http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Forum: Windows Vista en Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:04:38 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/serious-issues#post-46144 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:39:37 +0000 Hyperion 46144@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>So, one day I noticed that I had three Trojans all at once, the exact names (unfortunately) I didn't write down. So I deleted the files Avira identified as infected, and rebooted. Upon reboot, I was denied access when I tried to log on. There was no way for me to get on. So since my laptop came with a recovery disc, I decided to just let it go and start fresh. Now it gets weird. I ran the disc fine, it installed and whatnot, then I ran the drivers disc and it installed as well. But when I get the Vista "Welcome" screen, it just loads and then gives me an error saying "Windows could not complete the installation. Please reboot to complete the installation." When I rebooted, the same thing happened. Growing weary of this still, I decided to totally wipe the hd with dban. That finished up today and I had planned on putting a fresh copy of XP on rather than Vista, but XP says it can't detect my hd. So I tried running the recovery discs again, but the same thing happens each time. The strange part is, I can open the task manager while the error message is up, but its not like I'm actually IN Windows. I'm really at a loss, hope someone can help me out. Thanks. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/recoveryd-full#post-46141 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:27:23 +0000 donjudy2003 46141@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>ScottW. I see the list, and my list has everything but PC-DOCTOR and pcdr. Should I delete (if possible)all the other files. Im nervous about doing anything in (D): don </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/recoveryd-full#post-46140 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:22:11 +0000 donjudy2003 46140@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>ScottW. yes, i did see the warning msg. I went into explorer and file management and unclicked the "do not show hidden files". Then when I clicked on files in windows explorer recovery(D), this list came up. I am going to the article. Thanks ScottW. don </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/recoveryd-full#post-46131 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:05:22 +0000 ScottW 46131@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Don, you did good. However, the files that we see on your D: drive don't match the list that whs gave, nor the one I find on HP's website. I found this article at HP that talks about what to do if you get a "Low Disk Space" message for the recovery partition. Is this what you are seeing? It also shows that the D: drive should be protected by a warning message. Have you seen that?<br /> <a href="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01508532&#38;cc=us&#38;dlc=en&#38;lc=en&#38;jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN" rel="nofollow">http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01508532&#38;cc=us&#38;dlc=en&#38;lc=en&#38;jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/i-cannot-right-click-and-save#post-46129 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:03:53 +0000 rightclick 46129@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>WELL NOT ONLY PICTURES,,WHEN I RIGHT CLICK NO BLOCK COMES UP AT ALL </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/i-cannot-right-click-and-save#post-46127 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:03:07 +0000 rightclick 46127@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>ITS ALL PICTURES,,, </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/system-tray-icons-not-showing-correclyor-at-all-any-ideas-windows-vista#post-46125 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:28:41 +0000 ScottW 46125@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Najkiie, do you have Windows set to hide inactive icons? Right-click on the taskbar and select Properties -&gt; Notification tab and uncheck "Hide inactive icons". Even when the inactive icons are hidden there is an arrow on the left of the system tray to allow you to access them.</p> <p>What do you mean by "non Windows" programs? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/recoveryd-full#post-46121 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:05:58 +0000 donjudy2003 46121@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>$RECYCLE.BIN<br /> AUTOMODE<br /> BLOCK.RIN<br /> boot<br /> bootmgr<br /> Desktop.ini<br /> DRECOVERY<br /> Folder.htt<br /> HP<br /> MASTER.LOG<br /> preload<br /> protect.ed<br /> RECOVERY<br /> SOURCES<br /> System Volume Informat<br /> Tools<br /> USER<br /> WINDOWS</p> <p>Hey, Scott. It worked. NOt sure what I did but it was fun. don </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/recoveryd-full#post-46120 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:59:17 +0000 donjudy2003 46120@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thanks ScottW. I'll try this. don </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/network-timeout-constant-error-firefox-only#post-46119 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:59:15 +0000 Appletom 46119@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I'm getting this error constantly - dozens and dozens of times each day:</p> <p>Network Timeout<br /> The server at WebsiteName.com is taking too long to respond.<br /> The requested site did not respond to a connection request and the browser has stopped waiting for a reply.<br /> * Could the server be experiencing high demand or a temporary outage? Try again later.<br /> * Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the computer's network connection.<br /> * Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.<br /> * Still having trouble? Consult your network administrator or Internet provider for assistance.</p> <p>I get it at mainstream sites (Google, CNN, HowToGeek) and at small off-the-beaten-path websites too.