Windows Vista Guides   Top error messages Get help with installation errors and compatibility problems when you install Windows Server 2003 management tools Resolve printing error message: "Stop 0x0000007F" Get help with activation expiration error messages Troubleshoot "Error found: Code 0x80240029" when updating Windows Defender Error message when you search for updates in Windows Vista: "Windows could not search for new updates (Code 80072F8F)" Get help when you wake a Windows Vista–based computer from sleep, you may receive a Stop 0x9F error message When you try to rename a new subfolder, you receive the following error: "The folder does not exist" Error message when you try to save a file to a hard disk or to a flash device Get help with system service error message: "cannot connect to machine" Find help when you try to put a Windows Vista–based computer to sleep or into hibernation

Help with security

• Overview of security features in Windows Vista

• Descrption of Windows Update Stand-alone Installer (Wusa.exe) and of .msu files in Windows Vista

• Install critical updates, recommended updates, and driver updates when connecting to the Internet

• Deployment guidance for April security release

• Troubleshoot Windows Defender

• Protect your computer, yourself, and your family

• Using anti-malware software to help protect your computer

• Download a free trial of Windows Live OneCare – all-in-one PC care from Microsoft

Understanding User Account Control

• What is User Account Control?

• User Account Control overview

Protecting your computer from spam and spyware

• Use Windows Defender to protect yourself from spyware

• Report suspicious software to Microsoft SpyNet

• Block spam and other unwanted e-mail

• Get answers to Phishing filter questions

Maintaining

• Troubleshoot with the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to repair startup issues

• Get help if your Windows desktop stops updating correctly

• Use the BitLocker Repair Tool to help recover data from an encrypted volume in Windows Vista

• Get help with the Windows Resource Kit tool Moveuser.exe on a Windows Vista-based computer

• Requirements for Windows Vista to use all 4 GB of memory on a computer that has 4 GB of memory installed

• Update for the Windows Vista Customer Experience Improvement Program

• Get help with default gateway setting when you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep

Diagnosing and recovering

• Backup and restore: frequently asked questions

• System restore: frequently asked questions

• Startup Repair: frequently asked questions

Home networking

• Set up a home network

• Troubleshooting network and Internet connection problems

• Troubleshooting problems finding wireless networks

• Find answers to common questions about modems

Windows Internet Explorer

• Internet Explorer 7 top issues

• Troubleshoot network connectivity problems in Internet Explorer

• Find help if you cannot access resources on a remote VPN server

• Visit the Internet Explorer 7 support site

Top Windows Vista hardware issues

• Windows Vista Secure Digital (SD) rollup package

• Description of the BitLocker Drive Preparation Tool

• Install a device driver by using its installation program in Windows Vista

• Get help when the CD drive or the DVD drive does not work as expected

• Troubleshoot when a DirectX 10 application runs on a computer that has multiple graphics cards

• SATA optical drives are not available after you start a Windows Vista–based computer

• Get help when disconnecting your iPod while disconnecting the USB cable

Device drivers

• Install critical updates, recommended updates, and driver updates when connecting to the Internet

• Troubleshoot driver problems

• Restore a driver to its previous version

Digital cameras and video

• Find Windows Vista-compatible digital cameras

• Find Windows Vista-compatible webcams

• Troubleshoot camera connection problems

• Troubleshoot importing video problems

Monitors, displays, and video cards

• Find Windows Vista-compatible monitors and displays

• Find Windows Vista-compatible video cards

• Troubleshoot monitor and video card problems

Network devices

• Find Windows Vista-compatible network devices

• Troubleshoot network adapters

• Enable or disable a network adapter

Printers and scanners

• Get help when you try to install a shared printer and receive one of these error messages: "Windows cannot connect to the printer"

• Find Windows Vista-compatible printers and scanners

• Troubleshooting printing problems