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October 17th 08 12:46 PM
by Leonard Grey[_4_] Go to last post
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ATTN: Paul Montgomery, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, OLD MAN! I got you by Leonard Grey[_4_]
I am going to drive you insane. I am moving this to your other haunts online. I am going to have FUN. You'll NEVER know where it will pop up! Chase your tail, doggie! See you around, clown! -- --- Leonard Grey
October 17th 08 12:45 PM
by Leonard Grey[_4_] Go to last post
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ATTN: ONE HAS SEEN THE ATTACK BEFORE. IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.IT'S JUST AN OLD WORN-OUT TACTIC, FROM THE HAND BOOK! by Paul Montgomery[_4_]
Paul Montgomery wrote: http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killfile/anti_troll_faq.htm Subject: 4.5 Personal attacks on individuals and groups. Selected individuals are subjected to quite vicious personal attacks throughout usenet. Examples a "X#$ X#$!" "is a X$#" "is a X$#!" "is a X$x" "in X$#" "is a X$X" "is a X#$" "is a V$X just
October 17th 08 11:30 AM
by Paul Montgomery[_4_] Go to last post
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You should be aware of the threat. by Paul Montgomery[_4_]
Mr. Arnold wrote: "Mr. Arnold" wrote: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp And I have spoofed, and abused here for a long, long time. But, I have been out-spoofed, and out-abused! Congratulations to the Ultimate Spoofer / Abuser! I hand over the Crown.
October 17th 08 09:58 AM
by Paul Montgomery[_4_] Go to last post
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Need fix for black screen after resume by PeterS
Hi! I'm suffering from the problem described in the article 954434, i.e. resuming from hibernate causes a black screen. It says I should contact MS for this fix but was hoping someone has this fix and can share it, rather than having to pay the support fee to get it... /Peter
October 16th 08 11:41 PM
by Ramesh Kumar MVP[_54_] Go to last post
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C:\Config.msi various errors from many installers. by David S
So I have seen many people post on this topic. Lots of people claiming they have never had the problem but many more frustrated with the issue and lack of meaningful information. I have tested this and confirmed it on no less than 10 Vista x64 machines. All installations were initiated with the 'Run as Administrator' option. I have seen the error with Visual Studio 2005, Acrobat Reader,...
October 16th 08 09:45 PM
by Sherlock Go to last post
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Making Vista machines part of a domain by Mike
Hi folks, We have a few remote users who have Dell laptops with Vista Business. Originally they were set up as stand alone machine, no domain authentication. I recently set up a VPN between our main office and the branch office, and I now want to make these machines part of my domain. Anyone want to share any of the steps they have used to accomplish this? I assume like with XP, that once...
October 16th 08 10:39 AM
by Mike Go to last post
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Home Network - New to Vista by Dragonman
Can anyone out there help please? I've had my PC for about 4 years now. It does not have a wireless card. It is connected to broadband via an ethernet cable into a new router (BT Home Hub). The router is wireless enabled. I've just bought a new laptop and want to set up a home network including my PC and the laptop. The laptop connects wirelessly to the internet via the BT Home Hub. BT...
October 16th 08 07:17 AM
by Allan Chou Go to last post
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KMS Activation by KMS Activation
I would like to set up a kms server but have questions. I would like to activate both Server 2008 and Server 2003 both enterprise and std edition, and vista and xpsp2 pro. How do i add multiple license key into the KMS server to activate these os's and if i'm not able to what are my options? Thanks.
October 16th 08 06:45 AM
by Mike Go to last post
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dual boot vista and xp problem by mdk
Hi All, My XP is installed on F: drive, after installing vista on G: drive the xp can't boot and the error message is "ntldr missing". I have changed the boot drive of XP to F: in boot manager using EasyBCD but still getting the error. Although uninstalling boot manager will recover XP boot menu. TIA
October 15th 08 09:13 PM
by JCO Go to last post
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Vista Business Volume License by othmanh
I have a dual boot w/XP and Vista Business and it was working, but I could not activate it because DNS problems, was able to fix that, but did not go back right away and activate my Vista copy. 30 day went by and now it won't activate. But hey I am on the internet with my network id?!?!! Why won't it go into windows so I can activate it? I keep getting the code 0x8004FE33 (no internet...
