Moving file dialog won't close
Whenever I move a file in vista to anywhere else, vista moves the file but it won't close the move file dialog box that ...
Here's one I'll bet you won't be able to fix
I've just moved hosts. I have five email accounts; three paid-for with the host and two separate 'freebie' ones.*Two* ou...
windows mail won't email pictures
Disconnected from cable for a while, upon our return we can't E-mail pictures or attachments thru windows mail. we getY...
Vista won't display JPEG files as pictures
My JPEG (.jpg) files that used to display as images within folders now display as the generic icons (ie. the lake and m...
Sent mail won't save in the correct "Sent" folder
Whenever I send an email in Windows Mail (Vista) it only saves the message in the local "Sent Items" folder b...
Task Scheduler Wont run program because Vista won't idle
I want to automatically log off user after idle for 10 minutes. The problem appears to be that Vista won't go into an ...
Win2K3 shared printer won't reconnect on Vista client after
Hello World !I ran into this weird problem this morning : - Win2k3 server sharing a laserjet printer connected to LPT1 o...
Windows mail won't delete the deleted files folder. It show
Message could not be displayed Windows Mail encountered an unexpected problem while displaying this message. Check your...
Spore Creature Creator Trial Version Won't Uninstall
I've tried numerous things so far. It's just my luck this thing would happen too. I just bought the full version of Spo...
windows only gets to green bar and won't do a recovery
Hi Here's a second attempt at help. I didn't mention before that I have aSONY VAIO VGN-NR140E/S LAPTOP When I first tu...
DVD burner won't recognize blank DVD's
I insert a blank DVD and the computer won't even recognize that there is a disk in the drive. I've used these blank DVD...
Nero Image Drive - won't load under Vista
I use Nero 7 for my audio and video editing but was a bit ticked off to find that 'Image drive' - a virtual drive allow...
won't send messages
I keep trying to send a message but I get an error saying that my server can not be found with my email address that I ...
WMPNetworkSvc - Service won't start, immediately stops after
I stream media across to my PS3, and this service was working last week. When you try and start it, it immediately stop...
CHDSK message Vista won't boot
Hello, I get the following message on my VISTA computer and I need to know is the hard drive dead and will I have to FD...
Floppy Drive won't recognize disks
Vista shows my floppy drive as drive A and the device manager says that the drive and the drive controller are working ...
Adobe Premiere Elements 4 won't install
I get all the way up to the install button, I click it, and a pop-up box comes up saying "Error 1500" and then...
Won't read CDs, occasionally
I have a Toshiba Satellite U405-S2856 with Vista Home Premium 32bit. It's not even a year old and I've already begun hav...
Vista machine won't read DVD
I have a new vista machine with a Bluray drive. I burned a DVD+R in my old XP machine with files I want to transfer acro...
WiFi won't start automatically!
Running Vista-64. Concurrent with MS Updates, downloaded and installed a couple of days ago, for some reason I now hav...
Vista Home Won't Boot
The computer looks like it's booting, i can see the little bar going across then the window opens to a mouse pointer an...
Vista won't start normally
SP1 ugrade failed, and Vista Business won't start normally. Startup Repair and System Restore don't fix the problem. ...
Vista won't install Fritz 11 by Chessbase
Hello,I have been trying to install the new game Fritz 11 (which is Windows Vista compatible) without success. My comput...
Laptop won't boot, keeps running system repair--help?
Hi, there. :) Okay, so yesterday both my laptop, an hp Pavillion dv6700, and my mom's, an hp G60, decided it'd be cool ...
IE or Firefox won't launch
This doesn't always occur and I can't figure out what initiates the problem. Usually in the morning when I get on my co...
Vista won't save WPA passphrase
G'day. Looking for a little help here. The cable fella who came to install our connection, modem and wifi network set it...
windows mail suddenly wants me to login, then won't accept m
Suddenly today I am asked to verify my user name and password to login to email server, then won't accept my info - sam...
Adobe Premiere Elements 4 - Audio won't play
I have Adobe Premiere Elements 4 preinstalled on my Dell computer. Tried using the application and get an error code: F...
XP photo screensaver runs but pc won't wake
As suggested here, I copied ssmypics.scr from my XP laptop and pasted it into C:\Windows\System 32 in my Vista laptop.It...
My emails won't send
Hi,Hope someone can help me! I had a problem a while ago and had to reinstall vista, since then me emails won't send (i...
won't work
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Logitech mouse won't wake up system from sleep
I have Vista Home Premium and just bought a Logitech mx3200 keyboard and laser mouse. My previous MS cordless desktop w...
Vista Won't pickup an IP address
I've tried restoring the system, I've even hooked up an external ethernet card, and I cannot get Windows to pickup the ...
HELP! Computer won't boot... volsnap.sys
I keep getting THE blue screen. Everything I've tried I can't reboot even with the recovery disc!!!This is what I'm gett...
Screen Savers won't work
Hi I recently noticed that I cannot get my screen saver to work aside from the picture slide show on my acer laptop. Eve...
Removed secondary HDD and Vista won't boot.
Ok my system originally started with an IDE HDD but later bought a SATA drive and I reinstalled Vista (business x64) on ...
Windows Explorer Display Settings Won't stick?!
I have two machines running VISTA. The one with Home Premium 64-bit seems to work ok but the one running Ultimate 32-bit...
Hold 'em won't function
I run the Hold 'em game (Windows Vista Ultimate extra), and the game launches, deals all the cards, and then hangs. No...
HP Officejet J6480 Sends but won't Receive Faxes IF the COmp
This one is a doozie IMO. I have a new HP Officejet J6480 All in One printer/scanner/fax set up as a wireless network p...
@ symbol won't work
Hello,Lately my @ symbol won't work so I can't type out new emails!!! I can reply but can't create new ones. It's only ...
VISTA won't play embedded windows movie
I have a site that embeds a windows media player. It plays just fine on XP & MAC using safari, ie 6 or 7, and firef...
Bought Vista on Ebay and won't activate
I asked in a question earlier if there was a way to contact MS about the number of activations on a key for vista. The...
Networked printer won't print
I have a new laptop running Vista. I'm trying to use a networked (shared) printer that's wired to a desktop running XP...
Windows Mail won't open - sware restriction
When I try to open windows mail I receive a very polite dialog box stating there is a software restriction policy preven...
DVD RW Drive won't read CD's or DVD's (HELP!!)
I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop running Windows Vista Home Premium and the DVD RW drive won't work. It's been working...
Win Mail send/receive button won't work.
Windows Mail opens and checks accounts, receiving email OK But if the send / receive button is pushed I get an error me...
Rich text won't work...
Hi,I've been having this problem for a year, and I keep trying to find an answer, and I just discovered this site and I...
ANN: TOMORROW I STILL WON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THAT CRAPPY
JUST FYI! I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO DEAL WITH UBUNTU. JUST FYI. MAKE I NEED TO TAKE MORE MEDICATION. JUST FYI!JUST FYI!...
deleted user account won't go away!
I logged on as admin & deleted a user account.Now the machine insists on trying to boot up in that defunct account w...
I messed up Vista. Won't boot. Windows boot manager error.
Hello, I have an HP Pavilion laptop with Vista 64 and a recovery partition for the OS and drivers. I set out to dual boo...
Won't save office applications, appcrash
Help I cant save documents , excel etc in office 2007 on vista laptop. I have tried open office but this suffers the sa...
Some services won't start up (access denied)
Some of my services (among them Diagnostic policy service and Network) won't start up, vista log just says “Access de...
