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    - updates Hi After my wife ran our xp professional upgrade cd again I can not install any of the updates from windows. They will download but not install. Also they do not show up in the failed instalation. Can anyone help? -- Ozzie Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57623
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    - Interpretation of Taskmanager Hi I'm running Server 2003 Standard x64 version on a dual-core AMD64 motherboard.. When running a 64 bits application like 7zip (64 bits version) for the compreession of large files, I see in Taskmanager it uses 85-95 % of the CPU. When running a 32 bits application, for example Ulead's VideoStudio for video-editing, I see it uses a little less than 50 %. Question: am I correct if interpreting that the 64 bit application uses both CPU's, and that the 32 bits uses one CPU? Thank you. Paul Casman Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57622
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    - VISTA 64-Bit IE7 Restarts Itself Vista 64-bit IE7 will close all IE7 windows and restart itself if any IE7 window is closed. And yes, I have a finger scan sensor. Believe it is an AuthernTec Inc. AES2501A that built into my HP HDX. Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57618
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    - wmpnscfg.exe does not exist, but is in startup. Make x64 apps def Hello! 'c:\program files (x86)\windows media player\wmpnscfg.exe' is listed on the Startup tab in the 'System configuration' window in my Windows Vista x64. But the 'c:\program files (x86)\windows media player\wmpnscfg.exe' does not exist actually. I deleted the 'c:\program files (x86)\windows media player\wmpnscfg.exe' from hkcu\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run but starting the WMP adds the c:\program files (x86)\windows media player\wmpnscfg.exe to the hkcu\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run again. Why? Why is the c:\program files (x86)\windows media player\wmpnscfg.exe in the hkcu\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run at all? How to make IE x64 and WMP x64 default applications, not 32bit versions? IE x64 is 4 times faster and stable than IE 32bit. Best regards, Dima Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57609
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    - Advantage Database Server Hello! 64 bit version of Advantage Database Server (version 9.0) was released: http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1056446 Roman Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57601
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    - Windows 64 Bit Compatibility Question Hi I am currently using Windows XP SP 2 32bit, I am thinking of installing the 64 bit version because of the 3.5GB RAM limitation. The questions I have is about software: 1) I use Office 2007 will this still work? 2) I use Visual Studio Tools for Office 2005, will this work? 3) I use Virtual PC 2007, can i run 32 bit applications inside of this on a 64 bit system? Regards D Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57594
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    - 32 and 64 on same system My computer can handle eigther the 32 or 64 bit versions of vista easily. I have two 320 gig hard drives installed. Can I install a 64 bit version on one hard drive and a 32 bit version on the other hard drive on the same liscense since it is on the same machine? Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57581
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    - Cannot share a drive, because already shared? Hello, I have 3 partitions and I wanted to set sharing of the third one. I heard that admin sharing with $ were removed in vista, but then I ran a command "net share" and saw that it is not true, because c$ and d$ are shared. e$ was not, so I wanted to set it, but it said, that it is already used although it was not! So what does it mean? I had to share this drive as "E" not e$... http://www.ukazto.com/?img=2450233,vista_sharing_error.jpg Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57574
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    - Help wanted,please read! Hello again,windows media player and most of my programs are shutting down/crashing when i activate them.Do you have a direct e mail address for microsoft support/technical help please??The ones on this website and the help pages are NO good to me as you have to pay to use them.The last time i asked on here recently someone was kind enought to leave me an e mail address that worked and i was able to contact microsoft without any messing about and i sorted it.The links and help on this site are no good for me as i have had vista for over a year and i have to pay for help.Im hoping you can please help with a decent e mail address or it looks like i will have to re install windows which is a big pain!Thanks for your help,Paul. Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57568
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    - Is the Anytime Upgrade 64-Bit? I have Business x64. I'm seriously thinking about upgrading to Ultimate, but I don't want to lose my x64 OS. I can't find anything on the site about whether or not I can upgrade to a 64-bit version of Ultimate with the Anytime Upgrade. You know what they say, once you go x64, you never go back... Has anyone else run into this? Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57560
