I meant to blog about this at the time but forgot until i was just reminded about it I was over at my parents house and my dad had been trying to run Windows Update. He had one update that just wouldn’t install – KB929729 Security Update for .NET 1.1 I found a very helpful post
Category: Windows Vista
Resetting Vista Offline Files
A little while back i posted about resetting the offline file cache in XP. I had a comment left by Rick asking how to do this in Vista After a little digging the initial answer is…..you can’t Well not quite (just not as easily)…things like csccmd.exe don’t apply anymore as the offline files functionality has
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Missing Pictures
*-* Updated *-* When i view the Pictures folder in Explorer the files aren’t there! If i view them in the attach files dialog they are there but it still wont let me attach them. When i right click while trying to attach files files it wont open in Photo Gallery either. However good old paint came to my
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Media Player keeps playing
Susanne posted a while back about a problem with Windows Media Player on Vista where the music continues to play even after you have closed the program I’d noticed the same thing on my computer at home so just got into the habit of stopping whatever i was listening to before i closed I was
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Multiple Monitors With Windows Vista – Revisited
I posted a while a back about support for multiple monitors in Windows Vista and how i felt lots of people were in a panic for no good reason Turns out this was one of the most popular posts on this blog according to the stats I never mentioned in my original post where i got
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Express Upgrade? Whats express about it?
** Rant warning ** My Dad was looking to buy a new pc. He had a modest budget but was keen on getting Windows Vista He decided to buy a Dell PC with Windows XP Media Centre Edition installed and take advantage of the Express Upgrade offer so that he could still get Vista As soon
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Cool New Sidebar Gadgets
Over on the Live Search blog they have released a couple of new sidebar gadgets While i like the look of the traffic information gadget i’m in the UK so it’s of no use to me 🙁 I do like the Live Search Gadget. Simply drop it on your sidebar and type in your search
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Vista vs Mac?
I usually take articles on PC vs Mac (Linux/Unix/etc) with a pinch of salt. You can usually tell after a few minutes that the author has already decided the winner before conducting the test. I came across this article on Znet that i think (just my humble opinion) is not a fair test The article
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PDA Woes
I have a HP IPAQ hx2750 which i probably dont use as much as i should but is great for getting quick access to email and appointments when i’m away from my PC. After installing Vista i discovered that ActiveSync is no-more so installed the “Windows Mobile Device Center” Beta Installation seemed to go ok
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Slideshow Gadget
My first Vista tip! I’m loving the sidebar at the moment. I changed the options so that it is always on top and dropped a couple of useful things on there. Clock, it’s a bit more visible than the clock in the system tray. Remote Desktop Connection Gadget – allows me to quickly Remote Desktop into