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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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57470
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    - wireless network I'a looking for pci wireless network card compatible with windows x64 Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch 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: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57283
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    - windows vista tips and tricks http://vista-tricks-tips.blogspot.com/ Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57279
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    - New Computer I have just bought a quad core computer with Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit and would appreciate some tips on how to copy my address book contents from Outlook 2000 over to the new computer so that the email addresses can be used with the included email client. At the moment on my present computer, I share the contacts in Outlook 2000 with Outlook Express V6. I also have calendar appointment entries in Outlook that I would like to copy over to the new machine if there is a calendar program included. I have a network set up in the house and both computers will for at least a while be connected to the network. Thanks for any and all suggestions. Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57256
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    - Here we go again... Microsoft wants to freeze the Vista incapable lawsuit Hang on, wait till everyone forgets By Egan Orion: Monday, 10 March 2008, 4:23 PM EVER SLIPPERY, Microsoft asked that the "Vista Capable" lawsuit against it be stayed while it appeals the judge's approval of class action standing for the case. The lawsuit, filed almost a year ago, claims that Microsoft misled punters in late 2006 by letting PC makers stick "Vista Capable" labels on lower power machines sold with Windows XP that were later found capable of running only the Home Basic version of Windows Vista rather than the full version that includes most of Vista's new features including the Aero eye-candy graphical interface. It claims that PC buyers paid more for those machines than they would have parted with had they known that they wouldn't be able to support Windows Vista when that was released a few months later in early 2007. Never mind that those PC consumers who bought "Vista Capable" machines are likely better off sticking with Windows XP instead of "upgrading" to Vista, seeing as how Vista has turned out to be even more of a pig on qualudes than all prior versions of Windows. The Vole probably won't be arguing that, but even if it did, that wouldn't let it off the hook for having misled customers who expected that "Vista Capable" actually meant "Vista Ready" when they coughed up the readies. US District Judge Marsha Pechman granted the lawsuit class action status two weeks ago. Microsoft filed a petition to appeal that ruling with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday, a day after it filed a motion before Judge Pechman to stay the lawsuit pending its appeal. If the case is stayed, that would put off any further discovery by the plaintiffs until the appeal is decided, which could take up to three months or more. The delay would postpone additional revelations of potentially embarrassing emails and other documents by Microsoft and PC manufacturers, hardware suppliers such as Intel, and wholesalers and retailers. Release of internal company emails last month disclosed that high level Microsoft executives anticipated the problems caused by the "Vista Capable" labels on PCs sold with Windows XP. Microsoft's OEM partners warned the company that the labels would confuse consumers, and even Microsoft's own executives got burned by buying PCs incapable of running the full version of Windows Vista. In its motion to stay, Microsoft wrote: "Continued proceedings here would cost Microsoft a substantial sum of money for discovery and divert key personnel from full-time tasks...; would intrude on sensitive pricing decisions and strategies by OEMs, wholesalers, and retailers; and would jeopardize Microsoft's goodwill with class members -- all with respect to claims that might not proceed on a class basis at all." Microsoft argued that, if its appeal is successful, any time and money it spends on additional discovery will have been wasted and any further negative publicity will have been raised unnecessarily. It also claimed that continuing discovery while its appeal is pending might needlessly impair certain business partner relationships. "Plaintiffs' discovery almost surely will involve intrusion into the most sensitive pricing decisions of the OEMs, wholesalers, and retailers who sell the PCs at issue and set their prices," Microsoft wrote. "Continued discovery thus will disrupt Microsoft's relationships with its business partners, a disruption that will be unnecessary if the Ninth Circuit reverses." The motion also raised the issue that continuing the lawsuit pending the appeal will require the plaintiffs to advertise nationally for class members to join the litigation, and that the class action search could damage Microsoft's reputation with its customers unfairly. "The result will be nationwide publicity that impugns the ['Vista Capable'] program," it said. With typical Microsoft chutzpah, the appeal to the Ninth Circuit challenges Judge Pechman's basing her approval of class action standing on Washington state law because Microsoft is headquartered there. It also questions her approval of the plaintiff's theory that PC buyers might have paid more for the so-called " Vista Capable" PCs than they would have without those allegedly misleading labels. Like many defendants, the Vole is seeking delay in the hope that the passage of time might work in its favour, as "Vista Capable" PC buyers get over having been taken in, witnesses change jobs, memories fade, documents get lost, and so on. We'll see in due time whether Judge Pechman is fully confident in her rulings and believes the plaintiffs' case deserves to move forward timely, or decides that the potential harm to Microsoft should her rulings be reversed on appeal outweighs the plaintiffs' rights. µ Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57254
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    - Heard of any workarounds for Spellcheck in OE? I don't know if anyone with XP Pro x64 has experienced this yet or not. I knew about it before I installed my OS, but the SpellChecker in Outlook Express in XP Pro x64 does not work. I read a technical explanation of why this is, but for the life of me, couldn't possible begin to explain it in English. There's gotta' be afix for this though. Anyone heard anything? -- DancingGopher Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57224
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    - New to 64! I'm new to x64. I just reformatted from XP Pro and loaded up XP Pro x64. I must say, I am surprised that many people are having so many problems. On that note, I would offer one word of advice...Do your research!...I Googled my brains off before I ever loaded XP x64 onto my system. I first found out about the drivers needing to be x64. That was no problem, since NVidia makes them now. I also found drivers for my Audigy SE sound card and my Canon Pixma printer. The only thing I am working on now is what kind of Java to install. the x64 version or the x32. I need it for Limewire Pro. I also wrote my support people for some of the apps I used to use, asking them if their software supports x64 and I also found, on my own, many, many apps that support x64, like AMUST Registry Cleaner. Overall, so far, I am very pleased with the progress of how my install is going. The system is fast and stable and I down downloaded all of the possible Windows Updates. I also wrote a few tech support sites like Tech Support Guy and Protonic, both of which are free. -- DancingGopher Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57223
