Going from XP to Vista Business 4 & 1/2 years later?

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• Update for VISTA Business automatically leads to not being able to open the attachment in Windows Mail

  After an automatic update from Microsoft for VISTA Business on July 16, I now can't open attachments in the reading of e-mail messages in Windows Mail.  An error message indicates that the file is not found.  I have now to save all attachments and open my files before I read attachments.  It's very frustrating.  I had a similar experience, only a couple of weeks where a parameter is passed by an automatic update to VISTA leading to read all the emails being hidden from view.  I had never seen that before and it cost me £40 to get DELL Technical Support to sort for me.  Microsoft should not do this kind of thing are they?  Should I just revert to the original system (I have to pay DELL to do it for me) and just not allow Microsoft Update VISTA more.  I have my own business, no IT support and I want to just use my easy notebook for standard applications.  Nothing complicated.  I can't afford to waste time and money sorting on my laptop when I should run my own business in very difficult times.  Thanks to anyone who can advise me.

  I understand exactly what you're saying.

  Try this with updates to uninstall the problem and change the eo settings you decide what it is installed:

  Click Start > right click on computer > properties > Windows updates down the lower left corner > updates installed in the lower left corner in the next window

  > then click the one that you don't want > uninstall will appear at the top > uninstall it.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  In addition, on the page where you clicked "Installed updates", click on change settings at the top left corner it

  > Change update settings in the next page of AutoUpdate to "check for updates but let me choose etc" > OK ".

  When you take a look at pending updates, you can either download/install them one at the time, namely the update causing you problems.

  > or if you do not need an individual > right-click on > UAC prompt > hide it

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  And if you really need to go back to factory settings, save your self money.

  Dell recovery back to the means-to-do-it factory settings are listed below:

  Dell recovery options:

  http://supportapj.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/DSN/en/document?journalid=67E9C215C4BABD6CE040AE0AB5E14F05&docid=339949

  It's way to Dell to reinstall from the DVD on your computer.

  Answer the questions in blue; It is in a sequence.

  http://supportapj.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/DSN/en/document?journalid=67E9C215C4BABD6CE040AE0AB5E14F05&docid=336966

  And that way if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Memory minimum allocation for Vista Business Edition with Visual Studio 2008 VM?

  Long time listener, first time caller...

  Please excuse me if this question is answered somewhere else, I tried from Google and it came only with a response that was sort of what I was looking for, but was specific to a Macbook with Fusion...

  I want to create a Vista Business Edition (SP1) virtual machine with Visual Studio 2008 (which I think also is delivered with SQL 2005 Dev Edition) and I was wondering what the minimum memory allocation should be for this in order to make it work properly?

  Thank you

  Jim

  Hello and welcome to the forums.

  Amount of minimum support from Microsoft for Vista Business is 512 MB and 768 MB or more recommended for Visual Studio.  1280MB is the minimum.  Personally, I do not want anything less than 2 GB to a virtual machine with Vista and Visual Studio - 1 GB each.

  One of the great benefits of virtualization is that you can start this virtual machine with 1.5 GB and try it.  If the memory is not sufficient, then it is simple to give another 0.5 GB to the virtual machine and try again.

  Good luck!

• Is it possible to switch to Win 7 from Vista Home by going through a Vista Business upgrade without actually needing a product key for Vista Business?

  Is it possible to switch to Win 7 from Vista Home by going through a Vista Business upgrade without actually needing a product key for Vista Business? Therefore, if a have a Vista Business upgrade disc, but no product key will be professional Vista upgrade installation such that I can install Windows 7?

  Windows Update has nothing to with the upgrade of Windows. Please repost your question in the support forum: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7install/threads ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

• Can I use a copy of Vista Business downloaded from the MSDN site and enable it with the KEY on the PC?

  I have a DELL and you want to reformat the PC of a friend.  It has a valid license for VISTA Business.  They have lost the CD.  Can I use a version downloaded from the MSDN site and enable it with the KEY on the PC, which is legal, it is going to work?

  Original title: reformat Dell

  Contact MSDN: 800-759-5474

  They should be able to answer your legal question and the key will work.

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• If I downgraded from Vista to XP Pro business, can I go back to Vista Business later?

