(I originally posted this in the vista installation/setup discussion, which I think is the incorrect discussion) I've been fighting this for weeks (maybe months?!) and several programs won't install because of it. Several programs (Dynamics NAV, Jet Reports, others) seems to require MSXML4 to function and I must have a corrupted install. I've spent tons of time researching this and it...

I originally bought this laptop because I was going to use it to play mmo's and the guy selling it to me said It'l do the job. I can load it, but nothing moves smoothly, (I guess I could describe it as "chunky") Also games like Heros v, Civilization 3, Fable...games like that. I have Windows Vista basic and I've got 54.7 free of 69.1gb. I'm wondering what I can do to get the best...

Since I started using Vista Home Premium my CPU when my computer is idle would run at 2-3 %. Now at idle it runs at 50-60%. What would cause this?

I have just installed a few days ago the windows vista personally I have the ultimate version. it is in my opinion that we the computer users need added the means to keep the register clean, up to date drivers and also a gadget that can keep the cpu, ram, GUI, internal temperatures and speed of the system I do see that parts of this should be in the Windows live care and part is for general...

Hey guys. Here are the specs: Dell 1720 Windows Vista Ultimate x64 2 GB Memory NVidia GeForce 8600M GT Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.2GHz

when i log in i get a message that appears C:\Users\becky03\appdata\local\temp\efcBsPFu.dll if anyone can help that would be great -- B3

I'm trying to delete a program and it gives me the 'cannot locate file uninstall.exe' then asks me to browse or cancel. how can I fix this

Hello, I replaced my system disk (hard disk) with a much faster SSD (solid state disk 128G) and now my system is slower not faster. (boot and shut down are much slower) When I check the disk using HD Tune the results say the disk is much much faster then the old one (old type) I had. My Windows experience disk index went from 5.6 to 5.9. Before I go into exact timimgs can we have some...

About 2 weeks ago I did a full system back up and now I want to restore SOME of the files from this backup. Whenever I go into the Backup and Restore Center and attempt to do a Restore files I receive a warning that There are no backups available on this computer. But, from the main screen I can see that the last backup was done on 7/7/2008 and was backed up to drive "G". This is an external...

I am running Vista Home Premium on a new 2-week old Dell. Several times Vista has failed to start. Sometimes I just get a black screen. Other times I get the "Windows failed to start" message and have to go through a system recovery. Other times it seems to start ok but the screen resolution and other settings have changed. What is going on and what can I do to get out of this...

I get this message when I schedule the disk defragmenter. Shouldnt it tell you when the task is scheduled?

my desktop has a black background, whenever i go to properties, it won't let me change any of my backgrounds. do you have any idea to fix this I rather just have it back to the Vista background. Swtboodie

When I open windows help and support, it opens okay , BUT when I click on a link that it reccomends to go to { to fix something } it has a pop up saying Scriptlibrary.dat the script could not be verified for digital certificates:Automation server can't create object" Its driving me crazy and I need help. I have done a restore but no help.I CANNOT even use my Windows Help. I am on Vista...

I went into the Event Viewer today to clear out my logs. Usually I just go under Windows Logs and clear them out. I decided to go through everything under Applications and Services Logs. There was a lot there. I never pay any attention to these logs. I don't use them at all. I did look through them before clearing and most of what I saw was just information and I didn't really know what...

I had to reinstall Vista x64 because I got a bit careless with some disk utility off the web :cry:. I didn't lose anything. I was trying to wipe out a osx86 disk with low level format, was looking at what all the fuss was about with os X :D, I really wasn't impressed. Anyway, after the new install of Vista my memory performance dropped. I've checked BIOS settings and it seems the same as before....

Hi, hope someone can help me on this Running Windows Vista Home Premium as my OS I am trying to schedule the following tasks:disk cleanup, Disk defragmenter, and system file checker. When I go into the control panel and select create basic task it tells me to name the task and give a brief description so I do. Then i get to a section where it asks me to pick a program and so I hit browse...

We are currnetly using Vista on a few of our machines and run a scheduled backup every night. Is there a way to do a full backup each night and replace the existing one rather than doing an incremental backup. The machines that are running XP do this no problem but the Vista machines create a new folder each time which is using a large amount of space on the drive. -- steverashi

Every time I turn on my computer I ger an erro message that reads...... error loading c:\PROGRA~\mywebs~1\bar\1.bin\M3PLUGIN.DLL what in the world is this and how do i get rid of it? My computer is working fine...I deleted so crap called My Web Search that someone in my caln had downloded with a game. Could that be why iam getting this message? ANY AND ALL HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!

What do you do if you think that there are duplicate back up files files of the same programs in your "D Drive" which may cause it to run slow or slower than usual? I believe when my wife was up my comp,I think she accidently did just this. Drive D: 6.49GB is 14% free Is it possible to remove these duplicate back up files?If so,How do I check this & do just that so my comp can run better &...