Cannot Setup TV Tuner and ehrecvr service Won't Start (Event
Hi Gurus,Currently I have an annoying issue whereby my Vista Ultimate media center cannot setup the TV Tuner while in t...
Windows Defender won't start automatically
I am running Windows Vista Premium Home SP1. When I boot my computer, Windows Defender doesn't start automatically. It ...
vista won't play DVD's
I get this message when I try to play a movie DVD: "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because there is a ...
WMV file won't play correctly
Hi all.I've recently noticed that my Vista won't play the WMV file correctly. It's jaggy, lots of stuck frames and delay...
WHY WON'T IT PRINT
I have a Dell desktop computer & a Aser laptop, both running Vista Home Premium. I have a HP Officejet 6110 all-in...
WMP won't show video
WMP screen is black but plays the audio track for videos OK. I have WMP 11 installed in a new Dell XPS 210 running Win H...
The desktop suddenly won't boot up on my TabletPC...
I don't have any idea what the problem could be. At 4:00 this morning the computer was on and everything was fine. Whe...
LaserJet 1320 won't duplex
We cannot get our LaserJet 1320 duplex printer to print duplex. I have selected "Print on both sides" everywh...
Windows Mail won't indent with >'s
Hi folks, Can someone advise as to why Windows Mail may be refusing to quote orig mssgs with indented >'s despite s...
Vista Upgrade Advisor won't work
I've been trying Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor but can't get it to work. I get a message that says, "We could not ...
Vista won't go to sleep by itself
Can anyone help with this please?I have the Vista power settings set so that my pc should go to sleep after 30 minutes....
Live Messenger Won't Share File
When I add a file to my Sharing Folder it just keeps saying "Synchronizing" and the file does not send, this ...
Vista won't restore and can't login newsgroups
HP Pavilion with Vista.Vista won't complete System Restore. Goes thru complete process and then says did not successfull...
Media player won't play netflix online movies
I just installed vista 32 bit last week. I immediately found out that the DRM files won't play netflix movies. I have ...
SanDisk Ultra 2 won't detect?
:cry: I can't seem to load my SD disk thing.. It worked before I switched to Vista, I turned on all the auto play things...
gpedit.msc won't prompt
I was able to disable QoS bandwidth in Vista but I then I decided to return to default. When I typed in *gpedit.msc* and...
Vista won't believe I don't want 35 language packs
Every six weeks or so I have to re-hide all of the language packs on windows update. Is there any way to make them be ...
Vista won't open any program, then freeze
Hello everybody.First off I would like to say that I'm sorry if I'm in the wrong category of the forum...Ok here we go.I...
IE 7 in Windows Vista won't open links
When I click on a link, I get the window which says "Locate Link Browser." IE won't take me to the page....
How do i backup my files if my USB ports won't work
Hello. I am having serious issues with my laptop. A couple of months ago (around April) the hardrive of my HP Pavillion ...
Computer won't sleep
Having solved my problem of the computer waking up immediately after going to sleep, I now have one that simply won't g...
vista won't boot after restart
Hello all! this problem is driving me crazy and I can't seem to find any solution so I hope you guys can help me.I am ru...
Control Panel Won't open up
Hello There,I have been good with XP, but just a few days before I decided to try Vista. I installed vista in a differe...
Vista-to-Vista new plan still won't work
Hi all.Any help will be much appreciated.After three months of failing to make two Vista Business PCs network via a cro...
NEED to change password and windows live won't let me!
I am using windows live and need to change my password. I know how to do it but when i go to properties and servers an...
Re: Vista won't start after Update
Cody Jarrett wrote: On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:32:48 +0000, schumacher6 schumacher6.3kgi8d@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> w...
What to try when you get a "won't run" program error:Turn DE
For the last several months I've been getting "won't run" error windows for HP's My Display software, for Vue...
Windows won't start after help
I haven't used my computer for 2 weeks as I was out of town and when I turned it on when I got home it went out on me w...
Printer won't stay installed
My HP 6210 use to print fine with my HP laptop with vista home prem, but after the windows update around 12-29-08. It n...
WMP won't play MP3, but does everything else
My Windows Media Player works fine in Vista Ultimate for WAV files. But when I play MP3 files, there is no sound. The ...
How to repair Vista when computer won't boot to Windows
I have a Dell Dimension E520, which won’t boot to Windows (Vista), and none of the repair options work:Startup repair...
windows help and support WON'T WORK
When I open windows help and support, it opens okay , BUT when I click on a link that it reccomends to go to { to fix s...
Email Account Won't Receive New Mail
I have three email accounts that i have set up on Windows email. Two of them i had set up for quite some time and new e...
computer won't go into rest mode
computer has windows vista. it was working fine. then one day it would just stay awake when not in use like when i woul...
IE7 32Bit won't run on a 64 Bit machine...
I'm running Vista Home Premium 64Bit and IE7 (64Bit) works just fine - connects to the net and downloads.However, becaus...
Windows won't load..
Crud am looking for DELETE!! I accidently post a question 2x. SORRY!!!Yvette -- DzRed -------------------------------...
Startup repair won't work
Computer: Gateway Processor: IntelI know next to nothing about Vista. I am very experienced with XP etc.....I have my bo...
pc going to sleep and won't start
Hi, I need help. My son's pc about 14 months old won't start. It has windows vista, It just beeps and the monitor sho...
Huge Vista problem. Deleted udate files and now won't boot i
Let me start by saying that I claim to have absolutely no knowledge regarding the technical in's and out's of PCs. I do ...
Photo Gallery won't load
When I click on a folder in my Pictures folder, I get this error message: You can't add this location to the Gallery. ...
Won't work with any printer
Have two printers: Brother HL-5040 and MFC-7420. They were working with Vista before. Suddenly neither one works. -- ...
Vista Home won't start after a Blue Screen crash
Right after launching Virtual PC (worked before), I got a blue screen with some code. Rebooted and Vista couldn't starte...
Some programs won't run after start-up
Whenever I restart (or start) vista several programs won't run. The desktop is all loaded and I can run lots of stuff b...
Windows Movie Maker Won't Publish
Everytime I try to publish my movie windows movie maker always stops at 99% and doesn't finish publishing my movie. I l...
windows mail won't open
I cannot seem to send any pictures through my e-mail like I could before, it keeps popping up saying windows mail could...
Vista Won't Boot on HP Pavilion after installing new MotherB
Hi, I have an HP Pavilion PC with Vista Home Premium installed on it. The Motherboard went bad just out of warranty so I...
Password won't save
i've faced a problem today. windows mail won't save a password. checkbox to save the password is checked. i tryed to de...
Windows Mail won't finish current message
I have a problem with windows mail not finishing downloading its current message. I have tried removing and reinstalli...
Vista Won't Let Me Create XP-Style Directory Tree for Old Te
To all:I recently upgraded from Windows XP to Vista SP1. I have many years of WP documents using the "Image on Dis...
My computer won't fully boot-up
I have a Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit, everytime I start up my computer it tell's me to press F1 to continue or pre...
Windows INstaller won't run
Friend using Home Premium, auto updates on, is having problems running the Windows Installer. When he tries to do an ins...
System Restore, Task Manager and other applications won't wo
I am using Vista Ultimate x64 Build 6001 SP1. Intel® Core(TM)2 CPU 6700 @ 2.66GHz 2.66 GHz Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB The beha...