October 15th 08 06:46 PM
by AJR Go to last post
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Lost recycle bin (trash can) desktop ICON by Ed Stoddard
Okay, I know this is not very important, but after I installed Win Vista Ultimate and moved my desktop recycle bin (trash can) to the lower left of my screen, I noticed some time later it was GONE! Now the only way I can empty the trash is to go through Windows Explorer or click on My Computer and find the recycle bin to empty it. This is a small problem, I know. I'm very happy just to have...
October 15th 08 06:21 PM
by Chris Parker Go to last post
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Windows Update bug: empty screen, button with no text by Dennisc1011
My vista Business's Windows Update has a bug, the screen always displays an empty screen with a button with no text. After click on the button, nothing happens. I simply cannot use Windows Update at all. Anyone know how to fix this?? Thanks!
October 15th 08 05:52 PM
by JerryM Go to last post
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Restart problem when installing vista ultimate by m1ke905
I am having a problem installing windows vista ultimate 64 bit, these are my system specs: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Quad-Core 2.83GHz Fan Cooler Master Hyper TX X2 Motherboard ASUS P5N-T Deluxe NVIDIA 780i Memory Corsair XMS2 Dominator 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 1066MHz Storage Seagate 1TB (2x500GB) SATA 32MB cache ...
October 15th 08 01:14 PM
by SIW2 Go to last post
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upgrading from oem to retail? by ALEXIOS GOUTSOULAS[_2_]
I have a Greek OEM version of windows vista home premium, and I want to upgrade it to windows vista ultimate English retail package. can I do that? and if I can do that, after the upgrade process will the OEM information be erased from my pc?
October 15th 08 02:58 AM
by DDW[_3_] Go to last post
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Can't upgrade from Vista Basic to Enterprise by Cuzzi
I am trying to do a simple upgrade from Vista Basic to Vista Enterprise. I have tried to do the install from within Vista and by booting up with the DVD. However, I get the same message either way - "Upgrade has been disabled. You cannot upgrade from Windows Vista Home Basic to Windows Vista Enterprise. You can upgrade to Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows...
October 14th 08 04:05 PM
by SIW2 Go to last post
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Re-Format and Reload? by Tricky Dicky
Would appreciate advice or comments. I have a pre installed OEM Vista Ultimate 64 bit OS on an ASUS Motherboard with AMD Phenom Quad Core 2.6 GHz and 8 MB Ram. There are two 250 GB Hard discs set up as a Mirror Raid Despite assurances from my software supplier my main software will not run on the 64 bit system and as alternatives are prohibitive in cost, reluctantly I will need to install the...
October 14th 08 08:55 AM
by DevilsPGD Go to last post
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"Windows could not update the computer's boot configuration..." by keyjade
I am attempting to upgrade from Win XP Pro (SP3) to Vista Home Premium, and purchased the update from the Microsoft Store online and downloaded my three files. That is, I am not using the CD or DVD option for upgrade. The Windows Upgrade Advisor gives me the all-clear for upgrade. When I commence the upgrade process and get to the 'Installing Windows...' screen it successfully completes the...
October 14th 08 06:15 AM
by Mick Murphy Go to last post
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Problem with HP K550 Printer by John Davis
Recently my HP Deskjet Pro K550 Series stopped functioning on my system. I verified the hardware was fine by connecting it another computer running XP. On my HP Pavillion running VISTA Home Premium , how, whenever I try to print I get a message3 in the print Queue saying "Error printing" with no further information. I uninstalled the printer drivers and reinstalled them without success. Can...
October 14th 08 06:09 AM
by Mick Murphy Go to last post
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do i need directx? by Luis Ortega
I normally would install directx 9 on my win xp computers. Should I install directx 10, or another version of directx, or should I avoid installing directx at all on a dell studio laptop running vista home premium? Thanks for any advice.
October 14th 08 05:21 AM
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