Windows Vista Update

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grey earth icon in taskbar 
having trouble with taskbar freezing, happens when a grey earth icon appears in the taskbar, what does this mean?

Update? 
My windows vista started configuring an update.

Everything went ok until it went to stage 3, it keeps restarting on it's own and it's not showing any ...

vista browser bug 
My computer has vista.

Since recently letting "windows update" update, I have trouble with my browser. It does not matter which browser.

When ...

Bug with Pop Ups requiring Passwords such as Outlook  
This drives me crazy. You are working in one application and open another such as MS Outloook 7. You continue to work in your other application such ...

Game - Restart - Logon screen - Changes resolution 
CPU Intel Quad
Palit Nvidia 9800GT DDR3 1024GB 256Bit
4gb memory dual
Vista ultimate x64

this is a pc

I'm playing valve's Half life 2 or any valve ...

Welcome screen then pink screen .  
Windows vista updated last night 19 june 2009

Now after the login screen just get a pink screen. Not screen as i get all the colors when using the ...

I HATE VISTA 
I got my laptop around the time that Vista came out, and I have had NOTHING but trouble from this. My browsers are CONSTANTLY freezing up, as does my software....

Windows Vista Taskbar Bug... 
Hello,

I just installed the new updates for Vista on 1-17-09 for my Toshiba Laptop L45-S7423, and it seems like there is a bug with the taskbar.

Sometimes ...

windows explorer 
Ok heres the thing when i downloaded something this morning and after i downloaded it it sayed "windows explorer has stopped working and windows explorer ...

Windows Vista, for me, has NEVER been the problem. 
I have been strugling with Vista for Most of it's life. Not because Vista is giving me problems, but because driver updates are, in a word, crap.

I ...

upset vista user 
i have a new hp 3600 with vista home premium and it freezes up during screen changes for no reason,

this is especially true using windows live hotmail ...

Internet Explorer 
Has anyone seen anything about Internet Explorer loading multiple browsers?

If I leave me computer alone for a little bit and come back it to later,...

dell 1525 vista freeze after every few min 
It was working all fine till last 3 days.. I also notice that update gad just happened.. it then simply freezes for few secs to mins after random intervals ...

Windows Live Messenger Bug 
every time i go to windows live messenger my coputer tells me to close the program and closes down any way why

dual monitor -- hidden taskbar 
If you have the taskbar set to autohide and enable a second monitor then disable that same monitor the taskbar will turn completely transparent (cannot ...

Windows Vista Freezes after a USB Flash drive is inserted 
I have had a Fujitsu Siemans Amilo Li 1705 laptop for a year and a half now.

Only recently, it began to freeze whenever I inserted a USB flash drive....

Cyor 
I make a living as a software engineer, and work for a company that sells digital image processors.

Just bought this laptop: http://www.debug1.com/Laptop/...

Win vista hangs at shut down 
When shutting down windows vista something weird happens... it actually happened to me twice and the most strangest thing, happened the second day from ...

Newest Update Messed Up Built-In Speakers 
After installing the latest automatic update on Windows Vista (the ones that install before shutdown), my Toshiba Laptop won't recognize its own built-...

Taskbar screw ups 
I bought a Dell XPS laptop and was happy with Vista up until recently. I have started seeing this problem only after I have got my internet connection....

Vista HELP!!!!! 
My computer has no wireless capabilities with my wireless internet and it says No Audio Output Device is Installed.

Why is this?

Program Problems 
I guess I have been one of the lucky Vista users. Up until now anyway.

About 2 months ago I started having problems with my Windows Mail, like when ...

Out of Control 
Anything I run that has a back button, the computer automatically presses it, meaning I can't get anywhere with Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer, Firefox,...

computer keeps shutting down with no explanation 
my computer keeps shutting down randomly with no explanations, no error messages either.... this happens randomly and it doesn't matter what im doing, my ...

magnifier 
i turned on the magnifier, used it, turned it off, but when i reboot it comes on automatically. when i disable it on the desktop before entering my password ...

CLOCK IS SLOW ON WINDOWS VISTA 
recently bought a new dell inspiron 1525 with windows vista pre-installed. so far it is working alright... well except for the fact that when the laptop ...

