Questions tagged [windows-xp]
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Windows XP KB2686509 Update Keep Failing [closed]
I just reinstalled my netbook's Windows because it got infected by virus. The original OS was Windows XP Home Edition SP3 with HP OEM, I reinstalled with a normal Windows XP Home Edition SP3 CD. After ...
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Why can't I record the live scanning image normally by screen recorder of a SEM (scanning electron microscope) UI? [closed]
It is really interesting if we can tracking the real-time evolution of sample under microscope. I have tried to use a screen recorder (Bandicam) to record the live images in an SEM (scanning electron ...
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How can I split a large file on Windows?
Is there a tool to split large text file (9 GB) into smaller files, so that I can open it and look through?
Is there anything usable from the command line that comes with Windows (XP)?
Or what's the ...
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Can you get "Open File Location" in right-click menu in XP?
Can you get "Open File Location" in the right-click menu in XP?
This is available on some Windows Server editions and in Win7.
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xp stop error 50 page fault in non paged area
I have a laptop that fails to boot with the BSOD error:
"page_fault_in_non_paged_area"
STOP: 0x00000050 (0xEC6B738D, 0x00000000, 0x8649308C, 0x00000000)
The laptop has 2 memory DIMMs. I removed ...
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Use wired LAN network interface for Teamviewer and Wi-Fi interface for everything else
I need to make TeamViewer use my wired network card and web browsing traffic to use my Wi-Fi network card. I am using Windows XP. How can I make this happen?
If the scenario above would not be ...
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Cannot access shared folder on network using TP-Link wireless adapter
I have a domain controller for 20 LAN PCs using Windows XP, and, on it, a shared folder accessible through \\192.168.0.12\myfolder. LAN IP ranges from 192.168.0.100 - 120
Next, I have a Cisco Linksys ...
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How to boot into Safe Mode in Dell Optiplex 760 - F8 key not working
I am having some major issues with an Dell Optiplex 760.
The Issue:
So an error comes up after I select an account to login it gives the error:
The User Profile Service failed the logon. User ...
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Can a program window be maximized across multi-displays?
I would like to be able to choose whether to maximize in the current monitor or maximize to span over all monitors.
Is there a built-in feature (with a shortcut) or a program that can be used to ...
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boot.ini, boot from primary partitions after extended partition
Is there a (Win NT) rule that MBR primary partitions must come before extended partitions?
Active partition is on rdisk(0)
I've got a secondary drive with 4/5 partitions (depending on how you count it)...
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Svchost.exe connecting to different IPs with remote port 445
Im using Windows XP Professional SP2.
Whenever I start my Windows, svchost.exe starts connecting to all the possible IPs on LAN like from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.200. The local port ranges from 1000-...
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Why can some HKLM entries be read on 64-bit PCs but some cannot from VB6
So our software is used by one of our customers on legacy Windows versions because they're in an industrial,air-gaped setting and they have Windows XP and a bunch of old servers that are the only ...
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How do I know what proxy server I'm using?
I need to know what the address for my proxy server is so I can configure another program to also use it. If I go into IE, Internet Properties, LAN Settings, then all I see is an automatic ...
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How to untoggle Right-to-Left text in Notepad?
I seem to have accidentally hit a couple hot-keys and my Notepad is now showing text from Right-to-Left.
What was the hot-key combo and what can I do to reverse it back to Left-to-Right?
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Rasdial error 756 only solved by rebooting
I have a very frustrating issue with a VPN connection initiated with Rasdial.
I have computers (Windows XP Professional SP2) which serve as an unmanned field measuring devices. They automatically ...
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How to extract a complete list of extension types within a directory?
Within a directory, and recursively within it's sub-directories, meaning every directory within a directory is processed, how do I compile a complete list of unique extensions within the directory?
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HG clone using TortoiseHg throws “getaddrinfo failed” error on Windows XP
I have Windows XP installed in my system. I have installed tortoisehg-2.10-hg-2.8-x86.msi. I have checkpoint vpn1-secuRemote installed on my system. I am trying to clone a project. But when I clone a ...
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Windows XP guest VM using max CPU on guest Lubuntu VM
When I try to run a Windows XP VM on my Lubuntu guest VM, it runs extremely slowly and is often unresponsive. When I checked task manager to see what was causing it, I saw that the CPU was working at ...
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How to create iso/image/installation from Windows XP-installation for use VMware
I'm using VMware and want to create a virtual machine with Windows XP.
For this I want to use the Windows XP-installation of another computer, I don't have the cd, so I want to create a iso/image (...
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VirtualBox: Windows XP BSOD 0x0000007B
[edit] Quick answer from comment which I believe is true:
There is probably no realistic answer when the computer hardware does not support hardware virtualization. You will need to upgrade the ...
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Can I paste plain text by default?
I regularly copy and paste text between spreadsheets, emails, browser windows, etc. I can't think of a single time when I've wanted to keep the formatting from the source text.
I already know about ...
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Why does "netsh interface delete interface" doesn't work?
Scenario: Windows XP Professional SP3 (Hyper-V VM)
I'm trying to delete a specific network interface from my computer.
First of all, i showed all interfaces using the netsh interface show interface ...
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GPT option is not available in Rufus
I am trying to install Windows 7 x64 via USB stick but the option of GPT partition scheme isn't there!
I have only MBR option. I am using Windows XP SP3 cause it's the only one available for setup the ...
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How to change date and time of a remote computer
How to change date and time of a remote computer that runs windows XP on a 2008 domain?
because that client failed to log on local or from remote desktop with below message:
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Running rebaseall on Cygwin
I tried building node.js on Cygwin and that caused errors, so someone in #node.js on freenode told me to run rebaseall on Cygwin to clean it up. So I tried that and I got the following message:
$ ...
