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Windows Vista is the operating system released in January 2007, as a successor to Windows XP. It was intended for PCs, workstations and laptops, and shares the same code base as its successor, Windows 7. As a result, questions and answers asked of Windows Vista are mostly interchangeable with those of Windows 7. Differences are mostly minor, such as file menus and the wording of dialogs.

Windows Vista, originally with the codename of Longhorn and Mojave before public release, was Microsoft's follow up to Windows XP.

It has been succeeded by Windows 7

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How to find out what caused Vista shutdown?

When I got back from work today I found that my Vista64 in a bad state.. computer was on, but screen was black and computer was not responsive (pressing numlock did not cause light to come on). It looks like a bad shutdown (that I did not initiate).…
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Vista x64 - looking for 64bit signed bluetooth drivers for Broadcom BCM2045 chipset

I'm looking for 64bit signed bluetooth drivers for Broadcom BCM2045 chipset. Drivers available for [AirLive BT-201USB](http://www.aienter code hererlive.com/product/product_3.jsp?pdid=PD1217409688986) based on this chipset have 64bit version but…
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How to rename multiple computers in a domain

I've inherited this stupid name convention: COMPANYNAME-CITY20090724 or COMPANYNAME-CITY-JOHN It doesn't tell me anything about the location (floor, department). John left the company months ago. Computers from one city moved to another city, but…
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Prevent some startup programs from running when logging in to Windows Vista via Remote Desktop

Is it possible to prevent some startup programs from running when I log in to my Windows Vista desktop via Remote Dekstop. I was hoping for a solution much like "Capster" which when added to a startup shortcut will only run the executable in it's…
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Disable UAC And Windows Security Center alerts under Vista Business

We have a few Windows Vista Business with User Account Control turned off (the reason is because those machines need to run a series of programs that do not work with UAC, the boxes have no Internet connectivity so this is not a security problem).…
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Windows - Accessing - Manipulating Administrator shares across windows servers \\computername\c$

Problem: \\computername\c$ returns "Network Name cannot be found" I tried using \\computername\c$ as well as well as with the FQDN \\computername.domain.company.com\c$ and the IP address too. net use * \computername\c$ /user AdminprivilegedUser …
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64 bit Vista drawbacks and problems?

What are common drawbacks, gotchas, and problems of choosing Vista 64-bit versus 32 bit? We recently purchased two laptops and selected Vista 64 bit, but I'm considering downgrading to Vista 32 bit on both. The only reason for going 64 bit was to…
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Windows 7 / Windows Vista won't connect to 802.1x RADIUS Server

I've deployed Radius and have no problems connecting with TTLS, PEAP, or MD5 using linux, mac, and windows xp. For Windows 7 and Vista, I'm never prompted with the dialog box to enter username & password after configuring 802.1x support on the…
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Will using the Vista (basic) FTP Server in IIS be secure enough?

I'm not a sysadmin, in fact I have zero skills in this area. However, I need to setup an FTP Server for the purpose of receiving uploads daily. The T1 will be connected to a router, and this will be the only box attached to that router. Will…
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Vista "publisher cannot be verified" message

In windows Vista, when I run certain programs, Vista says: The publisher cannot be verified, are you sure you want to run this software? I believe this applies to software which has not been signed, but I'm not sure. My question is: how can I…
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Distributing a cookie to users

This is effectively a repost of my question at StackOverflow, before I settle on a programmatic solution: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7530734/creating-a-cookie-outside-of-a-web-browser-e-g-with-vbscript Essentially, a customers users are…
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Access Windows Boot Manager selector when timeout is set to 0?

I've installed Wubi onto a Windows Vista computer. I've also set the boot timeout to 0: bcdedit /timeout 0 However, now I can't figure out how to get the menu to come up at all! I read on the internets that I had to hold F8 or space when starting…
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How do I run a batch file on a local network as Administrator? (Vista)

I have a couple of batch files which must be run as Administrator. I can do so if they are on my machine, but when I put them on the network and then try to run them as Administrator, the command prompt simply shows no output and finishes,…
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Quick access to control panel stuff in Vista

Vista's control panel is more useless then ever. One example: I used to be able to access network devices with a couple clicks. From there I could check IP settings, disable, reset devices etc. Now I have to click start, control panel, show classic…
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Vista Windows Scheduler task starts failing, and then never works again

I have a scheduler task setup to run every hour, to update a web server. It runs each hour correctly. But after a reboot, the task always starts to fail: The error is: Task Scheduler failed to start "\Website Refresh" task for user…
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