Windows Mail won't send messages
I can receive messages through my windows mail account, but when I try to send I get the following errorThe connection ...
setup.exe has stopped working... won't let me uninstall
hi,i'm trying to uninstall a 3mobile usb broadband and it keeps coming up with "setup.exe has stopped working"...
Aurora won't work as default screensaver?
I followed the steps yesterday to make Aurora my default screensaver for the username screen but instead I got a messag...
Lexmark X73 Printer Won't Work with Vista!
Does anybody know what printer driver I can download to make my Lexmark X73 printer work with Vista (it worked fine wit...
Vista Explorer won't remove Drive Icons when Drives Dismount
My Vista Explorer won't remove drive icons once a drive has been dismounted. Even if I physically remove a drive from th...
Headphones won't work with Vista
Hello, I have Vista Home and recently I tried to plug in headphone to listen to a you tube video. But, no sound! When...
Sidebar - it's gone and won't come back!
Vista Business, laptop with T7700, AvastSidebar disappeared during the ordinary course of business. The icon is missing...
page won't scroll when composing new email msg.
When I am creating a new email message, my message will not scroll by itself when I get to the bottom of the window. How...
vista won't start up, keeps restarting
i've got my computer 2 days ago and when i shutdown my computer yesterday, i turned it on today. Nothing loads up beside...
DVD burned in Vista won't play on standalone
I'm new so be patient with me. Further, I am very new to Vista. Life was easier with XP. I've recently got this machi...
screensavers won't stay
I have successfully installed an American Greeting screensaver to the screensaver list, click apply and closed it. Whe...
Help - Photosmart HP 5180 won't install
Somehow I removed my printer from my compter (not sure what I did). Anyway, I've tried to reinstall, with no luck. The ...
Vista won't recognize 2nd HDD
I got a second HDD yesterday due to my old one running low on space. Both are hooked up via SATA, both Seagates, old one...
Why won't Vista finish installing?
I have a Dell Inspiron 1720 laptop and my hard drive recently died on me. I got a new hard drive and installed it. I ins...
Windows Fax and Scan (WFS) won't use my 2007 Outlook Contact
System: Vista Ultimate x64 Office Ultimate 2007 w/ BCM"Windows Fax and Scan" (WFS) does not allow me to choose...
Trying to delete a folder but Vista won't let me....Help
I did a back up with my copy of Nero backup on my XP machine. I wanted to transfer files under owner/my documents to my...
Music folder won't open
The last couple days I can't open music. I just get the blank window saying "windows explorer not responding"....
new Vista laptop won't retain default sound source after sle
That about sums it up. It's a brand new HP HDX laptop running Vista32. It's setup with HDMI to our flat-panel TV and we...
Program Compatibility Assistant won't go away
I tried to download ZoneAlarm (for Vista), but the Program Compatibility Assistant blocked it. Now I can't get rid of t...
sent email goes to outbox and won't delet
I have an email in the outbox and when I try to delete it I get a message that an unknown error has occured. I think thi...
IE Won't Load Websites
Hello All, Everytime i try to browse to ANY web site using Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista it brings up a save dial...
Messages Won't Print & Lock-up!!!
I'm using Vista Home Premium SP1 with IE7 and Windows Mail. Although _I_am_able_to_print_from_other_applications_, when ...
Video file won't die
I recently tried to delete a bunch of video files from my computer, and there's one in particular that would not delete....
Vista won't boot into login? virus, video card or hardware p
Hi, I would like to say sorry in advance to this long post, but after searching the internet for 2 days i couldn't find...
Vista OS : DVD's won't play
I am running Vista Home Premium on a Gateway computer. Every time I put a DVD into the DVD drive and attempt to play i...
Downloading emails won't happen - please help
My emails down load for the first four only, and the fifth email goes really really slow and won't download and then dr...
Vista Won't Read CDs
I have a lot of misc. cds that a friend who passed away made. They are pics & music mostly. Some slide shows too bu...
Vista won't work on HP Pavillion DV5-1290ec
Hey guys!I just bought a new computer and it was preinstalled with Windows 7. It worked fine for a couple of hours then ...
Monitor won't sleep
SECOND POST: Hoping for an answer...All worked well until I upgraded to the EVGA 9500GT 512 mb Nvidia card and latest n...
WMP 11 Vista Home Premium O/S - won't stream older .asx & .a
Hello, I have found a couple of references to this particular problem, but no resolution. When I try to stream "ol...
pdf files won't save to laptop
I cannot save a pdf file from any website to my laptop, a 32-bit HP machine running Vista Home Premium. I've tried while...
My Labtop Won't Recognize Any Discs
I have a Satellite A305-S6843 Labtop. Wheneve I put in a CD it doesnt show up in the Computer file, as in I can't see i...
How do I get Product Identification Number when Vista won't
I hope someone has an answer to make me look stupid but...I need to get technical support since I am having problems ins...
Vista won't recognize my PDA
I have a palm handspring visor edge. Is there any way to get it to perform the hotsync function with Vista?...
Old application won't work under Vista.
I have Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (32-bit) and am trying to run an old OCR application. I run it in Win95 compatibi...
copied url's won't activate
when I copy a url from a draft file storage, and enter it to create mail, and then send it, the url doesn't activate in...
shell32.dll not found - Vista Home Premium won't start!
I have a PC to sort out which has the following issue:On starting up, and before the Windows logo displays it throws up ...
Photo Gallery & other programs/applications won't open
Hello Good Evening/Morning to allI have just transferred photo's from a compact flash card into the Photo Gallery and no...
computer won't shut down or turn off
my kids' computer won't turn off, at all, and only gets to the screen where it says it's shutting down every once in a ...
Vista Media Centre Remote won't work!
I have upgraded from Win XP MCE to Vista Ultimate and now my Windows Media Centre Remote will not work.I have examined ...
Some keys in my keyboard won´t correspond
Some characters or symbols in my key board are missplaced. When I press some keys of an specific character a different ...
PC won't recognize Vista DVD. Both drive and disc are fine?!
Alright I have been fooling with this all day and I am getting nowhere. Basically, I have a rig I built a while ago. The...
Program won't start
Hello, I have been using a program in Vista for over a year that, today, won't start up with the message..."FileMak...
No backup of Vista EFS certificate from system that won't bo
Thank you in advance for any guidance! :)Vista Ultimate (32bit SP1) system is corrupted enough to not boot but accessing...
HP Pavilion dv6000 won't load vista
Hi allThis is what happenedI woke up at 6 to go work, i left my laptop on all night, so i decided to shut it off before ...
Laptop won't let me access my external HD HELP!
Hello, I am having this weird problem. My laptop won't allow me to open my Western Digital "My Passport" exter...
Windows Fax won't receive faxes
I have Vista Ultimate. The Windows Fax & Scan software will send a fax, but it won't receive. The software is set...
File won't 'Unblock'.
I downloaded a plugin for Paint.net into the 'effects' folder and I click on 'properties' and then click 'unblock' and ...
Vista won't connect internet though router
Hello everyone.I just got my new pc for 2 days, and I cannot connect to the internet using my router, but it can get on ...
Vista won't start
Having a problem with our HP laptop. All we get when turning on the unit is the "Microsoft Corporation" travel...
Won't do to sleep since recent MS updates
Running vista business sp1 on a hp 6715b laptop9 months ago I had difficulty getting my laptop to sleep, but all has bee...
windows help and support menu won't work
When I open windows help and support, it opens okay , BUT when I click on a link that it reccomends to go to { to fix s...
Word won't send email merge
I just switched to Office 2007 at work, and I am in the middle of a huge email merge where I send out 500 emails a day ...
