I have been searching in vane, I can't seem to find out how to actiate UPNP in Vista. There is no additional Networking Components to install as in Windows XP and by having this enabled I should see a network icon for Internet Connection that should report my internet connection speed through my Netgear DG834G as occurs in XP. Vista help suggests enabling UPNP Framework in Windows FIrewall...

on my mother's laptop, the Java update will come up and it asks for the admin login to run. Once given, it tries to run but can't. I get a message saying failed to download installation files. The only time it works is when I actually login under then admin, fire up Java and then run the update. http://www.imagebam.com/image/73067d24056652 My question is, how can I stop this admin prompt...

Hi! I am new to the forums and to Vista. I just purchased a Gateway laptop that came with Vista Home Premium 64 bit. On my old laptop (and indeed, on every laptop I've owned), if I wanted to switch from wireless to wired I just turned off the wireless card and plugged in the wire. The laptop recognized the switch, no problem. However, on my new laptop, it claims that there is a problem...

I have a software package that installs and works fine under XP but the install fails under Vista. Is there a way to make this install script work?

This is a rather odd request: for a report I'm working on I need to find programs that are incompatible with Vista. It used to be the case all over, now I can't find anything that is incompatible! Anything striking? Ross

I have a laptop as in subject and do not have good eyesight. I am frustrated that so much of the height of the screen is taken by rows of stuff Google toolbar etc etc. The characters could be bigger if this could be in a side-bar (it is a 'widescreen format') Any suggestions about this please. (Apat from get better glasses !). --

When I try to start this Service which is set to 'automatic' I get: "Windows could not start the Windows Event Log service on Local Computer. Error 4201: The instance name passed was not recognized as valid by a WMI data provider." There is a dependency for Messenger Sharing Folders USN Journal Reader service but that would not start either:

My Spybot on this mornings' scan found two Trojan C Entries on the Registry Keys and to remove it I am requested to run the scan again as an Administrator and remove it then. I am the only person who uses this PC, so how do I go about scanning it as an Administrator?

Hi, I'm wrapping existing password credential provider and need to know the username, password and domain. Username and password fields are easy to find among other fields in the wrapped credential by their GUIDs - CPFG_LOGON_USERNAME, CPFG_LOGON_PASSWORD. Is there a publicky defined GUID for Domain too? Or how can I correctly find the field in credential for Domain? Thanks, Tomas

I have a glitch here I cannot figure out. I can be working away on the computer when the power save settings kick in and my screen goes black. I have the power saving set on High Performance and modified the monitor to turn off after one hour. This happens when there is active work going on with the computer. I can be actively gaming and lose the monitor. I have looked at the advanced power...

Hi, In Process Explorer list on Vista, some processes are marked as "Jobs". What does it mean and what is difference to normal processes ? E.g. if I launch from quick launch bar

I have Vista Business and I am NOT connected to a domain, ie, I use the welcome screen. I would like to be able to hide one or some of the accounts on my system but whn I need them to be able to log into them by getting to an Alt-Ctrl-Del the screen. Can this be done and how? In WindowsXP Pro, the user hits Alt-Ctrl-Del twice to get to the screen login screen from the Welcome screen. This...

I need help. I've got two computers networked wirelessly through Netgear network adapters using an AT&T 2wire gateway. The computer with Windows XP operates flawlessly. The one with Windows Vista is a PITA. Vista does not "recognize" Netgear. To get it to run the Netgear program, I must right click on the Netgear icon, click Run as Administrator, and click Allow Vista to run the...

I have a Vista Home Premium laptop with SP1 installed. I frequently operate with a Windows Explorer window up, giving me access to my files. Almost every day, I get an error message that "Windows Explorer has stopped working". Then I get a "Windows is trying to find a solution" windows, and after that the whole desktop blanks and renews itself. Fortunately this doesn't usually interrupt...

HELP!!!! This sounds so simple but my delete key and backspace will not work unless I move the cursor manually. Nothing I am used to with XP and it has been this way since day one with the new Laptop and Vista. Please help as this is driving me crazy... Thanks

I got no response to my first post. Was the post too wordy? Did nobody know the answer? Impossible. Did everyone think the question was too stupid? (It's not stupid to (*me*.) Anyway, I'd appreciate some help if possible. Thanks.

Can Vista Media Centre (64 byte) be uninstalled? It is conflicting with my 1250 Hauppauge tv tuner card. (Media Centre plays instead of the Hauppauge software. I can not find any where to put the Hauppauge software as default.)

Hi, I currently have 2x 120Gb HD (6Y120P0 ATA Device, http://computers.pricegrabber.com/hard-drives/m/636724/) I ve had them for about 2 years and there is nothing wrong with them as far as I can tell. But because they are 2 years old I bough another hard drive as 'backup' as I suspect they are going to start failing soon.

How can I back up the Contact Folder for Windows Mail in Vista? Thanks Drew

I expect I am lazy or ignorant (or both) but having just moved from XP to Vista what has happened to 'edit select all' and 'edit copy' 'edit paste'. A procedure I used a lot. And 'start programs' just gets a mingy list with no obvious way of re-ordering it. I suppose I shall have to read all about how vista works. -- Dave