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• Need to do a clean install of Vista - have several issues

  PA bear MS MVP suggested I do a clean install of Vista. I need a hand-holding.

  The first questions are about the instructions contained in this site:

  HOW to do a clean install of Vista: see the "to install Windows by performing a clean install" (or "reinstall Windows Vista") http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-Vista article

  ISSUES;

  1. the site says have my Windows installation disc (CD or DVD). I don't have the installation disc, but I made the recovery discs. Can I use them instead?

  2. it is also said to disable all antivirus software before you install Windows. I have installed Microsoft Security Essentials. How can I disable it?

  3. to the question "where do you want to install Windows?" choose which partition?

  Thank you in advance,

  YT2252

  Hello.

  1. you can use the recovery disks you did to reinstall Vista. It's what they are for.

  To reinstall Vista using recovery disk/s, you start from the 1st recovery disk they provide and follow the manufacturer's instructions to reinstall:

  You need to change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order:

  How to change the Boot order in BIOS:

  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/SS/bootorderchange.htm

  2 as you do a new installation the hard disk will be wiped clean of the everyting: files, MSE, everything.

  Therefore, there is not need to disable the MSE.

  3. the recovery disks must select the disc / Partition and install Vista updates.

  If not. Select the c: / partition.

  See you soon.

• Vista takes network offline printer

  Vista continues to disconnect the network printer. I have uninstall and then re-install the printer in Control Panel. Never had this problem with XP. It is not the network, because I can print from our cell phones. All the drivers are installed and up-to-date. The printer is a HP Officejet Pro 7780 All In One.  It's very frustrating.

  Is there a solution to this problem? Thank you

  Radioherb

  Hello

  (1) make sure that the file and printer sharing is enabled.

  (2) If you are using a computer connected to a "working group", click on the arrow next to password protected sharing to expand this section.  Check if password protected sharing is enabled or disabled.

  If the password sharing is enabled, only people with a user account and password for this computer will be able to access your printer. Disable this option if you want anyone on the network can access the printer you share unless you give then a user account and password.

  Install the printer driver

  Use a driver downloaded from the manufacturer's site to install the printer

  1. If you use the downloaded driver, double-click the downloaded file, then click on 'run '. The file will then be extracted and start the driver installation.

  2 follow the prompts and continue with the installation until you reach the Setup completed screen appears.

  3. on this screen, check the "Select" printer port box, and then click on the manual button 'Selection '.

  4. Select "" LPT1: port local printer ' and click on 'OK', then click 'Finish'. "

  5. in the Printers window, right-click the printer icon and select 'Properties' (access to the Printers window)

  6. click on the tab "Ports", and then click 'Add Port '.

  7. Select "Local Port" and click "new port" button.

  8. Enter the name of the port using the XP computer name and the name of the printer in the \\ComputerName\PrinterName form and then click 'OK '. Close the Port name window.

  9. click on 'Close' in the Printer Ports window.

  10. the new port poster now as being selected. Click "close".

  11. click on "Install driver" If the following window appears. You are now ready to print.

  Another thing is to make sure that if the firewall windows is that there is an exception specified for sharing files and printing.

  Make sure that all the computers are on the same workgroup. By default, XP machines are set to "MSHOME" while Vista machines are set to "WORKGROUP". They should both say WORKGROUP.

  
  Troubleshoot file and printer sharing
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-file-and-printer-sharing

  Network printer problems
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-network-printer-problems

  Let us know if this helps

  Concerning
  Anthony.

• Unable to show the XP on Vista computer and a few other networking issues

  Hello

  I tried to get my network set in place over the past two days without success.  The details of the network are:

  Main computer is under XP Professional SP3 with the printer and the router connected to it.  I also have a laptop running Vista professional that connect wirelessly to the router.  I am able to ping the desktop from the laptop, but not vice versa.  Both computers have the same subnet and default gateway address.  By reading some troubleshooting, it was advised to run the microsoft patch to install the LLTD Responder on the xp machine I did.  I can see the files in the subfolders, but when I run services.msc program is not for me to start.    Desktop and laptop computer are in the same workgroup.  Before you install the hotfix, I could see the laptop from the network to the desktop but now I can't.  I also noticed that even if I have the LLTD my laptop configured to start automatically, it is not this.  In fact, it seems to stop automatically, and I have to restart the service.

