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Pocket PC 2003 and Windows Mobile Device Center
Installed WMDC for Vista Home Premium. Ipaq 5455 upgraded to Pocket PC 2003 is not recognized. No partnership can be created. Have uninstalled, reboot and reinstalled. Unsuccessfully. Please adivce. Thanks...
1 6/26/2007 2:33:00 AM
Adobe Type 1 fonts & Creative Suite 2
I'm disappointed that my Type 1 fonts (I have about 1,200 total, but use only groups at a time) no longer will work under Vista. I simply cannot afford to replace them en masse with OpenType fonts. Is there no way of converting them to OpenType? I realize this is also involves Adobe, but it's still disappointing nonetheless. On the same note, it's sad that Adobe has abandoned CS2 and th...
1 6/25/2007 11:31:36 PM
Games
Hi there, I have purchased Chainz2 relinked online.. I need to download this game everytime that I want to play it. Chainz 2 has no icon on desktop and I cannot find this game.I search for files and found the files but cannot play this game unless I go on MSN games and download it again, and it does not leave any icon or even setup icon on desktop . Also purchased Bookworm Deluxe but th...
1 6/25/2007 9:56:00 PM
How to remotely control apps. on a second monitor in Extended mode
Hello! Can anyone control a Divx file playback on a secondary monitor (in the Extended mode) using a remote control? I want to buy a video card with outputs for two monitors and connect its d-sub output to my HDTV Samsung 32R71B and use it as a secondary monitor in the Extended mode for video playback. I want to watch video files on the 32R71B and control the playback from a remote cont...
3 6/25/2007 8:20:02 PM
Memory Diagnostic Fails - Computer shut's down
I try to run the Memory Diagnostic for Home Premium and the computer shuts down at about 30% on the first pass. Is there anything else other than RAM problems that could cause this situation?...
5 6/25/2007 6:14:04 PM
Optima Font
I purchased a font - Optima from Fonts.com and was using it well in XP. Now that i have Vista it no longer recognizes this font? I can't get any word from Fonts.com and I am needing to finish a project with this font. I really don't have any interest in purchasing the font again? Can anyone help me? Philip...
2 6/25/2007 5:48:57 PM
Cannot Install Windows Vista
When I attempted to install Vista on my HP laptop I received the following error dialog: "This disc contains a "UDF" file system and requires an operating system that supports the ISO-13346 "UDF" file system specification." This makes no sense as I'm trying to upgrade on a clean install of XP Pro with all updates through today. Ideas? Thanks. ...
9 6/25/2007 5:23:49 PM
Installation Vista Premium 64b on computer with 4Gb memory
Hi, I configurated the following computer and can't get vista running with 4Gb memory. When i remove 1Gb it runs fine. Asus striker extreme,4Gb memory, E6700, 2x EN8800GTS, ... can someone please tell me how to fix this ? Thanks ...
4 6/25/2007 5:05:14 PM
An odd issue
I have the GEForce FX 550 video card with the latest vista driver installed. A 3.2 Ghz Intel Pentium processor and 1 Gb of Ram. When I boot up the system each time and every time the left side of the monitor is black and the right side shows the desktop.I must then press the refrsh button that is built into the monitor to get a normal screen across the entire monitor. Any help would be ap...
3 6/25/2007 4:07:01 PM
Keyboard problem
Somehow when I'm working, I type a command, and my keyboard just beeps at me whenever I try to type. I have to restart to get function back in my keys. I'm pushing something with my function, control, or the wavy key. Any help?...
1 6/25/2007 3:52:01 PM
each time agreemetn with Word 2003/Vista
I have Vista with Office 2003. All perfectly legal. Everytime I open Word, I get the message that I have to agree the license conditions first. I should think once to be enough. And if I don't agree within a few seconds, the application will stop working. Why is this and how can I prevent losing the use of my legally obtained program?...
1 6/25/2007 3:26:02 PM
Vista Reinstall Hangs - SATA?
Hi,. After a few software issues I decided to reinstall Vista. Thinking that this was previously the easiest OS I had ever installed I thought I’d just start from scratch. I booted up XP Pro off a secondary HDD, and formatted the entire HDD that Vista was on (NTFS). Now ready for the reinstall, I unplugged the XP drive, changed the BIOS to load from CD and crossed my fingers. Unfo...
7 6/25/2007 3:16:57 PM
can anyone help me
why i installed adobe authorware and ulead photoimpact cant run?izzit windows vista dint support both of this programs?if that how i can solve this promblem,it important.Becouse during my stdying when doing asignment i need these software. Hope you all can help, thank.....
