Can this crap be turned off ? I want the Windows XP logon screen, or as like as I can get. Can this be done via group policy ?

My hard drive failed and I had to replace it. I reinstalled XP professional with the proper product key and I activated it successfully online. When I tried to reinstall my vista business upgrade it asked for my product key and then I received an error message telling me to install from my original operating system. I deleted the product key and installed vista. It is now running but I cannot...

I may be a little daft in thinking this, but, can you activate Vista Enterprise installed using the Technet Media to a KMS server using a VLK, or is there something within the installation preventing this? In essence I suppose I'm asking if the Technet Media is in any way different than what you would buy off the shelf?

brand new dell inspiron 530 with vista home basic and keep getting igfxres.dll image problem. sugests re-installing. what is it and why -- nodrog

Hi all ;) This is my first post to s MSFT Community and it is driven by sheer helplessness. Like three weeks ago I build myself a new PC and bought Vista 32bit Home Premium along with the components. So, after assembling the system and RAM check (I used the Memory Test available via the Vista DVD) and crossed my fingers and installed Vista.

What is the go with this security database error. I've renamed and moved my computer and account in AD. My autologon presents me with this error, after a short time with the computer sitting there looking idle with the error, it finally logs in.

Can the password just be inserted into DefaultPassword registry for it to be recognised or does anything else need to happen? I've been looking at the following tool: http://shellrevealed.com/files/folders/code/entry4411.aspx This encrypts the password. Currently I am trying an autologon by specifying

guys major problem i have 200 odd machines about to or already expired. kms is working properly but the count is not increasing. it is at 8 right now I used ghost to clone and image all those machines. when reserachign why i found the MS article saying the CMID is bacisally duplicated and not kms will not see all my machines.

I'm running Vista Home Pro w/SP1 on my desktop and I get random freezes with IE as well as other issues I've had with Windows Defender and just a general more sluggish system than over a year ago when I loaded it new. I'm wondering if there's a way to reinstall Vista over itself or would I have to start over from a clean HD and reinstall? I'm not looking for a repair, I don't think. I have...

"Joshua Teasdale" wrote: Craziest thing in the world, you can't download microsoft software with microsoft's own internet explorer, the file only comes through as a 13.7 mb file for me whenever i use IE, but i get the whole file with Firefox, Weird! "Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote: I have downloaded Vista x64 twice, and checked both with FileCheckMD5 and the MD5 result for...

"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote: Question for And Is it at all conceivable that the checksum that you have from MSFT for Windows Vista x64 Beta 2 is incorrect? "Jim" wrote:

"Joshua Teasdale" wrote: Craziest thing in the world, you can't download microsoft software with microsoft's own internet explorer, the file only comes through as a 13.7 mb file for me whenever i use IE, but i get the whole file with Firefox, Weird! "Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote: I have downloaded Vista x64 twice, and checked both with FileCheckMD5 and the MD5 result for...

Howdy all, I have a Vita Business computer that does not show Thumbnail views on netowrk drives. Is this normal or is there a way to get the thumbnails to work on network shared folders?

hi there, i just bought a new Hard drive as im running out of space on my current hard drive. what i want to do is use my new HDD as the main one and reinstall vista on it, an then use my current as an extra slave drive for storage. so my qusetion is (sorry if its a bit noobish) but if i reinstall the same copy of vista on the new HDD its not going to lock me out or somthing similer so i end up...

wondering if theres sites where i can easily download, for free, docks..not the circular kind but the straight flat kind. i tried going to help in start menu without success hmmm -- Gummy bear sp1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gummy bear sp1's Profile: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/member.php?userid=824 View this thread:...

i love that skin...but when tried to open file and download it, messege claims one of the theme files could not be found. and no, i didnt delete any additional files..i got from that deviant site -- Gummy bear sp1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gummy bear sp1's Profile: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/member.php?userid=824 View this thread:...

Thank god I have my mac. ;) Or I'd never be able to post this question on Vista. I just lost my entire Vista OS and all its Data. Maybe its because I'm a Mac user who knows.... Am I allowed to say Vista? Or is there a code word for it? 7! Anyhow, I had to restore from out of the Box self made Restore DVDs I had fortunately made when I bought the machine. After getting the proper magic...

I am fairly new to all this and have just built my first operational system. I did have a Windows-based system running. But lets say there are reasons I couldn't upgrade it online to SP2. So, I thought I'd buy a nice bit of software - Vista Ultimate SP1 OEM. Its for system builders. Ok - I thought that's me. I built my system. Configured it and after downloading, upgrading, partitioning and...

today i downloaded silverlight updated version. it only tool few minutes. after restart windows, there is no indication that silverlight was ever installed..there is no visable icon in start menu nor status bar. where is it i wonder:rolleyes: -- Gummy bear sp1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gummy bear sp1's Profile:...

hi folks, today i wanted to install SP1 on my Medion MD 96420, when during step 1 of 3 a powercut happend...:mad:. unfortunatly the baterie wasn´t in, so the installation was interrupted. after the power comes back, the notebook don´t power up any more, neither on batteries, nor on AC... any idea what has gone wrong, is the notebook now dead?