Email won
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Vista Won't Keep My Google Account Signed In
I've had my Google account for years and have used it on many computers and the only time I've had trouble with it is wi...
Re: Monitor won't sleep
captfbgnet;1126599 Wrote: SECOND POST: Hoping for an answer...All worked well until I upgraded to the EVGA 9500GT 512 m...
Spell check won't work
I've gone into WORD OPTIONS, under PROOFING and have checkied or unchecked everything except HIDE... ERRORS. My spell c...
Photos won't print after SP1 install
HP Desktop Vista Home Premium SP1.I just learned that my photos (in Windows Photo Gallery ) will not print since I inst...
Can't reply to emails and emails won't go threw with an atta
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Won't see Brother Wireless
I have 3 laptops, one having Vitsa OS while the other 2 XP, all linked via wireless router (N Band). All 3 linked fine ...
Logon won't logon me on
so i have road runner,a pop-server.socal.rr.com, but all of a sudden the Logon Security window popped up. So I enter my...
Printer won't print, except for test pages
I have an HP Photosmart 7550 that was working fine. Now for some reason, it prints nothing, except for the test pages. T...
Main desktop sees other computers on network - but still won
I have everything turned on in the netwrok and sharing center except the password protection feature - that goes for al...
Ext hard drive won't backup Vista Ultimate
I can't get "my book WD ext. USB drive" to back up using windows ultimate. It displays - Internal Error Server...
PA Bear sent me. Printer won't work when UAC enabled.
O/S Vista Home Basic 32 bit. Dell v305w AIO printer. I was having some IE script errors which also caused my printer not...
thumb drive won't trun on at boot time
I have a PNY 16g thumb drive with both my msoffice and vista cd's copied to it and a few other things. When I boot, the...
After some time Programs Won't Start In Vista
Okay Guys,I've been having this really annowing problem where after a while (about 10 - 20 minutes, can be 5 minutes) no...
Flash Memory Card Reader - 16 GB SD Card - Won't Read
Hi:I have a Ativa brand (Office Depot store brand) SD/SDHC card reader. On my home computer, which is a HP dv9925nr 4G...
Canon Printer won't download on new computer
I have Window Vista Home Premium SP 1 64-bit operating system IE 7 I have a Canon Pixma MP500 that was purchased in 200...
UAC won't let me create standard account
I got my new computer a couple of days ago, and created an administrator account immediately (i'm logged into it now). ...
Updates not applying, Windows mail won't open
Computer Club member's two year old Dell with Windows Vista Home Premium.The message received is: "Windows Update n...
Desktop Display/UPDATE, WON'T START, HELP PLEASE : )
Well, now it seems that I have a much worse issue. I was all set to do a system recovery from the hard drive partition ...
Computer won't boot
my husband's computer won't boot at all. The green light comes on but the hard drive just beeps. It looks at the cd d...
Screen Saver Won't Come On (Already Applied HID Update)
Hi, I've got a Dell E520 running Vista HP SP1, fully updated. I am using a Mircosoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 40...
Won't boot.
After a power failure I was unable to boot Vista Ultimate. At first I got a message that no Keyboard was detected on boo...
outgoing messages won't go
Can u help this senior citizen just getting started with Windows Mail to correct the following error message. I can se...
.VOB won't delete
I have about 8GB's of .vob files on my computer that I can't seem to delete. When I try to send them to the trash I get...
Passport drive won't access files properly
I have a Toshiba Satellite A100, bought in March 2007 and running Windows Vista Home Basic. I bought your Passport USB ...
vista - windows defender won't update
Hi, I have Vista home premium, My Windows Defender won't update, on the notification it shows the castle wall with "...
My Pc Notebook won't start after updating to SP1?
Earlier I was trying to make my boyfriends laptop run better. I went into his Hp Care and saw that it insisted he update...
xbox 360 windows media center won't connect wirelessly
Hi, 2 years ago bought a laptop with vista Home premium, and xbox360 was automatically recognized. I set up nothing and...
Backup/Restore Won't
I see not problems with my system other than this message from Backup. A shadow copy could not be created for the fo...
Vista Ultimate (64bit) optional features won't install
Something has broken in my installer service. I can no longer add features like SUA, IIS, etc.. The installer starts, t...
Vista won't delete Dreamweaver
Just install Vista with sp1. Installed DW 2004. Latter received an updated version, thus I need to uninstall DW. Vist...
Vista DVD won't boot
Hi everybody. I have found many similar threads but none of them seem to fit the situation exactly and none of the solu...
Device Manager files stuck and won't backup
I have a Dell Inspiron 518 with over 500 GB of free space on the hard drive and it is running Windows Vista Home Premium...
Total annihilation: kingdoms update won't install
I got my old Total Annihilation: Kingdoms to install just fine on Vista Premium x64. But I want to update it to the late...
Media Player 11 (Vista x64) won't play DVDs
I have just built a new computer with Vista x64 and am having trouble woth Media Player 11. When I try to play a DVD I...
Emails won't send - error message
My emails won't send. I downloaded the one fix and did the workaround and nothing has worked. I am using windstream for...
Vista 64 installs printers, won't print
My Vista 64bit system has suddenly decided to not print at all. I had no problems in the past, but last week I started ...
WMM 6.0 won't work with .avi
Okay, i have tried and tried and still can't get this :eek: thing to work. What i am trying to do: Split up a vid i mad...
Windows Movie Maker won't import
I've been using Movie Maker for quite a while to edit my recorded video files. I've never had trouble before, but today...
FSX won't START!
Hey guys i need your help! I have reinstalled fsx for like the 5th time now on my newly rebuilt computer. I have built i...
Windows Media Center won't run
I have a new computer with plenty of capacity, the right hardware and a Vista Ultimate O/S but can't get Media Center ...
Windows Vista won't start after update
I updated my Windows Vista Home Premium Edition last week and since then, Windows just won't start. The computer will s...
Why won't windows remember my name and password?
Hi, Why is it that newsgroups will not remember my name and password when I want to sign in? The button is checked. A...
Won't let me open .exe files
I am trying to install the missing video codecs that are not installed in Vista, and when I click on the .exe file after...
Web pages won't load on random occassions
Hi,I am running Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Internet Explorer 7. Ever since I upgraded my PC and installed V...
7 Reasons Why Linux Won't Succeed On The Desktop
This article was written in 2007. They predicted that Linux isn't going to have any significant impact on the desktop ...
Modem won't work with vista
Hi, it might be that I have a DELL modem, but I took that out of my old DELL 8400 and installed it in my new build. I ha...
won't logon
windows security is asking me for logon and password, error message: Account: 'bellsouth.net', Server: 'mail.bellsouth....
Computer Won't shut down
My computer is having a few problems lately.. When I try to shut down the computer, a screen pops up saying 'initializi...
Color Laserjet Shared From XP won't print
The HP Color Laserjet cp1215 which is shared from an XP PC prints fine from 3 XP PC's. The Vista PC (running Vista Home ...
XBOX 360 Controller won't work....
with Vista 32 bit - just got controller off ebay and nothing works. Don't get the usb thing people are saying - all i g...
New User Profile Won't Load
Today, signed in as the only user profile (with admin rights), I created a new user profile, trying both standard and ad...
pop3 won't send
will not send emails to craigs list just says connecting ...... and keeps flashing...
Dell Inspiron 1501 won't turn off since installing SP1
Since I installed Vista SP1, my Dell Inspiron 1501 won't shut off. Screen goes dark and stops responding to user input...
