the command line
option
I said..
and
presto... you have 3d desktop
:-)
Its
a good way to see if you like linux at all.... for those who want to try
it
out
"will"
<imagine_44@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2007.01.13.12.25.33.473380@nospam.yahoo.com...
>I
have been running Beryl on a Ubuntu installation for about three months
>
now and yes it is a very good alternative to aero
>
>
I've got Mythtv running too it's very hard to setup it took me about 3
>
goes before it all worked but it's also a very good alternative to MCE
>
>
>
On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:35:36 -0500, michail iakovou yos wrote:
>
>>
I know this is off topic, but its good to see other alternative OS so
>>
you can have a better perspective of all operating systems.
>>
>>
I just tried this out...
>>
>>
I loaded Knoppix linux 5.1.1 live dvd on my test machine with this boot
>>
command
>>
>>
knoppix desktop= beryl
>>
>>
it found my ati 9000 as compatible and loaded the 3d enabled
>>
desktop. (I must note that vista does not enable aero glass on this
>>
card, yet beryl works fantastic)
>>
>>
It has some really nice window decorations (themes). You can control
>>
these from the red diamond that sits in the tray when beryl is enabled.
>>
>>
Cool window transitions (fade in out, zoom in out, distortions and other
>>
effects) and
>>
It also has the 3d desktop manager that rotates between the desktops as
>>
a 3d CUBE.
>>
>>
Very nice to play with.. hehehe... of course this is all eye candy.. but
>>
hey it seems fun for now... I think KDE works faster this way..
>>
I may be mistaken...
>>
>>
Note: for those who may not know knoppix is a live dvd that loads when
>>
you insert it and start your computer.. it does not install anything on
>>
your hard drive, and it does not mess up windows.. its a nice way to
>>
give linux a try. You can save your settings and files on a USB flash
>>
drive if you want too. You can download knoppix dvd from here
>>
http://www.knoppix.org/ free of course since this is open source
>>
software. Note2: Firefox and thunderbird are called iceweasel and
>>
icedove. They are basically the same thing.
>
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From: will
<imagine_44@nospam.yahoo.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: (OT) WOW! knoppix 5.1.1 has Beryl 3d desktop enviorment
Date:
01/13/2007 07:25:42
I
have been running Beryl on a Ubuntu installation for about three months
now
and yes it is a very good alternative to aero
I've
got Mythtv running too it's very hard to setup it took me about 3
goes
before it all worked but it's also a very good alternative to MCE
On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:35:36 -0500, michail iakovou yos wrote:
>
I know this is off topic, but its good to see other alternative OS so
>
you can have a better perspective of all operating systems.
>
>
I just tried this out...
>
>
I loaded Knoppix linux 5.1.1 live dvd on my test machine with this boot
>
command
>
>
knoppix desktop= beryl
>
>
it found my ati 9000 as compatible and loaded the 3d enabled
>
desktop. (I must note that vista does not enable aero glass on this
>
card, yet beryl works fantastic)
>
>
It has some really nice window decorations (themes). You can control
>
these from the red diamond that sits in the tray when beryl is enabled.
>
>
Cool window transitions (fade in out, zoom in out, distortions and other
>
effects) and
>
It also has the 3d desktop manager that rotates between the desktops as
>
a 3d CUBE.
>
>
Very nice to play with.. hehehe... of course this is all eye candy.. but
>
hey it seems fun for now... I think KDE works faster this way..
>
I may be mistaken...
>
>
Note: for those who may not know knoppix is a live dvd that loads when
>
you insert it and start your computer.. it does not install anything on
>
your hard drive, and it does not mess up windows.. its a nice way to
>
give linux a try. You can save your settings and files on a USB flash
>
drive if you want too. You can download knoppix dvd from here
>
http://www.knoppix.org/ free of course since this is open source
>
software. Note2: Firefox and thunderbird are called iceweasel and
>
icedove. They are basically the same thing.
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From: BetaButterflyShane
<BetaButterflyShane@discussions.microsoft.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: ***Ready Boost Gotcha***
Date:
02/06/2007 16:03:01
Nevermind
I stand corrected, you really do have a reading comprehension
problem.
I
guess not everyone can score a perfect 800 SAT verbal like I can.
Idiot.
"jim"
wrote:
>
wtf are you talking about. Have you been using vista too long and you are
>
delirious?
>
>
My thread is correct... I don't care about Dustin ... I am responding only
>
to the "urban" myth.
>
>
>
"BetaButterflyShane" <BetaButterflyShane@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in
>
message news:EEE8E52E-B7E7-4719-9D1F-730FA3BB82BE@microsoft.com...
>
> Umm jim I hate to rain on your parade here, but you attacked the wrong
>
> person.
>
>
>
> Richard is the original person who created the thread.
>
>
>
> Dustin Harper was the person you were arguing with.
>
>
>
> Richard came back and quoted you and was stating that Dustin had a
reading
>
> comprehension problem and Dustin was the person he was calling pal
>
> sarcastically.
>
>
>
> You then ripped Richard a new one with this post, and he wasn't even
the
>
> right person to be attacking.
>
>
>
> So now you get the reward of knowing you attacked the wrong person and
>
> look
>
> like a fool ;)
>
>
>
>
>
> "jim" wrote:
>
>
>
>> I know PAL that XP is deleting the file....
>
>>
>
>> It is the way VISTA created the
file that maked XP want to delete it! PAL
>
>>
>
>> if they had brains they would have made it in such a way that XP
would
>
>> leave
>
>> it alone PAL
>
>>
>
>> same problem with the vista restore points.. it is XP deleting
them.. but
>
>> they could
>
>> have found around the problem when they were making stupid vista
PAL
>
>>
>
>> "Richard Urban"
<richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
>> news:O$2wawgSHHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>> > Reading comprehension problem I see! (-:
>
>> >
>
>> > It is Windows XP that is deleting the file pal - not Vista!
>
>> >
>
>> > --
>
>> >
>
>> >
>
>> > Regards,
>
>> >
>
>> > Richard Urban
>
>> > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
>> > (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
>> >
>
>> > Quote from George Ankner:
>
>> > If you knew as much as you think you know,
>
>> > You would realize that you don't know what you thought you
knew!
>
>> >
>
>> >
>
>> >
>
>> > "jim" <1@1.1> wrote in message
>
>> > news:e8sg6tgSHHA.4844@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>> >> errr did you actually read what he wa saying...
>
>> >>
>
>> >> I repeat what ge said>>
>
>> >> " Something is clearing/deleting the ReadyBoost.sfcache
file from the
>
>> >> stick whenever I boot into Windows XP."
>
>> >>
>
>> >> and now you say>
>
>> >>
>
>> >>> It IS compatible, and it is doing what it is supposed
to do.
>
>> >>
>
>> >> LOL!!!! Vista smucks!
>
>> >>
>
>> >> "Dustin Harper" <dharper@vistarip.com>
wrote in message
>
>> >> news:OVuQyrgSHHA.4252@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>> >>>
>
>> >>> So if you want to use your flash drive in XP, which
does not support
>
>> >>> Ready Boost, you have this huge temp tile on there.
So, you would
>
>> >>> manually delete it? For the average joe, they'd just
see it as almost
>
>> >>> full and not know why. It IS compatible, and it is
doing what it is
>
>> >>> supposed to do. It just wasn't documented.
>
>> >>>
>
>> >>> --
>
>> >>> Dustin Harper
>
>> >>> dharper@vistarip.com
>
>> >>> http://www.vistarip.com
>
>> >>>
>
>> >>>
>
>> >>> jim wrote:
>
>> >>>> yet another blundering mistake by microsoft!
>
>> >>>>
>
>> >>>> Not only did MS break compatibility with
thousands of software and
>
>> >>>> hardware,
>
>> >>>> but it broke compatibility with its own products!
>
>> >>>>
>
>> >>>> Reminds me of the other blundering MS mistake (xp
deleting vista
>
>> >>>> restore points
>
>> >>>> when you dual boot the 2 OS)
>
>> >>>>
>
>> >>>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com>
wrote in
>
>> >>>> message
>
>> >>>> news:e2F5GjgSHHA.4872@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>> >>>>> This is an informational post. If you don't
use Ready Boost, in a
>
>> >>>>> dual
>
>> >>>>> boot
>
>> >>>>> situation, there is no reason to read
further.
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>> Parameters:
>
>> >>>>> 2 gig of PC3200 Crucial RAM
>
>> >>>>> 2 gig Ready Boost enhanced SanDisk Micro (no
U3 capabilities)
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>> I was noticing yesterday (Sunday) that Ready
Boost did not seem to
>
>> >>>>> be
>
>> >>>>> doing
>
>> >>>>> anything, as opposed to actually seeing a
decrease in application
>
>> >>>>> load
>
>> >>>>> time
>
>> >>>>> over the past couple of weeks.
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>> I have a Ready Boots USB stick plugged
permanently into an interior
>
>> >>>>> port in
>
>> >>>>> my computer.
