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I have Windows Vista Service Pack 1.

On April 12, 2011, my Windows 7 laptop received 23 important updates. It took awhile, but, I installed them all.

However, my Windows Vista desktop COMPUTER hasn't gotten any Windows Updates for April 2011 at all yet. The last update I got was 4/8/2011 and was DEFINITION Update for Windows Defender - KB915597 (Definition 1.101.1074.0)

My Windows Update settings are FINE. I have it to Install updates automatically (Recommended) Every day at 3:00 AM.

My Vista desktop computer still checks for updates, but doesn't get any updates.

I have no IDEA what the issue is now, but, I'm getting slightly tired of this and it's getting to the point where I might stop caring and just not care if it updates ever again.

I'd really appreciate any help anyone here can give me with this.

Thanks.

P.S.: I do have one update I haven't installed on my Vista desktop computer. However, it's Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (KB948465). I DO NOT want to install this because I have installed it once before and it slowed down my computer significantly.My Vista machine does not show any updates past that date...i'll do some more checking on this.Nevermind.

Updates showed up for me today when I got on a little after 3:00 pm in my area.

23 updates again. Once again, it took awhile, but, I got them all installed.

Hopefully this won't happen again.

If it does, I'll either make another topic or bump this one.









P.S.: Seriously... Vista sucks.  QUOTE from: AlwaysScrewed on April 15, 2011, 03:25:41 PM

P.S.: Seriously... Vista sucks. 

I'd like to ask if I can have different Windows Firewall profiles for different users on the computer.

For example, lets say I have user 1 and I want to configure all access without restrictions.

For use 2, I want to BLOCK all access to 172.*.*.*, both ways.

It seems I am not able to find how I can configure the Windows Firewall this way.  Please let me KNOW if it's possible, or if PEOPLE user a thirdparty APP for something like this.  Thanks.Try this sites
http://www.vistahunt.com/windows-vista-two-way-firewall.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_5422923_block-ip-address-computer.htmlWhy not just use group policy editor to edit user controls ? ?

I have a NEW LAPTOP on WINDOWS 7 and I want to designate one of the keys so that I can access my email PROGRAM.  Additionally how do I change the email envelope icon in word to link to my email provider and not to the windows  live prog?http://windowssecrets.com/2011/02/17/01-A-complete-guide-to-Windows-7-keyboard-shortcuts

Im trying to reload the windows 7 os on the computer.  At times, the computer turns on, shows the hp splash screen and then hangs, and at other times it does the whole 'Press a key to boot from the DVD' and then shows the install screen and the AGREEMENT screen, and then hangs. 

I THOUGHT initially its BAD RAM that is CAUSING this behavior, but even after trying all the sticks ONE by one, it still does the same thing.

Im lost

So I have a Alienware M11x with 15 Gigabytes of space and after reinstalling windows 7 THERES seem to be little space and I tried to install some DRIVERS like Wi-Fi but I could not.By the way I tried downloading the drivers from the dell website.


specs
Intel I5 Processor
8 Gigabytes of Ram

If i need to put more information I will gladly put up moreHow big is your hard disk in TOTAL?14.6 Gbsorry I just realized I worded my question wrong after reinstalling windows I had 5 mbs leftThat's a VERY small hard drive.

hi..I have a problem with my new window 7 laptop regarding how to change my wallpaper and screensaver..I can't change it..when I go in to Personalize then when i click the screensaver or wallpaper setting theres a note coming up saying.
    ''Application attempted to perform an operation not allowed by the SECURITY policy, to grant this application the required permission, contact your system administrator use the microsoft.NET Framework CONFIGURATION tool.''
 I try to LOCATE the administrator CONFIG but i don't know where to change it..my wall paper And screensaver is not working properly.how can i change back to normal?
When you SAY this is "your" laptop, did you mean it is your property or is it owned by someone else such as your parents, employer or school?
yes this is mine..

When someone SENDS me an e-mail attachment thats from excel or word it wont let me print without a product key code. I have excel and word, i can make forms print edit etc. as long as i OPEN it and it's not from my e-mail. How do i print it when someone e-mails it to me. When i bought this computer 2 yrs ago excel and word came with it never had a product key code. where do i find it?  Buy from an authorized reseller.

By the way, how do you print the spreadsheet or document? Can you explain it further here?Computers are often supplied with a trial of word/excel which will expire after about 30-60 days.  After that you will need to buy the software.Without details, it would APPEAR that there is some odd issue here. Do the e-mails come from a trusted place?  Are you able to load the spreadsheet? The product key may be a key for the spreadsheet, not the Excel program. Maybe a co-worker is sending you a spreadsheet that has proprietary data and requires a license to print it. Do you think that may be the case here?
if it was previously installed on your computer then the product should still be on it unless you have reinstalled the operating system
http://download.cnet.com/product-key-finder/3000-2094_4-10694022.html                               
 Product Key Finder is a single FUNCTION utility that executes in a GUI, but displays a Command window result. You merely double-click it to DISPLAY the 25 character Microsoft Windows Product Key.

Today I installed Windows 7 Ultimate. I had a couple of partitions and I deleted all of them and came out with what showed 1 drive of 690 gb space. I created a NEW 30gb partition and installed windows onto it. Now I open up my COMPUTER to CHECK everything, and all it shows is the 30gb windows partition and not the 660gb other partition.
What did I do wrong and how can I fix this? Please help!
Thank you! QUOTE from: kinoman5 on December 04, 2011, 12:51:06 PM

I had a couple of partitions and I deleted all of them and came out with what showed 1 drive of 690 gb space. new 30gb partition and installed windows onto it. Now I open up my computer to check everything, and all it shows is the 30gb windows partition and not the 660gb other partition.

The AV went in right after SP2 installed.  My immediate problem is that I cannot get the front 3.5 headphone jack working.  The rear one works fine but not the front.  This is kind of a big deal for me.  In properties the driver is working and it's at location 2 but no sound.

I went to SoundMax website but they include Norton cleanup tools with the driver download.  This is the software I think I had before.  Then, I went to CNET and downloaded the SoundMax file but it opens a CNET download application that I don't want.  I check in device manager to see what audio card I have and everything just says windows drivers installed.  I think this is the line from device manager that I need something that works: 

PNP Device ID   HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_11D4&DEV_1882&SUBSYS_80861004&REV_1003\4&327B71E6&0&0201
^^^^^^  Forget all of that post.  ^^^^^

I can get all audio through my monitor, Windows sounds and Youtube, through the back port.  But, through the front jack I only get Windows sounds and no Youtube.This your Motherboard and all specs and drivers. http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-board-dq45ek.html

For Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit, Service Pack 2

You first install your chipset driver: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=10884&ProdId=2934&lang=eng&OSVersion=Windows%20Vista%2032*&DownloadType=Drivers

Then (after restart) you install the other drivers, ie here's the sound driver: Audio: SoundMAX* Audio Driver: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/confirm.aspx?httpDown=http://downloadmirror.intel.com/19199/a08/AUD_Vista_Win7_6620_PV_CNXT.exe&lang=eng&Dwnldid=19199&ProductID=2934&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+4+Series+Chipset+Boards&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+Desktop+Board+DQ45EKI'm done.

Computer runs awesome.  Thanks SuperDave and Kimsland.

I think it runs way better then before.  The Windows updates are still coming in.  I didn't research Kimsland's post about that yet because I just got the sound working.  I thought that code purple was the end.  I researched it a little before I posted about it and saw the fixes but had absolutely no idea what to do.  Or how to use the fix advice online. 

I read somewhere that when my HP computer was made that HP didn't send out disks but made a partion that the user could recover from.  Could I have somehow used that instead of the disk I made to do a complete system restore? Quote from: Doug on December 01, 2011, 01:11:56 PM

I read somewhere that when my HP computer was made that HP didn't send out disks but made a partion that the user could recover from.  Could I have somehow used that instead of the disk I made to do a complete system restore?

Well.  I had to restore to original factory condition.

What recovery tool should I use?  Start Up repair?  System restore?  Windows complete PC restore?  Windows memory diagnostic tool?  Command prompt?  Recovery Manager?

Edit:  I see you wrote whatever method you choose.

No OS CD!

Hi guys

I just got myself a new computer OS Windows 7, with a 750 Gb hard drive in one single C drive. I am wondering whether or not i should CREATE a partition? If so, what size should the partition be?

