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• "This problem was caused by a compatibility issue between Away Mode your computer system and your 64-bit version of Windows."

  Original title: "hp pavillion needs of troubleshooting"

  Printers and file devices it says my computer needs troubleshooting and this is the message I get after a repair...

  "This problem was caused by a compatibility issue between Away Mode your computer system and your 64-bit version of Windows." The system in the Away Mode is only compatible with 32-bit versions of Windows. This problem is not critical, but you can avoid it again by turning off the system Away Mode in the BIOS of your computer. Refer to the instructions provided with your computer that explain how to access the BIOS and disable the Mode system Away. »

  Where can I find instructions on disabling the system Away Mode?

  http://welcome.HP.com/country/us/en/support_task.html

  Go to the above link > 'See support and troubleshooting information' > key in your model number >, read the instructions.

  Or contact HP direct:

  http://welcome.HP.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• In excel 2003, is there a way to keep your custom headers and customer footers to the same size as the page at 100% or 76% or 50%.

  In excel 2003, is there a way to keep your custom headers and customer footers to the same size as the page at 100% or 76% or 50%.

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  The question you've posted in Office-related and would be better suited to the office community. Please visit the link below to find a community that will provide the best support.
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• How to keep your computer in mode 'sleep'

  You want to put the computer in standby mode during the night.  Click sleep with only stay menu but will start in the mode "sleep" for a minute or so and then comes back on.  Why?  How do I so he could sleep till 02:00 anti-virus at startup?

  Hello

  You are not interested more trying to get your PC in mode 'sleep'?

  Try to get the information that I requested and also try this.

  1. click on start.
  2. click on Control Panel
  3. click on Click System
  4. click on Device Manager.
  5. click on the plus sign on NICs droping it down and right-click your network controller, click Properties.
  6. go in the tab power management, uncheck "allow this device to wake the computer".

  Do the same for the mouse and keyboard as well...

  Report if it helped to solve the problem!

  Thank you

• What happens when your computer dies and you need to reactivate your applications on a new computer, but you can't turn them off the old computer?

  My computer died recently. I had the right to install applications on two different machines. My new Mac is here and my panic to get back to work by using the CC apps, I reinstalled the on the new machine. Now I'm able to use them on my laptop because I wasn't able to disable out old Mac applications and this is why Adobe think I used my two installs.

  Hello

  You can actually have installed creative cloud and on two computers, signed as long as you don't use it on one at a time. Download and install as you did on the first computer, sign in to your Adobe account on the Adobe using your Adobe ID website, download the desktop app from clouds, then download the software. Sign on a computer that should not be used: log in and log out of the desktop Adobe Creative Cloud application

  You can download the installer for Creative Cloud from here:
  Creative cloud help | Creative cloud desktop.

  After you install the creative Cloud desktop application, you will need to sign in with a login password and Adobe. Then you can install applications. This link provides more information and step by step instructions, if you need: CC help | Download, install, update or uninstall applications

  Hope this helps

• For Windows XP (KB2719985) security update will not be installed. The text "a problem on your computer is preventing the updates being downloaded or installed" is reported

  For Windows XP (KB2719985) security update will not be installed. The text "a problem on your computer is preventing the updates being downloaded or installed" is reported. Fix - it crashes too much with the line "invalid command line" when I try to run it.

  Hello

  1. this problem occurs only with this particular update?

  2 did you change on your computer before this problem?

  You can follow the suggestions and check out them.

  Method 1

  You can reset the Windows Update components.

  How to reset the Windows Update components?
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058

  Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following windows Help article.

  How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/322756

  Method 2

  You can read the article.

  You cannot install some programs or updates

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/822798

  Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following windows Help article.

  How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/322756

  Method 3

  Step 1:

  Place the computer in a clean boot state.

