USB Safely remove hardware

Is there any way to edit the safely remove hardware list so my flash card reader will not show up. The card reader is i...

hardware problems with Vista 64..ram and Nvidia

I orginally posted over at Vista 64 but they suggested I try here. I just ungraded to Vista Ultimate 64 bit (I should ad...

Installing 32bit vista ultimate on a 64 bit hardware

Hi, I have a laptop which came with 64 bit vista ultimate pre-installed. I read online that 64 bit vista ultimate requir...

Vista cannot find any wireless networks - hardware failure?

I'd be grateful for any suggestions. My client has a notebook with an intel 3945abg wifi card. This card cannot find an...

Hardware

What is a peripheral???...

hardware id

i downloadloaded vista drivers for a dsl usb modem and began install per wizard supplied. It's okay until it gets to in...

Hardware cause of BSoD

I had a tap plug for HDD fan plugged into HDD. I believe it was causing intermittent power to the HDD. I switched it to...

Re: re-enable hardware

Your post is still having its affect dean-dean. Thank you. There should be a radio button to click for disabled items. -...

Hardware Driver Annoyance

Here's my problem...I was given an Adesso 12000 Tablet Pen last year, and had it installed in a Dell running Windows XP...

Hardware interrupts using 50 % of the CPU usage... Need some

I have bought a new vaio cs 35 lap... But after getting booted automatically the new process "hardware interrupts&q...

Vista getting restarted whenever an external hardware is bei

HI All, I have Windows Vista Home basic installed in my laptop. But whenever I am connecting to any USB device or inser...

GDI Hardware acceleration

Is it true that the Windows Vista does not apply hardware acceleration for GDI drawaings?Any help would be greately app...

Remove hardware icon

Hi group,My "Safely Remove hardware" icon often vanishes from my notification area. Item in Taskbar and Start...

Safely Remove Hardware - on my harddrive - why is it happeni

I’m so fed up with Vista – I upgraded from XP 6 months ago and it’s not been a good experience; performance is worse and...

Possible to detect prohibited graphics hardware acceleration

I read in a lot of places that disabling the graphics hardware acceleration might be forbidden with Windows Vista. I al...

Control Panel -> Keyboard ->Key Settings - Hardware or Softw

Is the Control Panel -> Keyboard ->Key Settings tab made (not) available based on hardware? Or is there a software...

Vista Hardware Compatibility list in text format?

I need to buy a used video card that's Vista Aero compatible. Since the MS logo'd page won't even open on my pda due to ...

Found hardware problem

I recently experienced problems with the software for my Dell AIO 966 printer. On advice from the Dell NG's, I uninstal...

Cannot safely remove hardware even when no programs are runn

I have a recurring problem with USB flash drives and my SD card slot in Vista. When I click "safely remove hardw...

Hardware Interupts Causing 100% CPU Usage

Hi,I have an Acer 4810TZ; Im looking for a definite fix for this 100% CPU lock - when some hardware starts to hammer it...

My hardware is making me crazy, constantly working loud NOIS

Hey please help, i have a windows vista 64 bit home premium. 4gb ram 2*500gb rom nvidia motherboard dvd drive blu-ray dr...

bought video card in hardware compatibility list but does no

I tried to buy an AGP video card so I can get aero, so I bought something cheap that is in the vista compatibility hard...

hardware failure?

is there a way i can download a backup from somewhere? or can someone send me theirs?SOMETHINGi tried a clean install of...

Question about video hardware memory usage

I was under the impression that adding video adapters with more memory would reduce the amount of ram available for the...

hard drives showing in "safely remove hardware"

My disc drives are now showing up in the safely remove hardware icon of the task bar. How do i keep them from being ther...

HOWTO Use Vista Event Log to diagnose hardware problem?

Hi all,I have a problematic USB flash issue on my computer: USB flash drive runs well in safe mode However, in normal mo...

How to create multiple hardware profiles in Vista?

Laptop (Sony Vaio TZ11, Vista Business) works OK using the auto-created "docked" and "un-docked" pr...

drivers and hardware

after installing my windows vista I had problems with some auto updates installation the drivers failed to install can ...

Windows Error Recovery Windows failed to start. A hardware o

Hi guys, I have a HP dv2617 with Vista 32-bit and Intel centrino. The recovery is partitioned off on the hard-drive. Abo...

Vista: high (45-50%) CPU usage due to hardware interrupts

Like many other people, every now and again the CPU useage on my Vista machine goes up to 45-50% (which is likely to be...

Failure to dectect network hardware/driver.

Randomly, after a reboot, I'll have no connection to my network or the internet and the network manager says that it ca...

Re: Hardware fails to install

* Bump *Fish-Man;1087466 Wrote: Hi, As an update... I was browsing other forums for similar issues and found one about ...

Network Connection and Computer Hardware

Network connection: At night my internet network connection turns off around 10 P.M. Every night I've been observing wh...

Windows 7 Won't Require Graphics Hardware for Effects

More reasons why windows7 will be far better than vista, and not just another vista. Some people just understand the ex...

Vista Generic Hardware Driver Issue

Hello, I recently installed compact generic USB speakers which doesn't have any drivers CD etc. Initially it installed ...

