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Windows Vista Control Panel/Media Player Not Working
Shah S...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista hardware_devices I have problem to open the phone and modem option at control panel. I got this a pop-up message: "Phone and modem control panel cannot be opened. You may a have problem starting telephony service" Please help and thanks in advance.

Umax scanner not working under Win 98 - but OK in Win 95
I am running VISTA Home premium (desktop) and a laptop with Windows XP Home. The laptop is connected via a wireless network. I have TrendMicro Internet Security running on both. I could not share files or printers until I disabled the WINDOWS firewall on BOTH systems (via Control Panel / Security Center).

UAC Control Panel not working
Jane C janecol...@invalid.iinet.net.au microsoft public windows vista general Hi Rockostar, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936686/en-us Follow the link to the KB article under Last week, after 12 months of working fine, my computer suddenyl would not open control panel (at all) except in safe mode.

Control panel, Flip 3D and welcome center not working
Ronnie Vernon MVP r...@invalid.org microsoft public windows vista general It sounds like you are logged on as a Standard User? A Standard User can turn UAC off, When I went back to control Panel, User Accounts, User Accounts, Turn User Account Control On or Off and tried to turn it back on, it would not work.

Bluetooth Device manager in control panel not working?
So I tried to create the new profile using the control panel, per instructions I found on an Outlook FAQs site. (Outlook wouldn't stay launched long enough to do anything from within the app.) I'm also not sure how to rebuild an OST from scratch or what I would lose/risk by doing so. Fortunately, I won't have to

Control Panel Problem
Mick Murphy MickMur...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general Use Avast Free 4 Home anti-virus; it beats the lot of them! And does not hog resources. "Alex" wrote: I just noticed after downloading the latest Nvidia 8800 drivers that Windows Aero has stopped working!

VISTA autorun problem
And to top it all off they've been working fine untill now. WHATS WRONG?? Might I also suggest ante2610 to stop and restart the terminal services service. This has caused problems with my access to control panel in the past. -- Priceless quotes in mpwvista.general group - Submit your nomination at the link below:

Problem open phone and modem option at control panel
I have been working on this since 9-2007. Everyone will tell you to go to the hotfix #(936686) - Describes a problem in which you may be unable to open components such as games, Control Panel, or the Welcome Center. Or, Control Panel icons do not appear as expected. The above is only if you have a problem with NERO

vista not working after returning from holiday
Spirit unkn...@lost.info microsoft public windows vista general Re-install your video drivers..... this often corrects such issues. If no joy come back here with as good a description as you can. "Alex" <A...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2695E41D-2623-4537-96AF-52204207C6A0@microsoft.com.

Bluetooth Device manager in control panel not working?
It worked fine until this morning, where a message says "Windows Control Panel has stopped working" when I attempt to open it. Same goes for my Windows Media Player. I ran the "sfc /scannow" command as suggested on another thread, but came up with corrupt files right at the 99% mark: Details are included in the

problem with IE 7 on Vista
I. Kumquat IKumq...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista performance_maintenance Every time I try to open my control panel, it seems to open for a second and then closes immediately. I can access all of the files within the panel by "exploring" the folder through the sidebar in, say,

Control Panel, System Properties, Printers not working
We tried to resolve the problem using instructions from SUSE, a control panel installer and a few other tricks, but we came up empty. " " The first part of the document covered “features not supported.” Some of those features are: * ThinkVantage Active Protection System. * ThinkVantage Access Connections for SUSE

Control Panel, System Properties, Printers not working
Although I have not found the "Holy Grail" here are some points that may help: 1. I have been repeatedly told the majority of crashes in IE4 are actually caused by faulty video drivers. To verify if this is the case on your machine, go to Control Panel|System|Performance|Graphics and lower the acceleration.

Nvidia Control Panel problem
Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I] h...@kvoa.com microsoft public windows vista mail That error usually means you don't have an Outlook Data File setup. 'Control Panel|Mail|Data Files', make sure you have one. Hal -- Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- h...@kvoa.com Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX http://www.kvoa.com

opening a guest log on account in vista
helpme hel...@nospam.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup helpme wrote: For the life of me I cant get the "Manage 3d settings" in the Nvidia control panel to save on my 7800. For instance I change the Anti-alias settings from 4x to Application controled, click apply. But when i come back they are

Vista - Control Panel > Device Manager & Activate Windows Now ...
I belive the issue is with a vista patch that is corrupting the MMC Snap-in. The next time the printers and control panel do not work look in Have you heard of a vista update that has been generating this problem? It is not only effecting the printers but the control panel will not open from the start menu.

UAC Control Panel not working
Alex A...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general I just noticed after downloading the latest Nvidia 8800 drivers that Windows Aero has stopped working! I've tried right clicking the desktop and going to personalize but the option to switch it to Aero has vanished.

Control Panel Link in Start Menu and Icon Issue
No, I was not smart enough to actually write down the name of the 15/ program. My question; how do I make it so that all those stupid programs are not running in the background on start up? First do it again and do write down the names then: Start | Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Control Panel

Control panel, Flip 3D and welcome center not working
helpme hel...@nospam.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup For the life of me I cant get the "Manage 3d settings" in the Nvidia control panel to save on my 7800. For instance I change the Anti-alias settings from 4x to Application controled, click apply. But when i come back they are back to 4x.

Control Panel, My computer Properties, Personalize...Not working !
mathews2010 mathews2010.32d...@no-mx.forums.net microsoft public windows vista performance_maintenance try the hotfix again...'Icons are missing from Control Panel, or you cannot start Control Panel, the Welcome Center, or games in Windows Vista' (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936686/en-us)... now try downloading