</p> <p>It only happens in Firefox. I've disabled ALL of my add-ons (making Firefox a very boring browser indeed) and the network timeout issue remains.</p> <p>The only thing I haven't done yet is reinstall Firefox - hate to lose my cookies and bookmarks. Does anybody have any idea before I uninstall and re-install? Firefox v 3.0.1. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/recoveryd-full#post-46118 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:51:43 +0000 ScottW 46118@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Since filenames are just text, it's easier to copy and paste the text. In a Command Prompt window, type:<br /> <code>dir d:\ /a</code><br /> for a listing of the top level directory. Right-click and select Mark, then highlight the text with the mouse and press Enter. The text is now in the clipboard and can be pasted as text here on the forum with Ctrl-V. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/system-tray-icons-not-showing-correclyor-at-all-any-ideas-windows-vista#post-46117 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:51:32 +0000 najkiie 46117@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>why is nobody responding? come on, plz :( </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/printer-installation#post-46116 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:49:29 +0000 royal 46116@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>trying to install a brother mfc-665cw on vista with drivers from brother site with printer usb unplugged but getting error not enough disc space. laptop is comp.Pres. A944ca 3 weeks old has 150gig left on C drive and 2 gig on D drive, can anyone help? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/nero-8-on-vista#post-46112 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:08:19 +0000 ScottW 46112@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Blue8817, are you using Nero Home? It is a media center, something like the Windows Media Center built into Vista Home Premium and Ultimate. I suggest that you disable Nero Scout and Nero Home. I prefer to have Nero only run when I ask it to, but like so many programs it wants to install background tasks and services that you don't need.</p> <p>* Go to Start -&gt; All Programs -&gt; Nero -&gt; Nero Toolkit -&gt; Nero Scout. Uncheck the box "Enable Nero Scout"<br /> * In a Run box (Win+R), enter "serivces.msc". In Services, stop the service NMIndexingService and disable it.</p> <p>By the way, what is the application name that has "stopped working" in that error message? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/recover-deleted-emails-fail-using-shadow-explorer#post-46110 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:04:37 +0000 whs 46110@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Janet, I would think the first thing to check is whether you have a restore point going back as far as April 08. You can easily do that in Shadow Explorer or in Vista Backup/Restore Center or in Command Prompt with VSSADMIN LIST SHADOWS. I doubt though, that April restore points still exist because that would require about 200GB of shadowstorage. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/recoveryd-full#post-46107 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:56:26 +0000 whs 46107@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Don, I will be out for a while. You will hear back from me either later tonight (I am in the Central European Time Zone) or tomorrow. So you can take your time. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/recoveryd-full#post-46106 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:48:19 +0000 donjudy2003 46106@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thanks, I'm going to do that now. don </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/recoveryd-full#post-46105 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:39:54 +0000 whs 46105@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>When I said snip, you can either do a screenshot with the "prt sc" on the top right of your keyboard - you have to press this together with the Fn key (bottom left). The other method is to use the snipping tool which you find in All Programs &gt; Accessories. In both cases you have to save the shot (usually in Pictures) and then you can post it here with this method:<br /> 1. Create your account at <a href="http://photobucket.com/" rel="nofollow">http://photobucket.com/</a> - real easy<br /> 2. Use the folder with your name on it or create a subfolder (recommended). You do that on the left side where it says "New Album" &gt; Save<br /> 3.Go to "Upload Images and Videos", somewhere in the middle. Underneath where it says "Reduce to", pick 640x480 (best size for posting). Now click on "Choose Files". This will most likely bring up your "Pictures" folder (but you can select another folder). Double click on the file you want to upload. After a few seconds you will see it.<br /> 4. If you want to post this picture directly on the Forum, click on IMG Code (last link). If you only want to post the link to the picture, click on Direct link. Note: the thing will get yellow - then you got it in your clipboard (from where you Paste).<br /> 5. Now you can paste this into your HTG posting. If you chose IMG, the picture will only show up AFTER you posted. In the posting you will only see the link. If you chose "Direct link", it will just be a link </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/recoveryd-full#post-46103 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:34:45 +0000 donjudy2003 46103@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>WHS. Sorry, but I tried to ctl-c and nothing happened. don </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/recoveryd-full#post-46101 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:27:29 +0000 donjudy2003 46101@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>WHS. Thank you for your advice. I stopped the auto backup untill I can allocate to the DVD drive for backup. I'm sorry for being so dumb, but how would I do a "snip" to post. I have 12 or so files on (D):. l'll try and copy (ctl-c) and then come back here and do a (ctl-v). I did make a rocovery disk when I first got my HP. Again, thank you for your help. Don </p>