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How to use an USB pen drive to install Windows XP when WinToFlash doesn't work
I'm trying to put Windows XP SP2 on my pendrive because I need to format an UMPC via USB port.
I'm trying using USB_multiboot_10, but it fails when I press "P" to format the usb drive (a Kingston ...
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Why does Windows XP ask for installation of new USB device every time?
Acer Veriton T661 Windows XP Service Pack 3 32bit 2GB RAM 320GB HDD
Problem: Each time you plug in a new USB device, it will ask you to install it with the Windows driver installer Wizard. Once ...
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Howto create a bootable pendrive for windows manually on Linux? [duplicate]
I've been trying around but am not through yet. Where is my procedure failing? I have a 2G usb disk which I prepare the following way:
1 - Make a partition with fdisk yielding /dev/sdb1
2 - mkfs.ntfs ...
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Howto start the windows xp installation routine from usb created on linux [duplicate]
I have an Windows XP iso on an external hard disk which I mounted in my linux box. Using
dd if=winxp.iso of=/dev/usbinstallationstick bs=100M
I copied the ISO's contents (how did dd know I wanted ...
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How to assign drive letter to USB device on a fixed port on Windows XP? [closed]
How can I assign the same drive letter consistently to a USB port? Any external device plugged into that specific port should always be assigned the same letter (e.g., F: or Z:).
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Installing USB Mouse on NF61S Micro AM2 SE?
I am using Windows XP sp3 and Windows 7 on NF61S Micro AM2 SE motherboard with AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+, 2.31Ghz, 1.93RAM
link for motherboard site;
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My usb flash drive cannot be read, the OS asks me if I'm to format it now
I'm using a Sandisk 4GB flash drive on a Win XP machine and just found it cannot be read anymore. The OS keeps telling me the disk cannot be read and if I'm to reformat it now. I have some important ...
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Extract multiple files from USB HDD
I have to extract certain files (only a handful of extensions) from a USB HDD that contains more than 2 million files (in all possible formats and nested in several layers of subfolders).
Can anybody ...
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Unallocated space isn't seen by Windows XP setup
I'm trying to install Windows XP on a TravelMate 7530 laptop. I used WinSetupFromUSB to make an bootable USB installation disk.
The problem occurs when the installation is started. The step where ...
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How to install a driver which does not have a installer, just object files
I am using a USB2.0 to Ethernet driver from Plugable on my Windows XP 2002 professional.
When I plugged it in, Windows XP though detected this hardware, it was not able to install driver for it. So i ...
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Why does my USB hard drive stop reponding occasionally?
I have two Western Digital 1TB external USB 2.0 hard drives. These drives are connected to a server running Windows XP. I stream video files from both drives on this server to a variety of settop ...
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“No disk” error message when plugging in memory card reader with Usb Autorun
I have a problem with a software named Usb Autorun by oliv. This is a portable freeware software.
I always use this program on Windows XP. Whenever I plug in a blank memory card reader, an error ...
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How to make Windows XP USB flash install media under Linux? [duplicate]
I have:
ISO image of Windows XP install media
4 GB USB flash drive
no CD/DVD drive
Linux (Linux Mint 14) installed
Note:
WinToFlash is for Windows OS.
UNetBootIn doesn't work unless you've ...
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How do I install Windows XP via a USB - SATA/IDE adapter?
I have an Asus EB1007 EeeBox that doesn't have a CD drive. I removed the hard drive and connected it to my laptop and formatted it, via a USB to SATA/IDE adapter.
How can I install Windows XP using ...
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Installing Windows XP on Samsung SENS 145 plus notebook (no CD drive)
Hi I was trying to install Windows XP on a Samsung SENS 145 plus Notebook. It does not have a cd drive and I already managed to format it and semi install Windows XP, so now it does not even boot up ...
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Is USB supported in safe mode on XP?
According Microsoft, "Universal Serial Bus Devices Do Not Work in Safe Mode" under XP. However, in my testing this is incorrect. USB keyboards, mice and flash drives seem to work fine in safe mode (I ...
