Order of Installing Toshiba Driver for Vista

1. Vista OS
2. Value Added Package
3. Display Driver
4. Touchpad driver
5. Sound Driver
6. Modem Driver
7. Volume Indicator
8. Wireless Network Driver
9. Hardware Setup
10. Supervisor Password Utility
11. Config Free
12. Acoustic Silencer

Troubleshooting Windows STOP Messages

STOP Messages literally mean Windows has stopped! These appear only in the NT-based operating systems: Win NT, Win 2000, Win XP, and Vista. Most are hardware issues.

General Troubleshooting of STOP Messages:

1. Examine the “System” and “Application” logs in Event Viewer for other recent errors that might give further clues. To do this, launch EventVwr.msc from a Run box; or open “Administrative Tools” in the Control Panel then launch Event Viewer.
2. If you’ve recently added new hardware, remove it and retest.
3. Run hardware diagnostics supplied by the manufacturer.
4. Make sure device drivers and system BIOS are up-to-date.
5. However, if you’ve installed new drivers just before the problem appeared, try rolling them back to the older ones.
6. Open the box and make sure all hardware is correctly installed, well seated, and solidly connected.
7. Confirm that all of your hardware is on the Hardware Compatibility List. If some of it isn’t, then pay particular attention to the non-HCL hardware in your troubleshooting.
8. Check for viruses.
9. Investigate recently added software.
10. Examine (and try disabling) BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing.

More detailed troubleshooting Windows STOP messages can be found Here.

Moving Apps from One Computer to Another One

Try MoveMe.

Laplink PCMover will move your programs and data. It is the number 1 migration program. PCMover will move registry settings as well as files. Have you tried it? There is nothing native to Windows XP that will move programs. You need a third party program like PCMover.

You could use Norton Ghost to clone the harddrive.

I used Alohabob PC Relocator. Alohabob PC Relocator, is also a solution that will move applications and registry settings, not just files.

Good Defragger Software

If you want a good defragger try PerfectDisk.

The built in defragger in Vista doesn't even give you a graphical display ot a % done figure anymore. PerfectDisk just a defragger - but a good one.

I have found it fast, efficient and reliable. A Trial version is available.

Burn .BIN/.CUE Images With Nero

1. Open Nero StartSmart:

2. Open Nero Burning ROM from Applications:

3. Click Cancel:

4. Choose Recorder > Burn Image...:

5. Locate the .CUE file, select it and click Open:

6. Click Burn:

Change The Priority of Startup Programs

Q: I've reinstalled the BricoPacks Vista Inspirat theme on my XP but looks like after reinstall, the program (Startdock Objectdock) starts at the end of all startup programs. Before I reinstall, the program start at the 1st of all startup program.

Place it in the HKLM\Run key...

Start->Run->

Reg add hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run /v Brico /d c:\PathToFile\Filename.exe

Leave the window open so you can see the results:

Start->Run->

cmd /k Reg add hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run /v Brico /d C:\WINDOWS\BricoPacks\Vista Inspirat\ObjectDock\ObjectDock.exe.

Or simply paste that into a command prompt...oh wait! I see the problem - no quotes...

Start->Run->

cmd /k Reg add hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run /v Brico /d "C:\WINDOWS\BricoPacks\Vista Inspirat\ObjectDock\ObjectDock.exe"

Double Click on Folders Brings Up Search

This problem occurs when you alter the "Drive" / "File Folders" entries via File Types dialog, to add a "Command Prompt here" or "Print Directory" feature for drives / folders. (example)

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321186.

Resolution:

Click Start/Run and type:

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

-or-

Fix "Search" Opens Instead of Explorer.

-or-

Click Start/Run and type:

reg add hkcr\directory\shell /ve /d none /f

-or-

To fix this manually via registry:

If this problem is seen for Drives:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell

Set (default) to "none" (without ")

If this problem is seen for folders:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell

Set (default) to "none" (without ")