Vista Home Premium question

fifteen SG

i always adjust the contrast of my notebook to the contrast i wanted but every time after i off, the next time i on again must set again. why?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

That’s because it’s using the default power scheme. Create a new one and use that one.

fifteen SG

1. why my wireless network keep get disconnected? my router is working perfectly fine as it is connected to me desktop through Ethernet cables. I'm using my laptop now with Vista Home premium and since yesterday this has been happening. it gets disconnected and i have to reconnect it. is it because of some power saving stuff or my wireless card spoil? my laptop is brand new.

2. can i use my microsoft office 2000 for my vista? or it does not suit? 2007 cost $178(ex)

stevephua SG

im not sure about office 2000.. but 2003 for me works fine thou... mmm.. 2007?? is there a need to spend money on 2007?? got my meaning?? currently i using 2007.. Smile

fifteen SG

lol? u mean get chiong one? will kena caught.

wishboy SG

no la
torrent

ndmmxiaomayi SG

1. It's just Vista. I have a lot of headaches trying to get wireless to work properly in Vista. Wireless in Vista is about as bad as wireless in Linux.

2. No. It's not compatible. The only one that's compatible is 2007. If you don't want to pay, get it free. Open Office, IBM Symphony are some free ones.

fifteen SG

where is the link to the free office?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Freeware sticky, page 1, post 1 by FI.

fifteen SG

my wireless just kena cut off and i have to reconnect it again. dont know whether its the laptop prob or the vista…

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Well… it could be Vista… wireless in Vista as I’ve said sucks.

fifteen SG

what to do then.. lols. anyways, i called Acer. they ask me to connect using windows instead of the acer software.

ninek200 SG

erm, if there are a laptop and a pc sharing the internet, how can i set so that the laptop will get most of the internet connection? the lapptop is using vista business while the pc is using xp

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Simple. Get a wireless N card and a wireless N router. That will suck the life out of the other. Laughing

tut4nkh4m3n SG

you know in vista home premium, there's this icon usually located at the btm left hand corner near the START, which allows you to view all open windows and progs in a 3-D-kind of alt+tab way?

if you understand what i'm talking abt, i accidentally deleted that icon, how do i get it back?

LatecomerX SG

Eh start a new thread about your own issue leh.

LatecomerX SG

I have only come across one way of achieving this, that is, to install the paid version of DD-WRT, a third-party firmware, into a router which is compatible with it, namely Linksys' WRT54GL. Their online store is currently down, but I have checked it out a few weeks ago and it's 20 Euros (around 40 SGD) if I remember correctly.

In July 2006, DD-WRT Shop started offering a pay-only "special version" of the router firmware.[1] It includes increased functionality such as per-user bandwidth control. Since then, DD-WRT has been accused of violating the GPL provision against binary-only public distribution of derivative works.[2][unreliable source?][3]

- Wikipedia

More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54G#WRT54GL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DD-WRT

Edit:
Errr ok nvm. I just did some Googling out of curiosity and there is one free tool that allows bandwidth control through router firewall configuration.

http://dslreports.com/forum/remark,17099052

fifteen SG

my only prob now is with the wireless. vista is working fine for me. as i dont play games much.

ninek200 SG

Thanks for the respond for mayi and latecomerx

Per User Bandwidth control

I found this tool through the DD-WRT forum. I guess it would work for any firmware that lets you put in firewall rules.

It allows per user (IP or MAC) bandwidth rate and ceiling

Nice job!!!!

»openlinksys.info/firmware/przyda···ator.zip

You simply run the tool, cut the output and paste it into your routers firewall rules screen.

It suppliments any QoS settings you may have - for example, I went through great pains to get my VOIP working well. Nothing bothers it now. I wanted a way to restrict my kids usage - downloads and Xbox. There is a special DD-WRT build that allows this BUT you loose the conventional QoS settings and it takes alot of tweaking.

With this tool you are simply adding special rules to your filters already in place

how do i go to my routers firewall rules screen?

what is QoS?

needs alot of tweaking? without a step by step guide for a noob like me, i dun think i will be able to do that.... Sad

about the wireless N card and wireless N router, what so special about it that it will suck all the bandwidth?

Looks like there is no way to control bandwidth with installing a third party program?

p4tp4t SG

The Wireless seems working just fine for me. I guess it's more on the router-modem communication issue.

My issue with Vista is the IE, where when you open quite a number of IE windows, it will kind of disable your right click, certains functions like a pop-up link, crash certain service that one of your application needs.

And you have to log-off or restart to restore everything back to normal.

Very...very...very...annoying. Confused