I HATE Vista 
IMO, They made all these changes for the sake of change and making money. It's end of March 08 and some programs I use all the time are just now coming ...

Impossible to reduce the DPI size (OK Button hidden) 
I have increased the size of the DPI to 192 DPI. It's now impossible to decrease it for the following reasons :
- The screen asking to confirm an action ...

Movie Maker Stops Playing 
I am working in Movie Maker, after a few edits (very simple timeline sliding) I click play, nothing happens, then click pause, nothing happens. Close and ...

cto 
when editing in word processor, email or even filling out forms cursor jumps to some other location in window for no apparent reason.

this is very ...

Vista or Slow me down, my computer runs too fast. 
I bought a new Dell computer. Nice lil piece of equipment. 2gig core 2 duo proc, 120G HD, 2GB ram, nVidia 256MB graphics card, etc ... a real nice machine....

Problems I've noted on my laptop 
Problems noted on a new laptop that came with Visa Home Premium version.

1. Using two windows of Explore, I highlight files I want to copy over to ...

Random Crashing! 
I have just bought my dell Inspiron 1525 laptop about a month ago, when i first bought it, it would randomly crash the screen would have all these lines ...

CON folder name 
Whenever I changed the folder name in Vista, there is always a pop-up notice board that restricted me to change the name into CON...

What happen Exactly ...

Can not shut down properly after using an USB device 
My computer using Vista has a problem.

If I don't insert any USB device (Flash disk,HDD..) while the PC are woking, there is no problem, i.e ny PC can ...

Pink screen 
My parents purchased a new computer which came installed with Windows Vista.

After a couple of weeks, the pages in IE, etc are now a bright pink.

I ...

"internet explorer has stopped working"... 
This seems to be the topic of the moment.

Internet Explorer stops working (I have 7 and Vista on a brand new Dell computer) and it is quite annoying....

Cannot open pictures in windows photo gallery 
Everytime I try and open a picture in photo gallery, it starts loading black lines from the left side of my monitor, then it goes to a blue screen and ...

frustrations with Windows Vista 
when I try to record music the volume is really low or not there at all, even though it is being registered and when i play it back it is at regular volume....

Programs [games] closing down 
Many games i have always played on the xp system now close down randomly after sometimes only a few mins for no reason.

Is there anything to fix this ...

VISTA- WINDOWS EXPLORER HAS STOPPED WORKING 
WHATS WRONG HERE !! I AM USING DELL INSPIRON 1520 WHICH HAS COME WITH PREINSTALLED VISTA HOME PREMIUM.

WINDOWS EXPLORER NEVER -EVER EVER OPENS UP & SHOWS ...

Wireless Problem 
My windows vista suddenly stopped getting the IP through DHCP while it was working fine till yesterday and all the other notebooks with XP are working ...

Death of PC Gaming 
I'm a gamer. I have a few XP machines but thought I'd buy a laptop to see how Vista looks and performs.

I bought a Gateway MT6707
T2060 processor ...

VISTA JOKE  
hey there.... just to let y´all guys know that the vista name aint right.

This version should be called windows big joke instead , cause thats what ...

I HATE Windows Vista! 
I can't get to anything I want to! It's been one thing after another!

I can't get to myspace, yahoo, hotmail...etc. Half the time things do not load ...

excel 2007 on vista premium: xlsx files not recognized 
Repro steps:
1-saving a excel 2007 woksheet on the desktop
2- when i trying to open it I receive an error: Windows can find the path


Outrageous....

Black screen on email's in Windows Vista 
ON my email's it suddenly goes to a BLACK SCREEN..OR..it sometimes when its coming up..it shows a OUTLINE..with the desktop showing where the email should ...

Current Vista Bugs on my Machines 
Ok, so I have a Gateway convertible laptop and a Dell Core 2 Duo both running Windows Vista (the laptop is running the Tablet PC version. I have never ...

internet explorer has stopped working on Windows Vista 
Hello. I have a problem with vista's internet explorer. every time I want to close the last internet explorer window, vista give's me an error.

sometime'...

In Vista, it's impossible to highlight a whole line by triple-click 
Wordpad-bug:
If there are special signs in a .txt file ( - or ? for example) it is no longer possible to highlight a whole line by triple-click, as this ...

