In that case, .50 cal would be spectacular, make sure to get video of it :-)
Interesting, I have a client that has all Dell 370 and 380 workstations and XP, I'll keep my eye on them if we upgrade them to Vista. I *did* have a bitch of a time getting Vista audio to work on my Dell 521 (the audio service refused to start), enough so that I punted and re-OS'd (bought a different HDD, long story). This was after trying the recommended Dell fixes and even buying a Soundblaster card and it still wouldn't work. New HDD (also now conveniently dual boot XP / Vista) and I now have sound on the same hardware / software that didn't work previously. Weird. I *HATE* re-OS to "fix" something, but sometimes it's just quicker than troubleshooting an issue if you don't have a situation where the same problem might happen to 50 machines, so I understand "backtracking" to XP in some circumstances. Dave Lum - Systems Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (971)-222-1025 "When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands" -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 10:01 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VISTA, Printers, Bill Gates, and a .50 CAL Well, those are certainly good practices. However, on the Dell PowerWorkStation 380 I had available, there never ever was a point where it worked (to where I could "roll back"). -------------------------------------- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org "David Lum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/11/2008 11:14:11 AM: > My day-job work laptop is dual-boot XP and Vista Business. I've been > running the Vista side since 8/19/07 and have never had to boot back > to XP. Vista default printer is server-based, tons of the usual > admin apps loaded, etc. No issues. I know this doesn't help your > situation, but... > > Have to tried the restore feature? Maybe rolling it back to a > previous day where you know it worked, having it work, export the > registry, and then when it breaks export that and compare. Dunno. > > What hardware are you running Vista on? I'm on a Dell D600 laptop. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
