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    - restore a file backup after restoring from a PC backup image I have taken a backup image and am doing regular file backups. These are stored on an external hard disk. All I want is to find a reference that tells me the steps to follow after the loss of my internal hard drive? i.e. How do I tell vista to restore from the PC image? Do I then restore from the latest back file? Is this all I need to do? etc. I have searched windows help with no luck. Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374460
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    - Has my computer got Vista SP1? Sorry for the dumb question. I bought my computer a few weeks ago and I can't find the information anywhere. It just says I'm running Home Premium but doesn't mention if it has SP1 or not. Windows updates haven't said it needs downloading so does this mean it already has SP1? Is there a way to find out? Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374458
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    - read only files i hav a new asus lappy with the main hd drive partitioned in 2 plus recovery section (as it comes), and 2 external usb hdd in enclosures. am running vista ultimate, i am the administrator of the system, only user, no guest accounts. UAC is off. now my problem is that ALL the drives have turned them selves into "ready only" and i cannot delete any folders, files or stuff. click on a folder an check properties, "read only" highlighted. uncheck it, it comes up with a box asking if i want to change this option, click yes, goes off, comes back saying i need admin rights to do this. but i am the admin of the system as far as i know i havent changed anything. any thoughts??? thanks in advance Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374455
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    - 'All programs' list gone from Start Menu When I click on the 'All Programs' arrow at the bottom of the Start Menu, I don't get a full list of programs any more, most of the shortcuts have disappeared (things like Windows Update, DVD Maker, and several others have all gone). Programs I install myself that create folders on the Start menu are all still there. How can I get these back? Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374454
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    - cannot save About a month ago I started to not be able to save, or save as, documents or webpages. A dialog box opens that says: save as not responding. Any ideas? Thanks -- sco Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374452
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    - Vista Sidebar (Gadgets) - Gone missing! Hi guys, I've done nothing to my system (no new progs) but this morning the sidebar is missing. I've not installed SP1 yet either. I did a Google search and tried the following fix but it did NOT work for me: *************************** Click Start, type regedit.exe and press ENTER Navigate to the following branch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones Make sure that the value data for "1400" is set to 0 (dword:00000000) Close Regedit.exe that worked for me, but there is also another solution that could work for you, this didnt work in me: Open cmd prompt with admin privileges type regsvr32 scrrun.dll regsvr32 jscript.dll regsvr32 msxml3.dll *************************** Anybody else have a solution please? Debi :-) Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374451
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    - Transfering Vista Licence? I bought a laptop with XP MCE and later bought a Vista upgrade. The laptop has died (only 16 months old!) and wont be repaired. Can I transfer the Vista OS and licence to my home computer? Any help would be appreciated! Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374439
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    - Vista - 9 GIG Out of interest I took a look at how big my Vista Home Premium directory was ... NINE GIG! The biggest my 95, 98 and XP were was around one gig, from memory. I guess it's not a major issue now considering how big hard drives are, but it was still a big shock to me. Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374434
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    - Windows Mail the ONLY default newsreader c\alled by Outlook Vista Home Premium SP1, Outlook 2007. The Go-News menu function in Outlook 2007 on Vista Home Premium SP1 will NOT call any other newsreader other than Windows Mail, even when the other news reader is set as default.(Ie it opens when external news links are clicked...) This is in direct contradiction to Outlook 2007 on XP. Does anyone know of a registry hack to allow O2007 to call something other than Windows Mail? Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374429
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    - 48+ days Uptime - Vista SP1 has been good to me I rebooted my little laptop for the first time since upgrading to SP1 on 03/21/08. Uptime as almost 49 days, and the machine was running as well as when I first rebooted after installing SP1. If you want to take a look at some pretty impressive (IMHO) numbers for a home notebook: http://mindvacant.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=863:vista-sp1-laptop-uptime-at-48-days&catid=95:vista-sp1&Itemid=796 -- http://mindvacant.com Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374428