On windows Vista, no warning message when the battery is low 
Hello,

On Windows Vista, all the settings of my laptop Windows Vista are correct but I don't get a warning message when the battery is low.

Is ...

File renaming, moving, copying, and wireless bugs in Windows Vista 
Since installing vista on my machine i have had nothing but problems when renaming filenames, moving files, and copying files.

For instance, whenever ...

Windows Vista Taskbar acting weird.. 
Hey ok so this is whats happning....after my laptop has been on for a while, the taskbar menu starts acting weird...

the part where the clock is supposed ...

Automatic Updates Deleted a registry file 
I was shutting down my pc for the day and I noticed that it was saying updates were available to download. So I clicked shut down and installed updates....

Windows vista keeps shutting down and giving me a blue error screen 
hi i bought a brand new hp laptop which has vista home premium in it and it stinx!!!

i keep getting this blue error screen like it looks like some ...

PCTV Pinnacle TV tuner card 
I was not able to find the PCTV Pinnacle TV tuner card driver for windows vista.

Unfortuately I had to revert back to using Windows XP. This was a ...

How can I Fix this? 
> A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage
> to your computer.
>
> DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
>
> It this is the ...

mike bennett 
Hi I have recently purchased a new computer incorporating windows vista and generally have found most things ok, however I am having a
problem running ...

MSN Live Messenger Bug in Windows Vista 
I can't execute windows live messenger.

It is just idling in the task manager and won't respond.

I have Windows Home Premium.

Windows explorer for FTP is unable to count items 
In Windows 2000 and XP, the windows explorer used as FTP client is able to count the marked Items,
but not in VISTA.
Greetings from Austria, Europe
Erhard ...

Windows Vista Users 
I bought a computer HP with Windows Vista Home Edition from Officemax this year.

When I play games like Railroad Tycoon and Galactic Civilizations ...

Learn computers before you judge what goes on... 
this topic is mad stupid.... about 90% of the people that posted on this topic has driver issues.

LEARN TO UPDATE YOUR DRIVERS!!!

If they don't ...

Horrible, Spent $1,600 on a SONY VAIO VGN AR520e 
Sony's support on this has been poor, promising XP drivers and an XP recovery disk for this computer for 4 months.

It is just sitting here collecting ...

Vista Business hangs at logoff  Not rated yet
Intermittently, when we log off of Vista it hangs with "Logging off" on the screen.

Anyone know why ?

RudyJe  Not rated yet
Vista cannot "see" my printer Cannon MP210. Is this a problem of the drivers?

Cant login I need help  Not rated yet
Running 64-bit Vista- Ultimate with latest service pack on my laptop.

After hibernating I went to to login as Admin and the login screen flashes for ...

Vista Bug Issue code: 946532  Not rated yet
I have an issue with Vista home Prem 64. Searching the net I have found many people with the same unrecoverable problem, I believe your number 946532.

SP1 ...

Connection Problems  Not rated yet
I have a Windows hp vista, i have had it for about a year or so and it has been working perfectly fine, a couple days ago it was working perfectly fine ...

Notification Icons (Power/Volume/Network) disapeared.  Not rated yet
I am running a laptop. Made sure all drivers were updated, they were.

As soon as I finished installing SP2, my volume/network and power icons were ...

Recent update bugs?  Not rated yet
I recently had to reinstall vista onto my Dell inspiron 2200, and it worked perfectly for that night.

Before shutting down, i clicked on install updates,...

Huge bug  Not rated yet
After installing Vista and updating I cant manage monitorsetting.

The monitor settings window opens a split second and closes.

Cursor Placement Problem in Vista  Not rated yet
I have an intermittent problem with my cursor. I'm operating a system I bought from Dell, with Windows Vista Home Premium and Office 2007.

A good ...

hp DV 6000 speaker  Not rated yet
i installed windows vista sp1 and then when my computer restarted it came up..... no audio device is installed...

Explorer (not the browser) crashes  Not rated yet
I am trying to copy some avi videos from a CD-Rom to my PC, at some point the explorer windows which shows the CD-Rom content is not responding, then all ...

miredbird  Not rated yet
I am really tired of IE "stopped working" errors in Windows Vista.

