Greetings Vista gurus, I just bought a new Western Digital "Passport" external (USB) portable hard drive. The drive is working fine, I can see it in Windows Explorer and manually copy files to & from it. But when I try to use Windows Backup (from Vista's Backup & Restore Center), I immediately get an error message that the backup target drive failed: "The backup disk has a corrupted file...

I have two audio cards installed - and working - on my PC. In the Playback window of Sound (accessed via Control panel) the Speakers item shows up as using one of the drivers, and it has a green tick next to it. How do I tell Vista to use the other driver to drive the speakers?

On using OneCare registry Clean i get the following errors File type associations (4 errors, 0 skipped) Error Items HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.cda HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\FileExts\.wmd HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.wms HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.wmz

I just got one of these. I'm running Windows Vista & have been using a wired Intellimouse. I installed the software & followed the installation instructions (I thought), but the wireless mouse & receiver (which the system reports is working normally) doesn't seem to do anything. The old mouse is still installed & connected & works. What should I do to get the new mouse working? Be gentle with me...

My Windows Vista Home Premium computer directory shows an icon captioned "Removable Disc (E:). When I right click on the image and select "Remove safely" it goes away but when I restart, It is right back again. There is also an icon in the notification area of the task bar that tells me I can safely remove the hardware. This too reappears when the computer is restarted. I do not have a...

Not even sure what might of caused it because I'm not totally sure when it happened... must of been between this morning to just a hour ago (like 10 hours); and in that time I've installed quite a bit of software. It's just that problem that a few people have, where the CD/DVD drives suddenly go missing from explorer. It's fine and well in device manager, says its up to date, enabled etc....

I see generic PnP monitor. Which prevents world of warcraft from using anything higher than 85hz. The cm823f.inf file which is the driver for this monitor will not install. When I try to install the device I get "The INF file you selected does not support this method of installation" If there is no working hitachi 823F drivers, then I need to know how I can hack the registery to make 100hz...

I've searched for help with this specific problem but have found none. I installed iTunes sometime ago to rip CDs, and really regret it. It took over the autoplay for when an audio CD is inserted, and the system completely ignores what I have set for the handler (Windows Media Player). So today I finally got around to just completely uninstalling iTunes, and it didn't fix the problem. Now the...

My external DVD burning drive was working fine the other day as a matter of fact I had burned 3 DVD's but when I tried to burn the 4th one my computer still detected the burning drive but my burning program (ImgBurn) didn't detect the DVD media. Does this sound like maybe the laser went bad in the drive. -- Walt

Hi, I have searched before posting this query so apologies if I am treading over well worn territory. My Father has a Satellite Pro a120 running Vista. A while back he connected a 24" LG monitor and ever since then he's been having to reset his mouse click speed and reorganise his desktop icons every time he starts his laptop. The laptop has had performance issues since then too, often...

Bluetooth had stopped working in Vista SP2, it does show any external devices and, as a result,does not add them. Is there something to look at?I have checked the drivers: bluetooth radio and enumerator and device manager showthay are working.Thank you for any hints. Post Originated from http://www.VistaForums.com Vista Support Forums

I've got the same issue with the 5000. Every time this happens I need to remove the bluetooth device and add it again and only then it works. Frustrating to say the least - any suggestions?

Hi! I changed my mouse settings to switch the "right-click" and "left-click" buttons (as if for left-handed) - but every time I log out, restart, anything... it changes itself back to the default. How do I make this setting permanent?

i am having a dv-4 pavilion, and i am using a creative SB 5.1 x-fi sound card usb. i recently had a bluescreen and the report said i have an audio software problem. the creative sounds great but i seems it's the root of the problem. i would to keep it but run nicely without problem. i would to know if it is a conflict problem, or a device software problem. i received this report which is a...

i am having a dv-4 pavilion, and i am using a creative SB 5.1 x-fi sound card usb. i recently had a bluescreen and the report said i have an audio software problem. the creative sounds great but i seems it's the root of the problem. i would to keep it but run nicely without problem. i would to know if it is a conflict problem, or a device software problem. i received this report which is a...

My external DVD burning drive was working fine the other day as a matter of fact I had burned 3 DVD's but when I tried to burn the 4th one my computer still detected the burning drive but my burning program (ImgBurn) didn't detect the DVD media. Does this sound like maybe the laser went bad in the drive. -- Walt

I use a USB drive to backup my PC. I do NOT use the "schedule" feature of my backup software because I prefer to backup manually, on my terms, when the PC is not in use. When I plug in the USB drive, or even from a fresh boot with the USB drive already plugged in, I am unable to "safely remove" it. When I attempt to remove it by using the "Safely Remove Hardware" program, I get an...

Hello, I will try to explain my problem with some picture first of all, i use 'Toshiba laptop Satellite A200-1BJ' (http://gulf.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?LNG=13&service=AE&highlightOption=119297&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&PRODUCT_ID=132101#0)

Originally the 2nd non-OS disk contained two primary partitions fully allocated to drives D and drive G. I shrunk both and the unallocated space is separated by the second former partition (drive G). How can i get the two unallocated spaces into one area to format and create a new partition -- thank you for your help

I have a new HP Pavilion running Vista Home Premium. Ive had it less than a month. I have used the keyboard shortcuts once or twice, just to play with them, when I first started using the computer, and they all worked fine. Until this morning, and now some work, some dont. Most dont. Along the left side of the Enhanced Multimedia PS/2 Keyboard, is the Sleep button, club hp, www, email, search,...