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>> I dual boot between Vista and Windows
XP. I use, and boot into
>
>> >>>>> Vista
>
>> >>>>> almost
>
>> >>>>> exclusively - going into XP to use my flat
bed scanner (no Vista
>
>> >>>>> drivers and
>
>> >>>>> none to be available).
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>> I have the USB stick configured to be Drive
S: when booted into
>
>> >>>>> either
>
>> >>>>> operating system. I just don't touch it al
all when booted into
>
>> >>>>> Windows XP.
>
>> >>>>> Unfortunately, something DOES touch it.
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>> I noticed yesterday that the USB stick showed
empty when booted
>
>> >>>>> into
>
>> >>>>> Windows
>
>> >>>>> XP. Something is clearing/deleting the
ReadyBoost.sfcache file from
>
>> >>>>> the
>
>> >>>>> stick whenever I boot into Windows XP.
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>> This, of course, means that the next time I
boot into Vista the
>
>> >>>>> cache
>
>> >>>>> has to
>
>> >>>>> be re-established and repopulated - causing
an initial performance
>
>> >>>>> hit
>
>> >>>>> on
>
>> >>>>> the system. When once the cache has been
established/populated, I
>
>> >>>>> can
>
>> >>>>> shutdown and reboot into Vista and the
cache is doing what it is
>
>> >>>>> intended to
>
>> >>>>> do.
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>> So, if Ready Boost does not seem to be doing
anything for you, and
>
>> >>>>> you
>
>> >>>>> dual
>
>> >>>>> boot, this may be the answer you are seeking!
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>> --
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>> Regards,
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>> Richard Urban
>
>> >>>>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
>> >>>>> (For email, remove the obvious from my
address)
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>> Quote from George Ankner:
>
>> >>>>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>
>> >>>>> You would realize that you don't know what
you thought you knew!
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>>
>
>> >>>>
>
>> >>
>
>> >
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>
>
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From: Colin Barnhorst
<colinbarharst@msn.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: 2007 compatibility download
Date:
01/13/2007 14:25:10
You
might also post this question to one of the Office newsgroups.
"neil"
<neilp_67@hot_mail.com (remove_s)> wrote in message
news:Py9qh.46518$1W1.13984@newsfe4-win.ntli.net...
>
Hi all,
>
Has any one tried the compatibility pack from
>
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101686761033.aspx I have been
>
able to open word files in 2003 with the docx extn, but I'm having trouble
>
with excel files. I get the message "conversion failed".
>
>
Any ideas anyone.
>
>
Neil
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From: Chad Harris
<vistaneedsmuchowork.net>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: 7600 GS 512 video card problems
Date:
02/06/2007 15:31:19
Sean--
There
is only one driver you have for that card and there is a choice. Which
"driver"
are you using?
In
my experience several people are having no trouble at all using the
generic
driver that MSFT supplies on the Vista DVD that was given to them
from
Nvidia. Unless you have a specific graphics app or game that requires
more
functionality, it should be working fine.
I'm
using one and it's overclocked, with no problems. Call Tech Support
for
whomever made the video card--that's not Nvidia who as you know made the
chipset--ask
them which current driver is doing the best among games and
graphics
apps. They are knowledgable and usually open all the time.
CH
"SeanV"
<SeanV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4AFED5F3-0BA6-46D7-B1F2-F84D9585D093@microsoft.com...
>I
have a Geforce 7600 GS 512 mb, And I have the newest drivers... But it
>
seems the card is set on "Performance". Whenever I go to the
nvidia
>
control
>
panel, I try to set it to High quality.. and it says its set on high
>
quality.. But in-game, nothing has changed... nothing changes no matter
>
what.. And if I look at the nvidia icon (The example that shows you what
>
the
>
graphics should look like) Its shaded dark... and doesnt change..
Anyone
>
else having this issue? I've tried multiple drivers and reinstalling...
>
AND,
>
Videos and stuff work fine
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From: Dale <nospam@nospam.ever>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: A couple of issues with Windows Explorer
Date:
01/13/2007 13:15:47
Do
you have any mapped network drives or external media? Sometimes
retrieving
the state of network drives or even CDROM drives can take a few
seconds
when opening Computer or My Computer.
Dale
"Brett"
<public_at_cygen_dot_com> wrote in message
news:O5BRvlzNHHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
1. Why doesn't it keep the window size that I close with. Every
time I
>
open it, the window is at some default much smaller size than I'd
like. I
>
resize it but it never remembers this. WinXP always does.
>
>
2. It's very slow. I click "Computer" to get a listing of
my drives. The
>
progress bar moves across the top horizontally. It takes a few
seconds
>
before anything appears. Once the drives are there, it's very
fast. But
>
why this initial slowness? I have an E6600 Core2 Duo, 4GB DDR2 667
SDRAM,
>
and a 7200 HD with plenty of space.
>
>
Thanks,
>
Brett
>
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From: Chad Harris
<getsomevistainfoout.net>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: A couple of issues with Windows Explorer
Date:
01/13/2007 13:10:05
Brett--
When
you manually resize the explorer folder use File>Close or the X but
hold
down the control key will get you window memory while closing.
Popunders
can throw this off behind the scenes, and when one does, just
repeat.
As
to slow opening, it usually boils down to CPU demand and I use these
steps
to speed things up:
Speed
PC and Control CPU Tips/Steps
SPEED
AND CPU:
_______________
1)
Trim processes you don't need in TM. Google them or "search
engine of
your
choice them" if you have to.
2)
Go to
services.msc
in run box and turn off services not needed and there are some.
Vista Services Guide Part 1
http://www.tweakvista.com/article38662.aspx
Vista Services Guide Part 2
http://www.tweakvista.com/article38664.aspx
3)
Run System File Checker.
SFC:
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
In Vista run it from
an elevated command prompt. Right click command on
start
and run as administrator.
4)
Run 3 or so spyware scans Windows Defender, , Adaware, and Spybot
5)
Probably the most important for speed consistently and efficient resource
use
DEFRAG with www.raxco.com or www.diskeeeper.com with 15% free space on
drive
if DK and or >5% if Raxco's Perfect Disk.
http://groups.msn.com/windowsxpcentral/spyware.msnw
Download Adaware and
Spybot
from here.
GOOD
Overall Review for Defending Your PC:
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
MSFT
Defense Site MSFT Security:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/default.mspx
Protect
Your PC from MSFT Security:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx
MSFT
Windows Defender
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
MSFT
MSRT: (Malicious Software Removal Tool)
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx
MSFT
"Windows One Care" in Wings (AV and Spyware Scans)
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/may05/05-13WindowsOneCarePR.mspx
6)
Unck items from msconfig start tab you don't need starting and some
won't
start--peoiple who think just uncking for many are naive because there
are
12 places things can be started including several reg keys like Run Once
keys
and there are serveral.
7)
Turn off Messaging service--it's a security vulnerability and it slows
you
8)
Defrag very often every other day actually.
9)
Turn off indexing.
10)
Clear TIF and %temp% files (delete) and go to safe mode to get as many
as
u can.
10)
Do troubleshooting with msconfig.
11)
Do Clean boot with msconfig utility and search for the directions here:
SERVICE
CONFIGURATION REFERENCES*
*Vista Services*
Part
One
http://www.tweakvista.com/article38662.aspx
Part
Two
http://www.tweakvista.com/article38664.aspx
Windows
Vista Services Tweak Guide v1.0
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=87443
Vista RTM Tweak Guide (Tweaks to Improve
Performances)
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient?
1)
Task Manager lists the services on the services tab in Vista.
2)
Type services.msc in run box and using the list of services, click the
service
and you'll get a description of services.
3)
There is a list here of the default services and a
description>>click
"default
settings for services" in the left pane.
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/3c5945ee-afb8-43ce-b39d-50e6d5b89bf81033.mspx?mfr=true
4)
To view service dependencies
1.
Open
Services.
2.
In
the details pane, right-click the service that you want to view
dependencies
for, and then click Properties.
3.
Click
the Dependencies tab.
4.
To
view services that are associated dependencies of the selected service,
in
the list on the Dependencies tab, click the plus sign next to the
service.
Many
of the services but not all in Vista are the
same as in XP, so in that
context:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/services.htm
Also
see the extremely helpful site:
Black
Viper's Service List
http://www.dead-eye.net/WinXP%20Services.htm
Black
Viper's Site (Many of the same services in Vista)
http://www.dead-eye.net/WinXP%20Services.htm
http://www.z123.org/techsupport/xpservices.htm
http://www.geocities.com/ziyadhosein/xpserv1.htm
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
This
will be helpful
http://web.archive.org/web/20041128084144/www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
______________________________________________________________________________________________
How
to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310560/
Resources
for troubleshooting startup problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308041/
How
to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316434
How
to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353/
How
to Disable a Service or Device that Prevents Windows from Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310602/
Also
ck out these references:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,5155,00.asp
http://www.speedupyourcomputer.windowsreinstall.com/index.htm
and
http://www.extremetech.com/search_results/0%2C2426%2C%2C00.asp?qry=how+to+speed+windows+xp?.
