Windows Vista is a graphical operating system by Microsoft, released on January 30, 2007 (worldwide release date).
0
votes
0answers
19 views
How can I configure Windows to use the correct resolution for a standard definition TV (SDTV)?
I know someone who has a laptop and wants it to output to a standard definition, non-widescreen TV. This TV supports PAL, NTSC and SECAM. I obtained a VGA to composite/RCA adaptor to connect it to the ...
-2
votes
3answers
42 views
How can I better organize my desktop icons? [closed]
I looked at the Fences software by Stardock, as suggested here. But I don't think this fits my needs. As some reviewers said, Fences is merely just creates a prettier looking clutter. I want to get ...
0
votes
0answers
18 views
Is my apache installation in windows ok?
I am trying to use Apache2 in Vista. I downloaded it and installed it. I did not install it as a service though.
I see in the Start a Start Apache in console new button that seems to work. I.e. when I ...
0
votes
2answers
36 views
Flash player keeps crashing in all browsers
Whenever i try to watch a video using flash player the flash player crashes. Sometimes ti playes a couple of second of the video but will crash after them sometimes it just crashes right away. I tried ...
0
votes
0answers
24 views
Automate organization of AVI files
Is there a program that requires little or no input from user. One that will search my external drive and organise all my AVI files ?
0
votes
2answers
76 views
How to login to SYSTEM user in Windows 7?
Does anyone know about logging in to SYSTEM(high privileges) user in windows 7?.
In my XP machine I do:
command prompt:
at 10:20 /interactive cmd.exe
then closing the explorer.exe and ...
0
votes
2answers
31 views
Busy hard drive using Vista
How can I determine what my laptop is doing, these days the H/drive is very busy most of the time without any input from me. I have tried disconnecting the Internet to see if this affects it without ...
0
votes
0answers
21 views
Vista won't recognize Kaspersky Pure 3.0 security software
My Vista 32 bit Windows security center won't recognize Kaspersky PURE 3.0 software and keeps turning off Windows Defender. I need help please.
-3
votes
0answers
39 views
How you maintain a Windows Desktop [closed]
How can I ensure my Windows Desktop remains secure, fast and clean with very little effort on my end?
So far I have the following:
MyDefrag (runs weekly,monthly)
AVG Free (protect against attacks ...
1
vote
1answer
37 views
Remotely connect to computer where I don't have admin access on
I have a Windows XP computer, PC1, where I have no admin access. I am only a non-admin user. I want to remotely control PC1 from PC2 (Windows Vista, I am admin here). I need to make PC1 a server and ...
1
vote
2answers
23 views
Going from two hdd to one hdd cannot boot
I've had two HDD both with Vista installed on them. This is because the old Hitachi HDD failed previous and I added a Seagate HDD and just loaded Vista onto one of its two partitions. Normally when I ...
-1
votes
1answer
21 views
Windows Vista fails to boot BSOD
After fresh reinstall I get an error which says to run CHKDSK on the computer and the error code is 0x0000007B. I didn't even manage to boot it once.
I managed to run checkdisk from vista installation ...
1
vote
1answer
40 views
Why does Windows Vista UI insist on staying in Swedish?
I just changed the display language on Windows Vista Ultimate from the native Swedish to English. It logged me out and after logging back in everything seemed to be translated to English and I was ...
-2
votes
3answers
41 views
Windows backup to network drive [closed]
What is a good, free solution to backup the Windows computers on my home network (Windows Vista and Windows 8, home editions) to a network drive? I would like this solution to work on a schedule and ...
0
votes
2answers
29 views
Restore MBR when installation disk is missing
One of our computers had a dual boot with Windows Vista and Ubuntu. I have removed the Linux partitions and Vista was running until I rebooted. Now it cannot boot anymore. Not a big issue as (I ...
0
votes
1answer
34 views
Is it possible to get a Windows Vista disc or do I have to buy Windows new?
I just acquired a old box without a hard drive, although it has a product key certificate for Windows Vista on it. I know it is possible to download ISOs for Windows 8, but is it possible to get one ...
0
votes
1answer
16 views
How to undo desktop folder location change in Vista 7?
I did change the desktop folder location to D: for security and backup. However now it seems to be that D: is some how incorporated in Desktop, like if they are only one unit? How I can revert this? ...
