How do I save all Windows XP (32 bit) updates on my PC, burn them to a DVD, and then use that DVD so I don't have to download them again?
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posted by InsertNiftyNameHere
on Dec 11, 2012 -
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I need Windows XP on my boot camp capable Macbook Pro. I purchased the home edition SP2 a long time ago, but have now lost the product key / activation. I'm looking for legal ways to install XP tonight or tomorrow.
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posted by visual mechanic
on Mar 4, 2012 -
6 answers
My wireless connection keeps dropping every few minutes. Eee PC, Windows XP, roommate's Macbook does not have this problem.
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posted by moonroof
on Oct 25, 2011 -
6 answers
Could anyone provide me with the
64 bit MS Paint install file from
Windows XP or
Vista? (NO Windows 7!)
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posted by CelebrenIthil
on Aug 22, 2011 -
14 answers
After a month in the field, this DotNetNuke site is throwing up Tab Recovery Errors in IE8 for users using Windows XP. While the most efficient answer may be "don't use XP" it is unfortunately not the best answer. Anyone have an idea? More details inside...
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posted by rednikki
on Aug 12, 2011 -
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I want to write a batch file that will let me change the extensions of all the files of a certain type (so, like, "ren *.nco *.zip") through all of the sub-directories in a directory. If this is possible, how is it done?
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posted by The Great Big Mulp
on Jul 22, 2011 -
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Windows 7 has been installed over Windows XP and I need access to some files from the old OS, but there are some serious permission issues.
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posted by charred husk
on May 23, 2011 -
4 answers
My Microsoft Setpoint (wireless optical) mouse isn't selecting properly anymore, especially text, but seems to work properly in every other way.
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posted by dhartung
on May 12, 2011 -
2 answers
XP. Trying to get backed up files off old desktop computer. Using windows explorer, I cannot 'see' a partition on secondary hard drive, like the partition is hidden. But I *can* see the files when I search for *.mp3 or *.jpg or *.txt over the whole machine; they can be seen, through search facility, read only, in a partition that doesn't even show up in win explorer. I'm not certain if I somehow hid that partition and if I did I've no idea how I did it. I want to get these files off that desktop and to a place I can access them anywhere anytime, but right now I can't access them at all. Any help you can provide greatly appreciated.
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posted by dancestoblue
on Apr 7, 2011 -
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I am an Ubuntu newbie in a mixed environment. I need to print from Ubuntu 10.10 to a Dell 1700 printer attached to an XP Pro PC. I've read reams of tips, tricks, forums, Google searches & past AskMes. I consider myself of above average user intelligence. Am I educated stupid?
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posted by beelzbubba
on Jan 21, 2011 -
8 answers
My parents computer isn't booting, and it's due to a corrupt ntfs filesystem. I'd like to run CHKDSK, but when I try to boot into the repair console, it requires an administrator password, which we don't have (second-hand computer). I can't use a password reset disk, because it won't recognize the disk (presumably due to the corrupt filesystem). Catch-22 - what now?
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posted by chrisamiller
on Nov 23, 2010 -
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My brother-in-law's windows XP machine has died, with a STOP error of 7e (ooooo5).. Sometimes it also references aspi.sys. Sometimes it makes it to the 'windows' screen, then hangs there loading endlessly.
I suspected a rootkit because of a virus warning before it crashed, but I downloaded a couple of Linux rescue CDs and they didn't work - spitting out a variety of error messages (couldn't mount fs, init cancelled, or just a stream of hex numbers).
I've also tried safe mode with and without console - it just resets without comment.
The computer is very dusty, so my next step is to open it up and reseat the components after giving them a bit of compressed air - any thoughts on other stuff I could try, or components that might be at fault? I guess the motherboard is the obvious place for a problem - plausible?
posted by Sebmojo
on Oct 5, 2010 -
13 answers
Please help me install
this music sequencer on windows XP. It requires python, so I've installed 2.5 as it may have issues with later versions. It also requires the 'csound python api' which I can't find on the net or in my installation of csound. I'm really keen on this app.
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posted by Not Supplied
on Jul 21, 2010 -
3 answers
Is there a keyboard shortcut to open a pre-existing folder in Windows XP in its own new window?
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posted by NoraCharles
on Jul 11, 2010 -
3 answers
I was very excited to set up my Bluetooth headphones on my new netbook. It worked great! I went about my business, and then I needed to reboot. Suddenly...no more great. Windows has completely forgotten about the passkey, and won't ask me for it again.
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posted by etoile
on Jun 16, 2010 -
4 answers
My computer (XP SP2) is infected with malware that pretends to be User Account Control. Help!
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posted by Praxis
on Apr 14, 2010 -
32 answers
Win7 RC trial is at an end. Do I go back to Windows XP, or pop for a copy of Windows 7? More after the fold...
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posted by jingzuo
on Mar 5, 2010 -
10 answers
I messed up my Windows XP fonts pretty bad, then I thought I fixed it. However, my system doesn't recognize that I have Georgia installed. Why can't I have Georgia?
