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The more I think about it, the more I think that it's a grey area, but there are other products out there do the same type of thing (like BigFix, Tivoli, etc - not to mention SMS/SCOM from Microsoft that can do this), so I'd say there's no harm in it, as there's commercial precedent. I could always be wrong, mind you , but I think in this case since WUD doesn't distribute anything, it should be OK.

You will find hidden folders under \Windows starting with "$NtUninstall", and those contain the uninstallation packages and file backups made by hotfixes downloaded from Windows update. If you don't plan on ever uninstalling the hotfixes for any reason, you can safely delete these folders. Note not to delete the hidden $hf_mig$ folder, though.

The same way you do in regular mode - safe mode with networking should work the same in this regard. If you try it and it works, let us know.

I do use a mouse when I have to, but it's not very frequent. I have also been looking at one of those vertical mice, seems very interesting. However, when someone makes a better keyboard that can reduce (or eliminate) the possibility of carpal tunnel, I'll be all for it .

That's actually a Win32 error for "Invalid Argument". Have you tried copying the files in safe mode w/ networking?

Add the Windows Installer service to the safe boot list via the registry: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=&amp...st&p=654225 Then, try to install an MSI package by booting into safe mode. Does it work then?

It's not impossible, but you can't do it with the standard tools if you no longer have the EFS recovery key. http://www.beginningtoseethelight.org/efsrecovery/ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223316

For a minute there, I thought your post was about Microsoft charging for a patch to Vista.

I guess I'm not a gamer or I'm some old fart, because it is still possible to do much of everything with the good old keyboard.

Everyone, it's in the EULA that ships with every update package, and also you can find this in the Windows Update Terms of Service link as well - you are not allowed to redistribute updates from Windows Update or Microsoft, nor are you allowed to make any money from them: And, if you install an update, you agree to the terms of the update's EULA: They also sold CDs and DVDs of the autopatcher discs, which violates the EULA as well.

LOL

If it was IE, it'd be more than one site - and if you made no changes at all between working and not, it's going to be external to you, and not anything to do with IE...

Sounds like you need a vacation Regardless, you'll have to choose which you want, as you can't have both of your requests. You'll have to live with username choices that are tougher on your but easier on your users, or displaying unusable user names in things like print dialogs. Unless you can implement a more feasible underlying infrastructure for the issues you've mentioned (file server(s), Exchange for mail instead of PSTs, etc), those are your choices.

This question has been asked and answered before.

A user account should always have something of the user identifiable - numbers are a BAD idea. At least something including a first or last name, or some semblance thereof, is helpful. Also, when a user leaves or joins the org, assuming you have a file server this shouldn't be a problem. Also, applications that require you to reconfigure them per user should either have the changes automated, or make the changes and save them to the default user profile (either the ntuser.dat file on the machine, or in \\netlogon\default user\ntuser.dat).

I prefer neither, but when I have a soda jones, I go for diet because I probably want the sugar and caffiene, but don't want it to taste like syrup. Make sense?

The Microsoft way The Veritas/Symantec BackupExec way I've had luck with the first link, and done it a few times with success (once in production). I've never tried restoring via BackupExec, so I can't speak to that.

Start > run > scw.exe

When you boot from the Vista CD or DVD, select a custom installation, and delete any existing partitions on the disk you are installing Vista to. Then, continue with the install, and things will work just fine.

Microsoft is a global company, and support centers are open somewhere at any time of day or night. However, if you don't have a premier contract, and are thus opening Pro cases, then I can understand your statement (it's much harder to open a pro case outside of business hours). So let me get this straight - you installed 32bit software that uses 32bit drivers onto a 64bit OS, and it didn't work properly (cd burning 32bit driver). So you hacked away to make the 32bit app and driver work properly with the 64bit drivers in the OS, and then the OS said you made a major change (which you did) and wants you to reactivate. I understand the frustration, but you should blame apple for not releasing 64bit versions of iTunes, or blame yourself for not using 32bit Vista if iTunes is that important to you. If you contact Microsoft customer service, they'll make your key work again and your box will reactivate in this scenario.

Cluster size matters depending on the usage of the volume, it's size, the size of files stored on the volume, and even read and write access bias. 4K is a good choice for most scenarios . http://support.microsoft.com/kb/140365 http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/wind...NTFS_Hacks.html

It's either complaining about the architecture of the OS you are running, which isn't likely, or it isn't designed to run on Windows 2000 or doesn't like something about your W2K install. What does the vendor say about the error?

Most diet drinks are indeed too "sugary" compared to their non-diet counterparts, but I've found that I can't drink regular soda at all anymore, and I actually drink Diet Coke whenever I need a soda fix. I find it to be quite tasty (and Cherry Coke Zero is pretty darned good too, at least to me). Regular soda has become to syrupy for my taste buds.

If you create a task in Vista that runs an .exe that needs to run with elevated privileges, Task Scheduler will be required to go through UAC and either prompt the user for creds, or at least a continue button. If you run the .exe file manually with UAC enabled, does a UAC prompt kick off? If so, it'll be hell in task scheduler, because the app does something that requires elevated privileges (writing to the registry anywhere but the HKCU hive, write access to \Windows or \Program Files, or the root of any volume, etc).

Which version of the driver did you install, and was it a driver from the Windows Update applet, or directly from Nvidia?