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    - Chkdsk utitily hi, I am using windows vista for the last 1 year and for the last fe days, i m getting errors like some of the files are corrupt and run th chkdsk utility. When i try to run the utility it's not starting :confused:. I tried in 2 ways. 1. Using command prompt. 2. Harddisk properties --> tools --> check disk. it says, it already running and schedule it again during startup. When I started th machine, chkdsk utility doesn;t start. Help me in fixing the issue -- sivakumar.tm Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374426
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    - transfering files from XP-HD to Vista-HD I have recently had to replace my computer due to a motherboard failure. I have the old Hard Disks from my XP (Pro) system installed inside my Vista (Ultimate) Box. When I try to use files from the old system I come up with access errors - the files 'belong' to an unrecognised user (S-1-5-21-etc). I'm trying to recover 'old' documents and Application Archives (zipped installation files) - the archives were purchased online and downloaded, I have no other way to retrieve them. the 'new' box has a working DVD-drive and I have a couple of DVD-RWs available (if that is the only method I can use) Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374423
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    - How to tell when adam albright is lying... ...his lips are moving...LOL! Frank Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374419
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    - replacing vista Vista came w/laptop. I want xp instead. I tried installing xp over vista (no luck). I reformatted and xp said a newer version was already loaded and wouldnt continue. Is there anything else I can do w/out getting another hard drive. Help is appreciated. Thanks. Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374410
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    - Chess Titans doesn't work anymore, after computer locked up I was playing a game of Chess Titans, and while playing it, I opened up an IE window to access the internet. I couldn't connect to the internet - I had been able to connect a few minutes earlier, but the usb wireless adapter I'm using is a little flaky. Then I couldn't close the browser at all, and CTRL-ALT-DEL didn't do anything. Vista just froze, it wasn't a BSOD, it just froze. I waited several minutes, while trying CTRL-ALT-DEL, ALT-TAB, CTRL-ESC, unplugging and reconnecting the usb wireless adapter and the usb keyboard. Vista never responded. I had to hold down the power button on the computer for several seconds to turn it off. Then I turned it back on, and I ran a "chkdsk", and it said "Windows has checked the file system and found no problems." But when I try to run Chess Titans, nothing happens. Absolutely nothing happens - no errors, and chess.exe does not appear in the Task Manager at all. What's going on here? Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374408
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    - Problem with sleep & hibernate Why is programming a computer so that sleep and hibernate works like they should so difficult. Every time my Vista Home Premium system takes a long nap it refuses to wake up. Had the same problems with other MS operating systems. Surely by now MS could have fixed this problem. Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374407
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    - registry I'm looking for some steps on how to completely reset my registy. I've done disk cleanup and the other option of deleting all the temporary internet files, cookies and whatnot but my computer is still running slow. I'm sure it has something to do with downloaded game data hiding somewhere I can't find them! ARGH! help! -- thnx:P Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374403
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    - Delete a partition to recover space to drive C: Situation Drive C: (NTFS) 5GB free space contains OS, program files, program data, some users application data Drive D: (NTFS) 8GB free space contains Users, Contacts, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Favorites, Links, Music, Pictures, Saved Games, Searches, Videos, program files (miscellaneous utility types of programs that are easily recoverable), maildata (.pst archives, personal folders), MSOCache Objective Increase free space on drive C: by merging and completely deleting drive D Options A) Move all data from drive D to an external drive F, change Outlook files to C drive, modify settings for location of D:\Users\* to C: \Users\* in Vista Use Vista Computer Management, Disk Management to delete volume D: and then extend volume C. It isn't clear that deleting volume D would allow the now unallocated space to be extended to volume C. It looks like one might be stuck without being able to add the space to volume C and that the unallocated space could only be used to create new partitions. Is this correct? It is definitely not what I want. B) Use Symantec's PartitionMagic, Acronis Disk Manager, or Paragaon Partition Manager. Any comments about any of these products? After using these products will I have a single