I have the same problem as Mike, and it is very frustrating. I can't get out of Safe Mode. I have tried the msconfig route to access the System Configuration screen to check the "Normal Startup" box. But the Boot Options listing still automatically checks the "Safe Boot-minimal" box. If I uncheck the Safe Boot-minimal box, then the Normal Startup box automatically gets unchecked and the...

Well, recently i just bought a brand new PC: Q6600 8800GTX 2GB RAM Vista Home Premium came pre-installed. So.... considering that this is a brand spanking new computer with an uncluttered drive and a modern OS (fully upgraded) i wasn't expecting the sheer amount of tedium that I am getting in terms of performance. It takes about 10 - 15 minutes to start up. Thats right, from the first

I searched for the subject and didn't find anything so I'll start a new thread... I just got a new system and installed Vista Ultimate. I ran dxdiag and there aren't any test buttons like there used to be. (test different directx version with the spinning cube). anyone else see this? thanks, glenn

Just minding my own business and decided to check for any windows updates because I saw a flash informing me that an upgrade for Windows Vista was available to address some minor problems with my computer. Anyway, when I tried to check for any updates, I received a notice telling me that "Windows could not search for new updates" and the following subject was displayed...

http://berossus,blogspot.com] I - and I suspect many other Vista HP users - are suffering from having very limited system restore capabilities (short history, just a few points) With the help of Mark and a 3rd party utility from http://www.shadowexplorer.com it has been discovered that my Vista HP system is putting an awful lot more into ShadowStorage (where Vista keeps the System Restore...

Hello. I would like to know how to set a Vista (Ultimate) system to run a program at the Low and Critical battery states, as well as when it is plugged into the AC power supply, and unplugged from the AC power supply. Under Windows XP, this was easy to do through the Power settings in control panel in conjunction with the task scheduler. However, I cannot figure out how to do it at all...

Maybe too much for one question. I have a new laptop running Home Premium 32 bit. When it goes to sleep (overnight) how do I wake it up? Keyboard or touch pad doesn't do anything, and if I touch the power button, it restarts. I can use the Media Direct button, but I don't want Media Direct. Also, if it sleeps or hibernates, I lose the Bluetooth connection, and have to reboot to get it...

I was wondering how the performance ratings are calulated.I've read the information and I can't believe I'm getting such a low score.In face my other computer running less memory and less on-board graphics memory gets a higer score.Also it takes forever to boot. System one. Asus P5N32-SLI SE deluxe M/B I ntel duo core extreme edition 2.96 gigs of Corsair DDR2 6400 ram dominator series ...

(cross-post added to Vista Perf & Maint) "CLESTER2" wrote in message ... my problem, Just purchased my wife a e1705 dual core 1.86 2 gig ram, 120 gig hd vista home premium system, this is for her personal / fun computer, here is the problem she opens 2 yahoo chat windows, then will open 4 IE7...

I am using an Asus G1S with Vista Home Premium 32 installed. I've had my computer since June of last Year. It's been working perfectly fine up until about a week ago. Windows Explorer started crashing multiple times and randomly. There has been no reason for it and I can't duplicate it. Sometimes it's after I finish watching a video file in Media Player Classic, sometimes when coming...

A message stating windows reporting has stopped working comes up frequently and closes down my computer why does this happen please

I'm not sure when or why this happened, but all of a sudden, the icon that usually tells me that I have updates to download, is now telling me that is can't check for updates. I have an ACER Aspire 5610Z. I've tried just about everything I can think of the correct this problem, but to no avail. Can anybody help me? What should I do?

Hi. I initially has a problem with my Windows Calendar. It use to have the pop-up reminders a while ago (even when the program was not running). However, not the reminders dont' show up anymore, I've got to open WCalendar before it shows up telling me that everything is 'overdue'. I saw in another thread that the problem was with the Task Scheduler. Tried to open it to see the Windows Calendar...

I don't know how else to phrase this. I hope someone can help. Often when I go to save a file, say an email attachment but sometimes a new document in Word -- whatever -- I'll get the little spinning icon and wait for a good 30 seconds, sometimes up to a minute, before the save window displays the folders in my Documents folder. What I would like to know is, does anyone know of a way using...

When I click start and select control panel the window opens but closes immediatly. This is happening to all the programs. The only thing I ncan access is the internet but nothing on my PC. Icant acces any windows to make changes. I'm thinking I may have to do a full reinstall but would like to avouid this. My PC is also going very very slow. A printer driver installation was sw. off while...

There's quite a lot about limited restore point history around, but just to add some more info of my own and to plead again for assistance! Since recently posting about how woefully few restore points I have I've been watching them... I think I racked up 5 or 6 (spanning a magnificent 4-5 days) and then all but one disappeared. Yesterday (27 Feb) 2 new restore points were created (between...

My Windows Vista Ultimate will only save about 5 restore points, prior ones are discarded by the system. I have 50 Gigs of free disk space. I would like to save more restore points. Can anyone tell me how to do this? Also, can restore points be set to save to a remote device, like a flash drive? Thank you in advance for your help! -- Born2Weld See what is right with, rather than what is...

Hello all!! Is there a way to auto-delete the oldest backup folders, created by the default backup tool in Windows Vista Ultimate 64bits? These backup folders are taking a lot of drive space. Thanks gz

on the right side of my taskbar I cannot access the running processes by left click - right click works - I can pull up programs by opening them thru the program menu but not from the tray. I have tried system restore and uninstalling new programs with no luck - - any ideas?

Ran Disk cleanup on my home premium. When it was done all my data files and about half my programs were trashed. When I rebooted I found it also trashed the boot system. Had to run a fix install. I have a clone drive so everything was backed up and I can re-install the programs... but apparently no one should ever run Disk Cleanup... is this true? I notice simlar things happend in this...