  I bought 11 of these machines in early 2008.  They are machines HP DC5800 comes with Vista business with the ability to go back to XP Pro.  I was not sure about Vista yet again on my work network so I spent in them.  Now that has been support for XP until 2014 and Vista has improved with the SP1, I expect these machines to upgrade to Vista now that I have Windows Vista Business OEM product keys.

  Am I allowed to upgrade to Vista with OEM product key I have?

  I bought 11 of these machines in early 2008.  They are machines HP DC5800 comes with Vista business with the ability to go back to XP Pro.  I was not sure about Vista yet again on my work network so I spent in them.  Now that has been support for XP until 2014 and Vista has improved with the SP1, I expect these machines to upgrade to Vista now that I have Windows Vista Business OEM product keys.

  Am I allowed to upgrade to Vista with OEM product key I have?

  You should have a product key for Windows Vista. Yes, you can use Windows VIsta Business because it is what came with the machine and is probably on the CoA sticker on the unit itself.  You have also bought the right to downgrade to Windows XP.  You can use an operating system on these machines and switch back if necessary.  What I can't say is whteher or not will require a clean install, because it is OEM software.  (Vista to XP - clean install only... OEM XP to Vista OEM, I don't remember.)

  But I think I should comment on a few things...

  You mentioned Windows Vista SP1? (Released 2008-03-18).  Given that Windows Vista SP2 is now (aired on 25/05/2009), you are not just back - you are far behind.  Probably more than a hundred patches AFTER SP2 as well.

  Personally - for a company (or personal) - I switch to Vista and get Windows 7.  However, this would cost money.  Given that you are still an 11 year old operating system now and considering just the upgrade to an operating system almost 6 years now, on the edge of another new OS coming out in a few months - put two OSes still behind the curve...  This probably isn't something you / your company is ready to do.  Maybe because the software that you have does not work on a modern operating system?

  -These PCs you have, they have Celeron processors.  You're probably better from a performance perspective - without spending money - not even their upgrade to Windows Vista.  Maybe if you have 3 + GB of memory in each...?

  You can watch the lifecycle for Vista Business too:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&Alpha=Vista+Business&filter=FilterNO

  and

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/products/lifecycle

  You are already in the cycle of extended support for Windows Vista, just as you are for Windows XP.

  April 8, 2014 is the end of extended support (no more patches for Windows XP) and April 11, 2017 for Windows Vista.  Yes - 3 years - but these machines (hardware) have been at the end of life for a while. especially if they have processors celeron as the web page for the given model.

• Anyone could upgrade from Vista Home Premium 64 - Bit, Vista Business or Vista Ultimate on their laptop, HP Pavilion DV7-1285DX?

  I tried to upgrade my HP Pavilion DV7-1285DX which came preloaded with Vista Home Premium, Vista Business or Vista Ultimate.  I installed SP2 on the portable computer, according to the instructions of Vista professional in order to upgrade to that.  I'll try the upgrade and Vista Business that I can not upgrade to this version - upgrade to ultimate.  I get the game ultimate disc and IT is said that the UPGRADE is DISABLED!  I got that with businesses for.  I'm running 64 Bit software trying to upgrade to same, just better o/s so I can join my domain.  Help, please!

  I tried to upgrade my HP Pavilion DV7-1285DX which came preloaded with Vista Home Premium, Vista Business or Vista Ultimate.  I installed SP2 on the portable computer, according to the instructions of Vista professional in order to upgrade to that.  I'll try the upgrade and Vista Business that I can not upgrade to this version - upgrade to ultimate.  I get the game ultimate disc and IT is said that the UPGRADE is DISABLED!  I got that with businesses for.  I'm running 64 Bit software trying to upgrade to same, just better o/s so I can join my domain.  Help, please!

  Hey Wyz Azz

  Vista home premium to vista Professional is NOT an upgrade path

  You must do a fresh install with the help of a full vista Enterprise license

  With the 64-bit of Windows Vista editions, things are as clear as possible. You can upgrade:
  -Home Basic, Home Premium and Ultimate.
  -Home Premium to Ultimate.
  -Business to ultimate.

  for your vista upgrade family problems premium if the ultimate disc doesn't have a sp2 already as part of it uninstall sp2 from the installed OS family premium to ultimate upgrade then reinstall sp2

  Walter, the time zone traveller

• I can't view the network connection after downgrade from Windows Vista business to Windows XP Professional.

