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I just did a clean install of Vista Business on my notebook which previously ran WinXP Pro. I routinely synch files between the notebook and my Visa Business desktop computer via a direct-cable LAN connection. With Vista on the desktop and XP on the notebook, it was a one-sided network, with...

If I <right-click> on the task bar, click on "Properties," and select the "Start Menu" tab, the "Store and display a list of recently opened programs" box is unchecked. If I check it and click OK, the setting doesn't "stick". When I return to the Start Menu tab, the box is unchecked. If I click...

My Acer notebook computer has two RAM slots, and came installed with 2 x 512MB PC4300 SO-DIMMs. (The FSB is 533Mhz.) I replaced one of the 512MB SO-DIMMS with a 1GB SO-DIMM, and now am considering replacing the other one. The max RAM capacity of the mobo is 2GB. The problem is, the shops...

I have a generic internal modem, identified as PCI SoftV92 Speakerphone Modem in my Vista Business desktop computer. For the first time in months, today I tried to use the modem. Right-clicking on the modem in Device Manager, choosing Properties, and clicking on "Query Modem" on the Diagnostics...

When I run tracert from a Command Prompt in Window Business with all current patches, it always shows it as a single hop, which defeats the purpose of "tracing the route". e.g. c:\>tracert www.yahoo.com Tracing route to www.yahoo-ht3.akadns.net [209.131.36.158] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1...

Help! I accidentally changed the permissions on my WinXP C: drive to exclude anybody but my log-on name. I deleted the "Everyone" permissions and all that was left was my log-on name with permission. I cannot boot now. I get a "Fatal System Error" (STOP: c000021a) ... presumably because...

After a frustrating recent experience where I had to reinstall (64-bit) Windows XP, I decided to create an Automated System Recovery backup/diskette "just in case". However, at the point where ASR should begin its work, a box saying "The files for the recovery diskette could not be created. The...

(note: This is about 64-bit Windows XP Professional x64 Edition) A new install of XP on a blank partitition worked fine for a few days, but now I find that I cannot use Windows Restore. When I try to launch it: "System Restore is not able to protect your computer. Please restart your...

I combined two identical (new) 160GB SATA drives to create a 320GB array. I'm accustomed to keeping small, manageable partitions in non-RAID systems and would like to do the same with this RAID 0. 320GB is just too big for me. However, Norton Partition Magic, Paragon Partition Manager and...