Windows Vista is the operating system released in January 2007, as a successor to Windows XP. It was intended for PCs, workstations and laptops, and shares the same code base as its successor, Windows 7. As a result, questions and answers asked of Windows Vista are mostly interchangeable with those ...
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How can I configure an USB Stick under Vista so that I can remove it while in-use without data loss? [closed]
I've got an USB-stick with my keys and passwords on it and I'd like to remove it from the PC when I leave my desk, but without having to check the filesystem on it every time as it happens if I do it ...
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Would you recommend Windows Vista?
Windows Vista in generally considered not much of a success by microsft and I've heard many computer support shops recommend against it. The typical opinion is to stick with XP then upgrade to 7 but I ...
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How do I determine which network adapter my computer is using?
I just put in a new network adapter card into my laptop and would like to know if it is being used. How can I tell?
I'm running Vista.
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Windows Vista profile gotchas?
We have a large network using a standard XP centrally managed configuration. We have a small number of users who need a 64 bit desktop OS for memory reasons. If we give them Windows Vista machines is ...
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Why is %ProgramFiles(x86)% returned without quotes?
Using this simple test batch script:
@echo off
echo %ProgramFiles%
echo %ProgramFiles(x86)%
is my output:
"C:\Program Files"
C:\Program Files (x86)
One variable is enclosed in quotes while the ...
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Enforcing Vista parental controls while allowing some admin rights
I'd like to set up parental controls for a non-admin Vista user but still allow them to perform installations without requiring an admin password. How can I do this?
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Vista Backup app with Linux/Samba
I have been trying to make Vista Backup app work with a Linux/Samba shared drive. I have Samba configured and can access it fine from the Vista box, including reads, writes and deletes. However ...
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Vista Business doesn't cache domain credentials
I'm using Vista Business (SP1) as a client and a Samba Server (Debian) as a domain controller. I can login without troubles into the domain when I'm connected to the LAN, but when I'm offline, I get ...
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Temp files are being created in root directory in Vista
I have a user who has some of his temp files being created in the root directory of the C: drive on his Vista notebook.
System Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables > User Variables for USER ...
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On Windows Vista, is there a way to allow an application to always run with elevated permissions?
Here is the scenario, I have an application that requires elevated permissions to run on my Windows Vista based HTPC, but I don't want to disable UAC because the computer is always connected to the ...
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How can I add an existing OS install to the Windows Vista boot manager?
I had Windows Server 2003 installed on my primary hard drive. I then added a new hard drive and formatted/installed Windows Vista on the new hard drive. The old drive with Windows Server 2003 is still ...
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Does Windows Vista have app-level remoting or was I hallucinating?
I remember seeing a video a long while ago (before Vista was released) showing a method of remoting a single app rather than your entire desktop (allowing you to run remote and local apps side by ...
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Is it possible to make a network drive show up as a folder?
I'm using an online backup solution that does not work with networked drives or mapped drives. Is it possible to make a network drive show up as a "regular" folder? What possible impacts could this ...
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What features do you disable in Vista for SME-sized installations, if any?
I'm asking in terms of a small company, less than 20 employees, a mixture of developers and management.
At the moment, we're mostly on XP and I'm interested to know what features people would ...
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Wireless configuration file
Vista now appears to support automatic wireless key distribution through USB disks. To see this in action, attempt to connect to a secure access point (that you don't have a key for) and when it asks ...
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Mount Vista Public Folder in Fedora
cant for the life of me remember how to access a public folder on vista from fedora
using SMB on Fedora. It seems to connect to the Vista box but not the location...
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VPN Client kills all connection while disconnecting
When my VPN Client (5.0.0.3) connection is lost after being idle OR I force it to disconnect when switching between my Colo and Office it always knocks out my normal connection for a second.
I'll ...
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Why my Core2Duo 2.2GHz 4GB RAM w/Vista doesn't feel faster than my single-core PM 2GHz 2GB RAM running XP? [closed]
I've recently changed laptop and I would have expect it to be quite a lot faster, but it feels more or less the same? Is it just Vista? Will it be better with Win7?
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Vista's Unique Keyboard Shortcuts
I've always been a big fan of keyboard shortcuts, and one of my favorites was for times when I'd lost mouse control due to a deal battery and I needed to respond to something or other flashing in the ...
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Can I use RSync to reliably backup a Vista computer to a Linux server?
I've got a computer running Vista x64 with a standard user account, but I can elevate to administrator to install a service or RSync software. I want to backup by data drive (d:) to a server running ...
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Does Windows 7 RC upgrade seamlessly for Vista Ultimate?
I have Vista Ultimate x64 and am thinking of upgrading to the Windows 7 RC. I would like to know that others have perform this upgrade with success before trying it on my own development machine.
My ...
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What causes Vista to trigger startup of processes on wifi enabled?
On a Vista laptop with a on/off switch for Wifi, turning the switch on will trigger a lot of activity, killing performance and causing a lot of hard drive grinding.
The problem appears to be the ...
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Tool to Show Real Time Disk Usage in Windows (XP, Vista) [closed]
If you run Task Manager (or Process Explorer) and minimise it, it puts an icon in the icon tray which shows current processor usage as a little bar graph.
I would like to find a similar tool which ...
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Elevating Windows installer in Vista
Vista requires elevated rights for installers which install drivers or other system items. Pointsec has one of these installers with the problem that the installer itself does not request elevation so ...
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Vista x64 - looking for 64bit signed bluetooth drivers for Broadcom BCM2045 chipset
I'm looking for 64bit signed bluetooth drivers for Broadcom BCM2045 chipset.
Drivers available for AirLive BT-201USB based on this chipset have 64bit version but aren't signed and therefore I can't ...
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Disconnect mapped drive with “Reconnect at logon” setting on Vista [closed]
How to disable the Reconnect at logon setting for a mapped network drive on Vista? How to disconnect already mapped drives?
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Vista “publisher cannot be verified” message
In windows Vista, when I run certain programs, Vista says:
The publisher cannot be verified, are you sure you want to run this software?
I believe this applies to software which has not been ...
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Changing from extended desktop to mirrored desktop on multiple monitors in Vista
Is there an easy way to change a laptop's external monitor (projector) from an extended desktop to a mirrored desktop in Windows Vista? On the current laptop we're trying it on, when we uncheck the ...
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What do I do if .NET Framework is not installing?
When I try to install .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Vista 64bit Home Premium edition it did not work. The Windows Update error code was 643. How do I fix this problem and install it?
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How to disable Autorun on Vista Home Premium
I've heard that its best to turn Autorun off these days to avoid spreading viruses such as Conficker that can hook into the Autorun on USB-sticks.
Although Microsoft have lots of advice on their ...
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MS Office shortcuts in start menu don't work on Vista
In Vista (Business), the shortcuts that are automatically added to the start menu (for recently run programs) don't work for MS Office programs. You click on them and nothing happens.
Has anyone seen ...
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What are the most critical settings to tweak when setting up a new Windows Vista machine? [closed]
You've bought a new system. You install vanilla Windows Vista on the machine. What are the most important settings to tweak before using the system and why? Turn off User Account Control (UAC)? ...
