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    Sidebar, DWM and "3D FLIP".

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    I have been trying Vista out for a bit now and I have some thoughts about the workings of DWM as well as Sidebar. How much of the WIndow management is controlled by DWM? Does it ...
    Unanswered | 1 Replies | 4060 Views | Created by stormfrog - Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:13 PM | Last reply by MLX_v1 - Sunday, January 27, 2019 12:56 AM
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    Mouse deselects active window, wont respond until ctrl alt del

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    The problem that I'm having is that my mouse sporadically "unfocuses" my current active window when I click, and will not interact with anything onscreen. The computer isn't freezing, you ...
    Answered | 213 Replies | 232156 Views | Created by Contradiktionz - Tuesday, April 7, 2009 12:42 PM | Last reply by Stretch79 - Thursday, December 27, 2018 9:08 PM
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    Application stays minimized in the taskbar

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    Hi all, I have an installation of Windows Vista Home premium 64bit SP1 on my home computer and I've recognized following problem: some applications after start remain minimized in the taskbar ...
    Answered | 16 Replies | 86091 Views | Created by davesil - Friday, November 14, 2008 9:36 AM | Last reply by Hermann Rösch1 - Saturday, September 15, 2018 2:50 PM
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    Keyboard doesn't work after specific user logs in ...

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    Hello, I have a Windows Vista SP2 system that has two separate accounts; one is an administrator and one is the standard client. When the system starts up, the keyboard works fine ...
    Answered | 12 Replies | 48229 Views | Created by ckoeber - Thursday, February 4, 2010 9:54 PM | Last reply by Sparky0078 - Thursday, September 13, 2018 5:08 AM
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    ACPI/ATK0110

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    I had this Problem eventhought that I Don't have the blue color screm, my problem is Description Windows detected a new device attached to your ...
    Answered | 15 Replies | 291878 Views | Created by RafaelHGarcia - Monday, January 7, 2008 2:45 PM | Last reply by Jamie Mobile Data Guru - Friday, June 29, 2018 1:50 PM
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    The User Profile Service service failed the logon. the user profile cannot be loaded

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    I have been runnung Vista home premium with no problems for some time. Now I want to add a second user. Each time I create a new user and then try to logon as the new user, I get this ...
    Answered | 56 Replies | 305837 Views | Created by Val in England - Thursday, May 28, 2009 4:05 PM | Last reply by Josh_ScreenHeroes - Monday, March 12, 2018 5:55 PM
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    Missing internet connection icon in taskbar

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
      The internet connection icon is missing in the taskbar.  It was there when I first got the computer a few days ago and no it's gone.  I'm not sure what I did to remove it or ...
    Answered | 99 Replies | 377210 Views | Created by Kiapai - Friday, March 14, 2008 2:44 PM | Last reply by rhinocl - Monday, March 12, 2018 4:57 PM
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    Disable "Your search might be slow because indexing is not running" message

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    Hello, Is there any way to disable the "Your search might be slow because indexing is not running. Click to turn on the index" ...
    Answered | 13 Replies | 27699 Views | Created by Bob Sun - Thursday, December 2, 2010 3:56 AM | Last reply by LUIS MANUEL HIDALGO - Wednesday, February 28, 2018 5:32 PM
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    mouse issue

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    Unable to right click mouse just installed a new printer could that be interfering?
    Unanswered | 1 Replies | 518 Views | Created by Tuledog - Friday, February 23, 2018 7:03 PM | Last reply by Ashidacchi - Saturday, February 24, 2018 8:16 AM
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    Keyboard won't type on granddaughters profile

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    when trying to type in password the characters do not appear but if I try to log into my profile they do. what is wrong?
    Unanswered | 3 Replies | 544 Views | Created by Bsey - Wednesday, January 3, 2018 12:19 AM | Last reply by Ashidacchi - Wednesday, January 3, 2018 11:28 PM
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    upon a cold boot

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    I receive a black screen and I try ctrl alt delete and it is as if my system is asleep ...i try all the crap from way back trying to get the screen to load....does not....i wind up hitting power ...
    Answered | 1 Replies | 582 Views | Created by waspmoth - Friday, December 15, 2017 5:51 AM | Last reply by Ashidacchi - Saturday, December 16, 2017 8:40 AM
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    Zune toolbar for taskbar?

