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US military div switching to Mac..............
Not because of any particular love of Linux or disdain for Windows, but because I have work to do and I need the productivity. You can't even install Vista on this box. I have had less trouble connecting from the Linux box to every other system and network device than I've had with Vista -- including VPN access

NOVELL Digest - 2 Aug 1997 to 3 Aug 1997
Nothing.. freaking out, I couldn't think of what to do. I remembered I have several free internet programs on my computer.. loaded up Alta Vista's free ISP on Do any of you use one? If so, what do you think and how well do they work with games? Any problems? The three I have been looking into are zeronet.net,

Even top officials struggled to make vista work!!!
Dwarf Dw...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Hi Mike, Because of the way in which drivers work and the fact that they are tightly integrated into your installation, there is a possibility if the storage drivers are not fully compatible with Vista (even if they work

OT: What Microsoft can do to fix Vista and help with the ...
I have two hidden picture boxes, one with the "OFF" picture of a 3mm LED and the other with the "ON" picture. When I want to switch on an LED I do: SmallLED(Index). By the way, I've just "Googled" for the Scott Hather LED thing you mentioned but the ocx will not work on my Vista system, That's still in beta,

Will Office 2003 work in Windows Vista?
Part of the reason is that I work in a PC shop, so for certain things (scanning documents, etc), I have no choice but to use Windows. The other is that, admittedly, for certain vertical applications, the PC is used over the Mac. Like I said: If it weren't so lacking...yada, yada. No amount of spin on your part will

Free anti-virus for Vista?
Maybe the `one man' is a complete genius and can write programs as naturally as breathing. :-) Maybe there will be something fruitful coming from working together with RISC OS Ltd., A C++ distribution - including the available class libraries like Dreamscape and Vista (do they work with the GCC prerelease?

MB Upgrade
I did spend a small amount of time thinking about how to communicate these bugs to Microsoft (like for instance do they have an email address nowadays?). There are areas of Vista which have obviously never been tested. Eg Start Menu - Properties - Keep taskbar on top of other windows. Regarding #11, I did read

Office 2007 pin to start menu functionality in Vista RTM
(they said other users report same problem, and apparently this problem was also solved by re-installing Vista.. I'm willing to give this a try, but if I have to do this ONE more time in the future I think I'm switching to a mac.. ) So you're OEM computer came pre-loaded with Vista and all of the other OEM software

US military div switching to Mac..............
Until they work out the bugs in this one I have no intention of going that direction. Although; I was talking to a technician the other day... apparently I understand the problems with people installing multiple copies of programs when they are not licensed to do so. I just wish Microsoft would find a better

Windows VISTA .... really that bad?
... microsoft public windows vista general Yes, Michael, zanest...@bellsouth.net And if there is something wrong with my username or password, why do they work to Are there perhaps settings in Vista, or one of the security programs like Windows Firewall or Windows Defender, that need to be tweaked before I can

Will Office 2003 work in Windows Vista?
Those are getting very hard to find, obviously, and are very expensive when we do find one. I do have a retail copy of XP Pro available. Local retailers are selling some inexpensive laptops that would work nicely if they didn't have Vista on them. So my questions basically are: is it worth it to buy a laptop which

Protected Mode
I don't know if Dell offers a downgrade option for my Vista Business PC. I do have a Dell version of XP Media Center. I think, despite Windows Genuine Advantage, I would be able to install that on 3 PCs that I have. It might not be legal, but it would work. ( I don't give a flying f* if it's not legal for my

NEW DS9 Dreadnought 12/29 [G] (novel)
I have contacted HP and they tell me because my machine, which is in perfect working condition, is 5 yrs old it will not work with Vista. I find this totally unacceptable and would like Remove any drivers or other software for the printer in Add/Remove Programs, unplug the printer from your computer and reboot.

Vista won't work on corporate intranet, need XP
Well I don't know what they did but a lot of previous software doesn't work along with some drivers. Thanks Geeksquad. So Geek Squad screwed up your computer, PowerPoint, Access, or any other significant application software. Such programs have to be bought, either by themselves or as part of Microsoft Office.

Making the case for Vista 64
It all depends which software one uses to fiddle with the registry then, doesn't it? I'll say it again. I have not been burned yet using CCleaner and PageDfrg (PageFileDefrag). Am I just lucky dodging bullets, or do they work? ... Ben Myers I would also add Abexo Registry Cleaner to that list of effective/safe

XP or Vista
I would install the additional updates based upon when they were released for your system. If all your additional updates do not cause your fingerprint reader to it very much as I don't want other people to suffer the frustrations and aggravations I suffered while trying to get this product to work properly.

How to contact Microsoft
You can do it if you wish. Download and install Spybot Search & Destroy, a great piece of software which is free for individuals but corporations pay fees. MSRT and SB S&D work on different principles. MSRT in full mode reads RAM memory and detects patterns in the files that match known viruses and other

Even top officials struggled to make vista work!!!
I fail to understand why you or anybody for that reason feel I and millions of other customers in the same boat should paid $40 or more for features we'll .... Natural question comes to mind, will my devices work in Vista, are there drivers for them? Do they work, what are the experiences ofthe early migrators?

SP1 Opinions
(they said other users report same problem, and apparently this problem was also solved by re-installing Vista.. I'm willing to give this a try, but if I have to do this ONE more time in the future I think I'm switching to a mac.. ) So you're OEM computer came pre-loaded with Vista and all of the other OEM software

HP & Vista
I set Office to be the default for everything it could, but I still do not see it in WFS. Is 32bit Office / 64bit Vista an issue? ### re. your last comment. I realise there are some collaboration features in there, but they are of no use to me (work from home). Access the fax service on my desktop from other PC's