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    - Cleaning up restore points not working in Vista 64? Hey gang, I posted the below couple days ago in Vista general, did not have any luck there perhaps due to the high noise to signal ratio, so thought I would try here. Any feedback would certainly be appreciated. Note - I have not yet installed SP1. Hey gang, I am running Vista Ultimate 64 bit. When I go to disk cleanup, and choose to cleanup files for " all users", I get the more options tab, with the choice to let me choose to delete all but the last restore point. However, when I do this, it does not appear to delete any of the older restore points? Is this a known issue perhaps, or am I missing something? Thanks for any tips here, -- Don Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57555
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    - Logon Problem After SP1 Installed I installed SP1 for Vista x64 yesterday and have encountered the following problem since then: Computer boots up fine and allows me (or the other user) to logon without difficulty. After logon all works as expected. I will then 'switch user' and my wife will logon Then we get a problem (same problem presents itself if she logs on first, then logs off and I log on, or we switch user, basically problem presents itself when first user 'switch user' or' logs off' and another user logs on, the problem is with the second user; interestingly, the problem also occurs if I log on, log off, then log on again! Problem solved after system reset). The logon begins and the desktop appears. It seems to me like the desktop will not refresh properly. The gadgets do not appear; I can no longer single-click a desktop icon (have to double-click); the taskbar remains in the up position (won't auto-hide) and when I do launch a program the button does not appear in the taskbar; the taskbar icons do not appear in the taskbar. All these problems could be caused by some sort of video card problem, maybe? Anyway, my computer specs are below. Windowes Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 (licensed copy) Intel Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.4GHz 4.00GB RAM Nvidia GeForce 7950GT I have completed some initial research on this problem without success. Any ideas??? Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57550
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    - SP1 problem if some Vista features turned off? Hello all: When I installed Vista 64 bit I turned off some Vista features in Control Panel thatI do not need or use. Will this cause a problem when SP1 is installed? xiowan.......in tucson Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57545
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    - I was just wondering Just a general question to smarter people than I: When Microsoft puts out a SP 1 like Visa has out now is the information that they get from the Windows Defender, Microsoft Spy Net membership site or is it from area's like this that gather problems and hopeful solutions? And how much information do they get from Spy Net community. My guess is that most people don't join the advanced membership because of privacy issues. Just a thought Mike Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57541
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    - dual dvi problems I had a 64bit XP pro computer built recently by a local vendor. I ordered an ati x1650 512 MB video card-per his recommendation. When he setup this at our site, he had been using vga adaptors. I asked him why it cant run as straight DVI and he said the drivers were not available for 64bit - Well I think thats a bunch of crap. Does anyone have dual DVI ruinning on XP 64bit ?? I tried going to vendor and downloading their latest drivers and it still doesnt work as DVI. Thanks Curt C Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57540
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    - Novice needs help I recently hat a PC built for me. I was told a 64 is faster than a 32 whatever that mens. I want to up-date to vista and don't know which version to buy. My processor is an AMD Athlon 64. Does this mean it is a "64"? Thanks for the help! Nurmi Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57535
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    - Windows Live Mail Are we gonna get to use Live Mail in XP-64? It won't install, but it will run if I reach over and run it from my XP-32 on the other partition. However, I just get the message headers, not the text of the message. It's a great program, but I want it on XP-64!!! For now, I'm running Mozilla Thunderbird, but it's just not as sharp as Live Mail. Does anyone have a workaround? Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57534
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    - Please read this!your help appreciated Hi im using windows vista 64 bit and have a problem with the media player.Everytime i try and view a video or similar it says 'windows media player has stopped working' then it looks to see if it can reslove it which it cant.What should i do?if you cant help it would be helpfull if you could give me the link to contact windows tech support please?someone on here gave me it before and they helped me sort it out,but now i have lost it.Advice or help is greatly appreciated,many thanks. Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57529
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    - Hyper-V RC released MS announced the Release Candidate of the Hyper-V for Windows Server 2008. This RC includes a Hyper-V Manager that runs on Windows Vista SP1, and better localization, along with additional supported guest operating systems. I've been running it for a few days, and I'm pretty happy with it. See my blog for some more details, but if you have been running the beta that shipped with the 64-bit RTM versions of Windows Server 2008, make sure you update carefully. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/xperts64 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57523