partition as desired? Will I find myself forever married to the product until I scrap the hard drive or the system? C) Bite the bullet. Copy contents of D: to F:. Remove the partitions format the drive, reinstall Vista and all programs building a new install from scratch and then recover data only from external drive F to new drive C. Any suggestions? Option A would be preferred, except that I don't think it will work. When it comes to option B, I would spend the $40 to $70 bucks if I knew that a) it would not leave me with a virtual drive manageable only with the software, b) it would facilitate the software configuration and make the move painless. My fear is that in the end I would be sacrificing some portion of my drive to PartionMagic (or whichever) and still have to manually configure MSOCache, maildata, etc as well as do some app reinstalls. If that is the case, then I might as well just bite the bullet on option C. Thanks in advance, -solon fox Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374387
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    - The widow pages are too light It's too light for me concerning the window background and every pages. I know I can adjust the light by the keyboard. However my problem is: Every time I open a new page ( new window frame), I have to adjust the light again! Can I setup the light, so as not to adjust for every new windows ? Thank you. Martin Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374383
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    - Word 97-2003 merge docs on Vista Since transitioning to Vista a couple of weeks ago, and old Word 97-2003 merge documents will only open as read only. The main document will open normally, and I can make and save changes. But the data source file in Word will not accept any changes. When I go to exit and save my updates to my data source I keep getting the response it is a read only. I've already checked the properties and attributes, and all are set where they should be. Any ideas? Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374378
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    - Ambiguous message when exploring network When I explore Network a yellow bar appears "File sharing is turned off. Some network computers and devices might not be visible. Click to change..." Why wouldn't I be able to see other computers and devices if I'm not allowing incoming connections for file sharing? Core networking is active which enables ICMP. No outgoing rules are active. Give me one example. Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374371
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    - defective vista... look this defective vista is..kind of driving me crazy..one of us has to have some relief..i am dealing with vista makeing the computer run super slow...the little freeze ups..that all the hundreds of up dates and service pack one.. has not goten rid of..but one thig.i got to get fixed.is this stupid windows media.player..out of start up..the black bar at the bottom flashes a couple of times.then like 60 secounds.. the windows media player comes on and it want let you knock it off.for a minute.or it freezes up and i have to do..ctrl/alt/delete.. i have looked every where.to find a way.to stop this media player from comeing on during start up..my full version of vista.that i bought..it does not do this..just the vista that came in the new lap top.. i guess i am trying to keep this vista going.to hope for a miricle,that an up date will come and strighten this defective vista out..i know im a fool..just got that,i cant give up thing going on..any help..i think you.. Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374364
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    - Windows Media Technologies is blocked due to compatibility issues I've been having the above problem for some weeks but its saying there is a Solution available. The description reads:- "This version of Windows Media Technologies is incompatible with or has been superseded by this version of Windows. For more information, view the information at the Microsoft web site" Being very new to this, I can't seem find the solution and its becoming VERY frustrating - can anyone help me PLEASE !! -- Susie x Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374361
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    - Drivers, Vista and 0x8007000d help please! Help! We can't get Windows Vista to recognize a Creative Zen Touch. The PC already has latest Windows Media Player 11 update. 1) After plugging the unit it, it says drivers need to be installed. After picking the options to let Window Vista pick a driver, it redirects to a Windows Page. That page tries to install KB940199. (attempts to use the supplied Creative drivers didn't work). 2) KB940199 wants to install an msu file. When executing that, it creates a popup with error 0x8007000d "Installer encountered an error". There doesn't seem to be a way around that, but it's not a good sign that installing a KB is causing an error with no decription. 3) Searching the web suggests that this is related to an activation error. We tried reactiving on the phone, but that didn't work. The automated version would not supply a new key. When connected to a human (on a noisy connection!), the person concluded that Vista was already activated and that we need to go to their support line (which he didn't mention is not working on Saturday!). Anyways, does anyone have any ideas? Is the 0x8007000d error a sign that there's a Vista activation problem, or is this a bogus error that should be disregarded? (and the *real* issue is tracking down Vista drivers for the Creative somewhere else)?? Why should it be so hard to get an mp3 player to work on Vista? It worked fine on XP? Thanks... Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374357