  How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" State

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310353

  Note: After you have used the boot is a way to solve your problem, you can follow these steps to configure Windows XP to start normally.

  a. click Startand then click run.

  b. type msconfigand click OK.
  The System Configuration utility dialog box appears.

  c. click on the general tab, click Normal Startup - load all device drivers and servicesand then click OK.

  When you are prompted, click restart to restart the computer.

  
  Step 2:

  Download and install the update from the link.

  Update security for Windows XP (KB2719985)

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=30282

  See also:

  Solve common installation issues in Windows Update, Microsoft Update and Windows Server Update Services

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/906602

• Phone calls from entrepreneurs 'windows' to solve a problem of viruses on your computer

  No matter which Microsoft windows contact you about viruses in your computer at home never?

  No matter which Microsoft windows contact you about viruses in your computer at home never?

  Hi & welcome

  As my partner mentioned above, it is an obvious scam... & should be useful, as it has existed for a time "long enough."

  Report the Microsoft phone scam

  Sub tech support phone scams

  Cybercriminals don't just send e-mails fraudulent and created fake sites Web.

  They could also call you on the phone and claim to be from Microsoft.

  They could offer help to solve your computer problems or sell you a software license.

  Once they have access to your computer, they can do the following:

  • Encourage you to install malicious software that catches of sensitive data, like user of banking online names and passwords. They may also charge you for to remove this software.

  • Convince you to visit legitimate Web sites (like www.ammyy.com) to download the software that will allow them to take control of your computer remotely and adjust settings to make your computer vulnerable.

  • Request credit card information so that they can charge you for bogus services.

  • Direct you to fraudulent Web sites and you prompted to enter the credit card and other personal or financial information.

  Neither Microsoft nor their partners make unsolicited phone calls (also known as the telephone canvassing) you charge for security patches or software.

• Computer maintenance and its importance

  Computer maintenance is the practice of keeping computers in good state of repair. I have well maintained computer can live well beyond its "life expectancy."

  Computer maintenace can take two forms. The first is to physically clean the computer itself and the second is by cleaning the 'virtual computer '. The virtual machine is inside your computer, system files, documents, programs, etc. Here is a good list of tips and tools that you can use to keep your computer.

  Virus protection

  Install anti-virus software to protect you. There are many programs that are available to help protect yourself you against viruses are created every day. Ask 10 different people what antivirus program, you should get you'll get 10 different answers. You may need this option to find out which antivirus program you prefer and run with it research. As long as the program is updated regularly, you will find that you are taking the right step in the right direction.

  Update regularly, check your settings of your antivirus program. Many of these programs come by default to search for and install updates regularly (usually once a day). If your program is not defined that way I would strongly advise to search for and install updates on a daily basis. Every day without the latest definitions are everyday you find yourself vulnerable to the latest virus.

  Applications

  
  

  Each application and utility are prone to security risks. The developers of these applications can find a breach in security and patch it, if you don't have the latest version, you can find yourself open to attack.

  Remove unused programs. If you have not used a program in a long time, then it is likely that you don't need. Many unused programs can represent free space that is not available to you because you have a program that you have installed a year ago. Many new computers have testing programs and other software that you might find that it is not enough. By removing unused software, you can help up to free space that you can use later on the road.

  Clear temporary files and other unnecessary files

  
  

  When you use the Internet a copy of every web page you visit is stored. This is useful because it allows for faster viewing later on the road. Say I visit Facebook every day, in theory the first day, I'm going it can be slow to load, but every day it's going to be faster as the day of the original. While this works great it does she become a resource hog when you already visited 10000 Web sites last month. Since it is space occupied at least once a month you should consider to erase temporary internet files, internet history and cookies out of your system. Here's how to delete information on the three most used browsers.