Thank you
Depends on what you would use it for!Partitioning is a personal choice. I like a lot of partitions on my drives, but that's just me. You make the call.I heard somewhere from people more knowledgeable than me that a partition adds speed to your PC. Is that a true statement?NoOk thanks guys.

yep
I'd be interested to know what reasons were given for partitions speeding up an hardrive.Hi again

These are the links to articles in which they mentioned multiple partitions could in deed speed up your PC. Keep in mind that compare to you I am just a layman, so maybe at somepoint I have misunderstood some of their EXPLANATIONS. Anyhow thanks for your help, it comes in pretty handy.

http://www.cyberiapc.com/20speed.htm
http://partition.radified.com/partitioning_2.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_partitioning Quote from: windingroad on January 15, 2011, 10:54:09 AM

I heard somewhere from people more knowledgeable than me that a partition adds speed to your PC. Is that a true statement?

In some cases it can reduce the load time for some programs. But it can also do just the opposite. On average, the advantage is slight. But if you want to win a speed contest with your friends, partitioning is one way to tweak your system to give you a slight advantage.

Nonsense! Partitioning does NOTHING to speed up your system.

If you think otherwise please provide documentation for your claim.

Using Windows XP > Computer Setup and Maintenance
Best practices for partitioning a hard disk
Published: June 6, 2005
By Mitch Tulloch

I'm often asked, "What's the best way to partition your hard drive?" Typically, I answer, "What do you mean by 'best'? Are you looking for the best performance? Best reliability? Best usability?" There's no single answer to how you should partition hard disks on a computer running Windows XP. What I can offer are some suggestions BASED on my personal experience.

Depending on your budget and goals, you can choose the solution that works best for your system. In this column, I'll focus on three areas where your partitioning scheme can really make a DIFFERENCE:
• Organizing your work
• Safeguarding your data
• Boosting your computer's performance

Howdy,
I have an HP Pavilion laptop and am experiencing low available Physical Memory which seems to make the system run slow when loading programs

My OS is Windows Vista Home Premium
Processor   AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-52, 1600 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
Hard drive: Size   103.87 GB (111,534,764,032 bytes)
Free Space   54.36 GB (58,365,833,216 bytes)


Installed Physical Memory (RAM)   1.00 GB
Total Physical Memory                   958 MB
Available Physical Memory                   261 MB
Total Virtual Memory                   2.13 GB
Available Virtual Memory                   1.16 GB
Page File Space                                   1.23 GB
Page File                                                   C:\pagefile.sys

I've seen the Available PM up to about 314 MB's
I've REMOVED many of the installed programs and cleaned the registry as best I can.Are you worried that you don't see free memory or that the system is not running well? Quote from: Allan on JANUARY 02, 2011, 02:12:00 PM

Are you worried that you don't see free memory or that the system is not running well?

Usually, you only have to add more memory in order for your computer to speed up. But sometimes, your computer slows down due to bad files in your registry. There might be missing or corrupted registry files that’s why your computer is very slow. The registry is a very important part of your operation system. And each time you install and uninstall a program, your registry gets congested. It also becomes full of errors. You may have thought that you already cleaned your registry well but you may have not. So, it is better if you will get a good software that can clean your registry and free it from corrupted files.

Hey all, hope everyone is well and had a happy holiday season!  Been a while since I posted...

Have an annoying problem - Googling turns up a about a zillion possible solutions, but none of the ones I have TRIED have worked.  Hoping the geniuses here can assist as usual with a no-nonsense, working solution.

Problem:  I cannot map from XP SP2 to any of my 2 Win7 Home Premium local drives
What: 2 laptops, both on same workgroup

I can successfully map to my XP laptop drives from within Win7 Home Premium.  I just cannot do the reverse, from XP to Win7.

Both machines are current with all MS patches/updates.

This seems to be a common issue but with so many possible solutions I don't know what to try next BEYOND what I have done so far.  No real luck searching here as well...

tia and cheers,
-lestatar


Hi,

Go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120

This is a Microsoft hotfix which must be added to every XP computer on the network. The hotfix only works with SP3. The protocol is called LLTD (Link Layer Topology Discovery).

 I installed it on my COMPUTERS and it works fine.Hey durgadurga, thanks for that - I will read up on it more, though yes, I have yet install SP3 on that XP laptop.

More clarification on my problem.

Under XP/Windows Network, I can see the target Win7 machine.  I can also see the 2 shared drives [yes, I am sharing the root of Win7 C: and D:, but I am on protected home network and see no issue with this].

I just cannot map to the Win7 drives.  INSUFFICIENT rights error.

Of course, both laptops are:
- on the same network
- using different user account names from each device
- full sharing and rights and permissions have been assigned to the drives under Win7
- I also believe Win7 firewall is setup properly...

Any more things to try folks?  But I will give that hotfix a shot as well.

Thanks again!
-lestatar
Well, no joy.

Installed the LLTD as suggested [had to do it manually as it turns out my XP netbook already had SP3 installed and there is a known bug with this Hotfix installer]. 

Installed successfully, made sure LLTD was enabled then rebooted XP.  To correct my post, I actually am able to MAP the target Win7 drives, but clicking on them in Explorer returns this error:

X:\ is not accessible
Access is denied

I have been mapping drives on my home networks for years without issue - until now and target Win7 drives.

Help please!!! 
-lestatar

I may be wrong, but at one thine MS was telling people not to map the actual drive. Instead, you make a folder on the drive to  share. The XP machine then can map the folder as a virtual drive.
Also, many new programs do not need a network resource mapped to a drive. Are you using programs that require a network share to present itself as a virtual local drive?

The point I am trying to make is that there maybe an acceptable workaround. Or, in your case, maybe the workaround will not do the job.
Drive mapping problems are a common complaint in windows networking.

Drive-Mapping Problems PcMag
EDIT: Cannot connect to Windows 7 sharesHey Geek, thanks for responding.

Indeed, this appears to be a significant issue.  Yes, I am aware that mapping the root of drives is not always recommended from a security perspective, but I am on a fairly secure internal network - I am the only one in the house. 

This is really a pain.  I don't have any apps that need to run across my network from XP calling to Win7 - I just want my XP netbook to be able to fully access both C: and D: drives without having to go to the trouble to map specific folders into a Public Win7 share.  Is this so much to ask?  Also, theoretically, this type of workaround would mean that every time I created a new folder under Win7 that I want my XP boxes to use, I have to remember to drag that new folder into the Public share?

Ridiculous!

I am discovering that under Win7, the roots of drives are protected.  Hey!  Great!  If people need that, awesome.

I don't.  It should be a clearly explained option and I should also be able to fully disable that type of security if I choose to.

This is a major hassle.  Like I said, I understand I can drag folders into the public Win7 share [which does seem to work though I need to test more] but this is so annoying and I guess not so much the point.

Homegroup apparently will only work between Win7 machines.   This Homegroup thing in Win7 seems like a terrible idea - I am sure there are millions of mixed Win OS networks out there, especially personal LANs.

I should be given the option to fully control and access my Win7 machine exactly how I want to do it.

Sorry, this is turning into a rant, but I am so frustrated here.  This is such a basic thing - I have set up numerous XP networks before [even using old, mixes OSe environments like 95, 98SE and ME] and never encountered this sort of roadblock in terms of mapping and allowing full drive access.

Really hoping some networking Win7 wizard can help me out here...

Thanks again and cheers!
-les

EDIT: btw, thanks for the links as well, but I have already tried most if not all the suggestions with no joy.  My frustration knows no bounds here... 

I am seriously considering blowing away Win7 Home Premium and going back to XP SP3.

hi lestatar,
I realize that my first post missed the point, I simply did not understand your problem.

I have a workgroup network with one Win7 Professional 64-bit and two Win XP SP3 machines. I have no problem mapping my Win7 C: drive on any of the XP computers. I will provide you with more details of my setup hoping that it may help you figure out your problem:

1. All my computers have accounts with administrator privileges. I read somewhere that if one gets "Access is denied," the first recommendation is to try using an Admin account.

2. I have Panda Internet Security 2010 on all machines (no Windows firewall)

3. Win7 Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Advanced sharing settings > Turn On password protected sharing.

4. To enable Win7 C: drive sharing  go to Start > Computer > right click Local Disk (C:) > left click Properties > click Sharing > click Advanced Sharing > tick Share this folder > click OK

5. When mapping from Win XP you will be asked for Win7 User Name and Password.

I hope it may help you somehow. Good LuckHeya durga...No worries and thanks so much for continuing to assist.

Unfortunately, I have already done all of the steps you outlined.  With the exception of your Panda firewall [am using Win firewall on both], I have my stuff setup that way.

Still no joy... 

So far my computer has done quite fine in the past on gaming and such, well, not really, in the past months now my PC has suddenly started freezing while playing games, the first time would just freeze the app, 'exiting' out temporarily with Ctrl+Alt+Delete and clicking 'Task Manager' and quitting the game, nevertheless, will work, but there will be black bars where shadows/transparency/opaqueness should be on windows, and where the frozen game window would be, somehow seemingly shrunk on the screen to a size of I'd say, 12x12 or something, all covered by black as well, after quitting the Application, re-starting and trying again, just after a few short minutes of gameplay (Managed to snap a pic of it), the computer audio will skip and stutter repeated 1-2 ms of the currently playing audio, the computer will respond to NOTHING, Not even Ctrl+Alt+Delete, I could tell the system had seriously bunked itself, because when Plugging in a USB device or whatnot (Like my Camera), the light would not come on or give me an indication it was being charged in any manner... So at that point this leaves me to click the ACPI Reset button, and force-restart my PC...

