Hi. On a number of identical computers, I've attempted to create a dual boot system, where I've used an acronis backup of vista on a separate partition in order to use it in combination with a windows 7 upgrade over the original vista version, to create a dual boot system (using easybcd 2 and easeus partition master). So for instance, the disk is 300 gb, I've divided it into 3 partitions, 100 gb...

Installed RC1, clean install. I have a HP Pavillion DV2000T. 2.16 Intel Core, 128MB Nvidia Force 7200, 2 GB RAM etc. In the Appearance and settings i do not have the option for aerio, only Vista Basic. I have followed the instructions in the Windows Help file.... and the nvidia drivers are up to date. Any suggestions? ( display settings are 32bit, refresh rate is 60hz, theme is...

This is the message I get when trying to run the setup with the digital locker... Cannot extract Windows Vista Setup to your hard drive. Please ensure that you can create files and folders in the same folder where VistaSetUpPrep.exe was downloaded. Any suggestions??

I have tried at least 5 times now to install Home Premium. Every time in the expanding step (the second one in installation) I get error message 0x80070003 stating some files cannot be found. What is wrong, obviously all the files I have are on the disk. I am clean installing it on a wiped hard drive that I format with the Home Premium disk prior to installing. Someone please help.

PROBLEM - Hey every one! I need a little help with my Windows Update. On the 25th of October, the update was fine and everything. Now, when I went to go update on the 31st it said the 25th was the LAST day it auto-update on! I went "WTF" so I decided to manually check for the updates but I did not expect a slap to my face with a smooching red error code: 80070424 ('screenshot of the...

I have DELL OPTIPLEX GX620 PC. It has 64-Bit hardware. I installed Windows VISTA Ultimate (X64) and after that audio driver is failing to install. I ran windows update but the issue remained unsolved. Following was the explanation given in "Problems and solution". "This problem was caused by Realtek RTL8187 Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps USB 2.0 Network Adapter. Realtek RTL8187 Wireless 802.11g...

Hi, I have had a corrupted system for some reason so had to remove everything and restart. However. The Vista Product Key on the bottom of my Laptop has faded so a few of the letters look unrecognisable. I have tried what I believe it to be and it doesn't work. As I have not exactly lost my Product Key, Is there a way to get this product key from somewhere without paying for a new one ?? I...

For all those unfortunate souls searching and Googling for how to repair the Windows Installer Service, I have some info for you. A couple days ago I tried to uninstall one of my apps and stalled on an error "Windows Installer Service cannot be accessed". After many trials and errors trying to fix this issue, I stumbled upon a new fix for this issue that has worked in all these situations...

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I got a virus which I was successfully able to remove from my system but now Windows Media Player doesn't work. I get the following error: http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/8/1/5/6/0/webimg/357378217_o.jpg] Clicking yes just takes me to their website where there isn't a version of WMP for Vista, only for XP. From what I've found there isn't a way to reinstall WMP for Vista. Is there a way to...

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i need to know if you have to burn the vista iso on a cd-r or dvd-r ? and possibly on a 700 mb disc? if so, what compression progran can I use? thank you

Hello, I am new to this forum and hope you can help me please. I'll try to be brief and to the point. Just bought a new computer with Vista. It crashed yesterday and was advised to "start from scratch" and use recovery tool. Just before doing this it asked me if I wanted to backup my data. Of course I did on an external hard drive. Today I have successfully windows and running and it's...

I created a KMS host with a volume license key for MS partner. But when I tried to active any KMS client in my intranet with the following command: C:\Windows\System32cscript slmgr.vbs -ato I saw the error: 0xC004F039 The computer could not be activated. The Key Management Service could not be reached. Why is it not the 0xC004F038 error (n-count is not enough)?

The way I have had my past several machines configured is to have a number of different drives/partitions configured eg 'System' (C:), 'Programs (P:), Files (F:) which contains 'My Documents', downloads, Setup and other files etc On XP this was achieved by the brute force method - boot to 'Safe Mode', move the 'Program Files' folder from C: to P: and then edit the registry, changing every...

My system setup: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard XFX PVT71PUDP3 GeForce 7900GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported EXTREME Video Card OCZ S.O.E 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) {TWO OF THESE} Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner...

Hi from Greece . I have a problem with a Targa Vista Home premium computer I bought here in Greece to replace my old computer .I felt confident the it would work in English because the box was written in English .However , when I booted it for the first time, it came up in Greek... my knowledge of technical Greek is very limited, so I spent happy hours trying to get it into English .I eventually...

I live in spain but english speaking. have bought new computer with Vista Home Premium in Spanish (they told me in the shop i could change the language online....) got office 2007 in english and ultimate in english as well. would like to have computer in english as well. any ideas as to how to accomplish this? it truly is a glitch in the system!

Hey everybody, Had to reinstal Vista x64 Premium on my computer, and I am having a reoccuring error during installation. -"The computer restarted unexpectedly or has encountered an unexpected error. Windows installation cannot proceed. To install Windows, click OK to restart your computer and then restart installation."

Hi everyone, First of all, let me clarify that my issue is with Windows 7, not Vista. So pardon me if I am posting to the wrong group. I have a Windows 7 Home Premium installation on my laptop. It has been working great, until recently when Windows has detected a hard drive failure and urges me to replace the hard drive. My question is, if there is any way I can replace my hard drive...