Vista will be released on Tuesday (Jan 30). I've used Vista for the last year on several different systems. For the RTM release, I built a new...
SFC.EXE only replaces "protected" files - and there's a whole bunch that the OS needs that aren't protected. Should SFC.EXE not work, the next...
Just a shot in the dark here. Go to Start...Run...and type in "devmgmt.msc" (without the quotes) and press Enter. Locate your DVD drive in...
Cannot mirror monitors in Vista Home Premium (upgrade version) The day before yesterday I tried to setup a computer at work with mirrored...
Don't forget to update all the drivers after reinstalling XP (and all the Windows Updates). Then, if you'd like to test your memory, try this...
The test is to try another vid card and see if it blue screens on you - if it doesn't, then it's likely that the card is the issue. All bets...
Go to Start...Run...and type in "control userpasswords2" (without the quotes) and press Enter. Click on your account to highlight it, then...
We'll need more info from the BSOD to diagnose this (if it isn't a virus or spyware). Here's a link that may help:...
From what I've seen, it's offered on Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate. Haven't even looked at Home Premium for that (only have it on the work...
Have you had a look at the syntax of BCDEdit? I've seen several problems with how it implements changes to the boot order - mostly because it was...
Javascript is different from Java (I don't fully understand the difference myself). I would like to state, for the record, that's it's my...
I believe that this refers to a hidden window that's named Program Manager. To verify this, you'd have to run a program such as Karen Kenworthy's...
If I recall correctly, most Toshiba laptops come with 512 mB of RAM installed - if it's functioning at 256 mB of virtual memory and you load a...
You may not have a paging file, or it may be too small. :) Or, it could be that a program is hogging the virtual memory (unlikely at startup...
I'm no expert when it comes to dump reports (but I'm trying to learn) - but it seems to be a problem with javascript in Internet Explorer that's...
I agree, it will be used by many because it's free. But I fear the mess that it will cause because of it's complexity. Acronis is simple -...
Just to muddy the waters a bit - there are different kinds of OEM disks. Some (like Dell's) are locked to the hardware being used - so you won't...
There are many different Symantec removal tools available - I'd suggest using several of them to ensure that all traces are gone. Just yesterday...
Actually, the answer depends on why you want to do this. Are you receiving error messages about virtual memory? Do you have issues with not...
A nifty quote from Vista Secrets by Brian Livingston and Paul Thurrott
Separate names with a comma.