PC Won't boot after exiting windows Defender while sanitizin
I have Windoes Vista.While Windows Defender was in the process of sanitizing a file, I exited it. After that, when I r...
Won't download new messages unless I restart
Windows mail will not download or connect to my pop server unless I re start my computer. If I restart, then it connect...
Windows Explorer (Vista Ultimate) won't remember size
Every time I start Explorer it displays in a "default" window size even though the last time I used it I had ...
Vista won't sleep a 2nd time!
Hi people,I hope you can help me. When I sleep Vista a 2nd time, this always eventually results in a crash by ndiswan.sy...
Vista laptop won't print to Lexmark wifi printer
Hi everybody, and thanks in advance for the help!I am trying to get a printer working for a friend of mine and I'm not g...
Monitor and Computer Won't Sleep
I have Windows Vista Home Premium edition, 32 bit. My monitor and computer won't sleep after the designated times (30 ...
Windows Vista won't install no matter what!
Hi all, I'm really at a loss here. I've tried every solution I can find on the web, I've turned off or unplugged anythi...
ThinkPad T40 Won't Detect New HM160HC HDD
Hello,My old HDD (40.0GB) broke, so i decided to purchase a new HM160HC HDD (160GB) and my computer won't detect it. I r...
Powerpoint Viewer won't load despite removal nd reinstallati
PowerPoint Viewer is not working. Don't know if it ever worked on this setup. Clicking on the icon produces no reaction...
Vista Won't POST or Boot After BIOS Mod
Vista 32 is installed on my year-old homebuilt computer (Gigabyte P35T-DQ6 m/b, Award BIOS V6.00PG, Intel E6750 cpu). I...
Full screen won't work on youtube
Hi, I'm having problems viewing certain things on full screen, for example on youtube. When I click the full screen opt...
Printer Sharing Won't Work On MurPhil's Home LAN
I have high speed Internet thru a cable modem connected to the WAN port on my router (i.e. physical Fire Wall). 2 PCs a...
Outlook express won't work
We have a new system< Vista > Outlook express won't work right, It keep freezing up and won't download out mail. ...
Screen Saver won't work
I have Vista on a desktop computer and the screen saver won't come on. Also, none of the power management works. To tes...
Vista Windows Mail Settings Won't Stick
I have tried on many occasions to change my SMTP port from 25 to 587, but after I apply my changes and exit Mail and re...
Toshiba webcam software won't reinstall
A tech at an AT&T store installed my new braodband air card Thursday. I had spent over 3 hours with tech support on...
Programs and Features, System Restore won't work
I am trying to uninstall gamevance from my computer, but cannot open Programs and Features, nor can System Restore work....
Help firewire won't work!
Hello everyone, I've got a problem with my1394 firewire devices. (2 scanner, 1 DVcamcorder and 2 printers) They all show...
Just configured, but won't send/receive
I'm new to WL. Just configured according to the steps above but when I do a test email send it doesn't send. I get a ...
Vista U x64 won't install
Hi all, hope someone can help me. I built a new system with the following parts: Motherboard P6T Deluxe V2 CPU Corei7 ...
email won't send to same domain - all else works
Have my own domain and can't send emails to my 2nd user account or to myself using Windows Mail. Added my domain to the...
Vista search won't open individual Outllok emails
When I do a SEARCH on my Vista 64 bit system, I CAN'T OPEN any E-MAILS from my Outlook 2003I can see the titles, dates, ...
Narrator won't turn off
I have both boxs in Ease of Access unchecked and saved. Narrator comes on only at log in screen, after I log in I don'...
Windows Mail won't open...
... and locks everything up!Hi. I'm new to this forum - so first a quick intro as to why I'm her. Found it to be the bes...
Account Files won,t delete !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi guys !I have a problem with deleting accounts !!! ::: when I delete an account ( admin or standard ) the windows ask...
Some emails won't open attachments
Some emails won't open attachments from people that I know. I get a message: This file does not have a program associ...
clip's audio won't play
Using MSWMM 2 and win xp. I have made many movies and have not had this problem before. The AVI video clip plays well i...
Monitor won't come on after power save mode
I've had issues in the past where I come to my computer after the monitor goes into power save mode and it won't turn b...
Windows mail won't send
Gary VanderMolen solved my problem. Thank you for the instructions!...
Windows sidebar won't automatically start anymore
Hi, my side bar won't keep it's setting to start when computer starts anymore. I have no problem getting it to open man...
Half-Life 2 won't run
I recently received The Orange Box, and wish to play Half-Life 2. I am running a Vista Home Premium x64 machine updated ...
Internet exployer/ mail won't work.
I don't know if anyone here goes to craigslist.com but this is my problem with Vista X64 and my Internet Exployer.I used...
windows mail won't work
I tried everything,but no luck,anybody can help me?Thanks Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possib...
Why won't shortcuts pinned to start menu launch?
Hello -I upgraded my WindowsXP Pro installation to Windows Vista Ultimate. There are a few things that don't appear to...
Command Window won't recognize keystrokes
When I type in the command window none of my keystrokes are showing up. Not sure why. No major apps installed between ...
924 AIO won't scan
I have a Dell Inspiron 1720 laptop with windows Vista. I have added a Dell 924 AIO printer to it . Everything works, bu...
emails won't "send"
I have several emails in my Outbox that won't send. I use Comcast address in Outlook Express...my wife has no problems...
Speakers Won't Work
I have a new computer but I am using my old Dell 5.1 speakers. I am running Vista Home Premium, I have an Nvidia GeForce...
vista won't retain folder location
Running Vista 32 and although " remember each folders view setting " is checked in Folder Options / view each...
Adobe Creative Suite 4 won't install on Windows Vista
HEY GUYS!!! I'M TRYING TO INSTALL ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 4 on my WINDOWS VISTA and IT won'T INSTALL. As the installation p...
2nd attachment file won't open
My problem has to do with Microsoft Mail e-mail messages that have more than 1 image file attached (i.e. JPG, GIF, etc....
crcdisk.sys driver won't load....can't boot into laptop
I've had this problem for a few weeks now and I'm stumped as to what to do.I'm not sure if the issue started when I was ...
Task Scheduler > Start On Idle Won't Work
Hi All,I have a scheduler item set up to log off computer on idle after ten minutes. The problem is the computer (Vista...
WMF/JPEG Thumbnails won't show
I am unable to get my hundreds of pieces of wmf & jpeg clipart pieces to show as thumbnails, only as a generic progr...
vista won't recognize dcr trv38 usb...
connection. I've plugged in the usb to video camera and started Vista and it doesn't notice that anything is connected....
won't verify acct
I am just now setting up my outlook acct. I am trying to link my live email address(es). I have gone to advanced proper...
Windows Media Player won't play files
Just recently it started having problems. It won't play any type of video file, when I go to play a video it will say &...
wireless connection won't resume after sleep
Dell E1505 laptop Router firmware upgraded All drivers most up-to-date versions Vista completely up-to-dateThe computer...
Vista x64 won't boot off second hdd
Yesterday evening I decieded to put vista x64 on my pc. Just so people know xp is on a sata harddrive and vista an ide m...
On-Screen Keyboard Won't Stay on Top
Hi,I had been using the on-screen keyboard to do some foreign language typing, then a few weeks ago it started behaving...
Windows Defender won't turn on
My windows defender won't turn on no matter how many times I open it and click 'on'. Every time it closes it has to be ...
