Stupid computer-help question: Why is it so hard to reinstall Windows Vista 32 on a Dell Latitude D630?
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posted by mibo
on Nov 16, 2012 -
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Can ping, can get DNS, machine says its connected to the internet, but no browsing and no email
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posted by Ironmouth
on Aug 27, 2012 -
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Using Windows Vista at work: Once I finish making changes to a file in Microsoft Word 2007, I want to attach the file to an email in Outlook 2007. Currently, I am opening subfolder after subfolder getting to it either on the desktop or in the attach file dialog in Outlook, but that's annoying. Please advise.
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posted by Sock Ray Blue
on May 22, 2012 -
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I'm trying to prep a PC for donation/craigslist by wiping the drive. DBAN won't boot from the CD drive, and neither will KillDisk.
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posted by lvanshima
on Nov 13, 2011 -
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Could anyone provide me with the
64 bit MS Paint install file from
Windows XP or
Vista? (NO Windows 7!)
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posted by CelebrenIthil
on Aug 22, 2011 -
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Tracking down and killing a virus - my virus scanner (Avast) is telling me scvhost.exe keeps trying to open malicious URLs. It also tells me I have a rootkit in the MBR. It doesn't seem capable of fixing either of these problems. What can I do? Windows Vista.
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posted by Jimbob
on Jul 2, 2011 -
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Is there a good Spanish-language primer/course/guide for beginners wanting to learn Windows?
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posted by Evilspork
on Apr 26, 2011 -
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When I boot up my Dell Vista tower, a window opens on the desktop saying "Windows Explorer Has Stopped Working" and asks me to restart the program. When I do restart, it goes on and on for a loop that lasts a thousand years. Can you help me?
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posted by hot soup girl
on Mar 28, 2011 -
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I have a problem with Windows 7 startup after I made some hardware changes. The computer won't boot automatically and I'm hoping for some suggestions.
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posted by Mokusatsu
on Dec 5, 2010 -
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iTunes 10.0.1 and Windows Vista. Help me kill the album art, kill it dead, for good. Permanently. For, like, EVER.
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posted by chez shoes
on Oct 22, 2010 -
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Since upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 Professional, my Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop keeps overheating and switching itself off.
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posted by ellieBOA
on Jun 1, 2010 -
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Windows Vista no longer recognizes my iPhone 3Gs as a drive and I can't sync with iTunes. When I connect the phone it appears in the iTunes sidebar but no longer appears as a drive in Windows. My phone says it's syncing (set to manual, not automatic) but nothing syncs. So far I've tried: changing the USB cable and ports, reinstalling iTunes, hard booting computer and phone, and installing new iPhone driver. Any ideas? Thanks.
posted by carriest
on Apr 25, 2010 -
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Why have my proxies (Privoxy and GAppProxy) suddenly quit working? I'm using an up-to-date Vista installation.
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posted by msbrauer
on Sep 23, 2009 -
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What is up with my music files' titles turning into nonsensical four-letter titles?
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posted by ishotjr
on Sep 8, 2009 -
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I am currently running Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit on my laptop and am looking forward to stepping up to Windows 7.
This is a great deal that would allow me to upgrade from Home Premium to Vista Ultimate which would then qualify me for Windows 7 Ultimate, right?
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posted by geekyguy
on Jul 2, 2009 -
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Asking for a co-worker I wish to impress: how to transfer music from a Creative Zen ONTO his new (Vista running) laptop?
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posted by infinityjinx
on Jun 24, 2009 -
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I've upgraded my video card. Games run great (for the most part), but windows itself runs slower. What do I do? Add more RAM? As always, more inside.
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posted by Oktober
on Jun 2, 2009 -
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Is it possible to convert an external drive that is FAT32 to NTFS on Windows Vista without any data loss on the drive?
posted by NoMich
on Mar 22, 2009 -
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I just started up my new Windows Vista laptop for the second time and it told me that it detected a second monitor. I don't have a second monitor and one has never been plugged in, the first time I started up the computer all I did was do the mandatory first-time-startup configuration, and it's never been connected to the Internet (I'm writing this from another computer). Should I just ignore the message, or might something be wrong I should look into? (I started up the computer again to check whether this would happen again, and it didn't, although the screen went black for a while after the desktop was fully loaded.)
posted by Cucurbit
on Oct 28, 2008 -
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How can I turn my old Windows XP desktop into a print server for a wired network with Vista and XP machines?
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posted by abkadefgee
on Apr 18, 2008 -
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Windows Vista Filter: My Recycle Bin has disappeared from my desktop and I can't seem to get it back. I've also have had folders disappear from the desktop as well. Drag it out of a zipped folder for instance, and it won't show on the physical desktop.
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posted by wile e
on Dec 30, 2007 -
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WindowsVista : How do I determine and modify how much of my HP notebook's RAM is shared with my video card? Can it even be done???
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posted by paterg
on Apr 25, 2007 -
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I'm running Vista on a Toshiba Satellite A105-S361 and the icon I've highlighted at
this link keeps showing up in my system tray. Setting to "Hide" gets rid of it for the current session, but upon re-starting Vista, it shows up again. Does anyone know how to get rid of this and/or what it is?
posted by chaosscontrol
on Apr 25, 2007 -
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