When I click on the "switching between windows" quicklaunch icon, it just gives me a blue box with small icons to select from (desktop, comptuer, etc). There isn't the cool feature of cycling through the panes. Does anyone have this problem and know how to remedy it? I think this started after I downloaded a couple of Vista updates two days ago.

Hi, i'm using Vista RTM 6000 ..and i have a problem ... i have a rewritable CD that i use it from long time ago ..it work with Window XP greatly...but when i use it with vista burning option ..the Vista burned it and closed it .... i put the rewritable disk again to erase it the system refused to do this and said that the CDis not rewritable nd can not to be erased..i'm very upset from this...

The installation stps with a message that, " Can not with Run As command. Login as an administrator" I am there as an administrator already. What should I do. The printer is HO Laser Jet 2840.

If you have HP and are experiencing audio issues..... Simply go to: http://h20219.www2.hp.com/services/cache/454897-0-0-225-121.html Enter a product name / number (press enter) Click the correct product name / number (most likely at the top of list shown) Select your system (pick Vista) Click Conexant High Definition Audio date of 4-2007 (at the top)t Scroll down and click Install Now button

I cannot get my DVD player to run a DVD or a CD Rom. I have this error. This device cannot start. (Code 10) Click 'Check for solutions' to send data about this device to Microsoft and to see if there is a solution available. When I check for solutions it never comes back with anything. Any help would be great.

mulitmedia keyboard driver has stopped working. this is the message I get at start up... what does this mean? Is is fixable?? I KNOW ITS A HARDWARE PROBLEM AND NOT A SOFTWARE PROBLEM -- shannon Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

I have a SD card but it can't be read in Windows Vista Ultimate. I have tried serval times and format it fully but it's still can't be read. Then I tried other SD card and it can be read in Windows Vista Ultimate. So I think it would be some problems with my SD card and then I use my roomate's computer with Windows Vista Home Premium to read my SD card. It is fine to read the card. Can anybody...

Hi, I have a Sony Ericsson K850i that I have used with XP with no problems but am now using Vista and have problems with the drivers. I have downloaded the latest drivers from SE site and installed them. When I connect, Vista says the device has malfunctioned and Vista does not recognise it. I have used Device Manager to investigate and it says there are no drivers installed. I have...

my vista freezes during installation. yes, my hard drive was brand new and clean. im wondering if i should try the 32bit vista. the 64bit disk i had was a brand new oem disk with no scratches. after my vista failed, i loaded a bootleg copy of xp onto the pc and that installed fine. i think it was a 32bit. all my parts are brand new. i bought the vista a couple months ago and had the problem...

Hi everyone. I'm hoping someone can help me with a problem I have using a USB hard drive. When it's connected windows vista goes through the usual USB driver installation process without a problem, however the hard drive doesn't show up in explorer. Nor does it show up in computer management/disk management. It does show up in computer management/device manager/disk drives.

I have a relatively new Acer Aspire notebook running Vista Home Pro. I have found that I can't view my DVD-RW drive in My Computer, nor can I play DVDs or CDs. Device Manager implies everything is working, and says I have latest drivers installed. What to do?

Hi, I have Sony Vaio VGN-N250 with windows vista preinstalled. I have a usb Hard drive on which i want to install windows xp and use it when required on this notebook. i donot know how to do it so can aNYONE GUIDE ME HOW TO INSTALL WQINDOWS XP ON THE EXTERNAL USB HARD DRIVE AND BOOT my notebook from that. i will be highly thankful.

I have a Toshiba Satellite A215-S4807 I upgraded to vista ultimate from home premium. Now my built in web camera does not work. I get error message Webcam driver open fail. Please restart Camera or computer. That didn't work.

I have had this problem for over two or three weeks now. I normally just let my computer sleep, but sometimes it needs to be restarted for whatever reason. When it gets shut down or restarted, it's like it goes back to the default settings, or a temporary account. My background has changed, the DELL support welcome screen pops up, any settings for the computer I have manually set are back...

I hope this is the correct group. I did a search and could not find what I was looking for. I used to be able to adjust the volume on my laptop speakers with the FN and up/down arrows, but now I can't. I tried to figure out how to configure the buttons, but I don't want to screw anything else up. Help please.

Hi everyone :) I'm having a serious problem with a ''USB NOT RECOGNIZED ERROR'' whenever i plug a usb device into any of the four usb ports on my laptop. This started happening about a week ago and i've since being trying all sorts to fix this issue. I'm using a laptop Fujitsu siemens amilo li 1718 Vista home premium 32 bit Processor - genuine intel(R) CPU T2130 @1.86 GHz 1.87 GHz Ram - 1918 Mb

I solved the driver installtion problem as follow. 1) The Kaparsky anti-virus removed a necessary file in the system although it admitted afterward it is not infected. It was windows\syswow64\setup.exe. 2) I installed several drivers with manager privilege, the last one is the one from Intel but I think it uses a component not supplied in the recent driver 6.10.0.5405. (my board is Intel...

I have problem to open the phone and modem option at control panel. I got this a pop-up message: "Phone and modem control panel cannot be opened. You may a have problem starting telephony service" Please help and thanks in advance.

After installing RC1, my computer does not recognize my DVD or CD drives. Dell 8300 Samsung DVD-ROM SD-616E ATA Device ?? HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8483B ATA Device What now??

Hi, I installed Vista 32 bits on my Compaq Presario v2000z (Turion) laptop a while ago. The only problem I've had is that my power adapters (I've got 2) are never recognized / seen by the OS, it states that I'm always on battery. However, it is plugged in and the battery charges OK. The power LED says the laptop is plugged in the outlet : only Vista does not recognize it. Because of...