I can't get any hard drives to stay open

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    - win 98 question - thought someome here would know please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win 98 group. i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use cd support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom. so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd rom. now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in here to get the cd to kick in. i tried several cdwin 98 cdwin_98 setup I am lost. TIA -- ____________________________________________ Kevin Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355442
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    - Fast user switching Hi, we have Vista Home Premium on my sons laptop and just put Mcafee desktop firewall on. When I try to access the firewall settings I get the message 'If you are using FUS, disable it'. How do I disable it? or do I need to? Thanks. Ray... Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355439
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    - service disabled ?? Ok, have windows vista business sp1 (sp1 does not matter because have the same trouble before it) I think I have missing or stoped services. 1. Under My PC, properties, on the part of the evaluation, it is missing and the processor/ram are "Not availables" 2. The bottom right network icon is not updated. It always says not connected, even if I am using internet. It does not matter if I am using wireless or wired. Note that the icons on the network interface connections are fine. Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355433
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    - Vista Closes in on 150 Million Sold Licenses - Leaving Mac OS X and Linux behind http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vista-Closes-In-on-150-Million-Sold-Licenses-82354.shtml Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355402
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    - Free utility slipstreams SP1 with Vista (vLite) http://www.neowin.net/news/software/08/04/03/free-utility-slipstreams-sp1-with-vista-vlite Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355398
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    - Can't View My Documents from Enclosure I have a new laptop and I connected it to an enclosure that has my old hard drive. When I go to windows explorer in Vista, I'm not able to see my old "My Documents" folder, which I think was located at "C: \Documents and Settings\My Documents". I can't even find any files that were in that folder using "Search" on the entire drive. However, I can see other files that were saved outside of that "My Documents" folder. Any ideas why this is happenning? One thing I left out is that my old computer crashed. When I tried to start it, the following error came up: Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because the Following File Is Missing or Corrupt: \Winnt\System32\Config\Systemced I didn't have the repair disk to fix the problem above, so I decided that I'd just transfer my old files to my new computer. But I can't find the main folder. Please Help! Thanks... Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355393
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    - Quick Reference Guides When I turn a Vista PC over to one of our users, I would like to give them a quick reference guide. While I plan to have some training sessions, when actually faced with Vista for the first time, it can be a little overwhelming, espieically for the ones who are not too good with PC's to begin with. I was thinging that if I could give them a quicl reference guide that tells them how to do the basics in Vista that they use in XP all the time, that might help. Does anyone know of a book or whitepaper that might help me with this? Other ideas for wasing the transition for my users? -- Bettie Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355384
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    - Outlook 2007 Meeting Reqeust My default calendar view is week. When I get a meeting request, there's a handy 'view in calendar' button. This opens my calendar in a new window in day view BUT when i view my calendar again it has now changed to the day view too. Opening a meeting request's 'view in calendar' window changes my calendar default from week to day. I can live with the meeting request opening in day mode but can anyone tell me how to prevent it from changing my default calendar view? Thanks. Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355380
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    - windows blocked startup programs... Hello, I have installed BOINC client and Vista blocks it after logon, so I wanted to enable it, but why the hell should I do it? :o It shows as "not yet classified", but the only active buttons are remove and disable! Meanwhile it scans, so shall I wait until it scans whole drive and then it will be active or what should I do to permanently enable this? -- VitasLoWang Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355378
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    - missing .DLL file I received an error message "apdproxy.exe" missing ConnAPI.DLL file. It only pops up on certain sites. Any suggestions? thank you -- mpj Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355374
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    - DVD Drive Ownership Blocked Hi, I have two Acer desktop computers with Vista Business SP1 they both have blocked security permissions on the DVD Drive. There is a crossed out circle on the icon, and I cannot access any discs from the drive (it opens empty). "Access is denied" when I try to access it through the command prompt. In the Security Properties of the drive the Current Owners is "Unable to display current owner". I am unable to add a member or group to the ownership there. Is tells me "Unable to set new owner on DVD RW Drive (E:). Access is denied". I'm accessing all this through the built-in Administrator account, and have opened the command prompt as Administrator. *I have been able to get in through Safe Mode in the Administrator account, but still have been unble to find a way to open this up for users and admins. Thank you! Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355371
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    - Vista SP1 conflict??? I am running Vista Home Premium with SP1 on an HP Media Center PC. After a regular install of Delorme Street Atlas USA 2008 the program was fine. Now after SP1 (the only recently installed software) the title screen briefly flashes after double clicking the destop icon but the program does not run. I have tried running as Administrator and have followed their suggestion to uninstall and reinstall with Selective Startup and with cleared Startup Items. Any suggestions? thanks Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355360