You'd think with the time it took to get it to market, it would be more reliable....

bug in vista  Not rated yet
Hello there,
I had recently installed some updates for my vista and now in the place of computer it always comes up with compute5r..That is a 5 has ...

Vista & Windows Live Messenger problems  Not rated yet
I have a Toshiba X200 series computer, have just done a fresh install from complete system restore - originally Vista with no service packs.

Applied ...

Sound not working  Not rated yet
I have bought windows vista and installed the required sound card.

However, no sounds can be heard from the speakers and even on the ear piece.

I ...

Internet Explorer has stop working  Not rated yet
every time i want to close the internet explorer its give me message that internet explorer has stop working and window is not closing i am constrained ...

Windows Vista Bugs  Not rated yet
why windows vista Safty Removal hardware don't remove hardware?

each time i plug my external hard disk i use safty removal hardware to remove my external ...

Shuts Down When Watching Videos Online Fullscreen  Not rated yet
My Windows Vista is just over a year old - still pretty new.

Up until a few months ago It's worked fine aside from sometimes being unberably slow.

But ...

Little Green Cicrcle  Not rated yet
Ok, theres a green circel on my taskbar...it's like cut up...idk how to explain it... there i posted a picture...when ever it appears it freezes my WHOLE ...

vista a dud!  Not rated yet
microsoft released vista with serious shortcomings, and played catch-up releasing fixes or updates that ultimately were futile, as other problems then ...

Brian  Not rated yet
Magnifier starts every start-up despite an unchecked box in the options panel for Magnifier... how annoying !!!!

screen alters in varying ways   Not rated yet
if I am using email and internet aplications or word when I type the letter T (upper or lower case)the screen font changes either size or view or even ...

skype and Windows Vista Business Service Pack 1  Not rated yet
Hi, New laptop running Windows Vista Business Service Pack 1, tried to download Skype 4.0, saved file to downloads, but get the message "skypesetupfull....

windows explorer has stopped working in VISTA  Not rated yet
hi guys, i am having HP pavilion laptop.VISTA OS,3 gb ram,250 gb HD.While opening files i am encountering windows explorer has stopped working & windows ...

Home User  Not rated yet
For the first two months, Vista would inexplicably lock up during use and I would have to turn the machine off/on.

It hasn't done that in a month ...

Undeletable file on desktop  Not rated yet
I deleted a fle in my desktop and it continues there, and now i can't delete it.

Internet gets stuck  Not rated yet
I have just switched to a new computer with Vista installed on it and right away had problems with my internet connection, which I never had problems with ...

Windows explorer bug  Not rated yet
I find that when I open up the folder for the dvd drive windows explorer decides to crash. However if I can click on the file quick enough before the windows ...

Windows Vista and Myspace apps  Not rated yet
I've had trouble with windows vista a lot lately. It wouldn't load hardly anything. The hotmail page, myspace status, apps, or anything.

So i went ...

cursor disappears  Not rated yet
my cursor will disappear after a screen saver starts and won't come back until power is cycled...

Simplified Chinese Plague  Not rated yet
It seems like whenever vista feels like it, it decides to change the language setting for some part of the OS or program I'm using to simplified chinese....

Windows Vista's little "access is denied" Problem  Not rated yet
Windows Vista is pretty awsome, but it can also be a piece of crap sometimes. windows vista comes with TONS of access is denied files.

I knew what ...

how to disable auotmatic please restart your computer popups  Not rated yet
everytime i restart my laptop i get your computer is ready please restart the computer to ensure that all settings are applied correctly
how to get rid ...

Windows Media Player  Not rated yet
Whenever I try to play any media file on my brand new HP G60-235DX Notebook PC the accompanying media player always says not responding and closes.

I ...

windows vista and toshiba together are horrible  Not rated yet
Ever since I got my latest Toshiba computer with Windows Vista installed on it, the thing goes into sleep or hibernation mode in the middle of working....

CON  Not rated yet
Just as in Windows XP you can't name a file, document, etc. ... 'CON'. If anyone can tell me the reason, you can always mail me at nd89@live.be

Open With Bug :S  Not rated yet
I Try To Open A File And An Open With Folder Comes Up ?! Cantt Finnd Any Help Videos Or Anything !! HELLPP PLEASE !!!!!!!!!! =]

Mr Pietro  Not rated yet
The searching for files tool is completely unreliable: depending on the starting date of the search some file are missing.

