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My computer was on and just went black and at the top it said disc driver error insert disk and hit enter..I turned if off for a while and it came back on with no trouble at all. I did a scan disc and it found a error. It said I need to update my video driver card. Does anybody know of a link where I can go to do this . Thanks -- debbielee

At first you would not dare say anything about vista... they had the nerve to insist that vista is a fantastic product that would be a phenomenal success! For some stupid reason they had an attraction to that monstrosity called vista. But then over the next months they started to sweat. News poured from all over the place that people started to hate vista. From person to person word of mouth the news was out. AVOID VISTA! Then more news that PC stores kept on selling XP, or even ripping out Vista and installing XP. Then the MS backpedaling by extending XP life for 6 more months. Something was certainly not going well for the Vistaboys.. at last som…

At first you would not dare say anything about vista... they had the nerve to insist that vista is a fantastic product that would be a phenomenal success! For some stupid reason they had an attraction to that monstrosity called vista. But then over the next months they started to sweat. News poured from all over the place that people started to hate vista. From person to person word of mouth the news was out. AVOID VISTA! Then more news that PC stores kept on selling XP, or even ripping out Vista and installing XP. Then the MS backpedaling by extending XP life for 6 more months. Something was certainly not going well for the Vistaboys.. at last som…

Have a midi problem with a new audio card I purchased - it does not work with my midi piano. I recently discovered (after testing my midi piano on another computer) that I must have a conflict or something with my new midi card & winxp. * I tested my midi piano works on another older computer, so I eliminated both the cable and the piano as a suspect in this problem. I am trying to clear/uninstall all of the Creative SoundBlaster audio drivers and files (that came with the new sound card) and the SoundMax files/drivers (that came with the onboard audio motherboard) so I can start fresh with this new audio card ** Please note that the onboard audio d…

Have a midi problem with a new audio card I purchased - it does not work with my midi piano. I recently discovered (after testing my midi piano on another computer) that I must have a conflict or something with my new midi card & winxp. * I tested my midi piano works on another older computer, so I eliminated both the cable and the piano as a suspect in this problem. I am trying to clear/uninstall all of the Creative SoundBlaster audio drivers and files (that came with the new sound card) and the SoundMax files/drivers (that came with the onboard audio motherboard) so I can start fresh with this new audio card ** Please note that the onboard audio d…

Hi , im trying to connect to MAC OS-X from a new windows vista home premium when i follow your instructions i don't get "Local Security Policy" policy there can you help me "Jimmy Brush" wrote: > Hello, > > Please try the following steps ... this will change the way Windows Vista > authenticates with other computers to the same setting that Windows XP uses. > > *** These steps change default security settings of Windows Vista. > *** The result: your machine will be less secure by changing these settings. > > - Click Start > - Click Control Panel > - Click System and Maintenance > - Click Administrative Too…

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I am so confused. Windows 2008 Server is begging me to be installed. I must uninstall Ubuntu. Just FYI. I have more waffles than the International House of Pancakes. Just FYI I love Windows Vista I then love Ubuntu I then love Windows 2008 Server I then hate Microsoft I then love Microsoft I then love Gay Senators (oops, how did that one get in here) I then love Ubuntu I then love Windows 2008 Public Beta I then love Windows 2008 RTM, BFD I am so confused. Signed, Kevtran Putzke Just FYI

Hello, I am using Windows Vista Ultimate with all the available updates loaded. When I try to place my computer in Hibernation mode, the computer acts like it is powering down and then logs my computer off and takes me back to the log in screen. I have tried several different methods to fix this issue. 1. I checked to make sure none of my hardware drivers where in beta or conflict with Vista features. 2. I deleted the Hibernate.sys file, disabled hibernation in the command prompt, restarted the computer, turned hibernate back on and hoped that when in created the new hibernate.sys file that it would fix the issue. 3. I checked and made sure that I…

I notice some post on partitioning the hard drive for Active Dirtory as follows:- With 2 Hard Disks, that is pretty much your only option, but things can be partitioned like this: 6GB C OS 1024b sectors 1GB D Swap 64kb sectors 2GB E NTDS 64kb sectors 2GB F NTDSlog 64kb sectors 2GB G Sysvol 512b sectors 6GB H Logs + Backup 64kb sectors 1GB Free Space http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory/browse_thread/thread/85edf933ad940a85/5e78caeeb93e50ec?hl=en&lnk=st&q=partitions+active+directory+os&rnum=5#5e78caeeb93e50ec How are the sectors sizes determined for optimum performance? Can any one…