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    - Now downloaded and installed without a hitch This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C88946.8B48CFE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All is well on the home front. =20 --=20 Kevin J. Danker ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C88946.8B48CFE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6001.17184"></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-TOP: = 15px"=20 id=3DMailContainerBody leftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 bgColor=3D#ffffff=20 CanvasTabStop=3D"true" name=3D"Compose message area"> <DIV> <FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>All is well on the home = front. =20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><BR>-- <BR>Kevin J.=20 Danker</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C88946.8B48CFE0-- Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57520
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    - Intel 82801HR/HH/HO Sata raid controller causing reboots Good evening, i dont know if this is the place to ask this question... but i have scoured google for the last day or so for answers but i cant seem to be able to find the answers i need. I have a system which i have decided to put vista ultimate 64-bit edition and the system is running 2 x western digital WD5000AAKS 500gb Sata drives. Everything seemed fine at first, but i noticed recently that the disks appear to be stopping every 3 to 4 hours and rebooting the system. When the system comes back up, it attempts to report the error however cant find a solution to it. It is a blue screen error and an error code of 9f. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced a similar sort of problem at all? Cheers Martin Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57516
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    - Drivers that don't get along with SP1 For those who wonder why SP1 is not knocking at the WU doors, here you may find an explanation: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Here-Are-the-Drivers-that-Don-039-t-Play-Well-with-Vista-SP1-RTM-81152.shtml Carlos Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57512
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    - VIsta 64 and Photoshop CS3 Help, before upgrading to Vista 64 I backed up all my .psd's to a remvable hardrive. Now when I try to access those files Photoshop is directing me to go to Windows and change permissions. I have done what I think is correct but when I go back I get the same message. Also I have 1000's of files is there a way to give permission to the hardrive rather than eash file. Thanks Ian Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57508
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    - SP1 for Vista x64 out From Microsoft Download Center: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=874a414b-32b2-41cc-bd8b-d71eda5ec07c&DisplayLang=en -- Asus P5WDG2 WS Pro Coreâ?¢ 2 Extreme X6800 RAPTOR 2x150 GB RAID 0 4GB DDR2 800MHz GeForce 8800GTX Eizo 30" Enermax 1000W 75A@+12V LAN 100/100 XP x64 SP2 dualboot Vista x64 SP1 (slipstreamed) Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57495
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    - srvcomment disappeared from Registry There was a registry entry in good old windows where the network comment was readable in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SYSTEM\ CurrentControlSet\ Services\ LanmanServer\ Parameters\ srvcomment Now this entry has been removed from the registry - at least it seems so. Do I really have to use other network api functions to retrieve this information? I would like to stick to the capabilities of our inventory solution which means registry retrieval. Best regards, Holger Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57492
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    - Running 32 bit .NET programs on 64 bit Vista Hi, If I installed 64 bit Vista on a pc with 8GB RAM, do 32 bit programs have access to the additional RAM over 3GB (or is it 4GB 32bit programs are limited to?). For example, on a pc with 8GB physical RAM, say one 32bit program use 2GB RAM, if Vista has already used 4GB ram, does the 32bit program use the next lot of 2GB as though it is the first lot of 2GB or is it simply unable to address the memory? If this is unclear, I'll put it another way. If I have 6 x 32bit programs each using say 1GB of RAM on Vista x64, does the operating system assign each 32bit program 1GB RAM and handle any memory address issues? I guess being 32bit they're not actually capable of addressing memory over 4GB or so? Or are all 32bit programs limited to the first 3 or 4 GB RAM on Vista x64? Thanks Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57488
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    - SP2 install does not complete: Please help So I made new install of WinXP 64 Edition, instaled some programs, updates, a game and then Service Pack 2 wich installed but not comletly. It went all fine till my sistem come back from the reboot. Then the MSI fails and this error aperes: ---------Installer Information Thw Windows Instaler Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in safe mode, or if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support peronnel for assistance. -------- This hapends every time I boot. I reinstalled SP2, and followed the step by step on http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315353 (my setings where alredy as they wonted me to set them). It did not help. Windows run without eny visible problem. in case it's related, XML core update fails toinstall too. Please help me, its not urgent, but is driving me mad! Tnx Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57479
