i'm running Vista Home Premium and my CPU is periodically used by the
services LocalSystemNetworkRestricted and Dcomlaunch (svchost), having load
peaks up to 30% every 6 seconds more or less. This is really annoying since
they don't allow me write a text without interruptions. ...

I have bought the Vista Home Premium upgrade, and have ordered the 64-bit DVD.
Now I was wondering if I am allowed to install only one of them, or if I can
use them both (I think I'll be needing the 32-bit version now and then for
software that's not compatible with a 64-bit OS, ...

I tried to uninstall Office 2007 Home and Student Trial Version and
install my Office 2003 Professional edition. I've spent several hours
trying to configure the system appropriately. I seen some posts that
said to disable the UAC. But I would rather run the system as it's

In trying to transfer files from XP PC to a Vista laptop using subject, I
keep getting the message:
"There was an error scanning the data on your system windows easy transfer
will now be cancelled"

The wife bought a new laptop with Vista Home (wanted XP, but everything came
with Vista!).
Unfortunately, all her desktop publishing programs aren't Vista compatible &
we don't want to buy the latest versions of everything.

hi i tried to do that showin disabled devices to show the stereo mix but it
showed nothin.. still got the mic/line in thingi no more  :(
wat can i else do
how can i show the stereo mix

Just to say I built a new system, installed Vista Ultimate with no problems.
Easiest install
I've done since DOS. 1.5 months up and running with no problems. Questions
yes, but no problems with

I am unable to shut down my PC as for some unknown reason it is no longer
possible to select shut down or any other option from the fly-out shut down
menu accessible from the start menu.
Does any one know the fix?

I keep forgetting my new 64 bit PC needs a keyboard. I wonder, does M$
have native keyboard support in a sort of generic way that will be
able to handle this older Logitech Black Internet Keyboard? Wherein
the brand name doesn''t matter, I can forget about the driver to

I recently changed from XP to Vista.  My problem is that now I can't get the
computer to run software that from the old XP days.  For example, a two disk
set of all the New Yorker cartoons is not acceptable to Vista.  Is there
anything I can do about this?

When I put in an USB-memory (disk or stick), my computer used to come up
with a window with a number of suggestions what to do with the USB-unit.
That however doesn't happen any more. I have no problem accessing and
working with that unit, but the "suggestion window" simply isn't ...

For some reasons, I'm not able to get Remote Assistance to work between my
Vista Home Premium PC and a remote Vista Home Premium PC.
I'm using Windows Live Messenger and click on File | Actions | Offer Remote
Assistance.  The remote PC accepts the offer and issues a 6-character

I cannot find any logs or option to set up logs even for the Back up
and restore utility that comes with Vista Ultimate.  I would like to
see which files were written to backup.
Reason for this is that I backed up yesterday and then ran a backup

as with picture it pub. 2001 is there a lib.of  gallery of pictures and clip
art included? i curently have the standard add. and there is no clip art.
running vista ultimate, yhanks kip

I just bought a computer with windows vista home premium.
My computer has
2048 MB DDR2 SDRAM
160 GB HDD (5400 RPM)