I've had exactly this problem too. I was using Windows 7 Professional x64. I went through 3 sound cards until I found a stable, working one that held the settings properly. Good job I own a shop or it would have been a pain to try all the different cards. The card I ended up with some cheapo...
Easiest way to activate an account is with the example shown below (which is for the default Administrator account): Start -> Run Type CMD, hit enter Type : net user administrator /active:yes
Hi mate, with USB keyboard & mouse you need to go into your BIOS and enable something like: USB Legacy Support USB Emulation PS2 Emulation Keyboard & Mouse Emulation USB Keyboard & Mouse Keyboard & Mouse Compatibility Obviously it differs for each BIOS - I'm just giving examples. Hope that...
I don't know if this is too late... but I use Windows 7 with a dual screen setup and I have a seperate wallpaper (or extended wallpaper) and taskbar by using DisplayFusion 3.