Toshiba webcam software won't reinstall. Second request for
Will someone please help me with this problem. I was told it's a problem with VISTA. A tech at an AT&T store instal...
Vista Desktop image won't stay sized
I've got a new wide-screen monitor and video card, All in wonder Radeon running with Vista Ultimate. I've gone to Pers...
Lexmark Z515 Printer won't print with Vista
I have a Lexmark Printer which worked with Windows 98. Now it won't work with my new Emachines computer with Windows Vi...
inability of microsoft to email out... won't accept msn?
I get an error message when I try to email using my microsoft name. The host 'msn' could not be found. Please verify th...
Explorer.exe won't start..file association?
After installing vista 32bit sp1 my win+e key combo gives this error of "This file does not have a program associat...
Help! Is this true? Embedded pics won't scale down to fit sc
When my son sends me pictures and they are embedded in the body of the email, they are larger than my screens resolution...
won't delete
I have 2 torrent files in my download folder that I can't delete. I get this message: Could not find this itemThis is n...
Even the hidden admin account won't work
I had my VIsta Home Premium system freeze on me about a week ago so I had no choice but to switch off to reboot.So far s...
Vista Home Premium back won't start - why?
It doesn't matter if I go to Control Panel, or to System Tools/ Backup Status and Configuration, or to a drive and sele...
Vista SP1 won´t install
Í am working on a friends computer in Spain. It has Vista - was updated to SP1 in January and crashed in the summer. ...
Vista Install Won't Recognize Hard Drives
I am having a very hard time installing Vista Home Premium to a new hard drive -- I have tried on three different SATA ...
Vista Won't Detect My HD (Ci7 GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5)
I recently purchased parts for my new computer. Core i7 920, 'GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5' (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...
MultiBoot attempt - vista won't install
ok, Here's the scoop; Dell M1330 Laptop, 160gb drive. Most partitions have been cleaned up, now I have the following; s...
Windows Mail won't open from IE7 read mail button
Don't know what I did to have this happen... But I was getting an error message when clicking on a mailto url on a web ...
newsgroup messages won't download
I am subscribed to 3 ng's. Suddenly 2 of the 3 will not find any messages. I tried reset, but it only finds a few to d...
HALO 2 --- Won't sync back up to Live placemark after OS rei
Had to blast the machine and reinstall the OS....Vista Ultimate. I forgot to backup my Halo 2 (Vista) save game and had ...
Email to multiple addresses won't send if one address is inc
Hi,Hopefully someone can help me out with this one: I'm using windows mail on vista business. Create new msg with mult...
Vista and wirless internet won't connect,help.
Hi. I purchased a new laptop which is operating on VISTA x64 yesterday and haven't been able to get it to connect to the...
VIsta won't let me be admin!!!!!
I go into user accounts, then change your account type, i select administrator, and the "Change your account type&q...
FSX won't load up after defragmentation
I bought the boxed FSX Deluxe Edition and when I start the program right after I install it everything runs fine until s...
Bad uninstallation of game, so won't let me install it again
I recently uninstalled a game (using the uninstaller) and as far as l could tell the uninstallation went well, all of t...
Trojan Virus won't let me open virus protection
Earlier this week a message appeared from my computer that i had a trojan virus. I realized then that my firewall was n...
Help! Vista won't boot without CD
So today I decided to install vista on my main computer. I changed the Boot sequence to CD first, then HDD. Everything r...
Lexmark driver won't install scanner driver
I've been trying to get my all-in-one printer to work. I've downloaded the software many times and also talked to Lexm...
Mstsc.exe won't launch
Hello!I'm currently running Windows Vista Ultimate x64 i have tried launching remote desktop connection but it doesn't o...
Control Panel items won't open due to restriction on compute
I tried to get NERO to open and received a message to allow something in the control panel, and I followed the directio...
My computer is on standby and won't start or shut down - HEL
I just recently turned off my laptop by pressing the off button and not the proper way on the start menu ( I know I'm an...
System Restore Not Working/Won't Open
I have discovered my Vista (Home Premium) system restore isn't working. After a fresh boot, when I try to open "...
IE8 won't install McAfee Site Advisor
After installing McAfee Site Advisor, it is "grayed out" in the toolbar settings window of IE8, therefore I ...
The Sims won't install
Hey, When i try to install the original sims onto vista it comes up with this error message:'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Co...
Attachments won't open
I get a message that "this file could not be found" when i try to open an attachment from a sender. However, ...
deleting messages that won't finish sending
help! i tried to send some video pics out by email. they must have been too long or something cause ever since it kee...
KB953838 won't install in Vista
I've seen the threads about KB953838 not installing under XP. I'm running Vista Home Premium and this update will not ...
Why won't Vista let apps create new folders?
I have had two similar problems on my system.1. An application running in one of my user folders has several folders be...
Vista won't restart / shutdown
Hello. I'm posting this again because i can't find the other post i made after i deleted the email that contained the l...
4 Go RAM won't work with motherboard Hewlett-Packard HP Pavi
Hi,I changed my 2 Go RAM for 4 Go RAM to boost Vista and to run Vista 64 bits. The OS woks well, but when I want to rei...
Can't install Vista, keyboard won't work at setup...
Hi I am trying to change from Ubuntu to Windows Vista and when I boot the setup from the DVD my keyboard will not work ...
Won't hold resolution setting
Been using Home Premium 64 SP1 on HP Pavilion dv7-211 laptop for about 3 months. Still using 98SE on two desktops an...
Vista won't boot/gets to blank screen with mouse
Hi allI have recently installed Ubuntu 8 onto my Vista laptop, as dual boot. The first time I booted into Vista after in...
Songs won't shuffle during sync with wmp11
Hello. Odd issue that is irritating to me. I use an 8gb USB flash drive to sync to for mobile listening. I always hi...
WSR macros won't start
Does anyone have any ideas as to why I'm unable to start WSR macros? It just makes an error beep sound, starts windows...
Vista 64x mail won't close properly when exiting
I recently upgraded to Vista Ultimate 64x and now I occasionally check my mail under Windows Mail and it won;t close pro...
Vista Won't Idle
About a week ago it looks like Windows hasn't been idling. The search indexer will only run at full speed, and schedule...
fax and scan program won't complete
Hi: the fax/scan in vista Ultimate x64 program details sending the first pages but doesn't stop when sending the last pa...
Live Mail won't autocomplete
My new Vista computer has been returned from the manufacturer folllowing a return to base under guarantee. All my stuff...
Windows media player stopped working - updates won't take
Hi Zack; read through most of your posts about this problem and I suspect mine is caused by installing the "Netflix...
System Restore won't work (again)
I had this problem once before where none of my Restore Points worked. I shut off System Restore, then turned it back on...
Vista "History" won't open or is corrupted
I have had a problem for a few weeks on a Vista SP2 box that I never had with Windows before. When I try to open up Vi...
Help!! It won't let me send any messages..
Every time I try to send something this thing comes up that says 'You need to verify your ID' so I type it and click ok...
laptop card reader won't read memory cards
I have a Dell studio laptop running Vista 32bit with a camera card reader built in, but when I insert a memory card in ...
Vista Home Premium Won't Restart, Just Hangs
My system has developed a problem restarting. Whether I use the start button restart or my desktop shortcut, it goes th...
multi-disc installation won't read 2nd disc
I am having the same issue as Bob. just did a clean install of XP, installed about 15 programs just fine. Then when I ...
Vista restart power issue, monitor won't respond.
So my dad built me a computer for my 20th birthday/xmas present.Everything's awesome except whenever I restart, turn off...
