1) I am unable to copy files across my network to my VistaPC. When I copy
and paste, nothing happens, no error is logged, but nothing is copied. This
process works fine on non-Vista computers.
2) If I try to map a drive to the computer I want to copy from, I am told a
drive is already mapped with a different account. If I follow the
instructions for disconnecting the mysterious drive by going to "Computer"; I
am supposed to select the Tools menu but there is no Tools menu.
3) When I go to the Microsoft site to try and email support the MS site does
not accept my product key. I just chatted with DELL and they confirmed that
my product key is correct. Why does MS not recognize it?
4) In IE7 I have 3 tabs configured to open at startup. The third tab is my
google home page http://www.google.com/ig. Although I can see the page, it
never seems to complete loading so I cannot use it. Worse, I must use Task
Manager (repeatedly) before I can get IE closed.
5) Most of the time, if I am browsing the folder contents of my WindowsXP
SP2 laptop from my Vista laptop, the computer will lock up. It locks up so
hard that I have to power the computer off. I have not had to do that to an
XP pc in years.
6) Sometimes, when I try to delete a file/folder I am prompted twice to
confirm that I want to delete it. Why should I be prompted twice?
I think I have more problems that I encountered but it is getting hard to
keep track of all of them. Maybe once I have used it for more than a day it
will get better.
I will share more issues if I discover them if I ever really get started
using Vista. So far, I am struggling just to get it set up and my files
copied to it.

On Sat, 3 Mar 2007 07:09:03 -0800, Rob Kraft
<RobKraft@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>1) I am unable to copy files across my network to my VistaPC. When I copy
>and paste, nothing happens, no error is logged, but nothing is copied. This
>process works fine on non-Vista computers.
>2) If I try to map a drive to the computer I want to copy from, I am told a
>drive is already mapped with a different account. If I follow the
>instructions for disconnecting the mysterious drive by going to "Computer"; I
>am supposed to select the Tools menu but there is no Tools menu.
>3) When I go to the Microsoft site to try and email support the MS site does
>not accept my product key. I just chatted with DELL and they confirmed that
>my product key is correct. Why does MS not recognize it?
>4) In IE7 I have 3 tabs configured to open at startup. The third tab is my
>google home page http://www.google.com/ig. Although I can see the page, it
>never seems to complete loading so I cannot use it. Worse, I must use Task
>Manager (repeatedly) before I can get IE closed.
>5) Most of the time, if I am browsing the folder contents of my WindowsXP
>SP2 laptop from my Vista laptop, the computer will lock up. It locks up so
>hard that I have to power the computer off. I have not had to do that to an
>XP pc in years.
>6) Sometimes, when I try to delete a file/folder I am prompted twice to
>confirm that I want to delete it. Why should I be prompted twice?
>I think I have more problems that I encountered but it is getting hard to
>keep track of all of them. Maybe once I have used it for more than a day it
>will get better.
>I will share more issues if I discover them if I ever really get started
>using Vista. So far, I am struggling just to get it set up and my files
>copied to it.

Much of what you "discovered" has already been reported. Welcome to
UAC, the often damned new "security" feature that's a royal pain in
butt and riddled with errors. You can turn it off from Control Panel
Under Users Accounts.

"Rob Kraft" <RobKraft@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>
> 3) When I go to the Microsoft site to try and email support the MS site
> does
> not accept my product key. I just chatted with DELL and they confirmed
> that
> my product key is correct. Why does MS not recognize it?
>
Vista OEM, i don't think MS want anything to do with OEMs only Retail. OEM
support is usually through your PC supplier.