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Audio device mapping

1247 byte By JeffPages at 2008-3-7
The mapping of kernel streaming WDM audio devices to waveOut, waveIn and mixer devices appears to be quite different to previous versions of Windows, and is causing problems with multichannel sound cards. Each output pin seems to map to a waveOut device named only by the pin type (for example ...

Blue Screen on Boot in 5231

560 byte By JoshCochran at 2008-3-6
I've been fighting all day with installing the current CTP build (5231) of Vista on my Dell Inspiron 600m. The OS takes forever to install but once it does it boots to the desktop normally until I install the supplemental drivers. On every reboot after that the system blue screens and reboots. ...

Error 2 and 183 while registering a windowe class and creatinga window.

4857 byte By SumitChawla at 2008-3-5
Hi allwhen i try to register a new Window Class, I get the Errors no 2 and 183 Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified. Error 183 : Cannot create a file when that file already exists. Following is the Code thats creatting these errors: LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT iMsg, ...

Latest build for Vista

195 byte By newmaneh at 2008-3-3
I am using build 5112, can someone confirm what number the latest build is? And how did you get your copy of it? I don't remember getting anything later than 5112 from Technet. Thanks.

IPv4 config problem

334 byte By TravisMcGee at 2008-3-1
Vista was working before 5231. Installed 5231, not only it has lost the network config (wireless) settings...I assign static ip 10.0.0.109 with 255.255.255.0a) it does not do any TCP networking whatsoeverb) Connection Status (and ipconfig at command) says IP Address 169.254.30.222 with ...

Aero

13 byte By NicolaZanardi at 2008-2-28
Is aero good?

Windows Vista Icons PNG vs. Vector

196 byte By VistaGuy at 2008-2-27
Hi. Wouldnt it be better if you could have a vector file saved as a xaml file for each size rather then an image? so youd have a 16x16 vector xaml file rather then having to save it as a png?

Vista and Virtual Machine

205 byte By Gargamel at 2008-2-26
I got Vista running fine on VM 5 and its working decently. Problem is I cannot install the Virtual Machine additions. THe install just sits there and does nothing for quite some time. Any ideas?

Massstorage Driver

196 byte By Ilyck at 2008-2-25
Hi. I have trouble with installing Vista. I have a highpoint 374 massstorage controller. But it seems so that vista is not supporting it. Is there a driver for the HPT 374 under Vista? Thanks

Turtle beach catalina drivers

119 byte By angel1610 at 2008-2-24
Cannot install the catalina driver on 5231, anybody got a clue on where to find those drivers or a solution. Thanks.

Vista CTP MSDN product keys

99 byte By curiousgeorge2 at 2008-2-23
Hello, does anyone know if the MSDN product key for Windows Vista CTP will work with the new beta?

Embedded iSCSI Driver Specificaton

654 byte By MatthewMickelson at 2008-2-22
New to the MSDN and Microsoft resource locations.I am looking for the Microsoft specification for the embedded iSCSI driver and service from the 5219 Beta 2 build.My target device works fine with the offical MS iSCSI release for 2000/2003/XP (version 2.00). However, with the Vista version ...

When will be the release of Windows Vista for all?

117 byte By DavidRobinson at 2008-2-22
Anyone know if/when the next build of Vista will be released to us MSDN subscribers? Perhaps with .Net 2.0 RC bits ?

Development Tools on Vista

290 byte By AlBu70 at 2008-2-21
What are the development tools that can currently be installed and used on Vista? 1. Can I use VS05 RC1? 2. Can I use VS03 3. What SDK do I need to use I am trying to setup a development environment for C++ on Vista and any help would be appreciated. Thanks, AlBu.

Windows Vista CTP - 64-bit - Build 5231 Install Problems

338 byte By AvanadeBill at 2008-2-20
Has anyone had any success installing the new x64 version of Vista? I keep getting "an error occured while copying files" error during the install process. I have downloaded the ISO multiple times and burned it using different drives and software but still get the same problem. I can run ...

Add/Remove windows components missing

373 byte By swivel at 2008-2-19
I am running build 5112. The only problems that I can see so far are... 1) I cannot add/remove windows programs like office, etc.. 2) My interop solution between Unix and Windows stopped working, My Unix servers know which user I am but I have no permissions.. (Weird) 3) The search is sloooow ...

hardware compatability

1239 byte By gman2000 at 2008-2-18
hi i just wanted to pass on some suggestions to the windows vista software development team. I've got a canon BJC 5100 printer which worked fine till my pc(which has windows 98) was stolen when I loaned it to a relative,the replacement PC has windows xp and according to canon they will not ...