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    - Vista x64 excessive HDD loading at startup @ System unresponsive My Vista x64 SP1 (got it from Connect) build currently boots up to the desktop and then loads for 30-40mins (with the sidebar, and other startup programmes coming up gradually very very slowly), before becoming responsive. You can move the mouse but clicking on anything will be very very very slow. Before last night, it would take less than 30 seconds! All this happened after installing a new Heatsink (Xigmatek Red Scorpion, great performer btw). Confirmed it's not a faulty install/cpu problem as a dual boot to XP works fine. On first boot, the XP installation did say the Vista drive (hooked on a SATA port, XP is IDE) had to be checked for consistency, and passed all 3 stages. It did however fix some USN Journals or something. At first i thought the SATA drive got fubared somehow, but diagnostics on the drive (Seatools) from the XP install proved otherwise. I can also browse and use files from the SATA disk while in XP (i played a movie clip and opened up some documents). Safe mode stops at crcdisk.sys, before loading 20-30 minutes and then rebooting (also a common problem judging form the hits on Google). I haven't tried booting into safe mode again, since it does boot normally although as mentioned, takes 30-40 minutes before becoming responsive. Booting off from the SP1 CD and choosing Startup Repair doesn't work (it says no boot problems detected). 1. Short of formatting and re-installing Vista x64, any ideas on what to look for ? I might try re-installing over the existing Vista if it's recommended. 2. Any way for me to copy my documents from the Vista drive to another drive from within XP ? (besides of course going in Vista, wait 40 minutes and then hopefully be able to copy). Currently it says I have no permission to access the folder. Thanks System specs: c2d E6600 4 GB RAM DFI P965-S dark 8800GTX Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57474
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    - Solid State drives under 64 bit Vista I run a Tyan Tomcat K8E MB Opteron 180 dual core 4 gig of rammand two WD harddrives. Operating system is Vista Home Premium 64 bit. I tried to install a solid state drive which seemed to be recognised by by the bios but when Vista started the SSD didn't show up under My Computer. I then tried two SSD's in a raid they were recognised by the bios in the raid section of bios. Once again when Vista started they didn't appear. To my mind it has to be a Vista problem. Anyone have any ideas? Yes I updated drivers. Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57470
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    - wireless network I'a looking for pci wireless network card compatible with windows x64 Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57433
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    - VU 32-Bit >>> VU 64-Bit (VU is an Upgrade/Retail Edition) OK, to clearify: 1. My NEW PC (HP m9150f) - Came pre-installed with Vista Home Premium (OEM). 2. I purchased a RETAIL/UPGRADE version of Vista Ultimate, cost was around $250.00. That purchase gave me 2 DVD's: A. Vista Ultimate in 32-Bit - UPGRADE Version B. Vista Ultimate in 64-Bit - UPGRADE Version C. I purchased the Upgrade about 6-8 months ago. The only thing I have are the DVD's and a Quick Start Guide in Booklet format. 3. I used the Vista Ultimate to Upgrade the PC I had then, which was using XP Pro. 4. That PC is no longer alive, kicked the bucket about 2 weeks ago, but had a good 5 year life! 5. I have loaded VU, Retail/Upgrade 32-Bit version over the OEM VHP. I want to get VU 64-Bit on this new PC. Utilizing the Retail/Upgrade 64-Bit DVD which came with the Retail/Upgrade package. 6. So, what do I need to do now to get my current PC, which has Vista Ultimate 32-Bit (Retail/Upgrade Version), into the 64-BIT WORLD? Thanks! Gunny Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57432
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    - Vista Ultimate 32-Bit to 64-Bit Hello ALL, About 8 months ago I purchased Vista Ultimate Upgrade, because I was upgrading the PC I had than from XP Pro to Vista Ultimate. Upgraded all went smooth no problems. Fast forward to today. The old PC has passed on and a New PC (HP Pavillion Elite m9150f with Intel Core 2 Quad) is home and getting setup. The new PC came with Vista Home Premium 32-Bit. I have upgraded it to Vista Ultimate 32-Bit, BUT I want to use the 64-Bit since my PC can handle it. My Question is this ~~ Can I upgrade to Vista 64 with my current allocation? If YES, please explain, if NO please explain how to fix so I can use 64-Bit. Thanks ~~ Gunny Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57418
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    - NTFS uses least used clusters ? (Cluster durability/lifetime ?) Hello, Somebody believes NTFS works as follows: When NTFS needs to write new data to the disk it finds the clusters which have been least used. This would ensure longer disk life. If NTFS simply re-used the same clusters over and over and over again this would lead to early drive failure (???). Is there any thruth in this or is this internet/usenet myth ? Me wonders... (It does so via a list of clusters somebody said.) (Freeed clusters would be added to the back of the list) (Needed clusters would be removed from the front of the list) Thus this would automatically cycle the clusters somewhat. Sounds plausible. Bye, Skybuck. Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57398
