Threads Replies Last Post 22 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22   Disallowing usage of SD, MMC and all sorts of card Hi, How do i disallow laptops/PCs to read memory cards from cameras and handphones? I already set HKLM > System > Current Control Set > Services > USBSTOR > Start = 4. I noticed only USB Mass Storage Devices could be successfully blocked, but not SD cards & etc. Thanks in advance. Regards, Hong Jin ... 3 05.06.2007 13:23:23 Frustrated User I just got my new Pc with Vista Basic on it. I connected an external hard drive to this nice pc. I am a web designer so today I access the data on the external drive to update a website and go to save the changes and it denies me. Now I have seached every where for help on how to change the permissions on this PC i am the sole use and my user settings say i am the administrator. Please h... 13 05.06.2007 11:13:00 Antivirus: Smallest update file sizes? Sadly, I am stuck on a dial-up for the foreseeable future. I have a new Everex laptop with Vista Home Premium with 90-day trial of Norton. Once the trial is up, I will opt for another product. Small, regular updates that I can download quickly are important. What product offers the smallest update/definition file sizes? ... 3 05.06.2007 06:17:00 Windows Defender or other? Do I need to use a separate anti-virus program if I am using Windows Defender? Will Defender protect my Vista computer all on its own?... 7 05.06.2007 01:05:49 File sharing... This may be a question for the XP board but I thought I'd throw it here in case someone knows the answer... My home network has 3 PC's, 1 running Win98 (yes, Win98), 1 machine running WinXP Home and the third running Vista Home Premium. I want to be able to share files from my XP machine to my Vista machine. When I browse to the shared folders I can see them but when I attempt to open... 6 04.06.2007 22:22:42 Windows XP and Windows Vista ExpertZone chat tomorrow, June 5th 10am PST Please join us for our ExpertZone chat for discussion with Microsoft employees and MVP's regarding Windows XP and Windows Vista! Here is the URL to the chat: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/chats/chatroom.aspx What will be discussed in the chat: - Experiences with Windows Vista or Windows XP - Issues encountered with Windows Vista or Windows XP - Feedback on features ... 1 04.06.2007 21:59:17 Resuming from sleep -- TBS Error 0x8007001f Hi all, Ever since upgrading my laptop (a Thinkpad T60p) to Vista, I've been encountering a vexing problem. As often as not, when returning from sleep or hibernate, it hangs on a screen stating things to the effect of "Locking your computer..." Sometimes other standard booting messages are displayed during this time. Note that I have fingerprint authentication enabled through Lenovo's ... 5 04.06.2007 21:21:30 Why does VISTA block installation of software... i have software programs on backed up onto CDR which im trying to install onto VISTA but when i do it sort of half installs them but then says i must enter the original legtimate software CD for them to work properly. but i had no problems with these CDRs with XP or 98. Is this because VISTA is extra extra secure and wont allow you to install anything that it may think is pirated? and ... 3 04.06.2007 17:13:07 MS Live OneCare at bottom of list of AVs? The latest PC Magazine give a comparison of AV programs and of the 17 programs, MS's Live OneCare was at the bottom. Is it really that bad? At least I could install in on my Vista box- I couldn't install McAfee. ... 5 04.06.2007 17:03:57 COM Add-in could not be loaded after UAC is disabled This may be a question for Visual Studio but I thought someone knows the answer... I'm having some trouble getting the 'out of the box' Powerpoint 2007 addin project to be deployed successfully. I am using Visual Stutidio 2005 + VB.NET. The MSI installs the add-in without problem. However when I launch PowerPoint, I see the add-in is not loaded (I can see this in COM Add-in dialog ... 1 04.06.2007 14:49:25 Data Execution Prevention - how can prevent it ??? dear sir/mrs i bought new lap top "dell "with windows vista , iam trying to use msn live messenger but it is stop working as soon i sing in , i have message from sys. say that i stop due to "Data Execution Prevention" i need help to use your live messenger it is essential for me fast response will be highly appriciated , best regards, m. emam ... 