Defragging
with a decent defrag every day will make a huge dent inefficient
resource/CPU
use.Good luck,CH
Perfect
Disk has a 5 month full functionality trial on now for Windows
Vista.
Good
luck,
CH
"Brett"
<public_at_cygen_dot_com> wrote in message
news:O5BRvlzNHHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
1. Why doesn't it keep the window size that I close with. Every
time I
>
open it, the window is at some default much smaller size than I'd
like. I
>
resize it but it never remembers this. WinXP always does.
>
>
2. It's very slow. I click "Computer" to get a listing of
my drives. The
>
progress bar moves across the top horizontally. It takes a few
seconds
>
before anything appears. Once the drives are there, it's very
fast. But
>
why this initial slowness? I have an E6600 Core2 Duo, 4GB DDR2 667
SDRAM,
>
and a 7200 HD with plenty of space.
>
>
Thanks,
>
Brett
>
Top
From: Carey Frisch [MVP]
<cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: A couple of issues with Windows Explorer
Date:
01/13/2007 12:55:32
Open
Windows Explorer and place your cursor at one of
the
corners of the window, stretch the window to your desired size,
then
from the Toolbar select File > Close.
Have
you installed the latest Windows Vista video drivers
for
your video card? Check the web site of the manufacturer
of
your video card for Windows Vista WHQL
drivers.
--
Carey
Frisch
Microsoft
MVP
Windows
Shell/User
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Brett"
wrote:
1.
Why doesn't it keep the window size that I close with. Every time I
open
it, the window is at some default much smaller size than I'd like. I
resize
it but it never remembers this. WinXP always does.
2.
It's very slow. I click "Computer" to get a listing of my
drives. The
progress
bar moves across the top horizontally. It takes a few seconds
before
anything appears. Once the drives are there, it's very fast.
But
why
this initial slowness? I have an E6600 Core2 Duo, 4GB DDR2 667 SDRAM,
and
a 7200 HD with plenty of space.
Thanks,
Brett
Top
From: hypertyper
<hypertyper@discussions.microsoft.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Adding Services Entries
Date:
02/06/2007 16:14:13
The
file that lives at %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Drivers\Etc\Services - a
plaintext
file filled with entries along the lines of
HTTP
80/TCP
"Troy
McClure" wrote:
>
whats a services table?
>
>
>
"hypertyper" <hypertyper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>
news:108F4FE5-08A6-4213-AD10-7195DACE6247@microsoft.com...
>
>I work for a company that develops a third-party app that uses the
Services
>
> table to define which port our networked database app uses to
communicate.
>
> Previously, I was cheerfully editing this file in notepad to add
entries
>
> for
>
> our software, and then saving it with no issues. This is apparently
not
>
> possible on a Vista system?
What is the "best practice" method for adding
>
> services entries on a Vista system?
>
Top
From: Troy McClure
<k@k.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Adding Services Entries
Date:
02/06/2007 15:59:20
whats
a services table?
"hypertyper"
<hypertyper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:108F4FE5-08A6-4213-AD10-7195DACE6247@microsoft.com...
>I
work for a company that develops a third-party app that uses the Services
>
table to define which port our networked database app uses to communicate.
>
Previously, I was cheerfully editing this file in notepad to add entries
>
for
>
our software, and then saving it with no issues. This is apparently not
>
possible on a Vista system? What is the
"best practice" method for adding
>
services entries on a Vista system?
Top
From: N1K <N1K@discussions.microsoft.com>
To:
none
Subject:
RE: Any fix to the problem with the weather gadget?
Date:
02/06/2007 15:55:11
I've
found a solution for this issue. It seems to be related with
international
settings that interact with windows live services (wlsrvc.dll).
This
file should be replaced to get it to work..
http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?s=?
--
Time
is a predator that is stalking us all our lives and reminding us to
cherish
every moment because it will never pass again. What we leave behind
is
not important as how we lived it.
"mlai"
wrote:
>
It is pretty well known that if your system's location is set to anything
>
but English(US), the weather gadget will not be able to show any weather
>
data. Is there a fix available for this? It's got to be a
pretty simple
>
fix..........
>
Top
From: Ray
<someone@mydomain.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Backing up network drives with Vista
Date:
01/13/2007 15:09:21
I
think that's Cobian.
Try
http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/index.htm
Great
utility, I'm using Version 8.
Ray
Rogers
"Dale"
<nospam@nospam.ever> wrote in message
news:OtDAxtzNHHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I
can backup from or to a network drive in Vista. I
use Coban 7 from
>www.coban.se
for my backups.
>
>
Dale
>
>
"Stephen Meier" <sdmeier@marqueeits.com> wrote in message
>
news:0D5532A7-16DA-4CF5-862C-88C1B8176731@microsoft.com...
>>
You can backup to Network Drives.
>>
>>
Open regedit
>>
>>
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
>>
>>
Change LmCompatibilityLevel to 2
>>
>>
I had this issue and by doing this I can now backup to my NAS
>>
>>
"loganj710" <loganj710@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>>
news:492D73C3-18CD-4D69-92E4-A1DDC91FB803@microsoft.com...
>>>I
assume that in the Vista backup
application that it is not possible to
>>>
backup network shared drives for the same reason you can not back up
>>>
onto
>>>
them. This is a big negative for me since I used XP's application so
>>>
much to
>>>
backup a large number of company network drives. Is this the case?
>>>
>>>
thank you
>>
>
Top
From: Dale <nospam@nospam.ever>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Backing up network drives with Vista
Date:
01/13/2007 12:51:06
I
can backup from or to a network drive in Vista. I
use Coban 7 from
www.coban.se
for my backups.
Dale
"Stephen
Meier" <sdmeier@marqueeits.com> wrote in message
news:0D5532A7-16DA-4CF5-862C-88C1B8176731@microsoft.com...
>
You can backup to Network Drives.
>
>
Open regedit
>
>
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
>
>
Change LmCompatibilityLevel to 2
>
>
I had this issue and by doing this I can now backup to my NAS
>
>
"loganj710" <loganj710@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>
news:492D73C3-18CD-4D69-92E4-A1DDC91FB803@microsoft.com...
>>I
assume that in the Vista backup
application that it is not possible to
>>
backup network shared drives for the same reason you can not back up onto
>>
them. This is a big negative for me since I used XP's application so much
>>
to
>>
backup a large number of company network drives. Is this the case?
>>
>>
thank you
>
Top
From: Cheesus <spam@spam.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Best backup app for Vista
Date:
02/06/2007 15:30:34
One
possibility is that my laptop has a RAID controller. Even
though
I don't use RAID, I have to load the drivers from my drivers
disk
before the restore. Perhaps there's something odd about that
configuration?
On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:22:56 -0800, "Daze N. Knights"
<Daze@microchip.com>
wrote:
>I'm
surprised to hear of your problems with Complete PC Backup. I wonder
>if
they are more common than I'd assumed. I have restored my Vista
>system
partition nearly ten times now, using at least five different
>sets
of backup disks, and everything has gone exceedingly well (and
>fast)
every time.
>
>Cheesus
wrote:
>>
On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 12:47:51 -0500, "thecreator"
<thecreator@home.com>
>>
wrote:
>>
>>>
Have you checked out Acronis True Image 10 Home?
>>>
>>>
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/download/trueimage/ 15-Day Trial Full
>>>
Version.
>>
>>
Another vote for Acronis True Image.
>>
>>
After my intial Vista install I planned on making
a backup
>>
using Ghost 9. Upon installing it, I was told that it was
>>
incompatible. So I tried the Vista backup.
>>
>>
The very next day I ran into a problem that I couldn't recover
>>
from (Hibernation) and so I had to restore. I tried the Windows
>>
restore twice. The first time it messed up the \boot directory.
The
>>
second time I got an endless stream of chkdsk errors.
>>
>>
I tried Acronis and it worked like a charm.
Top
From: Daze N. Knights
<Daze@microchip.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Best backup app for Vista
Date:
02/06/2007 14:22:56
I'm
surprised to hear of your problems with Complete PC Backup. I wonder
if
they are more common than I'd assumed. I have restored my Vista
system
partition nearly ten times now, using at least five different
sets
of backup disks, and everything has gone exceedingly well (and
fast)
every time.
Cheesus
wrote:
>
On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 12:47:51 -0500, "thecreator"
<thecreator@home.com>
>
wrote:
>
>>
Have you checked out Acronis True Image 10 Home?
>>
>>
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/download/trueimage/ 15-Day Trial Full
>>
Version.
>
>
Another vote for Acronis True Image.
>
>
After my intial Vista install I planned on making
a backup
>
using Ghost 9. Upon installing it, I was told that it was
>
incompatible. So I tried the Vista backup.