Think it's done yet? Let's go further into what happens upon restart.

The system would turn on, all fans, USB/Mice, etc, all OPTIONAL, this would only last about estimated 1 second, and then would instantly power off again, it gives a whirry/whine when it does this, I have yet to see why my Computer does this at all, and upon powering back on, works fine...

This happens quite often, leaving me to believe my PC has some PSU fault, I've checked but this PSU has been good (hopefully) since brought back in '07, this is a custom computer, no warranty, and the place I brought it from closed down, so I can't ask them or whatnot... you know...

Anyways, The least I expect is for someone to atleast give me an answer for why my PC might be doing this?

Checked by Temps with nTune (Nvidia's built-in software fan/clock controlling software), Temps are fine, ranging only to a Max of 72*C, not bad?

So I'm not sure overheating might be an issue, unless I've OVERLOOKED something.

I'm running Windows 7 x64 bit, Nvidia 250 GTS, 4 GB of RAM, and Water-cooled CPU cooling, so CPU shouldn't be a problem- BIOS settings report it at 40*CI'd run Memtest86 on this just to make sure you dont have a memory issue. I had a Pentium 4 2.66Ghz act the same way with two kingston 512MB Ram sticks and found out that one of the sticks had issues with a range between 540MB and 640MB of the 1GB available. Just as you said windows with black boxes and LOTS of freeze ups. I found this using that memtest86. Contacted Kingston and they RMA'd me a new stick and then both sticks worked fine together. I later found out that this was a risk you take in not buying matched pairs 5 years ago. For about $10 more you could get matched pairs that were tested to behave with each other, or you can save money and take chances with unmatched pairs bought individually at the time. Quote from: DaveLembke on January 12, 2011, 04:44:14 PM

I'd run Memtest86 on this just to make sure you dont have a memory issue. I had a Pentium 4 2.66Ghz act the same way with two kingston 512MB Ram sticks and found out that one of the sticks had issues with a range between 540MB and 640MB of the 1GB available. Just as you said windows with black boxes and LOTS of freeze ups. I found this using that memtest86. Contacted Kingston and they RMA'd me a new stick and then both sticks worked fine together. I later found out that this was a risk you take in not buying matched pairs 5 years ago. For about $10 more you could get matched pairs that were tested to behave with each other, or you can save money and take chances with unmatched pairs bought individually at the time.

MemTest should be ran from a bootable CD....not inside Windows.

It worked fine all the time, but I just PLUGGED in my Ipod and the"do not disconnect " sign come on and stayed on, run diagnostic :

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 6002)
Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC
iTunes 10.1.0.56
QuickTime 7.6.9
FairPlay 1.10.14
Apple Application Support 1.4.1
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.1.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 3.3.0.69
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.52.0.0
Bonjour 2.0.3.0 (214.3)
Gracenote SDK 1.8.2.457
Gracenote MusicID 1.8.2.89
Gracenote Submit 1.8.2.123
Gracenote DSP 1.8.2.34

iTunes Serial Number 124BB8A705D3CDDE

Current user is not an administrator.
The current LOCAL date and time is 2011-01-06 20:23:08.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is not supported.
Core Media is supported.

Video Display Information

Intel Corporation, Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
Intel Corporation, Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family


**** External Plug-ins Information ****

No external plug-ins installed.

Genius ID: 3c7b608fbbba7a9caf3913b5d47a0ac4

iPodService 10.1.1.4 is currently running.
iTunesHelper 10.1.1.4 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.

**** Device Sync TESTS ****

No iPod, iPhone, or iPad found.

Can you please help
If it was running and now it stopped for no reason there are three principal areas you need to investigate.
Could be:
1. The device has become damaged. to verify, try it on another computer.
OR
2. Some kind of software update failed to install properly.
OR
3. A virus has attacked you system. Not likely, but need to check.

Question. Does you iPod have digital Rights Management?



Hi,

Sorry could not respond earlier . I don't really know "how" but somehow the whole thingi has started working again

Thank you QUOTE from: Witchdoctor on January 14, 2011, 08:35:49 PM

Hi,

Sorry could not respond earlier . I don't really know "how" but somehow the whole thingi has started working again

Thank you

Anyone know what this is?  exvbunbtssd.exe   I tried to google it but came up with no results.  It popped up as trying to ACCESS the INTERNET on my zonealarm.

Thanks!Either spelled WRONG or a component of ZA itself.....

I BOUGHT a new computer with windows 7 cd-key and realized computer is a bit slow ALSO isn't working properly how it should be... so is there any possibility about VIRUS in windows files ? I downloaded windows from torrents. Maybe I can download windows from windows website ? to be honest I couldn't find DIRECT link.
thanks in advance.Best of Luck...
We don't assist with PIRATED software here...

You got your money's worth.

Topic Closed.

Hello,

I have switched back to the Mac for the passed 3 years so I am not in touch with the Windows world anymore. Recently, a friend of mine has a lot of problems with her Vista Laptop, I took a look at it and I found out the registry is all MESSED up. I don't trust any of those online registry cleaner stuff, so I am wondering what is a GOOD, trustworth registry cleaner program, it would be a plus if it's free. Any recommendations?

Thanks.What leads you to believe that the registry is "all messed up"?

Most registry cleaners do more harm than good. However, if you want to clean junk files from the registry check out CCleaner. It's a more gentle cleaner than most. It also cleans all of the crap from the hard drive. You can download it here:
http://www.ccleaner.com/Registry cleaners will not fix a registry. They really don't do much at all, in fact, except cause problems. It sounds to me LIKE you don't KNOW what you are doing - so I strongly urge you not to make things worse.

Why not TELL us what the specific problems are and let's see if we can help?

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum but I am not new to a computer.  Lately, for about a week and a few days, my computer has been acting up.  First, I was receiving random pop ups that included silly THINGS such as this:

looking for pizza
looking for pizza

found looking for pizza
found looking for pizza

looking for pizza!

So I told a friend of mine who is pretty smart when it comes to computers and she told me to download Malware Bytes thing that eventually caused those pop ups to stop, but now, lately, I've been getting these Window Security Alerts saying how my computer is INFECTED, and every time I try to open something that has anything to do with the computer such as PAINT, NOTEPAD, or Microsoft Document, it'll SAY something like "Application cannot be executed.  The file wermgr.exe is infected.  I need help immediately.  Please respond as quickly as possible!Go here and follow the directions exactly and post a new thread there.

Don't post logfiles in this thread.

Hi all,

I installed a fresh Windows Vista SP2 and activated online with retail key. I also backed up 2 files: pkeyconfig.xrm-ms & tokens.dat. Now I'm thinking about the way how to ADD these two files in Vista DVD in order that it will automatically activate off-line in case of re-formatting Windows Vista in the future.

Does anyone who has experiences know how to create a DVD like this please ?

I created the folders OEM\$OEM$\$$\setup\SCRIPTS , put pkeyconfig.xrm-ms & tokens.dat in scripts folder and put OEM folder in sources folder from Vista SP2 DVD.

All I need is a .cmd FILE and where do I put a retail key ?

Thanks in advanceWe do not assist with BYPASSING Copyright safeguards.

You will need to activate each TIME you re-install Vista.

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I like to watch movies in my computer while working (itunes and windows media player) but when i change windows the MOVIE GET minimized. I want to to know how to stop keep a windows from minimizing. but so i can keep working while watching my movie. (in SMALLER WINDOW) Oh yeah I use window XP and Vista

Try changing the media player settings to "always on top"

I've got the city building game "Zeus: MASTER of Olympus" on SOLD Out Software (they re-release very POPULAR old titles).

There's an expansion back "Poseidon: Master of Atlantis" which I'd really love to get (it has new buildings, new missions and, best of all: a MISSION editor). This expansion back hasn't been released by Sold Out Software, so only the original Sierra versions from years ago are on sale. I've bought a new laptop with Windows Vista, and of course this wasn't invented back then.

My copy of Zeus says that it works on Windows 95/98/Me/XP, but I've just installed it and PLAYED it on my new Vista laptop; no problem! I've managed to find a bundled copy of Zeus and Poseidon on Ebay, and it says that it runs on Windows 95/98/Me/XP too. (It won't mention Vista because Vista didn't exist when the product was made).

* If Zeus ran on Vista, then would the expansion pack Poseidon run on Vista?

