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  1. J

    Video Player 2nd window floating feature.

    I have searched for two days and downloaded 15 windows video players in search for what I want. The thing is that I remember this feature was available in 2005 during the Windows XP Era. I don't remember the name of the player that could do it. I found the backup software CD I had since that...
  2. O

    Win 2003 Share Drive

    I know its older but its what I have - I installed Win 2003 64 Bit server can't get updates to fire downloaded SP2 manually and installed. I have created a user - enabled remote desktop and confirmed that that username and password works. I have created a share folder in multiple locations to...
  3. Legna

    Windows 10 Can't Wake Computer From Sleep

    ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo Motherboard Corsair 750 Watt Power Supply Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Processor 2.83GHz 4 GB RAM Windows 10 Home x64 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555 [w/ Latest Gaming Drivers] ASUS Xonar DG PCI 5.1 Audio Card Hello. I'm running Windows 10 Home x64 and whenever I put it to sleep, I am...
  4. P

    Windows 7 Registering every *.DLL required? or possible?

    Assume I have (under 64bit Win 7) a big program installation with one main *.exe file and lots of *.dlls. It seems to me that some but not all of these *.dlls need a registration (by regsvr32) which is done typically at installation time. Some other *.dlls seem to need NO such registration but...
  5. Axel PC

    Should I keep these?

    I'm currently in a backup project and I've got ALOT of old software. But should I even make ISO backups of theses old software? I've got old versions of Visual Studio, every Office back to 98, every Windows os back to 98 SE. Have any of ya'll come across a situation where you needed an old...
  6. News

    What happened to the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility (MSICUU2.exe)?

    Link Removed
  7. T

    Windows 10 Upgrade Vista to Win8.1 then to Win10 and new machine

    Hi All, Thanks in advance for opinions! Tell me if you think this will work. I just bought an Intel NUC which I would like to have running Windows 10. I have an old, no longer in use, laptop running Vista and access to discounted Win 8.1 upgrade. Can I upgrade the Vista to 8.1, make the...
  8. Axel PC

    Internet Explorer 11, Windows Scan and Fax, & XPS Services/Viewer: any reasons to keep them?

    I've been cleaning up files and finding duplicates etc on the PC today. And I was wondering why I still have IE 11, Windows Fax and Scan, and XPS Services/Viewer. I use Firefox (primary) and Chrome. I open up Edge now and then to check out any updates (and eagerly waiting for third party...
  9. A

    Windows 7 need help running elder scrolls dagger fall in dosbox for chrome

    I've tried a few different things and i can't run it. does somebody know how if so help me,please?
  10. M

    Windows 8 Old game not playing even in proper compatibility modes?

    I have been want to play an old racing game for some time now (Driver By GT Interactive) but it wont load. It was deigned for Windows 98 and 95 and i am running 8.1. I manually found the install file and installed it along with Direct X 6 and Direct X Media. I set the compatibility mode and...
  11. T

    Windows XP Running XP and ok with it but have a conflict with Brother L2700 printer

    Hi I recently bought a Brother MFC L2700DW printer & my main computer is a desktop & is running XP Sp3 and two laptops are running Win7. The two laptops can print & scan wirelessly from the MFC but the XP machine whilst it can print from the MFC it cannot scan and I get the error message that...
  12. T

    Windows 10 Can I multiboot?

    Hey, so recently I wanted to play some older games that did not work on any windows 7+ so I wanted to install windows vista as a multiboot system, now I saw that there was this warning: Warning You must install the older operating system first, and then install the more recent operating...
  13. sammytruck

    god old Paint Shop Pro 7...

    I was surprised to see that my legal copy of Paint Shop Pro 7 actually works just fine, even in Windows 10....!
  14. P

    Office 2003 in Windows 10

    Is it possible? I have Outlook 2013 but Word 2013 is so packed with things I don't need, such as collaboration tools, layout, document design, that it's a nightmare to use. Honestly, for me, Microsoft Word reached it's zenith with 2003, Word XP, and has gone wonky since then. Suggestions?
  15. Andrea Borman

    Windows 8 How To Extract Icons From 16 Bit software On Windows 8.

    As you know when you run a 16 bit program such as Windows 3.1 games on Windows Vista,7 or 8, it does not display the icon. This is because support for 16 bit icon display has been removed from Windows Vista onwards. So you have to choose one of the icons in the "Shell32.dill" folder. But there...
  16. C

    Windows XP May have killed my OS by shredding 2 software drivers, could use advice

    I had been having blue screen problems with my old Dell XP. The programs WhoCrashed and BlueScreenView implicated a few drivers of non-essential software as the culprits. I examined the drivers module in AutoRuns (by Sysinternals) and carefully selected non-essential software drivers for...
  17. H

    Windows XP WinXP install issues | New hard drive

    Hi, I'm a computer noob. I have a 12 year old retail-purchased PC that came with WinXP Home pre-installed on the 160GB hard drive. The original OEM hard drive squeals terribly loud and sounds like it's going to die. I'd like to replace it, but not sure how to get WinXP installed on a fresh hard...
  18. whoosh

    VIDEO Steve Ballmer Sells Windows XP

    :eek: :razz: :rofl:
  19. davidhk129

    Windows 7 Not exactly a problem, but it's bugging me......

    Acer Aspire 7741z Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit IE10. Windows ( Live ) Essentials installed and up to date. I am unable to run the current Windows ( Live ) Movie Maker. I have to install and use Windows Movie maker 6.0 version instead. The problem started long ago. Once I reinstalled Win 7...
  20. M

    Windows Vista Switch off windows updates temporarily?

    Is it possible to switch off all windows updates temporarily, and work offline. I have a CD-ROM, that successive windows updates have rendered inoperative. I can run this disk on an old machine, but it will not run on my main machine. I could go through the many updates, and with great...
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