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    - Outlook 2007 adding my Vista user picture to emails... I don't want it too! Outlook 2007 is adding my Vista login picture to outgoing emails. How do I stop this? I'm sending my resume out to companies and it doesn't look to professional if I have my picture there as well... friggin thing has been doing this for quite some time and I didn't know this. Thanks Paul -- HP Pavilion DV9417ca Entertainment Laptop AMD Turion 64 x 2 core 1.8GHz 160GB/2GB/NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 17"Wscreen/Wifi/BT/Built-in cam/RC Vista Premium x32-bit SP1 iPAQ 2490 WM5 Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355341
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    - Multiple Desktop folders I have a situation similar to the person who posted this: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.general&tid=42ee2a8e-34e7-40c4-a265-2af41b58cb8b&m=1&p=1 The thing is that when I delete the extra folders (and I have checked which ones seem to be the extra ones in the manner suggested in the post above) I still end up not being able to open the original Desktop, as "the folder xxx has been removed" or some such. The folders go down 7 levels (Computer>Music>Desktop>Desktop>Desktop>Desktop etc.) and are situated in the Music folder, for some stange reason. How do I get rid of this? Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355332
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    - windows.old cannot be deleted... Hi. I reinstalled Vista (x64 ultim., in Italian) upon a previous installation, then another time, 'cause the previous one went bad (drivers' issues; black screen); so I've got "windows.old" and a "windows01.old" folders. I easily deleted the latter, then I rebooted and tried to delete the former. Thus I hit "DEL", and deleted the folder (some 10 gb). Thereafter I rebooted, but... windows.old is still there on the root! Thus I tried to delete it, but the prompt said (I approximate a "translation" from italian to English) "impossible to find the item; it is no more present in c:. please check the item's path and try again" OMG! But how! I see it! It is still there! What can I do please? I want to remove it at all costs; it is like a challenge, 'cause I feel very frustrated that I have installed a OS behaving such a way! Thanks. Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355330
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    - Fon't won't load, says it's "in use" I'm trying to install a few fonts that are on my machine. When I go to do it (thruogh the control panel) and I find the fonts, I get an error saying it won't install them while Windows has them in use. But...nothing is open and no fonts are being used. Help? Thanks. Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355324
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    - .pps files I am using Vista Home Premium 32-Bit. I have not subscribed to Microsoft Office. My problem lies with opening .pps files. It interrupts the process by asking for a Product Key. When I decline and get the slide show back it has lost the sound. I have installed the Windows 97 Power Point Viewer and selected it as the default program but the problem remains. I have even gone to deleting Microsoft Office completely to no avail. How may I remove this Product Key request so that I may use the 97 viewer on .pps file without interruption? Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355298
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    - Will Microsoft be doing this in the future? Since Vista SP1 can not be integrated into the regular dvd, I wanted to know will they be offering a public download of the integrated install image. I know the currently have this for the technet, msdn and connect subscribers but what about the rest of us who dont have the cash to get one of these accounts? Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355250
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    - Locked Out I love Vista. Tried to access some of my folders today (as an admin) and I find I am not authorized to view my own stuff! I get a dialog box with Access Denied. How does that happen and, more important, how do I get into my folders? Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355245
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    - AdresBook I tried to delete an adres contact, out my adresboek But then my windows file ("verkenner") doesn't work properly anymore, How come ?? Greetings David van der Meer Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355237
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    - Gadgets - Sidebar I have a table pc and when I orient my screen in tablet mode, desktop icons get placed under the sidebar. To access them, I have to turn the sidebar on and off. Is there anyway to prevent desktop icons from being positioned under the sidebar for table pc users? -- Regards, Dtyler Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355233
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    - Weird Virtual PC behavior I have Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 installed on my Vista machine. However, if I go to Start, Programs and select Microsoft Virtual PC, nothing happens. Well, that's not strictly true. The logo flashes on screen for a second or two, and there's a presence on the taskbar. But if I click on the Virtual PC item on the taskbar it just disappears. However, if I double-click on the .vmc file the program opens fine. This is a problem because I can't seem to change the setting for my chosen virtual machine. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Virtual PC but that didn't solve it. It worked fine up until a couple of days ago. Anyone any thoughts? Thanks Edward Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355228
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    - Removing SP1 backup files SP1 has been installed for a week or so now - no problems reported. Where are the backup files the install creates located, and is it just a simple "delete" that I need to do? Thanks Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355222
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    - Win Calendat in Sidebar Is there a way to get the Windows calendar into the sidebar? It would be more functional than the other date/time calendars out there. Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355220
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    - Where can I find the HID Non-user Input Data Filter update? I am using Vista Ultimate with a wireless mouse and I need the HID Non-user Input Data Filter update to fix the screen saver problems. When I go to Windows update, this optional update is not available. I have tried everywhere to find this update. Does anyone have a suggestion where I may find it? -- cegb Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355209
