justdina said:
hi.
i just got my laptop whith vista built in, and i'm very very excited about
it. i do have some questions which i'm hoping you can help:
1. i'm using a router and i need to open ports to it so i can download
faster. i have the necessary guide but it asks me to set a static ip
address
and the guide only tells you how to do it up to win xp. so what's the
process? is it the same as win xp?
2. during the night when the computer goes to sleep i lose the connection
to
my dowload program, why? and how to stop it?
3. i want to install skype but the versons available are for (again) up
to
win xp. can i install the xp verson or it might cause me problems?
4. i want to partition the hard drive and the guide says i need to log on
as
administrator. i'm not to sure what that means... i'm the only one who
uses
the computer.
thank you so much, dina from israel
1. You set a static IP pretty much the same way as with XP, but you get to
it differently:
If Control Panel is set to default view:
Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center
If Control Panel is set to "Classic" view:
Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center
Once in Network and Sharing Center, look to the left and click on:
"Manage network connections"
Right-click on the appropriate adapter > select Internet Protocol Version
4 - (TCP/IPv4) > hit the Properties button > set the IP address
And so on .. I don't know if you need to adjust anything for the other
protocols e.g. IPv6
2. If your computer is sleeping when you do not want it to then adjust the
Power Options also found in Control Panel.
If Control Panel is set to default view:
Start > Control Panel > System and Maintenance > Power Options > select
"High performance"
If Control Panel is in "Classic View":
Start > Control Panel > Power Options > select "High performance"
3. Apparently Skype works on Vista. The entry at IeXwiki here:
[Windows Vista RTM Software Compatibility List]
http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.php/Windows_Vista_Software_Compatibility_List
says:
"Skype (Disable Aero - Works with Aero on 32-bit Vista Ultimate)"
For Skype product support check with them:
[Skype homepage]
http://www.skype.com/intl/en/
They should be able to tell you the latest on Skype and Vista.
4. You can check to see if you are a member of 'standard users' or
'administrators':
If you are using the default Vista Start menu:
Start > click or double-click on your picture
Otherwise, go through the Control Panel:
If Control Panel is in default view:
Start > Control Panel > User Accounts and Family Safety > User Accounts
If Control Panel is in "Classic View":
Start > Control Panel > User Accounts
Look at your account - is it standard or administrator ??
The administrators group is able to do just about anything on the computer.
The standard users are limited in the scope of activities they can engage
in. To perform some actions one needs to either be a member of the
administrators group or at least be able to provide sufficient credentials
(an administrators groups member's user name and password).
The reason for the different type of accounts is to enable flexible security
schemes. Trusted people are given all access and not so trusted people are
not. For example, parents might want to run an administrators group account
and have their children run as standard users. As administrators, the
parents can set and alter Parental Controls, limiting the hours their
children can operate the computer etc. etc. The children, because they log
on as standard users, cannot make changes to the Parental Control schemes
and have to abide by what their parents allow.
OK?
