Just got a new laptop and trying to get my invoicing program up and running again. The computer keeps telling me that it could not configure pdf driver(Error: -8). Is this a Vista issue or other and if other, could someone please point me in the right direction?
View 8 RepliesI have done this many times with XP Pro. Two entirely different hard drives. Make a dynamic file by file copy of C to D, then configure the boot menu to boot to either one. So, if C should die, boot to identical D. Has saved me and business clents many times. But alas, whatever is used as bootini in Vista seems a bit more difficult. If I have two identical hard drives with the same vista OS, how do I configure the bootini menu to boot to either one?
View 6 Replies View RelatedI am running Vista SP1 and want to mirror the HDD in a RAID 1 configuration. I have purchased 2 HDD with the same specifications and copied the existing partition onto one of them. The system is booting into Vista well until I enable the on board nForce3 250 RAID controller and I get an error that it is unable to find an operating system. The RAID driver is installed under Windows and is recognised in Device Manager. I suspect it is an issue with one of the boot files i.e. boot.ini.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have a new WD external hard drive that I'm trying use with Vista Ultimate, but when I connect the drive I get an error message saying,
"Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error while attempting to install it. USB Mass Storage Device Access is denied" I found a KB article which seems to be related, but even after acquiring and installing the hotfix I still can't get the drive to install. KB Article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937187 How can I fix this? It's very frustrating a bit ridiculous that installing a simple mass storage device fails.
I am trying to configure a new paper size for my printer and it was very easy with XP, but when I try to do it in Vista all the properties appear disabled. (Printers->Printer Server Properties). With XP I can configure a new form, give it a name, write new sizes and save, but Vista do not let me do it.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI am unable to configure the windows mail.When I go to the tool menu and go
to add an account the pop up window asks for the incomming and outgoing e
mail server Which am not sure what to type.
After a couple weeks of pulling my hair out and threatening to go find that hammer, I found this site and the 200+ Tutorials. Below are the steps I took to get to a stable, working Vista Home Premium 32 bit. There is no new information here. Everything came from the tutorials and threads I read here before starting.
1. I made a backup of everything I wanted to save. Fortunately, most of my files were already on DVD’s from the old computer. I burned my Anti Virus, Anti Spyware and all the device driver updates I had downloaded during the ‘Insanity Times’. I also downloaded several of the Tutorials so that I could access to them without an Internet connection. I then unplugged my Internet connection. I used the recovery feature to reset the computer to its original factory installation.
2. After reboot, I did steps one and two from here: Speed Up the Performance of Vista
3. I next installed my Anti Virus & Anti Spyware. When setting up the AV, I set real time protection on and email scanning off. The Anti Spyware doesn’t load at start up as I let Windows Defender do the real time scanning. When installing programs I right click and choose ‘Run as Administrator’ rather than just clicking on the setup file. Some suggestions for anti virus and anti spyware here: Free Software List for Vista
4. I then rebooted. While the computer was shutting down to reboot, I plugged the Internet connection back in......................
How do I configure Live Mail to work ? I don't see any options to change.
View 7 Replies View RelatedIs there a way to grant an applicatoin the right to execute now and forever more? An app that I use 3,4,10,15 times a day triggers an UAC prompt. I understand that the app should be written in a different manner so that it does not need Admin rights. Until it is re-written, I do not want to be prompted __EVERY__ time i launch it. Is this possible?
Since I think I already know the answer (but I am wrong far more than I would like to admit which is why i am posting), Why not? and to answer the first 3 arguments against:
1) I don't care that the app should be written differently. It is not written differently now, and I need to run it now.
2) It's not really a security hole to whitelist an app(s) - UAC is still running. Firewall is still running. User is still a least priveledge account, etc.
3) i haven't thought far enough to have 3 counter arguments.
Can someone explain to MS the value in grannular configuration? 'Configure UAC' should have a few more options than Turn On / Off.
I can not configure windows mail. This is what I receive when I try to send mail. The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'lost code', Account: 'pop.tds.net', Server: 'smtp.tds.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 15, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E. Do you kind folks need any additional info?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI have a Linksys wireless router, but I don't know how to find the IP address to configure it. I've had it for a few years now and can't find the documentation, but I changed the IP address from the standard one they always use. How can I find what it is?
View 6 Replies View RelatedI recently bought an HP HDX9000 laptop and it came with vista home premium edition. I installed Office 2007 Enterprise Edition and everything was working fine until Microsoft Update did something and now EVERY TIME i open ANY Office program it loads a window with a progress bar that reads "Please wait while windows configures Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007" that takes FOREVER to load!
View 8 Replies View RelatedI'm just finishing to configure my Media Center user on the Ultimate x64, now i wanted to know how to configure the Media Center for him allready atart in the "Only Media" mode!
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am trying to install vista on my computer but i get that error. My installation process hasnt been smooth so far! What happens is that when i install vista (from usb) It restarts the first time, then it displays the message "vista is starting up for the first time or something" then I go to the next stage but there I get the error in my title. In my bios (DELL) i have only one option to change the harddrive from ATA to AHCI (or vice versa) and that is it and I have tried both options & same error.
View 4 Replies View Relatedi tried a clean install of windows vista ultimate on my vista home premium laptop. i deleted the old partitions and set it to install everything goes fine until "completing installation" when it says windows cant configure some softwar. so now i have no backup or restore points and i have no operating system.
View 4 Replies View RelatedIm looking for information regarding the best way to configure a dual boot system using Vista Ultimate and XpPro. What is the best way to set up the two 320gig 7200rpm HHD's? Should both hard drive areas be combined and then partitioned or would you recommend one operating system per drive? OS are Vistax64 and XpPro.
