D.Arbib

Normally I find layout.ini ]the Prefetch folder of Windows 7 , but for an unknown reason it is no longer showing - this is making difficulties in defragmenting Can anyone tell me how to get layout.ini back into the prefetch folder - for example from the original Windows 7 disk

I am currently using a Thomson ST 780WL router which has both LAN and usb connections, the latter being updated ib Device Manager The usb connection is necessary if I wish to use a secondary desktop and also because there is generally a router front panl light to indicate its connection. However Thomson have told me that they will not provide a driver for Windows 7 64 bit, even though they have issued one for Vista 64 bit I am trying to find a router with Windows 7 64 bit compatibility and whose CD will support Windows 7 64 bit updating of the usb connection in Device Manager Can you tell me if you know of an appropriate ADSL router , please Daniel Arbib

Using XPpro/SP3/IE8 and MSN explorer 9.6 I am finding that it is becessary to sign-in to MSN Explorer 9.6 every time after re-booting and I cannot find a way to prevent this, and MSN could not help after a long chat. Can anyone advise

Windows XPpro/SP3/IE8 System is Ok with the exception that the Start Menu does not update with the most frequently used programs in spite of being set to do so I can copy and paste to Program List but this is not I want. Is there a registry fix or the like?

Neither CD's nor DVD's will open when disks inserted. Using XPpro'SP3.IE8. On another identical setup on alternative hard drive, there is no problem, I have been through a number of help details including registry changes but have still not found a way to enable auto run of either CD's or DVD's and both are identified as working normally. So far looked at: 1. HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE\SYSTEM\Current Control set\Services\CDROM and set Autorun to 0 (also tried setting to 1.) 2. HKey Current User\Software\Windows\Current Versin\Policies\Explorer\No driveTypeAutorun and checked the value fix to 91 Also installed a fix from Microsoft but still cannot get auto run for CD's or DVD's Ideas please.

XPpro/SP3/IE8 Click on Standby or use Hibernate from keyboard (enabled) hangs. I have found that I can access Standby from "Log Off" Is this a registry fault? I heve been told there might be a hotfix to resolve this. Advice please

Using Logitech 5000. I have now uninstalled 4.0, cleaned out registry and installed 3.8 and have no further problem of Skype announcing that it could not find a webcam. One curiosoty is that if I install Skype 4.0 over the top of an installation it will then find the webcam, but again after a re-boot no webcam can be found. All very peculiar

XPpro/SP3/IE8 I wonder if anybody has had this problem with Skype 4.0. Installed it and initially it found my logitech webcam but on re-booting announced that it could not find any webcam. Did an over the program re-installation and video was then found again but not after a re-boot This has ocuured on two computers. Eventually, in despair, I uninstalled 4.0 and cleaned what I could in registry and elsewhrer then installed 3.8 3.8 does not suffer from this problem and video remains always available. I have posted this information to Skype but had no reply (yet, after 2 weeks)

I refer to kb926374 which confirms that Windows Mail in Vista Ultimate SP1 is useless so can someone explain why it is included in both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions and why it has not been sorted out in Microsoft update

Well finally I installed Windows live mail and this worked fine wih hotmail. I have no idea why Hotmail was rejected by Windows Mail in Vista Ultimate SP1

I tried to send an e-mail from Vista Windows mail and it kept on telling me that Hotmail was not supported and requests completion of pop and stmp details for another e-mial address. Finally I dowloaded Windows live and used live Mail which was OK So why on earth does Windows mail refuse its own hotmail account?

I have installed on to a clean drive Vista Ultimate SP1 64 bit and I tried to install MSN Premiun from the CD I have in my possesion. This then created immediate error panel and automaitc repetive reboot sequences and, eventually, I had to re-wipe drive and re-install the OS I then e-mailed MSN and got two conflicting e-mails, One said that MSN Premium was currently unsuitable for this OS and the second, a day later, said that I could download MSN 96 which would be OK I have no idea how to proceed as I am loath to have to re-install all over again Anyone have advice for me please Daniel

No errors found. Have tried once again a re-intallation and nothing else and problem still exists.

I installed Vists Ultimate SP1 32 bit on a raw drive and this seemed OK (a little surprised that it did not require a full format as it does with XP) and had no problems installing Audio and a few other progams, but when I tried to sign in to Windows Messenger I got an immediate error panel "Windows has encountered a critical problem and will re-start automatically in one minute" It re-starts but the panel is shown again so the computer is locked into a cycle. The only way out is to re-install from scratch. I have repeated this problem on 3 completely new installations on raw drives. Seemingly Vista 64 bit Ultimate has not suffered the same way. I am at a loss to understand why this happens which is why I went through the complete re-installation twice more to ensure I was not dreaming.