Vista won't boot
My son has precisely the same problem as Solertia with the added wrinkle that Visat came pre-installed and he doesn't h...
Start Menu won't show
My start menu won't show unless I select Classic view. How can I fix this?...
Windows Update won't show the updates that it wants to insta
Hi All I just got the new updates for my Vista Biz OS.Problem is that it won't show the name of the updates that it is g...
Printer won't print in color
Hi,I don't know if I'm posting this question in the right place but maybe someone could help me.My printer won't print ...
Old speaker won't work with new computer
I've just purchased a new computer, running Vista. My previous one was XP. My old speaker system will not work now. It...
The darn delete key and backspace keys won't work
HELP!!!! This sounds so simple but my delete key and backspace will not work unless I move the cursor manually. Nothi...
Vista wnating to register but won't work
Starting this morning my computer boots up to the login screen, after login it wants me to register vista. This computer...
Money2006 in Vista 64 won't save data
I can load it and use it but it will not save any data. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling and it will not sav...
Thumbnails won't display in folder view
My thumbnails won't display correctly in folder view. I have recovered from Adware-Alert attack and feel my machine is c...
My PC won't stay shut down!
Hi, I have a brand new Dell desktop (got it Friday) with Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 on it. The problem I'm having ...
LG GSA-H62N (SATA) won't burn CD-R
I am having some trouble with my LG GSA-H62N Super Multi DVD Burner (SATA). It burns DVD's flawlessly, reads DVD and C...
Won't let me access to My Music, My Video, and My Pictures
I own a Toshiba laptop, and I'm the administrator of my own computer (duh). But for some reason, I can't open folders M...
Windows Explorer won't display any Toolbars
I have Vista Bus. When I open Windows Explorer and right-click the menubar area the only toolbar choices that show up ...
Vista won't reconize external hard drive
So I just got a new computer, a HP Pavilion running Vista, and I have a older hard drive that I want to copy data from. ...
Dual Boot for Vista & 2003 Server Vista won't Boot
I installed Vista Ultimate In C:Drive. I also installed vista Boot pro software and took a backup of the current BCD. Th...
Windows Mail won't dowload attachments
Attachments that are showing up with my ISP e-mail account are not downloading into Windows Mail. Do I need to change s...
Won't publish!
I have a 5 minute-long project and when trying to publish it to my PC I get the following message:'Windows Movie Maker ...
Dvd rw won't load driver
I have a Dell Inspiron laptop that has an internal dvd rw drive it has worked just fine up until recently it will not lo...
PC won't install printer driver
Hi guys,I have HP deskjet F2180 printer and vaio notebook running vista home premium. I had been using this printer for ...
CD drive won't stay open - closes on its' own
Greetings, running Vista Home Premium 64-bit on a Dell system, has 2 optical drives (Blu ray burner, DVD burner). If I...
Vista won't share internet with XP
Here's my situation: I have a Vista home premium machine hooked up via USB to a cable modem. I have an XP machine networ...
Windows Firewall won't turn on
I've just had this problem recently. When I start up my computer, there is a pop up that says that Windows Firewall is ...
my programs won't run.. i'm a newbie help, please
my windows media player is not working internet explorer also.. i can run internet explorer 64bit but it can't handle mo...
Vista Calendar Won't Alert
Hi,I've got Vista Ultimate sp1 with all updates. My problem is that I simply can't get the calendar to alert me of even...
Main Hard Drive Size Won't Change
Earlier today I copied a 19 something gigabyte set of files to another folder on my main "C" drive where Vista...
Vista SP1 update done but won't startup
I updated and installed the Vista Service Pack 1 completely and successfully last night, and as it reboots, it goes to a...
Windows Live Mail Won't Open
Hi everyone, I am a first time user. I have windows Live Mail on home Premium Cannot get LM to open, and keep getting th...
Windows Mail or WLMail won't connect after SP1
I seen other people have had this problem but I am not aware of any fixes. I used Windows Mail to access my POP3 email f...
Windows Movie Maker won't save narration
When I record a narration (ie click "Start Narration") all goes well, but when I click the "Stop Narrati...
Re: Have a Update that won't update
I printed out both of your instructions First just downloaded the update from the url. That did the same, it says it's u...
Windows Photo Gallery won't find contents of Pictures folder
The gallery is empty and i can't add the pictures folder because it says "this folder or one of its parent folders...
Windows Mail won't send - Error message
My Windows Mail program has started giving me an error message when I try to send out an email ... the message gets stuc...
Vista won't restart after update
Hello everyone... I just used windows update to install a "recommended"update for windows media center...when...
Service won't start automatically but will manually
I have a service which is set to start automatically but is continually failing. Looking in the event viewer it is timi...
Windows Media Player 11 won't play DVDs
As a software engineer this is just straight out of the 'the rest of the world can do it right, so why can't Microsoft'...
Windows Mail won't send emails
Hi - I've been using Vista and Windows Mail for over a year now without too many hiccups. But about 6 weeks ago I sudden...
Windowa mail won't get emails from my POP email account!
I don't know if anyone else has this problem but after downloading my private emails then closing windows mail. On occas...
*.rar files won't open and say "unknown format or damaged" w
Hello....beforehand I want to thank you for your help regarding the problems I can't seem to fix. I am using Windows Vis...
Body of email message won't print
I was using WM without problems until one day, my inbox folders disappeared and I was no longer able to print emails an...
Trying to delete file/folder labled 'fireworks', won't let m
HI ! I downloaded this file/folder thinking that I would get to SEE some nest-o fireworks & all it has done is slow...
Group Policy Client Service won't Start
I just installed a fresh VISTA on a new hard drive and when I start I get the following error, any Ideas?Log Name: ...
Vista won't recognize my new Garmin
Seriously. I'm about to cry. Whenever I hook the Garmin 650 up to the USB port Vista tries to locate the device driver....
Updates won't install on Vista Premium X64
Using an HP A6600F desktop, 3GB, new. Have been trying to install updates recommended by MS Auto Updates. Downloads s...
Vista Mail won;t close properly when exited.
Vista Mail won't close on exit. Keeps running as I bring up TASK Manager and it appears to be running still. Can't seem ...
Vista Won't Complete Updates or Cancel
One of my work laptops has just been upgraded and I'm now forced to run the Very Incompetently designed, STupidly imple...
Vista won't boot. Do I need Full Install or will upgrade do?
I have an hp desktop that came with vista home premium preinstalled. It will not boot up now. So I tried the emrgency r...
windows won't close
everytime I try to close a window while in internet explorer it wont let it close it first says unexpected disconnect o...
Forgotten Password Wizard won't recognize my CD drive
I'm running Vista Home Premium. I want to create a password reset disk using a CD. My CD/DVD/RW drive is E:. Windows Ex...
Toolbar Won't Stay Customized
I change the order of toolbar buttons, but they revert to default after quitting and rerunning Windows Mail. Any way to...
help - new VISTA computer won't open any programs
I've only had this computer 2 weeks...brand new Inspiron 530 Dell - all of the sudden, the Windows Explorer keeps hangi...
New Dell won't see external drive
A new Dell arrived at my friends. I set it up - created partitions ensured that all serious apps were in the C: partitio...
Monitor won't sleep after INITIAL only time lapse
All worked well until I upgraded to the 9500GT 512 mb Nvidia card and latest nvida drivers. No problems with card or so...
