Hey folks. I am looking to do a complete reformat and re-install of Vista x32 on my Inspiron 1721 lappy. I have around 60Gb of stuff I would like to keep, but I'd rather an alternative method of keeping it instead of shoving it all on to DVDs. I don't have an external HDD so I was wondering whether I can create a partition and whack it on there, then format and re-install on to C:\. Also, I...

Is it possible to install Vista 32bit over the x64bit version?? We purchased a new laptop and it has x64 on it, some of our programs are not compatible. Thanks for any assistance!!! J -- jvino

I keep getting O x 800CCCOF i can recieve mail via outlook but not send. I can also recieve web pages. i am with www.mysoul.com and the lady dosnt seem to be able figure out how to fix it. web mail is good i can send and recieve there

Hello all, I'm building a new computer and was wondering what the difference between the OEM and Retail version of Vista home premium is?There is a substancial dollar difference but what else? Thanks, DanD

Hi I wish to install Vista from fresh (Not an Upgrade) I know that XP is able to be installed from a HDD by formatting the HDD as FAT32, copy the I386 folder to it and install by running winnt. Is it possible to do the same for installing Vista from a Formatted Fat32 HDD?

Has anyone installed MS Office 97 on Vista? (Home Basic version)

I have just purchased a new pc - HP Compaq dx2400. (HP support is useless) On my first startup xp is installed. I have a disc from HP to install Vista which I did but once installed Vista asks me for a user name and password to log in. IT'S NEW! and I havent got a username and password and i wasn't asked to create one during the install. I then restored and went back to xp which does not ask...

I have been using sysprep to prepare Windows 2000, XP and Windows 2003 images for Virtual Machine testing. When I prep the images I always select nosidgen. I am trying to get Vista and Windows 2008 images ready for test but there seems to be no equivalent to nosidgen. The images are only used for testing and only live for the lenth of the test. It's important for the SID not to be changed or some...

I have perused the groups for days, and don't see a clear answer to my upcoming dilemma. Here's the situation.. advice is appreciated. Current system - fried ethernet adapter on motherboard. I am building a new system, in the next 2-3 days. Currently, the computer works great except for the cat connector. I will be salvaging some parts from the working computer to create the newer system. ...

Have laptop with windows vista. wife downloaded trial version of adobe illustrator. i don't know what she did but all the shortcuts now open to one program, including all shortcuts from desktop and start menu. properties of shortcut point to correct start file. all shortcuts are overlaid with same icon. if i load a new shortcut, all icons change to that icon and open only that program. she...

I just bought a new Toshiba laptop with Vista OS but, the screen savers will not work. However, I can access the screen savers through the Control Panel and even "Preview" them. Anybody have an idea as to how I can make the screen savers "work"?

I'm familiar with computers in general, and Windows through XP, so I get to be the family helper... latest is my sister-in-law who has an entry level (Inspiron 530) Dell with Vista Home on the way to replace an old HP that died, and I get to do the initial startup/setup (she is almost 80 and has sticky notes everywhere to help her remember, so there is ZERO chance she could set first setup on her...

can anyone share thoughts with me regarding failure of the above installation. Mine keeps on showing error code: 80010108??? Any solution for that? Many thanks....

Hi. My vista updates will not install from 3/11/08. I've tried several times but they still wont install. It gets to about half way then fails, and comes up with an error code of 80070020 (KB951072). Why will they not install? Please write back as soon as possible! -- Many Thanks K.Jackson

I've reviewed a number of threads on this or very similar topics over the past two weeks on a number of sites but I'm not 100% confident I have a solid answer for my questions. I apologize if this is repetitive. I recently purchased an HP Pavilion a6300f that has the HP 32 bit version of Vista Home Professional installed. I’ve upgraded memory to 4GB and have added a decent NVIADA...

I have a new build: ASUS Rampage Extreme motherboard, BIOS 701, HIS Hitech Radeon 4870 video card, Intel CPU E8600, WD VelociRaptor HD's, LG DVD burner, mushkin SDRAM DDR3 memory. NONE of the components that require updated x64 bit drivers have drivers . BOTH of these components HAVE been recognized by the Rampage Extreme BIOS. After the successful installation of the BIOS the next step was...

Configured new PC and loaded operating system. CD/DVD worked perfectly loading the OS... inside the OS, after installation, it won't read any other CD/DVD's EXCEPT the OS DVD... I get a; "Please insert a disc... ", when I click the drive in explorer, it ejects the drive. The drive shows as working with no issues in device manager. Is there a patch or something for this problem? Has anyone...

Hi every-one, This is my first post so apologies if this is not in the correct sub-forum :) We need to run many unattended, concurrent installations of Vista (HP and Ultimate) in both 32 and 64 bit as well as a few XP installs. We think that network installations may be the best for us. Once the installations have finished, we would need certain applications (3rd party) installing and then...

We are running an old MS-DOS program (Computer Associates AccPac Plus) in Windows Vista. However, this accounting program requires the user to log into the program with a date. The problem is that the log in uses a two-digit versus a 4-digit year. Since the data we are accessing is pre-2000 (e.g. 1989) we enter 12/31/89, for example. However, the program interprets this date as...

Badly let down by all! Artmasterpro won't install under vista. Gives an insatller erroer 1722. fo2pix suppliers of what was a £400.00 programme have gone belly up and now offer no support. So I can only run this fantastic programme on XP. Ok so Microsoft offer free virtual pc so I can basically run vista and xp on one machine. Great will solve my problem.........NO.**** Just been to local...