IN BIOS the "Oower" page with Advanced configuration and Power Interface is set to the default "S1&S3" I have tried either S1 or S3 alone and neither made any difference to Standby. I believe there is something in SP3 which causes the problem as I recall in the days pf SP2 there was no such problem

XPpro/SP3/IE7 I find that when Standby is activated computer shuts down OK, but will never re-open leaving a black screen from which there is no escape other than a "hard" shut down with disconnection from the mains supply Hibernation, on the other hand, works completely normally and asks to sign in as is usual Motherboard M3N-HT with AMD quad CPU I have not tried this in Vista Ultimate 32 or 64 bit Anyone know why this is happening?

Thank you for all your replies. One of the great problems with Vista is that for so many programs there is a need to set up permissions and. sometimes, to disable user account control Is it possible, I wonder, if this could be the cause of Perfect Disk not dealing properly with the System Restore files? In any case, my experience with XP System Restore over many years has been essentialy very poor, in that, for example any new program installtion even if unistalled will make it impossible to restore, so I have disabled it so as to get proper defragmentation with Perfet Disk. Incidentally Raxco are fully aware of the problem and are, apparently, waiting for a Microsoft fix.

I don't want to spend cash on Diskkeeper unless I can be sure that it will handle the System Restore Files in Vista 64 bit. So I rather hope smeone will come up with a reply. No problems in 32 bit XP with any defragmenter.

I have used in XP Raxco's Perfect Disk but in Vista SP1 Ultimate 64 bit it will not defragment System Restore files or exclude them, so generally I get a very messy drive and have to stop System Restore to avoid this. My question is: Is there another quality deframenter, free or paid for, which will work in this environment?

Can anyone guide me to an internet TV and radio software to install on my 64 bit Vista/SP1 drive. There are many for XP but having difficulty in finding for Vista 64 bit The versions I use in XP 32 bit are PCShobuzz and PCTV4Me but they do not function in Vista 64 bit. Help!

Until very recently I had some items that would not install from Microsoft update, viz KB95630,KB938127,KB941596,KB939638,KB929399 and KB954154 after installing SP3 Having had occasion to install the updates on another computer, I noted that from Microsoft update, these updates are now installed before SP3

I have the picture in both .bmp and jpg form and both are well over the 200K limit. I have tried to upload it and I get a refusal. I could, of course, send it directly as an attachment to an e-mal which is not so limited I am also in contact with Microsoft UK to try to assist with this stupid error but nothing so far. I am reluctant to go through the process of a full re-installation. What I need is to locate the start menu and task bar .dll and compare it to a slave drive I have in my computer with a similar setup.

Thank you. 1. I have tried with no pinned icons 2, Frequently used program icons and new program icons do not ever appear 3. When opening with large size icons then the opening panel is normal in size 4. Immediately I pin, say 6, items, then the opening panel rises to fill almost the whole vertical side of the monitor and obliterates progrm icons 5. Under both the right hand and left side have large empty space under the various items I have used the normal start menu for many years with never any problems like this. I cannot attach a desktop picture to illustate as the limit is 200k only and the picture is over 5MB

XPpro/SP3/IE7 Recently and for unknown reason I have developed the following problem in "Start Menu" 1. Start Menu/Customise. Set to have 6 programs and large icons 2. Frequently used programs were never nserted, nor newly installed ones. 3. So I pinned up to 10 program icons and expected 4 to be rejected, but this didn't happen 4. Tried to "Clear List" AND NOTHING HAPPENED 5. The start menu panel extended upwards to almost the top of the monitor and obliterated many of my own icons, 6. However the lower part of this panel was large are of blank (ie nothing in it) and was only reduced by removing all of the pinned icons 7. I can just about use it by selecting "small icons" I believe there may be a number of registry items which are causing these difficulties, but I am too inexpert to establish any errors. Can anyone please advise? I can send a desktop picutre attachment n any reply e-mail to show the problem.

Recently I had to complete an XP/SP2 re-installation and when Microsoft update was activated, downloaded and installed SP3. The tried to install other items including Media 11 but always got message that updates were not installed. After a lot of trouble I found Article 943144 Rev 2.3 wich confirmed that the latest Windows update included a file that was not available in XP/SP2. The file mame is Wups2.dll but the registry entries are missing for this file. The article provides 2 fixes and I found that the first was adequate and updates are now fully active. The question is, why did Microsoft do this - it is not very clever?