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    - The indictment of adam albright... By PowerUser: "Licentious. Obnoxious. Anti-democratic. In case you can't tell, I'm making a direct reference to Mr. Adam Albright. Before I launch into my main topic, I want to make a few matters crystal-clear: (1) Failure to recognize this salient point will result in Adam's getting free reign to enshrine irrational fears and fancies as truth, and (2) as a result of that, my observations are perhaps unique. Now that you know where I stand on those issues, I can safely say that wily cutthroats like Adam are not born -- they are excreted. However unsavory that metaphor may be, Adam acts as if he were King of the World. This hauteur is astonishing, staggering, and mind-boggling. He truly believes that he defends the real needs of the working class. It is just such counter-productive megalomania, muddleheaded egoism, and intellectual aberrancy that stirs Adam to carve out space in the mainstream for ungrateful politics. I want to draw two important conclusions from this. The first is that Adam and his gofers are wolves in sheep's clothing who will create profound emotional distress for people on both sides of the issue eventually, and the second is that the justification he gave for seeking to judge people by the color of their skin while ignoring the content of their character was one of the most addlepated justifications I've ever heard. It was so addlepated, in fact, that I will not repeat it here. Even without hearing the details you can still see my point quite clearly: Adam keeps telling everyone within earshot that honesty and responsibility have no cash value and are therefore worthless. I'm guessing that Adam read that on some Web site of dubious validity. More reliable sources generally indicate that he isn't as smart as he thinks he is. As an interesting experiment, try to point this out to Adam. (You might want to don safety equipment first.) I think you'll find that if he had even a shred of intellectual integrity, he'd admit that he has no evidence or examples to back up his point. Still, I recommend you check out some of his commentaries and draw your own conclusions on the matter. Adam teaches workshops on clericalism. Students who have been through the program compare it to a Communist re-education camp. Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Of course, if Adam had learned anything from history, he'd know that I challenge him to point out any text in this letter that proposes that we ought to worship feckless mountebanks as folk heroes. It isn't there. There's neither a hint nor a suggestion of such a thing. We no longer have the luxury of indulging in universalist, altruistic principles that, no matter how noble they may appear, have enabled the most self-satisfied spouters I've ever seen to compose paeans to irrationalism. Didn't Adam tell his comrades that he wants to make people suspicious of those who speak the truth? Did he first give any thought to what would happen if he did? Of course, that question is ridiculous -- as ridiculous as his gormless platitudes. None but the grotesque can deny that he says that the sun rises just for him. What he means by this, of course, is that he wants free reign to threaten the existence of human life, perhaps all life on the planet. I understand that I become truly impatient with people who refuse to recognize the key role that he is playing in the destruction of our civilization, but from the fog and mist of his disquisitions rises the leering grimace of nihilism. An equal but opposite observation is that I and Adam part company when it comes to the issue of quislingism. He feels that those who disagree with him should be cast into the outer darkness, should be shunned, should starve, while I suspect that he needs to stop living in a fool's paradise. But there's the rub; his idea of mutinous autism is no political belief. It is a fierce and burning gospel of hatred and intolerance, of murder and destruction, and the unloosing of an irascible blood-lust. It is, in every sense, a doctrinaire and pagan religion that incites its worshipers to an infernal frenzy and then prompts them to precipitate riots. Adam does not merely undermine the current world order. He does so consciously, deliberately, willfully, and methodically. His undertakings were never about tolerance and equality. That was just window dressing for the "innocents". Rather, someone has been giving Adam's brain a very thorough washing, and now Adam is trying to do the same to us. Several things he has said have brought me to the boiling point. The statement of his that made the strongest impression on me, however, was something to the effect of how he is a refined gentleman with the soundest education and morals you can imagine. Forgive me for boring you with all the gory details, but Adam's hypocrisy is transparent. Even the least