i burned a vista x64 install dvd with the 4gb hotfix slipstreamed (using vlite - and i did tick the 4gb fix checkbox in vlite). i then tried to install vista with 4gb of ram and i still got a bsod. has anyone done this successfully? i know the hotfix was included on the dvd i burned because when i finished installing vista (with 2gb of ram) and tried to install the hotfix, it said that the update...

I need some help. I have a dual boot setup that has Vista on one sata hard drive and Windows XP on another sata hard drive. If I remember correctly, I installed XP 1st and than Vista. I now want to keep the current system running with XP and remove the Vista hard drive and install it in a new computer I am building. I'm guessing I will have bootup issues on boot on both pc's once I remove

Can I use selected screensavers from XP Plus! in Vista 32 ? Jack

Hi all, I'm investigating a strange problem on behalf of a family member...he's got a brand new HP laptop, less than a month old, that came preloaded with Vista Home Premium (I believe--I don't have access to the laptop at this very moment). He's been spending a fair amount of time trading emails with the tech support group of a company making some software he's been trying to install...

I recently installed Vista (dual boot). I already had XP installed. Both systems now show C:\ as their respective drive letter. Vista should be showing D:\ How can i fix this? -- osullivania

Is there a setting within wimscript.ini to make imagex grab the recycler (recycle bin). I know that recycler is excluded by default but i need to change this in case a "backup" needs to have items in the recycle bin have to be recovered. I would not be using USMT for this type of capture, nor sysprep. In short, is there a way to include recycler? sample ini with it removed still excludes it: ...

Is there a setting within wimscript.ini to make imagex grab the recycler (recycle bin). I know that recycler is excluded by default but i need to change this in case a "backup" needs to have items in the recycle bin have to be recovered. I would not be using USMT for this type of capture, nor sysprep. In short, is there a way to include recycler? sample ini with it removed still excludes...

Hello, In the past we have run the unattended install for Windows XP from a network share and we would like to do the same with Windows Vista. The issue is when we go to the network share and try to launch setup.exe, we get an error. "This program cannot be run in DOS mode" Is there an easy way to work around this? I have read about a Windows PE boot disk, but the higher ups are not too keen...

Hi, I'm creating script to configure vista. During installation I want to "turn on" 2 vista features: - SNMP features - WMI SNMP Provider Real component name for "SNMP features" is "SNMP", but I want to install also WMI. I search in windows\logs\CBS\cbs.log, and found "WMISnmpProvider". I

A bit ago a person on here said they were able to upgrade their academic vista ultimate 32bit from their school to the 64bit version through the alternate media order. HOW?? I have tried and it says offer not found. I have a copy now of 32bit vista that is doing me no good at all since I have 4gigs of ram and a 64bit processor. Please... anyone help me how to do this. Or if anyone has a number...

We just replaced 2 dvd drives in a Dell 8400. After doing so, we don't know how to make our computer recognize the drives. Unfortunately that is why we replaced them in the first place.... Anyway, when we try to use the "D" drive we get the message "please insert a disc into drive D" even thought there is a disc in the drive. According to the Device Manager, the device is working...

I recently received a new computer with all new parts that had Windows XP Media Center Edition on it. I had my copy of the upgrade disc for Windows Vista Home Premium and wanted to upgrade. Well now Windows is telling me that my Product ID has expired and when I try to re-enter the ID it says it is not valid, even though it is a legitimate copy of Windows Vista. I did have this installed on...

My computer goes into hibernation whenever I try to write on my desktop. I write something and it just shut down. I´ve tried to remove the hibernation but then the computer just shuts down.

I have a PC running Vista Business. It will not successful run a repair, I do not find an option (when I boot from the cd) to wipe it out and reload the OS. any suggestions on how I can do that? -- Dave

When i attempt to change my system locale in control panel region / launguage options. it work's. and that fixes the problem i am asking about However. When the system locale is on, korean insted on english, connecting to online games running program applications. Becomes the new problem and it disables my normal fuction of using them. But when the system locale in on english, the...

Ever since I discover that you could move the Quick Launch Bar around, I have it on the left side of my screen. So after I booted up Vista I wanted to move it like I could in the other flavors of Windows. BUT I can't move it!! I can move the WHOLE Task Bar but not just the Quick Launch. Please try it and confirm that it doesn't move for you too. Why in God's Green Earth would they remove...

I have an MSI K9NSLI Platinum motherboard with a brand new Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB SATA drive attached as the third master drive. The primary master has an old school ATAPI DVDRW. Keep in mind there is no way I can change a setting in the BIOS (or I don't know how to do it) so that the SATA device is the primary master drive, so these are permanent settings; the primary master and slave...

I just went for Vista to XP and very happy i did. It was on an ACER 5315 and works great. drivers are very easy to find.

I tried connecting my Blackberry Pearl to my laptop running Vista Home Premium, via Bluetooth. I have the drivers, and pointed Vista to their location during install, but it continually prompts me saying that I need to install the drivers for my new Bluetooth device. I have found no way to disable this message. (None of the options make the message go away for good.) The Bluetooth...

Is there any way to copy and paste or drag and drop operation like it was in previous Windows? It drives me nuts when I have to type the full path of executable I want to run in that window! Jack