TSGL: [Fwd: Re: 3rd party drivers?]

Tue Apr 22 21:41:06 EDT 2008

I guess I mistated. I did see the post. I haven't seen the answers.  
HBCanon
Geneva, FL

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From: list-bounces at tsgserver.com [mailto:list-bounces at tsgserver.com] On Behalf Of Ron
Brunton
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 17:59
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FWIW I did see the original post.
Ron

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Sent: April-22-08 6:23 PM
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Nor did I see it posted. I was awaiting the answers..
HBCanon
Geneva, FL 

-----Original Message-----
From: list-bounces at tsgserver.com [mailto:list-bounces at tsgserver.com] On Behalf Of Lee
Bunyard
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 17:01
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Subject: TSGL: [Fwd: Re: 3rd party drivers?]

I don't recall seeing my original email below posted on Tech Guys nor a reply from Russ,
so will try re-sending it.
Lee in the Mountains of Northern California  

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: TSGL: 3rd party drivers?
Date: 	Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:56:54 -0700
From: 	Lee Bunyard <leebunyard at comcast.net>
To: 	Tech Support Guy Mailing List <list at tsgserver.com>
References: 	<000d01c8a29a$979496e0$cf3fd64b at Kathryn> 
<D5422200B5494DF8ADC66F7F6AD3F156 at AcerLaptop>

Hi, Russ.  I'm one of those people who have had a few problems with Vista Home Premium on
my new desktop, altho I wouldn't say I'm unhappy with it overall.  I did have a problem
installing the new Vista SP1 and had to back out of the install.  Based on advice from
several of the IT Technical writers, I've decided to wait awhile before trying to
re-install SP1. 

Your comments below have raised several questions in my mind about Vista and some problems
I'm still having that maybe you can clarify.  I haven't been able to find the answers
using the Help resource in Vista.

1--If I turn off the User Account Control (UAC) as you suggest, does this mean that each
user who now has an account setup with Vista loses the log on/log off capability that
allows each user to set up their own individual system setup and display??
My wife and
daughter both use the desktop and both have their setup and screen displays configured to
the way they like it and would probably be unhappy if they lost that capability.

2--Every once in awhile I run into a problem trying to do something in Vista that results
in a message popping up saying something like "you must have Administrator privileges to
complete this action".  When I got the new desktop with Vista last Fall and turned the
system on for the first time, it asked who would be setup as the Administrator.  I setup
myself as the Administrator and I always log on to my user account using that same log on.
Why would I be getting these messages if I'm logged on as the Administrator??  I've
searched but I have no idea what to do to make myself whatever type of Administrator that
the computer is asking for in order to complete the action I'm trying to take.  As an
example, I've had trouble installing the old standby freeware malware application "Spybot
Search and Destroy" on the Vista desktop.  It won't install and download updates properly.
The Spyboy S&D tech folks have told me to be sure to uninstall the old Spybot S&D
application first, then download the new version and to manually delete any remnants of
the old Spyboy S&D application that remain after the uninstall.  I've uninstalled the old
version using the Control Panel uninstall feature and while it removes it from the list of
installed programs, the old Spybot S&D folder remains in the list of Program Files on the
computer.  
When I go in and try to manually delete the folder and its contents, I get this message
saying I have to have Administrator privileges to complete the deletion of the folder and
contents to the Recycle Bin.  I have no idea how to make myself the Administrator that the
system wants.

3--How do I get to the "Application's Properties Compatibilites Tab" as you suggest
below??  Do I need to do this for each individual application program or can I do it just
one time to make it applicable for ALL the applications??  Same  question for setting the
privilege level to "Run this program as administrator" as you mention below.

Many thanks for any assistance.
Lee in the Mountains of Northern California

Russell W. Coover wrote:
> I realize that a lot of folks are unhappy with Vista, but I am curious 
> what your purpose is for dual booting? Of course I am aware that XP 
> remains the best OS for gaming at present, and that some, just a few, 
> applications don't get along well with Vista, but those applications 
> are becoming fewer and fewer, and I doubt you run any of them, unless 
> you refuse to upgrade to the latest version.
>
> I run Vista on 3 computers, XP on a 4th, and 2000 on a 5th, so I have 
> a bit of experience with these machines. Almost any problem you have 
> can be solved by shutting off User Account Control (UAC) and doing one 
> or both of the
> following: 
>
> Go to the Application's Properties Compatibilities Tab and Check "Run 
> this program in compatibility mode for ..." anything in the drop down 
> box from Win 95 to Win XP (SP2) .... and/or
>
> Set your privilege level "Run this program as an administrator".
>
> Under these conditions, I'd guess you could run almost any old Windows 
> software from Win 95 on.
>
> Russ Coover
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: list-bounces at tsgserver.com [mailto:list-bounces at tsgserver.com]
> On Behalf Of Kathryn Bassett
> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:57 PM
> To: 'Tech Support Guy Mailing List'
> Subject: TSGL: 3rd party drivers?
>
> I'm going to be getting a new computer shortly and I hope you can give 
> me some advice on where to turn regarding 3rd party drivers. The 
> computer I've chosen only comes with Vista and I want to dual boot to 
> XP. Sony says they don't have drivers to do that. First, what I'm 
> getting, then on to the question.
>
> HYPERLINK
> http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYCTOProcess?catalo
> gId=10
> 551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&LBomId=8198552921665300946
> http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYCTOProcess?catalo
> gId=10
> 551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&LBomId=8198552921665300946 HYPERLINK 
> http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYCTOProcess?catalo
> gId=10
> 551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&LBomId=8198552921665300946
> http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYCTOProcess?catalo
> gId=10
> 551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&LBomId=8198552921665300946
> I changed things like this:
> IntelR Core 2T Duo Processor T9500 (2.6GHZ) For sake of argument, I 
> chose MicrosoftR Windows VistaR Business with Service Pack 1 but I 
> want XP Pro
> 4 GB DDR-SDRAM (DDR2-667, 2 GBx2)
> 640 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [5400 rpm] Optical Disc Drive, Display, 
> Wireless, and Battery - default, and no TV Tuner.
>
> I have googled all kinds of combinations and guess I'm just not 
> getting the right combination of search terms. Can you figure out 
> where I would get all the various drivers I'd need to be able to dual 
> boot and have things work under XPpro?
>
> Hopefully, and thanks,
>
> --
> Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA) "Genealogy is my bag" "GH is 
> my soap"
> kathryn at bassett.net
> HYPERLINK http://bassett.net http://bassett.net   
>
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