OS is Ultimate. On the start up tab in msconfig are several programs I have
unchecked, so as not to run at startup. I would like to delete the entries,
I hate clutter. I have the script for XP from Kelly's XP site, but it
doesn't work on this version of Vista. I did use it with ...

I know if you bought a computer with Windows XP, it usually comes with a
operating system back up disk.  
The laptop I had just bought came with Windows Vista already installed on
it.  So I wondered whether I got jipped since it didn't come with an os

I am on a network at the office where we transfer files from server to server
(T1) When transfering files Windows Explorer will Freeze and then reset. This
causing me to loose the connection of the file transfer as well as trying to
figure out what transfered and what didnt. I am ...

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OK I give up. Everytime I start an office 2003 program the accept the eula
screen opens and I have to accept or decline the eula. I finally got my email
working in outlook and my office updates to work, all my settings moved
across and the program seems really stable but I cant ...

I've got  4gb ram in my machine but Control Panel > System indicates 2814
mb.  I realize in 32-bit that I lose some address space, but this seems a
little silly esp. with a 512mb video card.  How do I troubleshoot this?
thanks,

Is there any way in Vista Ultimate for me to change the background on a
second monitor?
There was a work around with XP.
Thanks

In XP the teckies were telling everyone to disable Windows Firewall and use
Zonealarm.....is the same to be said of the Vista Firewall????
Ron

As you all know, I am a strong supporter of Vista (albeit the stiff price),
and was amused when I came along this webpage: http://badvista.fsf.org
How do they expect to promote this idea and what makes them think that a
company like Microsft can be successfully boycotted?

I've been using VPN to connect to the office shares for years.  Now
the new Windows Vista Home Premium Laptop computer fails to connect.
During times of attempting to connect there have been various errors.
Right now the error that's coming up is error 809, "connection could

Has anyone found a file manager that acts similar to the one in XP for
Vista? Freeware? I can't stand the new FM (and neither could most of the
beta testers - makes you wonder who drives the feature set!)

I have a new Dell with Vista Home Basic. I have an external USB drive that I
have connected and I'm able to see the drive but not save any data to it. I
am logged on as administrator. I looked at properties for the drive and it
showed the drive was not shared so I set that up but ...

Vronans wrote:

I have been a Microsoft fan for years. I am sorry-Vista is awful-I am so
sorry I spent over $200 to upgrade. Nothing but trouble since I have
installed-I can't do anything simple like install the latest video driver-I
am a optomistic person always embrassing the latest technology ...

Is this ONLY available on Vista Ultimate?