Is there an antispyware alternative to Windows Defender? Using Windows Vista a Pre-RC1. Thanks in advance, Alice

Trying to get an antivirius that works with Vista I have installed and then fullly unistalled 2 antivirius. The windows security center still reports that I have an antivirius and lists the two that were on my machine. Checked services and running programs and found no traces of the antivirius program Scanned the registry for the name listed in the security center and found no match (1) How...

Hi I'm running on a fresh installation of Windows Vista RC1 with Office 2007 installed. Every time I start Internet Explorer (both form the IE Shortcut and from a mail in Outlook 2007) I get a security warning: "A website wants to open web content using this program on your computer"

Not a time-sensitive emergency, as Vista won't be RTM for a couple months, but... I'm a small system builder who has always issued a Drivers & Programs CD/DVD with all systems sold. These CDs are basically simple disc-based webs, using basic html with an index.htm page, having basic hyperlink navigation to other pages on the disc for various component driver instruction pages, along with a...

Trying to create a cert within Microsoft Certificate Services in Vista RC1, http://myserver/certsrv/certrqma.asp, I get the following error: You need to install the following CSPs before the enrollment, Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1.0, and Microsoft Base Cryptopgraphic Provider v1.0. I haven't found the resolution - anyone have any ideas? Thanks

Yahoo antivirus constantly turns itself off after I turn it on. This happened with Vista Beta 2 and RC1? What gives?

Ok, I'm at a total loss, access is denied to my user folders (video, music ect) I've disabled UAC, edited every local security policy that looked relevant and tried to take ownwrship via properties . the security tab shows I have read and write permission, but acces is still demied. I also can't edit any permissions on the tab, access is denied to that also. I love RC1, but Joe average...

hello. I use following code to create a file in my programe CFileException Error; CFile oFile; UINT nFlags = CFile::modeCreate | CFile::modeWrite; try { if (oFile.Open(oPath, nFlags,Error)) { oFile.Close();

1. I had AVG (free) running with the August bits. 2. I installed RC1 as an upgrade. Went in smooooooth. I didn't even have to use any grease. 3. RC1 complained about not being able to talk to AVG and offered TrendMicro. 4. I've since uninstalled and reinstalled AVG and fiddled around with defender so that AVG runs properly. (Don't ask for the why of what I did. It was the first time I...

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I've found that even as Admin there is a lot to Vista with No Access. I just downloaded the 64bit version RC1, the download - like others was saved to the virtualized directory. The download showed complete, I closed the downloader but the file remains in the virtualized directory - to which I don't have access. I even activated the adminsitrator account, logged on, searched, no .iso...

Hi Jamie, Has the paper you mention below providing details of Diffuser and the overall encryption algorithm available yet? If not, a question: Can you describe a bit more about how a 256-bit AES key is used to "mix up the bits" (all 512 bytes) of an *entire* sector, when the key itself is only 32 bytes long? Thanks!

In Beta 2, you could use Bitlocker to encrypt your Vista volume even if you did not have "TPM". That is no longer an option. Pathetic, but expected. I just knew Microsoft was going to mess that up. -Michael

I got a blue screen when installing AVG antivirus trial. Cannot use avast because of a known problem with is said to be fixed in RC1. PC-cillin seems to work. Only hat to reenable the Vista firewall which PC-cillin setup did disable even though I selected minimum install (without their firewall).

Has anyone had complete success (zero issues) yet with any antivirus software in build 5536. I need to know of one that works completely and without any issues. Thanks. Phil.

I have two question that i need to clarify? First, How not having a TPM chip affects bitlocker? is it the early-boot component that i require? because i understand that i CAN use a USB for this Second, if i take a Bitlocker encripted disk and plug it as a secondary drive on another computer, how can i read it (For restore purposes) Thanks. Or.

Hey! I write a driver for usb device. I can call UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevices to replace inbox driver with my driver when device is on system. But if device is not on system, I must delete HKLM/CurrentControlSet/ Enum/USB/{ID Value} to force device recgonize when it replug on system. In XP I can delete it, but how can I do it in Vista? Thanks a lot!

I have a machine that has no TPM hardware. The machine needs to run Vista. Multiple users each need to be able to power up and shut down the computer by themselves, and store their data on the machine's hard drive. Also, each user wants assurance that if any other user pulls the hard drive and reads it in another machine, then that latter user can't read the former user's data. If a user...

Hi guys, I can see that now on vista, you have different sections in the security center. One of them is called "Other Security Settings". I would like to add a program in this list, and I wonder how to do it (and I imagine that there are a few APIs also). Can you advise me ?

Did someone Managed to get the old ICMP Ping to work on vista RC1? I realy need it to work again Thanks. Or.