Import option in Windows Media Center may not be available

SMYMPTOMS

After you connect an external hard disk drive or a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive to a computer that is running Windows Vista, the Import option in Windows Media Center may not be available. The Import option is used to copy files from removable storage devices to a computer for use in Windows Media Center.


CAUSE
This problem occurs because some external hard disk drives and USB flash drives report themselves to Microsoft Windows as local hard disk drives instead of as removable storage devices. The Import option in Windows Media Center is not available for local hard disk drives.


RESOLUTION

1. To work around this problem, follow these steps:
2. Open Windows Media Center.Click picture library or music library.
3. Right-click a picture or a video, and then click Library Setup.
4. Click to select the option button next to Add a folder to watch.
5. Follow the prompts to add a folder from an external hard disk drive, from a removable media drive, or from a network location.
   

Note: Pictures and videos in folders that are on the watch list will automatically be added to those files that are available in Windows Media Center.

Can I turn off the problem reporting?

QUESTION:
My biggest gripe about Vista is the stupid dialog box that comes up whenever there's a problem, wanting me to send a report to Microsoft. I click "no" every time but is there a way to just turn this off so I don't have to waste my time on it?

ANSWER:
You can disable the error reporting service if you never want to send reports. Here's how:

1. Click Start
2. In the Search box, type Services and press Enter
3. In the right pane of the Services console, scroll down to find Windows Error Reporting Service and double click it
4. On the General tab, set the Startup Type to Disabled

How to stop Windows Update from changing the Sleep button function?

Vista tries hard to take care of us - and sometimes it tries a little too hard. One big annoyance is the habit of changing the Sleep button to "Install updates and shut down" when there are new updates. If you want to change this behavior, you can do so by editing the registry. Here's how:

1. Open your registry editor and navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ WindowsUpdate\AU
2. In the right details pane, right click an empty space and select New DWORD value
3. Name the new value NoAUAsDefaultShutdownOption
4. Double click the new value and set the value data field to 1

This makes Vista stop replacing the Sleep option with the Install Updates option, but the latter will still be available as a separate option on the Shutdown menu.

A high definition audio device may no longer work after you resume Windows Vista from hibernation or from sleep

SYMPTOMS
A high definition audio (HDA) device may no longer work after you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from hibernation or from sleep. The HDA device may be a sound device or a modem. You may see an "X" character appear on the speaker icon in the notification area.

Because of this problem, you no longer hear any sound. Or, you cannot use the modem. This problem occurs even though you have installed the update that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article.


RESOLUTION

This article contains an updated version of the updates. If you have installed either of the previous updates, and if the problem still occurs, we recommend that you install this update.

To resolve this problem, install update 937077.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937077/

To install this update, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com