Vista´s boot menu shows only 6 entries. The seventh or more entry does not more appear. In bcdedit or EasyBCD all OS will be displayed. Is there a registry entry restricting the boot menu to 6 entries?

After clean installing Vista Ultimate + all current fixes and SP from Microsoft update I can't install Windows Mobile Device Center because *dont have one or more windws component / modules* (no err num, rus lang) when I tryig to initialize windows components, (eg ActiveX installer or any unmarketd components) - unsuccessefull instalation (failed) By the way - I can't see all modules (eg Indexing...

I just purchased a desktop computer for my work. It came with Vista Home Premium 64bit. I also purchased the Upgrade to Vista Ultimate since the ultimate version works better with our network. Some of the software that we run at work is not compatible with 64bit so I was wondering if anyones know if: 1. I can install 32bit Ultimate upgrade over 64bit Home Premium ...or 2. If I can use the 32bit...

I have a need to periodically tell all my validation machines to reboot to PXE so I can re-imagine them with ImageX/WinPE to a new test run. Problem is I can't find an easy way to utilize BCDedit or other tools (tried making changes with Diskpart but that didn't go well ;) I'm trying to avoid having to set PXE as the primary boot option and then turn PXE on or off in my infrastructure. I'm...

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, our company is Gold certified partner. I was redirected to this newsgroup from the partner newsgroups because those apparently only serve break&fix issues. I do need some help on an unattended issue: We have created unattended Vista x86 and x64 installation images and are distributing them internally and for our clients through various ways (WDS or dvd images). We...

I recently enountered 'siginificant incompatibilities using Partition Magic' (http://forum.sysinternals.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=19713) in Windows 2000 creating a dual boot Windows 2000/Ubuntu Linux system. I realize that PM must not be used in Vista or Windows 7. I am planning on having two Windows 7 systems as follows: 1. Dual boot Windows XP Pro/Windows 7 Pro. 2. Dual boot Windows Vista Home...

Hi, I just bought a new PC ACER M5711 that comes with preloaded Trial version of above. I wanted to install Office 2003 Student and Home Version which I bought previously, but I am not able to uninstall Office 2007. I tried using the Uninstall from Control Panel, but nothing seems to happen.

I'm trying to download Japanese and read how to do that. The direction says "under the keyboards and other input language, there's "Display Language" but somehow I don't have it in my window. It says only if your computer have MUI or LIP, the Display Language will be visible. What should I do and where should I go to install LIP or MUI?? -- MW

Hello all, now i tried to run sysprep for Windows Vista i just install on the PCs, but i was not success to do it. When run sysprep with this command "sysprep /oobe /generalize /unattend:unattend.xml" it will auto delete all drivers installed on vista. The things there are i want to make 1 image Vista Bussiness installed drivers, default enabled administrator account (normally when run sysprep it...

Hi i have problem with some vista sp1 that cant install sp2. I used vlite to select the language, enter the cd-key...etc but i did not remove any component. Now i can't install sp2 on these box. So i download the Windows Vista Business Upgrade with Service Pack 2 on microsfot website with our account but when i tried tu upgrade in windows vista, i cannot select the "upgrade option" In...

I have recently bought a Lenovo ideapad laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit OS. The system comes with an auto recovery software instead of the CDs. When I attempted to create recovery CDs, the software needed more space than the one in the D partition, and refused to create the file on the C partition, where Vista is instaled. So I downloaded a partition manager and resized C: to create...

When installing latest Checked DVD build of Vista I get the BSOD with the error below: STOP 0x0000007E (0xC0000420,0x850922EE,0X858056B8,0X858053B4) acpi.sys - Address 850922EE base at 85044000, Datestamp 4549ac8d

I am attempting to install IIS on my laptop so I can run Microsoft VMWare Server. I go to the 'Turn Windows Features on or off' and the box is empty! What gives?????

I need to create a WinPE boot CD with a hotfix slipstreamed (I am getting a 0x0000C1F5 BSOD and the knowledge base article KB958069 says that this is what I need to do -- see Method 3 in the article). The instructions say to download the Windows Automated Installation Kit, which I should then use to "create a Windows PE 2.0 image with hotfix 958069 slipstreamed." I have already downloaded...

Is there a command-line option to change the paths for the Vista setup logs (setupact.log and setuperr.log)? Thanks, -- Bill Baker

hi all, when i run the setup file, the UAC opens a window with WINDOWS COMMAND PROCESSOR in it, if I click "continue" a black window flashes on the screeen and vanishes before I can read what's in it !!!!!.....same thing repeated when i tried to uninstall a program.But when i used revo uninstaller i could succeed ......i was wondering why i couldn't install or uninstall directly using setup...

I have Vista 32 currently installed. I have upgraded my processor and would like to install 64. So, I have a 64 ISO file. When I run the file directly I receive the message "this is not a 32 operation". When I run the disc as a boot, nothing happens. I'm running Intel DG43NB, with BIOS NBG4310H.86A.0069.2008.1117.2016 Any help would be great. Thanks

Hi, I can't update Vista 64 bit, went through everything with MS support, nothing worked. Module Installer keeps stopping. Will have to reinstall OS. I have 8GB of memory. Any tips and or advice before I have to wipe my C drive clean? I have 3 hard drives on my computer so the C drive is programs and I'll export my outlook mail stuff and bookmarks, anything else I should consider?

I'm Using Vista ultimate OEM version. I have recently started having problems with some of my desktop shortcuts, particularly system shortcuts. For example I can not access device manager via 'my computer' icon Can not access commad prompt as administrator. Also avarious icons on startup menu do not work, but do work if I access through 'all programs'. Would like to repair install my windows...

I have a Dell XPS 410 with 2G RAM, Vista, and a dual TV tuner, hooked up to the house's coax system. When we had cable, I was able to watch and record regular cable channels with no problem. We dumped Communistcast, and went with ATT / Dish Network. The dish receiver is a dual tuner Dish 322. The second tuner outputs a signal to the house coax system, and can be picked up on any attached...