* If Poseidon didn't run, then would there be a Vista compatability patch that I could download?

* If all else fails, then does anyone know where I could get a mission editor for Zeus?Please don't double post  alsmot evreything for XP will work on vista
dont worry about it

First may i say happy new year.
Second  This is the best site i have found on the net u guys r AMAZING love reading ur answers.

OK to the Q i have vista i have no broadband BUT BROUGHT a WI fi stick for my pc.Works great but only have 1 person thats unsecure But lots round me secured.

Would some1 pls give me a link for the site where i get the place to crack their code.

And if ur bored in laymans terms tell me how to do it.
Ifu dont have time KEEP up the GOOD work love reading all ur answers . Cheers fella/girls Unfortunately you have missed the point of this site. Please see rules.
we do NOT hack anything only legit questions please. :'(thats me told.Did not mean hack i just meant is there tools out there that can get me a connection to other peoples internet.Via wi fi.Not here...
Topic Closed.

I wanted to uninstal one program but accidentally uninstalled another program.  Is there any way to find out what that other program was?  My OS is vista home basic.Do a System Restore to the day before the uninstall.

All programs will be restored.

You must then uninstall the program that needs to be uninstalled.

start, All Programs, accessories, sytem tools and click System Restore.

Follow directions.

Good luckSystem Restore only deals with Windows system files so unless i'm mistaken the app will not be restored...you may however see it listed in Add/Remove Programs...
Then you can re-install it...I use XP pro.

System Restore does not uninstall programs but when we restore to a day before the the program was uninstalled,  the program will be there.

Also, any program that was installed after the restore DATE must be installed again.

The above has always worked for me.

Not just system programs are affected but also regular application programs.

It never hurts to run System Restore. Everything can be reversed to where it was before system restorePatio is correct.  I actually uninstalled two programs consecutively.  One was Epson printer software, the other one I do not know.  After a system restore to a time before the 2 uninstallations, Epson printer software is not restored.   So I suppose system restore only deals with Windows system files.  And programs installed after the restore point are still there, like Acronis in my case.

Patio, I only have programs and features in Control Panel and within that there's no add/remove programs.  There's only the option to uninstall/change/repair.  What else can be done? Programs & Features in Vista serves same purpose as Add\Remove in previous Windows versions.
You can try system restore to day before. It won't restore the program, but it'll restore your registry to the day before.
Then, open Registry Editor, navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
and you'll see list of all programs as of yesterday.There are just too many items in
HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
that I don't know what to make of it.

Is the most recent uninstallation placed on top?   I don't see  Epson printer software.I have recently done product recovery for my computer.  Is that why there are so many items in the registry under uninstall?Or is it the several system restores and undo that I did?What exactly is it that you need to re-install ? ?That is what I want to find out. 
I intended to uninstall "Epson printer software" but accidentally uninstalled another program because I had single-click turned on instead of double-click.
I do not know what program it was that I unintentionally uninstalled.If it's so important program, how come, you can't see what's missing?I'm guessing it's between D and F....Broni,  there are too many programs listed in Programs and Features.  Just Epson has 9 items.

Patio,  I think it is anything above E and below B because after selecting Epson printer software by resting on it (single-click being enabled), I moved my pointer upwards to reach the uninstall button.   I must have rested a BIT in between to have caused another program being SELECTED instead.

Can anyone tell me the sequence of uninstalled programs listed in
HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall?
Are the most recent uninstallation at the top of the page or at the bottom?  There are no dates listed.

That way I can concentrate my search to a particular area. Quote

Are the most recent uninstallation at the top of the page or at the bottom?

• Double-click SystemLook.exe to run it.
  
• Vista users:: Right click on SystemLook.exe, click Run As Administrator
  
• Copy the content of the following BOX into the main textfield:
  

• Click the Look button to start the scan.
  
• When finished, a notepad window will open with the results of the scan.

I've been trying to format the HARD drive on one of my computers, basically to get rid of all the clutter that has accumulated on it. I've already made back ups of all the data I want to save, but I can't find any of the installation restore CDs that came with it. I think the computer may have come with Windows already installed on it, without any installation CDs. Is it possible for me to format the hard drive without them, and if so how?

Here are my system specifications:

OS: Microsoft Windows XP
Media Centre Edition
Version 2002
Service pack 2
2.80 Ghz 1.00Gb of RAM

My conputer has 2 main drives or disks on it: HP_PAVILON (C:) and HP_RECOVERY(D:)

You probably didn't get any disks. That's why there's a recovery on partition D....so what am I supposed to do? I want to get rid of pretty much all the files and programs I've installed and return the computer to an 'as new' status. Quote

and return the computer to an 'as new' status

I sincerely hope that you're aware that after this procedure all your data abd programs will be gone....

I've already made back ups of all the data I want to save,

I kind of just assumed it was possible.

Well when Broni asked how can you format and leave Windows on it at the same time his reply :

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I kind of just assumed it was possible.

Quote from: patio on August 04, 2008, 01:28:11 PM

Well when Broni asked how can you format and leave Windows on it at the same time his reply :

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I kind of just assumed it was possible.

After reading SuperDave's post and the Help and Support topics, I think I actually need to run a recovery, rather than format the Hard Drive.

Results                     Test Name                                        Error Code
Failed                       SMART short self test                         HD521-2W

I thought ERASE HDD would only delete files and programs, but I think it's removed Windows as well. Is there any way I can get it back?

I ran the diagnostic again, this time it said there were no errors. I'll use some recovery disks to load Windows OS onto the hard drive. Thanks for all the help.

I realised I could use the disks that came with the computer I'm currently using  . The label on the computer says 'Windows Vista Compatible' so it should be all right.

Hello everyone, several months ago my HP pavillion dv-6 laptop started MAKING bleeping noises as I booted it up. sometimes it would even boot up very slowly.  After a couple of weeks of this bleeping, a found that all my personal data on the desktop was gone after I logged into my user account. and the background picture was changed too. shortcuts to programs remained though. is there any way I can get it all back? I tried doing a system restore for the user account but no luck. maybe I should try it for the whole computer? I just don't want to mess anything up, please help! I had so much valuable information that I need!What personal data on the desktop? Those would all be shortcuts, and that's not unusual with a new account. The data should still be on the hd.there were a few GIF's and microsoft word documents. I tried making a new account and then transferring all the old documents to the new account but the missing desktop documents werent even there, so it was pointless. would a system restore work? There HAS to be a way to get these documents back!The documents would still be in your my documents folder. Just because the desktop shortcuts are missing doesn't mean the data is missing.I tried looking there in the documents folder and I cant find any of it. is it in a different folder possibly? I also heard of a data recovery program called mini tool, would this be of any help?anybody there? SOMEONE else saw my speecy LINK and said my HARDRIVE is failing. i don't think there is too much time left for me to figure this out.. if I dont get instructions soon,  im just going to try the minitool data recovery program.  also should i keep my laptop from updating? it wants to update but im afraid that might make things harder.

here is the speccy link to see my computer details: http://speccy.piriform.com/results/EwSZx8c3zhhNMqIOWLoE6Kb

Hi

The person who said the hard drive is failing is correct. I wouldn't be doing anything else with the drive except to make a Raw copy to a drive in good condition. Don't try running recovery software on the drive only on the copy. The reason for this from the speccy report   TOSHIBA MK6476GSX SATA Disk
05
Attribute name: Reallocated Sectors Count
Real value: 1,248
Current: 40
Worst: 40
Threshold: 10
Raw Value: 00000004E0
Status: Good

This is not good and will get worse the longer you use the disk.

Either send it to a recovery company OR you could using a Blank usb  1 TB drive or larger make a raw copy of the failing drive then run recovery software on the USB drive.

Do you have another computer available you can use to do the copy if not you will need to make a usb pendrive to boot the computer and make the copy.

