Questions tagged [windows-vista]
For questions specific to Windows Vista. Use [windows] instead for questions involving Windows in general.
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what is the solution for blue screen error (BSOD)?
on my desktop, I have BSODs frequently on Windows Vista and 7, with new error code every time
I need to know what cause it and how to solve this error.
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Network via FireWire cable
My notebook works under Windows XP and desktop computer under Vista. Seems to be that Windows Vista has no native support for creating network via FireWire cable. Is there 3rd-party solution?
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How to command regedit to go to Google URL Via Chrome
I was having another problem, and tried a "solution" that not only didn't fix the problem - but created a new one. The original problem I solved (I can't remember what it was), and I can't remember ...
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How do you defragment the MFT on an NTFS disk?
A while ago, I nearly filled my hard drive, much more than the recommended maximum of 85% of capacity. I believe that NTFS started storing files in the space reserved for the Master File Table (MFT) ...
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net use to connect a shared printer
I have a Windows 7 machine connected to a printer. I use another PC (in the same group) running Vista to connect this shared printer via COMMAND:
net use lpt2 \\Win7NAME\SHAREDPRINTERNAME /...
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How can I find out which application is stealing focus in Vista?
This question is little different from preventing an application from stealing focus, rather how can I find out what the heck is stealing focus?
It goes like this. I'll be typing something in ...
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My Sony Vaio won't boot, how do I know if it's a hardware issue or a software issue?
I have a Sony Vaio laptop, running Windows Vista. It started freezing a couple of weeks ago but after a hard reboot it would work just fine. During the weekend it started freezing more often so I ...
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Why Windows 10 Boot Manager can't load Windows Vista?
I had a Windows Vista/7 dual boot set up in UEFI, GPT mode (i.e using the EFI system partition to boot). The Windows Boot Manager would let me select between 7 and Vista, and both OS's worked fine. ...
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How to delete temporary asp.net files at once?
I am trying to delete temporary asp.net files from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Temporary. Some ASP.NET files
and some folders get deleted but for some folders I have to open each ...
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Is it possible for IPCONFIG on Vista to display the status of one adapter only?
Is it possible for IPCONFIG on Vista to display the status of one adapter only?
I have so many adapters that the one I want has scrolled off the top.
Alternatively, is there another program that ...
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How to check the partition alignment on an SSD drive?
As I understand it, for SSD it's important to have partitions starting at the proper offset (i.e. correctly aligned). How can I check this offset under Windows Vista?
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I have a very old Dell XPS a2010 computer. The computer starts up and displays the Dell logo and from there it goes to a Windows recovery error
I have a very old Dell XPS a2010 computer. The computer starts up and displays the Dell logo and from there it goes to a Windows recovery error.
Nothing seems to be working. Endless Windows recovery ...
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Chrome - How do we recover the text in the text fields?
I have noticed that whenever I type things in the text fields of webpages, even when I close Chrome, the text will still persist on reopen.
However while Chrome was opened, I was running some ...
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What causes "host process for windows services stopped working and was closed"?
When computer (32-bit Windows Vista 32-bit 6.0 Home Premium SP 2) randomly has a "Host Process for Windows Services stopped working and was closed" error:
This popup message simply occur out of ...
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Internet wireless connected with limited access, Windows Vista
I had some malware in my computer so I did a bit of manual work to remove it including resetting TCP/IP.
Now the malware is gone. I can see my home wireless network and I can get connected to it, ...
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How can I determine what process a window belongs to?
Every time I start up windows vista lately, I see a random floating window. It is a tiny little window with no title, and only the resize, maximize and restore buttons. I'd post an image, but I don't ...
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How can I stop my laptop display from flickering when I connect my TV?
I have a laptop with an HDMI output port running Vista, and an HDTV with HDMI input ports. The laptop is set to extend its desktop onto a second monitor. When I connect the computer to the TV with ...
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How can I get VirtualBox to play nicely with dual monitors?
I use VirtualBox to run a Ubuntu x64 guest under a Vista x64 host with a 19" and 15" monitor.
I enable seamless mode in VirtualBox, but the windows don't actually move anywhere other than the ...
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How to make custom dictionary for password recovery
I forgot my password to KeePass, but I know almost all of the letters/numbers and the order they go in.
I usually have a main password then add some stuff before and after that. Everything I try I ...
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Single Monitor act exactly like dual monitor?
Does anyone know if there is a way to make a single monitor act like a dual monitor with 2 totally seperated areas that are detected at the window's level.
Eg. 2560x1600 monitor to show up as 2 ...
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How does Windows Aero prevent screen tearing?
When Windows Aero is on, there isn't any screen tearing, as opposed to when using the Basic theme without Aero.
Why, though, do games with vertical sync seem to have a much greater input lag than ...
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Error code 0x800705070 when deleting some files
I have a few files on my hard drive that when I try to delete I get a message saying:
An unexpected error is keeping you from deleting the file. If you
continue to receive this error, you can use ...
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Edited registry keys keep reverting back to their original values
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP2
I'm making the following changes so the program names in question are more user friendly in the 'open with' and 'programs' lists:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\...
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What causes desktop shortcut icons to randomly change?
I've noticed that a some shortcut icons on my desktop will randomly change to other icons on my desktop.
Example:
I have a shortcut to Cygwin, Git, Computer, Documents, Chrome, etc. The Cygwin ...
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How do I get to the root cause of high Deferred Procedure Calls?
