I need to script the disabling of some devices in Vista but neither the 32bit nor 64bit version of devcon.exe downloadable from the site will work with vista. Anyone know of one that does work in vista, or any other CLI utility that can disable and enable devices?
View 7 RepliesHow do i enable bluetooth stack and use blutooth devices to connect to my laptop, if the laptop has inbuilt bluetooth. how do i find out if it has inbuilt boothtooth in Windows Vista Business. I miss windows xp. it was so easy in that.
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View 9 Replies View RelatedIs it possible to disable/re-enable or hide/unhide Start Menu in Windows Vista via registry, using VB6 or at least disable/re-enable all items in (shortcuts and everyrthing else in Start Menu) in order to exclude starting of ANY program via contents of Start menu in Vista while my own application is active? Could it be possible to disable/re-enable "Windows" key or any combinations of keys such as "Windows" + "Esc" via registry, using VB6?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am the only user on my laptop. I accepted the Toshiba settings when I bought the machine, but I realise that there are a number of features that are disabled that (as an administrator) I should be able to use. for example:
1. Windows Defender will show me the details of start-up programs but not allow me to remove/enable/disable anything (the buttons are greyed-out/disabled).
2. There are some folders (e.g. in my internet favourites) which are read-only and when I switch read-only off, it ignores what I've done - they remain read-only.
just a bit of advice needed really. Im in the process of doing a course. It is talking baout how to run chkdsk and cisk cleanup but is only giving instructions on how to do these processes in Windows XP. What is the procedure in Vista?
View 6 Replies View RelatedMy OS is Windows Vista Business and I am attempting to disable the auto startup of a program. I located the program in Windows Defender, Category: Startup Programs but all options to "Remove, Disable and Enable" are grayed out. I also noticed the majority though not all auto startup programs in the Startup Category are grayed out. Why is this? What other course of action may I take to disable the unneeded auto startup of unnecessary programs? Also, my inquiry pertains specifically to an HP Digital Camera software.
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However it won't run and I'm being informed "You must be an administrator running a console session in order to use the sfc utility". I am the only person that uses my PC and my profile has full administration. how I might be able to successfully backup my files?
I'm not able to make the check disk utility work. I have Vista Ultimate and
have tried rescheduling by right clicking the C drive and tools method and via the chkdsk/f method and disk check utility never executes. I also tried disabling my virus checker, AVG Free, but achieve the same results.
Since I upgrading my BIOS (Phoenix technologies) V1.7 to V1.8, I can no = longer access the BIOS SETUP UTILITY MENU. NOTE: the notebook is working fine, I can access the F2 boot and F8 = advance boot menu. When I press F10 I get the following;
Edit windows boot options for: Microsoft Windows Vista
Path:windowssystem32win load.exe
Partition:2
Hard Disk: 5c9d3909
ENOEXECUTE=3DOPTOUT
MODEL: ACER ASPIRE 5735-4774. Vista. HP. 32. SP2
I don=E2=80=99t have a backup, how to I get the SETUP UTILITY,=20. I want to upgrade to ultimate this is holding my back.
I would like to find the Microsoft Keyboard Utility (Creator?) which I had downloaded from the company's Web site. how I can reach the appropriate page? Is it compatible with 64 bit systems. I have used it with XP and Vista 32 bit. but I have since moved to Win 7 64 bit.
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View 7 Replies View RelatedJust wondering if Vista has a zip utility? I know about Winzip, etc but XP had a zip utility with it, as did the other previous versions of Windows. I cannot find Vista's zip utility.