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posted by boghead
on Feb 28, 2010 -
6 answers
I'm a hard core Mac nerd who's a total Windows novice. Can you explain the weird RAM and graphics memory totals I'm seeing in Windows XP (SP3) on my MacBook Pro, and give me some idea of what I can actually expect when it comes to performance in games?
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posted by raygan
on Feb 16, 2010 -
13 answers
I got a virus on my laptop, which was running Windows XP. To fix it, my boyfriend wiped everything on it and then reinstalled XP (home edition). Everything works fine now except that he can't get it connected to a wireless network. Any ideas for fixing this problem?
posted by spinto
on Jan 18, 2010 -
11 answers
Disabling "touch-to-click" on my Dell Latitude D630 laptop only works for a few minutes.
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posted by ErWenn
on Dec 30, 2009 -
5 answers
I've a WinXP Professional OEM install disc that I'd like to (and tried to) install on VMWare Fusion on my 24-inch iMac (running OS X 10.5). But so far, it's a no-go. Is there some kind of restriction on installing OEM versions of Windows in a virtual environment and/or on a Mac?
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posted by jrchaplin
on Nov 29, 2009 -
9 answers
After cleaning up my WindowsXP Professional OS (Dell) to give to my son, all of a sudden The nag screen comes up and tells me I have three days to 'activate' my product! I bought the program new years ago, and have legally installed it on three of my Dell machines with no problems. WTF? It appears that I turned off the restore function and automatic updates, I wonder if that has anything to do with it? Any hiv-ers know why this occured?
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posted by ~Sushma~
on Aug 6, 2009 -
15 answers
I'm in Windows XP. Whenever I manage files in various apps, like "save as" or "open file," there's that stack of location icons on the left such as
My Recent Documents, Desktop, My Computer, My Network Places, etc.
I want to destroy the
My Recent Documents and
My Network Places locations and add a custom folder or drive to that stack of location icons--or whatever the heck you call that. There must be a way! (
Apologies if this has been asked, but I don't even know what that stack of icons is called so I can't search for it...)
posted by Ky
on Aug 5, 2009 -
9 answers
My desktop PC is powering down overnight randomly and I can't figure out why. Windows XP Pro SP3.
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posted by desjardins
on Mar 27, 2009 -
21 answers
I just reformatted an XP laptop and installed Service Pack 3. I don't use Internet Explorer for browsing - do I need to upgrade to IE7/8 anyway, just for in-built security? Or can I safely leave it at 6 if I don't use it to browse?
Apologies if this question seems really, really dumb.
posted by ravcasleygera
on Mar 19, 2009 -
18 answers
A Visual Basic 6 (ugh) runtime file distributed with our internal Access database has been killed by a recent Windows security update. It's hard to gather support information (especially since VB6 is about 8.7 million years old) and so I was wondering if anyone out there can help me track down a more recent copy of the runtime file in question—msflxgrd.ocx—or otherwise fix the problem?
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posted by bcwinters
on Mar 9, 2009 -
8 answers
My laptop's been infected by something that is interfering with all the usual solutions. Please help!
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posted by Rhaomi
on Jan 25, 2009 -
30 answers
Is there any way I can create desktop wallpaper that has a link to a specific web site?
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posted by Joleta
on Dec 17, 2008 -
5 answers
What is the best way to set up multiple user accounts on my computer to: minimize security risk, allow me to keep some files/passwords private, but still let others use my computer for basic tasks?
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posted by vegetableagony
on Aug 6, 2008 -
7 answers
In the rare times I've needed to hit ctrl-alt-delete within the past few months, the task manager window pops up, but it lacks the little tabs at the top and the useful little X in the upper right that actually allows me to CLOSE the task manager. What happened?
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posted by Verdandi
on Jun 12, 2007 -
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I have a client system that has Vista preinstalled. The client wants XP Pro on the system.
It's a laptop, and the manufacturer (HP) only provides Vista drivers. Will the Vista drivers work in Windows XP?
Is there a hardware-equivalent HP system that is the Windows XP version that I can get drivers for to use on this one? It's an HP DV6235NR.
Thanks!
posted by SlyBevel
on Mar 5, 2007 -
12 answers
In an emergency situation, facing a serious deadline, Windows decides to stop working. Not knowing what else to do, I reformat the harddrive. Crisis averted. Now, how do I re-connect to my second and third harddrives?
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posted by panoptican
on Apr 5, 2006 -
7 answers
I'm getting a new computer in a few weeks, but I have a TV capture card I want to transfer from my old machine into the new one. Since it's going to be an XP machine, in light of the weird "hardware configuration" key they built into the software, should I install the capture card
before I boot the machine for the first time, or should I wait until afterwards? On the one hand, I'd like to make sure the machine works as is before I crack it open, but on the other hand, I would
not like to spend a bunch of time on hold with Microsoft to get the damned OS unlocked. How touchy is the XP hardware configuration key? (I know, I know, buy a Mac...)
posted by headspace
on Mar 2, 2004 -
3 answers
