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hotmail and password
Hotmail.com does not remember my password. I check the box where you can indicate hotmail to remember your password but in the next sign in it does no [...]

connecting a laptop, computer & 2 USB devices into a network
i want to create a network in which i can easily send files between a laptop & computer & access peripherals. -------------------------------- [...]

Vista Performance Index for HD4350 512MB DDR2 PCI-E card ?
Hi, The question is as per title : I am thinking of uggrading my Media Centre PC graphics card to a HD4350 based PCI-E card with 512MB of DDR2 memory [...]

regtlib.exe and Vista
Hey All, Not sure which newsgroup was the best or most appropriate for this so I apologize for posting to 3. I need to register .tlb files on a Window [...]

Windows Vista workstations Password Expiry Reminders
Hi, We are not receiving the Windows Password Expiry warning on our Vista Machine's. About 5 workstations that i know about that has got the issue. W [...]

Any trick to installing a driver on a dead OS? (Turbo Memory
Hello everyone, I'm afraid this may be an ignorant question, but I have a dead OS. How exactly do I get a driver updated if the OS is dead? There is a [...]

Vista Ultimate X64 Updates Issue
Hi I am running Vista Ultimate x64, when I first installed OS I did all the updates so its all up to date. However, for some reason now when I go to t [...]

set associations control panel
i am unable to open links in my emails, the error i get is: this file does not havea program associated with it for performing this action create an a [...]

Recovery D: is full and I cannot backup
New to Vista. I transfered copies of Reovery D: to two external hard drives- to be safe-now I want to empty D: so that I can back up. When I tried to [...]

blue screen then reboot
My PC gets a blue screen and reboots. The message on the screen is very hard to see as it only flashes on for a couple of seconds. I don't think it is [...]

Unidentifed Network - Limited Connectivity
Well basically last night my internet was running fine and when i woke up to turn it on i got Unidentifed Network - Limited Connectivity, I'm using my [...]

Vista Calendar Reminder not working
Reminders show when the calendar is open but not when closed. I checked the box: Reminders should show when Windows Calendar is not running. I was wor [...]

my order.
I ordered and paid for a "windows Vista after market" 32 bit CD. Part # 660-02694. Order # 5001722279 Can you tell me where this order is? T [...]

EMail
Hi, In windows mail I try to open an attatchment and get: CREATE AN ASSOCIATION IN THE SET ASSOCIATIONS CONTROL PANEL How do I do that? Thank you:) [...]

OOo_3.0.1_Win32Intel_install_wJRE_en-US
Can someone tell me what this application is/does? Thanks [...]

Downgrade from 64bit to 32bit
Vista Home Premium 64bit came preinstalled with my new computer. I have several programs that will not work. I need to downgrade to a 32bit. How do I [...]

"Restore files" fails on disk selection
I am using Vista Home Premium 64 Sp 1 on HP s3500f. I used DVD-RW to backup using Backup and Restore Center. When I wanted to restore a couple of file [...]

Password when coming out of sleep
I just put a password on my account so I could log in with remote desktop, that's all working fine. But now when I come out of sleep mode it asks me t [...]

sending mail
i keep getting this message The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. For [...]

Headphone sounds
Vista Bus, updated, onboard sound, all devices working Headphones work fine for win sys sounds, but not WMP or any other media Am I missing a setting [...]