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    - System queued Windows Error Reporting Hi all: I have a Vista Ultimate x64 home-built pc that I am very pleased with but have a question about a continual massive build up of "windows error reports". When I select "disk clean-up" it reports large amounts of space used. For instance.....I installed a program to keep track of the hard drives SMART data and after the install Windows reported it may not have installed right. I clicked it did. I then used the program for a couple of days and when I checked in Disk cleanup it reported 275 MBs of space used for "error reporting". Since that hadn't happened before, I uninstalled the program and cleaned up the wasted space with Disk Cleanup. I don't understand how that much space could be used for error reporting. When I checked in system information under software for Windows error reporting there were only 4 entries, none regarding the "problem program" and all dated prior to the installation of that hardware. Has anyone else noted large amounts of "system queued Window Error Reporting..." when they used Disk Cleanup? My errors are usually caused by trying to open a program before Windows has completely loaded after a re-boot or shutdown. It's hard to tell when Windows is really "done" loading......there is no spinning circle or indication that it isn't quite ready for hard work! (Like connecting to the internet or opening live tv in Media Center). Anyway.......there seems to be something wrong with Vista if it can store that many MBs of reports when it detects and error. You could fill up a hard drive pretty fast if you never used disk cleanup? Is my case unique or have others noticed a build up of "Error Reports"? Right now, after cleaning up "error reports and re-starting, I have 3.23 MBs of reports stored and everything seems to be working fine! What's up? xiowan.........in tucson Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57397
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    - XP Professional x64, Front Page & Visual Studio.net 2003 compatibi I have a machine with XP Professional x64. I have a copy of Visual Surdio.net 2003 that I want to install on it. The preinstal tells me that I don't have Front Page on my computer. I am wondering if Visual Studio.net 2003 is compatable with XP Professional X64 and if so what version of Front Page will I need to purchase? -- Thanks Alan Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57389
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    - sound Hello, I just have a pair of cheap speakers and am using the onboard sound. This will be a sound tweaking question. In preview, how do I get the sound to work across players? Video has been affected. When I started playing media files and movies, Media Player worked great. I then tried to play a few files I'd downloaded, and Media Player wouldn't play, I got some codecs, and also got a couple more players, namely Divx and GOM. GOM seems to play video more evenly, but the sound is cheaper than it should be. DIVX plays its own files better, and has the best sound. Unfortunately, they seem to have taken Media Player down a peg, and the video stutters. I'd like to see the best of all worlds, good video and good sound. At this point, I'm looking for consistant sound, or a way to fix Media Player. I can provide details on hardware if needed. - or go over to Media Center if that's more appropriate. Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57379
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    - Memory Upgrade I Was Running the Vista 32 Bit Operating System and Installed 4GB of New Memory to My PC, But Only 3.24GB of Total Memory Was Showing I Was Told I Needed to Be Running the Vista 64 Bit Operating System to Use All 4GB of Memory So I Upgraded to the 64 Bit Version and I am Still Only Showing 3.24GB of Total Physical Memory Does Anyone Know How I Can Resolve This? Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57358
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    - USB hell I recently decided to take a bold leap and upgraded my Vista 32 bit to a 64 bit machine. Th efirst day everything worked beautifully. I downloaded the latest Nforce drivers, creative drivers, and ATI drivers, most of my hardware installed automatically. Now whenever i try to install a USB device such as a simple USB drive, it recognizes a new hardware has been plugged in it tries to install it automatically but it fails!!! The same thing happens when i try to attached a USB hub it tries to install it but fails. Pretty much and usb device i try to intall dose not work. i am using a USB bluetooth keyboard that works great, a USB printer that works great but any new USB device fails to install. Any ideas?!!!!!!!!!! thank you Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57356