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USB 2.0 support on legacy motherboard
One of the machines I've is a 10 year old one. I can't discard it due to some sentiment (Mom). Legacy board: Mercury 810e / on board USB 1.1
Problem: USB 2.0 ALi PCI card doesn't work as it supposed ...
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Why must I install drivers BEFORE plugging in a new peripheral?
I've always found this to be curious about installation instructions for computer peripherals; most commonly, installation of USB hardware in Windows XP.
Installation instructions typically insist ...
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Why do I have to manually install basic usb drivers everytime I switch a devices USB port in Windows XP?
When I say basic USB devices, I am talking about your standard keyboard, mouse, thumb drive. Nothing special or exotic.
They will appear in Device Manager with an !, error code 1, saying that they ...
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Recognizing a USB keyboard and mouse within Windows after a clean install
I am attempting to deploy a bare bones Windows XP Pro SP3 clean install image across multiple computers.
It has been a success. However, for computers without PS/2 capabilities, I am unable to ...
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Where can I find (and how can I install) the correct driver for an Evolution ER1 robot on Windows XP?
This question is rather esoteric, but an hour of net-perusing led me nowhere useful.
I am attempting to get an old Evolution ER1 robot kit (no longer produced) running on Windows XP. The install CD ...
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USB WLAN adapter disables mouse/keyboard
I have an old Windows system here with a strange problem. Whenever I plug in my USB WLAN adapter the mouse and keyboard both become unresponsive. The system does not hang because other processes ...
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Why doesn't my belkin usb 2.0 4-port ultra-mini hub work on windows xp?
I just bought a belkin usb hub. I am running a fully updated Windows XP. When I plug in the device, it is not recognized. The device manager says "Unknown Device". The device properties say "There ...
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How to run Ubuntu OS in Windows off USB Disk without rebooting or installing on PC
Please help me install Ubuntu OS latest build (12.04) on a Kingston Data Traveler USB 8 GB (FAT32)
without having to restart and boot from the USB drive.
I want Ubuntu to load & run inside Win ...
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Best way to connect an old printer
My old computer died...
Well, not so much died, as got thrown out of the house by somebody who intentionally mistook it for a piece of old junk.
And now I've no way to connect one old printer which ...
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Windows XP machine not seeing external FAT32 partitions correctly
About 8 months ago my Windows XP laptop stopped being able to see FAT32 external drives when I plug them in... mostly. I will explain...
It happens with all my FAT32 drives, whether they be ...
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Accessing local USB port from a VM Player guest which is running on a remote computer
I am connecting to a multi core Windows XP 64 bit machine from my single core 32 bit Windows XP machine in order to access Visual Studio to build our solution. Then we test the product on several VMs ...
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PC doesn't power off after hibernate on XP SP3
I have a PC with specs:
XP SP3,
Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz,
Asus P5GC-MX motherbord,
2 Ghz DDR2 memory (1 GHz x 2).
I used to use hibernate to shut down my PC because it saves time opening many ...
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How to tell how many USB ports a WinXP box has from across a network connection?
I'm remoting into an XP box... that's 3 feet from me... as you do.. but I began to wonder how to tell how many USB port it has if it weren't right next to me.
I thought I could just look in device ...
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Protocol for Ethernet over USB?
I use USB to connect to modem on my computer. As mentioned here. There are about four main protocols which a USB cable to provide ethernet-style networking. I'm curious to know which one do I use? How ...
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USB microphones won't record audio [closed]
I have a computer with an ASUS P5NSLI motherboard, running Windows XP. Recently the USB microphone I use stopped recording audio. I tried other USB microphones/headsets and they don't work either. ...
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Unable to copy large video files from iOS device to Windows XP machine
Connecting my iOS5 iPhone 3GS to a Windows XP SP3 machine brings up the "Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard," which fails to copy large (>1 GB) videos with the error:
The current picture could ...
