Expanding Windows Box With Keyboard
Aug 27, 2009how can i expand the windows box with the keyboard? i heard its windowslogo+ up arrow but that doesnt work
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How To Expanding C Drive
Mar 30, 2008I have a Gateway notebook, originally installed with XP. Of course it came with the small restore partition (E. Since I've upgraded to Vista, I no longer need that restore partition and would like to expand C:, but I haven't been able to do so. I've gone into Disk Management, shrunk E:, deleted E:, but neither of these maneuvers resulted in the option to expand C:. Is it possible that the problem is that there is no free space in C: that is contiguous with E:? Would it help to defragment C:? Would that open up free space at the end of drive C:?
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Aug 20, 2009When I open Windows Mail every folder expands and when I go under Tools,Options and tell it to not expand folders, NONE of them expand. Is there a way to set folders to expand only when new messages are received? Outlook Express did this and it seems I must be missing something.
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Jun 6, 2008im currently experiencing a longer boot time for no real reason. After a fresh install i did all the usual junk. finally i decided to run a registry clean, then update my experience score. Rebooted everything was fine, then cam back after i went out & bootup took 3 times longer! I have a very powerful system & u can imagine the frustration of having to wait after it only took about 30seconds to boot b4.
I dont suspect the registry clean, all it did was remove reference to some files i had deleted hours earlier but i could be wrong. Luckily i had made a full backup before i ran the reg cleaner etc so ill have a try at restoring & see if it happens when i do nothing to it. i had disabled some services first thing but not sure that would do anything about 2 hours afterwards.
Expanding Dell Computer
Aug 12, 2009How far can you expand your average dell computer? if i can change the motherboard in my factory dell vostro 410 desktop, so that i can replace it with a motherboard that is SLI enabled? If so what motherboards should i be looking for, is there a specific one due to the size of the case? Also, being a dell computer i realize your limited into what your changing, does that apply to the PSU and CPU?
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Feb 6, 2009I just wanted to confirm a few things before I screwed up something (like, my OS). Usually, I'd use Partition Magic to resize partitions, but apparently, Vista includes something quite similar (and PM won't work on Vista) so I thought I'd give it a go. Also, this is with basic volumes, not dynamic. I have a single hard drive partitioned as: Primary Extended - contains logical partitions
1. When you shrink the size of the extended, does the extra space become available near the primary partition or after the extended? The reason I ask is because, I've read that the space you're adding to the primary must be adjacent to the primary partition. So, where does the extra space show up?
2. I've heard some people say you can't resize the primary partition without totally screwing up the OS. How likely is it that I'll ruin the OS by ADDING space? I could see a screw-up coming after shrinking a partition, but what about by extending?
Vista Stalls And Reboots At Expanding Files Prompt
Feb 14, 2009I have a customer's machine on the slab that had a corrupted copy of Vista installed on it and tried every rescue technique I could find (Vista recovery DVD, XP CD, WinPE and a few others) finally using Linux to backup the customer's files.
Installing from an OEM copy of Vista seems to be problematic at best, it stalled at 23% then rebooted, so I repaired the drive in XP and got to 56% before the reboot. So I nuked the drive with a slow format in XP and then it got to 70% before rebooting. It sounds like hard drive related but the customer's video card fan had dropped off so I suspect it may also be a heat related issue. Does anyone else have any ideas for the reboots?
Right/left-expanding & Dropdown Menus Suddenly Open In Random Directions.
Dec 12, 2009A typical Windows multiple-choice menu, e..g. right/left-expanding or dropdown; for example try right-click on empty desktop area and select View or SortBy, which in turn also leads to other menus. Or in Internet Explorer click View-->Textsize, zoom, etc. Or any other expanding type of menu. Well, upto today it was predictable - next menu subwindow would popup on the right side if there's space between it and display's rightmost edge (or on left if there's more space on the left). But now they all open at random sides, one menu opens on left from the mouse pointer, next opens on right - unpredictable, no logic. There's enough space on the right but menu pops up on the left, and it's like alternating. One menu from the tip opens next menu on right, next menu from top (2nd) opens its submenu on left, despite rhaving enough space on
the right. This you might say is cosmetic. But there're many things we get accustomed in using our tools, including computers, that when behave erratically are not making me happy...
Windows Media Player And Keyboard
Mar 23, 2008It seems that drivers responsible for multimedia keys are malfunctioning, because sometimes when I press they key the operation assigned is performed twice. This refers definitely to Windows Media Player (I don???t use other).
