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Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:45 am**

My semi annual "help the dumb guy" question.

Windows Media Player has just "dissappeared"--will not open on the main screen name on Vista. Change user and it does appear. But main screen name, administrator, it does not appear.

Any clues?

Posted: **Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:18 am**

Not to be a smart-ass; dump Vista, reinstall XP and all your troubles will stop... I had to buy a floor/demo model from a computer store to get XP after they stopped selling it last June/July. Sorry, that's all I can think of... you found a bug/glitch, as they used to say at the old computer software maker I worked at in the tech. dept.: "It's a 'new' feature!"

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Posted: **Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:44 am**

[i]> I had to buy a floor/demo model from a computer store to get XP after they stopped selling it last June/July.[/i]

I didn't think those major OEM licences were transferrable.

Posted: **Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:29 am**

Had XP till my PC fried this past December and was forced to get a new one.. Finally seeing all the things that I had read about Vista--realy sucks ass--hate it.

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:21 pm**

[quote][i]Originally posted by obs[/i]
<br>[i]> I had to buy a floor/demo model from a computer store to get XP after they stopped selling it last June/July.[/i]

I didn't think those major OEM licences were transferrable.
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Don't know how they (PC Club) did it; I got a disc... [:)]

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:23 pm**

[quote][i]Originally posted by randy[/i]
<br>Had XP till my PC fried this past December and was forced to get a new one.. Finally seeing all the things that I had read about Vista--realy sucks ass--hate it.
[/quote]

I can check with my friend in Chicago, I think he bought a whole bunch of licenses from MicroSoft just before they discontinued selling XP. I have no idea what he's charging... LMK!

Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:03 am**

I hate to say this but I bought a new PC just a month after Vista came out. I still had the option of getting XP but chose Vista (I know...not too smart to buy the first release). Nonetheless, I have had absolutely, positively zero problems. It took me a day or so to get used to but it has served me well.

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Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:34 am**

I have Vista and have never understood the complaints, lucky I guess.

I will also tell you, my mom just purchased a computer from Fry's Electronics last week and it came with XP. www.frys.com

Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:42 am**

I have had a Vista machine for a little over a year now and have had no problems recently. However, the first month I had it was filled with many problems and numerous blue screen of death sightings.

Once I figured out that not every bit of software preloaded on the computer was truly Vista compatible, my problems went away. I got rid of software programs which I will never use. I then settled on Avast antivirus and Comodo firewall. Since then no problems.

Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:47 am**

I've got two running Vista and, aside from getting used to it, I've had no problem. Hated it at first though.

Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:21 am**

I had vista and my computer burst into flames.

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Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:24 am**

[quote][i]Originally posted by phillyidol[/i]
<br>I had vista and my computer burst into flames.

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You didn't happen to notice any little footprints around it before that happened, did you?

Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2009 11:16 am**

SQUIRRELS![}:)]

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Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:18 pm**

The perpertrator did not escape unscathed

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