Vista 5231 and VS 2005 RC1

109 byte By DavidRobinson at 2008-2-17
Hi All, Has anyone tried installing VS 2005 on Vista 5231? They both seem to use the same .Net 2.0 bits...

msi.lib not found

663 byte By SunnyH at 2008-2-16
I have a project that needs link with msi.lib and I got the following linking error: LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'msi.lib' I have the following paths in the library directories: $(VCInstallDir)lib $(VCInstallDir)atlmfc\lib $(VCInstallDir)atlmfc\lib\i386 ...

developing application.. do I have to wait?!!

266 byte By JassimRahma at 2008-2-15
I am about to start developing an application for Hospital Management and I wanted to know if I have to wait for Windows Vista to be releaed or I can develop it now using VS 2003 on Windows XP.. will be there any major changed in my code if I want to move to Vista?

vista on inspiron 5150

368 byte By shawn3091 at 2008-2-15
I have a beta version of windows vista and when i try to install it it will start to install the first part and then say that the system needs to restart to continue. so it restarts and instead of continuing the installation it boots to a black screen that says page fault and has a bunch of ...

Vista CTP on MSDN?

529 byte By winlonghorn at 2008-2-15
I was told that the vista CTP would be on MSDN, but I don't see it yet. Does anyone here know where it is at the moment. I am dying to get my hands on this build. The winhec build ended up not showing up on MSDN. Will this one have the same fate? If you don't know when it will be on MSDN, do ...

Vistaaa Problems and Missings

1737 byte By RescueExplorer at 2008-2-15
HelloIts nice to see new OS From Microsoft .. But Recently I have install Windows Vista Code Name "LongHorn" Build 5112I note some thing ... that or I did not be able to locat or its not existe Now ...in the task manager .. there is all the program that the user run ... but for a resone ... ...

Install Issues - "a disk read error occurred"

185 byte By disom6162 at 2008-2-15
When the Vista install reboots the machine I get the following error. a disk read error occurred. I have tried several different drives and still get the same result. Any ideas?

Problem Purging mailbox from within Exchange 2003

566 byte By SeanP.Mehrlander at 2008-2-14
We are having an issue trying to purge a few left over mailboxes from a recovery effort.What we have noticed is as follows:-the account that the mailbox was tied to no longer exsists.-when you try to either reconnect or purge the mailbox I get the following error. "The operation cannot be ...

Problem with product activation for Vista build 5219

299 byte By Kroeze at 2008-2-14
<font face="Courier New">Hello, I have just purchased Windows Vista Ultimate Edition build 5219, I have a problem with the installation. The code is incorrect. The code is: GKFV7-F2D9H-QKYXY-777P3-4M73W Please help me! Send please a massage to my E-mail. boyekroeze@hotmail.com</font>

3rd Party SCSI drivers

94 byte By Swanand at 2008-2-13
It crashes Vista completely, You have to find and delete such drivers, then only it will boot

Cant dial through modem

294 byte By swfblade at 2008-2-13
When i try to install the "Windows 'Longhorn' Professional x64 Edition Beta 1" on my PC I get an "setup.exe is not a valid Win32" error. When I try to boot from the CD, it wont! Just some specs on my PC which may/may not be relevent: Athlon 64, SATA Raid array, Asus K8V-X motherboard.

WINDOWS VISTA connection BUGS...

1306 byte By SupermanAlchemist at 2008-2-12
Vista "SUCKS" i can't connect to the internet...I reinstalled Vista 2ice and no dice...The fist time i downgraged windows back to media center and worked like a charmthen Vista on top.. again...NO Dicedowgraded to windows pro and connection works like a charm again.back do vista then i entered ...

Anybody know of any test automation tools for 64-bit vista apps?

90 byte By Testking at 2008-2-11
Looking for a means of automating the functional/acceptance testing; not unit/code level.

question

50 byte By bogdanleon at 2008-2-10
I want to know the price of windows vista.

Why layered windows support is removed in Windows Vista?

628 byte By Igor1 at 2008-2-10
As presentation of Nick Kramer on PDC2005 says: WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) fully supports HRGNs WPF does not support layered windows (WS_EX_LAYERED) It sounds very strange because Microsoft never discarded support of some good technology in Windows API. I see no technical explanation ...

universal voice recognition?

155 byte By thelion at 2008-2-8
So in win xp their are universal hotkeys now in vista since voice is reliabl can there please be universal voice commands. ie say "word" and word starts;)

[OT] - Do What I have to do for to join the Beta of Vista?

845 byte By MarcelloConsolo at 2008-2-8
Hi,I'm sorry if I ask for it here, but it's from the month of May that I'm asking for to join this beta, but I never had a response :(I asked it to the betaplace site, to the Connect site, to the Admin of the Mail beta, OneCare, MSN and others .. but no1 know how I can to join this ...

Oct CTP Build of Vista?