I first discovered the bug ...

Unreliable sort under VISTA in vba excell ...  Not rated yet
We use excel2003 to produce reports. We call them from the application (c++ of Borland).

On some versions of vista system ( not all of them ) the standard ...

Windows Vista tool that searches for files is not reliable  Not rated yet
Windows Vista tool that searches for files is not reliable.
For instance, on January 19th, I searched in a folder the files modified after January 8th,...

Bugs....swarms!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Not rated yet
MS Outlook will not open e-mail and hangs up about 1 in 3 attempts.

MS Word hangs up and will not open 1 out of 2 attempts.

I can't figure out ...

Rotation problem  Not rated yet
i have inspiron 1525 with vista home premium. i incidentally pressed the rotation to 180 degree. a next moment my screen went to lowest resolution and ...

Bugs in my system //Filip  Not rated yet
When I push the sleep button it just log out, there is no way I can just put my pc into sleep...

Windows Vista Problem!!!  Not rated yet
Respected Sir,

I have a problem with Vista...

"My laptop is shutdown automatically without showing any message. It have no senerio like it may shutdown ...

Dave  Not rated yet
Vista Home Premium, I am plagued with the following problems none permanent but a nuisance. I have tried all sorts of fixes suggested on many sites to ...

My screen has gone funny an big!!  Not rated yet
I had installed a optional update for my hp laptop vista and know my whole pc has gone all in a funny angle.

I cant put it to sleep anymore an screen ...

Nicole  Not rated yet
I got my computer as a gift last year. I had no problems with it besides it getting the not responding from some programs mostly my internet browser.

Up ...

Vista seems to be crashing my Excel files at random  Not rated yet
Here is a problem I've been experiencing every time I either open, or close an excel file or if I do happen to get to open one of my files, then it occurs ...

blue screen!!!  Not rated yet
Randomly when I am on the Internet, it shuts down and displays a blue screen which says something about a memory dump?? and that it has found a file which ...

Happy Vista User  Not rated yet
This is a response to the owner of the Sony VGN-AR520E Studio Laptop and his complaining about Vista.

Well I can tell you that computer runs fast ...

Windows Vista uploading bugs  Not rated yet
I uploaded the new version of Windows Vista this weekend and had the unpleasant surprise to see my laptop interface "stretched and zoomed in". I have ...

problem with internet explorer 7  Not rated yet
i have a laptop HP pavillion DV6000 when i opened the internet explorer and i close it an error appears and need to close i think that the O/S is damaged ...

Microphone (and others) volume level does not appear.  Not rated yet

The microphone volume level does not appear where its suppossed to be.

Normally, the window for the speakers levels should look like this:

http:...

IE 7 turns into ghoasting scree  Not rated yet
When browsing online after a certain amount of time IE7 will all of sudden whiten out and then the circle on the tab will just spin, i eventually have ...

Windows Explorer has stopped working  Not rated yet
hey, i have a problem with windows vista home premium...if you type quickly a word in the search bar from My computer then there is a pop-up message with ...

System Administrator  Not rated yet
Control panel contents disappears with printing error.

new laptop owner  Not rated yet
I BOUGHT A NEW TOSHIBA SATELLITE, THAT CAME WITH WINDOWS VISTA, AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE SHUT DOWNS FOR NO APPARENT REASON....

I'm a Mom  Not rated yet
At the moment, I am using a desktop thats not with Vista because my vista XPS M1530 is continually restarting no matter what mode it is in.

I have ...

DeniseN  Not rated yet
I bought a Dell Inspiron laptop in June 2008. So far, I have not had much problem (but this is just home personal use).

I don't install a lot of things,...

Chris  Not rated yet
I just installed the latest updates to Windows Vista (October 16th), on a Toshiba Satellite and one of them decided to uninstall my audio driver. Great ...

I cant see myspace applications  Not rated yet
I have windows vista home premium on my home computer and I cannot see my myspace apps on it.

I can see the apps on all other computers just not on ...