- I have Windows Media Player playing some music in the background
- when I use Internet Explorer (it is my active application) and press ???pause??? button on the keyboard the music pauses ??? everything is ok.
- when I use Word (or any Office application) and press ???pause??? button the music pauses and after a fraction of a second it starts playing again. When I press ???next??? WMP jumps 2 songs forward. I don???t have any software that could affect functioning of extra keys on the keyboard (only IntelliType). Morover I know that other people have similar problem.
Windows Media Center Keyboard Shortcuts
Feb 19, 2007Open Windows Media Center or return to the Windows Media Center start screen
Windows Key+ALT+ENTER
Close Windows Media CenterALT+F4
Accept the selection ENTER ..........
Blue Screen Of Death During "Expanding Files"
Apr 9, 2008Against the advice of all of my colleagues, I am trying to install Vista on a new computer I've assembled. Every single component is supposedly Vista-compatible (in fact, I just upgraded to a $200 video card so Vista would run). But I cannot get past the blue screen of death during the "Expanding Files" stage of installation. Soon after it reaches 1% I get a "System Service Exception" and there's a hexidecimal code below that ends in "3B". I can provide the specs of all the hardware in my system if required. What would you do, short of giving up and just installing XP?
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Feb 13, 2009Whenever I do a clean install Vista 64, it gets up to the 2nd step called "Expanding Files" at about 5% or so and it gives me an error saying "Windows cannot install required files. blah blah blah".
It all started when my old 36gb Raptor failed on me a few weeks ago. I left the computer running the whole night so I could finish downloading a file and when I woke up the computer would load up to the Vista logo bootup screen and reset over and over and over. I downloaded the Diagnostics tool from WD and said that the drive had failed S.M.A.R.T. checks and I would need a new drive.....
Screensaver Doesnt Work Using A Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse, Also Microsoft Wireless Keyboard, Windows Vista
Mar 28, 2009I Just want to know why my screensaver doesn't work using a Microsoft wireless laser mouse, also microsoft wireless keyboard, windows vista.
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Nov 12, 2008When I start installing it, it goes through the "Copying Files" stage instantly, and then hangs up at 0% on "Expanding Files". Then, anywhere from 10 seconds to 3 minutes later, my screen goes black like it's not receiving a monitor signal anymore, and nothing else happens.
I Googled the problem and found a ton of threads here and elsewhere with the same issue, with a slight variation, but none of them had issues posted, and they were all relatively old.
DELL Keyboard
Oct 8, 2009computer is 4 days old.keyboard going funny for no reason.nothing loose.
trying to email and letters sometimes dont appear or get stuck.i'll look up from typing long sentence and its missing bits. does that make sense?
pressing the keys feels the same as normal,nothing sticky yet when writing it 'sticks'. or i have to type very very slowly to get a letter out.sometimes it works ,sometimes it wont but then will give me many of the same letter in a row ie repeating it depending on how many times i've pressed..
i phoned Dell and they suggested i turn off computer and restart-no good.
and then said try a different keyboard so we can work out whether its that or a software program.
i dont know what to do now cos my old keyboard is wireless so i obviously cant plug it in like the current one.
how do i do this?
i am only a beginner so please can you only give really simple answers with detailed explanation/directions. its not my computer but my husbands so i dont know how any of it was set up.
Changes To Keyboard @ And Keys
Mar 23, 2008I recently had to reinstall vista (too many problems to mention!) but now it has switched my @ " | keys when the shift key is pressed. I only want to return them to what they were before and have tried installing the english keyboard but that hasn't helped.
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Mar 28, 2008I just recently built a new PC and I am installing windows home premium 64 bit for the first time on a PC. When installing vista everything was normal until there was a reboot in the installation. After the reboot it sent me to a windows error recovery screen where I am unable to select anything using the keyboard. The default selection is start windows normally so I wait for the countdown to finish because I have no other choice. Then it boots up and says the following:
The computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. Windows installation cannot proceed. To install windows, click "OK" to restart the computer, and then restart the installation. So I click ok because once again I have to. Note: The keyboard is working again. This continues over and over again so I tried to reinstall windows again. I get the PC to boot from the DVD drive by using my keyboard and then it says: Press any key to boot from CD or DVD.
Keyboard Is Not Working
Dec 12, 2007I am having a keyboard problem on the new computer. My keyboard [Logitech Cordless Desktop Comfort Laser] does not work when I run Vista Ultimate x64 normally. Every time I try to type in IE or Firefox, the program stops responding and then I restart the program and it yields the same results. I know the keyboard is not defective because I am using it right now in Safe mode and it is working fine. I have downloaded the Logitech Setpoint App. 64 bit version but there still is not any luck.
