http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ Repair Questions » Forum: Windows Vista - Recent Topics en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:05:21 +0000 http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/sound-issues#post-417 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:33:54 +0000 gesi 417@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I have sound with my headset but not with my speakers. Nothing has changed that I know of (including the default sound device). I have even hooked the speakers up to another computer and they work fine, but not on my computer. What gives? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/file-names#post-565 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:22:43 +0000 tany 565@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>There are times when I change a file ext and it works perfect, no issues at all and then sometimes I run into a random instance where I can not change the file name but I never remember the error it gives. How can I afford this, can only certain files be changed? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/ipod-issues#post-548 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:55:11 +0000 Jasper 548@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Someone told me that using Vista with iTunes to modify my iPod playlists and photos could be risky because there are issues with ejecting the iPod and it could corrupt my iPod. How do I prevent that? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/antivirus-warning#post-542 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:16:33 +0000 NotAGeek 542@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Can you tell me how to turn off the security center warnings that won't leave me alone? I know I don't have an antivirus right now so I don't need it to remind me. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/windows-contacts#post-540 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:13:52 +0000 NotAGeek 540@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>My computer has Windows Contacts on it and it worked fine until recently. I no longer have a button to add contacts. How do I get it back? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/update-not-updating#post-537 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:44:49 +0000 cooks 537@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I keep getting the following error and I have no idea what it means. When I Google the numbers I get a ton of sites but I can not translate it from geek speak to English.</p> <p>Windows could not search for new updates. Error code 80004002 </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/sidebar-gone#post-512 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:52:07 +0000 Allison 512@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>My sidebar has disappeared. Do you know where it might have gone and how I would go about getting it back? I turned on my computer and everything loaded except the sidebar. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/ie-and-vista#post-510 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:47:35 +0000 Allison 510@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I can no longer use IE when browsing on my Vista computer. I can browse using Chrome or Foxfire but not IE. Other users on my computer are having no problems with IE. Any suggestions? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/does-vista-need-more-resources#post-490 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:06:17 +0000 Dunce 490@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>my machine is running Vista Ultimate and it seems to be running much slower than when I had XP installed on it. Does Vista need much more resourcrs than XP? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/shutting-down#post-471 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:05:30 +0000 Mischa 471@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Why does it take so long to shut down the Vista computer? Is it because I too many things in the start up menu that needs to be shut down each time? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/questions#post-470 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:55:35 +0000 Mischa 470@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Why does Vista seem to ask the question "Did you start process" each time I open an application? Is there any way to turn off these questions? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/sound-not-working-consistently#post-442 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:25:02 +0000 Krystal 442@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>The sound on my Vista machine works sometimes, other times it don't. I know there is a way to troubleshoot and test to do but I don't know how. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/computer-not-starting-up#post-441 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:20:46 +0000 Krystal 441@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>There is a Vista laptop at home, I turned it on, but it didn't come on, I checked to ensure it was plugged in and the cables attached, unplugged and tried again, still nothing. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/flashing-screen-1#post-440 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:14:31 +0000 Krystal 440@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>My husband has vista on his computer, I am not sure if it he operating system of the computer itself, but ever so often, there is a regular flash across the screen which sometimes take up to a minute to control. What causes that problem? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/outlook#post-416 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:32:04 +0000 gesi 416@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Since I have installed the new various of outlook it randomly hangs. All of my web applications re quick, even logging into web based email but Outlook is really laggy. Is there any reason for this? It worked fine on my other copy of windows. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/cddvdr-not-working#post-389 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:29:02 +0000 amanda 389@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I can't get my CD/cdr/dvd player to work! I just got an upgrade to vista (I don't know why I got it instead of 7)and my cd player won't burn. What can I do? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/programs-not-working#post-388 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:26:27 +0000 amanda 388@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Some of my secondary programs that I've been trying to install recently haven't been working on Vista. Is this a problem with the software? Or is it a problem on the OS end? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/my-ipod-is-not-right#post-384 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:20:29 +0000 Knowhow 384@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I loaded a bunch of new songs through iTunes with my new computer (it has Vista). I had problems first with iTunes, but thought it was corrected. Now the words are not displaying properly? Is it my iPod or the computer? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/mustek-is-not-compatible#post-383 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:18:51 +0000 Knowhow 383@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I'm not finding any driver for Mustek with my Windows Vista. So I can't use Mustek with my computer. Is there anyway to get around this? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/vista-support#post-215 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:13:51 +0000 Canuck 215@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Is Vista support going to be phased out anytime soon in the same way that Windows XP is being phased out, now that Windows 7 is here? </p>