VHF TV Signal Problem  Not rated yet
I like windows vista, however, one thing bothers me.

For some unknown reason, the media center cannot receive a vhs tv signal.

It can receive all ...

modify card driver  Not rated yet
can i watch net tv in pctv tuner card any drivers available to modify i love pctv card i am using since 4years it is good my email sawanpyasa@gmail.com...

Help Button is disabled / not shown in Windows Vista  Not rated yet
Hi,

I would like to know how to enable the help button in Windows Vista. It's the "what's this?" button usually shown on the upper right side of dialog ...

Windows Explorer has stopped working and has to restart.  Not rated yet
I have had this computer with Vista for a couple of months.
The first thing I found that the Microsoft wireless products with Intelli software caused ...

"Internet Explorer has stopped working" DISASTER!!!  Not rated yet
I bought an HP less than a week ago ... it is detecting a network connection ... yet every few minutes Internet Explorer stops working .. I get messages ...

"Internet Explorer has stopped working" DISASTER!!!  Not rated yet
I bought an HP less than a week ago ... it is detecting a network connection ... yet every few minutes Internet Explorer stops working .. I get messages ...

IT Manager  Not rated yet
I have been working with Vista since the first or second beta, there are somethings I would like to see different.

Vista still has issues, but it'...

Vista will not shut down  Not rated yet
I think this problem is on laptops only.
Computer:
Dell XPS M1530
2.2GHz
4GB Ram
GeForce 8600 GT

Problem:
Vista will not fully shut down after ...

Sharon Stone  Not rated yet
Wireless Networking Bug

I have a dell computer operating Vista Home Basic 2006.

This computer does not have a wireless card installed so I purchased ...

vista compatibility with windows live messenger  Not rated yet
......there is none.

i have a one week old laptop......i am definitely rolling back to xp

Vista crashed 3 times in 2 days  Not rated yet
I bought a Dell Inspiron 1525 from the Dell outlet online. It has Vista on it and so far has crashed 3 times in the last 2 days.

The first time was ...

More ntsokrnl.exe corrupt msgs! Windows Vista is Unstable on both of my pcs! Mo  Not rated yet
I am ready to buy a Mac- Yes! I am that mad at this crap I have had to sort through via other Vista users online and at more sites tham I can mention....

Exasperatd!  Not rated yet
I cannot install windows vista updates. When I get the message that updates are ready to install the Vista titles always fails.

The other updates ...

Problem with pointing stick and media player  Not rated yet
Hi I have been regularly doing the windows updates on my dell 1525 and off late, after a certain update, my blinking cursor does not work (not the arrow ...

Windows "Log Off"  Not rated yet
Am using windows vista home premium on an HP Pavilion and the windows log off sound just goes on and on ............

internet explorer stops working in Windows Vista  Not rated yet
I have the same problem and it is very irritating! Frustrates me.

Please help me..

Windows Vista and sprint mobile broadband..  Not rated yet
just bought a new laptop with windows vista home premium i have a sprint mobile broadband card.

the card connects to the network but when i click on ...

Not a happy user  Not rated yet
I was so excited to finally get the window vista upgrade and hurried home to install it.

Didnt have any trouble along the way, it was when I tried ...

Goofy taskbar in Windows Vista  Not rated yet
Recently I started seeing this bug in Windows Vista.

I bought a Dell XPS about 2 months ago which had Vista preinstalled. It was running fine and I ...

Alot of problems  Not rated yet
Vista is by far the most user friendly operating system you will find but it has a lot of flaws.

DivX player does not run correctly , Sigmatel and ...

1525 system freeze  Not rated yet
I got my 1525 in March and thought it was great. Since Thursday, July 3, '08 I can't use it because everytime I try it freezes up.

Even if I just ...

Graphic bug  Not rated yet
I start a game or when the graphic card need to work a little bit harder. The screen becomes green or blue, with moving stripes diagonally cross the screen....

USB devices not recognized  Not rated yet
I am not able to access any USB devices on Windows vista Home edition.

Every time i plug any device it says that no driver is installed for that ...It ...

Service Pack 1   Not rated yet
Ok, so many people are enjoying Service Pack 1, except something they do not know about is that if you go to Start, Control Panel, System (under classic ...