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    - change description of program how can I change the description of a program? this is because many times I see a program called DOC-file, instead of Microsoft-word-document (this is just an example). how can I change this??? Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355205
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    - Vista Service Pack 1 Is Service Pack 1 officially available and will it down load automatically? I can see all kinds of problems being reported by many downloader's that it makes me wonder if it is practical to download? Jim Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355196
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    - When is SP1 due? Subject says it all. All I've experienced so far is delay. Rumors are good enough. :-) -Pete -- ..................................... The above message is guaranteed to do nothing except take up space on your HD. Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355189
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    - Control Panel doesn't show up in Vista SOLVED Since yesterday I had this problem accessing the Control Panel in Vista, the only thing I changed to the system was adding a Hauppauge TV Card. What would happen is that when you clicked on Control Panel nothing would be visible where the categories would normally appear, and sometimes it would load blank and immediately quit. I found the fix here http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070816222229AABC5Vq starting the Windows Software Licensing service fixed it and I set it to automatic from manual. Control Panel blank Control Panel nothing shows up Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355134
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    - storage battery Where can I see how long my storage battery will work? I wonly see it in per cent. Where can I change it? Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355121
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    - Why does 4GB RAM only show as 3GB? I know that when using 32-bit Vista you can't expect to see all 4GB of installed RAM but I was under the impression that you should see between 3.1 and 3.5GB. My new Dell Precision laptop has 4GB RAM but only shows exactly 3GB. The BIOS reports 4GB. Is this unusual or indicative of a problem? -- And loving it, -Q _________________________________________________ Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com (Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me) Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355115
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    - Only Three Weeks to Go On April 24, Ubuntu 8.04, aka Hardy Heron, will be released. See a review here: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9074438&intsrc=hm_list Alias Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355108
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    - Will not go to sleep anymore I have a Dell Vostro with home premium for about a month now. Sleep and hybernate mode worked fine. Seems like it stopped going to sleep (monitor still powers down) after I downloaded SP1 for Vista. Is this a common problem? Reading some of these posts, it seems as though it may be. I know, I know.... Read all of the articles about SP1 Beta AFTER I installed it. Thanks Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355106
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    - What All This About Ubuntu? He'll never get elected so stop talking about him. Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355088
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    - Windows vista update and yahoo messenger Ever since the latest update from windows vista approximately 3 days ago my yahoo messenger has stopped running . I can open it up it seems to be working but every time i try to message someone it gives me the following error an error has occurred in the script on this page line 16 char 230 error not enough storage is available to complete this operation. code 0 url file:///c:/program%20files/yahoo!/metssentger/zFBjFg2gld3mYg5u1V7G5w- Do you want to continuer running scripts on this page yes no regardless of if i press yes or no it pops it pops up again somethin like 7 or 8 timesthe only difference is where it says line 16 this will change as does the chr with each click when i type a message into yahoo messenger everything seems fine until i press enter then it sends me the same error message when click yes or no it does not appear where typed text appears. When someone sends me a message the same occurs i get no message other then the error message. I have tried deleting yahoo messenger and reinstalling from 3 different downloads of yahoomsgr 8. something or other and have downloaded the newer beta version 9.0 as well both give me this error. Prior to the latest update yahoo messenger was running fine i also currently have 14.4 GB hard drive space available so can't be the not enough disk space issue first off anyone else having this problem second what can i do to fix it? Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355077
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    - Incredible, ultra slow! From yesterday my notebook (with Vista Home Premium) goes very very very slowly! I don't know if the cause is the update from Acrobat from ver. 8 Professional to 8.1.2 but now notebok start-up takes 10 or more minutes and then my user start-up takes other 10-20 minutes! In other words, it's extremely slow from when I turn it on to when I turn if off, you can't use it anymore! What's happen? HELP ME, please! :-( Mhaxx Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355072
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    - Can't delete a Shortcut from desktop after uninstalling a program I installed the AVG free antispyware software which I thought was a permanent program but after installing it, I noticed that it said it was only a 30 day trial version. So I uninstalled it but the shortcut remained on the desktop and now I cannot delete it. I already have the patch for removing undeletable emails stuck in windows mail, but that obviously doesn't work for anything outside the mail program. Can anyone help me out with this problem thanks. Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355065
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    - dreamscene thumbnail pictures in desktop backgroun not working in I installed dreamscene content pack/content favorite pack and notice some of the dreamscene thumbnail pictures is not showing up at all in sp1. below is dreamscene that does not show thumbnail pictures. Is this normal window orb water falls rain drops green comets, marble/3d Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355064
