Vista to XP

Hi all,
My mother has a Vista machine but wants to install XP. Is that a relativly easy to do? My mother isn't too techie and I don't live neaby.
Thank you,
Gina
Gina|Former Senior Community Manager | Best Buy® Corporate
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Thanks for your advice RealGeorgeW and Starflyer59. It appears my mother is going ahead with it. This could cause her stress. I hope it goes well.
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It will start in Safe Mode but on a normal boot-up, Vista SP1 gets through the fingerprint recognition and then fails with the same BSOD (it doesn't get as far as displaying the desktop).
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The message with the BSOD mentioned checking BIOS and driver versions. Anyway, no change made to that.,
I tried System Restore but the only available restore point was the SP2 installation. I thought Vista was supposed to save a restore point every 24 hours even if nothing new had been installed.
I've now found in System Information / Windows Error Reporting several messages like this:
28/09/2009 12:08 Windows Error Reporting Fault bucket 0x7E_NULL_IP_DRVNDDM+57bd, type 0
Event Name: BlueScreen
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Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: 
P2: 
P3: 
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Windows Vista: Ipod Error Message, no longer read by PCs

Hello,
I have a 5th generation black ipod video with 30GB of memory.
The other day I hooked it up to my laptop (Toshiba, 4 months old) that it's been functioning on with no problems whatsoever. This weird error message flashed twice about it not being able to sync because of some software problem.
Eversince then, the only thing I can charge my ipod on is the family treadmill in the basement (~_~) as no other computer in the house recognizes it. I can't even charge it through the wall sockets, either.
I have changed the ipod cord, still no luck. I've also reset the device about 3 or 4 times and uninstalled, restarted the laptop then reinstalled itunes. I would like to reset it back to factory settings but that's impossible as computers/laptops don't pick it up. I live very far from a Mac store...
What's a girl to do? I can't live without my Busta Rhymes and Wu-Tang Clan!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

you have to update Vista go to this site and up-date http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

IPod is not recognized by Windows Vista - possible solution

During the past couple of weeks that I faced this problem I found out that a lot of people had the same question as I did.
Here is a possible solution.
I have HP Pavilion laptop with Windows Vista. After I connected my new iPod – it didn’t show up in My Computer as a new device and in Device Manager it was listed in “Other devices” with a question mark next to it. I already had iTunes installed – it didn’t show up in iTunes. On the attempt to reinstall the driver I had a message that the driver was found but an error occurred while installing it.
Here is what I did:
1. Install iTunes (it has iPod driver for Vista in it).
2. Turn on iPod and connect it to computer.
3. Restart computer with iPod turned on and connected to computer.
4. On the start up the computer will begin automatically installing the driver and the message will appear in the corner that new device is being installed.
5. After it has been installed – check My Computer – you should see it listed there.
6. Run iTunes and configure iPod.
iTunes might run a little bit slow when configuring iPod for the first time.
Good luck.

if only this fix worked for windows xp or even 2000 (at my job)
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IPod not recognized by iTunes, Windows Vista prompts to format iPod drive

Hello,
I have IPod 80GB which I rarely use. Yesterday when I wanted to use it, I went to add a few new audios to it, connected to my computer and launched iTunes. I added the folder which contained audios to iPod, synced it and wanted to disconnect, but iTunes took excepionally long to finish.
When I clicked on 'eject' icon, I go a message saying 'some files are being accessed' or something like that. I waited for 5-10 minutes but it won't finish up, so I unplugged my iPod as I had to leave.
Later when I wanted to play, I noticed I had no audios in iPod at all.
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I tried diagnostics on tis site, restarted/reset iPod etc, but it didn't solve the problem. I removed and reinstalled iTunes as per instructions, still no use.
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Thanks

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Hi Guys,
I have an 8 gig nano which I got for Xmas in 2007.
It has worked great (apart from the 4 sets of sennheiser and sony headphones ive been through), less errors than my old 4 gig had.
But it has an error and I dont know how to fix it or why its happened so Im hoping someone can help.
About a week ago I was transfering some mp3 files onto my ipod. I thought the transfer had gone smoothly, but when I unplugged my ipod and tried to listen to the songs in my recently added playlist, I was unable to select any most of the songs I had just added (and some I had added a week earlier). It wont let me select these songs either in the songs list or recently played list and skips to the next song. Then it wont let me skip back past that song!
Also the ipod is no longer recognised by itunes. It simply doesnt pop up in the menu when I plug it in. Windows recognises an ipod has been plugged in, but when I try to explore the ipod it wont let me and tells me the device needs to be formatted.
The exact error message when I try to access the ipod directly through vista reads:
"You need to format the disk in drive E: before you can use it"
The ipod is still usable and charges, but I cannot listen or skip back past the songs ive recently added, itunes wont recognise it and I cant add anymore songs because I cant access it through Itunes.
I have tried:
1. The manual reset by holding the centre and middle buttons down
2. charging it completely
3. trying different USB ports
4. trying a different ipod cable.
5. Uninstalling and reinstalling new itunes.
Nothing Helps! Any suggestions? Im thinking Im going to have to do a format
HEEEEEEEEEEEEELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Thanks,
John

You may need to change the drive letter of the ipod as describe [here|http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1493]
If you can't see the ipod in disk management, before you connect the ipod, open itunes, select edit/preferences, with that open click on Show desktop. This will make itunes busy. Then connect the ipod.

Windows Vista - Error 2908

I just bought an IPod off of a friend and I'm trying to download Itunes. I keep getting Error 2908. I have to manually go into task manager to get the error messages to stop. This message shows up at the install screens.
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In over a year of installing Vista... not once.
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Vista x64 w/ SP1 supports installs to GUID and support for U-EFI.

Windows Vista No Disk Error

Greetings,
I have installed Oracle 10g Enterprise undee Windows Vista Home Edition using oracle proper installer for this OS. The installation went pretty well and so was the aftermath when I created a database and several schemas. A few days ago I have started getting a very strange and persistent error everytime Oracle's TNS and Listener are referred. The error comes fro Windows and states "Exception Processing Message 0xc0000013 Parameters 0x764F92A0 0x00000004 0x764F292A0 0x764F292A0" and the options I am prompted for are Cancell, Try Again and Continue. Whatever option I go to has to be hit over and over for about 7 times so that the message stops popping and I can continue. I say this error is reated to ORacle's TNS and Listener because when I try sqlplus /nolog I get no error, but if I enter the full connection string like slplus user/password@dbsid I get the error. The same error comes on TOAD when I first open it and it reads the TNSNAMES file to bring the TNS's within the file.
Past this error by cancellin, trying again and again or continuing, all DB functionalities are just fine, no alerts, nor critical errors... Pretty weird hmm? Does anyone have any suggestion on what the issue is and what can be done to fix it?
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Actually there are no comments regarding Vista version under notes for 10.2.0.3.
If You look at certify matrix under
http://www.oracle.com/technology/support/metalink/index.html
and search by Platform, then under Vista and 10gR2 You will see following notes:
Oracle Database (EE, SE, PE and Client) are supported on these platforms:
Business edition
Enterprise Edition
Ultimate Edition
Home edition is not supported!
But what I can suggest.
Look into listner.log - are there any errors.
Try to restart listener from the command line
lsnrctl stop
lsnrctl start
Try to recreate listener service

ITunes + Vista = my computer can no longer see my DVDrw drive...

I just downloaded iTunes 7.6.2.9 onto my Dell Inspiron E1705 - and when I restart my computer, the computer can no longer see my Optical drive (DVDrw). I contacted Dell support, and they changed something in the regedit limits or something(I'm not a techy lol), and my optical drive was back.
But the next day when I opened iTunes I got a message that says:
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So I reinstalled iTunes.
I restarted my computer, and it could no longer see my optical drive AGAIN. My DVDrw drive gets an error that says "This device cannot start (Code 10)." When I check for solutions it says "Could not load driver software."
I go back to Dell support and tell them my optical drive isn't working. They do the exact same thing to fix it (deleting some limit with regedit) and it works. I open iTunes, and I get the iTunes Warning (Setup Assistant Error).
I asked the Dell tech what the deal was, and he said iTunes isn't compatible at all with Vista.
But according to Mac's website it is...
Anyone know what's going on?!?!

I am having the exact same behavior as xhollysue!
It goes like this:
1. Install ITunes, lose optical disk drives hardware (they don't even show up in Windows Explorer).
2. Use RegEdit to disable Upper Filters at HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE1 0318}, optical drive hardware re-appears.
3. iTunes requires a re-install to permit CD burning, and your back to square one.
I got the above fix NOT from a Dell technician, but, instead, from a Microsoft technician, which cost me $70.
I would strongly urge Apple to research this issue and come up with a more reasonable workaround since (1) the iPhone is being adopted by many traditional MS users and the use of iTunes is an integral part of the iPhone technology architecture; (2) iPhone 3G is just now shipping and will bring even more into the Apple camp; and (3) iTunes is clearly a better media player.
Come on Apple. Let's get some enthusiam and take advantage of this opportunity!

ITunes & Windows Vista Home - Error File C:\Program Data\Apple Computer\Installer\Cache\iTunes 10.5.142\iTunes.msi was rejected by digital signature policy.

Tried
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2713232?start=0&tstart=0
and
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-general/159940-computer-blocking-anything-no-digit al-signature.html
with no avail!!!
iTunes opens after I click OK on the above message however I cannot do anything within the app its like Windows it preventing it from running.
PLEASE HELP!!!

Update:
I tried what the diagnostic told me to do, and repaired the installation. I was able to burn a CD in iTunes, but after I restarted, the drives have disappeared again! Here's the diagnostic info now:
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Edition (Build 6000)
MICRO-STAR INC. MS-6728
iTunes 7.6.0.29
QuickTime 7.4
CD Driver 2.0.6.1
CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.2
Apple Mobile Device 1.1.3.26
iTunes Serial Number 20D6EAF059AB94B4
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2008-01-15 19:09:32.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
Video Display Information
ATI Technologies Inc., Radeon X1600/X1650 Series
ATI Technologies Inc., Radeon X1600/1650 Series Secondary
** External Plug-ins Information **
Plug-in Name: Last.fm iTunes plugin
Plug-in Loaded: Yes
Plug-in Version: 0.0.13
Plug-in File Version: 2.0.13.0
Plug-in Path: C:\Program Files\iTunes\Plug-ins\itw_scrobbler.dll
No drives showed up to be tested.

Windows Vista & Ipod

My old computer crashed and I purchased a new on with windows vista on it. I tried to transfer my songs purchased on itunes to the new computer from my ipod but it would only transfer a little more than half of them and it won't allow me to add my just purchased songs to my ipod. It keeps asking me to sync my ipod with my computer but if I do won't it delete all my songs on my ipod? It also keeps asking me to update my ipod but it can't finish, it errors with a message of error 1417 or error -50? I alos have an ipod nano and have had no problems with it on the new computer which leads me to believe it may be a ipod video/windows vista problem. Any help with this would be appreciated.

this article may help answer your question.... iPod and iTunes currently are not supported with Vista but some may work , but all features may not functionhttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305042

Adobe bridge raw not working with windows vista in photoshop cc, why?

adobe bridge raw not working in photoshop cc, is there a fix?

Your sure your using photoshop cc on windows vista?
I was under the impression that photoshop cc would not even install on windows vista.
What version of camera raw do you have?
In photoshop under Help>About Plugin does it list Camera Raw and if so which version is it?
(click on the words Camera Raw to see the version)
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What camera are the camera raw files from?
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Guide: Optimizing Your Windows XP/Vista Notebook

purpose:
to build a highly optimized, personalized, faster, smaller and more secure OS installation using windows xp (can use vista also but this guide will not cover it in any detail)
plus i was bored to tears
information:
this is a somewhat advanced guide not meant for those unfamilure with the tools and techniques used here
the basics of this guide can be applied to most/all windows xp/vista notebooks and desktops, not just Lenovo, however in my case i run windows xp pro on a T60 (8743) with an add-on graphics card (similar to a T60p i assume) and this guide will be geared toward this config.
many alterations can be made, so it is very general in nature and should not be taken literally
this is my personal machine and i am not on a private network. you may have to adjust as necessary.
disclaimer:
it ain't my fault
what will you gain:
* a highly customized OS
* faster boot times
* more free disk space
* a lighter, snappier feeling OS
* a more secure OS
* a more stable OS
* more free RAM
* less problems (or maybe more if you're not careful)
with all due respect to Lenovo, i have found that the less Lenovo software i install the fewer glitches i have and the faster things run. this is often the case for various other hardware vendors that supply proprietary software which is often not needed, or not all of which is needed.
what you will need: (all free, except for possibly the OS):
* a windows xp/vista installation disk. though you may be able to do this using your i386 directory (perhaps on the recovery partition), a full, non-OEM disk is preferred.
* SP2 and SP3 (it is my understanding that either SP1 or SP2 should be installed before installing SP3, though i have built installations with SP3 only).
* dotNet runtime
* nLite (or vLite for vista) - http://www.nliteos.com/
* Ryan's Windows XP Post-SP3 Update Pack - http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/
* Ryan's integration tool - http://integrator.siginetsoftware.com/index.php?download
* all current drivers for your hardware
please read any license agreements for the above (for instance, nLite is not to be used for commercial applications)
also visit the nLite and RyanVM forums as there's a ton of helpful info there, add-on packs, etc., and please consider donating to them both if you like the software. both are great guys. i wouldn't bother running windows anymore without nLite. from Nuhi's page (his english is not the best):
Have you ever wanted to remove Windows components like Media Player, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, MSN Explorer, Messenger...
How about not even to install them with Windows ?
nLite is a tool for pre-installation Windows configuration and component removal at your choice. Optional bootable image ready for burning on media or testing in virtual machines.
With nLite you will be able to have Windows installation which on install does not include, or even contain on media, the unwanted components.
Features
* Service Pack Integration
* Component Removal
* Unattended Setup
* Driver Integration *
* Hotfixes Integration **
* Tweaks
* Services Configuration
* Patches ***
* Bootable ISO creation
basic build procedure:
* install the dotNet runtime
* install nLite (or vLite for vista)
* create a directory structure something like:
c:\nlite\source\
c:\nlite\working\
c:\nlite\sp\
c:\nlite\hotfix\
* download Ryan's post SP3 update pack and dump it in c:\nlite\hotfix\
* download Ryan's integration tool and dump in c:\nlite\hotfix\
note that you can use nLite to integrate service packs and hotfix's, but i prefer Ryan's tool as i have had problems in the past using nLite to integrate Ryan's post SP update cabs, though this happened during the earlier beta days of nLite.
* download xp SP2 and SP3 service packs and dump in c:\nlite\sp\
* copy contents of windows installation disk to c:\nlite\source\
* using Ryan's integrator, set update pack path to c:\nlite\sp\WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe, windows source to c:\nlite\source\, and destination to c:\nlite\working\ and start integration
* using Ryan's integrator, set update pack path to c:\nlite\sp\WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe set windows source to c:\nlite\working\ and destination to c:\nlite\working\ and integrate SP3. after SP3 is integrated, if you want to save the windows installation for the next time you install, copy it elsewhere before moving on.
* using Ryan's integrator set source to c:\nlite\hotfix\ (where you dumped Ryan's post SP3 update cab) and destination to c:\nlite\working\ and run it.
* start nLite and set the windows installation path to c:\nlite\working\
make sure that, in the "version" box, that SP3 is written, otherwise you've made an error earlier.
IMPORTANT: when using nLite be very careful and move slowly, making sure to READ ALL DESCRIPTIONS and explore all options -- it's easy to skip or screw up something if you're not very careful.
rule of thumb: don't remove something if you don't know what it is or what the implications might be
* following the wizard, select your options. i would suggest the following:
remove components
unattended
options
patches
tweaks
build ISO
in the case of my thinkpad my hard drive will not be recognized by windows unless i integrate the driver for the SATA controller using nLite OR enter BIOS setup and put the controller in compatibility mode so i can install the driver from windows (after which BIOS needs to be changed again). integrating drivers will require extra reading on your part and is beyond what i wish to get into here, so, to make things easy if you're not comfortable doing this, just put your controller in compatibility mode if necessary and install the driver from within windows.
* following the wizard and hitting "next" as necessary, if you've selected the options above, nLite will pop-up a compatibility options window where you want to select what components you really need (prevents you from removing dependancies later).
* in the next step you'll remove unwanted components - the part i enjoy most. be careful what you remove! stuff in red is important. this is what i typically remove, give or take:
Accessibility Options
Briefcase
ClipBook Viewer
Defragmenter (replaced with JKDefragGUI)
Games
Internet Games
Paint
Pinball
Screensavers (useful only for very old CRT monitors)
WordPad (replaced with PSPad)
Keyboards (i remove all - nLite will keep default for your language)
ActiveX for streaming video (depends on IE which i remove parts of)
AOL ART Image Format Support (depends on IE which i remove parts of)
Images and Backgrounds (desktop eye candy)
Luna desktop theme (cartoonish desktop theme)
Media Center
Mouse Cursors
Movie Maker
Music Samples
Old CDPlayer and Sound Recorder (replaced in part by foobar2000)
Speech Support
Tablet PC
Windows Media Player (replaced by foobar2000, VLC and Satsuki codec pack)
Windows Media Player 6.4 (replaced by foobar2000, VLC and Satsuki codec pack)
Windows Picture and Fax Viewer (replaced by XnView)
Windows Sounds (unneeded sound themes)
Communication tools (phone dialer, hyperterminal, etc., some replaed by better 3rd part s/w)
FrontPage Extensions
Internet Connection Wizard (not needed to create a connection)
Internet Explorer (i keep the core (there's 2 options for removing this; one to remove parts but keep basic functionality and another to remove the core, which i suggest keeping) as it's functionality is needed by many applications - removing this will remove the "Program Files\Internet Explorer" directory, but you can still browse the web using windows explorer (file manager) if need be. i replace with Firefox)
Internet Information Services (IIS) (i use Apache (WAMP) for web development)
IP Conferencing
MSN Explorer (partially replaced with Miranda IM)
Netmeeting
Outlook Express (replaced with Thunderbird)
Peer-to-Peer (only for MS networks, nothing to do with P2P)
Share Creation Wizard
Synchronization Manager
Vector Graphics Rendering (VML) (depends on IE i think, which i remove parts of)
Web Folders
Windows Messenger (replaced with Miranda IM
.NET Framework (i don't install this at all)
Blaster/Nachi removal tool
Color Schemes (predefined desktop color schemes)
Desktop Cleanup Wizard (replaced with CCleaner)
Disk Cleanup (replaced with CCleaner)
File and Settings Wizard (used to transfer settings between 2 computers)
File System Encryption (try TrueCrypt or AxCrypt - note that MS encryption is propritary and, as such, should not be trusted)
Help and Support (huge space hog)
IExpress Wizard
Manual Install and Upgrade (ability to upgrade OS, which is always a bad idea (better to install clean))
MS Agent (used for annoying animated paperclip in MS office)
Out of Box Experience (OOBE) (do NOT remove unless you have a VLK)
Remote Installation Services (RIS)
Search Assistant (annoying animated dog in search window)
Security Center (replaced with Comodo firewall)
Service Pack Messages
Shell Media Handler
Tour (useless windows tour)
User account pictures
Web View
Zip Folders (replaced with IZArc and Universal Extractor)
Automatic Updates (hardly needed once attack vectors are removed)
Beep Driver (annoying beep, such as when you press too many keys at once)
Error Reporting (automitic error reporting to MS - i suppose vista is the result?)
IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service (replaced with ImgBurn)
Remote Registry
Secondary Logon
System Restore Service (bloated nonsense used for restoring viruses to their orgional state - better to reinstall)
Languages (i remove all - nLite will keep your default language)
as should be apparent from the above, security is already enhanced since many attack vectors were removed (OE, WMP, MSN, remote registry, system restore, etc., etc., etc.).
missing functionality is replaced by better, more functinal and more secure software
* for the "unattended setup" step, you can select many options, change default paths (Program Files), disable hibernate, configure network adapters and much more.
* next is "options" where you are presented with many more choices.
* next is "patches". here i would highly suggest turning off SFC (windows file protection) as this is an incredible annoyance for many people and will greatly increase the time required for your installation. furthermore, malicious folks and vendors that write drivers know how to get around this nonsense anyway.
* next is "tweaks" and then you'll finish up by building your installation. i typically cut the size of a default windows xp install by about 50%, but i'm a bit agressive with what i remove. also some of that space is used by 3rd party software to replace the components removed.
* if you are comfortable with virtual machine software, that'd be the way to test your shiny new installation ISO. if not, then get ready to take the plunge
when installed an nLite OS on my thinkpad for the first time (a day or 2 after i got it), i did a test install first - i kept the recovery partition in tact. once i got comfortable with installing the drivers and got everything working, i un-hid and formatted the recovery partition -- gone! you may want to do the same, though speaking from expierence i can tell you that it's rather trivial to get everything working on my T60 (though i do not have nor did i want a fingerprint reader, i would doubt it would be an issue to get working).
* once windows is up and running, there will be allot of broken stuff
some of the "Fn" keys will not work, some will (because the hardware is configured in BIOS). you'll need to install the drivers for the items that you want to work, and this is another area where i depart from the norm. here's some things i don't install and the reasons why (whenever possible, any hardware below is disabled in BIOS or device manager):
* easy eject utility - not needed/i don't use it anyway
* hotkey driver - bloated and sometimes buggy software that may corrupt OGL and DX full-screen display (games) and cause stop errors (BSOD)
* trackpoint - i don't use it, though it works anyway with limited functionality if not disabled in BIOS/device manager
* trusted platform module - yeah, well i don't trust it
* away manager - don't use it/lighter weight alternitives available
* keyboard customizer - not needed/i don't use it
* scroll lock indicator - not needed/i don't use it
* software installer - bloated mess/not needed (subscribe to the Lenovo RSS feed to be made aware of updates)
* thinkpad configuration package - i'll configure it myself, thanks
* thinkvantage access connectkions - bloated mess/slows boot time/not needed (better and lighter weight alternitives * available if you need this functionality)
* ultra-nav wizard - not needed
* bluetooth - i install the microsoft bluetooth stack (which is smaller and simpler) and have noticably less lag with bluetooth devices resuming from a standby state (mouse in particular)
* display drivers - i use the highly acclaimed and optimized Omega drivers.
for the drivers i do install, i install only the drivers, NOT the software (in other words i do not run the installer). i do this by extracting the installer using IZArc or Universal Extractor and using device manager to point the hardware to the extracted *.inf files. for me, there is only one device that comes up "unknown device" before drivers are installed (i forget which). the rest are named, so it's easy to tell what path to give them for the drivers. installing drivers for the unknown device is then simple a process of elimination, or you can use software to help identify the device.
::: the end :::
hack it 'till it BREAKS!

*bookmarked for desection*
I already see flaws, like turning off remote registry for example. Remote registry only has very limited access, and you can change the access, but why would you? You can see what it has access to by going into Control Panel > Administative Tools > Local Security Policy > > Local Polices > Security Options, then scroll a little more than half-way, and it's under the Network access box.
There are so many crack pot guides out there, that the only good advice is to look where they looked, and if you don't get it, and don't go though all of it, LEAVE IT ALONE! It only makes servicing the box at a later time a HUGE pain, and if it's in a business, it'll just be reimaged.
Keep this guy's disclaimer in mind at all times. Just do the easy ones to start, like run CCleaner, it basically does everything for you, and doesn't cause any errors (or as far as I know, and I use it just about every other day)
Currently Just passed the CompTIA A+ 601 with flying colours! =D
Owner of an SL500 running Vista Business with 4GB of PC2 6400 RAM

Tecra M9 Vista installation network problems

Hi,
Have just got a Tecra M9-136 that I try to install with the English version of Vista Business.
Vista refuses to connect to a number of websites:
update.microsoft.com
www.microsoft.com
www.intel.com
liveupdate.symantecliveupdate.com
The following links works fine though:
support.microsoft.com
www.dlink.com
www.linkedin.com
www.vg.no
www.aftonbladet.se
Anyone else that have encountered this problem?
Update;
Found an incompability between Vista and my DLINK-804 router for dns lookups. Now I just wonder if Vista or DLINK is correct. Problem solved.
KR,
Bj?¶rn Hasselberg
Message was edited by: bhasselberg

>Found an incompability between Vista and my DLINK-804 router for dns lookups. Now I just wonder if Vista or DLINK is correct. Problem solved.
Glad info. Thanks again for this information!

Installation problem on Vista

I'm unable to successfully get the SOA server up and running on Vista using Oracle database 10.2.0.4.
When starting the SOA or BAM server, the system responds after a while that the server started ok, but the deployments apparently fail.
I have the following questions:
1. I followed the document "Oracle Fusion Middleware Quick Installation Guide for Oracle SOA Suite" 11g Release 1 (11.1.1). The version is Beta Draft: 2009-03-27. Is this the version to use for the April 10 release?
2. When installing, the only problem I saw was during the creation of the ESS schema with RCU. In the installation manual it is not listed as a required schema for BPEL or BAM. Is it ok to ignore this schema?
Below you can find traces of warnings I get in the admin server log.
When the admin server starts up I get
oracle.bali.xml.grammar.GrammarException: Problem loading model for tag file /WEB-INF/tags/TVViewIview.tagx from file:/C:/oracle11
g/user_projects/domains2/soadomain2/servers/AdminServer/tmp/_WL_user/em/jmb4hf/war/WEB-INF/tlds/tv.tld
at oracle.jdevimpl.webapp.taglib.grammar.TldTagFileElement.preReadDocument(TldTagFileElement.java:470)
at oracle.jdevimpl.webapp.taglib.grammar.TldTagFileElement._load(TldTagFileElement.java:328)
at oracle.jdevimpl.webapp.taglib.grammar.TldTagFileElement.<init>(TldTagFileElement.java:80)
at oracle.jdevimpl.webapp.taglib.grammar.TldGrammarFactory.createElement(TldGrammarFactory.java:89)
at oracle.jdevimpl.webapp.taglib.grammar.TldGrammar._getElementMap(TldGrammar.java:377)
at oracle.jdevimpl.webapp.taglib.grammar.TldGrammar._populateElementMap(TldGrammar.java:346)
at oracle.jdevimpl.webapp.taglib.grammar.TldGrammar.<init>(TldGrammar.java:76)
at oracle.jdevimpl.webapp.taglib.grammar.TldGrammarFactory$1._createGrammar(TldGrammarFactory.java:178)
at oracle.jdevimpl.webapp.taglib.grammar.TldGrammarFactory$1.createGrammar(TldGrammarFactory.java:168)
at oracle.jdevimpl.webapp.taglib.grammar.TldGrammarFactory.createGrammar(TldGrammarFactory.java:70)
at oracle.jdeveloper.webapp.taglib.grammar.TaglibGrammarProvider.createTldGrammar(TaglibGrammarProvider.java:74)
at oracle.jdeveloper.webapp.taglib.grammar.TaglibGrammarProvider.addTaglibGrammars(TaglibGrammarProvider.java:51)
at oracle.jdeveloper.webapp.taglib.grammar.TaglibGrammarProvider.addTaglibGrammar(TaglibGrammarProvider.java:42)
at oracle.jdeveloper.webapp.runtime.WebAppDesignContextFactory._createContext(WebAppDesignContextFactory.java:460)
at oracle.jdeveloper.webapp.runtime.WebAppDesignContextFactory.createWebAppDesignContext(WebAppDesignContextFactory.java:1
63)
at oracle.jdeveloper.webapp.runtime.WebAppDesignContextFactory.createWebAppDesignContext(WebAppDesignContextFactory.java:1
28)
at oracle.jdeveloper.webapp.runtime.WebAppDesignContextFactory.createWebAppDesignContext(WebAppDesignContextFactory.java:9
6)
at oracle.adf.share.web.mds.ServletMetadataProvider.init(ServletMetadataProvider.java:33)
at oracle.adf.share.http.ServletADFContext.registerServletContextMDSGrammar(ServletADFContext.java:516)
at oracle.adf.share.http.ServletADFContext.initialize(ServletADFContext.java:401)
at oracle.adf.share.http.ServletADFContext.initThreadContext(ServletADFContext.java:315)
at oracle.adf.model.servlet.HttpBindingRequestHandler.initADFContext(HttpBindingRequestHandler.java:53)
at oracle.adf.model.BindingRequestHandler.beginRequest(BindingRequestHandler.java:102)
at oracle.adf.model.servlet.ADFBindingFilter.doFilter(ADFBindingFilter.java:187)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
at oracle.security.wls.filter.SSOSessionSynchronizationFilter.doFilter(SSOSessionSynchronizationFilter.java:224)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
at oracle.sysman.emas.fwk.MASConnectionFilter.doFilter(MASConnectionFilter.java:41)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
at oracle.adf.library.webapp.LibraryFilter.doFilter(LibraryFilter.java:159)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
at oracle.sysman.eml.app.AuditServletFilter.doFilter(AuditServletFilter.java:179)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
at oracle.sysman.eml.app.EMRepLoginFilter.doFilter(EMRepLoginFilter.java:203)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
at oracle.sysman.core.app.perf.PerfFilter.doFilter(PerfFilter.java:139)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
at oracle.sysman.eml.app.ContextInitFilter.doFilter(ContextInitFilter.java:527)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
at oracle.dms.wls.DMSServletFilter.doFilter(DMSServletFilter.java:202)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.RequestEventsFilter.doFilter(RequestEventsFilter.java:27)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext$ServletInvocationAction.run(WebAppServletContext.java:3588)
at weblogic.security.acl.internal.AuthenticatedSubject.doAs(AuthenticatedSubject.java:321)
at weblogic.security.service.SecurityManager.runAs(SecurityManager.java:121)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.securedExecute(WebAppServletContext.java:2200)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.execute(WebAppServletContext.java:2106)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletRequestImpl.run(ServletRequestImpl.java:1428)
at weblogic.work.SelfTuningWorkManagerImpl$WorkAdapterImpl.run(SelfTuningWorkManagerImpl.java:516)
at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:201)
at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:173)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Tag file "/WEB-INF/tags/TVViewIview.tagx" path not starting with /WEB-INF/tags.
at oracle.jdevimpl.webapp.taglib.TaglibUtils.resolveTagFileLocation(TaglibUtils.java:37)
at oracle.jdevimpl.webapp.taglib.grammar.TldGrammarFactory.resolveTagFileLocation(TldGrammarFactory.java:129)
at oracle.jdevimpl.webapp.taglib.grammar.TldTagFileElement.preReadDocument(TldTagFileElement.java:449)
... 51 more
22-apr-2009 9:43:40 oracle.jbo.uicli.mom.CpxUtils$Visitor logMainApplicationCpx
After login in Enterprise Manager I see:
WARNING: Unserializable value:oracle.sysman.core.view.tgtctls.common.DefaultTreeModel@1e054ce for key:UINodePropertyKey[value,17]
PerfFilter: Time taken to render /em/faces/as/as/wlFarmHome: 28432
After login I get repeatedly:
21-apr-2009 9:09:32 org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.bean.PropertyKey saveValue
WARNING: Unserializable value:oracle.sysman.core.view.tgtctls.common.DefaultTreeModel@2a80b2 for key:UINodePropertyKey[value,17]
21-apr-2009 9:09:47 org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.context.RequestContextImpl addPartialTriggerListeners
WARNING: Kan gedeeltelijke trigger pmc_refresh van UIGraph[UIXFacesBeanImpl, id=performance_graph] niet vinden met de ondersteunde
partialTriggers-syntaxis. De gedeeltelijke trigger is gevonden met de afgekeurde syntaxis. Gebruik de ondersteunde syntaxis.
21-apr-2009 9:09:47 org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.context.RequestContextImpl addPartialTriggerListeners
WARNING: Kan gedeeltelijke trigger pmc_refresh van UIGraph[UIXFacesBeanImpl, id=performance_graph] niet vinden met de ondersteunde
partialTriggers-syntaxis. De gedeeltelijke trigger is gevonden met de afgekeurde syntaxis. Gebruik de ondersteunde syntaxis.
JSP Filter: JSP = /as/as/serverHome.jspx
JSP Filter: JSP = /graph/region/performanceMetricChart.jsff
JSP Filter: JSP = /as/as/serverHomeAppDeployments.jspx
JSP Filter: JSP = /ai/sca/soainfra/core/serverComposites.jspx
JSP Filter: JSP = /as/mostRequested/mostRequested.jsff
JSP Filter: JSP = /sdk/templateDefNoForm.jspx
JSP Filter: JSP = /as/sdk/progress/progressRegion.jsff
JSP Filter: JSP = /sdk/globalNavigation.jspx
JSP Filter: JSP = /sdk/topologyNavigation.jspx
JSP Filter: JSP = /service/createService.jspx
JSP Filter: JSP = /events/console/region/blank.jsff
JSP Filter: JSP = /events/console/region/blank.jsff

I also get an error with ESS schema - though a different one than you emailed to me. I'm using XE database and Windows XP.
The document you have for installation is the right one and I agree that you don't need the ESS schema for SOA/BAM.
I don't recognize the error you see in the Admin Server log. Would you confirm this is after the Admin Server is in the RUNNING state and while you are starting the managed server? Are there any errors in the managed server log?
We did have one PM install on Vista and he had to disable ipv6 which is the default on Vista. Here is a forum discussion on it:
SOA Suite for windows vista
You may also encounter the network issue described in the known issues doc (eventually - you don't see the problem until you are deploying your project from jdev).
Let me know if the ipv6 change helps.
Heidi.

Multiple ipods, one computer with multiple user accounts - Vista

My daughter just got a new ipod for Christmas, and she has her own login on our family computer using Vista. So she has her own folders for documents, pictures, etc. I installed iTunes under her login thinking that it would pull songs from her the folders in her account, and allow her to log into her iTunes account. It pulled every song on the computer into iTunes. When I plug in her ipod I have an option of syncing it and pulling every song on to it. Bad user experience.
My request is simple. How can my daughter have her own login for itunes that is tied to her iTunes account, pulls music from her files when she is logged in on the family computer?

Hello David Macintyre, Welcome to discussions.
If your daughter has a majority of iTunes Store purchased content on her iPod. She can transfer all these purchases back into iTunes via the following informational link below.
This will then allow her to sync back and forth from the iPod. You will also need to ensure she is authorized on this account. There is a link below that covers this as well.
Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
About iTunes Store authorization and deauthorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420

Vista to XP

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