Ciao, My name is Walter, typing from Rome (IT) and i would like to thnx all
people working here to help us!!
This is my question: I buyed a Vista Home Premium (upgrade version) to take
over my xp home and became a vista user :-)!!

There are 2 things I would like to change to my Start Menu:
1. disable the Search Box below. Anyone an idea how to do this?
2. I am not using the recently used programs tab (it's empty) in the start
menu so I'd prefer to see All Programs instead of this empty tab - now, of

I picked up vista on monday and haven't been able to get it to load.  I
can get my computer to have the "windows is loading files" bar go up to
full, then it goes to blue screen.  The stop is : 0x0000001E with
(0xFFFFFFFFC0000005, 0X000000000PCF0992, 0X000000000000000B,

I've installed VUA - downloaded yesterday from MS.com - on a Dec 06
Amilo laptop - new versions have Vista.  VUA installs OK but on
scanning stops and advises me to download the latest VUA!!  Is it
worth persisting with VUA or just go ahead and try installing Vista???

I am trying to set up Vista in a clean uncluttered way.  There are a
TON of areas where MS has deemed it that I have to hunt for ways to
turn on/off features that I dont need.  Most of these are 100%
redundant and do nohting but clutter up the screen and reduce the

I bought an additional seagate internal HDD (ST3320620AS), although my bios
detect the new drive, vista does not detect it. I'm wondering is this drive
vista compliant or must i do something else in vista for it to be detected.
Device manager detects it as "other devices" and not ...

While installing components for Vista (premium home 32-bit), I get a message
that not all of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator components have been
installed.  The Vista Upgrade Assistant then says the download failed.  I
tried uninstalling the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator ...

I bought Windows Vista Ultimate (on DVD) to install on a new PC. It is an
Asus M2R32-MVP mobo + AMD X2 4600+ plus a Lite-On SATA DVD . The DVD boots
and I go thru the install supplying my location, keyboard type etc. Suddenly
it stops and says that CD / DVD drivers are missing. ...

I have set up a few desktop folders to organize my shortcuts.  For
example, I have a folder called Internet that contains short cuts to
all of my on line applications.  The problem is that this folder by
default displays an address bar with a search box to the right of the

I made a new dual boot installation with Windows XP on one partition
first and with Windows Vista on another partition second.
The Vista installation created some files (e.g. boot folder) on the
first partition.

Ive tried installing Windows Vista Ultimate 4 times now and each time I would
recieve an error stating "Windows cannot complete an error has occured during
the install process" and then does a windows rollback to my previous OS.
Everything looks fine until the very end of the ...

I have upgraded my Mother board and my CPU after I have installed Windows
Vista. But for some reason my windows vista do not start up and after the
windows vista loading screen, my computer restarts. So I have install a clean
copy of windows vista again on my computer, however, ...

I have an HP PC which I bought with Windows XP Media Center Edition. I
received HP' Vista Express Upgrade Kit. I want Vista to be my main operating
system, but still have Windows XP as a second OS in case of compatibility
issues. I created a 10gig partition to install Windows XP ...

If I reformat my computer will I still be able to use the same key code for
Vista as before? Its the same machine I originally installed it on, if that
helps.

I received Vista Ultimate as part of the Friends and Family Beta.  I tried
it out on my Tablet PC for about 3 weeks, but I think I want to go back to
the XP Tablet PC edition.
I would like to install this Vista Ultimate edition on a brand new computer