>
>
The very next day I ran into a problem that I couldn't recover
>
from (Hibernation) and so I had to restore. I tried the Windows
>
restore twice. The first time it messed up the \boot directory.
The
>
second time I got an endless stream of chkdsk errors.
>
>
I tried Acronis and it worked like a charm.
Top
From: Danny <me@there.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Blue screen
Date:
01/13/2007 13:30:11
"John
Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
news:ucdKcA0NHHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
It would be nice if you could show a little civility to those trying to
>
help you.
Clearly
people around here are thin skinned. If I'd known the notion of
questioning
people's advice equalled abuse and lack of civility, I'd have
coated
my replies in sugar.
>
If you don't want the advice, just ignore it and/or just go away quietly.
>
If you can't relate to simple examples, well ...
>
Haha,
you claim I'm not being civil then you try to insult me. Nice one!
Top
From: John Barnes
<jbarnes@email.net>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Blue screen
Date:
01/13/2007 13:24:41
It
would be nice if you could show a little civility to those trying to help
you.
If you don't want the advice, just ignore it and/or just go away
quietly.
If you can't relate to simple examples, well ...
"Danny"
<me@there.com> wrote in message
news:zo8qh.36558$RL5.23143@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>
>
"Dennis Pack" <dennispack@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in
message
>
news:DB05B476-932C-452A-8085-3A1DE005FC30@microsoft.com...
>>
Malke:
>>
I can't agree more, especially with the phrase "but it works fine
>>
with XP". Starting with XP x64 and now with Vista ram is
addressed
>>
differently and can have a flaw. I had a random BSOD with XP x64 about
>>
once a week or two, always in the middle of working. I was running dual
>>
channel ram, found one bad sector on one chip with Memtest86. I called
>>
Crucial for an RMA on the defective stick, to my surprise they sent me an
>>
RMA for both sticks since I was running dual channel. I haven't had a
>>
BSOD on that computer since and the problem occurred while XP x64 was
>>
still in beta. Have a great day.
>>
>
>>
>
I don't see how this helps. You're saying you had RAM causing instability
>
in XP x64 - then you got that RAM replaced and thereafter XP x64 was
>
stable.
>
>
What difference does this make to Vista? Or to this
thread?
Top
From: Dennis Pack
<dennispack@nospam.hotmail.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Blue screen
Date:
01/13/2007 12:46:23
Danny:
I used XP x64 as an example of how ram can cause oddities from
personal
experience. Vista is the same as XP x64 as
towards addressing ram
differently.
As a side note that same computer is running Vista and other
test
programs without any problems, the only change made since it was built
is
the replacement of the defective ram over 2 years ago. The whole basis
for
my answer is to not overlook ram as a possible cause since there are no
problems
when running XP. Have a great day.
--
Dennis
Pack
Vista x64 Enterprise
Office
2007
"Danny"
<me@there.com> wrote in message
news:zo8qh.36558$RL5.23143@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>
>
"Dennis Pack" <dennispack@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in
message
>
news:DB05B476-932C-452A-8085-3A1DE005FC30@microsoft.com...
>>
Malke:
>>
I can't agree more, especially with the phrase "but it works fine
>>
with XP". Starting with XP x64 and now with Vista ram is
addressed
>>
differently and can have a flaw. I had a random BSOD with XP x64 about
>>
once a week or two, always in the middle of working. I was running dual
>>
channel ram, found one bad sector on one chip with Memtest86. I called
>>
Crucial for an RMA on the defective stick, to my surprise they sent me an
>>
RMA for both sticks since I was running dual channel. I haven't had a
>>
BSOD on that computer since and the problem occurred while XP x64 was
>>
still in beta. Have a great day.
>>
>
>>
>
I don't see how this helps. You're saying you had RAM causing instability
>
in XP x64 - then you got that RAM replaced and thereafter XP x64 was
>
stable.
>
>
What difference does this make to Vista? Or to this
thread?
Top
From: Danny <me@there.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Blue screen
Date:
01/13/2007 12:10:55
"Dennis
Pack" <dennispack@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:DB05B476-932C-452A-8085-3A1DE005FC30@microsoft.com...
>
Malke:
>
I can't agree more, especially with the phrase "but it works fine
>
with XP". Starting with XP x64 and now with Vista ram is addressed
>
differently and can have a flaw. I had a random BSOD with XP x64 about
>
once a week or two, always in the middle of working. I was running dual
>
channel ram, found one bad sector on one chip with Memtest86. I called
>
Crucial for an RMA on the defective stick, to my surprise they sent me an
>
RMA for both sticks since I was running dual channel. I haven't had a BSOD
>
on that computer since and the problem occurred while XP x64 was still in
>
beta. Have a great day.
>
>
I
don't see how this helps. You're saying you had RAM causing instability in
XP
x64 - then you got that RAM replaced and thereafter XP x64 was stable.
What
difference does this make to Vista? Or to this
thread?
Top
From: Danny <me@there.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Blue screen
Date:
01/13/2007 12:09:40
"Malke"
<notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:eAJsA%23xNHHA.4720@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
Danny wrote:
>
>>
>>
"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>
news:uQ6ssjxNHHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>
Danny wrote:
>>>
>>>>
0x0000007e (0x80000004)
>>>>
>>>>
Every so often I get a bluescreen during the boot process - Vista
>>>>
Enterprise. Sometimes,
and not others.
>
>>>
When during the boot process?
>>
>>
After the POST, and before the welcome screen. During the black screen
>>
with scrolling bar thingy.
>>
>>>
In any case, random events are usually caused
>>>
by failing hardware.
>>
>>
It's not random though - it's always at the same point, it just doesn't
>>
always happen. And it never happens in Windows.
>
>
Well, you said "every once in a while" and gave no further
information.
I
didn't say anything of the sort my friend, I said it always happened at
the
same time when it occurred, but did not always happen.
>
>>>
In your case, I'd test the RAM with Memtest86+ from
>>>
www.memtest.org. I also see that when you boot with Ultimate (and I
>>>
assume Enterprise) there is
an option on the first screen for the
>>>
Microsoft RAM tester. You might want to try that one, too.
>>>
>>
>>
I'll scan the ram, but I won't find anything - XP would also have been
>>
unstable, and it wasn't.
>
>
Actually, it's quite possible that Vista is
accessing a different address
>
of
>
the RAM than XP so your conclusion that "XP would also have been
unstable"
>
is erroneous. There have been several posts in the Vista ng's
recently
>
about this very topic.
The
thought occurs: if the RAM is flaky, and Vista's boot process
accesses
an
area of it causing BSOD's, is it realistic to suggest that XP has NEVER
accessed
that same address? Under ANY circumstances? I find that extremely
difficult
to believe.
>
>
In any case, since I can't see your computer from here and you supplied no
>
information about it, I gave you the logical next step in troubleshooting.
>
Something is failing and you need to find out what it is. The only way to
>
do this is by methodical troubleshooting. Here are general hardware
>
troubleshooting steps:
>
>
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot
>
>
It could also be caused by flaky drivers, particularly in these early days
>
of Vista RTM. Look in Vista's Event
Viewer for clues. And you should also
>
ask yourself The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between
>
the time things worked and the time they didn't?
The
one change I specifically recall was that I installed a Samsung printer
driver
and thereafter, I believe, the boot process became hit and miss. I
have
removed it now and hope it helps.
>
>
All of this is meant to help you narrow down the troubleshooting focus.
>
And
I appreciate all help.
Top
From: Malke
<notreally@invalid.invalid>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Blue screen
Date:
01/13/2007 11:19:37
Dennis
Pack wrote:
>
Malke:
>
I can't agree more, especially with the phrase "but it works fine
>
with XP". Starting with XP x64 and now with Vista ram is
addressed
>
differently and can have a flaw. I had a random BSOD with XP x64 about
>
once a week or two, always in the middle of working. I was running dual
>
channel ram, found one bad sector on one chip with Memtest86. I called
>
Crucial for an RMA on the defective stick, to my surprise they sent me an
>
RMA for both sticks since I was running dual channel. I haven't had a BSOD
>
on that computer since and the problem occurred while XP x64 was still in
>
beta. Have a great day.
>
Thanks
for that information, Dennis. We know that it was common for the same
RAM
installed in older MS operating systems Win9x/ME to not work with XP
since
XP was far fussier about marginal RAM. Your information indicates
that
the same issues may arise with Vista. I
appreciate the definitive
troubleshooting
answer you provided.
You
have a great day, too!
Malke
--
Elephant
Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't
Panic!"
MS-MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Top
From: Dennis Pack
<dennispack@nospam.hotmail.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Blue screen
Date:
01/13/2007 10:53:19
Malke:
I can't agree more, especially with the phrase "but it works fine
with
XP". Starting with XP x64 and now with Vista ram is
addressed
differently
and can have a flaw. I had a random BSOD with XP x64 about once
a
week or two, always in the middle of working. I was running dual channel
ram,
found one bad sector on one chip with Memtest86. I called Crucial for
an
RMA on the defective stick, to my surprise they sent me an RMA for both
sticks
since I was running dual channel. I haven't had a BSOD on that
computer
since and the problem occurred while XP x64 was still in beta. Have
a
great day.