WMC cannot detect IR Hardware

I have a TV Tuner card on my new HP Pavilion Elite m9398d Desktop PC. I'm trying to set up Vista's Windows Media Cen...

hardware acceleration

how do i enable hardware acceleration in vista home premium i just can't findit...

Safely Remove Hardware - USB flash drive "in use"

Hi allMany times when I come to 'Safely Remove hardware' (USB pen drive) it is reported as in use (when it is not) and ...

black screen after log in, memory diagnostics said hardware

hardware or fixable software issue?running a dell vista, almost 2 years old. last night, went to turn off computer befor...

Safely Remove Hardware Error

Hi there Recently i've been getting this problem with windows vista home edition where constantly on and off im getting ...

Vista WMC cannot detect IR Hardware

I have a TV Tuner card on my new HP Pavilion Elite m9398d Desktop PC. I'm trying to set up Vista's Windows Media Cen...

Can not install any hardware even right out the box.

Can not install any hardware even right out the box. I keep getting error that there are no drivers available for the ha...

Define hardware change

Hi, I have Vista Ultimate, I understand you can only load the OS on a certain number of machines (Perhaps 2?) If I chan...

Hardware attach/detatch sound effect glitch? also bluetooth

My main question is this: on my Dell XPS 1530 running windows vista, the computer began a few weeks ago to seemingly ran...

How to read hardware performance counters in Windows Vista

Hi,I was wondering how I could read hardware performance counters, specifically the counter storing the number of L2 ca...

irosoft.public.windown.XP.hardware_devices

I purchased a PNY Optima Pro Attache high speed USB2.0 drive, but I don't know how to use it??? Can I download it from ...

Does this sound like a Graphics card hardware error?

Hello everyone,I just want to know if a graphics card is not working, would it prevent me logging into vista? like there...

Network can't find hardware

I fear this will take a little setup info to explain my problem. I will give the problem first and, if needed, the info ...

Hardware detection hangs up boot process

I recently experienced problems with the software for my Dell AIO 966 printer. On advice from the Dell NG's, I uninstal...

Vista or incompatible hardware?

New Toshiba A300 laptop with Vista Business pre-installed. Wlan drivers were not installed or supplied which I thought o...

Hardware profiles in Vista

Is there a way to create a hardware profile in Vista? I have a laptop with vista business 32 bit on it and it only has...

Hardware Upgrade Issue

I just upgraded my motherboard, processor and memory and have not been able to get Vista x64 to load. I briefly get the ...

Hardware fails to install

Hi, I have 2 problems, (which are probably permission issues, and I believe to be related) that I can't resolve, and I a...

Video hardware error - ATI Radeon X1300 - System Crash

When screensaver initiates system crashes and computer restarts. Has never happened before, I can't think of any recen...

Safely Remove Hardware - Screen Flash

Wondering if anyone has a suggestion on this one.Since installing a new graphics card, ATI x1600, when I choose the &quo...

Found new hardware problem

Hi,I have bought a datel data transfer kit for xbox 360 so i could back up my saves onto my computer. It works fine on m...

Lost USB Drive After Safely Remove Hardware used

I have a Portable Drive F attached via USB and had another device (TomTom) plugged in another USB port. Went to the sa...

New hardware not detected

Hi, I am trying to install a usb wireless modem on my Vista Home laptop. When I first attached the device, the hardwar...

Adding a hardware device

Attempting to add an internal DVD ROM drive that is supposed to be plug and play. When booting, error 'no system found...

Complete Backup freezes machine: hardware or software?

Hello I'm running Vista 64 with 8 G Ram, 2 Tb sata hard drives.Using Windows complete backup, I am backing up to an exte...

Score Index Downgrade without changing hardware

My RAM initially scored 5.7. Without having changed any settings, after a while, I recalculated my score and now it scor...

safely remove hardware icon appeared for no reason

The icon appeared for no reason. the first one said to remove USB port 5..I cancelled it and system locked up. Rebooted...

Video Hardware Crash

I have Windows Vista Home Premium SP2. When I use the screen saver Aurora (and i think all screensavers) and leave the...

A problem with your video hardware caused Windows to stop wo

I keep getting the following error message in Vista Home Edition, 32Bit, SP1 -"*A problem with your video hardware*...

Change Standard Application for Hardware

Hi,I have a strange Software, that defined itself as standard for my camcorder and now doesn't offer me the dialog to c...

Safely Remove Hardware

Hello, I went to check on my disk space and I saw an item I need someone to explain to me. In the past , my computer wi...

Cannot detect networking hardware

I've looked all over the net, and I am considering Geek Squad, but I'm a little hesitant shelling out $80. I got a preo...

Hardware conflicts + IRQ sharing

Hi, I am getting quite a few 'blue screens of death' :mad: lately so have been looking for the problem, the screen most ...

Problem with hardware need help

Msi K9N2 750a sli 9850 phenom BE OCZ 4gb (2x2) 9800gtx sli Western digital 500gig Thermaltake 850watt I built this set ...

Vista won't boot into login? virus, video card or hardware p

Hi, I would like to say sorry in advance to this long post, but after searching the internet for 2 days i couldn't find...