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    Is there going to be a Zune toolbar for the taskbar like there is one for the media player?
    Answered | 7 Replies | 10294 Views | Created by NeilDexter - Saturday, June 21, 2008 4:16 PM | Last reply by vtinab - Monday, October 30, 2017 9:28 PM
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    Mouse deselects active window, wont respond until ctrl alt del

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    I also have just gotten the same problem. I have tried a new mouse, but it still happens randomly. If I leave the task mgr box open, it seems to work okay on the main screen but still locks up on the ...
    Unanswered | 2 Replies | 4578 Views | Created by johnm49 - Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:11 PM | Last reply by Stevepunk - Thursday, September 21, 2017 10:09 AM
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    Mouse deselects active window, wont respond until ctrl alt del

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    I have the same problem as everyone else mouse deselects and won't respond util I clicl ctrl alt del. I tried reinstalling and it still does it at random intervals Running windows 7 x64 8gb ...
    Unanswered | 1 Replies | 4776 Views | Created by padraigph - Wednesday, December 16, 2009 7:16 PM | Last reply by Stevepunk - Thursday, September 21, 2017 10:09 AM
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    Windows Explorer Refuses to Open Folders In Same Window

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    Folder and Search Options->Browse folders I have the radio button, "Open each folder in the same window" checked. However, Vista refuses to do so and opens each folder in its own window. ...
    Answered | 51 Replies | 104157 Views | Created by norad00 - Thursday, October 9, 2008 9:00 PM | Last reply by Sandra.H.H - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:09 PM
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    Taskbar will not stay hidden in auto-hide

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    I haven't had this problem for long (A total of 1 day), but it is making my gaming experience horrible. I dowloaded the microsoft update last night and afterwards, despite my task ...
    Proposed | 140 Replies | 217029 Views | Created by Noitcurtsed - Friday, January 11, 2008 2:02 AM | Last reply by LongTTH - Thursday, July 20, 2017 8:30 AM
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    I cant open any exe's or programs!

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    I dont even know what i did! I opened a program i chose to open a part of a game i downloaded with "Notepad" on accident, now EVERYTHING on my computer is asking to be opened by notepad. So ...
    Answered | 8 Replies | 23343 Views | Created by Wowscapeneeded - Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:31 AM | Last reply by Hanisha_05 - Monday, July 10, 2017 6:52 PM
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    Windows VISTA Home - Black Screen white mouse pointer

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    Hi All, I have problem with my laptop that has windows vista, as I am able to boot in safe mode and see my desktop screen, but if I try to boot in normal mode after entering ...
    Answered | 3 Replies | 8382 Views | Created by ksd1234 - Wednesday, March 2, 2011 3:38 PM | Last reply by Peter_Pan_7 - Wednesday, June 28, 2017 10:21 AM
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    Safe Mode

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    I'm get a safe mode on my laptop what do i need to do to get full access.  also is Microsoft still supporting Windows Vista or should i upgrade to something else?
    Answered | 1 Replies | 787 Views | Created by energyfinfree - Thursday, April 13, 2017 5:57 PM | Last reply by Ashidacchi - Thursday, April 13, 2017 11:49 PM
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    calculating time remaining moving, deleteing, copying files verry slow

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Desktop UI
    why would vista take forever to move delete (permanently and moving to recycle bin) and copying files. it's not really the operation that's slow but the calculating time remaining stays up forever ...
    Answered | 714 Replies | 601639 Views | Created by rianb - Monday, January 22, 2007 5:19 PM | Last reply by - Tuesday, March 21, 2017 5:41 PM
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Announcement: 1

Windows Vista Desktop UI announcement

  • Link
    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:05 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution
 
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