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    - dreamscene thumbnail pictures in desktop background not working in I installed dreamscene content pack/content favorite pack and notice some of the dreamscene thumbnail pictures is not showing up at all in sp1. below is dreamscene that does not show thumbnail pictures. Is this normal? window orb water falls rain drops green comets, marble/3d Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355063
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    - Stop error 0x0000007a I am getting the above stop error and can only find a reference to XP can anyone help with a solution for Vista please? Thanks Grandad Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355061
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    - Help PLEASE: The Cryptographic Services will not start. I have Vista with SP1 installed and have an error log filling with messages that say: The Cryptographic Services service terminated with the following error: The specified module could not be found. with the following details... - <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> - <System> <Provider Name="Service Control Manager" Guid="{555908D1-A6D7-4695-8E1E-26931D2012F4}" EventSourceName="Service Control Manager" /> <EventID Qualifiers="49152">7023</EventID> <Version>0</Version> <Level>2</Level> <Task>0</Task> <Opcode>0</Opcode> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-04-03T07:10:20.000Z" /> <EventRecordID>31562</EventRecordID> <Correlation /> <Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" /> <Channel>System</Channel> <Computer>vista PC</Computer> <Security /> </System> - <EventData> <Data Name="param1">Cryptographic Services</Data> <Data Name="param2">%%126</Data> </EventData> </Event> The service can not be started manually and I can find no way to repair it HELP please Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355059
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    - Please, allow to change C:\Users[\xxx] location Please, add a feature, in a patch or sevice pack, to allow to change simply the location of C:\Users, or C:\Users\OneUser folder location. I have done many internet searches, this seems not to be possible simply. And don't tell me that I have to change each folder location (Music, Pictures, and so on). This does not fit my need. Thanks. Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355052
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    - Download time for Vista Service Pack 1 I started downloading and installing Vista Service Pack 1 last night and here it is, a little over 24 hours later and it's still not finished. It's at 94%. I left it running all night last night and all day today with no other programs running and no other activity (Being that I wasn't even here to use the thing). I'm running just the simple Vista Home Basic version and I have cable internet. Is it normal for it to take this freaking long to download and install and has anyone else has had this problem? Thanks for any help you can give. Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355050
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    - Vista IS definitely a better NT kern It started with NT - with the intent that if something crashed, it wouldn't take the rest of the system with it. XP was pretty good at that. So far, Vista is TOPS! I've had 2 lockups with my HDTV program (both times I was doing a bunch of things at once and confused it) - it locked and Vista gave me a message - cancel it or look for an answer. Nice! I just had my first lockup with NWN2 this evening (after a LOT of playing!) - same thing - cancel it or look for an answer. Very nice! Can't recall any other program lockups, and no system lockups. More stable and rock solid than XP and I thought XP was pretty darn good. Gotta say, this is darned enjoyable!!! -- Kris ---------- DFI Infinity Blood-Iron P35-T2RL | E2200Alen 2.2@2.86 TtP0310 | 2x1gb Mushkin HP 800@1040 | MSI NX8600GTS-OC 256mb | Raidmax RX530-SS psu | Vista Ult 32 SP1 Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355044
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    - Windows Photo Gallery when I first started with Vista, Photo Gallery would show only the photo i clicked on. Now when i click on any photo it shows all the photos i created since I was born. Can anyone tell me how to change the view back to only showing one photo? Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355039
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    - negative contrast when i click on files or click on links the window will flash in negative colors...is there any way i change this Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355034
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    - silver light on mlb tv.com Hi I would like to try MLB TV PREMIUM, and it requires silverlight, I see lots of issues on google search, does it work or what are the issues? amd 64athlon x2 4600, vista home premium, 2 g ram, 2 169 hdds, 5.1 sound, onboard nvidia, thanks -- There must be baseball in heaven?! Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355032
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    - Vista Service Pack won't load I have tried to install service pack 1 with no success. After downloading, the installation takes about 30 minutes, at which point you have to reboot. This part takes another 45 minutes. Then i get a message saying something like installation unsuccessful, undoing changes. This take another 45 minutes. So after some 2 hours (that i can't use the computer), i'm right back where i started. I've tried this 4 times (that's 8 hours of processing time). I'm using Vista Basic with an AMD dual core processor. I've tried turning off all popup blockers, anti-virus, and that kind of stuff. Any ideas? Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355027
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    - Cannot change internet time server Using the Adjust Date/Time applet If I attempt to change anything i "Date Time > Internet time > Change settings" I get the pop up messag "An Error Occurred" "Your changes could not be saved". This means I cannot change the default "time.windows.com" server to local time server that will work better in my part of the world Any suggestions would be appreciated Note: I can adjust the date/time manually without problem -- CliveM Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355018
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    - computer sleep mode??? i used to be able to put my computer in sleep mode, and i tried to do an upgrade and ever since i cant put it in sleep mode cause it wont wake up. i have to restart twice before Windows comes up. what did i do and what can i do to fix it!!! Tag: I can't get any hard drives to stay open Tag: 355010

I am using vista and just recently cannot access any of my drives. They open
for a second then close down. Any thoughts? Will I need to re-install the OS?

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