If you have another computer to attach the drives to you can use disk copy from here https://hddguru.com/software/HDD-Raw-Copy-Tool/
If you need to do it on the laptop then perhaps use ddrescue boot from here http://www.system-rescue-cd.org/

Bottom line..... don't keep using the drive  and if you need data from the drive make a raw copy first and then do the recovery from the copy only.this is caused by hard drive file system error. as a result, the files saved on the desktop are showing up neither on the specified location nor anywhere on the entire computer hard drive. They are completely lost.

please don't try to repair the hard drive, reinstall os or other operations. because use of drive may cause data overwritten issue and you will lose all data.
try a professional data recovery app as soon as possible, like iBoysoft Data Recovery, minitool, or easeus. remember not to download and install them on your c drive.

the bad news is that it's not 100% sure that you will get all lost data back. because your files were stored on the desktop which tend to be written over.thank you so much for your responses guys! I feel like i'm finally coming to a conclusion with this situation, whether it ends good or bad.

as far as my resources are concerned, I have another lower grade laptop, but its much newer. and I also have a desktop. both have CD drives. I also have a 1T external hard drive. Can I use the hard drive? How many gigs of data would I need to back up the laptops hard drive for scanning?Hi

You will need for the 1TB harddrive to be blank. This because a raw copy of the failing drive will use the first 640 GB of the 1 TB hard drive.  Overwriting the data on the drive. Professional recovery software makes an image file 640 gb in size which can then be scanned for deleted/ missing files. The tools i linked earlier will need a blank drive.so i decided to buy a new external hard drive because i have nowhere to put the data on the one I already had. I barely was able to buy one now because it has been raining like crazy the past few days and I only have a motorcycle, not a car, so I had to wait the rain out. anyhow im trying make a raw copy using the HDD raw copy tool 1.10 and it keeps giving me this error message. "NOTE: this tool will NOT copy your boot(OS system). the tool requires absolute exclusive access to the source media. if you want to copy/image your boot hard drive, then you would have to attach it temporarily to another PC and perform the Task on that PC". what do I do?Hi

Then as per my previous post.

If you need to do it on the laptop then perhaps use ddrescue boot from here http://www.system-rescue-cd.org/

you write it to a pen drive or CD and boot the laptop from the media.
sorry I read it wrong. A member in another forum recommended I use clonezilla as well. I did this and im having issues. there were error messages as it booted up and it would let me see my partitions. here are some screenshots. I dont know why they keep loading upside down, i tried to rotate them but its not working. would it be easier if I used system rescue? or is there an underlying problem with my laptop causing these errors?Reading thru the conversion I hope you are not downloading to and using the drive in the laptop when there is data you need to recover . It is very important not to write anything to the drive as it is likely to over write what you want to recover. If you have been using the laptop since the data loss. Then perhaps just load reclaimme it's fast and will only load another 8 mb onto the drive then do the recovery on the drive under windows. This software is not free. https://www.reclaime.com/

This goes against all best practices for data recovery but you are working against time. 

The reason I suggested SystemRescueCD is the kernel and software are up to date, the last update was 2020-03-29: so it was more likely to support your hardware. Please don't download it to the laptop use another computer if you want to use this option.
Lisa, thank you so much for reminding me not to download anything straight to the laptop!!!!! So i can download systemrescue on my desktop and then put it on my USB drive, and use that same USB drive to boot systemrescue on the laptop correct?Hi

Sorry after i posted about system rescue I re visited using it, and it doesn't have as easy access to DDrescue as I thought so I would give that disk a miss.

Suggest you cover all possibilities with Hirens Boot disk from here https://www.hirensbootcd.org/

And yes, use your desktop to download and make either a pen drive or CD. Boot and run Recuva to scan the Laptop drive for your files

I have tried everything I can find to solve my problem with no luck!
Windows 7
Outlook 2010

I have two accounts in Outlook, one is mine and one is my husbands. Server is local internet provider through our telephone company company. I have a business and get a lot of emails daily.....many are left in my inbox so I can go back to them at another TIME. Here is where the problem lies! I can see emails in the morning and when I go back to these later in the day...they are missing. Usually Outlook shows today's emails, the yesterday, then next day, etc. and stay there until deleted. Well, not any more!

A Dell technician has gone through every Outlook setting and cannot find the problem. The strange thing is that my husbands ACCOUNT is working perfectly. This is a huge problem for me, since many of these lost emails are from customers who are waiting for a reply.

I have gone to my webmail, and the missing emails are not showing there either. I hope there is someone here to can help.

Thanks You!
I know this article is for Outlook 2007 but it still applies. Are there any issues mentioned that apply to you?

http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/questions/101-233119/outlook-2007-e-mails-in-inbox-disappearing

I do have two computers using same email address.....

Open outlook
*Click on Tools and then click on ?Account Settings?
*Click on your email account and then click on ?Change? (towards the top)
*Click on ?More Settings?
*Click on the ?Advanced? tab
*At the BOTTOM, you want to make sure that the option to save the emails on the server is selected (this needs to be done on all systems/devices you use to access this email account).

I am having a hard time finding this in 2010.http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/where-does-microsoft-outlook-2010-save-my-information-and-configurations-HP010354943.aspx
http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/04/enable-outlook-2010-search-and-indexing-on-windows-7/
http://www.ehow.com/outlook-pst-file/
The above are 3 links that to one degree or another deal with your issue.Please read them to see if there is something that relates to what you need to do to ensure access to your e-mails. It seems like what windows7/outlook 2010 do with .PST files is at the basis of the issue.While i do use win7 i do NOT use outlook so perhaps someone that uses both may come along and present the solution in a more simple manner than these articles do.truenorthThanks for your help and the info, but my problem isn't solved. Hopefully someone who uses Outlook 2010 will offer more help.

Thanks,
KayeA couple of links...

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-outlook/outlook-2010-emails-disappearing/ece6e971-b560-4137-ba3e-94d94d031895

https://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=outlook+2010+emails+disappear




Nothing seems to work! I just don't understand why my account has been affected and my husband's has not.
Maybe the problem could be with the server...do you have an opinion?

Thanks,
KayeIf i am not mistaken from the research i did for you prior to posting my 3 links there was a variety of things that could cause this problem in the combination of win 7 and outlook 2010. It seems to be related primarily to what happens to PST files which i gather is what Outlook creates. By the way it is my impression from pretty well all the articles i saw that in FACT you really have not lost the e-mails. It is only a matter of finding out where they are and how to access them. Have you tried to create another different Outlook account? I know that it could entail some issues that you might not want to have to deal with but what about simply using a different e-mail client. If i find/think of anything else  i'll post again but for the moment my well has gone dry.truenorthCreating another email address would be my last resort because of my business. I have this on too many things!

Thanks so much for your efforts. I really do apppreciate it!

Kaye Quote from: Emaline on January 29, 2012, 05:48:13 PM

Creating another email address would be my last resort

1) The to the point Question;  Factory Reset; good or bad idea to clean computer? Would doing a factory reset multiple times over the life of a computer be harmful?

First off, thanks for any response!

2) My history; I am new to the forum. Computer dummy, slow learner, always afraid of messing up my computer. About 8 years ago I paid Dell phone customer service to walk me through a factory restore on an older P.C.

I had to have the hard drive REPLACED a year ago on the laptop in question. Purchased new 2010 Toshiba laptop satellite m645, OS is windows 7, McAfee anti virus.
I can give more info on the laptop if needed. I have backed up all my files to external hard drive. For me it would be worth a whole day of reinstalling programs & MICROSOFT updates to have my computer clean as new again!

3) The not as brief question(s) & explanation; My question stems from the idea of doing this for the sole purpose of cleaning up my computer. I have at least one problem.   I may have other problems that I don't know about.  For me  it seems to be running fine. If I have any virus I am not aware of it.

a) (1 Problem) When I tried to burn a win 7 recovery dvd it gave me error message (0xC0AA0301). So I did an internet search about the error message. I was DIRECTED from a trusted page to a company which I believe sells a form of registry cleaner although they didn't call it that. Next downloading their free software program which did a scan for errors finding 1,000 + errors & if I WANTED it fixed my credit card was then needed. At which point I uninstalled their program.  I read in one of the forums here that registry cleaners are not always good. The reasons make a lot of sense to me.  Besides that I am not a big fan of many of those companies sales tactics. Some give a virus so you will feel forced to buy their product to fix the virus. I learned that from experience. I accidently clicked on a popup that I mistook for my anti virus program.

b) (Fact or Fiction)? "After a couple of factory resets you should buy a new computer." This was a comment on youtube under a HOW to do a factory restore followed by a  web address on where a new p.c. could be purchased, on sale of course.  Anyway, doing the factory reset seems easy enough. Although there were many other comments of people having problems.

c) Do I invite back in any errors when I restore backup files?

d) Lastly, after the completed reset  would you advise a program such as "Ninite" or another to cut down on the spyware and annoying advertisements? I get so weary of it! Or is that a fact of life, get use to it or quit using the computer.

If you made it to the end thank you! Thanks for all help & suggestions!
No, there is no limit on factory restore. The question is only why one would need to so man y restores. And the answer is: The owner likes to experiment.  The factory restore is the way out of a bad experiment.

HDD [Hard Disk Drives] have a re write capability measures in the  tens of thousands on the low end. Or hundreds of thousands on  the upper end. It varies a lot. Aurally, that is a pessimistic guess. High quality hard drives have  MTF [Mean Time to Failure]  near a million hours
A general reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_failure.
The article above has flaws, but it gives you some orientation.
Mean Time to Failure is very high most of the time. In a few caws, a hard drive can have infant mortality.  Reputable vendors offer a one year warranty.
One year is 8766 hoers.  Amuse only a part of that time is a write operation.Even if write operations have a higher failure, it still would still be a long, long time.