View 6 Replies View RelatedOne of my computers running "HDD Health" program shows no detail drive data. I've got HDD health installed on two very similar machines running Vista on Core 2 Duo ASUS P5DG MBs. Both have 3 hard drives but only one of these machine shows drive detail in HDD Health. One installation works fine but the other has no details at all. I'm wondering which of my setting is wrong
View 5 Replies View Relatedanyone know where the log file for the chkdsk utility is stored? please don't tell me to look in EVENT VIEWER as i can't open it. (event viewer - mmc could not create snap in)
View 8 Replies View RelatedI'm having the same problem as everyone else it seems, with one exception, I can't install the proposed solution, Windows Installer CleanUp Utility 1.0. When I do and try to run it my computer tells my permission has been denied and it says there is a VBScript runtime error. I just really want to uninstall msn 9.0... it's really beginning to bother me that I can't. It's not under the program files, it's not under the removable hardware, it seems deleted from my computer, but whenever i try to reinstall it or an earlier version of msn it tells me I already have it, or a more modern version installed. How do I get rid of this blasted messenger? or, alternatively, how do I reinstall it. On a sidenote, the reason I wanted to uninstall it was that I couldn't log on. It just told me that the service was temporarily unavailable. How can I avoid that?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI'm trying to add a second HD and and I open command prompt to open the fdisk utility and that command is unrecognizeable. I punch in 'help' and fdisk is not even listed in the help list. When did this change for windows to not include fdisk?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI used to use Virtual CD from slysoft. It doesn't work with Vista
a) Is there anything in Vista that can mount an ISO image?
or
b) A cool app that will let you mount any number of images and re-mount them upon start up.
First and foremost create a Recovery Disc and keep it safe and do not switch off the System Recovery utility. Do not remove the bloatware came with your PC unless you are desperate for space in your Hard disc,if and when you remove them do it one by one monitoring the response of the PC. If you couldn't get SP1,don't loose your sleep over it because it is not for the benefit of the user and it is designed to stop the user using other free third party softwares and tools(in my opinion anyway and remember I am not an expert).
Do not rely solely on the advices and do your own research as well because these so called advisers haven't provided me with tangible proof of their competence. Most of them hail vista as the best but wouldn't say why. If you ask any questions,they will blame you first for not asking the question properly and point you to a website to learn how to ask questions. Then they will request the third party software details and blame them. Now the turn of your hardware incompatibility which creates the problem. When everything fails they will accuse you of being an Ubuntu user. I suspect these so called experts use Ubuntu or some thing and pretend to be Vista experts and trying to damage the image of Vista. However,there are many helpful sites available and one of them is: www.vistax64.com If you do the basic housekeeping maintenance you will do fine.
Windows Vista's file search is maybe for just casual searches, not for serious searches. I often need to find files with various criteria such as file size, date or string in the text and so on. Is there any file search utility that you would recommend?
View 7 Replies View RelatedMy run utility is gone, i mean really gone, not just lost within start menu
View 8 Replies View RelatedWhen I use diskpart,In diskpart I listed my disks after I plug my ufd drive,Icann't find it in the list. Only hard disk are listed. But I can find it in file manager and device manager. It work fine for any file process.What's wrong?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI've been running Backups regularly using the Control Panel, Backup and Restore Center. I've recently noticed however that my movie files weren't being backed up. The file type is '. MOD' saved by Panasonic camcorders. The 'video' and 'additional files' boxes are checked in the settings dialog. I spotted the problem after adding loads of movies to the computer and noticing the backup didn't need a new DVD (previous one nearly full) then I checked the backup files and '.MOI' files were copied from the folders but not the '.MOD' files. Is there any way of getting the backup utility to recognise these files?
View 4 Replies View RelatedIn diskpart I listed my disks after I plug my ufd drive, I cann't find it in the list. Only hard disk are listed. But I can find it in file manager and device manager. It work fine for any file process.
View 4 Replies View RelatedIs there any utility or program that can tell whether your system is = using 64bit programs? I ask because I just installed Nitro PDR Pro 6 x64 and it installed it = in the x85 Programs Directory. There's no way I can even tell if a true = 64 bit program is actually being utilized in my 64 bit OS. I know I'm = being anal but with all the talk of 64 bit vs 32 bit, I started getting = curious. Seems that all the big box stores sell computers mostly with = 64 bit Windows installed but a great majority of the programs are 32 bit = (I know they don't make many).......
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View 5 Replies View RelatedI'm looking for a free utility that will show me at a quick glance which folders are taking up most of the room on my hard drive. I have a 146gb hard drive almost full and I can't tell for the life of me what is taking up so much space. Can anyone recommend something that works for both Vista and XP?
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