I have a relatively new HP Core 2 Duo laptop that shipped with Vista
Ultimate 64.  It's in dire need of a reformat and reinstall of the OS --  
checked with HP and there are no Vista SP1-Integrated restore discs
available so my options are to restore and then apply SP1, or, just ...

After much reading and research trying to find out what included both 32bit &
64bit, and correct me if I'm wrong at any point, the ONLY full retail version
that actually comes with both is Ultimate, while all other retail versions
are eligible for the alternate media, meaning ...

Win XP x64 -- I'm trying to use the task scheduler to run a batch file.
After I set this up and click OK, I always get the message, "An error has
occurred while attempting to set task account information. The specific
error is: access is denied. You do not have permission to ...

This is part suggestion, part discussion, part complaint ... (a rant?)
Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit
I've been using Vista for some months now and I have to say I am deeply
unhappy with the OS.  I have it running on a Thinkpad T61 (2GHz x 2, 800 MHz

I'm desperately trying to install Wincolor on XP Pro x64.  (I've been hit by
two Samsung displays having different LCD panels in them!).  However, when I
try to install it, I get the message:
"Microsoft Color Control Panel Applet for Windows XP requires that your

I have a server that is currently running Windows 2003 Standard R2 64 bit.  I
need to upgrade it to Windows 2003 Enterprise R2 64 bit.  Can I do a direct
upgrade?  Is there any documents that explain how to do this or what caveat
is found?

I have a laptop that came with Vista Ultimate 64 bit.  It's a dual core
processor -- and for some reason I thought you had to have a 64-bit OS to
take advantage of multicore systems.  Vista has been a bit of a pain, and
I'd rather use XP on it.  I have a copy of 32-bit XP Pro -- ...

I need a version of grep (or similar) that will run from a command line
(from a batch file) under Win x64. It should simply run and then exit
without opening any windows that require user input. Preferably it should
also be free.

In SIW the "Operating System" page reports:
Owner:            Microsoft
Organization:   Microsoft
for my copy of Windows Ultimate 64-bit

Hey gang,
I have Vista 64 bit Ultimate, and have been running the free version of AVG
7.5 I believe it is.
I got a message yesterday, that I need to upgrade to the newer version 8, as

It seems that yesterday was not only "superTuesday" for the monthly MSFT
updates but also for NVidia (new GeForce drivers) and Avast antivirus
(www.avast.com).
New version is 4.8.1195 and the changelog can be found here:

When we go for spell checking after writing the mail, then it checks in
french Language.
Then I when to the "Tools,Option,Spelling,Language", I found that There is
only one language (French) in the option.

Hi all. I just got a new computer with XP Pro on it. The Active Desktop
option is missing. THere's no Web tab in the Desktop dialogue box, or in the
View Folders Dialogue box.
According to the registry, Active Desktop is installed. If it is, why isn't

Windows Vista Ultimate 64 –bit computer system.
My primary language is English.
I have 34 Language Packs, extra-optional, updates, dated April 22,
2008, waiting my okay to install.

NVidia released today a new set of drivers for their GeForce line of graphic
cards in Vista x64.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_175.16_whql.html
Windows XP x64 users also have their corresponding update here: