Windows 7, Vista tip.

If you are running Windows 7, or VISTA and are trying to use a sound application like Media Player and get the Device is in use error message. You may need to verify that you have Exclusive Mode disabled.
Go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound
From sound Choose your E-MU card and click Properties. Choose the Advanced Tab in Properties and uncheck,
“Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device.”

Oh good can be done for Ring after all. I assume can be done for tree.
The embarrassing problem I'm currently trying to fix is that I set 80 % of the fonts (labels and ctrls) manually but 20 % of the ctrls are now distorted on customers PC with different font setting.
I think the app.ini setting is the safest approach.
I did plan to use Segoe UI for Win XP, 7 and 8.
According to Wiki Here
Availability[edit]
The Segoe UI font family can be obtained as part of Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8. Certain Segoe fonts, but not Segoe UI, were included in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, replacing Trebuchet MS.
Segoe UI is installed into Windows XP if the user installs Windows Live Messenger, or Windows Live Mail, which are available as free downloads. Microsoft Word Viewer and Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007 install certain Segoe fonts, but not Segoe UI.
A semilight version of Segoe UI is installed into Windows 7 if the user installs Microsoft Office 2013.

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How to reset Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 password if you forgot or lost windows

How to reset Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 password if you forgot or lost windows password
It is truly very often for us to meet the password problem, sometimes we would forgot windows password or lost windows password, and could not login windows system and make a big trouble. At this time, you would hope to find a way to reset and recover the forgotten password.
Actually, a lot of methods are available to recover or reset the Windows password. But most of them are designed for PC experts, not common PC users, those solutions are too complicated to get it work for us. And in this article, I will show you a professional software tool which could help you to reset forgotten windows password easily.
Total Windows Password Reset is powerful password recovery software to reset Windows admin
passwords for you to login Windows OS without reinstalling the OS when you forgot windows password or lost windows password. It could remove windows password and set the password to blank. Just boot from the program CD/DVD or USB flash drive, choose the account you wish to reset and all will be done. It is not a method to crack or bypass windows password, just remove or delete windows password and set it to blank so you could login windows to set new password.
Below is the guide of how to reset windows password with this software, only 3 steps are needed to reset windows 7/Vista/XP password:
Step 1: Download the setup file of Total Windows Password Reset on the official website:
http://www.resetwindowspassword.net/downloads/totalwpr.exe
And install it on another PC. Then you could startup the password recovery software to prepare the bootable disc.
Step 2: Burn the windows password recovery bootable CD/DVD or USB disc with the software.
Now, you may select “Burn DVD/CD Disc” or “Use USB Disc”. If you select first method, you need to have a blank CDR/DVDR disk, a COMBO or DVDRW drive on the PC. If you select to use USB disc, you just need to pay attention: This USB devices would be formatted, so you must make sure to back up all the data before use it. And the maximum capacity of the USB devices cannot exceed 2G.
Tips: We recommend you to use the DVD/CD method to do the windows password reset, because some computers may not support USB start-up.
Below is step by step to show you how to burn the CD/DVD
1. Launch Total Windows Password Reset main window, Click “Burn DVD/CD Disc” button.
2. In BurnCC’s main window, click “Browse” button and in the open window, locate the file “TWPR.iso” on your desktop, select it and click on Open to get back to the main window. Then, click “Start” button.
3 Your DVD drive should open and insert a blank CD-R or DVD-R disc into the drive and close it. Click “OK” button. Your CD will be burned in a few minutes.
Tips: if there is already a CD/DVD disc in the drive before run the software, the CD drive will open automatically . Please close it again. The process will be continuing.
Below is step by step to show you how to burn the USB drive
1 Insert a USB drive into a USB slot on your computer and run Total Windows Password Reset, Click “Use USB Disc” button.
2 Click“Step1”button. Then, Right-click on the usb_format.exe and choose “Run as Administrator”.
3 In USB Disk Storage Format window, set the file system to FAT, Check the Quick Format box, check the Create DOS Bootable Disk, Browse to the DOS_files folder on your Desktop, click OK & then Start.
4. Click OK on the following window and then close the USB format tool. Your USB drive now is formatted.
5. Click “Step2” button and open the USB drive with your computer. Then, copy the files from the USB_files folder and paste them directly to the USB drives main directory. 2 of the files may become hidden and you will not see them on the USB drive. This is okay. Your USB drive is now complete.
Step 3: Boot your PC with the burned CD/DVD or USB disc to reset windows password.
You need to insert the Created CD/DVD or USB drive into the optional drive of the locked computer and reboot it.
Tips: It your computer still boots from hard drive Windows OS, it's necessary for you to change your COMS or BIOS settings to make it boot from CD/DVD or USB drive. If you don’t know how to set it, you may visit the official website: http://www.resetwindowspassword.net or contact the computer manufacture.
The computer boots from CD/DVD or USB drive, then
1 The program will ask for the Windows OS hard drive volume. Enter the ID number of the hard drive volume that Windows is installed.
2 The program has detected all the user names of Windows and asks which user name password is to be removed. Enter the ID number for the User Name.
3 The program asks to confirm weather to remove the password or not. Enter "y" (yes) to confirm your action and "n" (no) to deny the action and hit "Enter".
4 The program asks whether to continue to remove passwords for other accounts. Enter "y" to continue and "n" to finish. Eject your USB from your computer first and press any key to restart the computer from Windows. Now you can log in Windows with an empty password (with no password.), just click “Enter” when you login.
If you have any questions of the procedure and the settings, you could visit the website:http://www.resetwindowspassword.net or send email to [email protected].
Now you could see that to reset or recover the admin login password of windows OS: XP, Vista, Windows 7 or 2000 is not so difficult and you can do it with ease.

Very interest posting. Thank you for this detailed description and useful links.
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SMB sharing drops connection in Windows 7/Vista/XP

So interesting tidbit here. Apple Enterprise still hasn't gotten back to me with an answer on this one.
I have file sharing set up, a couple of different folders with some simple permissions. Nothing fancy. All shares work perfect under AFP and SMB on any Mac in the office. However, I have found on both Windows XP/Vista/7, large file transfers seem to drop the connection saying that either the file has changed or it was renamed or something along those lines, basically, it errors out and I can either skip the file or cancel the transfer. I've tested it on multiple machines with all same results. Here's a kicker, I even clean installed Windows 7 on two machines (so I know there are no software/hardware issues or malware) and it will exhibits the same behavior.
Any thoughts? I've done the exact same transfer either via Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi on the Mac using both protocols with no issues. I have a simple network:
Cisco Gb Ethernet Router
Cisco Gb Ethernet Switch (all traffic, including the server and all clients go through this switch, it is an unmanaged switch)
Linksys A/B/G/N WAP
Mac mini running 10.8.2 and 2.2.1 server (has all correct DNS and certificate settings)
The only thing I can think of is perhaps an issue with the PCs (which are 10/100) and the Gb Ethernet? Everything for the server appears to be functioning just fine?

Hi Bryan -
First, thank you for taking the time to respond. The answer to your 2 questions is yes and no, respectively. I've already been on the phone with enterprise support with Apple several times and there is definitely a "known issue" regarding the transfer of large files, and large numbers of files over SMB with mountain lion. The SessTimeout tip definitely helped with the file copy issue, but didn't fix the issue I had of keeping large numbers of files open over the network. With my Windows Home Server, I can open a project with thousands of files in my DAW (digital audio workstation) over the network. But with the files residing on the OS X server, they open but then after several minutes, they literally go offline and "disappear". It's very frustrating. I should state that I did buy and install Dave 10 and that fixed the problem, so the problem is definitely on the Apple OS side, I was just hoping that this workaround with the SessTimeout would allow me to go back to Apple's SMB implementation. It just "feels" better to use the Server's implementation rather than a 3rd party app on top of it. Plus, it should just work. Maybe Mavericks will fix it. Maybe.
Just thought you might have another clever workaround that might make this work. At least with this workaround I can save Word and Excel files to the network without it taking 60 seconds.
any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Charles.

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

ThinkVantage Active Protection for Windows XP, Vista, and 7 missing from driver matrix

Recently, while checking the Software link: http://support.lenovo.com/ca/en/documents/ht037696
I noticed:
Active Protection System
Like an airbag's sensor, it can detect sudden changes in motion and temporarily stop the hard drive to help protect your valuable data from some crashes that could occur due to everyday notebook accidents.
Windows 8 (32-bit), 7 (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), XP, 2000
12 Mar 2014
v1.79.0.3
Windows 8 (64-bit), 7 (64-bit), Vista (64-bit)
09 Mar 2014
v1.79.0.3
If you try to follow the links to the ThinkVantage Active Protection System, you are presented with a document labeled: ThinkVantage Active Protection System for Windows 8 (32-bit) - Laptop or a document labeled: ThinkVantage Active Protection System for Windows 8.1 (64-bit) – Notebook
No reference to Windows XP, VISTA or Windows 7 in the current version of the documents, yet the text file pointed to by the download links states that this driver still supports all the older ThinkPads and is applicable to Windows 7 and VISTA. The text file does say that Windows XP support has been withdrawn with this release, and that XP users should use the previous version. It does not, however, provide a link to any document or mechanism where an XP user can obtain the previous driver.
So, is the document correct, or is the text file correct?
Where is the current driver for VISTA and Windows 7?
When I went to the support sites to see the supporting documents there, I discovered that the ThinkVantage Active Protection entries were gone from the R61, R500 and T500 driver matrices. The only reference I could find to the ThinkVantage Active Protection System was in the above mentioned SOFTWARE link.
ThinkPad R61 8932-CTO T8300 2.40 Ghz 3GB RAM Win XP
ThinkPad R500 2714-CTO P8600 2.40 Ghz 3GB RAM Win XP; Two ThinkPad R500's 2714-CTO T9600 2.80 Ghz 4GB RAM Win 7
ThinkPad T500 2241-DB9 T9600 2.80 Ghz 4GB RAM Win 7
ThinkCenter A63 5237-CTO 3GB Ram Win XP; A21m and a pair of 380XD's

Still no change to the driver matrices. ThinkVantage Active Protection is still missing. There has been a change in the web site, as follows:
Active Protection System
Like an airbag's sensor, it can detect sudden changes in motion and temporarily stop the hard drive to help protect your valuable data from some crashes that could occur due to everyday notebook accidents.
Windows 8.1 (32-bit)
27 Jan 2015
v1.80.3.0
Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
27 Jan 2015
v1.80.3.0
Windows 8 (32-bit)
27 Jan 2015
v1.80.3.0
Windows 8 (64-bit)
27 Jan 2015
v1.80.3.0
Windows 7 (32-bit)
27 Jan 2015
v1.80.3.0
Windows 7 (64-bit)
27 Jan 2015
v1.80.3.0
Windows Vista (32-bit)
27 Jan 2015
v1.80.3.0
Windows Vista (64-bit)
27 Jan 2015
v1.80.3.0
So now there are numerous separate entries, but none of them claim to support any 'legacy' machines. Most of the above entries point to the same driver (at present). The puzzling aspect to all this is that if you read the text documents that accompany most of the above driver packages, you will note that the text document claims that the driver supports quite a number of legacy machines. That information just never made it to the web page.
So do I manually update a driver because the text document says it is applicable to my legacy R500, or 'believe' the web page which states that only some current models are supported, but not the R500, T500 or R61.
Very inconsistant and highly unprofessional.
ThinkPad R61 8932-CTO T8300 2.40 Ghz 3GB RAM Win XP
ThinkPad R500 2714-CTO P8600 2.40 Ghz 3GB RAM Win XP; Two ThinkPad R500's 2714-CTO T9600 2.80 Ghz 4GB RAM Win 7
ThinkPad T500 2241-DB9 T9600 2.80 Ghz 4GB RAM Win 7
ThinkCenter A63 5237-CTO 3GB Ram Win XP; A21m and a pair of 380XD's

Error message on print window for Vista--"out of paper"--I just loaded paper...?

error message on print window for Vista--"out of paper"--I just loaded paper...?
What can I do to get it to print?

hi there,
could you provide the community with a little more information to help narrow troubleshooting? Things like your printer model can help out a lot.
You can say thanks by clicking the Kudos Star in my post. If my post resolves your problem, please mark it as Accepted Solution so others can benefit too.

New Ipod touch won't sync with window's vista/itunes 9.2 - help!!

I charged my brand new ipod touch via my computer, have it plugged it into my computer's USB port, and Itunes acknowledges the device in the left hand menu BUT it automatically says "itunes could not connect to the itunes store. The network connection has timed out". The ipod will not sync with my itunes! I tried connection/disconnecting, turning the ipod on and off, and restarting the computer. No luck. What do I need to do? Please help, I was so excited to get the new ipod and now I can't use it! I have window's vista and I don't know anything about how to check or change computer settings that might be preventing the store from opening (it used to open, but I haven't tried in a while and I just downloaded version 9.2 today).

Welcome to the discussions,
make sure your computer is authorized in the Store menu and check your security settings: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3125
Also see this article about errors connecting to the iTunes Store: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3297
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Unable to Start CE 7.1 Server on Windows 7 / Vista OS

Dear All,
I am trying to install CE 7.1 Server (Java Stack) on my personal laptop ( Windows 7 Home Basic, Intell Core i3 processor, 4GB RAM).
In the 1st attempt ,the installation failed on Windows 7 OS due to incompatible OS errors.
So, I installed VMWare 6.5 Workstation, installed Windows Server 2003 OS on it and again tried to install CE 7.1 server on this virtual Windows Server2003 OS.
Though CE Server got installed properly and the portal was running when I tested the portal just after installing the CE Server for the first time, ( i.e. without the System restart) ,
But the CE Server is not getting started after restarting the Windows Server 2003 OS ( through VMWare ) or on system restart.
On Analysis, we observe that jstart.exe process is stopped while other services ( message service and enqueue service ) are running.
( jstart service initially shows Starting... but then goes into a Stopped state ).
I have even tried to install CE Server on another laptop ( Windows Vista , Core 2 Duo Processor )
Here, the CE Server got installed ( no need of VMWare )and even the portal was running when I logged in it immediately after installing the CE server for the first time. ( Without System restart )
But like in previous case , when I tried to start the CE server again( After restarting the PC ), I faced the same problem -- CE server did not start reason being jstart service remained in stopped state.
Is this (jstart service) the main cause for Server not getting started ?
Can we start this service manually ?
Is there any system properties or Windows service which is conflicting with the jstart service ?
Is there any alternative method to install CE Server on Windows 7 / Vista OS ?
Please help ...
Thanks and Regards,
Navin Mittal

Hi Navin,
Please verify the DB service is running. The database service is not set to automatically start so it would not be running when you restarted the server. Go to 'Services' windows application and either start the DB service manually or set it to start automatically.
HTH.
O.

Windows 7/Vista Sidebar Gadget for SAP

Sidebar Gadget for SAP
Windows 7/ Vista Sidebar (Link: http://vista.gallery.microsoft.com/vista/SideBar.aspx?mkt=en-us) can be used to interface with SAP, to show data right on the user's desktop. This allows the user to constantly monitor different SAP values and act accordingly. The parameters which people would like to monitor can be of wide range. For eg., a Basis person may want to monitor SAP system performance, while the business executives may want to know Today's sales.
Example
What I have done here, is to create a similar gadget for Windows Vista, which can talk to a custom SAP BSP, and show data real-time on user's desktop. The example here shows how to monitor SAP system performance.
Creating the BSP
Since sidebar gadgets can show only a small amount of area, you have to design the BSP page, to fit in that small area. Here I have created a BSP page which fits within a 130*185 sq.pixels area. My BSP page is created without the <head> section, just with the <body>.
Link: http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/3125/bsponinternetexplorer.jpg
Creating the gadget
The gadget was created from the basic example shown in MSDN site.
Link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa965850(VS.85).aspx
How it looks on desktop
After these files were created, they were put into the user's gadget folder. The gadget was added on to the sidebar and it looks as follows.
Link: http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6929/gadgetondesktop.jpg
Complete gadget file
Link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ggvd7t
If any of the files are deleted due to inactivity or due to any other reason, please contact me and I will reply back.
Thanks,
Juwin
To the forum moderator: I tried to post this in Wiki, but I couldn't find button, which will help me to Add this stuff. Hence posting the information in the forum. Please move this information, to Wiki, if you feel that is the right place.

Hi Juwin,
first of all let me say "Good Job", even if the last link (the one about the complete gadget) does not work.
Anyway: why don't you write an [Article|ABAP Frequently Asked Questions]?
According to me your idea is not only good as usability, but also as business case and could be the ideal case for an "How To" article, like the one ([Getting SAP to talk to Google Gadgets|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/70ed80f3-5964-2e10-90b9-e833ade5e8c5]) recently published by Patrick Dean.
GFV

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