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Vista 32 install. Question on partitions
I did a clean install. During the options I formatted and deleted the
partition. I thought it would create another partition but it didn't.
Everything went to the main HD. Is this, or is this gonna be, a problem?..
Thanking you in advance.
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11/9/2008 7:26:33 PM |
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Image Backups and Vista
I would like to capture an occasional snapshot of my whole system (Dell XPS
laptop). The purpose here would that, in the unfortunate case of having to
do a complete re-install due to hardware or software problems, I could get
back (in a relatively simple fashion) to some known execution environment
where most of my applications were installed and registered/running/etc.
Data backups (whi...
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11/9/2008 6:42:50 PM |
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Which OCR software is compatible with Vista 32 bit
I currently have textbridge pro millenium OCR software that works fine
in win xp.
If I upgrade to Vista 32 bit, will it work?
Can anyone recommend another OCR software that works with Vista?
Does Vista have any built in OCR that can be accessed from within Word?
Does any other software such as Adobe acrobat have an OCR engine that
works in Vista?
Thanks for any advice....
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11/9/2008 5:42:19 PM |
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Making the DVD ROm drive the Boot drive?
I've got to reinstall Vista. My only BIOS settings are CD-ROM, no option for
DVD drive. Bios is latest avaliable. Is my only option to open the case and
disconnect the CD-drive? I assume that then the BIOS would see the DVD drive
as a CD drive and boot the DVD from that?
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11/9/2008 1:15:06 AM |
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re-useing product key
I want to know if i can re use a product key on a diffrent computer
becuse I borrowed my computer from a friend and hes ganna let me use it
for afew years but i want to know when he takes it back will I be able
to reuse my product key on a newcomputer
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dellyoung...
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11/8/2008 6:56:40 PM |
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LPREMOVE may cause repeating update installation hell
I recently installed a new HP 6830S laptop and ran into a strange
problem, which I later identifying being due to the LPREMOVE task...
Symptoms:
After selecting the installation language (Finnish) for the Vista
Business and installing updates from Windows update, everything seemed
ok for a while. Then the PC started to behave strangely on second day
after original install: an unscheduled...
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11/8/2008 5:59:01 PM |
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windows vista incompatble; blue screen of death
Got a new computer that I liked and an operating system that I don't. I
see a blue screen of death at least 2x a week and ignore it to start
windows regularly. After a couple of times of starting regularly, it
seems to run regular except for the blue screen of death during startup.
It seems not to want VMWARE player installed, but I have to have it
because half of my business software won't ru...
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11/8/2008 4:39:35 PM |
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Thinking about upgrading from XP Pro to Vista Ultimate x64
Is this possible with my specs? As far as my research has shown, I
should be fine. The only problem is that I can't seem to find an upgrade
directly from Xp Pro to Vista Ultimate x64. Am i just going to have to
fork out the dough for the retail original install version?
I plan to turn this system into a media center with an extender down in
my living room.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
T...
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11/8/2008 3:30:04 PM |
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broken vista... Windows failed to start.
Windows failed to start.
1. Insert your Windows installation disc...
Ok I don't have a windows installation disk its on the laptops hard
drive...
Is there a iso file somewhere I can pick up from microsoft to address
this obvious oversight?...
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11/8/2008 12:39:07 AM |
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Expanding Files- 1% per hour
I have windows xp pro sp2 x64 and i'm trying to install vista ultimate
sp1 x64 and expanding files is way too slow.
I have 4gb ram, Dual processor AMD AM2 6000, hard drive is Hitachi
HDP725032GLA360 connection is SATA2 I think.
Please help me!!!
P.S. I tried installing with just one 2gb stick and it didnt work
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tomer...
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11/7/2008 11:14:28 PM |
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Vista Ultimate Upgrade w/SP1
I recently got Vista Ultimate Upgrade w/SP1 via www.theultimatesteal.co.uk
for around £40 by virtue of my membership of a University.
The terms and conditions state Windows 98 Second Edition is a qualifying OS
and the download comprised 3 files -- an EXE and 2 WIMs.
The EXE will only run on Vista or XP and there seems no obvious way of
performing a clean install over Win98.
Does any...
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11/7/2008 2:03:28 PM |
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Microsoft Outlook on Windows Vista changed e-mail
Hello,
I am having a little trouble in setting up my new e-mail. I was using the
Provider (Telus) for Internet for several years.
Just recently, I have changed Providers (Shaw Cable) due to lower cost!
When I got to Making the e-mail accounts, it all looks right (I even talked
with the techs @ Shaw Cable 1st), however, when I test it, it fails. I am
having to us my Shaw webmail, or my B...
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11/7/2008 5:43:01 AM |
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error message
Hi, whenever I log into my laptop I get this message:
RunDLL
C:\PROGRA-1\MYWEBS-1\bar\1.bin\M3PLUGIN.DLL
The specified module could not be found.
Can anyone help, and advise me how to get rid of it.
Thanks
Helen....