  Internet Explorer

  Chrome

  Firefox

  The next thing you want to do is clean out that downloads the file. What happens so you go to a site and you decide to download any software. If you click on it and it downloads and then you run it. The program installs and everything works fine with the program, you are quite right? No! What of this file, you need to download? It is still on your computer and it is absorbed to free space. Only a single file resumes May 5 k of space, but let's say download you 20 apps, oh are you want to look at the pictures if you have downloaded those as well. Now take a little space that you can not use your downloads. Cleaning of your download folder can help find some of this space lost on your computer.

  The download folder is easy to access

  1. Click Start
  2. Go to 'My Documents '.
  3. Downloads

  You should consider to keep this cleaned once a month. If you find that you download a bunch of stuff then you might want to dump this on a more regular basis.

  While we're on the subject of clean up the record of downloads let's talk about these zip files. If you receive a bunch of files (or even a single file) and it is in a zipped file, the first thing you need to do is to unpack. When you unpack the compressed file does not disappear. Once you have checked that you need out of compressed form file was safe to remove that file zipped as it is needlessly occupy space.

  Maintain the integrity of the data

  
  

  At least once a month, you should check your hard disk for errors by using two simple solutions.

  The first thing you'll do is a defragmentation of the hard drive. When you use data on your computer on a regular basis data gets fragmented throughout your entire hard drive. While you can see an MP3 file, your computer see pieces of this file that can be spread in the entire hard drive. You tell to defragment the hard drive the program to go find all the pieces and put them back together.  In making them together again and find this single file, you notice that specific file is significantly faster and other aspects of your computer can speed up.

  The next tool to use is a Check Disk. The disk check will focus on volumes of records and see if it finds problems, if that is the case he will try to fix it for you. Very hard to solve problems can be simplified by running a checking the disk for bad sectors, or the repaired lost clusters.

  These two programs are built into Windows and are ready for you to use.

  1. Click on my computer
  2. Right click on your hard drive (usually drive C), and then select Properties
  3. Click the Tools tab and you should see these options.

  Backup

  
  

  How important is your data? The most important that your data are for you more you save. Generally, once a month backup solution works for most people. However, all critical files should be backed up as regularly as you change them. There are many programs that enable to backup your data on a CD, jump drives or storage online. You should examine the different options and find the best fit.

  Windows updates

  
  

  Windows pushes updates on a regular basis. Check your settings in windows to check you are download and install these updates because they are coming. Critical updates for windows can save you any questions, you can finish by the experience.

  This Microsoft article explains in addition to detailed information on the Windows updates.

  Empty the trash

  When you delete something it is not spent for always in a trash can and left it there for a while before it auto deletions or you tell him to take it off forever. This is usually a really sure fall. You never know when you can accidentally delete something you really need, and you will find. Once a month if you should consider reviewing everything that is there and the removal of everything that you will ever need again.

  Everything so far has been clean the virtual computer. Next, let's look at what you can do to maintain the physical computer. Quarterly (every four months) you should consider bringing down your computer and clean it up.

  Own devices

  
  

  Everything you connect to your computer is a device. Your keyboard, mouse, printers, etc. are all devices. Disconnect your keyboard and mouse and clean them. The keyboard can be sprayed on with a can of air compressed and given a gentle wipe down with a cloth. If you have a mouse with a ball inside him which means that it is not optical, then the ball should be cleaned. Jump off the plate and drop the ball clean with little of isopropyl alcohol and remove any dried grease, oil or dust.

  Clean the screens

  The monitor can be dusted with a cloth and screens cleaned with a glass cleaner and a cloth.

  Clean tour

  The shell or the turn of the computer will also need to be cleaned. When you get to the back of the computer, look at the gills, they need special attention because the dust to accumulate and must be eliminated.

  Clean the inside of the Tower

  If you have a tower that opens, then it is important to clean the inside of the computer. Even if the computer is never opened before it will accumulate dust inside. With a can of compressed air to spray any dust or debris from the computer and clean the fan vents.

  Check your cables

  Even if you have the open computer inspect your connections loose cables must be firmly connected.

