microsoft.public.windows.vista.general Google Group

Re: How to set default keyboard layout in Welcome screen to Englis

nash...@discussions.microsoft.com (Nasho23) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:08:01 UT

Sorry to cut in on this Vista thread.
Is there a similar fix for XP SP3.
When I bootup, I get a Russian "Welcome" and when I shutdown the text is in
Russian. All working screen text is now in English after changing it in
Regional and Language Settings.

Re: Messenger Not Working In Vista

msnewsrepl...@jonathankay.com (Jonathan Kay [MVP]) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:43:54 UT

Hi,
Thanks for posting that - I had wondered where they had ended up putting it.

Re: Vista sp2 activation

s.leo313.487...@donotspam.com (S. Leo313) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:02:50 UT

Thanks To You

Re: Book recommendation for Vista

gu...@unknown-email.com (whs) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:54:51 UT

Saga;1244377 Wrote:
This is the best: 'Windows Vista: The Missing Manual - O'Reilly Media'
([link])

Re: reinstall

lew...@hawaiiantel.net (kana) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:03:57 UT

Michael,
Thank you for your straight forward answer without all the sarcasm. I'll try
it.

Re: Book recommendation for Vista

le...@earthlink.net (Leroy) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:28:21 UT

Windows Vista Product Guide:
[link]
Saga wrote:

Re: ONLY 1 MORE DAY TILL I POST ANOTHER IDIOTIC COUNTDOWN - MENTAL RETARDATION IS IN MY HOME!

geoff_...@optusnet.com.au (Geoff) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:23:05 UT

How big an idiot can you become?
I guess there can be no end to stupidity!!!

Book recommendation for Vista

antis...@nowhere.com (Saga) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:12:07 UT

Hello all, I have a friend that has a PC with Vista. She would like to learn
this OS more in depth and was asking me about a book recommendation, Since I
do not have Vista I could not recommend any books off hand.I have heard good
things about the Missing Manual series. Is Vista, The Missing Manual (David

Re: errors on disk

redno...@removethiscomcast.net (Nil) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:52:22 UT

microsoft.public.windows.vista .general:
If you clicked OK, the scan will happen when you next restart the
computer. It may take some time - could be an hour or more if it's a
very large disk. Be patient - don't interrupt it.
When the Windows finally boots up, check the Event Log to see what
problems were found and corrections were made.

Re: Booting from CD drive

anon_private.487...@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com (anon_private) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:39:28 UT

Gene E. Bloch;1662063 Wrote:
I have been told that if I install Linux as a file under Windows then
on booting I will be given the choice of which operating system to use
by the boot manager.
My boot manager appears to be in the D directory (recovery).
Can someone tell me how this would work?
Thanks

Unable to Bootup Vista

cface.487...@donotspam.com (Cface) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:48:51 UT

Hello,
Recently my computer decided to fail on me. I was just browsing the
internet and listening to music as usual when everything froze up. The
explorer.exe, firefox.exe, everything.
After restarting my computer and loading up Vista it goes to the
"loading" logo and then goes black and stays that way. This isn't a

Re: errors on disk

sivri...@nospamultravision.net (JS) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:44:58 UT

Nil,
thanks for your reply. I did what you said,and it won't run while in use. It
says to schedule,so I click ok, but nothing happens when I click ok or
restart. If it restarts,how will it scan,it will be running.
??
JS

Re: Messenger Not Working In Vista

newshel...@gmail.com (Shenan Stanley) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:34:13 UT

Wow. Really old, cross-posted.
Entire conversation, archived:
[link]
Since you quoted *nothing* of the original posting - many people will just
see what you posted above. Not much in the way of useful information

Re: errors on disk

redno...@removethiscomcast.net (Nil) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:33:34 UT

microsoft.public.windows.vista .general:
Scandisk was a DOS utility that hasn't been included since Windows 98
(maybe ME).
Right-click in the disk in Windows Explorer and choose Properties |
Tools | Check for Errors. If you enable the "Fix file system errors" or
"Attempt recovery of bad sectors" options, you should backup your data

Re: How to stop search?

redno...@removethiscomcast.net (Nil) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:28:19 UT

microsoft.public.windows.vista .general:
And so it is... and I love it! Thanks very much for the heads-up!
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