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Wireless networking on vista doesn't get a valid DHCP IP
When trying to connect to the UCLAWLAN, the IP obtained would be 169.254.×.×. This is sign that the machine cannot reach the DHCP server.From Microsoft’s knowledgebase article on this.Consider the following scenario:• You connect a Windows Vista-based compu...
Where do I download Windows Vista language packs?
The recommended method is via Windows Update, per Windows Vista integrated help or the online help here:http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/35a1b021-d96c-49a5-8d8f-5e9d64ab5ecc1033.mspxPlease scroll down for Vista Service Pack 1 MUI’s.-———————C...
ArcGIS 9.2 and Windows Vista
The original ArcGIS 9.2 distribution— including the one at UCLA Software Central— is not properly compatible with Windows Vista.Per ESRI:http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.techarticles.articleShow&d=34020You will need to follow the instruct...
Dell Optiplex GX620 systems and Windows Vista
Good news: Windows Vista natively supports all components in the typical Dell Optiplex GX620.Bad news: except for audio.Worse: Dell lists no Vista drivers of any sort as of this writing on their support site for the GX620.Dell USA does not list any audio drive...
Acrobat crashes when printing
PDFs load fine in Adobe Acrobat 8 or Adobe Acrobat 9, but when you try to print a PDF, Acrobat crashes.If you are running Windows Vista, you get the:“xxxxx Application has stopped working: Windows Can Check online for a solution to the problem.Check online for...
Mapping a Novell drive on Windows Vista
Change Security Policy on Windows Vista in order to map a Novell Drive. Administrative Tools Click on Local Security Policy Click on Local Policies Click on Security Options Find "Network security: LAN Manager authentication level Set value to Send LM and NTL...
Cloning systems with Sophos and Sysprep
During deployments of multiple systems with the exact same hardware configuration, Sysprep is the most common tool to assist this along with Ghost.If you have Sophos on your original deployment image, you may find that you cannot access the Sophos console on c...
KMS Activation for non-domain clients
I found that Windows clients that were not part of our AD domain were not activating despite of pointing them to the correct DNS servers. The solution was to add our domain suffix to the client’s list of suffixes.To summarize and make this posting more clear, ...
iTunes for Windows compatibility error
On computers that have been upgraded from Windows Vista to Windows 7, iTunes always launches with an error iTunes.exe has been set to run in compatibility mode for an older version of Windows. For best results, turn off compatibility mode for iTunes before you...
Windows Vista and Roxio causes cd-rom/dvd drive not to recognize
On certain version of Roxio Easy CD Creator on Windows Vista, the DVD drive may not be recognized. In Device Manager, the DVD drive cannot start.When Vista SP1 is reapplied, this fix needs to be reapplied as well.Link: http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/p2...
Network Printing Problems in Vista
ISSUE 1I do not know if you have noticed, but here is another big problem with vista when humnet user tries to install network printer.By default regular users are not permitted to install network printers.For instance,You have a user that wants to install a...