My dial up connection seeming pops up for no reason. Is there a log I can check or a program that will tell me what is opening up my dial up connection? It does not connect to the internet, it just pops up if I leave my computer on any length of time. Thanks for any help or pointing me in the right direction.....................

I run Vista Home Premium and have been informed that it has built in backup capability to make a 'dic image' of my entire computer similar to what "Ghost" does. however, I cannot locate the starting point which I was told is under the 'system and maintenance' heading in Control Panel. in my control panel there is no such system and maintenance setting. will appreciate any advise.

Hi all first post and believe it or not. After much searching I cant believe how little information there is available regarding recovering from Windows Vista Dynamic disk offline invalid state. aside from those money (free trial, just give us your email & credit card) whores over at experts-exchange.com ofcorse but thats another rant I'll save for a later date. The STORY: I have a very...

Hello! 1. Windows Vista x64 shows an error message "Add Network Location The folder you entered does not appear to be valid. Please choose another." after clicking Next in "Specify the location of your website Type the address of the website, FTP site, or network location that this shortcut will open" window. The folder is http://files.akado.ru/slide/files/51796441/home/ I can add the Network...

My Task Manager does not display the tabs at the top of the window, i.e., Applications, Processors, Services, Performance, Networking, and Users. It opens in the Processor mode. I have tried restoration without success. I am unable to close it without shutting off the computer? What can be done to get me back to a normal functioning Task Manager? -- J Mann

When I go to open a zip file that has just been downloaded, I sometimes run into a flashing screen. It seems to continue to try to open the file, but cannot. I have no choice but to turn off and restart. The screen flashes so quickly that I cannot even close the application. These are not corrupted files. They are coming from recognized websites that others have been ableto down load...

In details view of files, you can drag a file up or down the list, and explorer deselects sorts and you get an unsorted list. This feature is very annoying, as right button dragging to a folder and selecting move will also deselect sorts as well. This is something I do all day long, and I have to click the name header to re-activate sorts after every file I move or copy. Why does explorer...

I thought it would be fun to revisit one of my first posts to this newsgroup back in February of 2007. It rang true then, it even rings more true now. Here it is: The main problem with ALL Microsoft "support" groups is they are infested with way too many Microsoft butt kissers (ie MVP's) that simply seem unable to give objective advice and generally color their comments to favor Microsoft...

I cannot find out how to enable UK English (as opposed to US English) spell checker for Windows Live Mail - can anyone help please. Thanks in advance Pete

Greetings, I have noticed again something happing with the icons on the Tabs for Internet Explorer 7.0.6... Using Vista Ultimate with SP1. It appears on mostly Google links. I have even slammed/reloaded Windows. The icons in Favorites appear correct. Also, this laptop, Toshiba Qosmio, is acting different since the last slam. Everything was fine for about a month but then the laptop doesn't...

I keep getting emails from a non-computer literate person I know who has Vista on their machine and cannot post to Yahoo groups when she could before using Windows XP.. Any list of " How To's " out there to

hi All, Does any one know how to record an audio file in the format of WAV with Vista? -- chandra Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

Window installer(Vista Home Premium) pops up and tries to install the widcomm bluetooth software ver.6.0.1.3100 but this is already installed and working. By software does it mean drivers, I downloaded the drivers from broadcom but they were not compatible Any suggestions Thanks

Hi, I just got a new Dell Inspiron 530 (Intel Core2 Duo processor E8200) on Friday, with Windows Vista Home Premium on it. I spent the weekend setting up the PC and exploring Vista (it's the first time I've used it). Everything was working fine until Tuesday morning, when the automatic updates applied SP1. I left the PC on when I went to work as it was installing update 1 of 3 for...

Dear All, Pls let me know how can i uninstall Hindi Language Interface Packs from my Windows Vista x84 Ultimate Edition. I haven't find any option in Controll Panel\Programe and Feture. Thnaks Prem Soni

I'm trying to add the Swedish stock Ericsson (ERIC B) for my stock gadget. Can't find it anywhere. Suggestions?

I have 2 Dell XPS desktop PC's, both with duo 2.66 processors, 240 GB hard drives, and running Vista Home Premium. When going into Control Panel | Power Options, one of the PC's is showing all the sleep options for a battery powered laptop, and that's a LOT of options! I've attempted to set them all so that neither the PC nor any of its peripherals ever go into sleep mode, but periodically it...

i am just about to buy a web cam, how do i contact my friends without nowing if they have a web cam. so i can make them a buddy? -- alexanderd

I have been using Vista for some time now and I am exceptionally happy with it, however recently one of my machines has developted a odd problem. When I visit a website that uses java for password authentication, it always fails even if I give it the know good password. I've installed IE8 beta wondering if it would help with no change; in the end I have to use firefox for these two websites...

Is there a setting so the gadget side bar doesn't minimize when I select the minimize icon in the quick launch area?