Vista Installation Issues

• SAMBA Problem

A way to fix this problem: Just force Vista to use the NTLM protocol as well as NTLM2. To do that, use these commands:

Click "Start -> Run." Then, type in the Run field: "secpol.msc." That will bring you to Vista's security policy system. Once there, use "Go to: Local Policies > Security Options" and then find "Network Security: LAN Manager" authentication level. Once there, change the Setting from "Send NTLMv2 response only" to "Send LM & NTLM -- use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated." (These procedures are not supported on Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, or Windows Vista Home Premium.)

OR

Change the following registry key should achieve the same effect: In: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Lsa Create the following DWORD value (if it doesn't exist): LmCompatibilityLevel And set its value to 1

• WORD Problem (Office)

Error: Microsoft Office has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available.

Delete the Word DataKey from the registry. It will be recreated when you restart Word. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\version number\Word\Data

• Services Overview and Speed up your system

Visit http://www.speedyvista.com/services.html and Run (AT YOUR OWN RISK) Windows Vista 'Safe' Settings

• Disable IPv6

To disable IPv6 on all network interfaces on a computer you must create a DWORD 32-bit registry value named “DisabledComponents” in the following registry key branch:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\tcpip6\Parameters\

The value data for DisabledComponents must be set to 000000FF.