Vista H Prem SP1,32 won't boot after PCTV card install
We're trying to install a Pinnacle Systems PCTV 800i PCI ATSC Hybrid TV + FM Radio card. Vista H Prem 32 bit hangs at th...
windows mail suddenly won't open
I've been reading every post i could find on this problem and have tried several options given, to no avail. I have HP...
Dell laptop w/Vista won't boot
If this needs to be on another NG,please tell me.I have a Dell laptop with Vista that is on it's 4th or maybe 5th hard-d...
Lexmark z705 test print but won't print
I try everything i can. I re-intalled the driver. check the cable with no luck. It will print a test page fine, but will...
Have I Really Won?
Hi Everyone,I am new here so please bare with me.Even thou this is not Vista related i am in a bit of shock at the momen...
Can receive e-mail but won't send
The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. ...
IE7 Desktop Icon Won't Show
I have tried many, many times to get the native Internet Explorer 7 icon to show on desktop without success and wonder i...
Won't accept my Product ID
I need to register for e mail support re the frequent BSOD's I get, (you get 90 days free support from activation)But wh...
Movie Maker Timeline Won't Play Back
Hey all.I know this problem has been brought up here many times before, but I don't think a sufficient solution has eve...
XP won't read data cd burned on Vista
I burned some documents and word processing files onto a cd using Windows Vista. The burn was good as I was able to cal...
adobe dreamweaver won't start on vista home premium
It was first macromedia dreamweaver 8 that won't start on my vista,it gets to 'initializing files' and the interface di...
Contacts folder won't keep customisation
Every day when I start up my computer and open the contacts folder it is diplayed in normal folder view, not contacts vi...
Won't remember network user ids/passwords
Is there a way to make Vista Home Premium remember network passwords so I do not have to re-enter them every time I re-s...
Ultimate won't find wifi card in Dell laptop
I upgraded to Ulitmate from home prem. everything works except the wifi. won't find the card. It is a corporate editi...
ati Catalyst won't function properly, possibly due to .net
Hi, I have a Vista Ultimate 64 SP1 PC with 8GB on a ASUS m3a78-HME HDMI mobo with embedded Radeon 3200 chipset and a Ph...
Deleted Emails won't automatically delete when Windows Mail
Last week I answered yes to a question that would condense my email and now the emails that I delete from my in box wil...
links won't respond in emails
Hi. When I click on a link I have been sent in windows mail i am told 'application not found' How do I change things so...
Services won't start
I have several services that are set to start automatically that don't start. These include the Windows Audio Service an...
Vista won't shut down because of Appbar bullet
I got a new Toshiba Notebook, 3 GB, 32bit. I can't shut it down. It says that Appbar Bullet is preventing it from shutti...
KB950974 won't install - Error code 80242016
When Windows Auto update attempted to install this on my system it failed. Since then I have repeatedly tried to install...
Service pack won't install
Microsoft update provided Service pack 1 upgrade. I've followed directions, tried several times, but it won't upgrade. ...
Vista Ultimate won't let me turn password protection off
Why won't Vista Ultimate let me turn password protection off? I turn it off but it immediately returns to "On&quo...
Explorer.exe was stopped with task manager, now computer won
Hi All,I stopped explorer.exe (unintentionally) via Task Manager, so then tried to restart my computer. It boots to the...
Music CDs won't play
Hi. I'm running VISTA with all the updates offered by Microsoft. I have a problem with both the DVD ROM and RW drives. ...
Dual-Boot Vista64 XP Pro 32 XP won't load
I have been searching for the answer. So far, according to all the answers I have read I should not have a problem.Part...
Media Player 11 won't plan MPG files
I recently bought a new Compaq Presario with Vista for my wife. I transferred some mpg files to it from this computer ...
System Restore won't work
Hi, I am running Vista 32 bit, and I cannot get system restore to run under Windows, it will run in Safe Mode, and rest...
ipconfig /renew won't work in Vista
Hi:I have been having a great deal of problems getting my Vist desktop to connect to the Internet. It was working fine...
windows mail won't accept att password
my windows mail worked great this morning. tonight it tells me to log on and verify my username and password. when i ...
Vista won't recognise DVD's
Hello,I'm having trouble with getting vista to play my DVD's. It has only recently started to do this.When I put a DVD i...
HP Printer won't print, except for test page
I have an HP Photosmart 7550 that was working fine. Now for some reason, it prints nothing, except for the test pages....
NEW CONTACT WON'T GO IN IN ALPABETICAL ORDER
I just added a new contact to my long list of email addresses but it would not insert itself into the alphabeticdal ord...
Home Page Won't Load--Astronomy Picture of the Day?
Is anyone else having trouble loading Astronomy Picture of the Day at http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ ? This has been going ...
Certain wav Files Won't Play
I assign wav files to system events. Certain ones won't play when when I assign it to the Windows Logon event. I preview...
Vista won't start from DVD
I have successfully used my Vista installation DVD to backup and restore Complete PC many times. But yesterday, it sudde...
Won't ask for password when waking up from hibernation.
Okay, I was forced to buy a new computer two days ago (my old XP Pro Dell is dead - so sad...)Anyway I'm a new Vista us...
Safe mode won't boot, I'm stuck
I haver a trojan on my computer and I ticked Safe mode in Boot configuration in msconfig. Now the computer will not boo...
Laptop won't shut down...
Vista Business, T7700, 4GB Avast/Defender/Spybot sez "clean"Recently had BSOD problem due to driver conflict, ...
email won't send
I have not a clue of what to be put in incoming slot and outgoing slot?...
iPod won't install
Hi, I've been trying endlessly for the last three days to get my 5G 60gb iPod to install on my computer. I'm running Wi...
Vista x64 SP2 - Now Hibernate/Standby Won't Work...
So I successfully installed Vistax64 SP2. Now I just get a black screen every time I close my laptop screen and open it...
Folder won't open on laptop
I can only open 1 folder ( File Folders ) All the others won't open on my Laptop. When i go to Security my option to edi...
Windows Mail won't save my passwords
For my newsgroup account and I cannot read the groups. Was working fine until a few days ago. Thanks Jim...
Screen saver won't start
...even when it's turned on. Vista Home Prem, SP1.I've changed savers, tinkered with different settings...nothing. It ...
Windows Update service won't start.
I also get installer errors. It is Vista Home Premium. I feel the problems started after running a system restore. How...
Links won't work in Live Mail
I am using Vista Home. Not sure when it started but I can not get any web links to work in Windows Live Mail. I have mad...
Why won't Vista maintain its folder view settings?
I am using Vista64 and even though I have the box checked in folder options to remember the view setting it keeps chang...
Apache won't start with the recent Vista Security Update
Hello,I had Apache server installed on Vista Home Premium and it worked fine until the Vista security update 2 days ago....
32 upgrade Won't Install
I am becoming desperate. I am trying to upgrade from Windows XP Professional version 2002 Service Pack 3.The installati...
Computer won't start - shows BIOS Screen
A friend has an Acer Desktop with Vista.It was installing the latest Windows updates , and ' hung / froze ' ( her words...
Desktop Icons won't stay on desktop even when I right-click
My desktop icons disappear any time my laptop recovers from sleep mode or when it starts up from a complete shut down. ...
Files won't attach
Have a problem attaching files-jpg- to email, various web sights with similar forum configurations to this one,and craig...
Trend Micro won't clean files
I deleted them from the quarantine but does anyone know why it wouldn't delete them? They all didn't exist and some were...
Xbox360 is seen by network but won't connect to laptop
Hi guys, 1st timer here as I'm having an issue at the moment.I don't know why but for some reason within the last week o...