  I also try to put in place so that I can print from my laptop and my ipad sharing printer.  The printer and the desktop are set to share printers, but I can't find it on the laptop.  I'm assuming that once I see the desktop on the network it 'may' reslove this problem.

  Anyone have any ideas on what I can do to solve the problem?  I can always connect all computers to the internet. I also see the two computers on the network when I run the network configuration in norton 360.

  Thank you very much

  Emily

  N ° if it never works, then a firewall is not your problem.  Remember that Microsoft Networking can take up to 15 minutes to find a new devices on the network.  If it does not appear and you want to speed up the process a bit, try to search for the computer...

  Start-> Search-> [for files & folders (the classic case)]
  then, down in the section 'Search other elements', select 'computers '.
  Enter the name of the other computer, and then click "search now".

  This launches a pretty aggressive search for the other computer.

  HTH,
  JW

• Bridged networking issues Vista 64-bit

  I have problems with the help of Bridged Networking in VMWare Workstation 6.5.1 with my host OS under Vista 64 bit Ultimate SP1 and guest of XP sp2/sp3 os and / Vista 32-bit.

  NAT works fine but actually not.

  Things I've tried:

  Setting bridged adapter manually

  Deactivation of VM virtual cards

  Definition of default gateway in home

  Vista firewall disabled

  No matter what I do, I can't get a connection to the network via a physical bridge connection in the guest operating system.

  Thoughts, suggestions, etc. would be greatly appreciated, just NAT does not work for me I need to my VM appear to be on the same network as my host OS and other computers.

  Thank you

  Patrick Stuart

  I would like to delete the default gateway hardcoded on your comments so that it does not cause problems if you fall in network work bridge.

  What antivirus do you use on your host and guest?

  There is a host of Vista - but I don't see the typical IPV6 entires in the output of the command ipconfig/all.  I just want to confirm that there is a reason for that (you manually disabled IPV6 or something)?

  What is the 'virtual SafeNet QuickSec card' for your host?  What is a VPN product?  Features of firewall?  I'm here, but if you have the time, maybe try to uninstall this product to see if it makes a difference.  Here is another post about SafeNet for a different problem, but maybe try the suggestion it will help: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/11884

• DeskJet 1000 c: Complications with Vista in network printing

  I'm having some trouble with my DeskJet 1000 c on my home office network. It is currently connected to a PC running Vista Home Premium 32 - bit edition, with a parallel cable. It prints very well on the local computer and also of my MacBook Pro via the network when I boot into Windows XP Professional 32-bit. The problem comes when I try to print over the network from a PC running Vista Home Premium 64 - bit edition. When I do that, work quickly appears and disappears from the queue of the host machine. the printer keeps a piece of paper and wait with power light flashes but will not do anything else until another job is sent or the power is off. At this point, the tip sheet of paper is ejected and the printer supports future work of printer. If it's a local job or one of XP, it allows to print; If it's a network of Vista 64 work he advances another sheet of paper and wait.

  I have a topic on the forum of Microsoft on the same problem:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistanetworking/thread/ead5a88d-34ab-4e99-AE45-f7d151ae2e6e

  They seem to think that it is a driver issue, but I find a little strange that the driver supplied with Windows would work on 32-bit editions, but not 64-bit.

  I'm also looking for a printer driver that works with Mac OS X; He was not the one included with Gimp-print, and is available for download from the HP Support site seems to be only in a local printer, not one on a network. I tried to add a 'Generic' printer, but I know not (doubt) if the DeskJet 1000 c printer supports PostScript. When you print using the 'Generic' driver, the print job appears and disappears from the queue of the host machine, but the printer does nothing.

