Vista RTM version 6.0 build 6000: Since a couple of days when I open Windows Explorer I see that the traditional “File | Edit | Tools | Help� toolbar has reappeared. No matter what I do, I cannot get rid of it! I’m aware that pressing the Alt tab toggles that toolbar. But toggling it has no longer any effect on it. Equally, checking/unchecking “always show menus� in Folder Options...

Anyone know a fix for the error Windows was unable to open service WdiServiceHost for writing on local computer

I wanted to install a new theme onto my computer the other day, rather than use Glazz or whatever it's called i found instructions on how to edit some files within the System32 folder on the C drive. It told me to re-name the UxTheme.dll and two other files that i cant remember (i believe they were called something like svchost.dll and hmui.dll, total guesses) First i had to take ownership of...

Does Vista require a registry cleaner such as RegClean or any other third party registry cleaner? -- avgwarhawk

http://i41.tinypic.com/2a818jr.png] When I attempt to delete the program I go to ( programs and features ) after I open it is does not response and the cpu seem to be used High and all cores 100% busy even If I close (programs and features) the cpu still busy and never stops even If leave it for more than 3 hours - like what I did - and same proplem the cpu still busy ! and this happed only if...

I get this error when trying to create a system restore point. Any help would be appreciated: The Restore Point Cannot be created for the following reasons: An error was detected in the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). The problem occurred while trying to contact the VSS writers. Please verify that the Even System Service and the VSS service are runing and check for associated errors in...

Hi everyone. I'm new here, and I really need help. I have a new computer with Vista Home Premium 64bit. I wanted to install a picture management software (ginipic) which asked me to install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. I don't remember if it was during the installation of this or after, but my computer crashed, and ever since, every time I restart my computer a gray screen comes up and says...

Hi, windows vista home edt. wont let me restore from anywhere but the c drive, every time i go to select say a external drive which crazy enough it recognises as being where my last successful backup was made, it just comes up with some rubbish notification saying it is not the location of the backup. I cant restore any backups this is crazy. Anyone else had this problem?

Some of us want to choose what "gets out" and what doesn't. And this info doesn't work since there is nowhere to make such a change in the Windows Firewall window that comes up. Configure it - HOW? Can someone explain how it's configured to actually work without being a programmer writing strange unknown confusing rules for everything that wants to connect to the net? If not, can someone...

The other day something happened on my computer when I restarted it. It was stuck on the green loading bar, then a blue screen flashes for a second and it goes to a black screen that says my hardware my be damaged or corrupted so it asks me to run recovery to fix the problem. At first it goes back to the green loading bar and stays there for a while when goes black and the harddrive stops doing...

Hi, I am dutch so my englishe is not very good. Since i have Windows Vista my pc stops after 30 minutes. (sometimes shorter and sometimes any longer.) When i am surfing 30 minutes on internet my mouse don't move anymore and i can't do anything, so i must put my computer off. And when i'm playing a game i have this problem after 10 or 15 minutes. And when i'm not on my computer but he's only...

How do i reset the restore points so as far as vista is concered no backups have ever been made on this machine, then i can try a restore by saying i made the backup on another pc, its the only way i can think of to let me restore my folder! thnx in adv.

When I boot my Vista 64 machine, which had been working normally until 2 days ago, the login screen comes up fuzzy--that is, I can tell it is the login screen, but the image is so highly distorted as to be unusable. The image is fine during the boot process (ie, the post graphics and the green progress bar are fine) until the Vista circle pops up. When I try to boot in safe mode, the screen...

I had a major problem with my installation of Vista Ultimate 64 and had to use my Windows Image backup to reinstall. Since then I occasionally get an error box saying MS DTCconsole has failed, look for a solution or close the program. Needless to say a solution is never found and I close the program. Does anyone know what it is and what the solution could be? Thanks

Hi, Going mad over a problem I’m having restoring a folder. I backup every month and last month i switched my backup media to a new hdd. About 20 days later (now) i have had a folder i need to restore, i began to perform what should have been the simple procedure of opening up the restore option and selecting what i wanted to restore, however when i click the "restore files" button and try...

I have Inspiron 9100 Dell notebook (several years old) with the full version of Vista. Sound cues confirm it is loading when the computer is first turned on; the screen remains black. I shut down the computer and try again. This time a prompt appears and I choose "Start Windows Normally." Vista loads in all its colorful glory and we're off to the races. Why won't Windows load normally...

This is a newish (budget gamer) computer I'll post the specs after the description. The BSOD happened once so far. The BSOD happened right after Vista loads and just before the Login Screen. It just BSOD's restarts and asks if I want to start windows normally and I did and it just worked... *System Specs*: Vista Home Premium 32bit Foxconn A74MX-K 'HIS Radeon HD 4670 512mb'

My computer has been experiencing glitches that require a hard reboot to fix. The problem seems to happen randomly, though I have only experienced it while gaming (most of what I do on that machine). This is what happens: the glitch first reveals itself by the mouse cursor looking screwy. Everything functions fine, but the actual arrow of the mouse cursor looks graphically different. Then,...

I recently installed software called “AVS Video Converter� and now whenever I try to burn a DVD using Nero I get an error something like “Windows host process rundll32 has stopped working. The program has halted.� Recently the problem has gotten worse and I get multiple error messages in rapid-fire and I can’t close them down fast enough so I need to reboot to get my computer...

Hi all, I am reading up on debugging minidump files, because I have been getting some blue screens and would like to diagnose them. I have downloaded Windbg, but most of the articles about how to use it seem to have been written in the WinXP days. The articles reference using C:\WINDOWS\I386 as the image path. This folder does not exist on the Vista DVD; what path should I use? Is there...