--
Dennis
Pack
Vista x64 Enterprise
Office
2007
"Malke"
<notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:eAJsA%23xNHHA.4720@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
Danny wrote:
>
>>
>>
"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>
news:uQ6ssjxNHHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>
Danny wrote:
>>>
>>>>
0x0000007e (0x80000004)
>>>>
>>>>
Every so often I get a bluescreen during the boot process - Vista
>>>>
Enterprise. Sometimes,
and not others.
>
>>>
When during the boot process?
>>
>>
After the POST, and before the welcome screen. During the black screen
>>
with scrolling bar thingy.
>>
>>>
In any case, random events are usually caused
>>>
by failing hardware.
>>
>>
It's not random though - it's always at the same point, it just doesn't
>>
always happen. And it never happens in Windows.
>
>
Well, you said "every once in a while" and gave no further
information.
>
>>>
In your case, I'd test the RAM with Memtest86+ from
>>>
www.memtest.org. I also see that when you boot with Ultimate (and I
>>>
assume Enterprise) there is
an option on the first screen for the
>>>
Microsoft RAM tester. You might want to try that one, too.
>>>
>>
>>
I'll scan the ram, but I won't find anything - XP would also have been
>>
unstable, and it wasn't.
>
>
Actually, it's quite possible that Vista is
accessing a different address
>
of
>
the RAM than XP so your conclusion that "XP would also have been
unstable"
>
is erroneous. There have been several posts in the Vista ng's
recently
>
about this very topic.
>
>
In any case, since I can't see your computer from here and you supplied no
>
information about it, I gave you the logical next step in troubleshooting.
>
Something is failing and you need to find out what it is. The only way to
>
do this is by methodical troubleshooting. Here are general hardware
>
troubleshooting steps:
>
>
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot
>
>
It could also be caused by flaky drivers, particularly in these early days
>
of Vista RTM. Look in Vista's Event
Viewer for clues. And you should also
>
ask yourself The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between
>
the time things worked and the time they didn't?
>
>
All of this is meant to help you narrow down the troubleshooting focus.
>
>
Malke
>
--
>
Elephant Boy Computers
>
www.elephantboycomputers.com
>
"Don't Panic!"
>
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Top
From: Malke
<notreally@invalid.invalid>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Blue screen
Date:
01/13/2007 09:31:20
Danny
wrote:
>
>
"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>
news:uQ6ssjxNHHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
Danny wrote:
>>
>>>
0x0000007e (0x80000004)
>>>
>>>
Every so often I get a bluescreen during the boot process - Vista
>>>
Enterprise. Sometimes,
and not others.
>>
When during the boot process?
>
>
After the POST, and before the welcome screen. During the black screen
>
with scrolling bar thingy.
>
>>
In any case, random events are usually caused
>>
by failing hardware.
>
>
It's not random though - it's always at the same point, it just doesn't
>
always happen. And it never happens in Windows.
Well,
you said "every once in a while" and gave no further information.
>>
In your case, I'd test the RAM with Memtest86+ from
>>
www.memtest.org. I also see that when you boot with Ultimate (and I
>>
assume Enterprise) there is
an option on the first screen for the
>>
Microsoft RAM tester. You might want to try that one, too.
>>
>
>
I'll scan the ram, but I won't find anything - XP would also have been
>
unstable, and it wasn't.
Actually,
it's quite possible that Vista is
accessing a different address of
the
RAM than XP so your conclusion that "XP would also have been
unstable"
is
erroneous. There have been several posts in the Vista ng's
recently
about
this very topic.
In
any case, since I can't see your computer from here and you supplied no
information
about it, I gave you the logical next step in troubleshooting.
Something
is failing and you need to find out what it is. The only way to
do
this is by methodical troubleshooting. Here are general hardware
troubleshooting
steps:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot
It
could also be caused by flaky drivers, particularly in these early days
of Vista RTM. Look
in Vista's Event Viewer for clues. And you
should also
ask
yourself The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between
the
time things worked and the time they didn't?
All
of this is meant to help you narrow down the troubleshooting focus.
Malke
--
Elephant
Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't
Panic!"
MS-MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Top
From: Danny <me@there.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Blue screen
Date:
01/13/2007 09:05:01
"Malke"
<notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:uQ6ssjxNHHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
Danny wrote:
>
>>
0x0000007e (0x80000004)
>>
>>
Every so often I get a bluescreen during the boot process - Vista
>>
Enterprise. Sometimes,
and not others.
>>
>>
I'm really hopeless at pinpointing the cause - can anyone help out?
>
>
When during the boot process?
After
the POST, and before the welcome screen. During the black screen with
scrolling
bar thingy.
>
In any case, random events are usually caused
>
by failing hardware.
It's
not random though - it's always at the same point, it just doesn't
always
happen. And it never happens in Windows.
>
In your case, I'd test the RAM with Memtest86+ from
>
www.memtest.org. I also see that when you boot with Ultimate (and I assume
>
Enterprise) there is
an option on the first screen for the Microsoft RAM
>
tester. You might want to try that one, too.
>
I'll
scan the ram, but I won't find anything - XP would also have been
unstable,
and it wasn't.
Top
From: Malke
<notreally@invalid.invalid>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Blue screen
Date:
01/13/2007 08:44:12
Danny
wrote:
>
0x0000007e (0x80000004)
>
>
Every so often I get a bluescreen during the boot process - Vista
>
Enterprise. Sometimes,
and not others.
>
>
I'm really hopeless at pinpointing the cause - can anyone help out?
When
during the boot process? In any case, random events are usually caused
by
failing hardware. In your case, I'd test the RAM with Memtest86+ from
www.memtest.org.
I also see that when you boot with Ultimate (and I assume
Enterprise) there is
an option on the first screen for the Microsoft RAM
tester.
You might want to try that one, too.
Malke
--
Elephant
Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't
Panic!"
MS-MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Top
From: Brian W
<brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: British agency tells schools to avoid Vista
Date:
01/13/2007 08:01:58
"John
Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
news:eByDHdrNHHA.3312@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>
"Jeff Gaines" <whitedragon@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in
message
>
news:xn0f15axe306u3007@msnews.microsoft.com...
>>
On 13/01/2007 in message
<uuWHoeqNHHA.4152@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl> Jupiter
>>
Jones [MVP] wrote:
>>
>>>"80%
of my apps don't work"
>>>Interesting,
you are the only one I have heard with such dismal
>>>compatibility.
>
>
Unfortunately mine is between 50% and 66% :-((
>
Every
single program I have purchased in the past works on Vista, and nearly
all
now have free updates/patches to make them compatible. Only one or two
need
to be run in XP Compatibility Mode.
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From: Mickey Segal
<not_monitored@example.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Broadcast SSID required to connect to wireless network -
why ?
Date:
02/06/2007 15:40:08
Some
older computers don't support WPA, so setting the router to WPA won't
work
for everyone.
"Fred
Morrison" <fpmorrison@nospamverizon.net> wrote in message
news:68DFB1E6-13BD-4BFC-B897-08B7BA9D5078@microsoft.com...
>
The folks at LinkSys had me upgrade the firmware on my WRT54G v1.1 router
>
to the latest edition. 4.21.1, and now it shows WPA as an available
>
option. I switched from 128-bit WEP to WPA-Personal/TKIP, entered my
>
secrect passcode, and saved those settings on the router. Just for
grins,
>
I powered off and powered back on the router.
Top
From: Fred Morrison
<fpmorrison@nospamverizon.net>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Broadcast SSID required to connect to wireless network -
why ?
Date:
02/06/2007 14:43:05
The
folks at LinkSys had me upgrade the firmware on my WRT54G v1.1 router to
the latest edition.
4.21.1,
and now it shows WPA as an available option. I switched from 128-bit
WEP to
WPA-Personal/TKIP,
entered my secrect passcode, and saved those settings on the router.
Just for
grins,
I powered off and powered back on the router.
It
took a bit of hunt-and-click, with many missteps down blind alleys, to get
reconnected from
Windows
Vista Ultimate, but I finally stumbled onto a "reconnect even if SSID
is not being
broadcast"
feature, but I don't know how I got there, so I doubt I could help anyone
else. All I
can
say is, hunt-and-click on anything "network" related until you
find it ;-)
"Troy
McClure" <g@s.com> wrote in message news:6468DB01-321D-4BA3-9711-376459B3FDBE@microsoft.com...
>
first, all forms of wep have been cracked for a long time now. all youre
doing by using it is
>
slowing down your connection. use wpa instead...