  I would like to point out that my printer/network configuration type of disorder; I have 3 dekstops and 3 printers (one connected to each desktop) plus a laptop. All computers can print to the other two printers on the network (HP PSC 500 and Xerox Phaser 6100) very well. The only problem seems to be with the DeskJet 1000 C printer.

  I appreciate any assistance granted; I was generally very happy with printers HP and their support of pilot over the years. I guess that the support for this one is not as strong, because it is so old and probably not as popular as the other models because it is a printer large format.

  There is a patch that solves the problem available here.

• Vista one network does. -Cannot access network after the first time it is connected

  I have a network of 4 XP machines 1 XP Pro machine 1 Vista machine at home and a home server system. Everything works fine except the machine Vista seems to be able to access the network once and after that it will be impossible to see the other system or access in any way. Anyone has any idea what exactly is happening?

  This article addresses an issue where the XP computers do not appear in the Vista network map:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120.  It can solve this particular problem.

  As far as the server goes, which is beyond the scope of this forum. Please repost in Windows Home Server Forum:http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/WindowsHomeServer/ , where experts in these servers will be happy to help you connect to it.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Problems with vista wireless network connection.

  Whenever I try to access the internet via unsecured wireless network I have to reset the modem/router.  Only happens with Vista and does occur only on that network.  No problem on other networks (public) wireless and no problem at home with 3 other computers on this router wireless and internet.

  Hi Skip,

  A. when it last work very well?

  B. has been any changes made to your computer recently?

  C. don't you check the network connection?

  D. is in monitor mode wireless network card?

  Try the methods below.

  Method 1

  The tool the Network Diagnostics which is part of Windows Vista is designed to test the network connection to find errors. The Network Diagnostics tool can also be used to determine if the network-related programs are working correctly. To use this tool to resolve network connectivity problems, follow these steps:

  1. Open Internet Explorer and try to access the Web page that causes network connectivity problems.
  2. On the page that displays an Internet Explorer error message, click diagnose connection problems .

  The Network Diagnostics tool will run. When the tool has finished, it will notify if you one of the following results:

  • He was unable to find a problem.
  • It has detected a problem. In addition, the tool will provide guidance on the next steps to take to resolve the problem.

  Method 2

  Open the link below and click the Fixit who can fix most of the issues related to internet explore.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/936211

  Method 3

  Follow the steps in the article.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-problems-finding-wireless-networks

  Hope this has been helpful.

  Thank you
  Bindu S - Microsoft Support
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• Network issues on the Windows 7 host running Microsoft Virtual PC

  Anyone have problems with network connectivity to a host machine during execution of Microsoft Virtual PC?  The host machine is running Enterprise of Windows 7 SP1 64 bit running with Microsoft Virtual PC with Microsoft Vista SP2 32-bit Enterprise.  Recently, I had the updated video driver to host MicrosoftUpdate for Windows 7 system level where the trouble started.

  What necessary information needed to troubleshoot network connectivity to host for running Virtual PC system?

  This issue is beyond the scope of this site and must be placed on Technet or MSDN

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/home

  http://social.msdn.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/home

• Touch pad & network issue.

  I am so happy to write this to you, Mr. Yesterday, I'm dealing with networking and touchpad problem in my laptop. I can't use the courier of the touchpad. I had tried wireless mouse, but has not worked properly. The laptop is also silent. No voice from the speakers too.

  Please guide me to solve.

  Yours faithfully,

  Samir vallet.

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  Hello Samir

  Like all these question started if you can perform a restore of the system to a date previous issue might get resolved. Update or software corruption could bring this question.

• Satellite L300D-13s Realtek 8187 b - downgraded to vista, no network not found!

  Okay, the laptop L300D-13s, the wireless network adapter is identified right, like USB 2.0.

  Vista was on the laptop, but I immediately wiped and put XP, as Toshiba really should have in the first place. The Toshiba driver can be downloaded from the Web from Toshiba site. This installs.

  Once everything is configured, using XP zero wireless integrated uility, a bubble appears in the system tray indicating "one or more wireless networks are available..." "etc.

