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Restore Point:   Try tapping F8 at startup, and from the list of startup selections, select Safe Mode by using UP Arrow Key to go there > then hit Enter. Try a System Restore once there, to pick a Restore Point before your problem.. Click Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore > pick a different time > Next > etc...

Hi 8143vera, Thanks for posting. Please see the link below on how to do this. Before doing any of these steps make sure you have a good backup of all your mail and contacts. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/itprovistaapps/thread/07009c05-b6df-4625-ba47-a2e8b6532617 Hope this helps!

The First Question Of Troubleshooting: If the problem is new, what changed between the time things worked and the time they didn't? The Second Question of Windows Troubleshooting: what is the malware/virus status of the machine? If you think it is clean, what programs (and versions) did you use to determine this? Be sure the computer is clean: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware Also, what browser are you...

Hi   Thank you for using Microsoft Windows Vista Forums.    I will require some additional information to assist your better. Ø   Do you have any External devices connected to the computer? Ø   Who is your computer manufacturer?   In the mean time, follow the instructions below which might help you in resolving the issue.   Method 1:   Remove external devices connected to the computer if any and start the installation.   Check if...

Hi Bill Bernard ,   Welcome to Microsoft Answers Forums.     First I would suggest that you check in the BIOS setup if the SATA hard drive is set to IDE mode and try the installation again. For the hard drive to be detected during the installation you will need to install the drivers for the SATA hard drive and check if it works.   Troubleshooting Stop error messages that may occur when you try to install Windows Vista...

Thanks Mick the above link was the first thing that I tried, that was one of my  problems the box for compatibility is not ticked so I am unable to undo it: yet the computer says that compatiblity is still on. Iappreciate the time you have taken to help regards Robyn.

Thanks for your help, but it still didn't work installer said it was downloaded succesfully, but when i try to open it the error report comes up saying Apple Application Support was not found. I appreciate your help.

the top and second link only told me to log on as an administrator and the third link was only an e-mail option. i opened the start tab and clicked on computer. the disk that came w/ the pinter was in, and the computer window showed a tab for the disk, i right clicked it and clicked on run as administrator. it opened the installization steps and it had the same problem as before. it couldn't install because i don't have privaleges.

While waiting to hear from other tech forums, i figured i would try to see if windows xp would recognize the sata drive and sure enough it did, but I don't want to use xp i want to use vista.  foxconn told me that the sata driver is already included in  vista.  so what is the issue??

Hi Peepers, Welcome to Microsoft Answers!     * What version of the Internet Explorer are you using?     * What happens when you try to download the games?     * Did you try downloading games by booting into Safe mode with networking? Safe mode:    1. Restart the computer and use the F8 key.    2. On the Windows Advanced Boot Options, select Safe mode with Networking and hit Enter. If you’re not able to download games in the...