discerning among us can see right through it. It's easy to tell if Adam's lying. If his lips are moving, he's lying. Although Adam demonstrates a great deal of ignorance and presumption when he says that he commands an army of robots that live in the hollow center of the earth and produce earthquakes whenever they feel like shaking things up a bit on the surface, the fact remains that in order to convince us that he has the authority to issue licenses for practicing heathenism, Adam often turns to the old propagandist trick of comparing results brought about by entirely dissimilar causes. Now that you've read the bulk of this letter, it should not come as a complete surprise that there can be no argument that when I first realized that Mr. Adam Albright is a proponent of "paternalism" -- a term Adam uses catachrestically in place of "Pyrrhonism" -- a cold shudder ran down my back. However, this fact bears repeating again and again, until the words crack through the hardened exteriors of those who would violate the basic tenets of journalism and scholarship. I am referring, of course, to the likes of Adam Albright." Want to read more about this failed drunken accountant and big mouth lying pig? For your reading pleasure! http://groups.google.com/groups/profile?hl=en&enc_user=tYag3woAAABrYFiZuwWGCKzw8oMmJKS7 Enjoy! I know I did!...LOL! Frank Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374351
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    - Folders in Outlook Express Disappearing A year ago I set up sub folders under "Local Folders" in Windows Mail. Everytime I opened my email the sub folders would be displayed under "Local Folders." Now the only folder displayed is "Local Folders." However, when I double click on "Local Folders" a box opens to the right which reflects all the sub folders in the "Local Folders" and my emails are there. When I double click on a sub folder, it then shows up in the left hand box under "Local Folders." When I close Windows Mail and open again, the sub folders once again are not displayed. I have to go through the process again of clicking on each folder to display it under "Local Folders." Has anyone experienced this problem and found a solution to resolving? Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374350
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    - Vista won't start up properply My computer will load up normally the way until it reaches the screen with the green bar and black screen. The green bar will cycle through about two to three times, but then it stops moving. It moves forward just a little bit every 5 minutes though, so if I leave it like that for about 40 minutes then Vista will be able to boot to my desktop. And when I try to restart my computer, it just stays at the 'Shutting Down" screen forever. The longest I've let the shutting down screen just stay there was 20 minutes. I had to cut the power. Anything that has to do with networking seems to make my computer freeze up. I can start up in Safe Mode but not Safe Mode with Networking. And when I waited the 40 minutes start my comp up, the Vista said the the "Network cable is unplugged", but it wasn't. When I disabled the network adapter, my computer froze again.My computer will load up normally the way until it reaches the screen with the green bar and black screen. The green bar will cycle through about two to three times, but then it stops moving. It moves forward just a little bit every 5 minutes though, so if I leave it like that for about 40 minutes then Vista will be able to boot to my desktop. And when I try to restart my computer, it just stays at the 'Shutting Down" screen forever. The longest I've let the shutting down screen just stay there was 20 minutes. I had to cut the power. Anything that has to do with networking seems to make my computer freeze up. I can start up in Safe Mode but not Safe Mode with Networking. And when I waited the 40 minutes start my comp up, the Vista said the the "Network cable is unplugged", but it wasn't. When I disabled the network adapter, my computer froze again. Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374345
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    - Safely Remove Hardware Script Is there a batch command to initiate a "safely remove hardware" request that normally would come from clicking on the appropriate icon in the systems tray? If not, is there another scripting solution to do so - vbScript, Power Shell, etc? Thanks in advance! Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374339
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    - White screen Hello all. I'm new here, all the way from Iceland so my english is maybe not so good. I've had a problem with my computer but it's showing white screen. I maybe turn it on and a few minutes later it's completely white. Sometimes it showes first stripes, black and white. I've googled it but not found much so I went here to ask. For about 2 months ago I had problem with BSOD but re-installed Vista and it was OK. My computer is Packard Bell SB87 (something like that, not sure) and with Vista Home Premium. Don't be afraid to ask. Hope to get answers. Thanks. -- Hvassi Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374338
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    - 32 bit or 64 bit How do I know if My Vista is 32 bit or 64 bit Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374329