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    - XP==>Vista upgrade or downgrade? Why I downgraded from Vista to XPMore like an upgrade? By Dale Vile, Freeform Dynamics â?? More by this author Published Wednesday 12th March 2008 12:10 GMT http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/12/freeformdynamics_vista_downgrade/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nail down your security priorities. Ask the experts and your peers at The Register Security Debate, April 17, 2008 I blogged a while back on how a Vista upgrade effectively rendered my old desktop machine useless for business purposes (see Retiring Leonardo from last year). I got a lot of feedback at that time as many people out there were obviously trying to get a handle on the viability of upgrading older kit. While this debate continues, the related question has now arisen of whether even some PCs pre-installed with Vista are capable of running it adequately. Based on my own experience, this is a very pertinent question to ask if you are considering buying anything with less than a 1.8 Ghz Core2 Duo processor with 2Gb of memory - the current minimum spec I work on for serious business use. Yet there are lots of Vista machines out there on the market that are significantly less powerful than this. Without getting into the rights or wrongs of this state of affairs, if you are unlucky enough to be struggling with Vista on a lower spec machine, you may be interested in a recent experience I had which was a bit of a wakeup call â?? not just in terms of the physical performance side of things, but also on the broader question of the value of Vista from an end user perspective in a business environment. A few months ago, I needed to replace my notebook. As a notebook to me is companion to my desktop rather than my main machine, I wasnâ??t looking for anything very powerful â?? size, weight and battery life were much more important considerations. So, after a happy couple of hours cruising up and down all of the hi-tech shops in Londonâ??s Tottenham Court Road trying all the latest kit, I opted for a Sony TZ Series â?? about 1.2 kilos in weight, fantastic screen, reduced size but really nice keyboard, embedded cellular modem, and lots of other good stuff. The machine came with Windows Vista Business Edition pre-installed and when I was playing with it in the shop, it was pretty responsive â?? the 1.2Gz Core2 Duo processor seemed to be up to the job. When I got the machine back to the ranch and loaded everything onto it, though, I have to admit to being a little disappointed with speed. Nevertheless, it was good enough, so I just got on with using it. Over the course of the next four months, however, the performance gradually degraded and the user experience became awful. It eventually got to the stage where it was talking 12 minutes to boot and about 6-7 minutes to shut down, with very sluggish performance in between and frequent hangs requiring a forced shutdown (which in itself was probably making matters worse). When researching the problem on the Web, it was clear that I was not the only one to be experiencing issues with Vista on the TZ Series, and the more I read, the more the answer to my problems became obvious â?? â??downgradeâ?? the machine to Windows XP. A few forum entries mentioned a kit on the Sony website designed to allow you to do this, with all of the relevant drivers and utilities, and a set of instructions to guide you through the process. I duly downloaded this, followed the instructions, and it just worked. The longest part was installing and patching XP itself (which you have to buy separately, by the way â?? your Vista licence doesnâ??t cover it*). The end result is fantastic. The word â??downgradeâ?? seems totally inappropriate â?? in fact, it feels like the machine has gone through a significant upgrade. It now boots in well under two minutes (with all the same applications loaded as before), is highly resilient (has gone through a lot of sleep/wake cycles without crashing once) and, interestingly, many of the Sony utilities work much more naturally (I suspect they were designed for XP in the first place then ported to Vista). The one thing I was a bit worried about was going back to XP from a usability and functionality perspective having got so used to Vista, but I was surprised to find that the experience was actually quite a positive one. Everything seemed more crisp, immediate and uncluttered and so far, the only thing I have missed is the enhanced application switching mechanism in Vista, i.e. the Alt-Tab and Windows-Tab functionality. Thatâ??s a minor sacrifice for the other benefits, though, and it only took me an hour or two to get used to the old mechanism again. The switch back to XP was such a breath of fresh air that I have also â??downgradedâ?? the desktop machine I am using at the moment. On a reasonable spec PC you donâ??t see the same increase in actual performance, but the XP interface still feels a lot cleaner and snappier (at least to me). Having both machines running the same OS obviously has its advantages too. Now before everyone goes rushing out to downgrade their Vista machines based on this little story, it would be irresponsible of me not to point out that during my research, I read accounts from many happy Vista users, lots of which seemed to be getting on fine with the TZ and similarly specâ??d machines. I would suspect the number and range of applications you work with has a bearing on this - remember I said that the TZ felt fine when I was just playing with OS with no applications installed before buying it. It could also, of course, be that people just accept the out-of-the-box experience as normal and donâ??t really question whether they are getting the best performance from their hardware. All I can say is that the downgrade was definitely the right thing for me, and is something to consider if you find yourself in a similar situation. In the meantime, we continue to experiment with various desktop options here at Freeform Dynamics, and those looking at alternatives may be interested a post from my colleague Jon Collins entitled Why Iâ??ve replaced Vista with Linux. Finally, as I type this, I have a brand new MacBook sitting next to me here on my desk, and over the coming few weeks I am going to be looking at the practicalities of using the Mac in a Windows-dominated mainstream business environment, so watch this space for experiences with that. Dale Vile is an analyst at research firm Freeform Dynamics. See here for his original blog post * The right to downgrade Vista depends which edition you have. Vista Ultimate and Business may be downgraded within the terms of the Microsoft EULA at no additional cost, but this right does not apply to other editions of the software. Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57327
