i 1. I am on Windows Vista Business with SP1 installed 2. Until recently I used the Command Prompt for some things and it worked fine. 3. I usually run it at administrator level clicking on context menu SHIFT /"Open Command Window Here" and then opening at administrator level. But it then stopped working. 4. Very recently Keying in Cmd.exe either in Start Search or Run brings up the Command...

I have Toshiba notebook with Vista. I need to connect HP LaserJet 1160 printer. My notebook doesn't detect the printer. How can I install dot4 port on the notebook?

My desktop(zoostorm)keeps shutting itself off, scans reveal no virus, after running memory diagnostic windows will not load, I want to a full reinstallation but I dont have a cd as it was pre-installed, i'm told to click f8 repeatedly at start up but unsure where to go from there to restore the factory settings, something about advanced boot, command prompt, repair restore etc, I have my...

I have an RBase application I've been using for years and I have it now running in Vista Business but I can not get it to print no matter what I do. I have an HP960c Inkjet printer connect by USB. I have no LPT ports. I have tried "net use LPT1 \\wizard\HP960c /persistent:yes" where wizard is the machine name and HP960c is the printer name. I have even shared the printer but nothing works. This...

Dose anyone know of a good sync to external drive software that does not take hours to scan the drive? Thank you for your help.

Dose anyone know of a good sync to external drive software that does not take hours to scan the drive? Thank you for your help.

Hi, Vista x64 SP2 with 500GB Seagate SATA HDD. I can resume from standby, but it can take up to 10 minutes for it to work again. I believe it's the HDD not waking up (powering up) immediately when it resumes (S3 Hybrid Sleep).

Hi, I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has anyone an idea?

Am reinstalling Windows Vista after a virus infected my PC. I am reinstalling vista but after booting from DVD Vista does not recognise my SATA hard disk on the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen. There are no issues with the hard disk and this happened once before but I can't remember how I solved this.  My problem is the Vista installer not recognising my hard disk so I...

I'm not very good with computers, but ive had mine for 2 years and its getting slow and i have not had any protection on it in a while. my laptop is a dell inspiron 1501 and i need help. i want to just reset it and start over as if it was brand new in the box. i was told that i just need to put in my operating system disk and it will restart everything. first is this true then, second if i do...

Hi, I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has anyone an idea?

Okay. First things first. I don't know what my friend did to her computer but by the time I got to it, it would boot to where you should login and then show nothing but a blue screen (not the blue screen of death, though). She said she had someone else look at it who said the hard drive needed to be replaced. I told her I'd try something first. I'm trying to wipe her hard drive clean and put...

Okay. First things first. I don't know what my friend did to her computer but by the time I got to it, it would boot to where you should login and then show nothing but a blue screen (not the blue screen of death, though). She said she had someone else look at it who said the hard drive needed to be replaced. I told her I'd try something first. I'm trying to wipe her hard drive clean and put...

I've been trying to upgrade my Vista to Windows 7 but I keep getting the error message mentions on the title. I tried to look online at what this means and it could be a number of things apparently, although I thought it was to do with security. I've tried turing all my security off (via the Control Panel) but that doesn't seem to have worked. Please could someone show me light of my wrong...

I've been trying to upgrade my Vista to Windows 7 but I keep getting the error message mentions on the title. I tried to look online at what this means and it could be a number of things apparently, although I thought it was to do with security. I've tried turing all my security off (via the Control Panel) but that doesn't seem to have worked. Please could someone show me light of my wrong...

Am reinstalling Windows Vista after a virus infected my PC. I am reinstalling vista but after booting from DVD Vista does not recognise my SATA hard disk on the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen. There are no issues with the hard disk and this happened once before but I can't remember how I solved this.  My problem is the Vista installer not recognising my hard disk so I...

My Windows Vista Business upgrade DVD won't boot. Is this normal? Are there certain "upgrade" DVDs that aren't supposed to boot? This is an genuine purchased Windows DVD, part number: 66J-04586. It will install Vista, as long as I boot the computer into XP first, then run the install program. I've installed Vista on a few computers (site license) in my small non-profit and it worked, but...

I am using Vista Business, as provided in TechNet Plus. Whenever I try to install or uninstall many software packages (include the monthly TechNet update!), I get an error that says "Invalid Drive H:" and the (un)install routine fails. We do use an H: drive at work, and I get this error even when connected to the network and have full access to the H: drive. Does anyone know what might be...

Hi, I am trying to install Vista Home Premium 32bit on my new computer at home. The specs are as follows: mobo: asus p5q pro cpu: Intel core2 duo e8500 RAM: 2x1GB Patriot 800MHz HDD: 80GB Western Digital SATA (partitioned half/half with Ubuntu) GFX: 7900GTX 512MB

While re-installing Vista Home Premium recently, I seem to have lost the C-Prompt which I always found on the start menu under "system tools". Can anyone tell me how to get it back? I never had this happen before but I cannot seem to locate it. Many thanks for the help. Gene L.