  Clean the surge protector

  For starters, if you are not using a surge protector can get a. A surge protector can save your investment if a power failure which causes a burst of electricity. If you already have a surge protector damaged's just as bad as not having surge for any damage protector check a. If the surge protector has exposed wiring, it must be replaced immediately. If the surge protector is working then it must always be cleaned to make sure that the sheets that you use to connect to your computer are free of dust and debris.

  You don't have to be an expert to do one of those simple things that can make sure that you have a computer that will last for a long time in computer science.

  If you are an experienced user and you have other tips you will find may help new users and users not so irritable ensuring what they see their computers up to date add a response to this post.

• Computer hangs and cannot open certain programs

  Hello

  I've had my laptop (HP Pavilion dv6000 with Vista SP2) for almost two years now and I'm starting to have some problems. Until a month ago, everything was fine and in working order, however, I then had two "blue screens of death" in two days, and we've all been downhill since then.

  After that, I got a message on one of my drivers being dead, but he came not again so I'm not sure what it says and I had too many other problems with my laptop used to be fine with things as simple 100%.

  Some programs that I use often, such as iTunes and Football Coach today refuse to open in normal mode and only work in safe mode. In addition, my Windows Live OneCare is showing the message: 'Windows Live OneCare service does not work or has been arrested. To correct this problem, try restarting your computer. If problems continue, click below for assistance. "I tried the methods to run again, but he did not.

  Also other things go wrong, such as the icons in my taskbar notification freezing as the network icons and battery, which allow me to click on them, but do nothing after that. Also if I try to open the update of Windows or my HP Total Care Advisor, then they both either do not open or just freezes on me.

  I tried a restore of the system to a date when I know that these things worked, but this also does not work, and problems remain.

  It would be better for me to just take down to a computer repair shop that it should be considered by a professional, or is it useful to tempt me all the patches, you may need? Any advice anyone can give me would be much appreciated, even if it is just telling me that my laptop is dead!

  See you soon,.

  Will be

  Hello

  Use methods such as the SFC, CheckDisk, driver updates, and others in the resolution of the issues identified
  at this link as they will help solve or at least narrow down the questions. After that you can post the
  information of BlueScreenView and these other utilities, so we can offer more specific advice. Of
  courses by checking with a real computer store or HP support would be a good idea, but I would like to
  Try the possible solutions, you can first.

  Check this thread for more information using BlueScreenView, MyEventViewer and other methods
  to troubleshoot the BlueScreens - top 3 responses (+ 1 other).

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistarepair/thread/3deab2fa-4000-4136-8c78-a3d22b1db009

  You can use BlueScreenView to stick the BSOD info in a message here.

  NOTICE - report HTML all THE ELEMENTS or right-click on a BSOD line and select the same. Then, copy and
  Paste the lines in a message here. Make sure and check the file name section. Also check the time
  in MyEventViewer for more information as possible.

  ===========================================================

  Check out these utilities to see if information may be collected:

  It is an excellent tool for displaying the blue screen error information

  -Free - BlueScreenView scans all your minidump files created during "blue screen of death," collisions
  and displays information about all accidents of a table.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/blue_screen_view.html

  -------------

  MyEventViewer can be verified at the time of the blue screen (BSOD) within a second or so of the
  time of the BSOD to provide more information about the possible cause - see TIP.

  MyEventViewer - free - a simple alternative in the standard Windows Event Viewer.
  TIP - Options - Advanced filter allows you to see a period of time instead of the whole of the record-
  Set it for a bit before and after the time of the BSOD.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/my_event_viewer.html

  ------------

  AppCrashView - free - a small utility for Windows Vista and Windows 7 that displays the details of all the
  application goes down has occurred in your system. The information breaks down is extracted from the .wer
  the files created by the Windows Error Reporting (WER) of the operating system component of each
  time that an accident has occurred. AppCrashView also allows you to easily record the list of accidents to
  text/html/csv/xml file.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/app_crash_view.html

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

• I deleted some computer programs and now it asks for boot floppies

  Original title: I miss and erased cyber link and most of the programs for my computer.my computer keeps asking me to insert the boot disk, but I don't have it.