10 6/25/2007 3:02:37 PM
Offline Servicing and SIM
Hi all, I have a vista .wim file, on which i try to enable som windows features offline. I used SIM to create the answer file, and pkgmgr to do the offline servicing. That seems to be working according to the pkgmgr log file. However, after I unmount (and commit) the .wim file, I opened it in SIM again, and here is the strange thing: The windows feature I just enabled still appear as ...
1 6/25/2007 1:40:42 PM
noc file
Does anyone know what a .noc file is? I think it is a compressed Nero file, does anyone know how to uncompress it? thanks>jim ...
1 6/25/2007 4:55:32 AM
Cannot delete HKEY_...Error while deleting key in Vista Home Premium on an OEM (Dell) computer
I had a problem uninstalling McAfee so I could try reinstalling (which I was also having trouble with). Since I had a problem deleting a registry key they suggested I contact my OS vendor. My OS vendor (Dell, I believe) only supports hardware issues. OS: Windows Home premium Error: Cannot delete HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A3CCEDF3-2DE2-11D0-86F4-00A0C913F750}; Error while deletin...
12 6/25/2007 3:33:52 AM
Can't print from Dos program within Vista?
I have an RBase application I've been using for years and I have it now running in Vista Business but I can not get it to print no matter what I do. I have an HP960c Inkjet printer connect by USB. I have no LPT ports. I have tried "net use LPT1 \\wizard\HP960c /persistent:yes" where wizard is the machine name and HP960c is the printer name. I have even shared the printer but nothing works. Th...
8 6/25/2007 3:14:03 AM
going from Business to Home Premium?
Can I go from Vista Business to Home Premium? Business does not have the Media Center options, and when I bought my pc, it was a MCE2005 pc. If I can, can I do so on the Microsoft web site? Thank you, Jeremy...
7 6/25/2007 2:48:15 AM
PC Mover twitches & glitches
I'm on my new dell with Vista premium that I got from qvc. So far, working fine but I moved all my files etc from my old Gateway with xp using the pc mover software included with my computer and now have the following problems: I have trouble deleting programs I no longer need - some Norton security stuff (I have Mcafee on the new computer). My screensavers have switched to the old xp...
2 6/25/2007 1:55:41 AM
hp pavillion desktop xp/vista?
I have just purchased the HP Pavillion a1730n desktop computer that comes with Vista OS installed. As I am not happy with Vista and its clumsiness and lack of compatibility issues, I desire to use Windows XP on the computer. Is it possible to remove the hard drive with the Vista installation and substitute the hard drive from the older computer that has Windows XP w/service pack 2 by pla...
4 6/25/2007 1:47:25 AM
Upgrade canceled 0x80070005
went into my digital locker to start upgrade to windows ultimate from home premium. I put in anytime time upgrade disk, and followed prompts. The upgrade went up to expanding files and then upgrade was canceled. pop up window read, " windows cannot install required fields. Network problems mat be preventing windows from accessing the file. Make sure the computer is connected to the...
1 6/25/2007 12:50:00 AM
I have no more activations left, help!
I have used up all of my activations. Now my computers hard-drive is messed up beyond return and I have no choice but to re-format. Please someone, tell me what to do to get my current activation canceled and that way I can make a new one :(...
8 6/25/2007 12:28:31 AM
Reinstalling the system recovery files made just before system rec
Please can anyone help me with the following. I have a HP laptop with Vista installed, and found today that it would not boot up, so had to enter the system recovery procedure. I chose to back up all of my files and these saved on to my portable storage drive, Vista reinstalled nicely, the problem was fixed, but now I want to put the files back on my pc and cant figure out how. If I...
1 6/24/2007 11:47:01 PM
Sysprep answer file.....WHY!?!?!?
Hello, I'm still trying to get Windows Vista to work with the answer file I built and so I did a little bit of research and found an article that basically said that the XML file has 7 passes but it only pays attention to pass 4 (specialize) and pass 7 (OOBE). Also, this article mentions that certain settings have to be put in certain passes for them to work. I have not tried any of...
3 6/24/2007 6:43:23 PM
My first experience with Vista - can't access web with IE7
Hello (this is great, I just discovered the msnews server!). My new laptop finally arrived from Dell with Vista installed. This is my first exposure to Vista. The machine is installed with Vista Business. I use a home wired-only network, with two other PCs (running XP Home) and a networked printer attached. My workgroup is named "HOME". I have two problems that I don't know how to solve...
8 6/24/2007 6:00:17 PM
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