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    - Disk Activity On startup, my laptop goes into a huge amount of disk activity to about 70% of processing power for several minutes to the point I cannot access programs until it finishes, I have edited the startup via msconfig but this still happens with no processors running. Any ideas what may be causing this? Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374326
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    - DVD Region Free Application For Vista Although this post may not seem to be about Vista, I think it is pertinent for some people such those in my position who have moved to Vista from XP. As my time has been didvided between UK and USA I have purchased over the last few years a fair number of DVD videos, some in PAL color - Region 2, and some in NTSC color - Region 1. Absurdly, laptops will permit you to change from Region 1 to Region 2 and back again a total of four times only. The reasons given by the creators of movies and the DVD manufacturers may be good for them, but not for those who believe that such restrictions are unconstitutional at the widest, and just annoying for those who have bought a product in one country and want to play it on a laptop (which travels with one) in another country. When I used machines running Windows XP, it was easy. A company in Hongkong released a program called DVD Region Free and CSS (or something like that). You could download it on to your machine and it freed up things so that any DVD would play without restriction. Unfortunately they have never thought fit to develop a program that works on Vista. So using the well-beloved Google, I put in all sorts of criteria and found a number of promising applications that didn't work when downloaded. (HINT: always create a restore point first!). Then I found a program that works. It is called Any DVD, and you can Google it for yourself. It comes from www.SlySoft.com/ I downloaded the 21-day free trial which worked so well that 21 MINUTES later (or thereabouts) I was ready to pay for the license key. I don't understand the prnciple on which it works but it's promotional material doesn't say anything about any particular version of Windows, so I think it's operational methods go a bit deeper. Please believe that I don't work for the company! I just believe in passing on useful information when it comes up. Okay: it cost me 49 Euros (no local tax added) but for anyone with a fair number of multi-regional DVDs, I find it's a bargain. And free for the first 21 days if you want to test it out. One or two of you may recognize my name, but for those who don't, the 21-day free trial is the full program: I am NOT spamming! Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374325
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    - DISC BOOT FAILURE HI EVERYBODY I USE VISTA PREMIUM AND FACING A PROBLEM:) WHEN I START MY COMP. A MESSAGE POPPS UP : "BOOT FROM CD: DISC BOOT FAILURE,INSERT SYSTEM DISC AND TRY" ... WHAT SOULD I DO???? PLZ HELP ME Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374298
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    - problem repairing vista during dual boot xp/vista installation Hello. I'm attempting to install xp on a computer that originally only had vista installed to achieve a dual boot installation where I can choose between xp and vista. I'm using the following online guide: http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm The first steps go fine, I can shrink the vista partition (although I use gparted instead of the shrink command in diskpart) to make free space for an xp partition on the same drive. I've made 50 gb available for xp, which leaves 90 gb for vista. Subsequently I've installed xp on the new partition and that goes according to plan. However, when I use the original vista dvd to repair the vista installation, to ensure the computer boots in vista again (because after I've installed xp, the computer reboots in xp), I can't repair the vista installation. I can select the vista installation to repair it (start up repair), but it reports no existing problems. However when I reboot, I still end up in xp. Does anyone know how to manually ensure the computer boots again from my original vista installation? So I can resume the guide by installing EasyBCD to ensure I get a menu when I reboot where I can choose between the xp and vista installation. Kind regards and thanks in advance for any suggestions or comments, Niek Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374271
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    - Backup system, home premium? I am looking for a means to create system backup of my Vista Home premium version in case I shall ever have to reinstall the system, for instance on a new harddisk. The backup help on my system tells me that the tool for this task is a "PC Complete backup", but also that this is not available on Vista home versions. Apparently this system backup must be burned on a CD (or DVD), but where can I find a utility that does just that? regards Sven Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374267