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Apr 7, 2010I have a Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 3000. I am trying to find a diagram of the keyboard so that I can make notes on it as to what some of the keys do.Do you know where I can find one on the internet?
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Dec 29, 2007I have been using a ps2 keyboard with no problem for months now. I have recently purchased a USB keyboard Eclipse II by Saitek. The keyboard is detected and usable in the Bios configuration buy when I get to the loggin screen in vistax64, it does not work anymore.
Saitek website says it should work with the default windows generic keyboard config. But my computer detected it as a Human Interface Device (Saitek Eclipse II) and asks for drivers? It does showed connected in the USB hub. Can I force it to use the generic windows drivers? Can I download some other drivers? The keyboard is basic with some fancy lights
Keyboard Layout Changes
Apr 5, 2008I write document in english and spanish, so I have to use the US and the US-International keyboard layout. I have the keyboard bar active and use it to change layouts. The problem is the keyboard layout changes "by himself" constantly. I thought this was attached to the program I'm using, or the document, but it's not.
For example, I'm writing a WinWord 2007 document using the Intl layout, and using accents and everything. Suddenly, I try to use another accent or symbol, and it doesn't work. If I check the language bar, it changed to US Standard layout. I disabled the shortcuts to change layouts, so this is not the problem (I mean, accidentally hitting the shortcut...)
Cannot Do Keyboard Work
Apr 5, 2009not really sure what to do at this point yet. a friend of my sisters came over the other day to use my computer and the internet wasnt working so she went to restart, and she either put it in sleep or hibrinate mode, not sure of which one... In anycase now i cannot do anything the keyboard doesnt work, or the mouse and the monitor's power light just flashes green.... restarting does nothing the monitor still does nothing.. Cant see or do anything..... like what gives...?? anyone out there that has a solution please let me know cause i am gonna lose it... Just got this computer like 2 weeks ago and i didnt pay that kind of money to have something like this happen.........
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Feb 8, 2010only one user. If I switch to a different user, it works fine. I hear a beep from the keys, but it will not type anything.
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Mar 23, 2008something has caused my keyboard to start typing numbers when i am trying to type letters. Its only happening on the rightside of my keyboard.
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Feb 8, 2009I just bought a brand new system and everything was working fine.I put into sleep mode and the computer went to sleep/died. I can not wake up computer no matter what I have tried. I have tried disconecting all the power over and over Off on buttons don't work, mouse or keyboard don't work, monitor doesn't work. It's like it went into a black hole of hybirnation and nothing I try will get the computer to power on now so I can get it out of sleep mode. Everythings dead. I pluged in my old system and started using it again because my new system I just paid $ 2500 for is useless.
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Mar 23, 2008Each time I start my PC with Vista I see a Keyboard on my screen. Anybody knows how to make it disapear? i really don't need the Keyboard on my screen.
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Mar 23, 2008I want to be able to type a euro signe in all programmes. can I map one of the existing keys (such as ??) to the euro sign?
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Jun 7, 2009I have an HP TX2508ca convertable tablet laptop. I've had it for nine months and it runs on Vista Home Premium 32bit. Just yesterday I removed the keys and cleaned out the keyboard. After fixing the keys back everything was working perfectly. However, this morning things started to go a little crazy. There is only one account on the laptop and that is my admin account which is password protected. My password has the lower case letter " l " in it but they " l " key on the keyboard had stopped working. So I tried to type it in using the on screen keyboard but still nothing. I tried restarting and repairing but still no go. The letter " l " key just simply doesn't workk; be it on the regular keyboard or on the on-screen keyboard. So now, I'm locked out of my account because the " l " key doesn't work.
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May 12, 2008What is the keyboard shortcut for save as (not save)?
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Sep 13, 2009I have the vista premium 64bit (only 2 days old) and the keyboard keys
have gone mental.
They replace shortcuts and after a reboot the non-working/"bad" keys change so its a different set of letters.
Sometimes F will open find computer while other times it wont,and sometimes L will lock the pc while other times it wont.
Ive unistalled,reinstalled,updated the drivers.Restored the system to two days ago.
Check all language settings.
Sleep/Keyboard Problem
Feb 18, 2009After resuming from sleep mode the keyboard is inoperative [Dead].
To activate it is necessary to either "Restart" or click on "Switch User" Then all is fine.