Hello, I'm using Vista home premium 32 bit, and it automatically installed an update from microsoft. It then asked me to restart the computer, which I did, but when I did, it wouldn't load again because it said that "winload.exe was missing or corrupt". It then asked me to use the installation cd to restore it, but Vista came preinstalled, so I don't have the CD. How can I fix this? I...

I want know how to change the color of telnet client program. I tried to change the color by using the command color f0. But the color f0 command change only the cmd windows, that is dos prompt window. By the command color f0, the colsole color changed. But when I connected telnet server in the colsole, the color of it did not change.

Hi, I would greatly appreciate help...!! My computer tried to install Vista service pack , however it was aborted, message showing "installation unsuccessfull". Following that Vista installed three security updates. Since then following issues have been keeping me busy for now too long... 1. Office pack 2003 doesn't start at all any more. I tried "repair function", but message showed up...

Hi All, I have around couple of dozens of PC/Laptop with XP on them and I want to migrate Is there a tool that show if a specific PC/Laptop is Vista compatible regarding both hardware and software? Thanks a lot in advance

Hi - This is a stupid question, but I'm pretty stupid when it comes to computers, I just hope someone is patient enough to answer it anyway. I recently bought a PC online, and ordered it with the 64-Bit version of Vista Home Premium. When it arrived I'm not sure if they installed the 32-Bit or the 64-Bit version of the OS. I got suspicious because I have two 'Program Files' folders, and one...

okay so I decided to take the jump and try out vista. Still waiting..... So the installation went fine, took about three or four hours, got to the point where windows was starting for the fist time and the endless cycle of reboots began. After disabling automatic restart, the BSOD error message read: Session3_Initialization_Failed. Safe mode screen seems to load but absolutely no programs or...

I have had my computer back from Gateway for about a month. I'm online and a window pops up. Microsoft tells me my new(ish) Gateway computer has an invalid activation key and shutsdown. I re-enter the activation key Microsoft congradulates me on a successful activation and there is message in the lower right of my desktop screen that says: Windows Vista (TM) ...

Not to repeat too much of the scenario, but my machine already has Home Premium w/sp1 installed. Can I install a genuine Vista Ultimate w/sp1 over Home Premium w/sp1 using someone else's DVD.......but using the Product Key from my Vista Ultimate that does not have sp1 on it??? (Microsoft licensing will not allow my to re-sell my copy of Vista Ultimate, even though it was never installed.)

Hi, I was wondering if anyone encountered the same thing I did. I just did a clean install of Vista ultimate, everything fine, then I decided to install FSX, all with no problems. Then I created a second account so I could play it without all the stuff loading up at startup like messenger, etc. It played fine, but when I logged off to go back to my other main account, after the password...

I had vista installed on my computer from MSDNAA from my school, but then my computer got reformatted and I lost vista, but still have the product cd key because I wrote it down. Is there a way to re-download the product without having to buy a new product.

i had some problems with my laptop so i had to run the System Operating CD to fix my laptop, after that everything was fine and then i got a pop up saying i need to install Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 so i clicked install but it says it couldnt install for some reason and it said that the problem is that it cant find the file D:\j386\WINNTUPG\NETUPGRD.DLL it asnt really and issue to me...

We are deploying Vista on 400+ Dell desktops, all hardware identical. Dell created an Image for us that suits all but about 70 computers. I have created a master image for these computers but am havings sysprep problems. I created an answer file (sysprepdomain.xml) for sysprep with WSIM and it passed all the error checks in WAIK, but when I move the .xml file to the...

For this vista business with sp1, if no one login within a certain duration, RDP access is locked out.. RDP access is not possible also if someone login and subsequently later on "lock" manually or by screen saver. the locked state from RDP is effective until some one at the console hit the alt-control-del and then ctl-alt-shift-END keys is there a setting to prevent rdp access being locked...

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for a regualr user's dos prompt (c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe), how could one enable receive of drag and drop from explorer? right now I get that circle picture when I try to drop on DOS prompt window

rantDear Microsoft. It would be really nice to avoid the whole performance check during Vista's installation since the result isn't really useful until updated drivers have been installed. More importantly, for the love of Dancing Steve Balmer, ask me questions at the start of the install, and at the end. If you insist on doing the performance check, fine, but do it before prompting me for...

i recently upgraded to vista but didn't like it, tried system recovery to go back to xp. now things are downhill, would like to go back to vista, tried repairing from cd, no luck. if i reinstalled vista, will i lose my programs and files? HELP!:cry: -- mjeff

I have tried to install SP1 a number of times. I get the install and the download, when I get to the license agreement I see the next box and cancel box. The next box is never ready to select. When I cancel I get an error message: "WindowsUpdate_000004C7 WindowsUpdate_dt000" Can I get any help from someone or can someone guide me. Thank you so much.

Must I upgrade to Ultimate, or is there a way to back up my drivers? Thanks, deirdre

My friend got an excellent deal on the FULL Vista Business CD when CompUSA was going out of sale. Since then, he bought a new Dell laptop with Vista Home Premium on it, and just wants to *upgrade* to Vista Business. He does NOT want to wipe Home Premium to replace it with Business, since the laptop has all the drivers and MS Works (which he wants to upgrade to Office Standard 2007 using the...