WIndows Vista

Windows Vista is an operating system developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers. Following an initial roll-out to manufactures and businesses, it was released to the mass market in January of 2007, a record-setting five years after the previous version, Windows XP.

One of the goals of the upgrade was to strengthen security measures against viruses, spyware, and malware. Other changes included graphical interface and DVD creation software, drawing comparisons to their chief rival, Macintosh, who continue to corner the market on advances and high-tech gadgetry.

However, the operating system met with less than favorable reviews in the blogosphere regarding everything from misleading packaging and system specs, to unfriendly user interface. Another common complaint about the Windows Vista operating system was that previous versions of software and hardware were not compatible with this upgrade.

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• Utilizing Parental Controls in Windows 7

  
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  Ten years ago, the Internet was a small extension of the desktop that was available to a select few. With today’s pervasive Internet, the risk are higher, we have seen cases of teenagers and much younger being solicited in chartrooms, over instant messaging and most recently with the advent of popular social ...
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• Re: Does Vista Home premium require registry cleaner?

  
  Technology Questions — Authority: 171
  vista bill schreef op Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:00:13 -0800 (PST) in artikel :[color=blue] > On Nov 26, 10:13=A0pm, Vitadolce wrote:[color=green] > > Hi all. I am new to this site. I have vista home premium and am > > experiencing the following problems: a) Internet explorer 8 suddenly > > ...
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• Registry Cleaning?

  
  Technology Questions — Authority: 171
  I am reading in this NG and all over the internet that cleaning the registry is a no, no. I am also informed that the registry can/does get all messed up/cluttered with all sorts of stuff, from removed programs, old pointers, etc, over time. So what/how do you fix this if you shouldnt use a registry cleaner???
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• Registry Cleaning?

  
  Windows Vista Tips — Authority: 170
  I am reading in this NG and all over the internet that cleaning the registry is a no, no. I am also informed that the registry can/does get all messed up/cluttered with all sorts of stuff, from removed programs, old pointers, etc, over time. So what/how do you fix this if you shouldnt use a registry cleaner???
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• Flip Video Converter Mac, convert flip video to AVI/MPG/MP4/FLV/WMV/3GP/iPod on Mac

  
  Windows Vista Tips — Authority: 170
  Flip camcorders have become one of the most significant electrical products for its high visual-audio quality, and many flip fans find it quite convenient to record the important event and happy moment of daily life for its portable-size. However, there are difficult time when you are trying to import Flip video to ...
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• Re: Does Vista Home premium require registry cleaner?

  
  Technology Questions — Authority: 171
  Vitadolce wrote:[color=blue] > Hi all. I am new to this site. I have vista home premium and am > experiencing the following problems: a) Internet explorer 8 suddenly > disconnecting. this is happening frequently b) Slow PC- poor navigation > response times. > I have attempted to speed things up by doing ...
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• 2 questions

  
  Technology Questions — Authority: 171
  Just bought the PC with Vista Home and IE7. There are 2 questions please. 1. I dont know how Microsoft Bing is on the browser toolbars. How can I get rid of it? 2. Icons on the desktop are somewhat too big. How can I reduce their size? TIA
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• 2 questions

  
  Windows Vista Tips — Authority: 170
  One answer. 1. Click the down arrow to the right of the search box and then Search Options-Change Search Defaults, highlight Bing and Remove. ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.com/index.htm On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:32:23 +0800, in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, ...
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• RE: Does Vista Home premium require registry cleaner?

  
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  Hello Vitadolce, Slow Computer/browser? Check Here First [url]http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic87058.html[/url] Troubleshooting slow Internet connection. -=- "Vitadolce" wrote: [color=blue] > > Hi all. I am new to this site. I have vista home premium and am > experiencing the following ...
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• Re: QIC Backup File

  
  Technology Questions — Authority: 171
  The .qic file extension was created by Windows Backup in Windows 98. This is NOT usable from any version of Windows Backup since. See: [url]http://filext.com/file-extension/QIC[/url] You will have to find a working computer running Win98 and extract your backup files from that platform. Then save the files to ...
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• Re: Single driver for Multiple cards with same signature

  
  Windows Vista Tips — Authority: 170
  mahi wrote: > >I have developed a windows-xp based PCI card driver.Now I am using >single card, with single card my application is working fine.Now I >have inserted the second card with the same signature(same VendorId >and DeviceId), > >So how can i access that second card using the same ...
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• Re: Does Vista Home premium require registry cleaner?

  
  Technology Questions — Authority: 171
  NO! NO! NO! -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience & Security "Vitadolce" wrote in message news:49f33024ebf5f45e413241180ab24dcf@nntp-gateway.com...[color=blue] > > Hi all. I am new to this site. I have vista home premium and am > experiencing the following problems: a) Internet ...
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• Re: Does Vista Home premium require registry cleaner?

  
  Technology Questions — Authority: 171
  Stay far far away from registry cleaners. They do more harm than good. Your issues have nothing to do with entries in the registry. The registry is a data table for the OS. Cleaning will have minimal or negative results. "Vitadolce" wrote in message ...
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• Re: PROOD DRAGON NATURALLY SPEAKING WORKS

  
  Windows Vista Tips — Authority: 170
  Give it a rest. Find something better to do with your time. Maybe look for a job or volunteer your time to the elderly. "Mark Licetti" wrote in message news:41d79e37-eb7a-4eb7-bf85-... > > I am ashamed of myself, for what I did recently > to my loyal Dragon NaturallySpeaking > speech engine. > ...
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• Repair and Fix Windows 7/Windows Vista Errors With FixWin

  
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  There are time when you might run across some peculiar issues on Windows 7 or Windows Vista , such as the Recycle Bin missing or thumbnails not working in Windows Explorer. You will always find solutions for such problems on the internet. However, why not have a simple fixit tool which will automatically repair ...
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• Free:How to Convert DVD to iPod/iPhone/Zune/Apple TV without losing quality?

  
  Camcorder Answers — Authority: 149
  Did you ever dream of enjoying DVD movies on your iPod when you are outdoor? All you need is DVD to iPod converter, then you dont have to sit in the couch to watch newest movies. Convert DVD to iPod , then you may enjoy movies anywhere you want. It is a powerful DVD ripping software to convert DVD to iPod ...
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• QIC Backup File

  
  Windows Vista Tips — Authority: 170
  The .qic file extension was created by Windows Backup in Windows 98. This is NOT usable from any version of Windows Backup since. See: http://filext.com/file-extension/QIC You will have to find a working computer running Win98 and extract your backup files from that platform. Then save the files to external media ...
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• Does Vista Home premium require registry cleaner?

  
  Windows Vista Tips — Authority: 170
  NO! NO! NO! -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience & Security "Vitadolce" wrote in message news:... > > Hi all. I am new to this site. I have vista home premium and am > experiencing the following problems: a) Internet explorer 8 suddenly > disconnecting. this is happening ...
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• cant send emails

  
  Windows Vista Tips — Authority: 170
  receive error message. yahoo is email provider it was bellsouth which changed to yahoo. The connection to the server has failed. Subject hwllo, Account: mail.bellsouth.net, Server: mail.bellsouth.net, Protocol: SMTP, Port: 465, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E
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• Windows Mail cant see incoming message

  
  Windows Vista Tips — Authority: 170
  I thought I posted about this about a week ago, but I cant see my message anymore. I am on Vista Home Premium with Windows Mail. There was a particular incoming message, which I could see in my ISPs webmail and I could see on my local machine in MailWasher, but which was completely ignored by Windows Mail - it just ...
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