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Am I the only one? Am I the only one who hated Firefox 3? I couldn't stand it. It was buggy as hell on Vista. I don't even use it on my Mac. I use Camino all the time. But still...

After sifting through all the BS with Microsoft with their stupid key management, is there a checklist you guys follow when its time to start with a new OS? Just trying to cover all the basis so I don't loose anything. One other question. I have the Maximus board from Asus and my system has 2 raids, one for my OS and apps and one for data. When I reinstall, I have to load the driver for the ...

In Vista, are there any trade-offs in using the admin as the single user, rather than setting another user? Thanks, This message has been edited. Last edited by: The Scholar , document.write(' '+ myTimeZone('Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:44:59 GMT-0700', 'August 19, 2008 23:44')+' '); August 19, 2008 23:44

I just built a desktop system with Vista x64. It's got a Gigabyte motherboard, a stock Intel heatsink, OCZ DDR2 800 RAM, a TrendNet wi-fi adapter, no optical drives, two hard drives, a new 420W PSU, and not much else. I've installed Vista x64 SP1, all the recommended updates, Avast A/V software, the Intel chipset and video drivers, some network card drivers, a couple programs like Firefox and ...

Hey gang, Long story short, I noticed that the free space on my vista drive was much less than I expected. I determined it was because Vista System Restore is storing too much for backups. I read that the way to see was to run the command: vssadmin list shadowstorage However, doing so gives me a (C) notice and then Error: Unexpected failure: Catastrophic failure I tried many many googles ...

This is terrible. So I leave Vista on all night 2 nights in a row, and I'm using uTorrent to seed some large files. Both yesterday and today I come home from work to use it, and find that it literally freezes every 10 seconds. Wanna hit ctrl+alt+del to see what's going on? My computer wants you to wait 5-10 seconds while it sorts that out. Wanna open Firefox? My computer wants you to wait 5...

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Am I wrong in expecting my os be just that, operating system. I don't use all of Microsoft's products, xp pro, and I do have office 2002 and use outlook as one of my email carriers, I think somethings are better done by third party software, defrag, media player, and other such utilities seem to work when that is the end product of the company that supplies it Question: will I ever be ...

I built my new pc yesterday, and used an older copy of vista home premium 32bit that was in use on my older computer. I uninstalled it from my older pc, and put it on my new pc, but then i get a message saying: "this copy of windows vista is already in use, to activate windows, you need another vista home premium key, and then gives me options to either buy one, try again, activate via phone, or ...

Hi folks. So I just upgraded my laptop from 2 gigs of RAM to 4. I thought I'd need to install Vista 64 to access all my RAM, but it turns out I can address 3837 MB of RAM with Vista 32 itself. (el cheapo graphics card) I also understand that the extra 259 MB isn't actually completely wasted, but can be used in case my graphics card memory runs out. Is this correct? With Vista 32: -- everything...

1. iTunes does not monitor folders. Very irritating, because when I get a new album, I have to hunt through the cd collection directory and add cds one by one. 2. iTunes automatically assumes that it will rip cds when I put one in the drive. There's no option to "do nothing" when a cd is inserted. 3. I would drop iTunes in an instant if I could sync the ipod and subscribe to the same podcasts ...

Hi folks. So I just upgraded my laptop from 2 gigs of RAM to 4. I thought I'd need to install Vista 64 to access all my RAM, but it turns out I can address 3837 MB of RAM with Vista 32 itself. (el cheapo graphics card) I also understand that the extra 259 MB isn't actually completely wasted, but can be used in case my graphics card memory runs out. Is this correct? With Vista 32: -- everything...

Has anyone used this OS (set up as a workstation) for extended periods of gaming? Any unforseen hiccups? I'm still on XP, but its starting to feel dated and I'm looking to move on thanks to several incentives. Vista has obtained performance parity (with XP) from what I hear, so its still an option on the table. But my experiences with Server 2008 have been much better. I just don't want to make...

Am I the only one? Am I the only one who hated Firefox 3? I couldn't stand it. It was buggy as hell on Vista. I don't even use it on my Mac. I use Camino all the time. But still...

When looking at a new machine, Should I be wary of 64 bit Vista? I know a 64 bit OS is the only way to address more than 3g of ram I am mostly concerned about issues with device drivers, and known issues with games. (this is the girlfriend's new gaming laptop) I am "hoping" the answer is "No real problems, full speed ahead"

So thats the scenario: I GO to the US for Business reasons and i need data there. This data is not supposed to leave our hands. Now i have read that at US borders it is possible that your laptop might be searched by border control , they might even take away your computer and check all data they want to see. So at first that is not going to happen. No the question how do i manage that in the ...

Earlier today, I was in the middle of working on a report, and Windows update was chugging away in the background. Suddenly, it pops up with a "Reboot now?" dialogue box just as I hit spacebar, and poof! The last fifteen minutes of typing go bye bye. This has happened before, which is why I'd set Windows Update to only download & install updates when I say it can, but having to completely stop...

Two days ago, WU delivered SP3 to the XP Home PC in the house. To the XP Pro PC, still waiting. Today, there were about half a dozen updates, such as an IE cumulative patch, several security patches, malicious software monthly--the usual, but not the SP. I wonder about this. Does WU run things at different schedules for the various flavors of the OS? I thought that SP3 was supposed to be ...

First, I hope this is the right forum for this, sorry if it's not. I've got AVG internet security right now. My licence expires in about a week. I went from norton to AVG and am much happier with AVG. I'm wondering if there is something better out there. The only thing that irritates me about AVG is that the resident shield bogs down my system eating between 85-95mb of ram constantly. It's ...

Finally got an answer from my host that they allow personal htaccess files to be uploaded via FTP. Looking through some help files on the web I came up with one to address my major concerns - hotlinking graphics, keeping off bots, and protecting the file itself. It was also mentioned than an error in the file could result in an endless loop and deny everyone access to the website. Can't have that...