>
and i can confirm that while NOT broadcasting the ssid, i CAN connect just
fine. although a
>
difference in vista and xp is that in xp the OS simply saw nothing....
vista sees "unnamed
>
network"
>
>
>
>
>
"Fred Morrison" <fpmorrison@nospamverizon.net> wrote in
message
>
news:6C671D68-A993-45FA-809D-208384B2EDB5@microsoft.com...
>>
Why is it that my recently upgraded (to Vista Ultimate) laptop won't
connect to my wireless
>>
network unless I go into my wireless router's administration screens and
turn "broadcast SSID"
>>
back on (it previously was off when I was running Windows XP Pro
SP2)? I have been running with
>>
128-bit WEP security and broadcast SSID off for nearly two years.
When I went to re-joining (a
>>
separate sore point in and of itself since this should have been preserved
as part of the upgrade
>>
process, in my opinion) my wireless network by typing in the 36-digit hex
key, Vista would not
>>
recognize my network. Only when I turned broadcast SSID back on at
the router, did it finally
>>
join up. However, if I turn broadcast SSID back off and reboot the
PC, it cannot find the
>>
wireless network. Windows XP Pro SP2 never had this type of
problem. As far as I can tell,
>>
Vista has taken a step backwards when it
comes to wireless connectivity.
>>
>>
>
Top
From: Fred Morrison
<fpmorrison@nospamverizon.net>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Broadcast SSID required to connect to wireless network -
why ?
Date:
02/06/2007 14:42:18
The
folks at LinkSys had me upgrade the firmware on my WRT54G v1.1 router to
the latest edition.
4.21.1,
and now it shows WPA as an available option. I switched from 128-bit
WEP to
WPA-Personal/TKIP,
entered my secrect passcode, and saved those settings on the router.
Just for
grins,
I powered off and powered back on the router.
It
took a bit of hunt-and-click, with many missteps down blind alleys, to get
reconnected from
Windows
Vista Ultimate, but I finally stumbled onto a "reconnect even if SSID
is not being
broadcast"
feature, but I don't know how I got there, so I doubt I could help anyone
else. All I
can
say is, hunt-and-click on anything "network" related until you
find it ;-)
"Troy
McClure" <g@s.com> wrote in message news:6468DB01-321D-4BA3-9711-376459B3FDBE@microsoft.com...
>
first, all forms of wep have been cracked for a long time now. all youre
doing by using it is
>
slowing down your connection. use wpa instead...
>
and i can confirm that while NOT broadcasting the ssid, i CAN connect just
fine. although a
>
difference in vista and xp is that in xp the OS simply saw nothing....
vista sees "unnamed
>
network"
>
>
>
>
>
"Fred Morrison" <fpmorrison@nospamverizon.net> wrote in
message
>
news:6C671D68-A993-45FA-809D-208384B2EDB5@microsoft.com...
>>
Why is it that my recently upgraded (to Vista Ultimate) laptop won't
connect to my wireless
>>
network unless I go into my wireless router's administration screens and
turn "broadcast SSID"
>>
back on (it previously was off when I was running Windows XP Pro
SP2)? I have been running with
>>
128-bit WEP security and broadcast SSID off for nearly two years.
When I went to re-joining (a
>>
separate sore point in and of itself since this should have been preserved
as part of the upgrade
>>
process, in my opinion) my wireless network by typing in the 36-digit hex
key, Vista would not
>>
recognize my network. Only when I turned broadcast SSID back on at
the router, did it finally
>>
join up. However, if I turn broadcast SSID back off and reboot the
PC, it cannot find the
>>
wireless network. Windows XP Pro SP2 never had this type of
problem. As far as I can tell,
>>
Vista has taken a step backwards when it
comes to wireless connectivity.
>>
>>
>
Top
From: Colin Barnhorst
<colinbarharst@msn.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Buy XP MCE2005 or Vista??
Date:
01/13/2007 10:11:18
Vista and Longhorn Server are already at
the same service pack level. They
are
the same codebase. Longhorn Server will rtm at SP1 (no standalone
service
pack) at the time Vista SP1 releases. A similar relationship exists
between
Windows Server 2003 SP1 and XP Pro x64 (which rtm'd already at
service
pack level 1).
"Alexander
Suhovey" <asuhovey@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:44C6D0F7-A846-4F4F-8C49-43B9DA609CF5@microsoft.com...
>
"Drade" <dra@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
news:e4AuuEqNHHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
"Cymbal Man Freq." <Don't Bother@ForgedPostsAnonymous.unorg>
wrote in
>>
message news:e8sq2noNHHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>
You might wanna wait until the Vista Service Pack 2 DVD can be acquired
>>>
for free
>>>
from M$. How many freakin' update downloads would that represent? 300?
>>>
600?
>>>
1000? Staggering!
>>
>>
A service pack would (normally) only require a CD
>
>
Since Vista SP1 supposed to be a major upgrade (meaning new kernel version
>
etc) to bring Vista to the same level as Longhorn Server (so they can be
>
in the future updated with same service packs), it's quite possible that
>
it wont fit into a [single] CD.
>
>
--
>
Alexander Suhovey
>
Top
From: aarbie
<aarbie@discussions.microsoft.com>
To:
none
Subject:
RE: Can't power down monitor
Date:
02/06/2007 15:16:01
I
have exactly the same problem.
Can
you give details fo the chipset/CPU you current have. I suspect it is a
power
management issue, but cannot be sure.
"Brett"
wrote:
>
I have the power option set to turn off the monitor in 1 hour.
However, it
>
never does. I set it down to 1 minute and still nothing. Is
there a way to
>
find out why it isn't working?
>
>
Thanks,
>
Brett
>
>
>
>
>
Top
From: Beck <beck@none>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Cannot install Adobe Reader
Date:
02/06/2007 15:54:41
"Lloyd
Sheen" <a@b.c> wrote in message
news:7D04500D-2E6A-4F24-BAAF-64C689901EF6@microsoft.com...
>
What a mess MS has put over on us. Ok download a PDF, can't open it
but I
>
know I can download the reader. Download the reader and install - I
get a
>
msg
>
>
"The temp folder is on a drive that is full or is
inaccessible......."
>
>
I have turned off that Acesss Control and there are only about 450 gigs
>
free. And as for the temp folder other programs use it.
>
>
This whole thing has been a mess of gigantic proportions.
Try
Foxit Reader. Its better than adobe and free. I have no
problems using
that.
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From: wondering
<wondering@discussions.microsoft.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Custombuilt Computer
Date:
01/13/2007 15:17:00
Ok,
thanks :)
I'll
try emailing them and ask if i can fax it :) (It's easyer than regular
mail)
:D
"Michael
D" wrote:
>
According to the confirmation email you must mail it in and the redemption
>
form must be the original but you can send a copy of the receipt.
>
>
"Thank you for submitting your order to upgrade to Windows Vista Home
>
Premium 32-bit. Please send in the original or a certified copy of your
>
proof of purchase (Receipt, Invoice etc.) and redemption form to our
service
>
center in your region:"
>
>
"wondering" <wondering@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>
news:6EDE7536-6405-44F7-A9C2-AD7BBECCE95D@microsoft.com...
>
> OK, thanks!
>
>
>
> Do you know if I could fax them the recipe and the coupon?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Dennis Pack" wrote:
>
>
>
>> Wondering:
>
>>
EMEA
>
>>
Software Upgrade Program
>
>>
P.O. Box 252
>
>>
7300 AG Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
>
>>
E-mail: MSTUPVISTAEMEA@moduslink.com
>
>>
Fax: 3155-543-3946
>
>>
>
>> --
>
>> Dennis Pack
>
>> Vista x64 Enterprise
>
>> Office 2007
>
>> "wondering" <wondering@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
>
>> news:06FF70B5-F2F1-45A8-A07F-B964BD7E1B7E@microsoft.com...
>
>> >I was in the CPP program for Vista, so I know that my computer
can run
>
>> >vista
>
>> > smoothly :)
>
>> >
>
>> > I did register at the upgradewebpage
(upgradeweb.moduslink.com/vista)
>
>> > and
>
>> > just entered 0 in model and 0 in serialnumber.
>
>> > Few minutes later I recieved a email that confirmed the
registration.
>
>> > The
>
>> > question now is where I shall send the coupon and the
recipe....? (Live
>
>> > in
>
>> > Norway)
>
>> >
>
>> > "michail iakovou yos" wrote:
>
>> >
>
>> >> I think that the answer is most probably yes but you can
download and
>
>> >> run
>
>> >> the
>
>> >>
>
>> >> WINDOWS VISTA ADVISOR (free) this will test you pc and
tell you
>
>> >>
>
>> >>
ttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx
>
>> >>
>
>> >>
>
>> >>
>
>> >>
>
>> >>
>
>> >> "wondering"
<wondering@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>
>> >>
news:B332648A-2694-48EA-A23B-E2F64DFEC81E@microsoft.com...
>
>> >> > Hey! I have a custombuilt computer, and i just
ordered Windows XP
>
>> >> > MCE
>
>> >> > 2005
>
>> >> > w/
>
>> >> > upgrade coupon. I hope I can upgrade to windows
vista???