  How can I view network connections after downgrade from Windows Vista business to Windows XP Professional. I have problems to install the drivers of my HP dc7800.

  Click Start > my network places > view network connections in the left pane.

  XP forums:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/WindowsXP

  Link above is for XP Forums.

  There is a list of the different Forums XP to the link above to help you.

  You get the help you need there.

  Here is the Vista Forums.

  See you soon

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• On a 32-bit vista business system, what is the right way to recover from a damaged NTLDR file that prevents the system from booting?

  On a 32-bit vista business system, what is the right way to recover from a damaged NTLDR file that prevents the system from booting?

  Also, is there a powerful device filled, utility like Winternals Windows PE boot, I can download for the resolution of problems like this and others?

  Thank you in advance!

  Have you had a glance at this startup repair disk?

  Download the ISO on the link provided and make a record of repair time it starts.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu.

  When you have changed that, insert the Bootable disk you did in the drive and reboot.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  Link above shows what the process looks like and a manual, it load the repair options.

  NeoSmart containing the content of the Windows Vista DVD 'Recovery Centre', as we refer to him. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and is just a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, we could re-create this installation with downloadable media media freely from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK, several gigabyte download); but it is pretty darn decent of Microsoft to present Windows users who might not be able to create such a thing on their own.

  Read all the info on the website on how to create and use it.

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  ISO Burner: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

  It's a very good Vista startup repair disk.

  You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

  It is NOT a disc of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Vista Express from Vista Business to Ultimate upgrade (with license Ultimate home)

  I have a computer that doesn't work anymore, when I arrived he had Vista home. I did a whole time upgrade to Vista Ultimate. Since then, I have a new computer that has Vista Business installed on it. I have already installed all my software and transferred files. Now I try to do the upgrade with my Ultimate (software Licensing Commerce Client) key anytime and get the error "cannot install license package. This license package cannot be installed from the edition of windows that you are using"it offers the phone number and website to help and both are out of use.

  How can I fill this upgrade? Get in touch with someone to get a different license key?

  I can't install the Vista-Home of the original computer because he has only a restore disk, and the news is another brand.

  Hi Ron2010,

  Please check whether your current operating system is activated. You would not be able to upgrade to any edition if it is not enabled.
  You can check this link for more details on this error message: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/930377
  Let me know if that solves the problem.
  -Wael Jagdish

• Windows apparently can't stand Vista more means can't be upgraded to Vista Business from Home Premium?

  I have a laptop Dell Inspiron 1545 using a Vista Home Premium x 64 OS and I want to upgrade the operating system Vista Business but what I understand that MS can't stand Vista does that mean I can't do this? Is there another place I can buy a 3rd type company. third-party software for my portable computer? I read an answer in the system here that said I can improve, but the question and the answer was written in ' 09 and I don't think that's relevant today. Thanks for any help.

  Hello

  you have never been able to do this upgrade

  You can't put Vista Home Premium to Vista Business; This is NOT an upgrade path

  Home Premium to Business must be done with a clean installation using a patented FULL vista

  You can upgrade Home Premium to Ultimate

  Ultimate includes the enterprise features

  to buy it test a computer repair shop and ask them to left over copies

  purchase online can be fraught with dangers of piracy

  _______________________________________________________________

  Vista is supported, but Microsoft doesn't sell vista

  Microsoft has moved on Windows 7

  Desktop operating systems	Latest service pack	End of standard support	End of extended support
  Windows XP	Service Pack 3	April 14, 2009	April 8, 2014
  Windows Vista	Service Pack 2	April 10, 2012	11 April 2017

  __________________________________________________________________

  information for you about Windows 7:

  so eager to upgrade to Windows 7, it will depend on if the manufacturer of your computer/laptop has windows 7 drivers available for your computer/laptop as to whether Windows 7 will work properly on your machine

  check with them

  and read this

  Windows 7 upgrade advisor

  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=1b544e90-7659-4BD9-9e51-2497c146af15

  Windows 7 system requirements

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/system-requirements

  Windows 7 upgrade paths

  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772579 (WS.10) .aspx

  Compare editions of Windows 7:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/compare

  Windows 7 Compatibility Center to check software and hardware compatibility:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-7/en-us/default.aspx

  Windows 7 price:

  http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/en_US/list/CategoryID.50726100

• Side-by-side configuration is incorrect, after the upgrade from Vista Business to Win7 for AutoCAD, Revit (Autodesk) and most but not all Adobe programs and a few others.

