One machine in my office is used as a file server i.e. all files by all the staff members are stored in that machine. I have installed *licensed Vista Business* in that machine. Yeah, I am brave (or is that called stupid?) :p For data safety, I have *RAID1* in that machine (RAID card and two HDs *mirroring* the data). Many times after update, Vista cannot recognise RAID and therefore cannot...

Hey there! I see there are lots of questions about WD external harddrives here. I haven't been able to find an answer to my question, so I'm posting a new topic. Sorry if this has been answered already somewhere. Problem: Just switched to Windows Vista home premium 64bits, and plugged in my WD MYBOOK 500 gb. Both on the old computer (with Windows XP) and this

Dear Sir, At any time in vista OS If I want to access the disabled device list what I have to do. Currently I am using IMMDeviceEnumerator and with its instance I am calling EnumAudioEndpoints function where I am passing DEVICE_STATE_DISABLED state device to be accessed but Its showinf zero devices in all cases.

Hello Im trying to install windows vista update: ATK - system - ATK0110 ACPI UTILITY But everytime I get the notice install failed: WindowsUpdate_80070103 does anybody know whats the problem?

I read in a lot of places that disabling the graphics hardware acceleration might be forbidden with Windows Vista. I also have a computer/graphics card like this: the slider/option in "Troubleshooting" is missing and it says changing this setting is forbidden by the driver. My question: How can I detect programmatically that disabling the hardware acceleration is prohibited? This is useful...

I have been using a usb memory stick for some time. Vista assigned drive letter I:. I safely removed that stick and am using it somewhere else. I purchsed a new usb memory stick, put it in the same usb port and Vista now assigned drive letter J:. How do I get Vista to go back and assign this to I: again? Windows Visata Home Premium 32 bit. Thank you

Hello everyone, I have a little issue with my system. Sometimes Vista shows bsod, then reboots and I get a message that it is because of my ethernet adapter. However, the adapter works fine, the error happens randomly. At least I do not see a reason why this happens. My system is up to date, has the newest drivers, I have followed the possible solutions for the problem that Vista has...

Hi! I have an Asus P5B, Vista 32Bit Home Premium. I have something connected to the eSATA port. When the system boots the BIOS sees it fine. Vista however, will not recognize it.......everything is proper in the BIOS, as the BIOS sees it upon boot. The P5B uses the Jmicros controller. That should be up to date. Additionally, this is hooked to an external enclosure, Xtrastore 3.5".....

I got a new HDD the other day so I did some file moving. I cloned my OS from one of my 320GB HDDs to the new one then I deleted all the files from the 320GB and moved about 120GBs from another HDD to the 320GB HDD that used to have the OS on it. Everything seemed to work fine for a bit. I turned my PC off for a few hours and decided to make sure that all the SATA connector's were connected...

Hi. My laptop couldn't read DVD anymore, after one fine day. It was working fine maybe 2 months back, now it can't read any DVD at all, but it's able to read CDs. I just can't figure out why. Hope someone is able to help :) Thanks in advance. Mat****a DVD+-RW UJ857G ATA Device Windows Vista Home Premium is there any other details i need to give? :confused:

I have been docking my notebook for over a year with NO problems. Recently, however, when I dock my notebook (hibernated or fully powered), the 'device failed to connect' sound plays, and my mouse and keyboard fail to come online. Oddly, the monitor activates as usual. The only solution has been to reboot the laptop while it is plugged into the dock. What could be causing this? (Side note: I...

Help! I have the Vista Home Premium version, I believe (just purchased 5 months ago) and yesterday bought a MS Comfort Optical Mouse 3000 (new). It has the magnification functionality where the button on the left-hand side is supposed to magnify highlighted text. But I have tried this on Notepad, web pages, OpenOffice, with no luck. The software was loaded with success. Does anyone have any...

6 days ago I had a Compaq notebook (6720s) that was working OK, although USB functionality was pretty random. Then I tried to install Vista SP1 as offered by Windows Update. The install failed. 2 different System Restore points also failed.... Terrific. Now the system no longer shows DVD drive in My Computer or Computer Management, but it shows in Device Manager as not working, no drivers.

Afternoon all. Here's my problem; I'm using a generic logitech USB mic with my vista computer, and it has worked great for about the last 6 months or so. I use it with Ventrillo and the speech recognition on my computer. Anywho, today, all of a sudden with no updates, hardware chanegs, etc., the mic portion of it just isn't working. I've checked the usual suspects, its not muted, its set as the...

Why are the Nvidia graphic card drivers on windows update older than on the Nvidia website & yet windows update always recommends the older one they have?, I don't know which one to use, Phil.

hey i removed a program the other day and then when i restarted comp the dvd and cd drive were not showing up. I tried the whole remove upper and lower filters from registry, but when i went to remove them from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} there were no upper or lower filters, i tried checkin cables, they are fine. what should...

The HP 8250 printer ( borderline warranty!!) jammed up and left me with new original HP 363 color cartridges - three in the printer and three still in sealed packs. If anyone living near Exeter is interested in a real bargain, just get in touch. I don't want to dump the whole lot, but it has got to go somewhere. Perky

I purchased a PNY Optima Pro Attache high speed USB2.0 drive, but I don't know how to use it??? Can I download it from Windows? Is said to check to see if you have it in your list. Thanks

Running Vista Ultimate 64 When I plug in the Logitech Extreme 3d Pro joystick the it recognizes new device then searches for driver it then gives me the following error Windows encountered software for your device Windows found software for your device but encounted an error while attempting to install it %HID_Device%

So I finished adding a Western Digital 160GB 10,000RPM HD, made sure all the plugs were correct, and using SATA. However, when I started up my computer it doesn't show up in Explorer, so I look at device manager and it is listed there. I also went to the BIOS where it is also listed. So I know the computer knows its there, but why can't I access it? I've researched similar problems but could not...