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    - Error 1721 When i try to install Dual-Core Optimizer on my computer i get a error (Error 1721 There is a problem with with this Windows installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact you support personnel or package vendor) what can i do with that plz help :-( Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57216
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    - File Copy Eats Ram Hey All i'm having a problem when copying files from 1 HDD to another in XPx64 The data is read off the source HDD, _into ram_, then when the ram is full it writes it off to the other HDD This has never happened to me on any other version of windows, or any other computer, i'm at a total loss as to why this happens However, because its doing this it practically stops the computer because everything is pushed out of ram, and nothing else gets any processor time Any help would be apprieciated Yahooadam Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57208
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    - Installing Vista Ultimate 64-bit Hey guys I am having trouble installing Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition on my computer. I have a Dell E520 with a Intel Core 2 CPU at 2.13 ghz and 4 gigs of RAM. When I insert the 64-bit CD it says "Setup can not run on this version of the Operating System. To install Windows please try booting from the install media." I am currently running Vista Home Premium 32-bit and just want to upgrade. Setup works if I try to install the 32-bit version of Ultimate however. Do I not have the specs needed to install 64-bit? Thanks! Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57196
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    - DEP hardware support requirements and function How can you tell if Data Execution Protection is enabled on a Vista 64 computer? -- JM Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57190
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    - Two not so necessary updates Update #1 DirectX runtimes http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=740AC79A-5B72-447D-84F9-EE6407ED1A91&displaylang=en MSFT released its march update to the DirectX runtimes. This is not an imperative update. Use it only if some game is complaining about not finding some directx "something". There is no harm in installing this update and no reboot is required. I have already done it, I like to have my dll's up to date. Update #2 Sun has a new update of its Java Machine. http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp Go to the "Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 5" and click on the download button. Note that the one you want to download is the 32-bit one. "jre-6u5-windows-i586-p.exe" for offline installation or "jre-6u5-windows-i586-p-iftw.exe" for online installation. It gives IE 32-bit Java support. Don't forget to uninstall the previous version first. I just don't know how they have not figured out to do it automatically when installing new versions. I also adds an unnecessary entry in the startup group (registry) that you can disable with no risks. It is a program named jusched.exe or something like that. Last but not least, there is still no working 64-bit Java for IE 64-bit. Carlos Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57189
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    - Carlos: ATI Drivers Missed your announcement this month... http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx?p=vista64/common-vista64 -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/xperts64 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57183
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    - Back up and Restore I recently had to reinsall my operating system. I went to great lengths to back up my files/programs using the XP backup and restore application. I placed the files on a portable hard drive. I installed the operating system and using the restore application tried to restore MS Money Deluxe 2007 for example. The restore application said it worked successfully; however Money would not run. I had to download a trial version and then restore my Money back up file. Same situation without Outlook Express V6. None of my mail files and address book work. Can someone please advise or help? Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57177
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    - sharing offline files... is it possible? have a network drive on my vista x64 business machine that is available offline. Am I able to "Share" this drive, and/or its folders somehow? so that other people on my network can read it? Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57165
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    - What is the story with Adobe Flash Player refusing to work with XP64? I just noticed that, like Itunes, Adobe Flash Player will not install either on XP 64. Is there a way around this? TIA Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57163
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    - audio drivers vista HP x64 i've tried many different downloads and still cant get the drivers to work the high defenition drivers install fine but still get no sound and when i try to load other drivers the digital signature stops it and when i still allow it just freeze the driver installation Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57157
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    - Transfer from Vista 32 bit to Vista 64 bit I wanted to transfer files and programs from my old computer which is running Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit to a new computer running Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit. Easy Transfer will not allow it as the 64-bit computer cannot locate the cable or the drivers for the cable. And I attempted to use PCMover by iolo, but it does not support the 64-bit system. Is it possible to do such a transfer and how? Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57145
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    - Itune/Quicktime and XP64 I've just installed XP64 and can't get Quicktime to work. How about Itune? Will it work with XP64? TIA Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57132
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    - How do I remove SP2 I may have to remove the service pack up update to my Windows Professional OS. How can this be done? Thanks. Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57124
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    - Memory recognition I have installed 6GB of RAM in my workstation, the BIOS showed the 6 GB, but after boot my computer, xp 64 bits only was using 3.5 GB. What is happening? If I were using a 32 bits systems I would understand that, but using a xp 64 bits in a hp workstation xw4300 with Intel processor with technology EM64T no. I will appreciate any comment. Thank you Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57121
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    - 64 bit or 32? how do you know what your laptop came with. 64 or 32? Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57115
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    - pagefile size for 8gb RAM I upgraded my Vista Ultimate X64 to 8gb RAM. Windows suggests my pagefile be set to 12288. I always set min-max to the same size. I'm trying it with no page file at the moment butI'm unsure if that's wise. Any suggestions would be appreciated. It's still accessing my 4gb ReadyBoost. I thought with that much RAM Readyboost was useless. -- Sam Tag: Now downloaded and installed without a hitch Tag: 57114

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