Does that answer your question?

Note: This  is about HDD.
SSD is a can of worms.
Thanks Geek-9PM

What's SSD?  = Solid State

c) Do I invite back in any errors when I restore backup files?

 I realize this may be a dumb question but, that's who your helping.

d) Lastly, after the completed reset  would you advise a program such as "Ninite" or another to cut down on the spyware and annoying advertisements? I get so weary of it! Or is that a fact of life, get use to it or quit using the computer.

Thanks Again!Spyware is unlawful. Except if a big company does it. Use of some kind of AV program is now a requirement for all home users. Corporate users may have some other means to protect the workstations. Good Spyware program stop real threats, but allow known companies to interrogate lour PC.

Anti Spyware and Anti Virus may be called different things. Yet some major AV packages include Anti Spyware.

In general, errors on a HDD does  not increase with repeated reads. If anything, it drops. That is hard to prove. The statistics get into very, very low error rates. Like on part in a trillion in in the case of hardware that is good. ECC, error correcting code. is part of many mass storage devices. When you  do a restore on your computer, the HDD electronics will 'repair' flaws in the disk surface by remapping weak sectors. OK, not really a repair, but has the same result.
But if there was a 'hard' error, it will propagate. A 'hard' error is one that can not be corrected and was there from the start. Or was made by a huge disturbance. Lightning strike or nuclear blast. Or fire or flood.
Yes, HDD can fail. But failure of a power supply is more likely for a PC beyond its infancy. Power supplies decline with age faster taht the HDD. On average.

The program you named is a commercial product to help with updates.
http://ninite.com/
I am not knowledgeable about its features.
Thee are some other tools with similar features. A few are free. The Malwrebytes program does its own update checking. So do many AV programs, like Avast.

Asking question is what makes this forum work. 'Seek and ye shall find.'


 
"Asking questions is what makes this forum work. 'Seek and ye shall find.'

Bless you my son

I am still trying to digest the HDD Wikipedia link & many things you have shared. For me computer is like trying to learn an more important understand a foreign language. It's hard for me to rap my pea-brain around some of the concepts, terms, & acronyms. I need a special dictionary for the acronyms. I will do more RESEARCH on anti spyware, Malwrebytes, Avast, Ninite.

Presently I'm just using McAfee & Windows Defender. I disable cookies I don't recognize until I find something that doesn't work. I also uninstalled Google Chrome & a few others. " to cut down on the spyware and annoying advertisements? I get so weary of it! Or is that a fact of life, get use to it or quit using the computer."

Thanks Again for being willing to help!
You are welcome.
Oh, forgot to mention https://www.mywot.com/
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I have an acer laptop model aspire 4741G with corei3 2.4 GHZ processor and 4 gb amount of RAM. I am using windows 7 ultimate 64 bit operating system. Recently I noticed that my laptop doest not boot automatically anymore. It always stops the operation after displaying the press f2 option to enter setup. After that, nothing happens anymore, the display remains black until I have to press any key. Its only then that it continue to boot up and display the OS. I thought it was a software issue so TRIED to format the hard disk and so I did. After formatting the harddisk, the same problem occurs even if I changed the boot priority to the optical drive still it does not continue booting unless I press any key on the keyboard. Another thing that  I noticed was that the cursor on any application such as ms word or ms excel sometimes runs wild that I couldnt control. The cursor always runs on upward movement even if I am pointing my mouse on the desired direction. Please HELP me with this problem.What happens if you unplug your mouse? Have you tried resetting CMOS?I did tried to remove the mouse and restarted the laptop, unfortunately, the same problem happens. I don't know how to reset the cmos of a laptop please tell me how.http://www.ehow.com/how_8350968_reset-cmos-aspire-one-a150s.html
I know its a different model, but the BIOS in your 4741G should be reasonably similar.where can  find the reset for the bios? Quote

Power off your laptop if it is on.
Restart the computer and   repeatedly press "F2" to enter the BIOS menu. Be sure to hit "F2" during   the first few seconds after turning the computer on. If the Windows XP   splash screen appears, restart the computer and  attempt to enter the   BIOS again.
Press the "F9" keyboard button to load the default configuration. Highlight "Yes" and press enter to confirm. 
Press the "F10" key to save the BIOS settings and exit. After exiting the BIOS, the computer will boot normally.

Ok I'd tried it and it worked thanks a lot. But I have another problem with the cursor that runs wild. I have discovered the upward navigation arrow is too sensitive that only a very soft touch could effect the movement and if you use it repeatedly, the cursor starts to run wild. Is anything that can be done about it? It works perfectly before but now its annoying me.

I have just the same problem...
Still looking for the solution...
Disable fast boot on Windows 10, got a normal boot, but still have to press a key to keep going from Dell logo
Sometimes a screen move repeatedly  to up and pressing the up arrow it stops,
Did you try to plug a external keyboard?

As title implies, trying to update Java, recieving following error ....... installer can't proceed with current internet settings.

I have had this once before on another computer I was using, am sure I altered proxy settings or something, anyway whatever I did last time I can't seem to do it again ...... so typical of me!

Anyway any help with this would be greatfully recieved.

MANY Thanks
daizychainzTry this site first --> http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp Click verify Java versionHi, Thanks for the reply.

I very much doubt the Java is up to date as this computer has not been used for some time.

Anyway I followed your link and in the box where it usually says whether you are up to date or not I got Error. Click for details.....So I did......Got the following message:

The application FAILED to run. There was an error executing the application. Click details for more information.....So I clicked details.....a window popped up containing the following information....

Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20
Using JRE version 1.6.0_20-b02 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = C:\Users\gareth\Pictures
----------------------------------------------------
c:   clear console window
f:   finalize objects on finalization queue
g:   garbage collect
h:   display this help message
l:   dump classloader list
m:   print memory usage
o:   trigger logging
q:   hide console
r:   reload policy configuration
s:   dump system and deployment properties
t:   dump thread list
v:   dump thread stack
x:   clear classloader cache
0-5: set TRACE level to
----------------------------------------------------


load: CLASS jreCheck.class not found.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: jreCheck.class
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.f indClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadCode(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.creat eApplet(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddre ss(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.plainConnect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.connect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.HttpURLConnection.getResponseC ode(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.g etBytes(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.a ccess$000(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivil eged(Native Method)
   ... 7 more
Exception: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: jreCheck.class
load: class jreVerify.class not found.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: jreVerify.class
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.f indClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadCode(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.creat eApplet(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddre ss(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.plainConnect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.connect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.HttpURLConnection.getResponseC ode(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.g etBytes(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.a ccess$000(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivil eged(Native Method)
   ... 7 more
Exception: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: jreVerify.class
load: class testvm2/Main.class not found.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: testvm2.Main.class
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.f indClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadCode(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.creat eApplet(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddre ss(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.plainConnect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.connect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.HttpURLConnection.getResponseC ode(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.g etBytes(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.a ccess$000(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivil eged(Native Method)
   ... 7 more
Exception: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: testvm2.Main.class




So.....any ideas?

Many Thanks
daizychainz
Remove old versions first, using JavaRa.

Download JavaRa to your desktop and unzip it to its own folder

• Run JavaRa.exe (Vista users! Right click on JavaRa.exe, click Run As Administrator), pick the language of your choice and click Select. Then click Remove Older Versions.
  
• Accept any prompts.

if the offline Java version will only work with offline applications

Help I am running Vista Premium on my home built PC and if I can chronologically go through how things happened.
1) the PC stopped restarting via the software restart button and I had to hard reboot via the reboot button on the PC.
2) My Computer showed that I had a floppy which I have not and the BIOS also showed first boot disc was floppy and even if I tried to delete from software and changed BIOS to CD it reinstalled on Vista and changed to Floppy in BIOS
3) Now cannot boot from CD so unable to reinstall Vista or any other OS or Bart XP so cannot REFORMAT disc.

I have thought about the problem and the only solution I can think of is to remove the C drive from the PC and put it into a HD enclosure, connect to my XP PC and reformat from XP. Then take out the battery from the Vista PC and short out the mother board, replace battery and reformatted C drive then reinstall Vista. If any one can see another way or can give advice I would only to pleased to here from you. If I have posted in the wrong place sorry but not sure where to post it

Pretty drastic measures at this point...
What happened that caused the Vista install not to boot ? ?

I would power down and remove all power.
Then replace the CMOS battery (which i don't think is the culprit but they're 2 Bucks (.
Then on first boot enter Setup and set the boot order to CDROM then HDD.
Press F10 to "save changes and exit".

