Brand new machine:
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4
Intel Core 2 2.66Ghz
2GB DDR2 800Mhz

I just bought Home Premium upgrade and before I start the installation I
would like to know if it is posssible to install Vista without setting up a
log in ID or password?  Simply, I just wish to turn on my computer to boot
up while I'm away from it as I do in Windows XP Pro ...

I wanted to upgrade my Dell Latitude D610 to Vista.  I clicked on Upgrade
and the software told me that I could not; my computer would not allow the
upgrade and that I must install Vista as a new operating system, resulting,
of course, in the loss of all files and applications.  ...

I upgraded my XP (Sp2 with all updates) to Vista Ultimate. When finished, it
presented me with two user logins which were present in XP and in
Administrators. When I log into these, it accepts the password (if I use an
invalid pw it tells me) and shows me the friendly Welcome ...

I posted this in Vista General ng but received no replies. Perhaps herde I
can.
I used to be able to select a group of files-> rt-clk - send to -> here was
my CD DVD writer and my files would be written to disk. That option has

I currently have Windows Vista Home Premium. It came factory installed on my
Dell laptop. I don't like it and prefer the layout of XP Pro (especially the
look of Windows Explorer). If I purchase a Windows XP Pro upgrade, can I
install it on my laptop and use that instead of ...

I have windows vista Pre Loaded on my New Laptop I would like to remove in
and install my Copy of XP as my Corporation does not use Vista yet. The Xp
Bootable disk keeps getting stopped at Pci.sys error

I recently purchased a toshiba notebook which came with a CD for Windows
Anytime Upgrade for Windows Vista 32 bit.  I decided to run the disk and
before the installation was just about done, I was prompted to enter a valid
product key.  After unsucessfully looking for quite some ...

Could somebody tell me how I can verify if .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1
(SP1) installed please?
In Add or Remove Programs, I can see the following are installed already.
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 Hotfix (KB930494)

I'm running Windows Ultimate, and when I launch Help and Support all of the
images are missing.  (Much like when you have images disabled in Outlook or
IE).  Does anyone know if you can "turn on" image display or reload Help and
Support to repair this corruption?

I am running Vista Home Premium on an Intel Dual Core 2.4 GHz, 4GB RAM
machine.  For some reason I keep losing my audio each time the system goes
into sleep mode.  The audio recovers if I reboot the system.  Is there some
way to prevent this from happening, or alternately is ...

I keep getting error code 643 when I am trying to update net framework 1.1,
is there any workaround for this?

In trying to install the latest version of iTunes I get the message " Could
not create key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE_Software\Microsoft\Wimdows\CurrentVersion\Installer\InProgress.
Verify that you have sufficient access to that key...". Maybe an Apple

After attempting to install Vista Beta on an HP Athlon 900 system, i kept
getting this error, until my motherboard went.
I got a gateway 966 and am getting the same error. i am using the same DVD
and DVD-Rom Drive between both. any advice would be appreciated. This error

Hello, Any help would be appreciated (not with spelling though). I am using a
Sony VAIO VGN-AR41L with Windows home vista. I have connected a T.V vai
S-Video and used the set up process in Control Panel Mobile Pc, and in Nvidia
control panel for the second monitor to act as an ...