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    - Windows Vista x64 searches 5 times longer than Windows XP! Hello! Why does Windows Vista x64 search so long, especially when the progress in the bar is at the end and the ring is rolling (a replacement for the sand glass)? When a search is not "nearly instantaneous" it takes nearly forever. That is, when you ask for an Advanced Search of Computer, the bar first goes half-way across fairly quickly. Then it goes more slowly to about 3/4 of the way, appearing to redraw the bar every second or so, then more slowly still to 7/8, etc., getting closer to the end with each redraw - but never quite reaching the end. I watch hopefully as it gets to the little down-pointing triangle, thinking that it will give up when it gets there and report that it can't find what it's searching for. But it doesn't. It keeps creeping further, past the vertical separator at the end of the Address Bar, and then at a maddeningly slow pace across the red "X" and... hours later, the green bar is still being redrawn and it STILL hasn't got to the end. Windows XP Pro on the same computer (but on another HDD) searches for the same files (on all HDDs) five times faster. Sincerely, Dima Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374266
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    - Corrupted video system I left my computer running during the night and noted that the following morning there were a few flashing horizontal lines next to the mouse pointer (something like TV scan lines) which followed the mouse pointer as the pointer moved. Also discovered that all my video players (Media Player, Real Player, Nero) now show corrupted videos (screen is covered by multiple horiziontal flickering lines of varying colour and thickness) and the colours are bleeding through while playing spider solitaire (from underlying layer to top card). No new software was installed during the time the computerwas operating. and I resolved the mouse pointer issue by changing the pointer to a black one. Any help to fix it. Am running Vista Home Premium SP1 with a ATI AGP Radeon 9700 pro with the 7-4 driver (cannot not use later drivers because they will not install (infamous Code 43 error) and IE 8 beta. In an attempt to remedy the problem I have done the following: changed my mouse from a P/S2 to a USB complete virus, adware, etc scan complete uninstall and re-install of the ATI driver and software. and All works well when I operate the computer in safe mode or when I uninstalled the ATI driver and use the basic VGA driver. I have also note that during the boot-up process the VGA screen appears corrupted but clears up when windows starts. I am guessing that my computer has a corrupted file that is interfering with the ATI driver. Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374263
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    - why yuocam keeps on telling me that there is no video device connected to my laptop? i have a hp laptop n i got this webcam called youcam but im having some problems with it, sometimes it's working but suddenly it stops working and tells me that there no video device connected to my laptop n the only way to fix it is through the system restore but it will happen again. anyone can help me fix it once n for all? Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374260
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    - Organizing the Program Menu I'm was use to seeing the list of programs (All Programs) in the Start Menu in alphabetical order by Folders first then Files. They are reversed in Vista? I was able to right click and Refresh to reorder in prior Windows programs, but not now with Vista? I tried looking under Properties, and Custimize Start Menu, but I can't find anything that covers this. Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374259
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    - local and networked folders show up in IE address bar How do I stop this? I just want to see web pages, not local or shared drives. Thanks Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374257
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    - Vista Specific Programming What are some of the specific features of Vista that are not available = anywhere else? Thanks. Ross Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374238
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    - COPY/MOVE Is there a way thru CMD to copy/move let's say a directory with all the sub directories and all the files to another drive? Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374232
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    - Moving around the desktop when using large custom font size Trying to help a visually-impaired friend, running Vista Home Premium ,to enlarge text and icons , I set the custom dpi size to maximum (500%). Now we can only see a small piece of the desktop and I can't find a way to move around on the desktop. As a result I can't reduce the font size to something more manageable. Can anyone tell me how to navigate around the desktop under these conditions? -- Ron Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374219
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    - After repairing startup with DVD windows gave me 3 days to activat Hi! I tried repairing startup with my vista DVD but after the repair windows gave me 3 days to activate.I have a very legal copy of vista ultimate 32 bit running on my pc.Can someone kind enough help me? I already tried system restore but no use and the only thing that should work is to reinstall the whole thing.reinstallating is my last option coz i hope there might be a solution to this.I badly need your help guys...thanks -- do appreciate if someone could help Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374203
