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This question is prompted by two events that I have encountered recently. The first was when I was trying to back up my email from a (Vista Home Premium) Dell Laptop (XPS 1530 (NTFS file system) to a USB-2 attached harddrive (FAT32). I was just trying to do a drag/drop (copy) from a Windows Mail Store to the (FAT32) USB-2 attached harddrive. The total data size was around 500MB. After a couple of minutes the data transfer rate dropped from over 1MB/sec to less than 10% of that and the estimated transfer time ended up at over 24 hours. More recently I wanted to make a local copy of my Windows Live Mail Store (have migrated from Windows Mail) by just doi…

Im running xp and have recently installed and uninstalled a few games and am currently having a lot of difficulty installing anything further if i double click on the .exe file the system does not respond. i thought restoring things using my xp cd thing would fix the problem but after the computer restarted it said it was missing file "ag3n1d7n.sys" from file "c:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\ag3n1d7n.sys" and cancels the setup any help with this problem would be greatly appreciated

I have been running multiple Microsoft Vista 32-bit SP1 Ultimate laptops (Dell D820/D830/E6500) for some time now on a 2003 SP2 native domain. Within the past week all of a sudden when a batch file is run the Vista machines will freeze and will then go to a blue screen of death with code 0x00000008 0x803D3130 0x00000000 0x00000000 and reboots. Doesn't matter if you are an administrator or domain user. I am inspecting th event log, but haven't found any leads. Any ideas

Hi I keep geting an error when it tries refreshing server manager, it told me to look in the log and this is what the log said Any idea how i fix this?

Microsoft Partners Kicking Dirt On Vista's Grave CRN, NY - 4 minutes ago Microsoft's recent launch of Windows 7-related blogs, and its removal of the word 'Vista' from the Windows Vista Team blog, also support the notion that ... More...

This is for anyone who's having trouble with WU (BITS/AU): http://castlecops.com/t106642-How_To_Fix_Windows_Update_BITS_Newly_Edited..html -or- http://www.castlecops.com/postlite106642-.html [i wrote it -- I would have posted the entire set of instructions here, but I wasn't sure if I could upload the Zip file with the Registry fixes on this N.G., so anyone could subsequently download it. However, the necessary File ready for downloading, along with the lengthy instructions, are all located at the above link.] If the above link doesn't work, go to: http://castlecops.com/ Click "Forums" right below the Castlecops logo, then go to the "General Computer Proble…

I have WinXP SP3 Media center. When I go to BIOS mode by F2, the screen is blurred because the screen resolution is 800x600 instead of 640x480.How do I make the BIOS open in 640x480 resolution. Safe mode will open in 640x480 resolution and the picture is clear. -- John N

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Can`t make new folders,shortcuts, etc. Appreciate any help. Regards buddy b

I have a perplexing problem. The scenario... Every morning one particular Vista user (out of approximately 75) has to reset her default printer. Once reset she is fine for the day. She will log off and leave for the day. Later, she will connect to our network via VPN, use Remote Desktop to reach her office PC, and log in. She doesn't try to print since she's working remotely. The following morning (or next time in the office) she will log onto her desktop locally and the default printer will be reset to the first printer in the list. The environment... Vista SP1 on the desktop. Windows Server 2003 SP2 on the server side with all network print…

Microsoft Gives Bloggers Laptops, Again Microsoft Watch - 16 minutes ago The E7 blog and new Windows 7 Team Blog are the beginnings of a broader, perception-setting effort. Because of Vista, the Windows perception-messaging team ... More...

Microsoft warns of another update to Windows Update Computerworld, MA - 5 minutes ago The new Windows Update client will be downloaded and installed to machines running Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008. ... More...

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Hi newsgroup. The last months I noticed that opening the context menu of shortcuts took sometimes very long (5-10 seconds). I found out fast that this happens only on shortcuts that are broken (the executable the shortcut links to does not exist anymore) - but it only happens on one PC therefore a software (or to be detailed a shell extension) must have been the cause. Investigating a problematic shell extension isn't simple but finally I found today the cause: Using Sysinternals ProcessMonitor i traced the long delay back to a shell extension named "CmdLineExt.dll" (located in the system32 folder). The DLL description named it as "SecuROM context menu for …

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I've disabled the indexing service because I'm using and alternative tool to search inside files. I ocassionally use the search box to find files by name in a folder but then an annoying message reminds me the indexing is disabled. Is there a way to disable this message? Thanks Javier --------------------------------------- http://www.tex-tipografia.com/orto.html

When I try to use the visual keyboard included in my Windows Vista computer, I get that message: «A referral was returned from the server». I was able to open the visual keyboard until recently. Why is this message appearing now? Thanks for your help, André

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-- hi again i come back to you after several tries to put out of my system a virus or something like that all the anti virus or malwres found nothing on my system but - the windows security center doesn t load anymore and i can t activate it manually - when i try to start windows defender it says "impossible to start the application 0x800106ba, a problem stopped this program", the same message is told when i restart my system - windows update is also disabled and when i try ti load it, the system says"windos update encountered an unknown error, Code 80070422 thanx in advance for your help regards from france Didier DIAS NB: my sytem is VISTA home premium…

-- hi again i come back to you after several tries to put out of my system a virus or something like that all the anti virus or malwres found nothing on my system but - the windows security center doesn t load anymore and i can t activate it manually - when i try to start windows defender it says "impossible to start the application 0x800106ba, a problem stopped this program", the same message is told when i restart my system - windows update is also disabled and when i try ti load it, the system says"windos update encountered an unknown error, Code 80070422 thanx in advance for your help regards from france Didier DIAS NB: my sytem is VISTA home premium…

hi again i come back to you after several tries to put out of my system a virus or something like that all the anti virus or malwres found nothing on my system but - the windows security center doesn t load anymore and i can t activate it manually - when i try to start windows defender it says "impossible to start the application 0x800106ba, a problem stopped this program", the same message is told when i restart my system - windows update is also disabled and when i try ti load it, the system says"windos update encountered an unknown error, Code 80070422 thanx in advance for your help regards from france Didier DIAS NB: my sytem is VISTA home premi…

hi again i come back to you after several tries to put out of my system a virus or something like that all the anti virus or malwres found nothing on my system but - the windows security center doesn t load anymore and i can t activate it manually - when i try to start windows defender it says "impossible to start the application 0x800106ba, a problem stopped this program", the same message is told when i restart my system - windows update is also disabled and when i try ti load it, the system says"windos update encountered an unknown error, Code 80070422 thanx in advance for your help regards from france Didier DIAS NB: my sytem is VISTA home premi…

Windows 7 May Trigger 64-bit OS Adoption Internet News, CA - 9 minutes ago In late July, for instance, Chris Flores, a director on the Windows client communications team, wrote a post on the Vista Team blog, to the effect that ... More...

Hi all, on one of my Vista Home Premium (SP1) machines, working 100% reliable, quite erratically the Sidebar gadgets are jumbled up after boot. Sometimes once per day, sometimes once in 14 days... The Sidebar has about 30 gadgets, sitting on the right side of the righthand monitor of two, working excellently in Dual View mode, creating a very wide desktop area, which is great. The gadgets selection is not lost but it is a tedious job rearranging the gadgets again, in their 3 rows. Any suggestions as to cause and solution? Curious, Maria