>
>> >>
>
>> >>
>
>> >>
>
>>
>
>
>
Top
From: Michael D
<michaeldh8@hotmail.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Custombuilt Computer
Date:
01/13/2007 14:37:52
According
to the confirmation email you must mail it in and the redemption
form
must be the original but you can send a copy of the receipt.
"Thank
you for submitting your order to upgrade to Windows Vista Home
Premium
32-bit. Please send in the original or a certified copy of your
proof
of purchase (Receipt, Invoice etc.) and redemption form to our service
center
in your region:"
"wondering"
<wondering@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6EDE7536-6405-44F7-A9C2-AD7BBECCE95D@microsoft.com...
>
OK, thanks!
>
>
Do you know if I could fax them the recipe and the coupon?
>
>
>
>
"Dennis Pack" wrote:
>
>>
Wondering:
>>
EMEA
>>
Software Upgrade Program
>>
P.O. Box 252
>>
7300 AG Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
>>
E-mail: MSTUPVISTAEMEA@moduslink.com
>>
Fax: 3155-543-3946
>>
>>
--
>>
Dennis Pack
>>
Vista x64 Enterprise
>>
Office 2007
>>
"wondering" <wondering@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>>
news:06FF70B5-F2F1-45A8-A07F-B964BD7E1B7E@microsoft.com...
>>
>I was in the CPP program for Vista, so I know that my computer can run
>>
>vista
>>
> smoothly :)
>>
>
>>
> I did register at the upgradewebpage (upgradeweb.moduslink.com/vista)
>>
> and
>>
> just entered 0 in model and 0 in serialnumber.
>>
> Few minutes later I recieved a email that confirmed the registration.
>>
> The
>>
> question now is where I shall send the coupon and the recipe....?
(Live
>>
> in
>>
> Norway)
>>
>
>>
> "michail iakovou yos" wrote:
>>
>
>>
>> I think that the answer is most probably yes but you can download
and
>>
>> run
>>
>> the
>>
>>
>>
>> WINDOWS VISTA ADVISOR (free) this will test you pc and tell you
>>
>>
>>
>>
ttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "wondering" <wondering@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
>>
>> news:B332648A-2694-48EA-A23B-E2F64DFEC81E@microsoft.com...
>>
>> > Hey! I have a custombuilt computer, and i just ordered
Windows XP
>>
>> > MCE
>>
>> > 2005
>>
>> > w/
>>
>> > upgrade coupon. I hope I can upgrade to windows vista???
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
Top
From: Dennis Pack
<dennispack@nospam.hotmail.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Custombuilt Computer
Date:
01/13/2007 12:57:33
Wondering:
I can't answer that question because I haven't tried it.
--
Dennis
Pack
Vista
x64 Enterprise
Office
2007
"wondering"
<wondering@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6EDE7536-6405-44F7-A9C2-AD7BBECCE95D@microsoft.com...
>
OK, thanks!
>
>
Do you know if I could fax them the recipe and the coupon?
>
>
>
>
"Dennis Pack" wrote:
>
>>
Wondering:
>>
EMEA
>>
Software Upgrade Program
>>
P.O. Box 252
>>
7300 AG Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
>>
E-mail: MSTUPVISTAEMEA@moduslink.com
>>
Fax: 3155-543-3946
>>
>>
--
>>
Dennis Pack
>>
Vista x64 Enterprise
>>
Office 2007
>>
"wondering" <wondering@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>>
news:06FF70B5-F2F1-45A8-A07F-B964BD7E1B7E@microsoft.com...
>>
>I was in the CPP program for Vista, so I know that my computer can run
>>
>vista
>>
> smoothly :)
>>
>
>>
> I did register at the upgradewebpage (upgradeweb.moduslink.com/vista)
>>
> and
>>
> just entered 0 in model and 0 in serialnumber.
>>
> Few minutes later I recieved a email that confirmed the registration.
>>
> The
>>
> question now is where I shall send the coupon and the recipe....?
(Live
>>
> in
>>
> Norway)
>>
>
>>
> "michail iakovou yos" wrote:
>>
>
>>
>> I think that the answer is most probably yes but you can download
and
>>
>> run
>>
>> the
>>
>>
>>
>> WINDOWS VISTA ADVISOR (free) this will test you pc and tell you
>>
>>
>>
>>
ttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "wondering" <wondering@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
>>
>> news:B332648A-2694-48EA-A23B-E2F64DFEC81E@microsoft.com...
>>
>> > Hey! I have a custombuilt computer, and i just ordered
Windows XP
>>
>> > MCE
>>
>> > 2005
>>
>> > w/
>>
>> > upgrade coupon. I hope I can upgrade to windows vista???
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
Top
From: wondering
<wondering@discussions.microsoft.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Custombuilt Computer
Date:
01/13/2007 12:38:01
OK,
thanks!
Do
you know if I could fax them the recipe and the coupon?
"Dennis
Pack" wrote:
>
Wondering:
>
EMEA
>
Software Upgrade Program
>
P.O. Box 252
>
7300 AG Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
>
E-mail: MSTUPVISTAEMEA@moduslink.com
>
Fax: 3155-543-3946
>
>
--
>
Dennis Pack
>
Vista x64 Enterprise
>
Office 2007
>
"wondering" <wondering@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>
news:06FF70B5-F2F1-45A8-A07F-B964BD7E1B7E@microsoft.com...
>
>I was in the CPP program for Vista, so I know that my computer can run
>
>vista
>
> smoothly :)
>
>
>
> I did register at the upgradewebpage (upgradeweb.moduslink.com/vista)
and
>
> just entered 0 in model and 0 in serialnumber.
>
> Few minutes later I recieved a email that confirmed the registration.
The
>
> question now is where I shall send the coupon and the recipe....?
(Live in
>
> Norway)
>
>
>
> "michail iakovou yos" wrote:
>
>
>
>> I think that the answer is most probably yes but you can download
and run
>
>> the
>
>>
>
>> WINDOWS VISTA ADVISOR (free) this will test you pc and tell you
>
>>
>
>>
ttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> "wondering" <wondering@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
>
>> news:B332648A-2694-48EA-A23B-E2F64DFEC81E@microsoft.com...
>
>> > Hey! I have a custombuilt computer, and i just ordered
Windows XP MCE
>
>> > 2005
>
>> > w/
>
>> > upgrade coupon. I hope I can upgrade to windows vista???
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>
>
Top
From: Michael D
<michaeldh8@hotmail.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Custombuilt Computer
Date:
01/13/2007 10:02:02
The
address should be listed in your confirmation email.
"wondering"
<wondering@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I
was in the CPP program for Vista, so I know that my computer can run
>vista
>
smoothly :)
>
>
I did register at the upgradewebpage (upgradeweb.moduslink.com/vista) and
>
just entered 0 in model and 0 in serialnumber.
>
Few minutes later I recieved a email that confirmed the registration. The
>
question now is where I shall send the coupon and the recipe....? (Live in
>
Norway)
>
>
"michail iakovou yos" wrote:
>
>>
I think that the answer is most probably yes but you can download and run
>>
the
>>
>>
WINDOWS VISTA ADVISOR (free) this will test you pc and tell you
>>
>>
ttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
"wondering" <wondering@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
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>>
> Hey! I have a custombuilt computer, and i just ordered Windows XP MCE
>>
> 2005
>>
> w/
>>
> upgrade coupon. I hope I can upgrade to windows vista???
>>
>>
>>
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From: Dennis Pack <dennispack@nospam.hotmail.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Custombuilt Computer
Date:
01/13/2007 09:58:31
Wondering:
EMEA
Software Upgrade Program
P.O. Box 252
7300 AG Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
E-mail: MSTUPVISTAEMEA@moduslink.com
Fax: 3155-543-3946
--
Dennis
Pack
Vista
x64 Enterprise
Office
2007
"wondering"
<wondering@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:06FF70B5-F2F1-45A8-A07F-B964BD7E1B7E@microsoft.com...
>I
was in the CPP program for Vista, so I know that my computer can run
>vista
>
smoothly :)
>
>
I did register at the upgradewebpage (upgradeweb.moduslink.com/vista) and
>
just entered 0 in model and 0 in serialnumber.
>
Few minutes later I recieved a email that confirmed the registration. The
>
question now is where I shall send the coupon and the recipe....? (Live in
>
Norway)
>
>
"michail iakovou yos" wrote:
>
>>
I think that the answer is most probably yes but you can download and run
>>
the
>>
>>
WINDOWS VISTA ADVISOR (free) this will test you pc and tell you
>>
>>
ttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
"wondering" <wondering@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>>
news:B332648A-2694-48EA-A23B-E2F64DFEC81E@microsoft.com...
>>
> Hey! I have a custombuilt computer, and i just ordered Windows XP MCE
>>
> 2005
>>
> w/
>>
> upgrade coupon. I hope I can upgrade to windows vista???