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    - How do I stop Windows Mail from being the default mail handler in I have a laptop with Windows Vista. I used to use Windows Mail as my e- mail client, but I recently installed Office 2007 and am now using Outlook. I have gone to Default Programs, and Outlook is set as the default mail handler for all mail functions. But when I click on a mailto link from my browser, Windows Mail still launches. How can I change this? Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374198
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    - Searching for file by name I am a newcomer to Vista. In XP I could quickly fine a file, for example, named "Orient Express" by using Flag F, all files and folders, then simply entering Orient or any fragment of the title. Very shortly thereafter a received a complete list of all files (anywhere in the computer) that contained the specified text fragment in their titles. I am almost certainly being blind to progress but will someone please detail the EXACT sequence of entries to achieve this same search objective in Vista Home Premium 32 bit. Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374196
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    - error when trying to copy hard drive hi i have windows vista and i have filled my 40gb hard drive so i bought a new 100gb hd, i tried to copy everything from the 40 to the 100 using norton ghost, i formatted the 100gb and cloned using all the coreect options, however when i then put the 100 gb in the laptop it says preparing your desktop for the first time and then an error message appears that says something like rundll32.exe insufficient access or somethinmg like that does anybody have any suggestions to help me succesfully copy and use the new hard drive Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374193
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    - vista help and support when i open help and support theres a section on the bottom called information from microsoft thats suppose to update its shows when i have it set for offline help but when i turn on online helpthe whole bottom half it blank actually its a big empty space i checked with a few friends and theres are the same way i know there was a problem in xp in the did you know section that it never updated is there a fix for this issue thanks -- Tim Wilmet Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374191
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    - compatibilty with Vista I just purchased a laptop with Vista. I own MS Works Suite 2005 and would like to know if this will be compatible with Vista before I try to load it. Thank you Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374186
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    - Calender Appointments > 1 day If an all day appointment is set up for a number of days (eg. 2nd Apr to 5th Apr) the calender does not take into account the last day. Why? Tag: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate Tag: 374184

Hello, Does anyone know if it is possible to upgrade from Vista Home
Premium to Vista Office or Ultimate?
I have just upgraded from XP to Vista Home, that was included with my
Dell package I purchased late in 2006, and I need the fax facility
that MS has decided not to include with Home Premium.

Re: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate by Dominic

Dominic
Sun May 11 03:36:11 PDT 2008

If all you want is fax, it is cheaper to buy Vista compatible fax software.

If you have a USRobotics fax modem, you can just download Classic Phone
Tools from the USR site. It can be cheapest to buy a basic USRobotics modem
with the free software.

"grwsmith" <grwsmith@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
news:b10398bb-147f-4279-abfd-72788f0c045c@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> Hello, Does anyone know if it is possible to upgrade from Vista Home
> Premium to Vista Office or Ultimate?
> I have just upgraded from XP to Vista Home, that was included with my
> Dell package I purchased late in 2006, and I need the fax facility
> that MS has decided not to include with Home Premium.

Re: Vista Home to Office/Ultimate by Rick

Rick
Sun May 11 03:42:22 PDT 2008

Hi,

Yes, it's possible to upgrade to Vista Ultimate via Anytime Upgrade:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/windowsanytimeupgrade/overview.mspx

However, it might be significantly cheaper to use a third party fax product
if there is no other reason for the upgrade. There is a myriad of products
available online that work with Vista.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"grwsmith" <grwsmith@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
news:b10398bb-147f-4279-abfd-72788f0c045c@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> Hello, Does anyone know if it is possible to upgrade from Vista Home
> Premium to Vista Office or Ultimate?
> I have just upgraded from XP to Vista Home, that was included with my
> Dell package I purchased late in 2006, and I need the fax facility
> that MS has decided not to include with Home Premium.