  However when you open the XP WLAN utility, some networks are never found. Power management has been tried in various forms and the switch is on the FN + F8 does not affect the ability to basically never find a wireless network. There is a problem somewhere.

  The drivers from www.realtek.com.tw do not operate on this card in this Toshiba laptop - it is said that the hardware is not compatible. However, as mentioned, install the drivers from the Toshiba site, but can't find any wireless networks.

  I've used NetStumbler - that use a basic default NDIS driver loading the application and find networks. It is just a "sniffer" for the WLAN, cannot use this to connect.

  It can't be just me certainly facing this problem? I have tried most things related to uninstall/reinstall the drivers from Toshiba Web site, that specifically say they are compatible with XP. Any help is appreciated. I'm much educated WLAN and have tried everything I can think of-although admittedly I have not disassembled the laptop computer and deleted/replaced the card again.

  Hello

  Just a question;
  Did you create the disc of recovery before you erased the HARD drive?

  I ask because you need to update the BIOS first before installing Windows XP.
  Usually, the BIOS should be updated to running the OS preinstalled Toshiba but maybe you're a lucky guy and the update of the BIOS will work running Win XP.

  However, as I said, updating the BIOS, then download driver Realtek WLan (REALTEK RTL8187B 802.11(B/G)) Realtek page and install again.

  Then check if the wireless network card can be recognized and if you can establish the WiFi connection

• Networking issues: cannot share files or printers.

  I use a PC and a laptop. I connected them via an ethernet network cable. The problem is that I can't share my printer on the network. I have internet on the PC and laptop. I can see the computer 'host' through the laptop and I can see the "guest" through desktop PC. My printer is hooked up and I can use it on the computer 'host', but not 'invited '. In fact, the only thing that I can share is the internet connection. No files, printers, or anything else. The printer is configured to share on the 'hosting', but when I get on the cell phone "invited" it is unable to find it. I know that the functions of cable because if I disconnect it from the laptop I'm more able to see the other computer and I will return to local access. My network in my system tray icon says ' currently logged in: 3 access to the local network and internet. »

  We are able to ping computers, our working groups are correct, and we turned on all the files already sharing settings.

  Both systems are running windows Vista. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

  How your post is related to the Windows Update feature?

  Try this forum instead: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistanetworking/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

• Update Vista creates priority issues

  My machine recently hired a number of new updates to Vista.  Since then, I've been in a very bad way.  Starting the machine normally, I am unable to connect to the internet.  I am also unable to diagnose the problem because it tells me that I must go to the Service Control Manager and to start the diagnostic policy Service.  Click that does nothing, it won't.  Through Panel on administration Services tools, he won't.  I tried Windows Update, and it does not start.  I access Internet and most of these other tools, such as now - through Safe Mode network, but have not been able to identify the root cause.  Nothing has changed on my conifguration.  Any way to regularize the patches?  Any ideas how to crack this?

  Two ways to do it.

  1. a System Restore to before the updates:

  Click Start > programs > Accessories > system tools > System Restore > restore time/choose your own date > next

  If you use Norton, disable it before using the system restore.

  2. click on 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 bad.

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

• Home networking issues

  OK, here's the problem. I networked my 3 computers together; 1 home, 1 vista home, 1 7 home xp. The XP tells me in my network places connections and 2 other computers through the internet. It has 2 categories showing the local network and internet. Why is that happening and how can I solve this problem? My vista and 7 computers show that a single network.

  Here are the steps of general network troubleshooting. Just cannot apply to your situation, so just take the bits that are. It may seem daunting, but if you follow the steps in the links and suggestions below calmly and consistently, you will have no difficulty to implement your sharing.

  Problems sharing files between computers on a network are usually caused by 1) a misconfigured firewall or a firewall neglected (including a dynamic firewall in a virtual private network); or (2) inadvertently run two firewalls such as the firewall of Windows and a third-party firewall. and/or (3) do not have accounts to the same users and passwords on all computers in the workgroup. (4) tries to create actions where the operating system does not.

  In Windows 7 and Vista, set the Type of network to 'Private', not 'Public '.

