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Question about clean installing with upgrade media
Its common knowledge now that you can do a clean install of Vista with
upgrade media. My question is, if you do have a previous copy of XP, is it
legal to do this method. Would you get thwarted by Activation or WGA?
I really do not want to go and have an unclean install of Vista from the
upgrade, though I guess I could get it as nice and clean as possible by
installing Vista and nothing...
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29.05.2007 18:55:25 |
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Control panel stopped working
After installing a program that needed .net 1.1 i tried to install .net 3.0
assuming it was backwardscompatible(maybe it is, dunno) when trying to
install .net 3.0 i says i need to change some stuff in the control panel,
problem is every time i open up the control panel it stops responding and
vista closes it down anyone know what to do?...
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29.05.2007 17:58:56 |
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New laptop with Vista
Can I install XP on my new laptop that came with Vista? This is the WORST OS
I have ever worked with! I have had nothing but trouble since I bought it.
Bill Gates needs to be taken to task for releasing this bug ridden piece of
crap before it was ready. I guess the allmighty dollar wins again....
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29.05.2007 15:54:08 |
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Need to install Vista 64-bit trial
Does the Windows Anytime Upgrade DVD 64-bit allow you to install a trial
version of Vista 64-bit by not entering a product key when asked? Basically
is it like a standard upgrade disc?
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29.05.2007 14:33:18 |
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New Laptop All Accounts Locked
Hi, an over middle aged (not elderly) friend of mine bought a Toshiba laptop
recently. Another friend of hers set it up for her and created all the
accounts, but she is unable to login as the password she thought she had
doesn't work. She has tried a number of times to log-in ... clicking
everywhere including the "Reset Password" link under her user name.
Late last night we tried using ...
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29.05.2007 14:04:51 |
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Install on 2nd partition , dual boot with XP?
How advisable/inadvisable is it to setup an extended partition on my
HDD and install Vista on that one. My current OS is XP Pro, and I want
to still be able to use it on a regular basis, while testing Vista in
the field occasionally. Therefore my best solution if it is known to
work well, is to setup Vista on a secondary partition and have a boot
choice when I power on.
Any known major pro...
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29.05.2007 13:30:34 |
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installation hell vista
I brought windows vista home edition upgrade, to upgrade my windows media
center 2005
During installation the install program stated that I must have windows
vista premium edition to upgrade
Or do a new installation, I did not want to wipe out my hard drive so I
cancelled the installation and
Went online to get purchase windows vista premium edition which will upgrade
windows m...
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29.05.2007 10:39:43 |
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Vista Ultimate Upgrade x64 to x86
I have just baught the Vista Ultimate Upgrade for my new system I am putting
together. I baught a new E6600 processor and would like to try my first
64bit operating system. My question is if I dont like 64bit can I format and
do a install of the 32bit all with the same key license? I was reading a
minute ago that its possible with the retail full but is it possible with the
retail upg...
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29.05.2007 10:24:59 |
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Upgrade from XP to Vista error
While upgrading to Vista, I received this error msg after about 2% of
installation :" Windows cannot copy files required for installation. Make
sure all files required for installation are available, then restart the
installation. Error code : 0x80070001".
Can anyone help me on this? Is it the DVD problem??...
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29.05.2007 10:21:12 |
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HELP!!! change windows vista to windows xp
who know how to change windows vista to windows xp? my first operating system
is windows vista home basic 32-bit edition. after im using that operating
system i feel worst and better im using windows xp because of compatable
problem during using windows vista. so how to change windows vista to windows
xp? notice: im not a windows xp previous user.
thanks
apeace......
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29.05.2007 00:01:30 |
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Can't fin driver for HP DeskJet 880C any longer ?
Hi
I have a HP DeskJet 880C printer. When I upgraded Windows XP to Windows
VISTA the printer was automatically installed.
Unfortunately I deleted the printer by error. Now VISTA can't find the
driver for the printer, when I connect it via USB.
I don't understand that. How can the driver disappear ? Can it have been
deleted during a Disk Cleanup ?
What can I do now to reinstall th...
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28.05.2007 22:51:08 |
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Clean Install of Vista From Upgrade
I had previously upgraded to Vista Home basic which I purchased as a download
from the marketplace. The hard drive failed - upon reinstalling to a new
drive - I can't activate because I am only licensed for an upgrade not a
clean install. Is there a work-around for this issue?
Thanks in advance,...
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28.05.2007 22:32:14 |
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Calendar - change 30-minute increment display
One problem I have with Vista's calendar (32-bit, French version), is that
the display is in 30-minute increments. I would like to be able to divide
each hour into 15-minute increments (which would be a lot handier for my
scheduling - Outlook has such an option). If anybody has some ideas on how to
change this feature on the Vista calendar, I would sure appreciate them.