7 04.06.2007 13:18:01 Using Vista with UAC disabled Assuming normal security precautions are taken on both systems is Vista with UAC disabled any less secure that XP? ... 22 04.06.2007 12:32:01 Unable to open .exe file Hi...I just upgraded (or downgraded, not sure of that yet) to Vista Ultimate. My system is an old Dell Dimension 8200 with 1.2 Gb of Ram, since its an older system some of the hardware has compatibility issues, like my SoundBlaster Live that it's no longer supported for Creative to Vista. Anyway, looking around I found 3rd party drivers that will make my SB card to work again (I know tha... 7 04.06.2007 12:22:52 sharing efs files between xp & vista Hello, I'm trying to share efs folders/files between an xp workstation and a vista workstation. The files are in an external usb drive. Users from each workstation have exchanged certificates as documented in: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/42285c67-e346-4523-a61c-5649660c275b1033.mspx (synopsis: I exported and imported pfx files between workstations) My vista wor... 1 03.06.2007 20:53:01 Removing Elevated Privleges I ran an installer from a weblink within Outlook 2003 installed on my Vista Ultimate 64 pc. Once the installer ran and was actually ready to start installing the files, UAC asked to elevate the privleges of Outlook in order to complete the install. I elevated it and the install ran fine. However, everytime I open Outlook now UAC asks to elevate its privleges. I either accept and Outl... 3 03.06.2007 16:25:00 Disable/Remove in Windows Defender When I select a program that in the Software Explorer area of Windows Defender that I want to remove, the Remove and Disable Buttons are greyed out. How do I remove this stuff?... 1 03.06.2007 14:55:00 cant update windows or drivers I recently installed vista on my labtop and I can't update windows defender even after uninstalling it and installing it again it wont let me do anything it just pops errors back at me. And I tried to update my drivers such as one for my video card and it wont let me so I cant even hear videos or see them!!! I cant even install a new program. Any suggestions? Or anyone having the same p... 4 03.06.2007 08:47:55 Turn off all the password security How in the world do you get rid of all the password security and thr $% $# nag screens that they poroduce? ... 6 03.06.2007 02:15:23 Hacking Vista: Easier than you'd think Hacking Vista: Easier than you'd think http://blogs.ocregister.com/gadgetress/archives/2007/04/hacking_vista_e.html ... 10 02.06.2007 22:01:44 Authenticode Digitally signed driver I need to digitally sign a print driver so that customers do not get the install warning. I do not want to have to pay the cost to get MS logo cert. I found a Windows Platform Design Note that describes how to sign the driver using an Authenticode signature. As usual, the information is not totally clear but it seems that I can acquire an Authenticode signature from a third party and usi... 4 02.06.2007 21:31:52 security center cannot turn on security center i recently installed onecare -- nick... 3 02.06.2007 20:21:03 vista compatibility aIconsult for a compana using Quickbooks 2005 which as I learned is not compatible with Vista but QB 2007 is. Vista prevents me from sending QB support a file. I am told it is Vista security that prevents this. Last time I had to transfer is safe mode. Is that right and how can I set vista so I can transfer a file to QB support? Meanwhile, I am truly sorry I got Vista. What a pain... 2 02.06.2007 20:06:06 MP3's I took my old hard drive and am using it as a storage device through a USP connection. When I try to copy my MP3's to Vista I am told I don't have access and file in use. Any suggestions? Thanks Maj6th ... 3 02.06.2007 18:58:24 Secuity Center reports on the status of uninstalled software I installed a trial version of Kaspersky Internet Security which I later removed. The problem is that now within Security Center, Malware/Virus protection has the big red flag with the message "Kaspersky Internet Security reports that it is turned off. Kaspersky Internet Security has not provided Security Center with a program to fix this issue". Technically, I wouldn't say the softw... 9 02.06.2007 18:28:35 Help - Temp folder for downloads?? I recently downloaded a file for my wife and told it where to save the file. Vista then told me that it placed the file in a temp folder for safety. I had to go search for it to move it where it belonged. How do I disable this feature?... 3 01.06.2007 23:48:26 22 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22