i messed something up last night. i accidentally changed something to
make my program files open in windows media player. when i double click
on a program from my desktop, windows media player comes up and gives me
the "windows cannot play this file"  message.   how do i fix this?

How do i reinstall programs in my windows.old file after a reinstall of
windows vista home prem?

I have lost my File association in Vista for EXE's , any idea why and how to
get them back?

Hi, all.  I am using Windows Vista Home Premium and am encountering a problem
using Microsoft's own Automatic Backup.
I have been using running backups weekly now for many months with no
problems.  Except for the initial full backup, this weekly backup has only

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This is making no sense!
I'm running Vista Ultimate with Windows Mail.  Early this morning, I was checking my mail, reading and posting to newsgroups, and things are going well.
Then I went to get a cup of coffee, came back, and went to check my mail again.  And I'm getting the ...

I'm running 64-bit Vista Business Edition and am looking for a USB to IrDa
device to use with my mobile phone.
When I was running XP Pro I used a MosChip MCS7780 device which was perfect,
but it doesn't work with Vista, and there are no drivers for it on the

When I switch from user to user (there are two of us using the computer) it
takes a very long time.  Any suggestions?

When attempting to delete emails in Windows Mail, this error keeps cropping
up.
I've rebooted and tried again.  Some emails can be deleted, then the message
appears, and I can no longer delete the emails.

One word explains Frank perfectly:
Megalomania.
The term is used to describe a behavior characterized by delusional
fantasies. The most common are wealth, power, genius, and sometimes

Basically my laptop notifies me at certain times that certain
applications are having to be shut down and are not working properly.
these applications can include :-
firefox

Anyone got the time to explain what the heck Vista "compatibility files"
are all about?
In my case I installed a older piece of software (maybe a couple of years
old) on my laptop runnibg Vista Basic Home, the program installed and runs

I can play CDs, it has stopped playing from the library, all I get is a
scrach, I can play music on other players installed such as Real or Quick.
This applies to Media Player and Media Center
Any help/sugestions greatly appreciated

Sidebar has recently started using 50% + CPU.  It runs from 0 to 50+ and back
to 0 and back to 50+ and just keeps doing this.  What would cause that?

As the subject line says : Why OH! Why can't I play DVD's in Windows Media
Player for Vista anymore??
This is what I have installed as for the Windows Media Player for Vista.
Look at ALL the listed under "MPEG/DVD Filters" I have.  So why in the hell