View 8 Replies View RelatedThis is a question about both xp and vista to a lesser extent. I can't find the proper english group for xp netowrking in the newsgroup list so I am posting here. I have 6 workstaions. a mix of xp and vista. I am hoping that I can configure the vista machines in the same way I am doing xp. This is a workgroup environment not a AD. Let us say the 6 workstations are
1) alice (xp)
2) john (xp).....
Lets look at alice. What I have done is to create 5 user accounts (limited) on alice called john, mary, jack, roger and morgan. I have set their password all to network. ****QUESTION****: In order to share a folder(s) to these other 5 workstaions do I have to manually set up each user on the alice machine or is there a way to see these users of the other machines listed in the share permissons and just select them without having to set up physical accounts for them on the alice machine....
I have a Vista laptop and a new Vista desktop (replacement for a dinosaur). I am going to continue to reuse my current desktop monitor. Question: Can I configure my Vista laptop screen to act as a monitor for the new desktop (just to set it up)?
View 4 Replies View RelatedThe IP address of your computer can be set from the command prompt by running the following commands at an administrative level prompt:
netsh interface ip set address name="Local Area Connection" static 123.123.123.123 255.255.255.0 123.123.123.1 1
Local Area Connection is the name of the adapter you want to modify. In single NIC systems it is normally called Local Area Connection....
I have a new system with the new Core i7 920 CPU (don't know if this matters :p) and with 6 GB DDR3 RAM (1333Mhz 6x1BG) running Vista Business SP1 x64. I intend to disable the pagefile completely and to use a dedicated USB Flash Drive for ReadyBoost.
- What size should this USB Flash Drive have? -I read somewhere that it should be a 2.5:1 ratio (in my case 15GB then) for high-end systems. Is that right? - Do I have to configure the device on every Windows Boot again, so ReadyBoost is going to use it?
I am trying to configure Vista to perform daily backups. It does a full backup then incremental backups. Is there a way to configure full backups daily?
View 9 Replies View RelatedMy HP computer came with XP and an FM tuner. I was able to use media center to listen to over-the-air local FM stations with a "T" shaped antenna connected to the computer's FM connector. I have since upgraded to Vista Home Premium and more recently to Windows 7 Home Premium. I have been unable to configure Windows Media Center with either of these OSs to recognize the FM tuner. The 'Device Drivers' window shows I have the latest version of a "Hauppauge winTV HVR-1800(Model 78xxx, Combo ATSC/QAM)" sound driver. Am I doing something wrong? Or missing something? Is there ANY other program (or driver) that will connect to this tuner?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI just configured Vista's Windows mail to hook up with my gmail account via IMAP. I have my emails stored in a folder structure (gmail calls them "labels"), which was recreated and all the emails downloaded. So far, so good. But then WinMail downloaded all 1700 emails again in the All Mail folder. I bought a small SDD drive for my new machine and do not want all the emails stored locally twice. How do I configure WinMail to synchronize my folders, but not the All Mail folder, and then I can delete the All Mail folder? Or are there any other options I can use?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI subscribed to several newsgroups and retrieved the posts locally. It seems Windows Mail onlly retrieves part of the newsgroup posts. I cannot seem to find where I may configure to make it display all the posts which I can see via Web page. For example, I cannot see posts earlier than August, 2008.
View 4 Replies View RelatedSince there are no Windows 7 newsgroups I hope my post is appropriate here. If not, please let me know where I should post Win7 questions. I have a new Dell netbook running Windows 7 Starter Edition. I need to configure a hard wired network connection using a static IP address and I can not find where to do so. What I am looking for is the equivalent of Control Panel | Network Connections in XP.
View 6 Replies View RelatedWhen I begin installng physx every thing goes ok, but when it is about to finish. Translating things that is not in english: Error 1935. Error when installing assembly. OR "Error when trying to install assembly" Last LINE: "Contact help and suport for more information"
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have bought the upgrade and the anytime upgrade disc. I am having problems with the upgrade. I have tried twice to do it, the second time was after speaking to microsoft direct services helpdesk. I was walked through the first part of the installation, inserting the disc and to the gathering information stage. I told support I would contact them if it failed again The installation seemed to go ok right through to the last stage where I got a message - "could not configure one or more windows components" My computer then rolled back to vista premium.
View 7 Replies View RelatedWhen I first powered up my new Dell Inspiron 1420, it asks for a user name. It stores it as the administrator user name. I changed it under user profiles, but when I go to "user accounts" and click on the "configure advanced user profile" tab on the left, it shows the original name I had entered upon startup. Is there a way to change it to what I want it to be?
View 5 Replies View RelatedMicrosoft Update was first released a few years ago for Windows XP and Server 2003 as a great way to update all of your Microsoft software installed on your PC. Not only would it update Windows, but it would also update Microsoft Office. Are you a Microsoft Outlook user? If so, Microsoft Update would even download updated junk mail signatures when they are released.
In Windows Vista the new Windows Update application is no longer web-based. Microsoft has built-in the old Microsoft Update functionality into the new interface but you need to turn it on before you can use it. Follow these steps to turn on updates for other Microsoft applications: ...
After months of working fine, suddenly received the following messages: The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'Balance due on account', Account: 'Windows Mail', Server: 'mail.charter.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): Yes, Socket Error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E
The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'Windows Mail', Server: 'mail.charter.net', Protocol: POP3, Port: 995, Secure(SSL): Yes, Socket
Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E
I get this message when sending email. The connection to the server has failed. Subject '', Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E
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