  I have seen many other people having this problem, but none of the soultions has solved the problem.

  After the upgrade to Win 7 Vista Business company. a number of my programs will not work. a mistake

  "The application failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect."

  train the Viewer even I get this

  Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files\AutoCAD 2010\acad.exe". Load Assembly Microsoft.VC90.MFC, processorArchitecture = "x 86" publicKeyToken = "1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b", type = "win32", version = "9.0.21022.8" was not found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.

  I tried to uninstall completely all Autodeck and re install but that has not worked.

  Install the Visual C ++ 2008 Runtime.

  Package redistributable Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 (x 86)

  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=9b2da534-3e03-4391-8a4d-074b9f2bc1bf&displaylang=en

  "A programmer is just a tool that converts the caffeine in code" Deputy CLIP - http://www.winvistaside.de/

• Smartphones from blackBerry Desktop Manager 4.5 crshing on Vista Business

  Hello all, I installed on vista desktop Manager. The version is 4.5.015 for my blackberry. I have vista business installed with SP 1.  When I do a sync, it crashes when it tries to replicate the calendar on my BB. I have a curve 8310. Details of the accident are:

  Signature of the problem:
  Problem event name: APPCRASH
  Application name: DesktopMgr.exe
  Application version: 4.5.0.15
  Application timestamp: 48400287
  Fault Module name: StackHash_6d57
  Fault Module Version: 6.0.6001.18000
  Fault Module Timestamp: 4791a7a6
  Exception code: c0000374
  Exception offset: 000b015d
  OS version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.6
  Locale ID: 7177
  Additional information 1: 6 d 57
  More information 2: a8064b034a1a2f2f618d075073f8fe42
  3 more information: 6d6d
  Additional information 4: 77597fd8b9929087121da8ad5ca0aae9

  I use Office 2007 with SP 1. can someone help please

  You have UAC? Ko this pretends that you will need to just repair the installation and then leads you to disable UAC.

  By the way someone at - HE was able to synchronize with Desktop Manager with UAC enabled in Vista?

  -Ian

• Vista Business on Tecra A8

  Hello everyone out there!

  I have a problem and a question... Please help...

  I bought a new Tecra A8 two weeks ago and it works with Vista Business.
  It was running OK for the past two weeks, but this weekend, I picked up a virus and had to clean. everything seemed fine and I was under the impression that he was abducted but do not know more.

  last night, Vista downloaded the latest updates of windows, while I was online and then invited to install it, which I accepted. There are 4 items to update and it took a lot of time to do. After the update, it asked to reboot, and now I'm sitting looking at a blue screen that says "please wait" and its's not going past! I let go an hour or so and then restarted, let him go again and its been almost two hours now, does nothing.

  What should I do?
  also, my question... I don't have the Vista installation disc or anything with the laptop? I've only had one disc, and it's the recovery disc. Now, the tech told me that I wouldn't need to do backups on the software as it was there and I just need to throw the disc? Vista is there? the record shows that if I run it, it will delete everything on the laptop and other devices connected to it?

  can I run the disc and it will put Vista on?

  Thank you
  C

  Hi Clarence

  > last night, Vista downloaded the latest updates of windows, while I was online and then invited to install it, which I accepted. There are 4 items to update and it took a lot of time to do. After the update, it asked to reboot and now I m sitting staring at a blue screen that says "please wait" and it s's not going past! I let go an hour or so and then restarted, let him go again and it of been almost two hours now, does nothing.

  Please believe me. It's really not easy to say which had installed Vista and why it goes no further.