Thanks.
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c...
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28.05.2007 22:31:16 |
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Some DOS screens before Boot OS selection
Hello :)
In brief, my problem is that i have a dual-boot pc (xp+vista) and when
loading, before the regular choice to select the OS to boot, 3 or 4 screens
of some loader appear for a very short amount of time:
1. Booting GRLDR ...
Resetting the boot drive ... success
Turning on gate A20 ... success
... some more text ...
2. ... some text ...
3. GRUB4DOS and a window (DOS gra...
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28.05.2007 20:41:49 |
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KB931768 problem - ***solved***
I had posted in a couple of various threads that I was also affected by this
update (KB931768) under both Vista and Windows XP. Under Vista, Windows Mail
had become so slow as to be almost impossible to use. Clicking on a post in
the news groups took about 2-4 seconds to show the text in the bottom.
Replying to a post also took about 2-4 seconds to bring us a usable reply
window. Shuttin...
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28.05.2007 19:19:01 |
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Vista Premium to Vista Business
Hello,
I am stuck, I had Windows Vista Premium on my laptop and I wanted to have
the Business version, I bought the upgrade software, but it didn't seem to
keep the regular games that are with windows, and other basic programs. ...
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28.05.2007 18:05:46 |
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Extension Cable for Sensor
I just purchased a new Dell XPS computer with Windows Vista and ordered a TV
Tuner with Remote and sensor. I had no idea what it was but decided it would
be fun to figure out and make DVD's to take to camp with us. After getting it
all set up, I am having a couple of issues. The 1st and most annoying is that
my TV is in a different room from the computer. The sensor only has a 10 foot
wi...
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28.05.2007 15:27:02 |
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Installing from the ground up, local and domain accounts
I have a small amount of experience using Vista at home, but not with a
domain.
I will be getting a new machine for my job with Vista Business installed. My
desktop support group is relatively inexperienced with Vista and they will
allow me to format and reinstall the OS and then all my software (Office,
Visual Studio, etc.) so that I won't have any of the junk the OEM installs.
Event...
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28.05.2007 15:05:00 |
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How do I change default Home path
Does anyone know how to set/change the default for home directories in Vista
Home Premium? If so how can it be done?
Gordo
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28.05.2007 13:55:55 |
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Transfer Vista activation
Hi,
I bought a home premium upgrade for my xp media centre PC. Having installed
and activated, it runs VERY slowly.
Have now bought a lap top with home basic and would like to upgrade it to
home premium instead of the media pc by transfering over the home premium
activation key.
I'll then restore the media centre PC back to XP.
How can I do this....
Thanks
Richard...
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28.05.2007 10:42:08 |
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Installed Vista; how do I move the files?
I have a machine which I've made from parts of an older PC. Everything in
it was new, except for the IDE hard drive, which is both small and old. So,
I went out and purchased a new SATA HD. I decided to install Vista onto the
new HD, but leave and old IDE HD in place, so that I could copy files out of
people's My Documents folders into their new locations under Vista.
Well, I had forgotten ...
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28.05.2007 10:15:34 |
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Installing a trial.
I have 2 computers, one with XP and another one with Vista.
I have purchased an upgrade for the XP computer, which I haven't got yet.
Can I install the disk that came with the Vista computer and use it as a
trial until my upgrade comes? At that point can I validate it with the
upgrade serial?
Thank you.
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28.05.2007 07:01:43 |
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Releasing Vista Product key from
I have been running Vista on my laptop, but have recently rolled back to XP
on that so I can install Vista on my new desktop. Any ideas how to release
the product key from the laptop so I can use it on Vista. Unfortunately I
rolled the laptop back to XP (using receovery disks) before I started to
install Vista on desktop so have no way of recovering my original product key....
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28.05.2007 04:59:27 |
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Problem with Windows Security Center not seeing my Antivirus Program
For some reason, I am now getting a "Security Center" pop-up when I start up
my computer. I am using Kapsersky AntiVirus 6, and it was working without
any problems. However, I am now being told that "Kaspersky Anti Virus" is
reporting that it is turned OFF.
And under the "Spyware / Malware Protection", I get a "Windows Defender and
Kaspersky Anti Virus" report that they are turned OFF....
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28.05.2007 02:23:58 |
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2 operating Systems
Dears,
I purchased Windwos vista home premium with only one partition which is 100
GB labeled C and i did the following to run 2 operating systems:
1. shrinked the C volume to 50 GB
2. Installed windows Server 2003 SE on the new partition which is labeled G
when i restart the PC which is Dell it takes me directly the Windows server
2003 without prompting me to choose one of the 2 operating...
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28.05.2007 00:41:36 |