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    - The shape of things to come... Firefox 3 creams rivals Three times faster than IE7 By Nick Farrell: Thursday, 13 March 2008, 7:39 AM PERFORMANCE specs for the latest beta of the OpenSauce Firefox 3.0 suggest that the browser is shedloads faster than anything out there. Benchmarketing carried out by Percy Cabello, who posted his results on the Mozilla Links blog, show that that Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 is 53 per cent faster than Opera 9.5 beta, twice as fast as Safari and three times faster than IE7. The tests use the SunSpider benchmark, which looks at JavaScript performance. A big cheese at the Mozzarella Foundation was quick to say it was all down to superior engineering. However he did admit that benchmarking was a bit of a mirage because browsers are not alike when rendering basic Web pages. Still it does make Microsoft's IE7 look like a bloated asthmatic slug towing a caravan full of elephants in comparison. Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57325
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    - Remote Assistance Stopped Working I have Vista 64Bit Dual boot with Windows XP 32Bit 4GB RAM - Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 I have previously been able to use Remote Assistance. Did so to a Vista box via Windows Live Messenger about 2 weeks ago. I am now experiencing an issue. I have tried connecting to both XP and Vista systems. Tried initiating through Messenger both Live and previous, as well as by invitation. Others can provide assistance to me however I cannot to others. Remote Assistance does not error out. Task Manager shows msra.exe started in the Processes tab. No CPU useage but Memory usage. I have looked in the event viewer and the only error listed is: Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-RemoteAssistance/Admin Source: Microsoft-Windows-RemoteAssistance Date: 3/10/2008 10:23:01 PM Event ID: 9 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: User: Borg_64bit\James_S Computer: Borg_64bit Description: There was a problem interacting with COM object 833E4010-AFF7-4AC3-AAC2-9F24C1457BCE. An outdated version might be installed, or the component might not be installed at all. Event Xml: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-RemoteAssistance" Guid="{5b0a651a-8807-45cc-9656-7579815b6af0}" /> <EventID>9</EventID> <Version>0</Version> <Level>2</Level> <Task>0</Task> <Opcode>0</Opcode> <Keywords>0x4000000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-03-11T02:23:01.157Z" /> <EventRecordID>2</EventRecordID> <Correlation /> <Execution ProcessID="4592" ThreadID="4916" /> <Channel>Microsoft-Windows-RemoteAssistance/Admin</Channel> <Computer>Borg_64bit</Computer> <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-3581019587-222284452-2086635204-1000" /> </System> <EventData> <Data Name="FuncName">833E4010-AFF7-4AC3-AAC2-9F24C1457BCE</Data> </EventData> </Event> This error is not always reported though. I have not been able to make any progress on this. Any help is appreciated. Thank you, James Borg Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57319
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    - Nero 8 v8.3.2.1 released today This one goes for my friend "Kue2". Nero has just released a new version of its (in)famous burning suite. http://www.nero.com/enu/downloads-nero8-update.php?NeroSID=7d895da257bcbf9824ff2eeae272aeb0 Love it or hate it. It is your choice. No release notes yet. :) Carlos Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57314
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    - Slipstreaming Vista SP-1 Is it possible to slipstream SP-1 into my DELL OEM Visa 64-Bit DVD? I know it is possible to slipstream the hotfixes/updates Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57303
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    - Make ReadyBoost 8gb? Is there anyway to get Vista Ultimate X64 to use more than 4090mb for ReadyBoost? I upgraded to 8gb RAM and figured I should match my RAM size with my ReadyBoost size but it will only go to 4090mb. -- Sam Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57299
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    - Fax service & Brooktrout Shared Fax Provider hi everyone, I sold to one of my customer a new HP Server with Window Server 2003 R2 STD x64 with a shared fax solution using the Shared Fax Service and a Broouktrout True Fax 100 PCI (Microsoft certified) that won't work. I have about 20 customer using the same fax board on 32bit Windows Server but on 64bit i can't install the Brooktrout Share Fax Provider on the Telephony Service... the Brooktrout shared fax provider is usually embeeded into Windows Server installation files but can microsoft have exclude it on x64 version??? any ideas??? any experience?? thanks a lot Pier Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57294
