i regularly clean up my temp internet files, cookies...etc. i noticed a folder called "doc temp"(never saw this in xp). is this just another temp folder?? can i delete it's contents without causing myself any problems..thanks -- drew

today while on the phone with a microsoft professional, said professional asked for access to my computer because my pushing buttons didn't seem to be solving the problem. I allowed the access -- all seemed to be going well, she Deepika Tresa was going thru files and programs to "solve" my problem, 1 and a half hours later I need to go teach a class. This professional and I agreed we would...

amd64 3000 3gb ram 512gb video ram 160 gb sata hard drive vista premium I have upgraded from 1.5 bg ram to 3 gb and it only see's 2, what do I need to do to get the use of it all

I have Vista HP .. and hear no sounds when battery level reaches either clow or critical level. What should be the correct registry settings (coz I believe it's a registry problem)? Please DON'T TELL ME TO GO TO CONTROL PANEL/SOUNDS. BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, TESTED THE PARTICULAR SOUNDS, LOOKS AND FEELS OK, but still nothing happens. Other system sounds work.

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Internet explorer displayes red cros instead of a video when there is a web site with an asx file. This extention was not associated with Windows Media Player but I just made it so. It didn't help.

I see that the Vista Backup Wizard is remarkably non-configurable. File types can be selected, but beyond that you can only choose to back up selected file types on additional partitions, since the active Windows partition is mandatory. This is a very blunt instrument which produces much, MUCH larger and broader data backups than we want. I am rather disgusted with it. For our purposes,...

I can't believe I'm asking this question, as this is very easy to do in XP, but I can't seem to find out how in Vista (32 bit Ultimate). I would like to bolden the text for my desktop icons. I know about the font DPI settings, that's not what I need here; the size of the text is fine. I just want it to be bold so as to make it "pop". Any ideas? Thanks in advance. -JMM

Does anyone know if winmsd.exe has been replaceed in Vista? If so, what is the new command? Thanks

Running Vista Ultimate on 120 gb ATA hd, 1 partition. Ran windows complete pc backup, saved to 100gb external usb hd, no problem. Installed new 200gb ATA hd, 1 partition. Cloned from old hd to new (used Paragon). Vista runs fine on new hd. Went to run complete pc backup from new drive, got the following: The backup failed. The specified number of volumes is invalid 0x80780010. Does anybody...

Hi Recently my laptop running Vista Home Premium has been getting really slow at logging in once I've typed in my password. I've gone into 'Performance Information and Tools' and then 'Advanced Tools' and it tells me the slow startup is due to 'wmiprvse.exe' which takes 237.4 seconds to load! I've run WMIDiag and it has told me that WMI is running correctly. I don't know what to do to sort...

I recently noticed that my HDD activity is constant for about 2-3 minutes after I have loaded the computer up. This is just after the startup programs like AVG and MSN have loaded. After about 2-3 minutes, the HDD activity goes back down to what it normall is, which is flashing every few seconds. Do you know what is using the high HDD usage for those 2-3 minutes after startup? I look at the...

I just ran the System File Checker and it found hash mismatch's on a bunch of timedate.cpl.mui files. how do I fix this? I can't open the date and time change window through the control panel and i think this might be why.

I understand Vista "tweaks" it's own connection, but why does it do it so badly? If I run test downloads allowing Vista to self tune it rarely gets even close to a tenth of my connection, despite using a download manager to maximize speeds. I found out how to turn off auto tuning, and also changed a file to allow more connections, things are much better now, but I still need to adjust my...

I’m trying to use Vista’s Backup and Restore Center to backup my files on an external hard drive (SmartDisk, Firelite). When I select the disks that I want to backup in the Backup and Restore Center program, an error message pops up which tells me “The Disk C: has errors.� I click the link to check the disk for errors, and schedule a Check disk for the next time Windows starts up. ...

Can anybody tell me why the actions in the Start Menu are so sluggish, and how to fix it? When I click on Start All Programs and I hover the mouse on the items there, it takes a while to respond with the highlight. When the item finally highlights, it takes another bit of time to expand and show the contents of folders. Is there a fix for this? Are there any issues which you could point me to...

To All Cognoscenti, Greetings! My 4.1 Logitech speaker system emits a low-level hum when connected to my brand-new Acer Aspire ASE380 with a SoundBlaster card in it running Vista Ultimate. The problem didn't exist under Windows XP in my older computer, using the same SoundBlaster card. What could be the cause of this?

Hello everyone! This is my first post so bear with me.I have one problem that has been annoying me for sometime now and can't seem to find a solution.The problem lies with Vista Photo gallery.When I upload Photos from my digital Camera to a selected folder,you can view pictures in thumbsize but when click to view in full screen..nothing happens.It says 'This picture can't be displayed.You...

I am getting a warning of imminent failure from my primary drive. I was getting ready to do the recommended backup, when I noticed the message that system and program files would _not_ be backed up. How can I create a backup that will avoid my having to reinstall all my software?

Running the Task Scheduler as Administrator, and looking under Task SchedulerTask Scheduler LibraryMicrosoftWindowsWindowsBackup, I see a task called "CheckFull" and its description stating, "This scheduled task checks if a full backup should be run." I'd like to know how it determines when a new full backup should be run. Could someone provide some documentation on this?