117 byte By DavidRobinson at 2008-2-7
Anyone know if/when the next build of Vista will be released to us MSDN subscribers? Perhaps with .Net 2.0 RC bits ?

Problem with installing WV

346 byte By CloseVision at 2008-2-7
I download WV from MSDN and when i try to install it this is the error i get:Stud loader for Setup programstud loader for Setup program have a problem and he need to close....what is the problem?i didnt burn it on DVD because i dont have DVD burner, and i have XP Home Edition SP2 please help me ...

IE Tool bars

342 byte By TheUnknownP at 2008-2-7
I absolutely hate the excess of wasted space at the top of the open IE windows. Unlike XP there seems to be no way of reducing this to a minimum. Hardly worth having a large monitor when a full 1/4 of the top is taken up with address bar, search, tabs, and tools. Although you can unlock it, you ...

AV's cause access failures.

164 byte By TheUnknownP at 2008-2-7
Programs like Avast Av won't allow IE to access web pages. If you turn off the On Access control then you are fine. Don't know about other AV programs yet. TTFN.

Security permissions.

285 byte By TheUnknownP at 2008-2-6
No matter what is done to change permissions nothing happens. You can't even install apps like Incredimail as you aren't allowed access to system32 and no changes of permissions anywhere allows access. Without access the installer can't see the mfc.dll and so can't install. TTFN.

Programs

227 byte By TheUnknownP at 2008-2-6
Many programs that were relied on to provide security simply cannot be installed in Vista. At least not yet. Zone Alarm and Diskeeper to name a couple. Hopefully they will have updates out for them to be used with Vista. TTFN.

SETUP.EXE throwing unhandled exception while installing Vista

747 byte By VijayendraLakkundi at 2008-2-5
Hi world,I am trying to install Windows Vista Beta 1 on a XP box and planning to make it a dual boot. XP is on C: drive (20 GB) and I want Vista on E: drive (20 GB).I uninstalled the Anti-virus on the machine for this installation.I downloaded en_longhorn_beta1_dvd.iso from MSDN and burnt it on ...

Can't copy executables ?

269 byte By DRD at 2008-2-5
I'm on 5219 (Beta2) as given out at the PDC. I'm a member of the local machine administrators group, but I can't copy executable programs to the program files directroy, or format discs? All I get is access denied or permission denied. -- Dan

VIA Drivers

292 byte By Daniel_MooSoft at 2008-2-4
Trying to install the CTP build and I can't seem to load my VIA SATA drivers from diskette. They worked in beta 1. Screenshot: <a target="_blank" title=" http://www.moosoft.com/nodriver.jpg" href=" http://www.moosoft.com/nodriver.jpg"> http://www.moosoft.com/nodriver.jpg</a> Daniel

Vista Final Release Date

130 byte By AltugAtik at 2008-2-4
Have to plan IT budget for hardware & software. Can anyone tell me what is the deadline of the Vista Project if there is one?

Can Visual Studio 2005 RC be installed on Vista (PDC beta version)?

109 byte By MetroP at 2008-2-4
I can't get passed installing .NET 2.0 framework. Are there any special steps that I should know about?

Problem installing from a DVD burned from the ISO image

294 byte By swfblade at 2008-2-4
When i try to install the "Windows 'Longhorn' Professional x64 Edition Beta 1" on my PC I get an "setup.exe is not a valid Win32" error. When I try to boot from the CD, it wont! Just some specs on my PC which may/may not be relevent: Athlon 64, SATA Raid array, Asus K8V-X motherboard.

Keyboard settings

422 byte By CarolChi at 2008-2-3
I installed with a Swiss/French keyboard, but keep getting a US one (for logon, and all new users). I know where to edit the registry, assuming it is as in XP, but wonder if there is a better way to resolve this (question mark which I cannot find) My standard environment (foreign companies ...

McAfee Enterprise 8 Framework service does not start

541 byte By CarolChi at 2008-2-3
Build 5219. Upgrade from XP SP2. McAfee was installed and running. The framework service does not start any more due to not enough rights. Since it is an AV program I have not used compatibility mode. It did run under the previous build beta 1. Product: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise -- Error ...

The Rating and Keyword function.

385 byte By IgnazioC at 2008-2-2
when i try this function and "Add a title" in the bottom of the window, i receive an error message an unexpected error is preventing the operation. make a note of this errore code, which might be useful if you get affitional help to resolve this problem: error 0x88982F04: no error description ...

PNG Icon format

875 byte By PatriotB at 2008-2-2
Hi,Windows Vista's new icon format (where individual device images can be PNG images) doesn't get along very well with some applications, including ones I've written and ones I use.The way the PNG data is stored is causing problems -- it is not backwards compatible with the documented icon ...

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