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11/6/2008 8:34:03 PM |
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Shortcuts not displaying proper icons
Some of our desktop shortcuts occasionally do not display the proper icon.
For example, we have a desktop shortcut linked to an old MS-DOS program
(Computer Associates AccPac Plus). Therefore, the shortcut acts as an old
PIF file which allows the user to control many settings for the shortcut and
DOS window.
By right-clicking on the shortcut and selecting 'Properties' and the
'Progra...
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11/6/2008 6:22:43 PM |
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Change a Dynamic C: Drive to a Basic Drive
I have only just installed Vista Business 32 on a Dell Vostro 32 that I
purchased second hand. After the install I shrunk the disk but still
had a very large c:drive so I followed a prompt that said I would get
more space if I changed the drive to Dynamic. I did this and all worked
fine until I attempted to reboot and you guessed it..... The machine
will now not reboot.
When I attempt to rebui...
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11/6/2008 5:50:09 PM |
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Find any file containing a string?
The search function in Vista seems like a step backwards from XP...
How can I search for a file that contains the string "TSID", when I don't
know the file type? The Vista search function does NOT index all files and
even the files it does index don't have the contents as searchable.
I've looked in the indexing settings in the control panel and I can't see
any easy way to select all an...
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11/6/2008 10:26:14 AM |
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Windows cant activate or update & I'm missing most of my control p
About a week ago I suddenly couldn't open itunes because Data Execution
Prevention prevented it and I also noticed that more than half of the entries
in control panel were no longer working and control panel wouldn't even show
up in my start menu. I realized the date that I had to have my copy of
windows vista home premium activated by had already passed and understanding
this to be my ...
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11/6/2008 9:49:02 AM |
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vista with double soundcards
I would like to be able to listen to music in my computor room (through
analog) and digital via my surround-system in my livingroom.
My computor is build on a ABit AB9 pro motherboard with an integrated
soundcard.
Unfortunately the analog port is broken but the digital works.
So I bought a new Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio.
The problem in Vista is that I cant choose to have 2 d...
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11/5/2008 1:06:05 PM |
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Vista64 clean install has screwed up directory incorrectly showing up as a junction point!
Have a laptop with Vista64 and have problems installing OpenOffice.The
program errors on on installing a file to
c:\programdata\microsoft\windows\templates indicating that I do not
have rights to that location. Checked in windows explorer and that
location is showing up as a junction point rather than a real
directory. I know that \ProgramData\Templates is a junction point
which points to \P...
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11/5/2008 12:55:46 PM |
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WinPE & dynamic disks
This is just a general query about how WinPE handles dynamic disks.
Let me explain the scenario...
I'm using Backup Exec System Recovery to migrate one server to another. The
SRD (Symantec Recovery Disk) is based on WinPE (you boot off it and then
restore the volumes to the new server).
My source server has 2 disks (1 basic and 1 dynamic). The dynamic disk has 5
simple volumes. When...
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11/5/2008 12:50:04 PM |
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Cant boot Ultimate 64
So this is how it all went down, I have a program that totally
uninstalls software, its registry and little tidbits programs leave
behind. I was uninstalling a obsolete 3d program & the program froze a
bit, then my spybot activated and said something was trying to change
the registry, a windows media player exe file, and a couple of other
suspicious programs, it recommended I block it, so I did, ...
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11/5/2008 6:16:29 AM |
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Windows Vista upgrade error
Hello,
I recently purchased the Vista Ultimate 64 bit upgrade as part of 'The
Ultimate steal', but after multiple attempts to upgrade, I keep getting the
same error on the final stage 'Completing Upgrade', the error says something
along these lines: 'Windows installer has encountered an error and cannot
continue. Your computer will now restart and will be reverted to your
previous vers...
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11/4/2008 8:18:03 PM |
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Vista Problems
Some time ago I posted a two part question about lockups running Vista Home
Premium and about one of my logical drives on my external HD not being
available when running Vista.
Here is how I finally solved the problems:
1. I used Acronis Disk Manager to adjust the sizes of those two logical
drives, then copied the files from the problem drive (using my XP computer)
to the other ext...
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11/4/2008 5:16:02 PM |
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where to put hotkeys?
Any shortcut will allow you to assign a hotkey to it.
But the hotkey fails to work. I suspect that the shortcut
has to be in the path. Under XP, I could put the shortcut
into C:\WINDOWS. Under Vista HP, I am not allowed to put
anything in C:\WINDOWS. (Even though I am administrator)
I suppose I could add C:\Users\ccashion to the path, but
I am not sure where to add it.
So I guess my two q...
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11/4/2008 4:46:55 PM |
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Postgresql installation problem with initdb
Hello,
I'm trying for a long now to install postgresql 8.3.5 on vista. I tried
to disabled the UAC on vista, or even run the .msi file as
administrator, but i still got the same error: "Failed to run initdb".
it is written at the end of initdb.log:
"...creating template1 database in C:/Program
Files/PostgreSQL/8.3/data/base/1 ... initdb: could not execute command
""C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8...
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11/4/2008 10:37:10 AM |