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    - BIOS update I have recently installed the 64 bit version of vista home premium. After I installed 4GB RAM (compatible with the motherboard) the BIOS ony registers 3.2GB so have decided to try an update the BIOS but not having a FDD. I have tried to make a bootable CD with no luck. Any ideas? Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57287
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    - Security for New Computer What do you veteran 64 bit users recommend for protection against malwar, spyware and antivirus? I have downloaded AVG but if there is something better I'm all for that. The computer hasn't arrived yet so I am trying to prepare. Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57285
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    - CPU/Motherboard Upgrade I have been running XP-64 for two years. It is far and away the best version of Windows I have used. It's rock solid and responsive. I'd like to upgrade to a dual-core CPU and new motherboard, but I have tons of software installed on my current machine, and I don't want to spend three days upgrading. What's the quickest and safest way to do so? I could just rebuild my system, including the current hard drive as-is, turn on the power and hope for the best. How capable is XP-64 when it comes to on-the-fly changes of CPUs and associated drivers, etc? Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57284
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    - Re: Firefox 3 OT Mozilla reaches stage 4 of Firefox 3 beta endurance testSpeed up, leaks plugged By Austin Modine â?? More by this author Published Tuesday 11th March 2008 19:49 GMT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nail down your security priorities. Ask the experts and your peers at The Register Security Debate, April 17, 2008 The fourth beta release of Firefox 3 is available for download today from Mozilla. Grab it here if you're feeling adventurous. Remember it's a beta, so beware of rushing to code where angels fear to thread. The browser's latest build boasts several improvements over previous beta releases, including a speed boost, full-page zoom, a revamped download manager, tighter OS integration, and the plugging of Firefox's rather irksome memory leaks. Perhaps the most noticeable advancement user-side is performance. Tweaks to the Beta 4 JavaScript engine will double the speed of script-heavy web applications like Google Mail and Zoho Office, compared to Firefox 2, so say some release notes. Memory leak issues â?? a major thorn in Firefox's paw since 1.0 - continue to be addressed by the Mozilla's open-source team. "Several new technologies work together to reduce the amount of memory used by Firefox 3 Beta 4 over a web browsing session. Memory cycles are broken and collected by an automated cycle collector, a new memory allocator reduces fragmentation, hundreds of leaks have been fixed, and caching strategies have been tuned," we're told. As for cosmetics, Beta 4 has an improved native user interface for XP, Vista, OS X and Linux. This includes work on the browser's menus, icons and various controls to match the operating systems. Mozilla said its souped up download manager makes it easier to locate downloaded files, and now lets a user search a website for where a file came from. A new zooming feature can scale the entire layout, text and images of a website, as opposed to only the text size in previous incarnations. All-in-all, Mozilla said its made over 900 improvements to Firefox from Beta 3. Mozilla's Percy Cabello has an in-depth summary of the various changes including screen shots here. Release notes are over yonder. So when is version 3 going public? Well, there's at least one more beta to go. The development team confirmed the code will be frozen March 18 for a fifth preview of the build. Â® Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57283
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    - windows vista tips and tricks http://vista-tricks-tips.blogspot.com/ Tag: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? Tag: 57279

Should I leave my ReadyBoost drive set ti "Index for faster searching"? Is
this a waste of resources?
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Sam

Re: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? by John

John
Sat Mar 22 09:31:14 PDT 2008

No. It's a paging file.

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> this a waste of resources?
> --
> Sam

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Re: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? by Dustin

Dustin
Sat Mar 22 13:00:39 PDT 2008

No, I'd turn it off. There really is nothing for it to index.

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Dustin Harper
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"Sam Steinhauser" <SamSteinhauser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Should I leave my ReadyBoost drive set ti "Index for faster searching"? Is
> this a waste of resources?
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> Sam

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Re: Should ReadyBoost drive be indexed? by Tom

Tom
Sat Mar 22 16:50:43 PDT 2008

I suspect it makes little difference whether you leave indexing as is or
turn it off especially if you do not use the drive for the second purpose of
storing some file on it. Windows will not attempt to index the cache.
However, if you do use the drive to store some files, indexing will occur.
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Tom
MSMVP 1998-2007

"Sam Steinhauser" <SamSteinhauser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Should I leave my ReadyBoost drive set ti "Index for faster searching"? Is
> this a waste of resources?
> --
> Sam

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