i am using windows Vista rc2 build 5744. is there a way to change the way photogallery opens multiple images. in the old fax picture viewer if i selected several pictures from a newsreader to view each picture would be loaded in order but only one instance of the the fax/viewer would run. in photgallery each picture loads a new photgalley program. i end up with multiple photogalley's running.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129160/article.html yes, some of us already know the trick, but for the new people, it's good news.

Due to too many issues with Vista, I've decided to go back to XP. MS's EULA states that if I "upgraded" to Vista, my XP key would be rendered void, so how do I go back exactly? Sounds as though MS has decided that I can't "downgrade". Do they expect me to go out and buy XP again or is there some procedure to get my XP key reinstated?

Here's some interesting behavior. I develop a small app that uses a MS Access database. I had a database with about a dozen records in it. For testing purposes, I deleted the 12-record database Access file and replaced it with a database file with no records in it. When I put the new empty database file down, my app behaved as if it was the 12-record database file. What's even more...

Hi Guys on the picture viewer in my Vista Home Premium , is there a way to make it like XP was, I would like to be able to scroll through them by clicking the enter key instead of clicking the arrow with the mouse. Don't always want to use the slide show option. Thanks -- Carl G

Hi, I have put Vista Ultimate on my laptop but I can't select to put the Power Icon in the taskbar. Can someone help? Many thanks, DannyBoi

If I move data from one partition to another one, through an Acronis TrueImage backup, will the NTFS permission be transferred as well, or will they be reset to the standard permissions already set on the target partitions? Cheers ss.

I am using Windows Vista to connection to the following clients: Windows XP Pro SP2 and windows 2003 SP1 I usally get the following: "remote desktop cannot verify the identity of the computer you want to connect to" sometimes, it will allow me to connect but it will kick me off. the RDP session.

Gadget is not always on top. I have to uncheck always on top and check it again for it to reappear on top.

I am not techy so would appreciate some help please. I have Vista Premium and wanted to download some photos from my clan's website by clicking Save Picture As. I created a folder to save the photos but when i go back to Program Files/Photos to look at them, they are not there BUT there is a field in there called Compatibilty Files. When i click there I can find them. Is this normal as on XP...

Please can you fix this, I will have to either send my new PC back or downgrade to XP as neither my wife nor I can work without Webmail. It is obviously a common problem as I have read the discussion groupe on it. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in...

I'm currently running Vista Home Basic on a Dell D620 laptop, with the Vista Basic visual theme. So far I've been quite impressed with Vista's power management features and am quite happy. I'm on the verge of doing an Anytime Upgrade to Home Premium, primarily for Aero but also for some of the extra Mobility, DVD playback features etc. Looking around the web there are quite a few articles...

February 16, 2007 Microsoft Plays Down a Sales Lift From Vista By JOHN MARKOFF http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/16/business/16soft.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15 - Wall Street analysts are being too optimistic about sales of Windows Vista, Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, told financial analysts in New York on Thursday.

I do not know why but when I right click and select new shortcut nothing happens. As this is the first time I have tried to create a shortcut I do not know when or what I did to cause it, or maybe it is not what I have done? Any help, info or advice would be gratefully received. NIK

If I am logged in as an administrator, why would my programs not run under that credential? I've already been authenticated. If an administrator account user launches a program, then that means that an administrator account user wants to run the program. Why the prompts? If I did not want the program to run, I would not have launched it. How can I turn this off? - will f

Is it possible to have sleep disable based on whether a specific program is running in the background?

I am trying to create a job in Vista with schtasks.exe. syntax is schtasks /create /XML "C:\Audit\Util Scan.xml" /TN "Util Scan" I am currently an add on the box and I have not gotten around this issue. Also when I try to query a vista computer with XP' schtasks.exe I get path not found. I have exceptions for Remote Scheduled Tasks Managment in the firewall and it still fails.

If I hide the sidebar, I can drag icons to the right of the screen. When I show the sidebar, it covers them up and they are inaccessable. -- Mike Matheny

Hi, I just bought a new Sony laptop running Vista Business in Hong Kong. However, when I click on upgrade vista link (which takes me to anytime upgrade), and selected microsoft, it responded with anytime upgrade is not available in my region. Isn't anytime upgrade available worldwide?

Where can I get some new free voices for Vista SAPI 5.3?? -- Mike Matheny