1
vote
2answers
62 views
My Computer Doesn't Start Up
I'm using an Acer Aspire L320(Windows Vista) and have no idea what happened to it! It doesn't start up (no visual on my monitor at all) and although the power button LED light still comes on, the ...
0
votes
0answers
13 views
Windows Vista SP2 firewall blocks ports again
My System is using all available updates / patches.
I am developing of server software which open a specific TCP port, so the Vista firewall asks for permission which I grant.
Later I start a ...
1
vote
0answers
72 views
Should I uninstall the Intel graphics kernel mode driver?
My installation of Windows Vista says that the Intel graphics kernel mode driver is causing Windows to resume slowly and offers an option to remove it from the list.
I presume this would increase my ...
0
votes
1answer
25 views
Windows Vista not accepting product key on new partition
I have installed Windows Vista on a new partition, but it will not accept the product key. I don't want to have to buy another product key. Can anyone help?
1
vote
1answer
55 views
I lost Windows 7 after restoring my laptop, now I have windows vista, how do I get windows 7 back?
So I turned my computer on 2 days ago, and it started restoring it automatically and I didn't want to turn it off just in case something bad happened, so I let it go, I left and came back and it was ...
1
vote
1answer
35 views
How do I “safely remove” (eject) an SD card or other removable media from the command line? [duplicate]
I can eject a network drive using net use X: /DELETE but when I try to use this same command on removable media I get an error:
The network connection could not be found.
More help is available by ...
0
votes
1answer
40 views
Autofill Product Key Windows Vista / 7
I am using sysprep to make a generic version of Windows and put it on a bunch of computers I am redoing for a customer. I plan to later develop more extensive images and go through the entire WAIK to ...
0
votes
1answer
47 views
Proper FFmpeg code to convert AVCHD 1080i Format to WMV files
Proper FFmpeg code to convert AVCHD 1080i Format to WMV files.
The image size of the input file is 1440 x 1080 and I would like to keep it in HD if at all possible as I am going to make DVDs from ...
1
vote
0answers
99 views
Fedora 18 in Oracle VirtualBox on Windows Vista
I want to install Fedora 18 [Desktop] in Oracle VirtualBox 4.2.10 r84104. [My system is Windows Vista 32 bit]
I have followed the following steps while configuring the Virtual Machine.
Memory Size ...
1
vote
1answer
58 views
What does windows experience index test?
What underlying benchmarks does windows experience index (winsat) test?
Some specific questions are:
Does the processor score include single-threaded performance?
Is memory score based on the speed ...
2
votes
3answers
237 views
How can I transfer multiple files at once over Bluetooth?
How can I transfer more than just one file at a time over Bluetooth from my desktop PC to my mobile phone? I have paired the two devices and I can send files from my PC to my phone, but only one file ...
0
votes
1answer
36 views
Windows Vista Stuck on Welcome page; focus stolen, by what?
My father in-law presented me with a highly unusual problem: his Windows Vista machine suddenly could not log in: he was greeted with the usual Welcome Screen, the mouse responded , but nothing ...
0
votes
0answers
28 views
Vista Periodic loss of connection to main router
I have the following setup..
Home Network over 3 Devolo HomePlugs.
Plug 1 Connects to the Draytek 2830n which is my primary router with DHCP configured and provides internet access.
A ReadyNas NV+ ...
1
vote
1answer
28 views
How do I create a minimal install for Windows Vista?
I have already installed Windows Vista. I am running XBMC on it and would like to try to remove and turn off as many unnecessary features of Windows as possible to create an appliance-like effect.
I ...
0
votes
1answer
43 views
Windows vista/7/8 “automatically” installed drivers questions
Where do the automatically installed drivers get installed in windows? Where do they get installed from (I can install them without the internet). Why do they need to be installed if they already ...
0
votes
2answers
41 views
Is it possible to set a “priority” for the pagefile.sys drive? (Vista)
After going totally crazy over the hard disk working and buzzing all the time, I thought maybe the problem is with the pagefile read/write process, as a look at the Resource Monitor told so. Then I ...