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How to clear screen artifacts without rebooting Windows (multiple versions)?
These artifacts are random and can be created in multiple ways, although they occur rarely. The cause appears to be a failure by some part of Windows' code to erase a segment of the screen. The only ...
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Viewing the date a file was last opened from a shared folder on a Windows 7 PC
Suppose you have an application on a Windows XP PC that is accessing jpeg files from a share folder on a Windows 7 PC. I need to see which of those files have been opened recently, and I would prefer ...
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Use SMB2 or SMB3 in Windows XP?
i have multiple PC's and the one is on Windows XP and the other ones are on Windows 7 & 10. I wanted to ask if there is any way to use SMB2 or 3 on the Windows XP PC? A upgrade isn't possible ...
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Strange Ethernet adapter reproducible malfunction that impacts across dual boot Windows setup
The behavior is pretty confusing. The story is about my Ethernet adapter on my retro computing ASUS laptop (2011 model). It currently has Windows 7 and Windows XP on two HDDs respectively. The ...
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How can I bring an application to the front with a batch script in Windows XP?
Like if it's not open, start the application, otherwise bring the application to the front.
I already have this script, but I need it to bring it to the front:
@echo off
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME ...
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How do I lock my mouse within the Remote Desktop window with a dual monitor setup?
I have a dual monitor setup, 24" widescreen primary and 19" 4:3 secondary, turned vertically, on the right side.
My workstation is Windows XP, and I am using Remote Desktop to get onto a Windows ...
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Wireless ad-hoc network not visible
I am attempting to share my Windows XP workstation's LAN connect with my OS X laptop via wifi, using the Samsung wireless 'dongle' that came with my Samsung TV (wis09abgn).
I followed CNet's ...
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Thunderbird 3.0 error while trying to get mail: "The folder is being processed. Please wait until processing is complete to get messages."
Just upgraded to TB3. On opening TB i get a message 'determining which messages to index'. After several minutes, the message disappears. If i then try to get mail, the message quoted in the title ...
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How do you use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to Remmina?
I have a Chromebook with a Linux Virtual Environment that is a Debian 12 Bookworm.
I installed Remmina after looking to RDP to my Windows XP OS. I know that I can connect to my Windows OS from Linux ...
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How to show file size in MB on Windows XP?
It's strange that Windows XP is showing my file in KB in details view under Windows Explorer (there is a 14GB file in the folder, so it doesn't make sense). Is there a setting somewhere to change this?...
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Audio Driver has 'Location: Unknown' and isn't working even though windows xp says it functions fine
I have a dell latitude d830 with windows XP professional. I'm using the built-in speakers. It's definitely not a hardware problem as when I switch my HDDs and boot into Windows 7 the audio works fine. ...
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schtasks issue: The request is not supported
I'm working with a virtual machine, which is not very responsive due to network issues. On that virtual machines there are some scheduled tasks which regularly I need to start manually. Seen the bad ...
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How to create a new keyboard shortcut using the Windows key?
Windows has built-in key shortcuts for locking your machine (WinKey+L) and for starting Explorer (WinKey+E). I'd like to create a similar new shortcut, WinKey+X, to start one of my favourite ...
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Why I can't open any downloaded setup.exe file on Windows XP?
Today my friend ask me how can he run any Windows application install file, because on Windows XP, just dosen't opened.
I realy surprised, first time I thinked he just joked me, but it's true, when I ...
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Typing in Command line (cmd.exe) is very slow
Text input from my keyboard in command line is very slow. The blink rate is also very slow as well. Using Win xp Sp3. Any help please?
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How can I find out if I have enough ram to dual boot?
How can I find out if I have enough ram to dual boot or boot from a usb? I have a windows xp sp3 laptop with 2gb of total ram and I'm interested in trying out linux (maybe ubuntu or mint), for fun. ...
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ICQ Messenger - Recovery Of Historical Chats
I have uninstalled an older version of ICQ. I triple checked that I did NOT, in the uninstall process, set it to delete the historical conversations (and anything else related to ICQ history). Then I ...
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How can I generate a UUID from the command line in Windows XP?
How can I generate a UUID from the command line in Windows XP? Something like "uuid" or "uuidgen" in Linux.
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Making a copy of a disk without installing software
What would be the easiest way to make an image copy of an internal HDD to an external USB one (HDD) without any installing of additional software? Image copy, as in, I wish to have a complete copy ...
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Two Network Adapters, One Prevents Other's Connection
Digged up the forums but couldn't find the same issue, so here comes the question:
My operating system is Windows XP. It has 2 network adapters.
1st: IP -> 10.54.88.55, Subnet -> 255.255.255.0, ...
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System date change tracking in windows xp
I wanted to track when system time was changed in a PC.By looking at event viewer for event id 520 i will get it. But when i changed date manually in windows and look at event viewer i found 4 entries ...
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Installing Windows XP from the Hard Drive
I have an old pc that does not support Windows XP installation using flash drive, the only way to get it done is to boot it from its hard drive(since I dont have a CD/DVD Drive). Can you give a step ...
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How to restore default Windows XP Control Panel?
I've accidentally switched my Windows XP Control Panel to "Classic Mode". How can I restore this back to the original Windows XP default (without reinstalling, of course)?
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How to connect Windows 7 64-bit to shared HP LaserJet 1000 printer installed on Windows XP?
I've got HP LaserJet 1000 printer installed on Windows XP. I successfully connected to the printer on Windows 7 x86. I tried the same with Windows 7 x64 but failed.
I did steps from HP forums and ...
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What's the equivalent of Wevtutil in XP or 2003?
I have a batch file for saving event logs to our shared drive. I want to do this for XP and Server 2003 without very much effort. What could I use since Wevtutil is only on Vista and up?
rem Script ...
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