I notice some post on partitioning the hard drive for Active Dirtory as follows:- With 2 Hard Disks, that is pretty much your only option, but things can be partitioned like this: 6GB C OS 1024b sectors 1GB D Swap 64kb sectors 2GB E NTDS 64kb sectors 2GB F NTDSlog 64kb sectors 2GB G Sysvol 512b sectors 6GB H Logs + Backup 64kb sectors 1GB Free Space http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory/browse_thread/thread/85edf933ad940a85/5e78caeeb93e50ec?hl=en&lnk=st&q=partitions+active+directory+os&rnum=5#5e78caeeb93e50ec How are the sectors sizes determined for optimum performance? Can any one…

I keep a collection of *.jpg photos on CD-R's and DVD+R's using "Sonic's" DLA for recording and finalizing the CD's. That worked on my old Dell as well as on my new HP Pavilion & Compaq laptop. Recently ejecting the CD's after viewing, both PC's crash and blue screen is asking to check for BIOS updates or Hardware updates. Could have HP's automated updates have caused that change? Any help is greatly appreciated. Gerry

I keep a collection of *.jpg photos on CD-R's and DVD+R's using "Sonic's" DLA for recording and finalizing the CD's. That worked on my old Dell as well as on my new HP Pavilion & Compaq laptop. Recently ejecting the CD's after viewing, both PC's crash and blue screen is asking to check for BIOS updates or Hardware updates. Could have HP's automated updates have caused that change? Any help is greatly appreciated. Gerry

I have two Windows 2003 Server systems. When I open a folder on one of the servers from my Windows XP Home laptop, any changes in the folder (copying files, etc.) automatically appear. When I do the same thing on the new server, the folder only updates when I manually refresh it. Any suggestions on why this is happening and how I can fix this would be appreciated. -- Mike Schumann

I have two Windows 2003 Server systems. When I open a folder on one of the servers from my Windows XP Home laptop, any changes in the folder (copying files, etc.) automatically appear. When I do the same thing on the new server, the folder only updates when I manually refresh it. Any suggestions on why this is happening and how I can fix this would be appreciated. -- Mike Schumann

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Appreciated if any one could help. When tying with Chinese Xin Zhu-Yin Input in Vista, it does not allow free selection of characters and the flow just proceed by itself. This appears new with Vista as no problem occurred with XP.

I've just upgraded to Vista 64bit and installed SQL Express. BUT I can't connect to SQL in an ASP page. if i do an odbc connection its fine.can anyone tell me what i'm doing wrong. i got it to a point 5 minutes ago, where it got past the connection but errored on creating a recordset. Is it vista, sql or something else? any help will be appreciated. -- Darryl Wilson ASP Developer

Goataria que alguem pudesse me ajudar, pois nao estou conseguindo enviar mensagens, esta dando erro 530 authentication needed. Estou tendo outros problemas tambem como: Nao consigo instalar o office 2003 no Windows XP Starter Editon e porque ele e limitado so abre tres janelas. como fazer para resolver estes problemas?. Desde ja agradeco a quem possa me ajudar.

Goataria que alguem pudesse me ajudar, pois nao estou conseguindo enviar mensagens, esta dando erro 530 authentication needed. Estou tendo outros problemas tambem como: Nao consigo instalar o office 2003 no Windows XP Starter Editon e porque ele e limitado so abre tres janelas. como fazer para resolver estes problemas?. Desde ja agradeco a quem possa me ajudar.

I'm running WinXP Pro and save all my data on my D: drive, including a folder with my favorite icons. In the past I've changed a large number of folder icons in my D: drive by copying the desktop.ini from one folder into the rest of the folders. The next time I brought up Windows Explorer, these changed icons appeared correctly in Windows Explorer. Recently I had to reinstall my operating system because of a virus that infected all the executable files on both drives. I restored several folder directories on my D: drive from backups. These backups included the original desktop.ini files with the changed icons, but now Windows Explorer will no longer read …

I'm running WinXP Pro and save all my data on my D: drive, including a folder with my favorite icons. In the past I've changed a large number of folder icons in my D: drive by copying the desktop.ini from one folder into the rest of the folders. The next time I brought up Windows Explorer, these changed icons appeared correctly in Windows Explorer. Recently I had to reinstall my operating system because of a virus that infected all the executable files on both drives. I restored several folder directories on my D: drive from backups. These backups included the original desktop.ini files with the changed icons, but now Windows Explorer will no longer read …