  Regarding you question of recovery CD; Well, this CD contains everything you need. The OS (Vista), the drivers Toshiba, tools and utilities are packaged in the image file.
  If you get the laptop using this CD you will set the laptop to factory settings.
  But note; the recovery CD installation formats the entire HARD disk.
  You will lose all data and files from the HARD drive without any backups.
  So be careful ;)

  Greetings

• HP XW6400 problem loading Vista Business

  Hey all,.

  I just took a XW6400 on Ebay and the auction has just declared that he only started the bios configuration screen.  I literally have no idea of the State of functioning of the parts below.  Here are the following specifications:

  4 GB RAM (has not considered whether it is ecc or not)

  Single XEON 5130 (2.0 ghz)

  ATI x 1300 video card

  40 GB SATA hard drive

  SATA 200 GB HDD

  DVD Rom

  DVD Writer/Rom

  Latest version of the BIOS: 2.38 (with the default values loaded)

  Part number: RB318UT #ABA

  Serial number: xxxxxxxxxx

  I use the computer for mainly surfing the net, playing some older games, but absolutely nothing of what the computer was destined (all resources, graphics intensive applications, etc.).  It's going to be my computer shop for internet research on how to fix pinball machines.  I am using computers for 30 years, so aware of all material am but not at a technical level of COMPUTING.  I can take pictures, or perform diagnostics that help solve this problem and post it here if necessary.

  I'm having a lot of trouble with a very slow loading Vista Business x 64 (ISO DVD created vistax64.com image).  It literally took about 8 hours now, from one day to the next, and I'm finally in the "Complete the Installation" installation (the progress bar green to low is about 75%) and he's been there 45 minutes now, but it could be longer, just noticed this after waking up and controlled again.  I would appreciate help with the following questions:

  #1: loading XP pro, the system stops just to the material 'verification' screen and locks upward.  Could be a problem with the Vista question above?

  #2: is it possible to load Windows 7 Home Premium on the machine, as well as the edition of Vista Business no?  The installation will simply not work on the machine if you use the standard version of Vista?

  #3: when you use the NON ecc memory, the computer performs strangely like that?  It is absolutely a requirement of memory ECC FB when not to use applications requiring?

  #4: if it finally load on the system and the system seems to work ok, is this slow loading problem a precursor to everything that you guys can imagine of?  Or I was just in the hospital?

  #5: when you add another processor, read the code of the same batch of CPU guarantees compatibility for a two-way configuration?  Or can I just get any other Xeon 5130?

  #6: I don't have a floppy drive on the system, but you guys can recommend a good hardware bootable USB or CD/DVD test software, which is a freeware if all goes well?

  #7: I lent my copy of Vista professional before, so I guess it's possible (but unlikely) someone could use the certificate of authenticity.  The installation say he is recorded online for you.  Is it possible that the copy has been used and is already registered to someone else?  Which would explain this problem?

  #8: is it possible to get a CD of HP restore again?

  I did the memory test on the Vista installation CD, and it passes.  I also shared my GForce 9800 GTX video card and am having the same problem.  Also, any general troubleshooting other thoughts would be appreciated.

  -Pat

  Edit: I went to the appointment of a DR and the come back about an hour and a half later, since this original post.  Now, during the installation screen complete, the progress bar has moved maybe another 10% is now about 85%.  It seems to load, but why so ssllooww?

  P.S. We have removed a number of your post for your secutiry. That is the information you probably don't want available to the public. -HP moderator of the Forum

  I got it to work.  Unfortunately, it is not useful for searching the Internet.  But i:

  Reduced system memory 2 gig.

  Renewed, cleaned and reinstall thermal paste for the cpu and the heatsink.

  removed the hard drive the system came with and just used well-known 200gig hard drive.

  Left the hard drive and cdrom SATA0 and SATA1, SATA2, and SATA3.

  And the big one, I loaded Win7 x 64 home premium.

  I'm typing on it now and updated as we speak.  However, I am always interested some of the answers to the questions.

  #1: what will happen if I used of non - ecc memory?  The system works not at all, or be slow?

  #2: and it is always possible to obtain HP restore disks?  (Edit 12/14)  I was not able to find a way to get drives install in addition to bring 2nd hand (ebay), but most of the original software is located on the support xw6600 site.

  I ordered 2 XEON Processors off ebay, another 8 GB of ram and the hp cpu heatsink and fan.  Time for fun!

  -Pat