>>
>>
>>
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From: wondering
<wondering@discussions.microsoft.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Custombuilt Computer
Date:
01/13/2007 07:52:00
I
was in the CPP program for Vista, so I know that my computer can run vista
smoothly
:)
I
did register at the upgradewebpage (upgradeweb.moduslink.com/vista) and
just
entered 0 in model and 0 in serialnumber.
Few
minutes later I recieved a email that confirmed the registration. The
question
now is where I shall send the coupon and the recipe....? (Live in
Norway)
"michail
iakovou yos" wrote:
>
I think that the answer is most probably yes but you can download and run
>
the
>
>
WINDOWS VISTA ADVISOR (free) this will test you pc and tell you
>
>
ttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx
>
>
>
>
>
>
"wondering" <wondering@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>
news:B332648A-2694-48EA-A23B-E2F64DFEC81E@microsoft.com...
>
> Hey! I have a custombuilt computer, and i just ordered Windows XP MCE
2005
>
> w/
>
> upgrade coupon. I hope I can upgrade to windows vista???
>
>
>
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From: michail iakovou yos <1@1.1>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Custombuilt Computer
Date:
01/13/2007 07:20:08
I
think that the answer is most probably yes but you can download and run
the
WINDOWS
VISTA ADVISOR (free) this will test you pc and tell you
ttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx
"wondering"
<wondering@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B332648A-2694-48EA-A23B-E2F64DFEC81E@microsoft.com...
>
Hey! I have a custombuilt computer, and i just ordered Windows XP MCE 2005
>
w/
>
upgrade coupon. I hope I can upgrade to windows vista???
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From: FireWall2
<FireWall2@discussions.microsoft.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Default browser problem
Date:
01/13/2007 12:11:00
Hello
Jane C.,
Have
read your Postings for a long time, in my view, your Post contain the
most
accurate assessments and excel all posters within theses Forums !
A
few months back, was experiencing a most unusual trouble with a HDD, your
wise
suggestion; perhaps the HDD is defective.
At
that time was certain that you were wrong. A few days later, discovered
that
HDD contained an enormous number of bad Clusters. Thank you for
directing
me to the correct path for resolution.
--
Firewall
Disclaimer:
Accept
Vista as it is, or, Abandon Vista
"Jane
C" wrote:
>
Control Panel\Programs\Default Programs >
>
Set Default Programs
>
>
--
>
Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
>
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
>
"Daze N. Knights" <Daze@microchip.com> wrote in message
>
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>
> Running Vista 32 Ultimate RTM, I have been used Firefox 2.0.1 as my
>
> default browser with no issues until I also installed Opera 9.10.
After
>
> installing Opera (but NOT ever allowing it to become my default
browser),
>
> Internet Explorer suddenly became my default browser and insists on
>
> remaining so no matter what I do. Internet Explorer is not set as the
>
> default and tells me so any time that I open it. Opera is not set as
the
>
> default and also tells me so any time that I open it. Firefox IS set
as
>
> the default and never says otherwise. Nevertheless, whenever I click
on a
>
> link (in a post or email), it is always now Internet Explorer that
opens
>
> to the web page. Has anyone else experienced this problem?
>
>
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From: Jimmy Brush
<JimmyBrush@discussions.microsoft.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Delete the Windows Folder
Date:
01/13/2007 08:39:15
Hello,
Try
this and report back any errors you get:
1)
open admin command prompt
-
Click start
-
Type: cmd
-
right-click it under programs
-
click Run As Administrator
2)
take ownership of everything
In
the command prompt:
<change to the appropriate drive, i.e. d:\>
<cd to the windows folder you need to remove, i.e. cd windows>
takeown /F . /A /R /D Y
3)
grant yourself permission to everything
In
the command prompt:
icacls . /grant:r Administrators:(F) /T /L /Q
4)
Delete everything
-
Make sure you close any explorer or command windows (other than the
command
window you are using right now) that are looking at or inside
windows.
If you don't, you will receive an error while performing this step.
In
the command prompt:
cd ..
rmdir /S /Q windows
--
- JB
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
Windows
Vista Support Faq
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
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From: Kerry Brown
<kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Erroneous activity
Date:
01/13/2007 10:18:28
"Danny"
<me@there.com> wrote in message
news:9jMph.61312$n36.5961@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net...
>
But thanks to the Performance Information and Tools feature I've tracked
>
the culprit down;
>
>
For some curious reason, I am getting a lot of unexplained activity, disk
>
activity etc, from the SVCHOST.exe [localservicenetworkrestricted] module.
>
>
It goes pretty mad at boot, and keeps it up for a good while, before
>
eventually calming down. Then thereafter randomly kicks in again.
>
>
What is the reason for this and can I prevent it?
>
>
Thanks.
Try
running Process Explorer and Process Monitor to see if you can find out
what
is causing this.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/ProcessExplorer.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/processmonitor.mspx
Usually
between the two of them you can figure out what is happening in the
different
svchost instances.
--
Kerry
Brown
Microsoft
MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca
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From: Jimmy Brush
<JimmyBrush@discussions.microsoft.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Erroneous activity
Date:
01/13/2007 08:30:21
Hello,
-
Find the PID of the instance of SVCHOST as shown in reliability and
performance
monitor
-
Open task manager (right-click taskbar and click Task Manager)
-
Click the services tab
-
Click the PID header to sort by PID
-
Match the PID(s) listed in task manager with the PID of the svchost
causing
th e problems
If
you're lucky, there will only be one service living inside of the SVCHOST
that
is causing problems. However, most SVCHOSTs have many services living
inside
of them, and there is no easy way to determine which one is causing
the
disk usage (that I am aware of).
However,
most likely this is normal, and may be part of the indexer or some
other
disk-intensive service that is doing stuff. The performance monitor
will
tell you at what priority the disk writes are happening at; if it is
set
to low, then you should not worry about it that much - that setting will
give
precedence to anything you are doing, so it shouldn't slow down
anything
you are doing.
-
JB
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
Windows
Vista Support Faq
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
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From: Jimmy Brush
<JimmyBrush@discussions.microsoft.com>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Error - A referral was returned from the server.
Date:
01/13/2007 08:19:28
What
is your program doing when it receives this message?
--
-
JB
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
Windows
Vista Support Faq
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
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From: Chad Harris
<vistaneedsmuchowork.net>
To:
none
Subject:
Re: Format Install?
Date:
02/06/2007 15:08:48
OEMs
are not required to provide full media or a method of creating
such
media. They are only required to provide a method to recover the
PC
to "as shipped". This may be recovery DVDs or a partition
etc.
This
process may or may not be destructive to user data and
applications
installed on the PC (again up to the individual OEM how
they
approach this).
Translation:
OEMs
are forced into contracts for pre-installed Vista that force them not
to
send Vista (the full OS ) on media. This has been going on for years.
As
long
as people are so stupid they are willing to poay $1000-4000 that's one
to
four grand on the street for that bad boy dual core, that bad boy
video
card,
and the bad boy processor, etc. then MSFT and your computer
manufacture
are going to keep screwing you big time.
Wake
up! Make the OEM provide a Vista DVD. What Brannigan didn't tell you
is
that to close a sale many of them will. They have them. Assert
yourself.
Brannigan
was part of the screwing of customers for years at MSFT until
very
recently, and he remains a MSFT Sycophant.
CH
"Mike
Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message
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>
"CybrGuy" <none@none.inv> wrote in message
>
news:eMwKfEiSHHA.1180@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
helpherb wrote:
>>>
I've got an OEM pc with Vista Home Premium.
>>>
>>>
1) Can I do a fomat install of Vista Home Premium using the upgrade
>>>
version, or will I need the full version?
>>>
>>>
2) Second question regarding the same pc as delivered from the OEM
with
>>>
Home Premium: can I do a format install of Ultimate using the upgrade
>>>
version, or will I need the full version?
>>>
>>>
(I posted this question earlier stated a different way, but didn't get
>>>
many answers. I did get plenty of responses stating that OEMs really
>>>
mess up Vista with all their added junk and that there are other ways of
>>>
deleting this junk, etc. I know all of this--I just want a clean
>>>
install of Vista, and it seems like I shouldn't need to pay for the full
>>>
version to do this. Yes, I know: I shouldn't have to pay for it
at
>>>
all, but I do.)
>>>
>>>
Thanks!
>>
>>
You shouldn't need to pay at all. If the vendor didn't provide you
with
>>
disks, they probably included an install partition, or some tool that
>>
would allow you to create install disks. Talk to your vendor before
you
>>
do anything drastic...
>
>
OEMs are not required to provide full media or a method of creating such
>
media. They are only required to provide a method to recover the PC
to
>
"as shipped". This may be recovery DVDs or a partition etc.
This process
>
may or may not be destructive to user data and applications installed on
>
the PC (again up to the individual OEM how they approach this).
>
--
>
>
Mike Brannigan
>
>
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