I've got a Dual core processor, and one of the two is constantly at 100%. Looking in ProcessExplorer shows me that it's Deferred Procedure Calls. Reading around the net seems to give me tons of ...
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Chrome installation caused Internet Explorer/Javascript error
First of all I'm danish so my English is probably flawed.
At my company I've had some complaints that after having installed Chrome
certain pages on our intranet website was off limits.
So I took ...
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Sort music files by disc number in Vista
I'm working under Vista and the problem is—I can see disc number of track in Winamp or other multimedia player, but I cannot sort files by disc number in Windows Explorer.
I've scanned through the ...
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What is commit charge?
Wikipedia says
In computing, commit charge is a term
used in Microsoft Windows operating
systems to describe the total amount
of virtual address space for which the
backing store is the ...
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Make a System Image of an Old Windows Computer as a VHD file
I have computers with Windows XP, Vista, and 7 installed. I have some ideas that I would like to use these computers for but I would need to backup everything on them first. I'm interested to know if ...
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`msdia80.dll` is installed in the root folders of two drives
I have 2 HD partitions as C: and D:, and msdia80.dll is present in the root folders of both drives. I have read the article by Microsoft about this issue, but there is no VC folder in my PC under C:\...
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Generating self-signed SSL certificate for apache on Windows Vista
I do not have any idea how to generate self-signed SSL certificate for Apache on Windows Vista, but I have to do that.
How I can do that?
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Easiest way to set up a shortcut to mute volume?
I'm found no way via command prompt for some silly reason...
My current solution of a small c# program pinvoking SendMessage (in user32.dll) I feel isn't quite the best way of going about making a ...
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BIOS Update from Vista only?
I found this old HP Pavilion Media Center m8100 PC and want to do a BIOS update. I found the official BIOS update from HP on their website here. The motherboard I'm using is IPIBL-LA. I might do the ...
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Can I use Windows Vista (x64) drivers on Windows 7 (x64)? [duplicate]
I have a Samsung NC110 Netbook and It has windows 7 on it.
I'm having some issues to find the OEM drivers for windows 7 (64-bit), because this laptop was ment to be used with Windows Vista (64/32). I ...
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Can Windows tell me what is using my USB drive?
Being the good citizen I am, I left-click on the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in my taskbar, and select my USB drive to dismount.
Then I get the message:
Windows can't stop your Generic volume ...
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Diskpart Access Denied
I just can't resize my partition in Windows Vista. I've tried the partition manager, but I get an error: Logical Disk Manager, Access Denied. So I used diskpart.exe, but when I tried to shrink my ...
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What is the Windows hotkey to minimise a single, currently active window?
On Windows Vista, I'm familiar with Win + D to show the desktop but sometimes I just want to minimise two or three windows as they become active and not the whole lot.
What hotkey can I use to ...
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Why are changes to my PATH not being recognised?
When I update my PATH using either the built-in Environment Variables dialog, or something like Path Editor, and then open up a command-prompt, the changes to my PATH will not register with the ...
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How do I disable "you need to format this disk" message in Windows Vista/7?
I've started using TrueCrypt to encrypt a partition on an external USB hard drive. I've opted for using a raw partition as opposed to a file container.
But here's the annoyance. Whenever I connect ...
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Pin Windows Sticky Notes on top
How can I make the Sticky Notes pin on top of everything else? They don't seem to be real windows. There is no way to cascade/tile them either.
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How to copy text in the Windows command line 'cmd'?
Is there any way to copy text that's shown in the Command Prompt window C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe to the clipboard?
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How do I swap audio output of the left and right speakers?
I have two speakers stereo speakers but when I use the sound control panel applet to test my audio configuration I get sound in the right speaker when the user interface indicates the right speaker ...
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Listen tab not available in Windows Microphone Properties
On my Vista laptop:
When I go to Control Panel > Sound > Recording, and double click on the Microphone in the recording device list, the "Microphone Properties" window opens. This ...
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Vista (Business) won't download Windows updates
I have 3 Vista PCs in my office which won't download Windows Updates, either automatically or manually. When I click on "Check for Updates", I get the message "Windows could not search for new updates"...
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Vista Black Screen of Death (KSOD)
I have a Vista system exhibiting the black screen of death. After boot, I receive a black screen with a white cursor that moves but no other activity. Here are the things I've done already to ...
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Windows Vista OEM vs Retail
My laptop has an OEM version of Vista Home Premium 32-bit. I need to reinstall Windows, and I've made sure that disk I have downloaded is the same as the one on my system (32-bit Home Premium).
Is ...
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How can I automatically save screen shots by the press on the Prt Scr button?
I want a screen shot to be saved automatically to a location I specify, as soon as I press the Prt Scr button on my keyboard, or the Alt+Prt Scr combo. I also want the date and time to be used as file ...
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Services Manager app for windows vista and or windows 7
I would like to know if there is any app for safely management of windows services.
Thank you
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Will Windows Vista COA Keys work as a valid product key for Windows 10?
I have a Windows Vista Home Premium Laptop with a genuine license key. I was wondering if that key would be accepted as a valid key for Windows 10 if I downloaded the ISO from Microsoft and tried to ...
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How do I start Notepad++ from cmd?
I can start the regular Notepad from cmd.
C:\Windows>notepad
I can also start it from the run prompt.
Win+R
notepad
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I want to be able to do the same with the Notepad++. I can start it ...
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