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| copy data files & folders to cd-rw | 15 May 2008 23:44 GMT | 2 |
When i attempted to copy some *.jpg's from the picture gallery (on the hard drive of my new vista machine) to a data cd-rw, i received error msg "invalid ms-dos operation", and nothing was copied. The cd-rw is about half full of data files including other *.jpg's which were ...
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| Can't disable magnifier | 15 May 2008 23:29 GMT | 4 |
I started Magnifier once (at the logon prompt screen) and then later disabled it (unchecked everything). But it still launches at every login and refuses to be disabled despite me trying various Magnifier setups options. It's not in my "Startup" folder either.
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| Chsnge File extension without warning | 15 May 2008 23:18 GMT | 2 |
I'd like to get rid of the nagging "If you change a file extension the file may become unusable.Are you sure...?" message.
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| Unable to close dialog box | 15 May 2008 23:16 GMT | 1 |
For no apparent reason the dialog box with the green Progress Bar that appears when you delete a file or rename it won't shut down. If I delete a small file the Progress Bar would normally only appear for a brief moment before completing the task. Now however it will not go away. ...
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| Vista won't start | 15 May 2008 22:28 GMT | 3 |
My laptop was working fine. Then I install Lifecam vx3000. It worked fine. I shut off my computer for the night, and in the morning, it wouldn't restart. I got a black screen with a yellow bar down the right side. Turned off comp and turned it back on and got a screen asking ...
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| Rules of Conduct for Microsoft MVP's | 15 May 2008 22:00 GMT | 17 |
For all you MVP's & "wannabes" in training, here's a few basic rules: 1) If a poster is having hardware trouble, always respond with "It's YOUR fault, you should have done you HOMEWORK", regardless of the
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| Chess Titans + Internet Explorer = Freeze, always | 15 May 2008 21:44 GMT | 5 |
A few days ago I was playing Chess Titans, and then I opened up Internet Explorer. Within a few seconds, Vista froze. Couldn't move the mouse, CTRL-ALT-DEL didn't work. A hard reset was required. Now today I was playing Chess Titans, and I tried opening up Internet
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| Simplified Chines and Ruby | 15 May 2008 21:18 GMT | 2 |
I am using Vista Premium, and Simplified Chinese IME, but the Ruby text does not show. There is a patch in support.microsoft.com/kb/939398 which is for Taiwan, where they use Traditional, not Simplified, characters. Does anyone know a patch for Simplified chars, which will show ...
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| scan & open document into Works 8.5 | 15 May 2008 21:15 GMT | 5 |
I have scanned documents and tried to "open with" Works word. It tells me that it cannot open it or the file may be corrupt. What am I doing wrong. (Vista home premium--Canoscan LIDE 70) I have been trying for months.
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| ReActivation Error... | 15 May 2008 21:10 GMT | 9 |
I had to reinstall Vista, again, because of unresolvable Blue Screens after NVidia upgrade. Since I've had very bad luck keeping Vista happy, I extended the grace period as per the microsoft method so I could make sure this install sticks (so far its better with SP1), and now ...
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| Bad Sectors: Problems with chkdsk/f | 15 May 2008 20:41 GMT | 8 |
I have lots of bad sectors and not even able to do a restore to a previous restore point. I tried chkdsk/f but on restart it doesn't do the chkdsk. I have a Vista repair disk and I ran the repair but I still have the sector errors that prevent going to the previous restore ...
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| Junk E-Mail Options | 15 May 2008 20:39 GMT | 8 |
On occasions I receive email that when I right click on and select Junk E-Mail the menu's items are disabled. Can anyone tell me why this is so???
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| Keyboard Shortcuts | 15 May 2008 20:31 GMT | 2 |
Hi, I posted this in the Office (Word) forum and it was suggested that I post it here. I am using Office XP (Word 2002). I have Vista Business on my computer. I often need to insert one
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| Help for Adam Albright | 15 May 2008 20:14 GMT | 2 |
We are not total scumbags here in the Vista.general group. We do really care about our fellow posters. I was talking with some of the other posters and we have decided to help Adam Albright. Here is a link that you should take a look at
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| Folder View Settings | 15 May 2008 19:03 GMT | 4 |
I have seen many people with folders' view settings not being remembered. My issue is that I would like to have folders on the desktop without the navigation pane. However, getting rid of one folder's pane gets rid of them all.
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