  In Vista, turn on password protected sharing. In Windows 7, go to control panel > everything in Control Panel > network and sharing Center. Click on "change the advanced sharing settings. You don't want to use the residential group unless you have all Windows 7 machines. In sharing advanced:

  Discovery of plug in the network
  Open the files and printers sharing
  Turn on the sharing section Public folder sharing
  Plug the password protected sharing

  A. configure the firewall on all machines to allow traffic to local area network (LAN) as being approved. With the Windows Firewall, turning on window file sharing and printer as the above will take care of that for you. In XP, you can run the Network Setup Wizard or just enable file sharing / print in the Windows XP firewall exceptions. If you are not running a third-party firewall or you have an antivirus/security with its own firewall component program, then you're fine.  With a third-party firewall, I usually set up the allocation of LAN with an IP address range. E.g. would be 192.168.1.0 - 192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your correct subnet. Refer to the safety of any third party program or the user forums for how to correctly configure its firewall. Do not run more than one firewall. DON'T STOP FIREWALLS; CONFIGURE THEM CORRECTLY.

  (B) to facilitate the Organization, put all computers in the same workgroup. This is done from the System applet in Control Panel, the computer name tab.

  C. create the counterpart of the user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do not need to be logged into the same account on all machines and assigned to each user account passwords can be different; accounts/passwords just need to exist and to match on all machines. DO NOT NEGLECT TO CREATE PASSWORDS, EVEN IF ONLY OF SIMPLE. If you want a machine to boot directly to the desktop (a particular user account) for convenience, you can do this:

  (Vista and Windows 7) Start > Search box > type: netplwiz [Enter]
  Click continue (or provide an administrator password) when you are prompted by UAC

  Uncheck "users must enter a user name and password to use this computer". Select a user account to connect automatically by clicking on the account you want to highlight and press OK. Enter the password for this user account (when it exists) when you are prompted. Leave blank if there is no password (null).

  XP - set up Windows to automatically connect (MVP Ramesh) -http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

  D. Si one or more of the computers on your network are XP Pro or Media Center, turn off Simple file sharing (Folder Options > view tab).

  E. create share as you wish. XP Home does not share the users directory or the Program Files, but you can share folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the Shared Documents folder. In Vista and Windows 7 I usually shares its office and the Public directory.

  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/15247/complete-guide-to-networking-Windows-7-with-XP-and-Vista/

  MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

• Impossible to activate my Vista wireless network card

  I replaced a broken network PCI adapt with a Belkin USB wireless adapter.  I installed everything, restarted, and now my computer can't find any networks.  I open network connections and tried to repair.  When I 'Reset the wireless network adapter' it indicates a problem still exists. As it is said 'Belkin 54 g Wireless USB Network Adapter' knows driver or hardware related issues.  I've already updated the driver for the latest driver.  When I go into network connections and right click on the connection for Belkin 54 g wireless, I try to activate with no luck.  I also try to activate Device Manager with no luck.

  I came to the conclusion there is that some conflicts causing the wireless network adapter to not 'activate' or activate.  What is the problem?

  Hello Brent in Texas.

  O what is the status of the wireless network adapter in Device Manager, you see yellow exclamations or the fringe?

  The error code indicates that the drivers are not installed for your wireless network card.

  You should try to uninstall and reinstall the drivers for your network card wireless instead of updating the drivers. Make sure that you remove the previous version of the driver and install the latest version.

  1. click on start. In the start search box type "devmgmt.msc", and then press ENTER.
  2. expand "network adapters, double-click the entry for the wireless network device.
  3. click on the "Driver" tab, click "Uninstall".
  4. click on start. In the start search box type "appwiz.cpl", and then press ENTER.
  5 remove the entries related to the wireless network adapter.

  Reinstall the driver with your driver CD. After installation, create the connection.

  Alternatively, you can try to uninstall the driver from Device Manager, then go to the computer or the device factory site download the latest driver for your network card and install it.

  You can read the article that will give you all the steps to troubleshoot network connectivity issues:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/936211

  Thank you
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