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Install XP on an external USB stick in a macbook without OS X installation damage
I have a macbook pro running os x lion and would like to play some windows xp games (grand thef auto san andreas, etc). Through vmware fusion or parallels it is quite slow and my disk is full so ...
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How can I reduce high CPU usage from DPC's with USB Serial Ports
I have an app that communicates with up to 50 devices over serial ports. The communication takes place in threads, and the threads are throttled so that only a certain number are active at once. ...
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Install windows from FLASH USB. Software
Please direct me to software which can create bootable USB with winxp on it.
Yesterday I tried to create such on WIN7 and failed, I guess because of win7 admin rights.
Moreover I created such usb on ...
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Issues installing new drivers
I have a Windows XP Home SP3 system that won't detect anything on USB. It works on Ubuntu Live (off USB), and the USB keyboard and mouse work in the BIOS. Physically speaking, I'm sure it's fine.
I ...
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How to fix file folder permission in Windows XP or Windows Vista?
I have this problem that my file and folder can't be accessed because of file/folder permission.
And every time I use my usb drive with another computer I need to apply folder permission for each ...
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Fixed or consistent mount location for a USB hard drive
I store my music on an external hard drive, and play them with foobar2k. However, the drive letter changes, which usually means I need to rebuild a fairly large playlist every so often.
I'm wondering ...
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When I format my USB drive in NTFS, it creates a “System Volume Information” folder – is it a virus?
I tried to format my 2GB USB drive in NTFS in Windows XP.
It was formatted successfully, but on the formatted drive one of the folders is named "System Volume Information". I tried to delete the ...
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Why does my mouse cursor starts to move slowly after I plug in USB webcam?
For some unknown reason my mouse cursor starts to move slowly after I plug in USB webcam(I have tried using two different ones). Cursor moves at least two or three times slower.
Why dos this happen? ...
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My notebook does'nt want to boot from ODD nor USB just from HDD
I have a Toshiba Satellite C650 notebook and I have a litlle problem.
I would like to make a full Windows reinstall, but unfortunately the computer doesn't want to boot from ODD. I have tried a lot ...
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USB device not recognized for printer
I am trying to install a Canon MF4370dn printer on to a fairly old Dell desktop. I can run the install disks just fine with no errors popping up. I restart the computer and connect the USB cable. I ...
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How do I scan a USB 3G modem for malware without reinfecting the PC?
My mother's Windows XP system recently got infected with the SHeur trojan (SHeur4.ese). I was able to download and install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware in line with the advice here, but the modem was ...
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USB device not recognized
I asked before here: Usb device not working properly on a Thinkpad T60
I accepted the answer but the problem has not been solved.
I have finally found this:
I am not very secure dealing with ...
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creating a bootable USB drive to install windows XP [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Create Multi-Bootable USB disk for installation Win Xp, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008
I want to create a USB which can be used as an installation media for Windows ...
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USB hub not recognized on one machine
Two Windows XP SP 3 systems.
One recognizes and works with a General Electric 4-port externally powered USB hub.
The other gives a unrecognized USB device error. Tried in all ports.
What gives? ...
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Gamepad not being detected properly
I have a standard USB gamepad; two analogue sticks with push-to-fire, d-pad, four buttons on the right, shoulder buttons in pairs, etc.
When I plug it into a Windows XP box it's detected as a 'Dual ...
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Why would all USB printers of a specific model show as offline after every reboot?
My printer is an HP Laserjet P1606dn that is connected directly to the host computer via USB. The computer is running Windows XP SP3.
The printer works fine until the computer is rebooted. At which ...
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Which Windows XP service monitors USB hardware changes?
Desktop PC with Windows XP Pro not recognizing an internal multi-card reader connected to USB on motherboard. This devce used to work. Some services have been disable to improve perfomance. I'd like ...
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How to disable Autoplay events for a specific device?
I have this USB microphone, and I usually keep it connected to my Windows XP box for recording, but since there are not too many USB ports on it, I sometimes have to disconnect it to use the port for ...
