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    Windows Activation Warning

    "This pre-release version of Windows Vista Home Premium will expire in 13 days" windows vista notified yesterday that it would expire, some google searches indicated it was related to a Beta service pack installation, it had a beta sp that was installed during the beta, since the release of the...
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    email virus ?

    relative called on thursday 03/04 with concerns of possible infection, i advised to run a scan in safemode, in the meantime i recieved an email from him on sat 03/06 with only a link to this site, http://udalow.gmxhome.de/tOdIwVSOLI.htm, i have not opened the link, called to him this morning...
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    Microsoft, how stupid are thee

    I willnot leave my pc on [ default 2:00am] for MS to download WHATEVER updates they feel is needed for my pc, i know i can set auto updates for whenever i want to, but the pc i speak of is ONLY used for Media center, i get home and start to set a recording and OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH Nooooooooooo...
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    Editing and Creating HD Video, Home use.

    ive been looking around for a software program that will edit, cut and trim, and convert to another format, HD video from recorded atsc video source, typically 720p/1080i, free or paid as long as it works without crashing and a stand alone software package, will be used for home projects for...
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    Bootable Media

    anyone have a link to download a bootable CD, for cleaning infected pc's from virus attacks, rootkits as well.
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    Clean Holiday Ringtones, free ?

    good website for free ringtones, wifee wants a holiday ringtone, please no bad sites, clean only, thanks in advance. btw its a cellular south service, but mp3 should work.
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    Right Click Option, Vista

    Media Center records to default location @ C:, can a right click send to another folder on E: drive be added to the right option ?
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    trojan js/fakexpa

    so while google searching today Mse throws up a warning about a trojan [Trojan:JS/FAKEXPA] at a site i was attempting to read, Mse said it removed it and i ended my search, i also done a quick scan and all was well i hope, its been may years since i seen something like this, should i take any...
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    ATi bios update

    there are video bios updates available for my gigabyte ati GV-R467D3-512I video card, i cant find what the updates correct, i have downloaded the F22 and unziped it but it doesnt have a readme that i can see, does anyone know how to find out what issues the updates correct ? sorry! here's the...
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    comparative video card

    the constant changing in technology has left me behind, anyways what would be the comparative card to the ati 4670 in an nvidia card, it would be used in a media pc for blu ray viewing, pcie based. Gigabyte video card model # GV-R467D3-512I in specs it refers to '320 Stream Processing...
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    Win Live mail to Win mail

    can win 7 [windows live mail] be imported into Vista's mail ?
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    IE 8 Fix

    in 32 bit only [ 64 bit works ] for some reason i cannot open links on forum posts, either in the main tab or open in another tab, for example on anandtech in 'operating systems' when i click on 'New Topic' nothing happens, at the bottom left of the screen it shows error on page, i had to boot...
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    Win 7 contact import / done

    is there a way to import my contacts from Vista into windows live mail ? :o import >current windows user = to simple for me to see it.
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    Win 7, Driver not installed

    on cold start or restart win 7 [64 bit] searches for a driver and reports, 'Device driver software was not successfully installed' Officejet Pro L7600 in device manager it is installed, the printer works fine, in C:hpzids40.dll - could Win 7 put the driver in the wrong location...
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    Mail program for Win 7

    not web based ! is anyone using an installed Mail program, that actually works without crashing or corrupting win 7 ?
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    Win 7 control panel

    why is most all of the features not available ?
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    Nevermind!

    sorry! :o
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    Avira and known compatability issues with sp2

    after installing vista's sp2 on reboot i got a prompt that states avira has a known compatability issue with sp2, is this an issue to be extremely concerned with ?
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    Evaluation copy build 6002

    is still visable on the bottom right of desktop, anyway to remove it ? orig was place there when sp2 beta was installed, downloaded sp2 for vista, uninstalled the beta and installed the vista sp2 from MS, it dissappeared, but reappeared after a reboot.
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    BCD edit ? Fixed

    single hard drive with xp installed first, then vista, vista boot fine, xp when selected at os choice reports 'ntldr' missing. from vista i can see that ntldr is there in xp, from 'msconfig' >sys configuration >boot tab, only vista is listed, if memory is correct 'earlier version of windows'...
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    stop vista's IE from freezing up at times ?