  I erased some programs computer m off tension and need of a start of disc or just a plain system files form the beginning.

  Vista recovery media obtain and/or use the Partition Recovery Vista on your computer to the factory settings .

  There is no Vista free download legal available.

  Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

  Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

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

  In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

  See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

  Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

  Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

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

  Also ask them if it is possible to do the recovery disk/s for the recovery Partition in case of a system Crash or hard drive failure.

  They will tell you how to do this.

  Every computer manufacturer has their own way of making recovery disk/s.

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

  Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, Acer, recovery disk/s etc).
  A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
  The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

  There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

  If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

  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

  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.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean install

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

  Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

  After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

  Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

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

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/326246

  'How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and upgrades, and replace product manuals'

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• I have no idea where my installation for my operating system discs are... but I need to reinstall a dll that I had my computer off and when he returned to the top needed to fdisk... and when he fixed things that the dll has been corrupted.

  where can I download the dll for windows vista ultimate 64 msxml4.dll?

  I tried to get my installation discs and I can't find them. I tried to contact alienware and they said to contact microsoft.
  I tried to use the features of support, but when it asked me to put in my ID of product of your Web page will not accept for any reason any.

  now what should I do?

  can you send me this dll? my email is * address email is removed from the privacy *.
  I'm fucked without my darn install disks.

  You do not qualify for FREE Microsoft Support as your Vista operating system is preinstalled, with the exception of problems with Vista SP2. () Information about this is provided below.)
  
  All the support your Vista is the manufacturer of your computer.
  https://support.Microsoft.com/OAS/default.aspx?PRID=13014&Gprid=582034&St=1

  Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for Windows Vista, but only for Service Pack 2 (SP2). This support for SP2 is valid until February 26, 2010.

  Microsoft free support for Vista SP2 at the link above.

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

  How to get Vista recovery Media and/or to use the Vista recovery Partition on your computer.

  There is no Vista free download legal available.

  Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

  Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

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

  In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

  See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

  Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

  Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

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

  You can also make recovery disk/s for the recovery Partition in case of a system Crash or hard drive failure.

  They will tell you how to do this.

  Every computer manufacturer has their way of doing recovery disk/s.

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

  Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, etc).
  A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
  The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

  There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

  If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

  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

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean install

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

  Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

  After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

  Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• How to recover the business version of vista if the computer repair company that repaired your computer only installed the beta version of windows vista?

  is it possible that I can get my home edition of windows vista without return to my computer technician and pay him more money to install the OS good God dam.

  I got it to repair a file system corrupted 3 days ago. This morning I received the following message on my pc:

  "Upgrade to the latest version of Windows Vista retail

  Windows Vista has stopped working properly.

  The trial period for execution of the beta or a pre-release version of Windows Vista has expired, and Microsoft Corporation no longer supports the beta version. You will need to upgrade to the commercial version of the product. »

  my pc freeze pretty much all my games and my graphix card is not able to run properly in this regard.
  I run a intel core i7 920 CPU, GPU engtx 275, 4 GB ram, motherboard asus p6t, 1 TB harddrive. This computer cost me charges _ and I get... so irritating problems.

  I have my product key if it helps, I've lost my windows vista installation but package

  How to get Vista recovery Media and/or to use the Vista recovery Partition on your computer.

  There is no Vista free download legal available.

  Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

  Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

  In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

  See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

  Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

  Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

  You can also make recovery disk/s for the recovery Partition in case of a system Crash or hard drive failure.

  They will tell you how to do this.

  Every computer manufacturer has their way of doing recovery disk/s.

  Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, etc).
  A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
  The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

  There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

  If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

  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

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean install

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

  Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

  After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

  Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

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

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/326246

  'How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and upgrades, and replace product manuals'

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Is it safe to store your passwords on your computer

  password storage

  Hi, flight,

  'Safe' is one of those terms that means many different things to many different people.

  There are degrees of 'safe' almost everything - including the storage of the passwords on your computer.  Here is an article on the subject: http://ask-leo.com/is_it_safe_to_let_my_browser_remember_passwords.html.  Here's another: http://www.howtogeek.com/68231/how-secure-are-your-saved-internet-explorer-passwords/.

  As a general rule, I would recommend against it (with a few obvious exceptions, where the computer requires that passwords be saved in order to check what you enter to access something that is protected by password - such as your user name or password if used BIOS - but only in the BIOS) or as Family Safety products where the computer needs to know the password to allow access to the controls to make changes, but it's just how the computer works and not what I think you're talking about.

  But I think you're talking about passwords such as those used to access different websites online and maybe some programs to get their much faster by bypassing the need to enter them manually everytime.

  If you are lucky enough to never be infected by all that steals information from your computer or invaded by an attacker who uses the saved passwords to access all your private sites like forums and banking sites and sites of credit cards and network access to the server of your company where they can then access this information (maybe even top secret info that could cause great harm) and eventually you put in a lot of trouble), or are victims of a scam where they get access to that information, or that your computer stolen and then pirate to have general access and then have your other passwords are all right there in front of them to use as they please while you're trying to change all (and don't forget that all the and deal with crime at the same time) then maybe you'll be OK.

  If you're not lucky, then you left the keys at all just there easy to find.  And if you have decided to show secure and unsecured information because you do not see this notice pop up all the time, you are even riskier.  And I'm considering not even the level of risk you are at that time depending on how well you attend for the security of your system and its connections.   It is not only a matter of turning on the firewall, install a firewall and on the way to the races.  Good security involves much more, and I have no idea how you covered yourself outside storage of passwords on the computer.  There are many factors involved.  Start here for some background information: http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/mse.aspx.  For a variety of articles on how to secure your computer, see the following search: http://www.bing.com/search?q=How%20to%20secure%20your%20computer&sc=6-27&form=BSRTLB&pc=BBSR&QS=n.

  Bottom line: I know not enough about your configuration to know how well you are fixed in addition (for example, are all your encrypted files, are all programs on your computer completely up-to-date regarding updates, what operating system you have - if XP is already at risk because there are known gaps that can not be patched (never will be) to begin to guess at the level of risk associated with the storage of the passwords (who, whatever happens, will be a further risk - small maybe and maybe not so small).  But no matter what else do you, almost no matter how perfect, you do everything, it is more risky and less secure that not to do so.  The items above should help you decide if you feel comfortable doing so.  Many do and many don't.  I can only offer my personal opinion.  The computer risks, damage if they fall into the wrong hands are all yours to consider and the decision is yours to make.  I can offer no guarantees if you do so, regardless of how you do it.  I can guarantee you that if you do not you will be sure that there is a small risk based on the methods to do so anyway where you chose to not do (for example, a person installs a keylogger or a keylogger software/malware for all single keystrokes you make including what you push ) - but this is something different that you decide to consciously and intentionally or not.

  Incidentally, while MSE will help in terms of blocking or removal of malware that could do it on your computer - is not really very effective, if someone happens to you through and in the browser or by other non-malware means as mentioned above.  There is password-management programs out there that claim to help to do and some work better than others - but in the end they too can be overcome, and then someone has the entire list at hand.

  I hope this helps.  No I didn't give you a direct Yes or no answer because I can't with the little I know about your situation and even if I knew everything, I could not yet provide a guarantee.  I just conclude by saying that I don't have and never will do it myself and do not configure my clients for that (even if some change my setup once I got out the door) and I was in it for more than 20 years.

  Good luck!

  Kosh

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