I can't download any updates for Windows Vista because of this error. Does anybody know how to fix this? I want to download Windows updates to my PC to improve performance and security.

My external 500gb drive is being used for both Vista File Backup and Complete PC Backup. It says I now have only 70gb free on the drive? I'm puzzled on the disk usage. My file backups go into a folder under the PC-Name folder called Backup Set 2007-08-05 230745 but the folder properties says it has 0 bytes usage in 33 folders. I've been doing a scheduled file backup once a week since August...

How do you get the default to be " rather than È---- and many other signs as wellÉ

Hello, I would like a feedback re Vista, office 2007 and endnote. I have a v. ultimate x64, office enterprise and endnote x1. while in cwyw (cite while you write) mode, the alt+tab becomes sluggish, and it takes almost a sec. to change windows. I was wondering whether it's the x64 or there's something else to be done about it. Thanks,

(cross-post added to Vista Perf & Maint) "Ginty" wrote in message ... Hi All, I have windows Vista Home Basic and last night I initiated a few updates that had been prompting me for a few weeks. Unfortunately I didn't pay too much attention to what these were, however I think they included an...

none of the fixes I found on other tech sites work. buttons to change things grayed out. can't restore - error msg says: "The disk SW_Preload (C:) has errors" help! The "windows search indexer stopped working" window keeps popping up. NNTP.hk - (^(oo)^) http://www.nntp.hk/web/

I pulled SP1 off MSDN a couple of days ago and installed it on my Vista Ultimate x64 machine. Previously, booting took about one minute; now it generally takes 95 seconds or more. The culprit seems to be SMSSInit -- before it was taking ten seconds or less, now it's taking over 35 seconds! I've done dozens of reboots over several days, so prefetch and superfetch are probably doing all...

HI, I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO UNINSTALL NETZERO. WHEN I CLICK ON UNINSTALL, THE WINDOW POPS UP LIKE ITS STARTING, BUT THEN IT JUST SITS THERE. YOU CAN'T GO BACK OR CANCEL OR EVEN X OUT OF THE BOX. I HAVE TO GO TO PROGRAM MANAGER TO GET OUT, BUT THE NETZERO IS NEVER UNISTALLED. ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED THANX -- ANDI

I started a backup on my computer but then it stopped because i didn't have enough space. I found the files and deleted them because it was slowing down my computer. After I did this, I read something that said don't delete backup files because it could potentially create problems with the backup and restore process in the future. Does anyone know how i can find out if I deleted an important...

My display on my laptop has somehow changed and is now showing 4 smaller screens on the monitor. Also, the screen is getting darker and darker. What do I need to do?

Apparently my Vista x64 attempted to change to DST time zone but didn't work. I keep getting a pop-up that says "You seem to have outdated time zone information. Please run Windows Update." Windows update did nothing for me. The Time Zone button in the "Date and Time" dialog box doesn't work. I have tried turning off UAC and Defender. HELP! -- Kilroy Was Here

after re-installing Vista due to a re-booting issue i have no sound and connot view streaming videos on the internet. the device manager shows all hardware is installed and drivers up to date. when trying to view a video on you tube or similar the video buffers and plays 10 sec or so before stoping, if i click play it will play for 10 sec then stop again. i have windows sound on start up but...

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I have enabled ready boost (2GB) on my Sancruzer USB but my Acer Laptop stalls on startup if the Sancruzer is plugged in (the ACER screen appears and the progress bar gets about 3/4 complete). Am I supposed to remove it prior to start up?

I cannot seem to open anything without right clicking and running as an admin. This is the error message that I get: "This file does not have a program associated with if for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel." I looked in the set associations control panel and looked at the associations and they are all correct. I am not sure what the...

The error message that I get: "This file does not have a program associated with if for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel." This comes up with almost every application I try to open, some I can get around by right clicking and opening as administrator. I read something about the system restore, however my restore points don't go...

when i use windows update i can not get the BCM V.92 56K VOICEMODEM update to install. Failed update code # 80070103

WHEN I BOOT UP MY COMPUTER I ALWAYS GET A MESSAGE SAYING DISC DRIVE D (RECOVERY)IS FULL AND WOULD I LIKE TO CLEAN UP MY FILES.WHICH I CLICK YES AND ONLY THING COMES UP IS MY RECYCLE BIN AND THERES NOTHING IN THERE.IS IT POSSICLE TO CLEAN UP UNECESSARY FILE IS DISC DRIVE D LIKE I CAN DO IN DISC DRIVE C? PLEASE HELP!

Good day, I have a Dell Latitude D830 with 4Gb RAM. I also have a 4Gb USB drive that is ReadyBoost capatible. Most of the week, the laptop is 'docked' into a Dell docking station, and the USB drive is attached to a USB port on the back of this docking station. Once in a while, the laptop is removed from the docking station, maybe for an hour or two, and then inserted again. When this...

I have a real mess on my hands. Ever since I allowed my new computer (6 mos. old, and running Vista) to download and install the updates available Feb. 12, it has been a horror show. My computer is crashing at least once a day. I've tried going back to various previous restore points, but then, after the "restore process", up pops the message "System retore did not complete successfully....