    seems vista in its wraper freezes with ie alot more than xp with or without add on's, fresh install or not, is there a fix ?
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    Event ID 28 - WMI Service

    any easy way to fix this ? ran the diag utility that created a report that is 34 pages.
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    install xp without mce ?

    reloading my sisters computer and naturally she does'nt have the disk, can a xp pro disk be used without media center edition [disk 2] without a crap load of problems latter ? the product key is on the pc, i just dont have a copy of mce disk.
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    HTML script virus ?

    my isp home page is causing avira to set off a warning of a script virus, since its the free version i cant seem to find a way to notify them, is there a link i am missing somewhere ?
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    Picture and Image editing program

    the wife is wanting a good program for editing images and photos that is capable of copy [crop] and paste, i know many use adobe but looking to stay @ $50 bucks, it would need to simple to use, for personal use only, she was shown an application called Microsoft Imaging Suite 6 that was easy to...
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    Vista captures Video easly

    :thumbsup: ive had some Hi-8 tapes around waiting for the time i could bring them to the pc, pluged in the camera, vista found it, loaded the drivers without reboot, asked for a name and recorded them to the pc easy as pie. good work M$ :thumbsup:
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    Force vista to open full screen

    is there a reg setting to adjust that forces all screens to open full screen, ie explorer, programs and all, then i could minimize as needed ?
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    Microsoft Plus Digital Media Edition

    i know its for xp, but would it install and play well with Vista, M$ discontinued it but there are some still for sale.
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    Network cable Quality

    trouble free network cables, all my desktop pc's are 10/100/1000 capable, some of my issues appear to be the low quaility cables i've been using, my runs are less than 50ft, what would be a better source for ready-made high quality cables. soon ill put in place a home server to be used...
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    unidentified network and Vista

    local network [belkin] and internet working fine, at next reboot local network [unindentified] is shown and no internet. How can i get vista to connect to router at every boot ? what i have, my pc [vista] > router > dsl modem, my other pc which is an xp machine connects anytime
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    added Vista protection?

    just installed vista ultimate [std user account] with Avira, is added security really needed, like for malware and such, i'am not a click happy browser but i would like to avoid any future problems, i havnt disabled any of vista's features but i dont want to load programs that i may not need, i...
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    CD/DVD burning software like nero 6 ultra/Vista

    is there a such? provides CD/DVD burning with on the Fly, burn DVD movie copies for backup, i did buy the movie so i should be allowed to make a backup copy.
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    java in vista ?

    is it needed, got flash player, dont want more if not needed.
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    Fixed Maybe ! Connect to the internet with vista ?

    what has to be done to connect to the internet with vista [ATT ALL TIMES] using a always on dsl connection, at reboot it vista doesnt find the internet again, XP will with no problem. vista said its fixed, after a few reboots ill know.
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    keep no recently viewed Documents

    in my xp pro i set it to keep no recently viewed documents. can xp home be set to keep no recently viewed documents ?
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    Hard Drive Limitation

    ive read that XP [ntfs] is limited to 2 tb, i was wondering what the limits on HD capacity is for whs ?
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    applications needed for vista installation ?

    Vista Ultimate 32 bit, getting ready for the installation, are there any additional applications needed for a new installation, flash players, java, ect ect ? ive got my printer drivers, virus software, vista comes with IE 7 doesnt it ?
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    IE History path

    what is the path to internet exployer history from C: drive, i need to view the history, not delete it.
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    Enable "Lock My Computer"

    never had to lock my computer before in my home, i now have a need to do so, is there a way to enable "Lock My Computer" from the Start Menu OR the Shutdown/Restart menu?, My computer is now password protected and i would like a simple way to lock it so it requires a password and can be locked...
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    turn off internet access on xp

    how could you turn off any/all internet access on a single pc that is part of a small home network [4 computers], a wired/wireless 4 port router is used and the pc in question is hard wired, there is only 1 wireless laptop with internet access.