Then boot up normally and see where this takes you... ::)Thanks for the reply patio one thing I forgot to mention is that BIOS will not register KEY strokes I am at a loss with this one, it would that somethin has corrupted the BIOS and Vista and I have fire wall anti virus and anti spyware. There are very few BIOS infection agents out there...if any.
Borrow or buy a PS2 keyboard and follow the steps.
Everyone should have one...even if it sits in the closet all year.Thanks I will look in my box of BITS

Ok here's the prob. My dippy niece has somehow screwed up her hard drive.
It's a laptop with Vista and somehow it's now been reset back to the factory settings, and all her photos, documents, as well all internet settings are no LONGER there.
I told her to try the old F8 key method and to restore from last known config. but it just fires up to those factory settings still with none of her files there. (and yes, L told her that she should always backup these up to disk!)
She obviously can't access the internet as l was going to suggest DOWNLOADING the Recuva program.
Has anyone got any further suggestions before it goes in to the repair shop?
Thanks in anticipation. If everything was on the same drive / partition there is little hope of recovery - the "factory restore" likely overwrote most, if not all of the files. But if she wants to try recuva there's no reason she has to download it on that computer (and why is it obvious she can't access the internet? Why can't she?)Thanks Allan, and a big thanks for answering.
That's what l'm thinking though. Although it now boots up to a desktop screen, the reason she can't access the internet is because all her settings have been wiped out and l think need reloading.
I didn't tell her to do this just in case more of the disk was overwritten.
Unless there is a miracle cure, which l very much doubt, if she takes it in to a repair shop could they link to the laptops drive somehow to see if there is anything they could copy off?
Thanks again for your assistance
Sure they can look at her drive, but I still don't understand why she can't access the internet. If she's back to default settings, wasn't she able to GO ONLINE when she first got the system? And there's nothing she's going to do now that would cause more damage. As I said, I don't think she's going to have much success with the overwritten files, but she can certainly install recuva and give it a shot.Thanks Allan,
Well who knows? She gets the desktop up, but nothing happens when she clicks to connect to the internet. (it's a bit of the lost in translation/chinese whispers scenario) so l'm going to leave well alone, l think!
I'll suggest she takes it to the repairers, JUST IN CASE they may be able to claw SOME files back, but won't ask her to hold her breath.
When l asked her if she had backed her files up to a cd/dvd disk, she then says what's a backup!!! OMG!
I rest my case, and couldn't answer her question as l had already committed suicide (ha!)
Anyway, thanks for your help, much appreciated as ever.
Regards

right, we used to have windows xp, and now we have vista.
 i have 4 children and take loadsssss of PHOTO's, with xp that used to let me keep adding to the same cd TILL it was full, each kid has their own cd for their baby boxes,  vista on the other hand, even though i have unticked 'finalize cd' keeps finalizing the cd and wont let me add anything else to it!!!! how can i get round this? its the same cd's as when we used to have xp so i know its not them, like i say i have unticked finalize cd, and someone advised to use another prog to burn so i downloaded nero.....still the same. my laptop is getting rather full of photo's n i desperatly want them off as i have lost photo's before when laptop broke as i did'nt have chance to put them on a cd, help me plz thanks xI would suggest you go buy a jump drive for each child. They are rather cheap now and are a lot easier to put your pics on plus they will HOLD way more then a cdJust go into windows photo gallery. There is an option to burn to CD.
Click start (the windows logo in the bottom left) click all programmes then click on windows photo gallery at the top you will see the option to burn.
It will give you two options file or video DVD. Choose DVD if you would like to play your photo's back as a slideshow on any DVD player.

Pick out the folder with the pictures in and burn them... not literally 
Hope that helps. 
 Just some info: Unless you are USING Vista's built in burner to burn CDs, it is not necessarily Vista's fault for finalizing the CD. If you are using a program to do your burning, it might not be compatible with Vista, or may need to be run as an Administrator to work.We still do not know what app is being used to burn CD's... Quote from: patio on January 04, 2010, 09:23:43 AM

We still do not know what app is being used to burn CD's...

Gday.
Once again this Aussie IT illiterate is in trouble.  Running Vista Premium, 1 gig dual core processor,  desktop.
Have been using
AVG free antivirus, automatic updates, PUT out by Grisoft for personal use only.
Suddenly it has jacked up on me and WONT download updates, and puts up a message.......Bin File missing- LINK Scanner disabled.  This is all double dutch to me.(I am an IT moron) Is there a simple solution, or do I unplug it and take it my guru 50 km away? If there is a solution, please keep it simple,  :-)
Cheers
Henell Quote

Suddenly it has jacked up on me and wont download updates, and puts up a message.......Bin File missing- Link Scanner disabled

I'm trying to set up a batch file that will DEFRAGMENT my computer, create a time log when it finishes, and then shutdown. I'm wondering if my laptop will go to sleep during this process since it is set to sleep after 15 minutes of being IDLE when plugged in. If so, how can I prevent this so that the batch file can complete? This is my CODE so far and I'm running on Vista:

ECHO OFF
REM Defrag C: DRIVE, with full defrag and forced in nec.
START "" /WAIT %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\DEFRAG C: -W -F
REM Creating log file of time.
ECHO. |TIME > TIME
COPY LOG +TIME
REM Now shut down, forcing apps closed if necessary
START "" /WAIT %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\SHUTDOWN /S /F
:END

(If something doesn't seem right in the code, please let me know).

Thanks in advance!Sleep mode can be a bit unpredictable (and unreliable) at times, so it's hard to say for sure, but I would say that it should still go into sleep mode.  I don't think it'll interfere with your batch, but I suppose it could depending on your settings, so the best way to find out is to simply test it.

Or if you'd rather not go through the trouble, you can disable Sleep/Stand By through the Power Options in your Control Panel.Thanks for the response! I will test it. Be sure to let us know how everything goes.To ANYONE
How do you set up the generated defrag file so you can select it after creating the file. Complete sequence please. I am not to swift on creating app files.
Russ

WAIT A SEC. Sorry, I misread ONE of your earlier posts!

You said you can hear yourself but the computer can't detect it.

My friend recently had the same problem, I'll have to ask him what he did.i said i cant hear anything and barely hear on one MIC LIKE its a whisper when i talk
 ok folks think my problem is solved. i could have sworn i activated  one of my mic ports but guess i didnt my mic is now working now. hope it stays that way. course i had 2 mics testing it probaly GOT all confused or something. now i feel like a dumb *censored* lmao.guess gotta get USE to vistaInteresting.....well I spoke to my friend and he gave up. Apparently it still doesn't work for him.....

Quote

Again thanks to you both. And no RUSH; tomorrow or next week or whenever.
Where are you that it's "late"?   I'm in France; now 7:45 pm.

Task bar icons are wrong after reboot.

I rebooted my Win 7 PC yesterday, and all my task bar icons are not what they should be.

In my over 50 years of working the computers(started in '72 on an IBM 360), I've never seen anything like this.

I had 10 task bar pinned programs(with their correct icons)...after the reboot, all 10 pinned programs were still there, except they all had the wrong icons. When I hovered over the icon, the name of the program would appear above it(so I know what program it is).

I was able to 'fix' 5 of them by un-pinning the program, and re-RUNNING it, then pinning it back(with the correct icon).

But, for 5 of the programs, that didn't work. For example my Windows Explorer had a Chrome icon(fixed). The ones I can't seem to fix are:

Windows Media Player shows my burning software icon,

my LView image program shows a Firefox icon,

another version of LView shows a Windows Media Player icon,   

my control panel shows a JDownloader icon

my wordpad shows a Nvidia icon

Any ideas of what would have caused this, and how to fix the icons to what they should be?

Thanks!   TRY clearing the icon cache and see if that helps:

1) Manual method: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-reset-icon-cache-database-windows-10

2) Easy method: DOWNLOAD & install Winaero Tweaker (https://winaero.com/download-winaero-tweaker/), on the left SIDE go to "Tools" and then "Reset Icon Cache"Thanks for the fast response. I did that...nothing's changed. Is there a way to 'refresh' the task bar, or do I need to reboot?No, no way to refresh the taskbar. Rebooting is always a good idea when you run into an anomaly such as yours.Rebooted, and a new icon cache file was created...but nothing's changed...task bar icons are still wrong. Do I need to CHANGE each one manually? I tried that before, and it wouldn't 'take'. Two more things to address...not only are my task bar icons not right, they are also wrong in the start menu...BUT, they are correct in Task Mgr. Weird!Well, at this point I'm guessing but I'd suggest running a full scan with BOTH your installed AV and with MalwareBytes.

Hopefully you have a backup disk image recently created that you can restore. If not, shame on you

my cousin has a Siemens laptop with windows VISTA, i ran windows defender on it today to detect any spyware and got rid of a few, now when i START it up for him its saying that winload.exe is missing! did i do something wrong that windows defender got rid of winload.exe? how do i fix it for him?Try the instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392

Oh, you want to use the /FIXBOOT option, from what I've read on this ISSUE.