1
vote
1answer
91 views
Vista won't boot up. Goes to black screen with cursor
When I first turned on my computer today I would get a very brief and sudden blue screen which would then go away. I was prompted to run Startup Repair...I was doing the startup repair when my ...
-2
votes
2answers
64 views
What's the best way to deploy a large number of PC's? [closed]
i need to know the "better" way for doing PC's deployment, the PC's will be running Win Vista and 7 and i need to clone a lot of. My first thought was, doing a general configuration of a PC (one for ...
0
votes
1answer
33 views
What does: “The procedure entry point StiCreateInstanceA could not be located in the dynamic link library STI.dll” mean?
I keep getting this message on start up: "The procedure entry point StiCreateInstanceA could not be located in the dynamic link library STI.dll" (only on one of my user accounts on my computer). That ...
0
votes
2answers
43 views
How do I fix .lnk files on windows vista?
How do I fix .lnk files on windows vista? Sticky Notes and Windows Journal don't seem to work any more (apparently it's anything with a .lnk file extension). I already tried system restore, and even ...
0
votes
1answer
25 views
Memory test results
Before Windows started I ran the Windows Memory Test.
After that the computer automatically restarted before I could see the results of the test.
How can I pull up the results of the test?
0
votes
0answers
44 views
vista complete PC restore complains my new drive is too small, but the destination is bigger than the source partition
Tryng to do a Vista complete PC restore from an image made of a 450GB system partition C:.
This C: partition is inside a 2TB HDD with the following partition setup
[Hidden DELL 78MB ...
0
votes
1answer
100 views
Configuring Intranet and Internet on one PC
I have PC with two NICs one is connected to Internet and another is connected to Intranet.
Intranet settings are
10.35.134.129
255.0.0.0
10.35.134.1
Internet settings are
192.168.1.15
...
0
votes
2answers
99 views
Unistalled C++ Redistributables on Windows Vista
Windows Vista Service Pack2
32 bit
I uninstalled C++ re-distrubutables (was not aware they are necessary for some applications to run) and I am facing error Cannot start application because the ...
0
votes
1answer
45 views
Windows Vista volume limit [duplicate]
I like to watch videos on YouTube but sometimes they are not loud enough. Is there a way to bypass the volume limit so I can hear what the people are saying? I'm using a pair of ear buds because ...
0
votes
0answers
48 views
TrueCrypt and Windows backup, what works and what doesn't?
On the Truecrypt docs->limitations section it states that
The Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service is currently supported only for partitions within the key scope of active system encryption (e.g. ...
3
votes
0answers
45 views
Why is Windows claiming Vista is counterfeit after installing updates?
We've purchased a Compaq Presario CQ60 Notebook PC from a local Wal-Mart a few years ago. Upon our first boot, we were asked to create recovery discs of Windows Vista because the manufacturer did not ...
0
votes
0answers
72 views
Accessing network share freezes computer
I have two computers, one Windows Vista SP2 that hosts a network share folder, and a Windows XP SP3 netbook that access this share. When I try to access the share on the XP computer, Explorer (and ...
0
votes
1answer
38 views
Internet connection lost after share
We have 2 laptops:
Vista, working WIFI
Win 7, broken WIFI
We need share WIFI Internet from 1. laptop to 2. laptop by LAN.
Router or other devices are not arount, so this is only way at the ...
0
votes
1answer
47 views
Disable laptop speaker but allow external plug-in device
How can I disable the speaker of my laptop, without disabling possible sound output by external speakers (or headphones)?
I listen to music via my headphones while in library, but I do not want any ...
0
votes
0answers
60 views
Driver win32k.sys marked pagable instead of nonpagable
A friend has the following BSOD on Vista, about each 45 minutes:
A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent
damage to your computer.
win32k.sys
The ...
0
votes
1answer
78 views
How can I start multiple applications and instances using a Windows Scheduled Task?
I have three main applications.
I am trying to start them automatically at log on in a specific order with a given delay.
Here is an example of how I'd like everything to be:
User logs in.
Wait ...
1
vote
0answers
41 views
after I turn on my laptop a “window error recovery” screen comes up and gives me 2 options to boot my computer but neither work
When I turn my laptop on it come up with this window error recovery screen. It says windows failed to start. It then gives me 2 options. Option 1 is to launch startup repair and it also ways that ...