I am wondering if VISTA has been upgraded or is it still the same Im looking to BUY vista ultimate the price did come down . Is it WORTH buying now ? Are there any PROBLEMS like before, I heard that when you buy a computer they give you an option of vista or xp .Your question doesn't make much sense.  A new version of Windows Vista Ultimate?  No.  A new version of Windows, eventually?  Of course.  See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7

I have windows vista and it USE too much of RAM (From 2GB 55% is used). Programs running in system tray are Skype, Nokia PC suite, daemon tools, AVG antivirus (free), and windows sidebar. Sorry for language.Vista handles RAM very differently than you were used to...
This is normal.
Here  is ONE article that attempts to EXPLAIN it.
More info is available in the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles.Interesting article!

It would seem that Microsoft is TRYING to improve MANY facets of its operating system! Quote from: Aegis on October 18, 2008, 10:18:57 PM

It would seem that Microsoft is trying to improve many facets of its operating system!

I would like to set up separate user profiles for my computer but would like to be able  to tranfer the admin. profile (desktop, IE favorites, emails, etc) to my name/profile. I f I setup for multiples, I can't see admin. except in safe mode. I can I do this without too MUCH trouble?You can see account profiles by opening My Computer, going to the C drive, and looking at "Documents and SETTINGS" (Windows XP) or "Users" (Windows Vista)

What operating system do you have? Is this your MACHINE ? ?
You wouldn't be trying to circumvent Admin rights on this machine would you ? ?
This can be done easily from the Admin account.

Hi, had a very good response last I had a query REGARDS my system so here is another one... Those irksome emails that you get that advertise selling/promoting something etc.  They always come with a footer stating, 'if you wish to unsubcribe from future emails, this site etc,  click here'..click where?, as I can't see anywhere to click on, just what to get them of my list as one in particular is a PAIN..

Thanks..
KG  Never click on a link in an email that states "To unsubscribe...click here".  If you do...you've pretty much VALIDATED your email address to the sender, who, in turn, will sell your email address to some other company...thus...more unwanted email.

What you need to do is either report this email as spam to your ISP...or configure your email client to block this sender and have any future emails either automatically deleted or sent to your junk email folder.Thanks for the quick reply.  I already have this particular sender re-routed to my junk email folder.  Apart from the info that you have given me, i.e., is there any other way of cancelling this out, I say this as my ISP being Tiscali, found they are not the easiest crowd to get satisfactorly sense out of any time I've a query with them...let's just say, they can be rather fustrating regards solutions.

KGThe only other alternative is to use a different email client which automatically deletes unwanted email from the server....

Does Tiscali offer a webmail service?  If so...see if you can stop it from downloading there.

Other than that...let it go to your junk mail folder and then delete it.Thanks again, as the saying goes..'a little knowledge goes a long way' this is regards the link scenario.

Final QUESTION for now, I don't get a lot of emails from friends/family etc, but is there a way within Vista whereby I can get some kind of response when an email arrives?  I've SET up the parameters within, (so I think), to inform me with an audible prompt.  Is it possible to be notified visually?  I still don't know unless I actually go into my windows mail whereby a small icon then appears in the taskbar prior to receipt.  My previous work system used to flag up a visual message on the screen when a mail message came in. (I think the system there was XP or Win 2000 Professional but can't be 100% sure).

Regards
KG

oh It sounds like you did this by accident.

Unless you have the Original Windows XP CD, we cannot help you further.  yeah i have the originla ws xp CD . i dunno how i can re-install it without the dvd/cd drive not load or reading cd/dvds :SBorrow ANOTHER CD/DVD drive and install a legit version of XP if you need continued ASSISTANCE here.
We do NOT work with warez or any other pirated programs...period.One more question though, are you sure you cannot boot from the CD?no like i put any cd/dvd in it doesnt load/read them . :S will buy a new one i duobt it will do anything diffalso i read on google its just a final version of xp nothing baout it been pirated but i duno how it all STARTED i jusy booted from my CD 2 days ago and updated windows and all this happened :S Quote from: kurd_boi on October 19, 2008, 10:00:45 AM

no like i put any cd/dvd in it doesnt load/read them . :S will buy a new one i duobt it will do anything diff

also i read on google its just a final version of xp nothing baout it been pirated

thanks for nothing

i wasnt sure how to title this subject. just bought a new computer thats windows vista [nvr used it before] well i share the computer with someone n im not the administrator account on it. n i dnt kno how to set the 'guest' login accnt to LET me dl n INSTAL anything i want without having to TYPE the admin password everytime. that n if i do install something it dsnt work b.c im on the guest accnt. if i go to the control PANEL while on the admin accnt it still only give me 2 things to do to the geust accnt. either delete the accnt or to put parental control on it. *censored* i feel dumb not knoing how to change the settings or EVEN change the name 'guest' to something else >< someone help me im uber dumb with comps

Lets have a look at the COMPUTER.

Download, and install Everest: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html
Open it, click Computer, then Summary.
In upper MENU, go Report>Quick Report-Summary
Save it in text FILE, and paste it in your next post.
Don't include anything under line Debug - PCI

I am currently trying to record the sound that comes out of my speakers. I have HEARD that all you need to do is switch the microphone setting to Stereo Mix, but that doesn't seem to work. It may be because I have a custom built computer, or I could just be making an error some where. The only program I have gotten to record the sound is Replay A/V, but that only records 5 mins at a time and is really buggy. Is there any other program, or setting I can change to make this easier? Any help would be nice. Thanks in Advance. Download and install Audacity:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
(Great program for music editing and recording)

See if you can record with it.Already tried that, I MEAN maybe I did the steps wrong, but I really don't think I did. I kinda wish I had, then would be the solution Go to Volume Control (Double click the Speaker Icon in the System Tray (near the clock)
In Volume Control, make sure everything is Not Muted and the SLIDERS all the way up to full.
Now to go Options --> Properties and change the dropdown menu to your Input and press OK.
Do the same and Unmute everything and try again.Change what to input? In audacity or the volume control? Either place I see nothing about changing to input. As for recording in Audacity, all I am getting is the sound my mic hears, not the sound my speakers are giving out, isn't there a way just to record that?In Volume Control.
Start --> Run --> type sndvol32 and press Enter.Okay, I understand that now, but I want to be the input to be what my speakers are hearing, is their any way to chance it to that? the only options I ahve are my #1 mic, my #2 mic, and my normal Mixer, SoundMax HD AUDIO. Is there a way to put speaker sound on this list?Oh, is this Vista or XP?XP and no I am not sticking my tongue out, hehRight.

Are you sure you've got the sliders up and unmuted here? (making sure we're on the same page)



Mine looks a little different then yours, maybe that is important, and yes I know the sliders are down, but even when all the way up they do nothingHave you tried unmuting Stereo Mix?It Isn't Muted, it is SELECTED, Mine works differently it seems, that is why I think is the problem.Oh, Select. I haven't seen that before. Heh.

I'll do some more searching, but what happens if you select all of them or don't select any?Clicking on one moves the check mark, and clicking on the one with the check mark does nothing

Hello all,
I just stumbled across this page looking for instructions on creating batch files. it looks like you guys have a nice community and so i decided to try it out.

my reason for posting is i am trying to create a message window within windows xp with notepad. i used to do it all the time but now i have forgotten the FILE EXTENSION used.

can anyone HELP me out?

Thanks in advance.

-John-Paul

The file extension for a batch file?  .bat. I know the file extention for a batch file, but i could have sworn it was some other type of file.
I will look further into then...

Thanks!.cmd is the other extension for batch files.  That's only for NT-based OSes, though (NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008)ok, I looked it up some and am still not satisfied although thanks for the help thus far.

I figured out how to generate messageboxs but only with .net commands but I have that service turned off and I will not turn it on.

so how do I generate a messagebox without using .net commands?

Thanks again.Messagebox? Something like this?

CODE: [Select]msg * Textgod....

Thank you.
All right. One more question then I will leave this thread alone:

How can I create a message box without having the "message from [username]  [current date & time]" come up in the title bar? Or is this possible?

Thank you so much for your help.Sorry, this topic seems to have slipped.

Anyways, no, I don't think there is any way to change that title.

Just a quick question. Does anyone know of any apps out there that can change all of Vista's DEFAULT fonts to one you choose, all at once? I'm TALKING about the fonts in advanced display settings which are tied to themes. Just want to be able to change them to a single font.Just to make sure we know what you're talking about, you want to change all fonts on the computer to one font?YES. If a COUPLE of fonts can't be cahnged, that's fine, I just want the start menu, window frames, context menus, etc. to be the same font.I found this:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/106279-fonts-change-default.html

Seems promising.